{"id":56539,"date":"2022-03-06T23:16:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T22:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=56539"},"modified":"2022-03-06T23:16:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T22:16:52","slug":"gtco-plc-releases-2021-full-year-audited-results-reports-profit-before-tax-of-%e2%82%a6221-5billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/gtco-plc-releases-2021-full-year-audited-results-reports-profit-before-tax-of-%e2%82%a6221-5billion\/","title":{"rendered":"GTCO Plc Releases 2021 Full Year Audited Results \u2026Reports Profit Before Tax Of \u20a6221.5billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (\u201cGTCO Plc\u201d or \u201cthe Group\u201d) has released its Audited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE).<\/p>\n<p>The Group\u2019s balance sheet remained well structured and resilient with total assets and shareholders\u2019 funds closing FY 2021 at \u20a65.44trillion and \u20a6883.2billion, respectively. Full Impact Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) remained very strong closing at 23.8% while asset quality was sustained with NPL ratio of 6.0% based on IFRS (6.92% based on CBN Prudential Guidelines) representing a marginal improvement over IFRS 6.4% impaired ratio and a slight increase over FY 2020 6.86% CBN Prudential Guideline NPL ratio. Also, Cost of Risk improved to 0.5% from 1.2% during the same period.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16545\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/GTBanks-Segun-Agbaje-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"GTBanks-Segun-Agbaje\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/GTBanks-Segun-Agbaje-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/GTBanks-Segun-Agbaje-110x55.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/GTBanks-Segun-Agbaje-420x212.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/GTBanks-Segun-Agbaje.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Group posted Profit Before Tax of \u20a6221.5billion, representing a dip of 7.0% from \u20a6238.1billion recorded in December 2020. In the same period, the Group\u2019s loan book (net) increased by 8.4% from \u20a61.66trillion while deposit liabilities grew by 14.4% from \u20a63.61trillion to \u20a64.13trillion.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Speaking on the results, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company, Mr. Segun Agbaje, said: \u201cOur performance reflects the strength of our franchise and underscores our ability to deliver long-term value for our Stakeholders in spite of the challenges in the business environment and shifting economic conditions. As a Group, we have continued to explore newer ways to connect with our customers and better our communities by offering greater and more rewarding experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further added, \u201c2021 presented a crucial opportunity as we took strategic steps to reorganise our business and advance our position as a leading financial services company. With the recent addition of Pension Fund and Wealth Management businesses to the Group, we are well on our way to rapidly scale our operations and strengthen our foothold in these key industry segments. Our goal is to consolidate our place at the top of Africa\u2019s financial services value chain by leveraging technology to provide end-to-end financial solutions to more people and businesses across Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In terms of significant performance metrics, the Group maintained a decent showing with post-tax Return on Equity (ROAE) of 20.6%, post-tax Return on Assets (ROAA) of 3.4%, Full Impact Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) of 23.8%, and Cost to Income Ratio (CIR) of 42.3%.<\/p>\n<p>GTCO Plc is a fully-fledged financial services group with banking operations across West and East Africa and the United Kingdom as well as non-banking businesses in several key industry segments including Payment, Funds Management and Pension Fund Management. With over 25 million customers and more than 10,000 employees, the Group remains one of the most profitable and best managed financial services companies out of Nigeria. Its leadership in the banking industry and efforts at empowering people and communities has earned it many prestigious awards over the years including Africa\u2019s Best Bank and the Best Bank in Nigeria at the 2021 Euromoney Awards for Excellence. It also retained its position as Africa\u2019s Most Admired Financial Services Brand in the 2021 ranking of The Brand Africa 100: Africa&#8217;s Best Brands.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (\u201cGTCO Plc\u201d or \u201cthe Group\u201d) has released its Audited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE).<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":50561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,17],"tags":[9141,2182],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-56539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-business","category-news","tag-gtco","tag-guarantee-trust-bank"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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