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IBBL topped on profit in the outgoing year
At the end of the outgoing year, Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has made a profit of Tk 2 thousand 646 crores. The previous year the bank made a profit of Tk 2,430 crore. Operating profit increased by Tk 216 crore during the year.
In 2022, the operating profit of the state-owned Sonali Bank was 2 thousand 500 crore taka. Compared to the previous year (2021), the company’s operating profit has increased by Tk 410 crore.
Southeast Bank also achieved an operating profit of over a thousand crore takas in 2022. In one year the operating profit of the bank was Tk 1 thousand 135 crores.
The operating profit of Mercantile Bank has been Tk 845 crores in the recent year. The previous year’s amount was Tk 722 crores.
NRBC Bank’s profit was Tk 455 crore. In 2021, the bank’s operating profit was Tk 444 crore.
In the meantime, at the end of the year, the operating profit of the private sector Social Islami Bank was Tk 550 crore. The previous year was Tk 501 crore.
State-owned Rupali Bank made a profit of Tk 211 crore. A year ago this profit amount was Tk 147 crores.
However, the profit of Jamuna Bank has been Tk 830 crore. The previous year’s profit was Tk 750 crore. Union Bank made a profit of Tk 450 crore. Last year the profit of the bank was Tk 375 crore.
The profit of Al-Arafah Islami Bank was Tk 810 crore. In 2021, the amount was 750 crores. At the end of the year, Mercantile Bank made a profit of Tk 845 crore. Last year the bank made a profit of Tk 722 crore. Besides, the profit of Southeast Bank was Tk 1 thousand 135 crores. The amount of which last year was Tk 1 thousand 16 crores.
Citizen Bank has earned an operating profit of Tk 2.54 lakh in the first year of operation (2022).
The operating profit of South Bengal Agriculture Bank has decreased in the recent year. The bank earned an operating profit of Tk 200 crore in 2022. The previous year’s profit amount was Tk 210 crores, which is the operating profit of a bank after deducting the expenses from the income. Operating profit is not the actual profit of a bank. From this profit, provision is made against defaulted loans and other assets and taxes are paid to the government. Profit after provisioning and tax is the actual or net profit of a bank.
One of the Listed companies, National Polymer Limited has recommended 10.50% Cash Dividend for the year ended June 30, 2024.
It has reported Consolidated EPS of Tk 2.27 paisa, and Consolidated NAV per share of Tk 30.63 for the year ended March 31, 2024.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on December 18, through the digital platform. The record date for this has been fixed at October 22.
The Company also discloses its financial reports for the second quarter, (April – June 24).
As per the company’s consolidated life revenue account for April to June 2024, the excess of total income over total expenses, including claims (surplus), stood at Tk 1,394.24 million. This marks a significant increase from the surplus of Tk 823.68 million during the same period in 2023.
For the first half of 2024, from January to June, the company reported a surplus of Tk 2,177.57 million, compared to Tk 1,290.39 million in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Additionally, the Life Insurance Fund balance as of June 30, 2024, reached Tk 55,188.62 million, showing a net increase of Tk 5,892.25 million from Tk 49,296.37 million on June 30, 2023.
One of the Listed companies, Beacon Pharmaceuticals PLC has recommended 20% Cash dividend and 10% Cash Dividend to Sponsor Shareholder and Directors for the year ended June 30, 2024.
It has reported EPS of Tk 2.26 paisa, and NAV per share of Tk. 26.37 for the year ended June 30, 2024.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on December 23, through the digital platform. The record date for this has been fixed at October 27.
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has removed three audit firms from its panel for their failure to secure enlistment with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), according to a notice issued today.
The firms—A Hoque & Company, FAMES & R, and SK Barua & Company Chartered Accountants—were delisted following the FRC’s request. In December last year, the FRC published a list of enlisted audit firms and subsequently, in February, requested the BSEC to remove any firms that were not included on that list.
BSEC regulations mandate that financial statements signed by auditors outside its approved panel will not be accepted. With the removal of these three firms, the total number of audit firms on the BSEC panel has been reduced from 48 to 45.
Sources from the FRC revealed that 15-20 audit firms failed to secure enlistment last year, and approximately 45 chartered accountants are currently under restrictions imposed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Although the delisted firms can no longer audit issuer companies or listed securities, they are allowed to complete audit and assurance services that were initiated before their removal, the BSEC clarified.
