Evli Bank plc announced group unaudited earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016. For the quarter, the company reported sales were EUR 13.2 million against EUR 13.8 million a year ago. Net revenue was EUR 12.7 million against EUR 13.4 million a year ago. Operating profit was EUR 2.3 million against EUR 2.7 million a year ago. Profit for financial year was EUR 1.8 million or EUR 0.07 per diluted share against EUR 1.9 million or EUR 0.08 per diluted share a year ago. For the nine months, the company reported sales were EUR 45.7 million against EUR 47.4 million a year ago. Net revenue was EUR 44.1 million against EUR 46.2 million a year ago. Operating profit was EUR 7.8 million against EUR 9.2 million a year ago. Profit for financial year was EUR 7.9 million or EUR 0.33 per diluted share against EUR 7.0 million or EUR 0.27 per diluted share a year ago. The profit was positively affected by the exit fees received by the associated company. Return on equity was 15.8% against 18% a year ago. The company provided that the result for 2016 will be clearly positive.