Stanbic IBTC grows customer deposits 6.72%
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Stanbic IBTC grew profit 33.87 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to N15.07 billion in the first quarter ended in March (Q1 2022) and earnings per share 35.37 per cent to N1.11 against N0.82 in Q1 2021.
Its profit had dipped 45 per cent in Q1 2021 versus Q1 2020, caused by the pandemic, but rebounded in Q1 2022 as stated in its financial results just released.
Net interest income rose 47.75 per cent to N23.43 billion in Q1 2022 from N15.86 billion in Q1 2021, a snapshot of all margin growth in income from interest, trading income and fees, and commission income.
Stanbic earned N33 billion from lending business as Interest Income grew 57.02 per cent from N21.01 billion.
It recorded a net impairment loss of N586 million, yet income after impairments appreciated 41 per cent to N55.21 billion.
Income from fees and commission notched up 4.30 per cent to N23.13 billion and the bank also generated N10.50 billion in trading income on securities, a 225.88 per cent increase YoY.
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Growth in other metrics
Income from insurance premium grew 221 per cent to N183 million. However, this was subdued by increases in insurance benefits and claims paid, as well as insurance premium revenue ceded to reinsurers.
E-banking income fetched N1.27 billion, a 71 per cent spike from N745 million in Q1 2021 – a sign of better utilisation of e-banking channels in financial services delivery, as reported by Nairametrics.
Stanbic also increased customer deposits 6.72 per cent to N1.20 trillion. And its total assets are now worth N3.10 trillion, almost twice the figure in 2018. Net assets rose 5.08 per cent to N396 billion.
Its market capitalisation was N430.82 billion as of 22 April. Year-to-date share price depreciated 7.64 per cent.
The bank has declared a final dividend per share of N2.00 per share, to be paid on each of the 12,956,997,163 issued ordinary shares for year ended 31 December 2021.
Dividend worth N25.91 billion will be paid on 27 May 2022 to the shareholders whose names appear on the Register of shareholders as of 13 April.
Dividend yield is about 6.02 per cent.