{
  "id": 16725117,
  "title": "Ikeja Hotel reports N8.19 billion pre-tax profit in 9M 2026, up 15%.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/ikeja-hotel-reports-n8-19-billion-pre-tax-profit-in-9m-2026-up-15",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-27T07:24:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/27/ikeja-hotel-reports-n8-19-billion-pre-tax-profit-in-9m-2026-up-15/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ikeja Hotel Plc announced an impressive pre-tax profit of N8.19 billion for the first nine months of 2026, marking a 15.10% increase from the N7.12 billion recorded during the same period last year. While the third quarter of 2026 saw a decline in pre-tax profit to N2.08 billion from N2.44 billion in Q3 2025, the overall nine-month performance remained strong. The hotel chain's revenue surged by 4.84% to N19.41 billion, up from N18.52 billion a year ago, whilst profit after tax saw a 14.22% rise to N5.31 billion. Despite higher operating expenses, finance income and the absence of an investment-related loss helped boost pre-tax profit. Revenue growth was primarily driven by the Rooms and Food & Beverage businesses, which accounted for 94.66% of total revenue. However, cost pressures were more significant than revenue growth, resulting in unchanged gross profit at N9.02 billion. Administrative expenses rose by 36.09% to N2.15 billion. Despite the dip in operating profit, Ikeja Hotel Plc recorded stronger pre-tax earnings for the period. Total assets grew to N80.96 billion, while cash and cash equivalents increased to N35.66 billion.",
  "summary": "Ikeja Hotel Plc has reported a pre-tax profit of N8.19 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, representing a 15.10% increase from N7.12 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025, The post Ikeja Hotel reports N8.19 billion pre-tax profit in 9M 2026, up 15%. appeared first on Nairametrics .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}