DBS posts 6% higher Q4 net profit of $802m
Full-year down 4% at $3.7b, shares fall despite higher final dividend
Singapore
DBS Group Holdings posted core net profit of $802 million for its fiscal fourth quarter, an increase of 6 per cent from a year earlier.
The earnings were below market expectations; six analysts polled by Reuters had forecast an average of $843 million, excluding one-off items.
Including one-time items, net profit was $973 million, down 20 per cent from the previous year.
One-time items totalled $171 million. This comprised a gain of $221 million for the partial divestment in November of a stake in the Bank of Philippine Islands less $50…
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