The bank said its headline earnings per share - the main profit measure in South Africa - for the period stood at 537 cents ($0.3169), versus 2,545 cents a year earlier.
($1 = 16.9463 rand)
(Reporting by Emma Rumney; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
South African lender Capitec reported a 78% slump in half-year profit on Wednesday, at the bottom of its forecast range, after the coronavirus crisis prompted a spike in bad debt charges.
The bank said its headline earnings per share - the main profit measure in South Africa - for the period stood at 537 cents ($0.3169), versus 2,545 cents a year earlier.
($1 = 16.9463 rand)
(Reporting by Emma Rumney; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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454.3 PTS | -0.13% | -2.93% | - | ||
152.2 PTS | -0.22% | -2.76% | - | ||
1,914 PTS | -0.04% | -3.64% | - | ||