The pan-African banking group Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETIT) increased its net revenues to $994 million and its profit before tax by 5% to $324 million in the six months ending June.
That’s according to the Togo-headquartered bank’s latest financial statement, which also shows that its after-tax profit rose to a nine-year high of $227 million in H1 from $216 million in the same period in 2023.
Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation due to US dollar strength, the profit before tax increased by 23%.
The return on tangible shareholder’s equity, ROTE, was 34.7%, compared to 27% in the previous year.
Seventh Most Valuable Stock
Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI) is currently the seventh most valuable stock on the BRVM with a market capitalization of XOF 307 billion, accounting for about 3.42% of the equity market.
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The West African CFA franc (XOF) is the shared currency of eight independent states in West Africa. The XOF uses both coins and banknotes.
Ecobank started the year with a share price of 19 XOF but has since seen a decline of 10.5% in its price valuation, ranking it 36th on the BRVM in terms of year-to-date performance.
However, shareholders may find some reassurance in the 6% increase in ETI’s share price since July 5, making it the 11th best performer on the BRVM during this period.
Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières SA, (BRVM), is a regional stock exchange serving the following West African countries: Benin Burkina Faso Côte d’Ivoire Guinea Bissau Mali Niger Senegal Togo. The exchange is located in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
