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Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by akelicious(m): 7:00am On Dec 24, 2018
Suddenly it is talk of consolidation all over again in the banking sector. The ongoing business combination between Access Bank Plc and Diamond Bank Plc is clearly firing change as the big four race to control the crown jewel of the Nigerian banking sector and heighten fierce competition in the industry.

In 2004/5 the then Central Bank governor (CBN), Charles Soludo lit the fire of consolidation when he insisted banks raise their capital to at least N25 Billion. Today the CBN under Godwin Emefiele is going a step further by encouraging mergers and acquisitions with it’s no – objection nod to the Access – Diamond merger, igniting the race for size in the emerging new financial landscape. Already, the top four banks are intensifying strategies to remain dominant in the retail segment of the banking sector, which has remained increasingly attractive since the withdrawal of public sector funds from the sector by the federal government through its Treasury Single Account Policy (TSA).


Indeed, the ability of the banks to support businesses in the economy, especially SMEs would to a large extent be driven by the size of the balance sheet and the shareholders funds of the banks.

In terms of shareholders’ funds, Zenith Bank still maintain the lead in Nigerian banking with N822 billion. It would be closely followed by the combined entity that would emerge from the Access-Diamond deal as their combined results as at the end of December 31, 2017, was a total of N738 billion; FirstBank has N678 billion and GTBank N625 billion in shareholders’ funds. Other banks in the middle will now be under pressure to merge or acquire others for size and a brave new banking world emerges as the merger between Access Bank and Diamond has given the lenders N5.817 trillion in asset size as at December 31, 2017 and Access Bank would become the country’s largest bank by asset size. It would be followed closely by Zenith Bank, whose total assets stood at N5.595 trillion as at December 31, 2017; FirstBank – N4.949 trillion and GTBank N3.351trilion, in that order.

Similarly, a review of the profit before tax in the banks showed that Zenith Bank still maintains the lead with N203 billion as at December 31, 2017. It was closely followed by GTBank at N200 billion and and UBA’s N103Billion. Access Bank then follows at N80 billion (Diamond recorded a loss of N11.547 billion in the period under review). With the emerging new banking order, UBA is now under pressure to find growth in the market place if it is to belong to the Big Four.

No doubt, the Nigerian banking industry, in recent times, has witnessed relative improvement, but not without its attendant challenges. Obviously, the challenges in the global economy have either direct or indirect impact on the Nigerian economy and particularly, the banking sector, which is the lifeblood of the economy.

For instance, the vagary in the prices of oil at the international market has taken its toll on the bottom-line of some of the banks in the country.

Despite these challenges, the tier 1 banks have remained unruffled by the storms and still stand tall, towering above their peers. They control the chunk of the market share as well as in terms of profitability, assets and shareholders’ funds. Among the four banks, they compete for the topmost position; they battle for the soul of the banking sector.

Zenith Bank

The audited statement of account and financial results of Zenith Bank as the year-ended December 31, 2017, showed that the bank made a profit before tax of N203.461 billion, a significant increase from N156.748 billion of the previous year.

Consequently, the bank reported a profit after tax of N177.614 billion, which represented a growth of 37.22 per cent over N129.434 billion in 2016. The bank’s assets also grew to N5.595 trillion in the review year from N4.739 trillion of the previous year.

Shareholders’ funds stood at N821.658 billion as at December 31, 2017, representing an increase of 16.64 per cent over N704.46 billion in the previous year.

GTBank

As at the year-ended December 31, 2017, the audited statement of accounts and financial results of GTBank revealed that it posted profit before tax of N200.242 billion, which represented an increase of 21.25 per cent over N165.136 billion in 2016. Profit after tax stood at N170.5 billion in the review year from N132.280 billion. The amount translated to growth of 28.89 per cent.

The bank’s total assets grew to N3.351 trillion in 2017 from N3.116 trillion in 2016, while the shareholders’ funds increased to N625.167 billion in the review year from N504.902 billion of the previous year.

FirstBank

For FirstBank, profit before tax stood at N56.825 billion as at December 31, 2017, having grown from N22.948 billion in the previous year. Profit after tax was N40.011 billion in the review year, a significant increase of 226.8 per cent from N12.243 billion. Asset grew to N5.236 trillion in 2017 from N4.736 trillion in the previous year. The bank’s shareholders fund spiked to N678.192 billion in the review year from N582.575 billion in the previous year.

Access Bank

Access Bank recorded a profit before tax of N80.072 billion as at December 31, 2017 which dropped from N90.339 billion of the previous year. Also, profit after stood at N61.990 billion in 2017, having decreased from N71.439 billion. Besides, assets grew to N4.102 trillion in 2017 from N3.483 trillion in 2016, while the shareholders’ funds also increased to N515.447 billion from N454.494 of the previous year. If the merger with Diamond Bank is finalized, these numbers would definitely change and may see the bank emerge as the largest bank in the continent in terms of customer base.

This does not include the value after the Diamond Bank acquisition, which is still in process. Following the acquisition, Access Bank Plc has obtained regulatory approvals for it to raise a fresh $250 million (N90 billion) tier II capital and has also obtained “no objection” from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to undertake a rights issue to raise up to N75 billion ($207 million) before the end of first quarter of 2019.

https://www.akelicious.net/2018/12/zenith-access-gtb-fbn-battle-for-crown.html

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by MANNABBQGRILLS: 7:05am On Dec 24, 2018
Who wears the crown?

FIRST BANK?

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by buygala(m): 7:05am On Dec 24, 2018
Whatever sad

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by MANNABBQGRILLS: 7:05am On Dec 24, 2018
Who wears the crown?

ZENITH BANK?

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by helinues: 7:05am On Dec 24, 2018
Zenith and Gtb

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by MANNABBQGRILLS: 7:05am On Dec 24, 2018
Who wears the crown?

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB)?

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by directonpc(m): 7:06am On Dec 24, 2018
Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by MANNABBQGRILLS: 7:06am On Dec 24, 2018
Who wears the crown?

ACCESS?

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by kindnyce(m): 7:08am On Dec 24, 2018
Give it to FBN

First.. Big old reliable

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by okomile(f): 7:08am On Dec 24, 2018
First Bank

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by kayc0(f): 7:08am On Dec 24, 2018
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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by abbaapple: 7:08am On Dec 24, 2018
angry



Sterling Bank Nko! Spits lipsrsealed

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by HOLYDICK(m): 7:09am On Dec 24, 2018
FBN

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by Nobody: 7:09am On Dec 24, 2018
Ok
Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by PUSSYBBQGRILLS(f): 7:09am On Dec 24, 2018
Zenith Bank PLC.

In your best interest.

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by Allem(m): 7:10am On Dec 24, 2018
Ecobank.
This is not my hand writing

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by damola1: 7:10am On Dec 24, 2018
None of them is focused on making 9ja business grow. They are part of the problems

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by foxton: 7:12am On Dec 24, 2018
Gain from card maintenance fee, reaping off hardworkin nigerians

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by Nobody: 7:13am On Dec 24, 2018
I give to FCMB and union bank.


While the remaining follows.

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by myproperty(m): 7:13am On Dec 24, 2018
First Bank with its size and asset base makes the lowest profit amongst the listed banks. Banking innovation comes to mind

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by sammirano: 7:13am On Dec 24, 2018
Remove Access from that list. The other three are good to compete.

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by Demogorgon(m): 7:14am On Dec 24, 2018
Why is no one mentioning GTB?
Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by mcevans1(m): 7:15am On Dec 24, 2018
abbaapple:
angry



Sterling Bank Nko! Spits lipsrsealed

That piggy bank?
Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by datola: 7:16am On Dec 24, 2018
GTBank is still the boss with cleanest books.

Others have always copied its innovations over the years. They are catching up though especially Access Bank while Zenith Bank seems to have caught up First Bank is still there claiming oldest.

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by Chukazu: 7:16am On Dec 24, 2018
Finally First Bank can rest

They have now come to terms with not been the biggest.

Before now ,the only claim of relevance for first Bank was all about been the "first and biggest", was never about service delivery and customer satisfaction

Access bank is already the biggest

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by easynetsms(m): 7:17am On Dec 24, 2018
Ok
Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by rodeo0070(m): 7:18am On Dec 24, 2018
Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by Gepheral: 7:18am On Dec 24, 2018
I give it to Access >>>

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by AlphaStyles(m): 7:20am On Dec 24, 2018
Zenith the alpha male

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by Nobody: 7:21am On Dec 24, 2018
Gtb is slowly loosing it. Access is slowly climbing the throne.
God will punish ecobank for me lipsrsealed

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Re: Zenith, Access, GTB, FBN Battle For The Crown Of Nigerian Banking by femiblaze(m): 7:21am On Dec 24, 2018
Zenith is really doing a wonderful job. It's profit margin comparable to other is also impressive. I believe this feat can be further encouraged by encouraging others to follow suit, and most importantly, to pay tax. That's what Nigeria needs as an alternative to our unpredictable oil revenue. A big stable banking industry is not a bad idea too. Countries like Luxembourg and Switzerland survive entirely on their banking industry. Nigeria can do likewise.

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