KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (Bernama) — BIMB Holdings Berhad (“BHB”), the country’s premier Islamic financial services Group,achieved a 16.2% higher PBZT of RM938.4 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2019(“9M19”), compared with RM807.3 million in the same period in 2018. Both the banking and takaful subsidiaries reported stronger performance.
Earnings per share for the nine-months rose to 34.50sen compared with 30.84 last year, while net asset per share improved to RM3.41 as at end September 2019 compared with RM2.97 as at end December 2018.This translated to an annualised net ROE of 15.7%, outpacing industry peers.