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eTranzact’s nine-month profit after tax declines 42.7% to N1.38 billion

eTranzact’s nine-month profit after tax declines 42.7% to N1.38 billion
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However, operating profit fell by 44.4% to N1.75 billion from N3.14 billion, reflecting higher administrative expenses and cost of sales. Profit after tax: N1.38 billion, down 42.7% from N2.41 billion.
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  • ✦However, the cost of sales rose by 13.1% to N11.55 billion from N10.21 billion, reducing gross profit by 4.7% to N9.44 billion from N9.91 billion.
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2026:ETranzact International Plc reported a 42.7% decline in profit after tax to N1.38 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with N2.41 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025, as rising operating expenses weighed on profitability.4.4%:The electronic payment solutions provider’s revenue increased by 4.4% to N20.99 billion from N20.11 billion a year earlier.44.4%:However, operating profit fell by 44.4% to N1.75 billion from N3.14 billion, reflecting higher administrative expenses and cost of sales.
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  • ✦However, operating profit fell by 44.4% to N1.75 billion from N3.14 billion, reflecting higher administrative expenses and cost of sales.
  • ✦Profit after tax: N1.38 billion, down 42.7% from N2.41 billion.
  • ✦However, the cost of sales rose by 13.1% to N11.55 billion from N10.21 billion, reducing gross profit by 4.7% to N9.44 billion from N9.91 billion.
Key Facts:2026: ETranzact International Plc reported a 42.7% decline in profit after tax to N1.38 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with N2.41 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025, as rising operating expenses weighed on profitability.4.4%: The electronic payment solutions provider’s revenue increased by 4.4% to N20.99 billion from N20.11 billion a year earlier.44.4%: However, operating profit fell by 44.4% to N1.75 billion from N3.14 billion, reflecting higher administrative expenses and cost of sales.2025: The company’s third-quarter performance showed a sharper decline, with profit after tax falling by 80.6% to N156.04 million from N803.96 million in the corresponding quarter of 2025.
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eTranzact International Plc reported a 42.7% decline in profit after tax to N1.38 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with N2.41 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025, as rising operating expenses weighed on profitability.

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However, operating profit fell by 44.4% to N1.75 billion from N3.14 billion, reflecting higher administrative expenses and cost of sales.

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Profit after tax: N1.38 billion, down 42.7% from N2.41 billion.

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ETranzact International Plc reported a 42.7% decline in profit after tax to N1.38 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with N2.41 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025, as rising operating expenses weighed on profitability.

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