Intercontinental Bank Posts N10.186bn Profit

Management of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) last week, released the unaudited third quarter result of Intercontinental Bank ended September 30, 2010.

In the result, the bank recorded a turnover of N74.822 billion as against N124.289 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2009; profit after taxation from a deficit of N22.626 billion in 2009 rose to N12.734 billion; profit after taxation rose to N10.186 billion from a negative of N161.680 billion recorded in 2009.

In the balance sheet information submitted to the NSE for the period covering December 31, 2009 to September 30, 2010, the bank’s fixed assets dropped from N55.835 billion to N54.890 billion; stock rose to N108.572 billion from N87.250 billion; trade debtors increased from N145.833 billion to N152.549 billion; cash and bank balances dropped to N25.845 billion from N28.927 billion in 2009.

Other debit balances stood at N308.618 billion as against N317.845 billion; trade creditors stood at N838.618 billion from N824.527 billion; other credit balances dropped from N183.512 billion to N180.311 billion; while net assets stood at a deficit of N368.881 billion from another deficit of N380.117 billion.