The period was also marked by a lifting in revenue to N6.854 billion.
The period was also marked by a lifting in revenue to N6.854 billion, equivalent to a surge of more than half, according to the unaudited half-year financials of the investment bank obtained from the Nigerian Exchange Friday.
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But an arrested growth in income from managed funds means its overall investment income could only manage a 26.6 per cent rise to N3.655 billion, up from the N2.888 billion reported in the same period of last year.
The operating expenses of the financial services company consolidated at N3.114 billion. That compares with the N2.179 posted January through June last year.
Profit before income tax stood at N3.142 billion, leaping higher by 64.2 per cent at roughly the same pace at which the profit for the period grew.
Earnings per share, a measure of how much of the company's profit each of its shares earned in the period, was almost two-third bigger at N1.04.
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