obiero wrote:Muthawamunene wrote:obiero wrote:Ericsson wrote:KCB Q3 2018;
Profit before tax at ksh.25.6bn 14% growth compared to previous year
Profit After Tax at ksh.18.04bn;20% growth compared to previous year
The Group’s balance sheet improved by 6% to Sh684.2B from Sh643.8B in 2017, with deposits growing by a similar margin to Sh526.8B from Sh496.3Bn.
Net loans and advances were up 4% to Sh435.3B from Sh419.5B while long term funding stood at Sh20.7B from the previous period’s Sh14.4B.
Investment in Government and other securities grew to ksh.119.7bn compared to 103.6bn in a similar period last year
Great news @ericsson

Subjective profit here. Subjective in that it is derived from the subjective assessment of loan loss provision.
If one was to compare with equity, it would have to be done on the basis of interest income and not profit.
Otherwise, we cross fingers for a good dividend this year and pray that the provision will not be subjectively revised upwards in the future.
IFRS 9 used as the measure in provision determination.. If massive recoveries have been effected through auctions, why would simba not reduce its provisions
Apples to apples KCB LLP in H1 = 18.2B
Equity= 5.9B
I am yet to see KCBs Q3 but one of the reasons I sold EQTY was their profit increased as the NET NPL exposure from H2 to Q3 increased from 267m to 2.4B. I felt this was just to spruce up the numbers.
Also annualized EPS KCB 7.9 vs 5.3 for EQTY yet EQUITY trades at a higher price.
Simba is going strong! Solid numbers these are