Desh General Insurance profit soars 439% in H1

The insurer’s first-half profit also surpassed its total annual profit for 2025. The company posted a net profit of Tk64 lakh, with EPS of Tk0.16, for the full year 2025.

Desh General Insurance Limited has posted a 439% year-on-year growth in net profit after tax in the first half of 2026.

According to the company’s unaudited financial statements for the January-June period, its net profit rose to Tk1.94 crore, with earnings per share (EPS) of Tk0.49, from Tk0.35 crore and EPS of Tk0.09 in the corresponding period of the previous year.

The insurer’s first-half profit also surpassed its total annual profit for 2025. The company posted a net profit of Tk64 lakh, with EPS of Tk0.16, for the full year 2025.

The company’s board has recommended a 2% cash dividend for shareholders, subject to approval at its annual general meeting (AGM), scheduled to be held on 9 September.

In the second quarter, from April to June, its EPS surged by 775% to Tk0.35, up from Tk0.04 in Q2 of 2025, its statements showed.

The net operating cash flow per share stood at Tk0.21 for the half-year, which was negative at Tk0.14 for the same time of 2025.

Its net asset value per share at the end of June stood at Tk11.84, slightly up from Tk11.35 as of December 2025.

On Thursday last, Desh General Insurance shares closed at Tk34.70 each at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), down 1.70% from the previous fiscal year.

As of July, out of its total shares, sponsor-directors held a 48.98% stake in the company, while institutional investors held 7.41% stake, and the general public held a 43.61% stake, as per data from the DSE.

Source: The Business Standard