INFINITY TRUST MORTGAGE'S INCOME HURDLE.
To end 2016 financial year better than it ended 2015, Infinity Trust Mortgage Bank PLC may have to find a way to boost its income from other operating income.
According to the figures to September released recently other operating income dropped by 21.8% to N116.1m thus forcing Infinity Trust to settle for only 4.79% growth in gross income despite good growth in other areas.
Interest income had increased by 11.3% to N401.8m while fee and commission rose by 39.6% to N63.8m.
Even the impact of the growth in interest income was watered down by far higher 20.4% increase in interest expense to N41.9m.
Hence depressed margin was inevitable as other operating expenses rose by 12.8% to N167.8m and staff costs ended 9.30% up at N87m
By September Infinity Trust reported 34.1% profit margin compared to 38.4% by the same time in 2015. This was slightly lower than 34.7% reported by 2015 year end
This was as profit before tax dropped by 16.9% to N198.4m. And the chances of ending 2016 better looks remote without boosted other operating income.
INFINITY TRUST MORTGAGE BANK: Nm. Nine months.
2016. 2015
Gross income 581.8. 555.2
Interest income 401.8. 361.1
". Expense 41.9. 34.8
Fee & Comm. 63.8. 45.7
". Expense - 0.25
Other op. Income 116.1. 148.5
Personnel. 87.0. 79.6
Other op. Exp. 167.8. 148.7
Profit before tax 198.4. 213.1
Profit margin % 34.1. 38.4
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