African Bank Investments Ltd. provided earnings guidance for the six months to 31 March 2013. For the period, both headline earnings and earnings are expected to decline by between 25% and 28% relative to the ZAR 1,370 million reported for the equivalent six months to 31 March 2012. Similarly, headline earnings per share and earnings per share are expected to decrease by between 25% and 28% relative to the comparable 170.4 cents per share.

Overall, the decline in the company results for the full year of 2013 is expected to be lower than the decline in the first half of the year.