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MBSB 3Q net profit jumps to RM52.68m
Business & Market 2009
Written by Financial Daily   
Friday, 06 November 2009 14:14
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Building Society Bhd's (MBSB) net profit for the third quarter (3Q) ended Sept 30, 2009 jumped 565% to RM52.68 million from RM7.92 million a year ago due to higher net interest income, the recovery of a major account and lower allowance for loans and financing losses.
 
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the company said the higher profit was also due to better performance of the Islamic banking operations and other non-core activities.
 
Revenue for 3Q surged 74% to RM162.37 million from RM93.53 million in the same quarter last year while basic earnings per share rose to 7.52 sen from 1.99 sen.
 
For the nine months ended Sept 30, 2009, MBSB's net profit climbed to RM66.91 million from RM41.72 million in the same period last year. Revenue grew 25% to RM379.16 million from RM302.04 million.
 
The company said it expected to remain profitable in the last quarter of 2009 with the gradual recovery of the global economy.


This article appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, November 6, 2009.
  Last Updated on Friday, 06 November 2009 14:17

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