LivingTrust Mortgage Bank has declared a final dividend of 6 kobo per share, summing up to a total dividend payout of N300 million to its shareholders for the 2021 financial year. This is six times the N50 million paid as dividends in 2020.
The dividend declared represents 59.2% of the profit after tax announced by the bank. The company reported a net profit of N507 million, 283% surge compared to the N132.4 million profit recorded in the previous year.
This is according to the information contained in the bank’s audited 2021 financial statement.
LivingTrust Mortgage Bank Plc has announced that it will offer 750 million ordinary shares to the public to address its free float deficiency in compliance with the rules of the Nigerian Exchange Limited.
The free float means the number of shares that an issuer has outstanding and available to be traded on the NGX.
The standard segment requirements as stated by the NGX mandates an issuer on the Growth Board to have 15 per cent of its issued share capital made available to the public and held by not less than 51 shareholders, and valued at N50m or more.
LivingTrust said in a statement that the NGX Regulation Limited had approved its compliance plan for it to release the shares to the public to prevent a suspension of its shares.
It said, “With this approval, the compliance period for the company has been extended by two years, commencing immediately and ending on 20th August 2023.
“During this period, LivingTrust will hold a fact-behind-the-figures session and an earnings call, amongst other activities to showcase the company’s performances.
LivingTrust’s gross revenue skyrocketed by 149% from N625.6 million recorded in 2020 to N1.63 billion in 2021.
A breakdown of the report reveals that interest income jumped by 202% from N374.1 million recorded in the previous year to N1.13 billion in the review year.
Meanwhile, the company incurred a sum of N261.2 million as income tax for the year, which is significantly higher than the N19.1 million recorded in the previous year.
In the same vein, its total asset increased by 81% from N6.3 billion recorded as of the end of 2020 to stand at N11.39 billion at the end of December 2021. The company’s earnings per share stood at 10.1kobo in 2021.
According to the information on the Nigerian Exchange, the dividend is set to be paid on June 6th2022 subject to appropriate withholding tax. The dividends will be paid to shareholders on the register as of 16th May 2022.
Based on its current share price, LivingTrust Mortgage Bank’s dividend yield stands at 4.84% as of 14th April 2022, as its share price trades at N1.24 per share, increasing by 19% year-to-date.
What they are saying
The MD and CEO of LivingTrust Mortgage Bank, Adekunle Adewole said, “despite the strong global headwinds in the year 2021, coupled with economic vulnerabilities and uncertainties in the local economy, the bank pulled strong in all performance indices, recording double and triple digits growth, with a revised proposal to reward shareholders with N0.05 for every share held, representing a 500% growth from the N0.01 dividend paid in 2020.
“The 2021 result is a further attestation to our resilience, smart business model and unique propositions driven by a highly motivated workforce, always ready to go the extra mile in delivering superior value to our customers.
“While notifying our esteemed shareholders that the company is fully aware that the exchange may suspend trading in its securities if it does not achieve the required free-float threshold with the extension period, we wish to say that the company has commenced the implementation of the approved compliance plan to ensure that compliance is achieved within the period allowed.”
The dividend declared represents 59.2% of the profit after tax announced by the bank. The company reported a net profit of N507 million, 283% surge compared to the N132.4 million profit recorded in the previous year.
This is according to the information contained in the bank’s audited 2021 financial statement.
LivingTrust Mortgage Bank Plc has announced that it will offer 750 million ordinary shares to the public to address its free float deficiency in compliance with the rules of the Nigerian Exchange Limited.
The free float means the number of shares that an issuer has outstanding and available to be traded on the NGX.
The standard segment requirements as stated by the NGX mandates an issuer on the Growth Board to have 15 per cent of its issued share capital made available to the public and held by not less than 51 shareholders, and valued at N50m or more.
LivingTrust said in a statement that the NGX Regulation Limited had approved its compliance plan for it to release the shares to the public to prevent a suspension of its shares.
It said, “With this approval, the compliance period for the company has been extended by two years, commencing immediately and ending on 20th August 2023.
“During this period, LivingTrust will hold a fact-behind-the-figures session and an earnings call, amongst other activities to showcase the company’s performances.
LivingTrust’s gross revenue skyrocketed by 149% from N625.6 million recorded in 2020 to N1.63 billion in 2021.
A breakdown of the report reveals that interest income jumped by 202% from N374.1 million recorded in the previous year to N1.13 billion in the review year.
Meanwhile, the company incurred a sum of N261.2 million as income tax for the year, which is significantly higher than the N19.1 million recorded in the previous year.
In the same vein, its total asset increased by 81% from N6.3 billion recorded as of the end of 2020 to stand at N11.39 billion at the end of December 2021. The company’s earnings per share stood at 10.1kobo in 2021.
According to the information on the Nigerian Exchange, the dividend is set to be paid on June 6th2022 subject to appropriate withholding tax. The dividends will be paid to shareholders on the register as of 16th May 2022.
Based on its current share price, LivingTrust Mortgage Bank’s dividend yield stands at 4.84% as of 14th April 2022, as its share price trades at N1.24 per share, increasing by 19% year-to-date.
What they are saying
The MD and CEO of LivingTrust Mortgage Bank, Adekunle Adewole said, “despite the strong global headwinds in the year 2021, coupled with economic vulnerabilities and uncertainties in the local economy, the bank pulled strong in all performance indices, recording double and triple digits growth, with a revised proposal to reward shareholders with N0.05 for every share held, representing a 500% growth from the N0.01 dividend paid in 2020.
“The 2021 result is a further attestation to our resilience, smart business model and unique propositions driven by a highly motivated workforce, always ready to go the extra mile in delivering superior value to our customers.
“While notifying our esteemed shareholders that the company is fully aware that the exchange may suspend trading in its securities if it does not achieve the required free-float threshold with the extension period, we wish to say that the company has commenced the implementation of the approved compliance plan to ensure that compliance is achieved within the period allowed.”