MCB declared earnings of Rs9.4bn (EPS Rs7.95), down 30% YoY in 1H2018. This was due to 12% lower non-interest income (primarily due to lower capital gains) & higher admin charge. Advances of MCB in 2Q2018 clocked in at Rs564bn, up 11% in 2018 to date which was driven by corporate, consumer and seasonal commodity financing. The management expects advances growth of 7-8% going ahead. Gross NPL ratio of the bank also improved to 7.7% in Jun 2018 vs. 8.9% in Dec 2017 primarily due to recoveries ...
Engro Fertilizer posted earnings growth of 31% YoY to Rs2.4/share during 2Q2018, that lies above our expectations. Earnings were higher mainly on the back of lower than anticipated effective tax rate of 33%. This was also lower than historical trend, where 2Q2017 and 2Q2016 tax rate clocked in at 42% and 52% respectively. We await management’s clarity over this issue. In line with expectations, the company’s urea gross margins hammered by 10ppts QoQ to 35% due to 1) rupee devaluation (as comp...
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