Trinidad’s Scotiabank reported improved results to July, with profits of $157 million in the July quarter, up by 12 percent on the $140 million generated in 2014 and much slower 7 percent increase to $417 million for the nine months against $390 million in 2014.
Earnings per share for the quarter is 89 cents and year to date $2.36, earnings for the full year should end around $3.40 up from $3.18 in 2014, placing the PE just over 18 time earnings based on the stock price of $62.50 it last traded at on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange. For 2016 earnings should end up around $4 per share all things being equal. All things may not be equal, with reports of negative economic growth in the first quarter of this year and low oil prices, that could result in lower consumption and weaker economic activity.
The July quarterly profit gain is down on the 18.4 percent reported for the April but much more than the $125 million earned in that quarter. For the July quarter revenues jumped sharply by $31 million over April and operating expenses dived by $13 million while loan loss provision was down by nearly $5 million.
Net interest income is up 11 percent to $251 million for the July quarter and a slower 7 percent for the nine months from a year ago to $711 million. Total net revenues climbed 9.3 percent to $378 million for the quarter and 8.2 percent for the nine months to July to $1.08 billion. Expenses fell in the July quarter, to $152 million, from $156 million, is up for the year to date, to $481 million from $466 million. Loan loss provisions are down in the quarter to just $4.5 million and for the nine months $30 million was booked versus $19 million in 2014.
Growth in the loan portfolio is one of the main contributor to increased profit. With only moderate growth in loans in the July quarter over April, loans which grew to $12.8 billion in April now stands at $13 billion and is up 11.3 percent over July 2014 and 11 percent over October 2014. If the bank can maintain this level of growth in loans into 2016 then profits should continue to increase double digit growth levels.
The bank will be paying a 40 cents dividend on October 9 to shareholders on record at September 11, the stock now generates a dividend yield of 2.5 percent.
Loans & profit up at T&T’s Scotiabank
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