{"id":1395,"date":"2016-05-01T01:49:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T01:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/?p=1395"},"modified":"2016-05-31T14:45:28","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T14:45:28","slug":"united-capital-holds-agm-concludes-q1-on-a-high-note-reports-59-growth-in-profit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/2016\/05\/united-capital-holds-agm-concludes-q1-on-a-high-note-reports-59-growth-in-profit","title":{"rendered":"United Capital holds AGM; Concludes Q1 on a High Note- Reports 59% Growth in Profit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1425\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_1331.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1425\" src=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_1331-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"L-R Guest CVL Role Model Speakers Ahmed Kuru, MD, AMCON and Oluwatoyin Sanni, Group CEO, United Capital Plc at The Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL) Role Model Forum in Lagos.\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_1331-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_1331-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_1331-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_1331-2048x1360.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R Guest CVL Role Model Speakers Ahmed Kuru, MD, AMCON and Oluwatoyin Sanni, Group CEO, United Capital Plc at The Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL) Role Model Forum in Lagos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>United Capital Plc Concludes Q1 on a High Note- Reports 59% Growth in Profit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>United Capital Plc, one of Nigeria\u2019s leading investment banking and financial services groups has announced\u00a02016 Q1 gross earnings of N1.85 Billion, up from N1.30Billion in 2015, representing a 42% increase from the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>Its Profit Before Tax was N1.42Billion in Q1 2016 up from N0.89Billion in Q1 2015, representing a 59% increase. Profit After Tax also grew by 61% in Q1 2016, closing at N1.13illion, up from N0.71Billion in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released by the company,Group CEO, Oluwatoyin Sanni said: \u201cWe entered the new year with a full understanding of what was ahead of us. Therefore, we prepared for and anticipated the roadblocks and adjusted accordingly. We adopted a Group-wide operational approach of \u2018Effectiveness and Efficiency\u2019 in delivering superior services to our clients in order to achieve our goals. We believe this will help us maintain sustained growth through the remaining quarters of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1400\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_1004.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1400\" src=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_1004-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_1004\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_1004-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_1004-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_1004-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_1004-2048x1360.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Caption: L-R Adim Jibunoh, Non Executive Board Member; Emmanuel N. Nnorom, Non Executive Board Member; Oluwatoyin Sanni, Group CEO; Chika Mordi, Chairman; Ambassador J.K. Shinkaiye, Non Executive Member; and Leo Okafor, Group Company Secretary\/General Counsel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>United Capital Holds Annual General Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>United Capital held it\u2019s Annual General Meeting on Thursday, April 14 at EKO Hotels &amp; Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos. Despite the extended economic challenges in the market in 2015, United Capital exhibited sustained growth throughout last year (reported 2015 FYE of N6.15 billion, up from N4.68 billion in 2014) and in to 2016. The firm declared a 35 kobo dividend to shareholders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; United Capital Plc Concludes Q1 on a High Note- Reports 59% Growth in Profit United Capital Plc, one of Nigeria\u2019s leading investment banking and financial services groups has announced\u00a02016 Q1 gross earnings of N1.85 Billion, up from N1.30Billion in 2015, representing a 42% increase from the previous year. 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