The profit after tax of JS Bank Limited has increased to Rs 34.676 million in the half year ending June 30 as compared to Rs 27.232 million in the corresponding period last year.
The board of directors of the bank in its meeting held here declared that the earning per share surged to Rs 0.1019 in the period under review against Rs 0.1800 in the same period last year.
The bank informed the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) that the net mark-up/interest income of the bank increased to Rs 120.709 million in this period against Rs 55.968 million in the same period last year. The non-mark-up/interest income stood at Rs 243.424 million against Rs 158.406 million. The profit before tax surged to Rs 39.146 million in this period against Rs 30.474 million previously.