GTCO Reports N609.3bn Profit Before Tax In 2023

Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) Plc has declared profit before tax of N609.3 billion in its audited consolidated and separate financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

The Company audited results released to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE) showed that the Group’s profit before tax of N609.3 billion, representing an increase of 184.5 per cent over N214.2 billion recorded in the corresponding year ended December 2023.

The Group’s loan book (net) Increased by 31.5 per cent from N1.89 trillion recorded as at December 2022 to N2.48 trillion in December 2023, while deposit liabilities grew by 63.7 per cent from N4.61 trillion in December 2022 to N7.55 trillion in December 2023.

The Group’s balance sheet remained well structured, diversified, and resilient with total assets and shareholders’ funds closing at N9.7 trillion and N1.5 trillion, respectively. Full Impact Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) remained very strong, closing at 21.9 per cent, while asset quality was sustained as IFRS 9 Stage 3 Loans improved to 4.2 per cent in December 2023 from 5.2 per cent December 2022. However, Cost of Risk (COR) closed at 4.5 per cent from 0.6 per cent in December 2022 owing to worsening macros which caused significant increase in ECL variables.

Speaking on the results, the group chief executive officer of GTCO, Segun Agbaje, said, “the challenging operating environment of 2023 truly tested the business model we put in place for the Holding Company, for both our banking and non-banking business verticals.

“Harnessing the group’s synergies yielded a strong performance, allowing us to strengthen our foothold in banking whilst also building viable and resilient businesses of HabariPay, Guaranty Trust Fund Managers, and Guaranty Trust Pension Managers. Also important to our success is our relentless obsession with innovation and offering great customer experiences as demonstrated by the successful redesign and upgrade of our mobile banking application, GTWorld.”

Agbaje noted that, “in a landscape characterised by evolving regulatory reforms, global uncertainties, and heightened competition, we have continued to leverage our inherent strengths and capabilities to unlock significant value, creating more opportunities for the businesses and individuals we serve.

“As we navigate the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, we are confident that our robust underpinnings and focus on flawless execution will continue to drive sustainable growth across all our operations and deliver long-term value for our stakeholders.”

Overall, the Group’ key financial ratios; Pre-Tax Return on Equity (ROAE) stood at 50.6 per cent, Pre-Tax Return on Assets (ROAA) of 7.6 per cent, Full Impact Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) of 21.9 per cent and Cost to Income ratio of 29.1 per cent.