HabibMetro Bank posts Rs 7.31 billion profit before tax

 Habib Metropolitan Bank posted a profit-before tax of Rs 7.31 billion for the year 2014, registering a year-on-year profitability boost of 43 percent. The Bank achieved broad based organic growth, with its network expansion and resource mobilisation driving growth across its business segments. The Bank's Profit-After-Tax amounted to Rs 4.93 billion on December 31, 2014. Resultantly, HabibMetro's EPS increased by 39.47 percent and marked at Rs 4.70 at the end of 2014.

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