FBNH Q1:2023 Earnings Result | Performance Marked by Impressive Bottom-line
FBNH’s Gross Earnings for Q1:2023 grew remarkably by 43.73% YoY to NGN259.51bn primarily due to the impressive growth in interest income. Interest income soared 64.11% YoY to NGN179.61bn while non-interest income increased by 12.36% YoY to NGN79.90bn. Elsewhere, Operating Expenses grew by 20.61% YoY to NGN111.17bn following the spike in personnel expenses (+22.18% YoY to NGN31.30bn) and advertising expenses (+211.32% YoY to NGN5.81bn). Contrary to its 2022FY earnings result, the Group posted an impressive growth in its bottom-line. Profit Before Tax (PBT) and Profit After Tax (PAT) grew by 53.64% YoY and 54.39% YoY to NGN56.11bn and NGN50.09bn respectively. As a result, Net Profit Margin improved by 1.33% to 19.30% in the period.
Considering the Bank’s prospect in 2023FY, we arrived at a target price of NGN16.41. At its current close price of NGN15.95 as of 20th June 2023, this translates to an upside prospect of 3%. Thus, we put a “NEUTRAL” rating on the stock.
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