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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463.4 PTS | +0.73% | +2.08% | - | ||
158.3 PTS | +1.43% | +3.66% | - | ||
2,008 PTS | +1.00% | +4.22% | - | ||