Private Banks posts Net loss of ₹2,328 crore in Q4

For the January–March period, Mumbai-based private lender IndusInd Bank Ltd. reported a net loss of ₹2,328 crore due to stress in the microfinance portfolio and previously documented accounting irregularities that negatively impacted the balance sheet. According to a CNBC-TV18 poll, the net loss was ₹514 crore. The findings were released on Wednesday, May 21, after market hours. 

For the first time in two decades, IndusInd Bank has disclosed a quarterly financial loss. IndusInd Bank last declared a loss during the fourth quarter of the 2006 fiscal year, when Bhaskar Ghose was the bank's chief executive officer. The lender has only ever reported a loss once in its trading existence, and that was in March 2001.

IndusInd's Net Interest Income (NII) or core income declined by 43.4% from the same quarter last year to ₹3,048 crore, which is lower with the CNBC-TV18 poll of ₹4,762.4 crore.

Asset quality for the lender deteriorated on a sequential basis, with Gross NPA at 3.13% from 2.25% in the December quarter, while net NPA for the quarter stood at 0.95% from 0.68% in the previous quarter.

In a separate filing, IndusInd Bank stated that the Internal Audit Department submitted a report on May 20, where an amount of ₹172.58 crore was incorrectly recorded as fee income in the Microfinance business over three quarters ending December 31, 2024 and was reversed in the fourth quarter.

IndusInd Bank's advances grew by 1.3% during the January-March period on a year-on-year basis, which was the weakest growth in 17 quarters. On the sequential basis, loan growth declined by 5.2%, which was the biggest decline in 37 quarters or more.

Deposits grew by 6.8% during the March quarter, in comparison to the year-ago period to ₹4.11 lakh crore. This was the weakest deposit growth reported by the lender in the last 19 quarters.

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Bank of India(BoI) Q4 Net profit jumps 82% YoY

 

Bank of India(BoI) on Friday, May 9, reported its March quarter earnings, in which net profit rose 82.5% year-on-year to ₹2,626 crore, compared to ₹1,439 crore in the same quarter a year ago.

The bank's Net Interest Income (NII) or core income rose 2.1% to ₹6,063 crore as against ₹5,936 crore in the year-ago quarter.

The company's asset quality also improved, with Gross Non-Performing Assets (NPA) declining to 3.27% from 3.69%, and Net NPA reducing to 0.82% from 0.85% last year.

Bank of India recommended a dividend of ₹4.05 (40.50%) per equity share of ₹10 face value for the financial year 2024-25, subject to approval of shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Bank.

Record date for the said dividend has been fixed as June 20, 2025. Hence, shareholders having shares as on the cut-off date i.e. June 20 will be eligible for the dividend payment.

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Union Bank Of India Q4 Results: Profit Beats Estimates, Asset Quality Improves

 

Union Bank of India reported a rise in its standalone net profit in the fourth quarter of financial year 2024-25, beating estimates.

The bottomline of the public sector bank jumped 50.6% to Rs 4,985 crore in the January-March period, compared to Rs 3,310 crore in the year-ago period, according to a stock exchange filing on Thursday. The analysts' consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg projected Rs 4,320.6 crore.

Net interest income rose 1% to Rs 9,514 crore versus Rs 9,437 crore last year. The Bloomberg estimate was Rs 9,373 crore.

Union Bank of India demonstrated an improvement in asset quality on a sequential basis, with gross non-performing assets ratio decreasing to 3.6% from 3.85% quarter-on-quarter, and net NPA ratio also declining to 0.63% from 0.82%.

The bank's operating profitability showed strong growth, increasing by 17.9% to Rs 7,700 crore compared to Rs 6,533 crore.

Provisions saw an increase of 22.6% year-on-year, rising to Rs 1,544 crore from Rs 1,260 crore. However, on a sequential basis, provisions saw a slight decrease of 3.4%, down to Rs 1,544 crore from Rs 1,599 crore.

The board has recommended a dividend of Rs 4.75 per equity share for fiscal 2025, subject to obtaining the necessary statutory approvals and the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing annual general meeting.

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Canara Bank Q4 results: Net profit jumps 33%

On Thursday, May 8, Canara Bank revealed its January–March results, showing a 33% increase in net profit year over year to ₹5,002.7 crore. In the same quarter last year, it was ₹3,757 crore.

In comparison to ₹9,580 crore in the same quarter last year, the PSU-lender's net interest income (NII), which is the difference between interest received and interest spent, increased 1.4% year over year to ₹9,442 crore in the March quarter. 

The operating profit and NII of Canara Bank exceeded projections. In the quarter, the bank's gross nonperforming assets (GNPA) ratio decreased from 3.34% in December 2024 to 2.94%. From 0.89% in the previous quarter, the net non-performing asset ratio improved to 0.70%.

Compared to 91.26% in Q3FY25, the provision coverage ratio (PCR) was 92.70% in Q4. In contrast to the ₹2,464 crore in the previous December quarter, the bank's slippages totaled ₹2,702 crore. Additionally, the amount exceeded projections of ₹2,650 crore. For FY26, Canara Bank anticipates advance growth of 10–11%. 

 The lender wants to see a 9–10% increase in deposits together with a significant improvement in asset quality. For the fiscal year 2024–2025, the board has suggested paying a 200% dividend, or ₹4 per share, on the bank's equity shares, which have a face value of ₹2. The aforementioned dividend's record date is June 13, 2025.

Record date for the said dividend has been set as June 13, 2025.The dividend, if approved by the shareholders of the bank, will be paid after the AGM on June 13.

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Bank of Baroda(BoB) Q4 PAT rises 3% YoY

On Tuesday, Bank of Baroda (BoB) said that its standalone net profit for Q4FY25 increased 3.3% year over year (YoY) to Rs 5,048 crore from Rs 4,886 crore during the same period the previous year. For FY2024–2025, the state-run banking has declared a dividend of Rs 8.35 per equity share.

 June 6, 2025, has been set by the BoB as the record date for dividend payments. During the January–March quarter, BoB's interest income increased by 3.6% to Rs 30,642 crore from Rs 29,583.40 crore during the same period last year. 

In the quarter under review, the second-largest PSU bank by market capitalization spent Rs 19,622.39 crore on interest, a 10% increase from Rs 17,790.57 crore in Q4FY24.

The state-run lender reported a 6.6% decline in net interest income (NII) for the March quarter, at Rs 11,020 crore compared to Rs 11,793 crore in the same period last year.

The operating profit saw a marginal uptick of 0.3%, standing at Rs 8,132 crore in Q4FY25, compared to Rs 8,106 crore in the year-ago period.

Bank of Baroda reported a 66-bps decline in its gross non-performing assets (GNPA) to 2.26% in Q4FY25, down from 2.92% in the same quarter last year. Net NPA (NNPA) stood at 0.58% in Q4FY25, down 10 bps from 0.68% in Q4FY24.

Total deposits in the reported quarter stood at Rs 14,72,035 crore, registering a growth of 10.3% over Rs 13,35,136 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. Of this, domestic deposits grew 9.3% to Rs 12,42,169 crore, while international deposits rose 16% to Rs 2,29,866 crore at the end of the March quarter.

Segment-wise, in the retail segment, home loans grew 17.3% YoY to Rs 1,31,123 crore, while auto loans rose 20.3% to Rs 46,549 crore.

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State Bank of India(SBI) Q4 Net profit falls 10%

 On May 3, State Bank of India Ltd. (SBI), the biggest lender in the nation, reported a 10% decline in its fourth-quarter standalone net profit, coming in at Rs 18,643 crore. From January to March of 2023–2024, SBI made a profit of Rs 20,698 crore. For FY25, the board of the bank has announced a dividend of Rs 15.90 per equity share. In a regulatory statement, SBI stated that the overall revenues for the March quarter was Rs 1,43,876 crore, up from Rs 1,28,412 crore during the same period last year.

During the quarter, the bank earned an interest income of Rs 1,19,666 crore as against Rs 1,11,043 crore a year ago.

The lender saw an improvement in asset quality, with gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declining to 1.82% of the total advances in the fourth quarter from 2.24 % as at March-end 2024. Similarly, net NPAs eased to 0.47 per cent as against 0.57 per cent.

On a consolidated basis, SBI's net profit in the quarter fell 8 per cent to Rs 19,600 crore as against Rs 21,384 crore in the same period a year ago. Total income, however, increased to Rs 1,79,562 crore from Rs 1,64,914 crore.

Besides, the board has approved raising equity capital of up to Rs 25,000 crore (including share premium) in one or more tranches during 2025-26 through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP)/ Follow on Public Offer (FPO) or any other mode.

SBI Chairman CS Setty said, "Though the Indian economy is less impacted by tariffs, the uncertainty over tariffs will impact the economy and investment scenario."

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Indian Bank Q4 Net profit jumps 32%

 

On Saturday, May 3, 2025, Indian Bank released the results for the January through March quarter. In the fourth quarter of the 2024–25 fiscal year, the institutional lender's standalone net profits increased by 32% to ₹2,956 crore, up from ₹2,247 crore in the same period the previous year. 

 In comparison to the same quarter in the previous fiscal year, when interest income was ₹14,624 crore, the PSU bank's interest income for the quarter increased by 8.4% to ₹15,856 crore. In the January to March quarter of the 2024–25 fiscal year, the bank's provisions for bad loans decreased 36% to ₹794.60 crore from ₹1,247.75 crore in the same quarter the previous year.

The gross NPA's also dropped to 3.09 per cent for the fourth quarter of the financial year ended 2024-25, compared to its level of 3.95 per ent in the same period a year ago. This marks an 86 basis point drop in bad loans.

The State-run Indian Bank announced a dividend issue along with its fourth-quarter results on May 3, 2025. The board of directors decided to grant all eligible shareholders a dividend of ₹16.25 per share.

This means all shareholders who qualify under the mentioned criteria will get the dividend issue from the PSU Bank for every share they own.

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Indian Overseas Bank(IOB) Q4 profit jumps 30%

 

On Friday, May 2, Indian Overseas Bank said that its standalone net profit for Q4FY25 increased by 30% year-over-year (YoY) to ₹1,051.07 crore, up from ₹808.10 crore in the same period the previous year. 

 In comparison to the same quarter last year, when it was ₹1,961.11 crore, the bank's operating profit before provisions and contingencies for the current quarter was ₹2,617.92 crore, a 33.5 percent increase. At ₹3,123 crore, Net Interest Income (NII) grew 13% year over year. 

 During the quarter, the bank's gross non-performing assets (NPA) decreased 21.3% year over year to ₹5,347.72 crore from ₹6,794.43 crore in Q4FY24.

Additionally, net NPA decreased by 25% year over year to ₹911.86 crore from ₹1,216.86 crore. In comparison to the same quarter previous year, when it was 0.57 percent, net non-performing assets (NPA) were 0.37 percent. 

 Compared to Rs 1,961 crore during the same period last year. With the gross-non-performing assets ratio dropping to 2.14% at the conclusion of the most recent fiscal year from 2.55% three months prior and 3.10% a year earlier, the bank's asset quality improved. 

 Supported by a nearly 30% increase in retail loans and a 34% growth in agri-loans, its gross advances increased 14.15% year over year to Rs 2.50 lakh crore.Total deposits rose 9.11% to Rs 3.12 lakh crore with the share of current and savings account deposits standing at 43.65%.

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