Sterling Bank Grows Profit To N10.29billion

Profit before tax jumped by N268 million or 2.49 per cent to N11.016 billion from N10.748 billion it made during the same period of 2014.

Similarly, profit after tax rose by some N1.288 billion represented 14.3 per cent to N10.293 billion due to a higher retention of organic capital compared to the previous period.

Non-interest income grew by 13.7 per cent from N25.7 billion in 2014 to N29.3 billion largely due to a 57 per cent increase in trading income.

Confirming the efficiency of the lender’s management, operating expenses decreased by 1.9 per cent from N50.6billion to N49.7 billion.

Net interest income however, declined by 8.1 per cent from N43.0 billion to N39.5 billion, driven by an 18.5 per cent increase in interest expense resulting in a 630 basis points reduction in net interest margin to 48.9 per cent.