CBZ Holdings Limited recorded a 20% decline in profit after tax to $12,8 million in the six months ended June 30 compared to the same period last year as expenses rose more than total income.
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In the same period last year, profit after tax was $16 million.
Total income for the group grew to $69,6 million in the period under review from $69,1 million in the comparable period.
Operating expenditure grew to $46 388 803 from $42 094 083 during the same period last year.
In a statement accompanying the group’s financial results, CBZ Holdings Limited chairman Richard Wilde said the underlying economic growth trends remained subdued during the period under review with investor confidence at a low level.
Wilde said this had resulted in deposits becoming more short term in nature, low foreign direct investment and high cost of capital.
“Against the backdrop of a slowdown in the domestic economy, the financial services sector remained under pressure and continues to grapple with increasing levels of non-performing loans as a result of the worsening repayment capacity of borrowers,” he said.
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The aggregated industry’s non-performing loans grew from 16% of lending in December 2013 to 17% as at the close of March 2014,” Wilde said.
Net interest income declined to $41 million during the six months’ period from $43,9 million over same period last year.
Total deposits grew to $1 457 181 529 as at June 30 recorded during the same period last year.
Total assets increased to $1 693 369 599 in the period under review from $1 558 667 011 in the comparable period last year.
Advances grew marginally to $1 043 970 670 from $1 028 118 742 as the group tightened on lending due to the increased default rate in the banking sector.
CBZ Holdings Limited is a financial services conglomerate which has subsidiaries in banking, insurance, investments, wealth management, mortgages and retail finance.
