Big banks: healthy, wealthy and wise

=============================================================
Top five banks: combined profit and loss statement
=============================================================
(Rsmn)                                9MCY11    9MCY10    chg
=============================================================
Markup Earned                        279,000   241,640    15%
Markup Expensed                     (124,605) (107,638)   16%
Net Markup Income                    154,396   134,002    15%
Provisioning                         (24,117)  (23,214)    4%
Net Markup income after provisions   130,278   110,789    18%
Other income                          42,011    34,833    21%
Operating revenues                   196,407   168,835    16%
Other expenses                       (80,649)  (68,789)   17%
Profit before taxation                91,640    76,833    19%
Profit after taxation                 60,034    49,062    22%
-------------------------------------------------------------
Source: Company Accounts
=============================================================