Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC announced earnings results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. For the third quarter, the company announced net interest income was LKR 177.926 million compared to LKR 653.218 million a year ago. Net loss was LKR 328.215 million compared to net income of LKR 130.777 million a year ago. Basic loss per share from continuing operations was LKR 1.98 compared to basic earnings per share from continuing operations of LKR 0.79 a year ago. For the nine months, net interest income was LKR 853.702 million compared to LKR 1,670.724 million a year ago. Net loss was LKR 825.848 million compared to LKR 201.525 million a year ago. Basic loss per share from continuing operations was LKR 4.98 compared to LKR 1.21 a year ago.