Evli Bank Plc announced earnings results for the first quarter ended March 2018. For the quarter, the company reported operating income of EUR 17 million against EUR 16.1 million a year ago. Operating profit was EUR 5.2 million against EUR 4.6 million a year ago. Profit for the year was EUR 5.9 million against EUR 3.3 million a year ago. Return on equity was 34.1% against 21.4% a year ago. Return on assets was 2.3% against 1.3% a year ago. Earnings per diluted share were EUR 0.23 against EUR 0.15 a year ago. The company estimates that the result for the 2018 financial year will be clearly positive.