Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC announced earnings results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019. For the third quarter, the company announced net income was LKR 130.777 million compared to LKR 89.815 million a year ago. Basic earnings per share was LKR 0.79 compared to LKR 0.54 a year ago. For the nine months, net loss was LKR 197.690 million compared to LKR 171.793 million a year ago. Basic loss per share was LKR 1.19 compared to LKR 1.04 a year ago.