The Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC has reported profit before VAT and NBT of Rs 13.119 billion for the nine months ended September.
‘In spite of a healthy10.38% growth inOperating Income, Profit before tax grew by 7.77 % due to the imposition of Nation Building Tax (NBT) effective January this year, the Bank said in a filing with the Colombo Stock Exchange, a press release said.
The release adds: ‘Profit after tax improved by 7.89% to Rs 7.805 billion despite lower margins during the period under review resulting in gross income growing 2.14% to Rs 54.644 billion, the Bank said.
‘Net interest income for the nine months was up 6.23% to Rs 19.789 billion, and other income comprising of commissions, exchange profit, recoveries and gains on trading, grew by a noteworthy 21.63% to Rs 8.366 billion, largely due to gains from financial investments.
‘Commercial Bank Chairman Dharma Dheerasinghe described the Bank’s nine-month performance as "characteristically robust," with higher business volumes compensating to some degree, for the reduced margins.
‘The Bank’s Managing Director/CEO Jegan Durairatnam said momentum had picked up during the third quarter, during which pre and post-tax profit had grown by a healthy 21.62% and 20.40% respectively over the corresponding three months of 2013, to Rs 4.739 billion and Rs 3.326 billion.
‘Net operating income for the period improved by 9.89% to Rs 24.713 billion, despite an increase in impairment charges by 14.04% to Rs 3.443 billion, mainly due to a change in the basis of computation of provisioning for individual impairment. This change is intended to improve provision cover.
‘Operating expenses for the period under review grew by 9.35% to Rs 11.594 billion.
‘Total assets increased by Rs 140.683 billion or23.19% over the nine months to Rs 747.290 billion, from Rs 606.607 billion at 31st December 2013, averaging a growth of over Rs 15 billion a month.
‘Total loans and receivables to banks and customers amounted to Rs 482.940 billion at the end of the period under review, an increase of Rs 63.435 billion or 15.12% since end December 2013. This represents an average loan book growth of Rs 7 billion a month during the period.
‘Total deposits grew by Rs 53 billion or 11.75% over the nine months at an average of almost Rs 6 billion a month, to Rs 504.161 billion as at 30th September, 2014.
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‘In spite of a healthy10.38% growth inOperating Income, Profit before tax grew by 7.77 % due to the imposition of Nation Building Tax (NBT) effective January this year, the Bank said in a filing with the Colombo Stock Exchange, a press release said.
The release adds: ‘Profit after tax improved by 7.89% to Rs 7.805 billion despite lower margins during the period under review resulting in gross income growing 2.14% to Rs 54.644 billion, the Bank said.
‘Net interest income for the nine months was up 6.23% to Rs 19.789 billion, and other income comprising of commissions, exchange profit, recoveries and gains on trading, grew by a noteworthy 21.63% to Rs 8.366 billion, largely due to gains from financial investments.
‘Commercial Bank Chairman Dharma Dheerasinghe described the Bank’s nine-month performance as "characteristically robust," with higher business volumes compensating to some degree, for the reduced margins.
‘The Bank’s Managing Director/CEO Jegan Durairatnam said momentum had picked up during the third quarter, during which pre and post-tax profit had grown by a healthy 21.62% and 20.40% respectively over the corresponding three months of 2013, to Rs 4.739 billion and Rs 3.326 billion.
‘Net operating income for the period improved by 9.89% to Rs 24.713 billion, despite an increase in impairment charges by 14.04% to Rs 3.443 billion, mainly due to a change in the basis of computation of provisioning for individual impairment. This change is intended to improve provision cover.
‘Operating expenses for the period under review grew by 9.35% to Rs 11.594 billion.
‘Total assets increased by Rs 140.683 billion or23.19% over the nine months to Rs 747.290 billion, from Rs 606.607 billion at 31st December 2013, averaging a growth of over Rs 15 billion a month.
‘Total loans and receivables to banks and customers amounted to Rs 482.940 billion at the end of the period under review, an increase of Rs 63.435 billion or 15.12% since end December 2013. This represents an average loan book growth of Rs 7 billion a month during the period.
‘Total deposits grew by Rs 53 billion or 11.75% over the nine months at an average of almost Rs 6 billion a month, to Rs 504.161 billion as at 30th September, 2014.
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