Dubai Islamic Bank Q4 profit surges 63pc
DUBAI, January 27, 2016
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the UAE's largest sharia-compliant lender, posted a 62.8 per cent increase in fourth-quarter net profit on Wednesday, according to Reuters calculations.
The bank made Dh1.15 billion ($313.1 million) in the three months to December 31, Reuters calculated based on its full-year earnings statement as it did not provide a quarterly breakdown.
This compares with a profit of Dh706.3 million in the corresponding period of 2014 and the forecast by an analyst at HSBC for the quarter of Dh915 million.
The bank said in a bourse filing its 2015 net profit rose to Dh3.84 billion, up 37 per cent from the previous year.
The bank's board proposed a 0.45 dirhams cash dividend for 2015, subject to central bank approval, it added. This is up from 0.4 dirhams for the previous year.-Reuters