State-owned Indian Bank reported a 51.84 percent rise in its net profit to Rs 2,119.35 crore in the third quarter of financial year 2023-24. On a sequential basis, net profit of the lender rose 6.6 percent.
This was on the back of better asset quality and increase in fee based income.
Gross non-performing assets (NPA) of the bank as of December 31, 2023, stood at 4.47 percent, as against 4.97 percent last quarter and 6.53 percent last year. The company's net NPA stood at 0.53 percent, as against 0.60 percent in the last quarter and 1 percent last year.
In absolute terms, gross NPA eased to Rs 22,787 crore in October-December quarter, from Rs 24,488 crore in a quarter ago period and Rs 29,484 crore in a year ago period.
Net NPA fell to Rs 2,579 crore in December quarter, from Rs 2,826 crore a quarter ago and Rs 4,271 crore a year ago.
In the reporting quarter, the total deposit of the lender rose 10 percent on-year to Rs 6.54 lakh crore. On quarterly basis, deposits rose 2 percent.
Of the total deposit, bank have a domestic deposit of Rs 6.29 lakh crore and Rs 24,753 crore overseas deposits. On a yearly basis, domestic and overseas deposits grew 8 percent and 89 percent, respectively.
CASA deposit grew by 8 percent, savings deposit grew by 7 percent and Current deposit by 12 percent on a yearly basis. Domestic CASA ratio stood at 41.14 percent.
The advances of the state-owned lender grew 13 percent on-year to Rs 5.1 lakh crore in October-December quarter.
RAM (Retail, Agriculture & MSME) advances grew by 13 percent on-year to Rs 2.97 lakh crore in reporting quarter, from Rs 2.63 lakh crore in a year ago period. RAM contribution to gross domestic advances is 62.58 percent.
Retail, Agri & MSME advances grew by 14 percent, 16 percent and 7 percent on-year, respectively.
Home Loan (Including mortgage) grew by 12 percent on-year, Auto Loan by 46 percent on-year and Personal Loan by 30 percent on-year. Priority Sector portfolio stood at Rs 1.72 lakh crore in third quarter of the current financial year.
The net interest income (NII) of the bank rose just 6 percent on-year in the October-December quarter to Rs 5,815 crore. In the quarter ago period, it stood at Rs 5,741 crore and in a yearo ago period it stood at Rs 5,499 crore.
The net interest margins of the lender stood at 3.41 percent in October-December quarter, from 3.46 percent in a quarter ago period and 3.67 percent in a year ago period.
The total domestic investment of the lender increased in the reporting quarter by 13 percent to Rs 2.06 lakh crore. Domestic investment includes investment in SLR and non-SLR securities.
In SLR securities, investment in state government securities and central government securities rose 22 percent and 6 percent, on-year respectively. However, investment in treasury bills reduced by 33 percent.
As of December 31, 2023, the lender have securities worth Rs 1.47 lakh crore in held to maturity (HTM), Rs 59,024 crore in Available for Sale (AFS), and Rs 433 crore in Held for Trading (HFT).
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