Kotak Mahindra Bank Q3 results: Profit at Rs 3,005 crore

Private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank on January 20 reported a net profit of Rs 3,005 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, growing by 7.6 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis but falling short of analyst expectations of a Rs 3,243 crore profit.

Additionally, to comply with the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest measures on alternative investment funds (AIF), the bank made a provision of Rs 143 crore.

Kotak Mahindra Bank's net profit for the quarter grew to Rs 3,005 crore, 7.6 percent up from Rs 2,792 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

The lender's net interest income (NII) was at Rs 6,554 crore, higher than market estimations of Rs 6,434 crore. Net interest margin (NIM) of the lender came in at 5.22 percent for the quarter.

Segment wise, the lender’s home loan portfolio grew 15 percent to Rs 1.02 lakh crore from Rs 89,112 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. The credit card portfolio jumped by 52 percent to Rs 13,882 crore from Rs 9,159 crore.

The bank’s asset quality improved during the October-December period with gross non-performing assets (NPAs) at 1.73 percent, down from 1.91 percent from the year-ago quarter. Net NPA came in at 0.34 percent against 0.48 percent.

According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services, asset quality was expected to improve to 1.63 percent and Net NPA at 0.34 percent but the reported numbers missed expectations.

Gross slippages for the quarter stood at Rs 1,177 crore, compared to Rs 748 crore last year.

The bank said that it has made a provision of Rs 143 crore on its AIF investments. “The bank made a Rs 143 crore provision (post-tax) on applicable alternate investment fund (AIF) investments pursuant to RBI’s circular dated December 19, 2023," the bank said in a press release.

The RBI on December 19, said that regulated entities, such as banks, non-bank lenders, and home financiers, cannot invest in alternative investment funds (AIFs) that have directly or indirectly invested in companies that have borrowed money from the lenders.

Advances of Kotak Mahindra Bank grew by 15.72 percent to Rs 3.59 lakh crore, compared to Rs 3.10 lakh crore last year. Whereas, deposits grew by 18.56 percent to Rs 4.08 lakh crore from Rs 3.44 lakh crore.

The current account and savings account (CASA) ratio of the bank stood at 47.7 percent. Average current deposits grew by 5 percent to Rs 59,337 crore compared to Rs 56,372 crore last year.

Unsecured retail advances (incl. Retail Micro Finance) as a percent of the net advances stood at 11.6 percent for the quarter, compared to 9.3 percent of total advances in the corresponding quarter last year.

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Union Bank of India Q3 Profit rises 60%

State-owned lender Union Bank of India reported a 60 percent rise in standalone net profit at Rs 3,589.91 crore for the fiscal third quarter. The net profit is in line with Motilal Oswal’s estimate of Rs 3,558.2 crore .

On sequential basis, net profit of the lender was up just 2.24 percent. In July-September quarter, Union Bank of India reported a net profit of Rs 3,511.42 crore.

On sequential basis, net profit of the lender was up just 2.24 percent. In July-September quarter, Union Bank of India reported a net profit of Rs 3,511.42 crore.

This was on back of improved asset quality and increase in net interest income.

The bank's gross non-performing asset (NPA) stood at 4.83 percent, down from 6.38 percent in the September quarter and 7.93 percent in the year-period, the lender said on January 20.

The bank's net NPAs stood at 1.08 percent against 1.30 percent in the pervious quarter and 2.14 percent in Q3FY23.

In absolute terms, the gross NPA of the banks stood at Rs 43,261.88 crore in October-December quarter, as against Rs 54,012.76 crore in a quarter ago period and Rs 63,770.16 crore in a year ago period.

Similarly, net NPA of the lender eased to Rs 9,351.23 crore in a reporting quarter, from Rs 10,471.01 crore in a quarter ago period and Rs 16,195.11 crore in a year ago period.

The net interest income (NII) of the lender in the reported quarter rose just 6.26 percent on-year to Rs 9,168 crore. In July-September quarter, NII stood at Rs 9,126 crore.

The non-interest income of the bank increased 15.29 percent on-year to Rs 3,774 crore. On sequential basis, net non-interest income rose 2.14 percent.

In October-December quarter, net interest margins (NIM) of the bank 3.08 percent, which was down 13 basis points (Bps) on-year and 10 bps on quarter.

One basis point is one hundredth of percentage point.

In a business update earlier this month, the lender reported a 10.67 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in business at Rs 20.68 lakh crore in the December quarter.

The bank's total advances experienced an 11.44 percent YoY increase, reaching Rs 8.96 lakh crore, while deposits saw a notable 10.09 percent jump to Rs 11.72 lakh crore during Q3FY24.

Retail, Agri and MSME (RAM) segments of the Bank increased by 13.85 percent on-year , where 12.60 percent growth in Retail, 17.88 percent growth in Agriculture and 10.51 percent growth in MSME advances is achieved on a yearly basis.

RAM advances as a percent of Domestic Advances stood at 56.28 percent.

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IndusInd Bank Q3 Results: Net profit rises 17% YoY

 

Private lender IndusInd Bank on Thursday reported standalone net profit growth of 17% YoY at Rs 2,298 crore for the quarter ended December. It was Rs 1,959 crore in the year-ago period.

The profit was slightly above analysts' expectations. An ET Now Poll predicted PAT figure to be around Rs 2,272 crore.

Other income during the third quarter increased 15% YoY to Rs 2,396 crore against Rs 2,076 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

Provisions (other than tax) and contingencies fell 9% YoY to Rs 969 crore in the reporting period. The same stood at Rs 1,065 crore a year ago.

Operating profit (before provisions and contingencies) jumped nearly 10% YoY to Rs 4,042 crore in the third quarter against Rs 3,686 crore in the last year quarter.

On the asset quality front, gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declined to 1.92% in the said third quarter against 2.06% in the December 2022 quarter and 1.93% in the preceding September quarter.

Net NPAs, on the other hand, also fell to 0.57% from 0.62% a year ago.

The lender had a capital adequacy ratio of 17.86% as per Base III norms, down from 18.21% in the preceding quarter and 18.01% in the year-ago quarter. The CET 1 ratio in the reporting period was at 16.07%.

The Provision Coverage Ratio was consistent at 71%, as of December 2023. Net Interest Margin for the third quarter stood at 4.29%, flat compared with the preceding September quarter.

The bank's balance rose 10% YoY to Rs 4.88 lakh crore in the December quarter. Deposits stood at Rs 3.68 lakh crore, showing an increase of 13%, while advances rose 20% to Rs 3.27 lakh crore.

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Central Bank of India Q3 Net profit surges 57%

 Public sector lender Central Bank of India on January 19 reported a net profit of Rs 717.9 crore for the October-December quarter of financial year 2023-24, posting an 56.7 percent rise from Rs 458.22 crore a year ago.

The bank's gross non-performing asset (NPA) stood at 4.50 percent, down from 8.85 percent recorded last year. On the other hand, net NPA for the quarter stood at 1.27 percent, improving from 2.09 percent on a year-on-year basis.

Central Bank of India's net interest income (NII) increased by 14.45 percent to Rs 9355 crore for 9 9-month period ended on December 31, 2023, over the corresponding period of last year.

However bank's Net Interest Margin (NIM) improved to 3.33 percent (6 bps, for 9 month period ended on December 31, 23, over the corresponding period of last year. Bank's total income (Interest Income plus Non-Interest Income) for Q3FY24 improved by 19.68 percent, from Rs 7636 crore in Q3FY23 to Rs 9139 crore in Q3FY24.

Central Bank of India has having pan India presence with network of 4494 branches with 65.29 percent (2934 branches) in rural & semi-urban areas, 4083 ATMs, and 11207 BC Points with total of 19784 Touch Points as of December 2023.

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Bank of Maharashtra Q3 Net profit rises 34%

Bank of Maharashtra on January 16 reported a 33.61 percent on-year rise in its October-December quarter net profit to Rs 1,036 crore, on the back of rising net interest income and better asset quality.

Operating Profit has shown a growth of 27.32 percent on-year to Rs 2,012 crore for the third quarter of the current financial year as against Rs 1,580 crore in a similar period last year. The same has improved by 4.77 percent on-quarter.

In the reporting quarter, net Interest Income (NII) grew by 24.56 percent on-year to Rs 2,466 crore, as against Rs 1,980 crore in a similar period last year, Bank of Maharashtra said in an exchange filing. The same was up by 1.39 percent on a sequential basis.

Gross non-performing assets (NPA) of the bank declined to 2.04 percent as on December 31, 2023, against 2.94 percent as on December 31, 2022. Net NPA declined to 0.22 percent as on December 31, 2023, as against 0.47 percent as on December 31, 2022.

Provision Coverage ratio of the bank improved to 98.40 percent as on December 31,2023, as against 97.18 percent as on December 31, 2022.

Bank holds cumulative Covid-19 provision as contingency provision of Rs 1,200 crore as on December 31, 2023, release said.

In the reporting quarter, total business of the bank grew by 18.89 percent on-year to Rs 4.34 lakh crore.

Total Deposits rose 17.89 percent on-year in October-December to Rs 2.46 lakh crore. Gross Advances grew by 20.20 percent on-year Rs 1.89 lakh crore. Net Advances grew by 21.01 percent on-year to Rs 1.85 lakh crore.

RAM (Retail, Agri. & MSME) Business grew by 27.25 percent on-year basis. Retail advances grew by 21.91  percent to Rs  49,144 crore on-year basis. MSME advances grew by 29.14  percent on Y-o-Y basis to Rs 39,410 crore.

Total Basel III Capital adequacy ratio stood at 16.85 percent with Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 11.56 percent.

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HDFC Bank Q3 Profit jumps 34%

 

HDFC Bank Ltd on Tuesday reported a 33.54 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in standalone net profit at Rs 16,372.54 crore for the December quarter compared with Rs 12,259.49 crore in the same quarter last year. The profit figure was largely in line with Street estimates. Net interest income (NII) for the quarter, which is interest earned less interest expended, rose 23.9 per cent YoY to Rs 28,470 crore compared with Rs 22,990 crore in the same quarter last year. The NII growth was slightly lower than analyst estimates of 25 per cent. 

Pre-provision operating profit jumped 24.3 per cent to about Rs 23,650 crore. Provisions for the quarter jumped to about Rs 4,220 crore from Rs 2,810 crore in the year-ago quarter. The private lender said its core net interest margin (NIM) stood at 3.4 per cent on total assets, and 3.6 per cent based on interest earning assets.

Gross non-performing assets were at 1.26 per cent of gross advances as on December 31, 2023, against 1.34 per cent as on September 30, 2023, and 1.23 per cent as on December 31, 2022. Net non-performing assets were at 0.31 per cent of net advances as on December 31.

Non-interest revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 stood at about Rs 11,140 crore compared with Rs 8500 crore in the corresponding quarter ended December 31, 2022. Among the four components of other income, fees & commissions stood at Rs 6,940 crore billion against Rs 6,050 crore YoY.

Foreign exchange & derivatives revenue came in at Rs 1210 crore against Rs 1,070 crore YoY; net trading and mark-to-market gain stood at Rs 1,470 crore against a gain of Rs 260 crore YoY. Miscellaneous income, including recoveries and dividend, stood at Rs 1,520 crore against Rs 1,110 crore.

HDFC Bank said its operating expenses were up 28.1 per cent to Rs 15,960 crore over Rs 12,460 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. The cost-to-income ratio for the quarter was at 40.3 per cent.

The Bank's total Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) as per Basel II guidelines stood at 18.4 per cent against 19.4 per cent YoY. This is against a regulatory requirement of 11.7 per cent.

As of December 31, 2023, HDFC Bank's distribution network was at 8,091 branches and 20,688 ATMs across 3,872 cities / towns as against 7,183 branches and 19,007 ATMS across 3,552 cities / towns as of December 31, 2022. A total of 52 per cent of its branches were in semi-urban and rural areas.

"In addition, we have 15,053 business correspondents, which are primarily manned by Common Service Centres (CSC). The number of employees were at 2,08,066 as of December 31, 2023 (as against 1. ,66, 890 as of December 31, 2022)," the bank said in a BSE filing.

Domestic retail loans grew 111.1 per cent, commercial and rural banking loans grew 31.4 per cent and corporate, and other wholesale loans (excluding non-individual loans of eHDFC Ltd of approximately Rs 98,900 crore) grew 11.2 per cent. Overseas advances constituted 1.7 per cent of total advances.

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Bank of Maharashtra Q2 Net profit surges 72% on year

 

State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has announced a profit of 71.8 per cent at Rs 919 crore year on year (Y-o-Y) at the end of the July-September quarter (Q2) for the financial year 2023-24 (FY24) in its consolidated results. The announcement came through a regulatory filing on BSE on Monday.

Last year, the bank recorded a profit of Rs 4,317 crore for the same period. The total income for this quarter also went up 32.8 per cent Y-o-Y at Rs 5,735 crore from Rs 4,317 crore.

Compared to the previous quarter that ended in March, profits rose by 4.2 per cent from Rs 882 crore, and income rose by 5.86 per cent from Rs 5,417 crore.

Net Interest Income (NII) went up 28.9 per cent to Rs 2,432 crore from Rs1,887 crore, Y-o-Y.

Gross non-performing assets (NPA) are down to 2.19 per cent in Q2FY24. Last year, during the same period, it was 3.40 per cent. Net NPA declined to 0.23 per cent at the end of the latest quarter compared to Q2FY23, when it stood at 0.68 per cent. In Q1FY24, gross NPA stood at 2.28 per cent and net NPA at 0.24 per cent.

Operating costs have gone up by 27 per cent compared to the same period last year at Rs 1,179 crore from Rs 927 crore. Quarter-on-quarter, it was a marginal growth of 6.67 per cent from Rs 1,105 crore.

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State Bank of India(SBI) Q2 Net profit rises 9.13%

State Bank of India (SBI), India's largest lender, on Saturday reported a 9.13% growth in consolidated net profit for the September quarter to ₹16,099.58 crore. It had reported a consolidated net profit of ₹14,752 crore in the year-ago period and ₹18,356 crore in the June quarter.

On a standalone basis, it posted a net profit of ₹14,330.02 crore as against ₹13,264.52 crore in the year-ago period. The net interest income (NII) grew at 12.3% year-on-year.

The bank reported a total income of over ₹1.12 lakh crore for the quarter under review, up from ₹88,733 crore in the year-ago period.

From an asset quality perspective, its gross non-performing assets ratio was at 2.55% as of September 30, an improvement from the 3.52% in the year-ago period and the 2.76% in the first quarter of the current fiscal.

Its overall capital adequacy stood at 14.28% as of September 30.

SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara said, "The outlook for domestic activity is brightening even as corporation de-leverage and post strong bottomlines. The growth is expected to gain momentum for the rest of the year. On external front, CAD is modest with sufficient forex buffers insulating the economy."

Kaitav Shah, Hd-BFSI, Anand Rathi Instl Eq said, "The numbers broadly seem to be in line with what has been the expectation. We just have to look at what kind of growth SBI did. I think they generally deliver in line with what the credit growth for the system has been? NII growth at ₹39,500 crore is very much in line with our expectation. We will just await what is happening at the pre-provisioning operating profit level to get a better view on or a sense on what the numbers have been. We were any which ways expecting a benign asset quality for this quarter."

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Bank of Baroda(BoB) Q2 profit rises 28% YoY

 

Bank of Baroda on Saturday reported a 28.4% year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit for the quarter ended September 2023 to Rs 4,253 crore. Total income from operations increased by 39% on year to Rs 32,033 crore.

Net interest income (NII), the difference between interest earned and interest expended, grew by 6.5% YoY to Rs 10,831 crore.

The non-interest income grew more than two-fold on year to Rs 4,171 crore during the quarter.

Provisions and contingencies for the quarter increased to Rs 2,161 crore from Rs 1,627 crore a year ago.

The gross non-performing assets ratio as of September end stood at 3.32%, compared to 5.31% a year ago and 3.51% a quarter ago. The net non-performing assets ratio as of September end stood at 0.76%, compared to 1.16% a year ago and 0.78% a quarter ago.

The capital adequacy ratio under Basel-III norms was 15.30% as of September end, compared to 15.25% a year ago.

The global net interest margin (NIM) for the quarter stood at 3.07%, the state-owned lender said in a release.

Operating profit for the quarter increased by 33% on year to Rs 8,020 crore. The cost-to-income ratio reduced to 46.54% from 49.74% a year ago.

The bank’s balance sheet remained robust, with a provision coverage ratio of 93.16%. The credit cost remained below 1% at 0.92% during the quarter.

The global advances saw a strong 17% YoY growth during the quarter, led by robust retail loan book growth. Organic retail advances grew by 22%, led by higher focus on auto loan, home loan, personal loan, mortgage loan, and education loan.

The lender achieved a total business of Rs 22.74 lakh crore, registering a growth of 16% YoY.

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Bank of India(BoI) Q2 Net profit rises 52%

 

Bank of India on November 4 reported a 52 percent rise in its net profit to Rs 1,458.43 crore in the second quarter of the current financial year. In the year-ago period, the state-owned lender reported Rs 960 crore net profit.

This was on the back of sharp improvement in the asset quality and increase in margins of the lender.

On a sequential basis, net profit has fallen 6 percent.

In the reporting quarter, the asset quality of the state-owned lender improved sharply with gross non-performing assets (NPA) ratio stood at 5.84 percent, as compared to 8.51 percent in a similar period last year.

Similarly, net NPA ratio fell to 1.54 percent as on September 30, 2023, as against 1.92 percent in a year ago period, and 1.65 percent in a quarter ago period.

In absolute terms, gross NPA of the bank stood at Rs 31,719 crore as on September 30, 2023, as compared to Rs 34,582 crore as on June 30, 2023, and Rs 42,014 crore as on September 30, 2022.

Whereas, net NPA stood at Rs 7,978 in July-September quarter, as against Rs 8,119 crore in a quarter ago period, and Rs 8,836 crore in a year ago period.

In reporting quarter, Provision Coverage Ratio (PCR) improved by 62 basis points (bps) on-year, as per release. PCR of the state-owned bank stood at 89.58 percent as on September 30, 2023, as against 88.96 percent in a year ago period.

Net interest Income

The net interest income (NII) of the bank in July-September quarter rose 13 percent on-year to Rs 5,740 crore, as compared to Rs 5,083 crore in a year ago period.

However, on a quarterly basis, NII of the bank fell 3 percent.

The interest income of the bank in the reporting quarter was Rs 14,971 crore, and interest expanded stood at Rs 9,231 crore.

Net interest margins of Bank of India by 4 bps in reporting quarter to 3.08 percent. In a year ago period, it stood at 3.04 percent, and 3.03 percent in a quarter ago period.

Deposits and advances

Global Business increased by 9.25 percent on-year from Rs 11,41,356 crore in September 2022 to Rs 12,46,879 crore in September 2023.

Global Deposits increased by 8.68 percent on-year from Rs 6.5 lakh crore in September 2022 to Rs 7.03 crore in September 2023.

Global Advances increased by 10 percent on-year from Rs 4.94 lakh crore in September 2022 to Rs 5.43 lakh crore in September 2023.

Domestic Deposits increased by 8.61 percent on-year from Rs 5.51 lakh crore in September 2022 to Rs 5.99 lakh crore in September 2023.

Domestic Advances increased by 9.80 percent on-year from Rs 4.12 lakh crore in September 2022 to Rs 4.53 lakh crore in September 2023.

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UCO Bank Q2 Net profit falls 20.3%

Public sector lender UCO Bank on November 3 reported a 20.3 percent fall in net profit at Rs 401.67 crore for the July-September quarter of the financial year 2023-24.

The Kolkata-headquartered bank reported a net profit of Rs Rs 504.52 crore in the year-ago period.

The bank's gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) declined to 4.14 percent from 4.48 percent of the year-ago period. Its net non-performing assets (NNPAs) fell to 1.11 percent from 1.18 percent.

Bank's total business grew by 10.56 percent to Rs.417145 crore on y-o-y, wherein Gross Advances up by 17.99 percent to Rs. 167734 crore on y-o-y & total deposits grew by 6.07 percent to Rs.249411 crore on y-o-y. UCO Bank's, Capital Adequacy Ratio (CRAR) improved to 16.83 percent as on September 30, 2023, as compared to 14.02 percent on September 2022, with Tier 1 ratio of 14.19 percent as of Sept 2023 as against 11.25 percent as on Sept 2022 registered an improvement of 281 bps and 294 bps in CRAR and Tier 1 respectively.

The bank has a network of 3213 domestic branches and 2 overseas branches in Hong Kong and Singapore & 1 Representative office in Iran. Out of the total branches, Bank has 61.78 percent i.e. 1985 branches in rural & semi-urban areas. The bank has 2472 ATMs and 8747 BC (Business Correspondents) Points making the total number of 14435 touch points as of September 30, 2023.

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Canara Bank Q2 Net profit zooms 43% YoY

 

Public sector lender Canara Bank on October 26 reported a net profit of Rs 3,606 crore for the July-September quarter of FY24, up 43 percent from the year-ago period.

The lender's net interest income (NII) came in at Rs 8,903 crore, 19 percent higher from the the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.

The bank's gross non-performing asset (NPA) stood at 4.76 percent, down from 6.37 percent in year-ago period. Net NPA for the quarter improved to 1.41 percent from 2.19 percent in the year-ago period.

Deposit of the bank stood at Rs 11.43 lakh crore growing by 8.22 percent and domestic advances stood at Rs 8.78 lakh crore growing by 12.59 percent.

The lender's RAM credit grew by 13.63 percent to Rs 5.16 lakh crore and constitutes 56 percent of the total advances. Retail credit grew by 10.56 percent with housing loan growth at 12.32 percent and education Loan grew by 14.68 percent whereas vehicle loan grew by 9.29 percent.

The bank's retail portfolio increased to Rs 1.48 lakh crore and grew by 10.56 percent. Housing loan portfolio increased by 12.32 percent to Rs 88,564 crore and advances to agriculture grew by 20.54 percent to Rs 2.36 lakh crore.

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Union Bank Of India Q2 Profit Jumps 90%

 

Union Bank of India's profit jumped 90% in the July–September quarter on account of a significant drawdown in provisions.

The public sector lender reported a net profit of Rs 3,511 crore in the second quarter of fiscal 2024 as compared with Rs 1,847 crore over the same period last year, according to an exchange filing on Friday. Analysts polled by Bloomberg pegged its standalone net profit at Rs 3,139 crore.

Sequentially, the bottom line rose 8.5%.

The net interest income increased 10% to Rs 9,126 crore from Rs 8,305 crore in the year-ago period. As on Sept. 30, the net interest margin stood at 3.18%, up 5 basis points from the quarter ended June.

The bank's domestic advances grew 9.2% year-on-year to Rs 8.2 lakh crore during the quarter, propped up by a strong pickup in education and gold loans. However, the absolute share of the two segments in the loan mix was low.

Domestic deposits increased 7.4% to Rs 11.2 lakh crore in the second quarter. As of Sept. 30, the current account and savings account ratio stood at 34.6%.

The bank met the priority sector lending requirements as prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India, under which all banks have to lend 40% of the adjusted net bank credit towards agriculture, micro enterprises and other economically disadvantaged sections.

The share of loans disbursed to women by the bank was exceedingly well above the 5% benchmark set by the RBI under its PSL norms, according to the investor presentation.

The bank's operating expenses rose nearly 12% to Rs 5,600 crore during the reporting period.

Union Bank of India's asset quality improved, with the gross non-performing assets ratio at 6.38% from 7.34% in the previous quarter. The net NPA ratio fell 28 bps to 1.3%, from 1.58% in the first quarter.

While fresh slippages during the quarter amounted to Rs 2,527 crore, accounts worth Rs 984 crore were upgraded. Loans worth Rs 6,018 crore were written off during the period.

Of the total provisions, the amount set aside for bad loans was Rs 1,691 crore during the quarter, nearly 40% lower than what was provided in the same quarter of the previous year.

The bank's provision coverage ratio stood at 92.03% as of Sept. 30. Its capital adequacy ratio was at 16.69%, with CET-1 ratio at 13.05% and tier-II at 2.12%. Out of Rs 10,100 crore approved by the board to be raised this financial year, the bank has already raised Rs 5,000 crore through equity.

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Punjab National Bank(PNB) Q2 Net profit zooms 327%

 

Public sector lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) reported a 327 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit at Rs 1,756 crore for the September quarter compared with Rs 411.27 crore in the corresponding quarter of the last fiscal. Net interest income (NII), the difference between the interest earned from lending activities and the interest paid, rose to Rs 9923 crore in the September quarter of the current fiscal.

Operating profit of PNB climbed 11.66% to Rs 6216.43 crore in Q2 against Rs 5567.21 crore in the September quarter of the last fiscal. 

Asset quality of the lender improved in the last quarter. Gross NPAs fell to Rs 65,563.12 crore in Q2 against Rs 87,034.79 crore in the September 2022 quarter. Gross NPA ratio slipped to 6.96% in Q2 against 10.48% in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. 

Debt to equity ratio of PNB fell to Rs 0.76 in Q2 against 0.91 in the September 2022 quarter. 

Net NPA ratio slipped to 1.47% in Q2 against 3.80% in the September 2022 quarter. Net NPAs declined to Rs 13,114.12 crore in Q2 compared to Rs 29,348.16 crore in the September 2022 quarter.

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Indian Bank Q2 Net profit rises 61%

 

Public sector lender Indian Bank has reported a 61 per cent rise in net profit during the second quarter of the financial year FY24 to Rs 2,068.49 crore, compared to Rs 1,287.39 crore during the same period last financial year. The improved net profit is mainly due to a 23 per cent increase in net interest income (NII) for the quarter.

The total income of the Chennai-based bank also rose by 25 per cent during the quarter, reaching Rs 15,929.4 crore compared to Rs 12,714.2 crore in the same quarter of the FY23. "Indian Bank is strategically expanding its business with a major focus on retail, agriculture, and MSME sectors, targeting 10-12 per cent credit growth in FY24. Adopting digital banking as our core focus, we are committed to fostering financial growth and prosperity for individuals and businesses across diverse sectors of society. Through constant innovation, we aim to simplify processes, enabling quick and convenient banking," the bank said in a statement on Thursday. The bank's NII, the difference between interest earned and interest expended, stood at Rs 5,741 crore, compared to Rs 4,684 crore during the second quarter of the previous financial year.

The bank's gross non-performing assets (NPA) for the quarter under review stood at 4.97 per cent of gross advances, a decrease from 7.30 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous year. Similarly, the net NPA improved from 1.5 per cent at the end of September 2022 to 0.60 per cent as of September this year.

The provision coverage ratio also improved to 95.64 per cent from 91.08 per cent at the end of September 2022. The bank's return on average assets increased to 1.06 per cent in the second quarter of FY24, up from 0.71 per cent in the second quarter of FY23. Its return on equity also rose to 19.90 per cent from 13.83 per cent in September 2022.

The total business of the bank recorded year-on-year growth of 10 per cent, reaching Rs 1,13,3091 crore in September 2023, from Rs 1,02,6801 crore in September 2022. Its advances increased by 12 per cent year-on-year to Rs 4,92,288 crore in September 2023 from Rs 4,37,941 crore in September 2022.

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ICICI Bank Q2 Net profit surges 36%

ICICI Bank on October 21 registered 35.7 percent year-on-year growth in standalone profit and a 24 percent rise in net interest income in the July-September quarter of the fiscal year 2023-24 (Q2), with a significant fall in bad loan provisions.

The standalone profit of the Mumbai-based bank jumped to Rs 10,261 crore for the quarter, rising from Rs 7,557.84 crore in the same period last year, the bank said in its BSE filing.

Net profit of Rs 10,261 crore (36 percent year-on-year growth) exceeded analysts' estimates of Rs 9,422 crore in Q2 (25 percent YoY growth).

According to an average estimate of five brokerages, ICICI Bank’s NII (Net Interest Income) was expected to increase 22 percent YoY to Rs 18,080 crore in Q2FY23-24, amid strong pick-up in loan growth, and lower provisions. Loan-loss provisions are expected to drop 6 percent YoY, to Rs 1,550 crore.

The total income in the second quarter of the current fiscal rose to Rs 40,697 crore from Rs 31,088 crore in the same period a year ago, ICICI Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest earned by the bank improved to Rs 34,920 crore from Rs 26,033 crore in the September 2022 quarter. Interest earned by the bank improved to Rs 34,920 crore from Rs 26,033 crore in the September 2022 quarter.

Its net interest income (NII) increased by 24 per cent year-on-year to Rs 18,308 crore in the quarter against Rs 14,787 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. At the same time, the net interest margin rose to 4.53 per cent compared to 4.31 per cent in the same period a year ago. At the same time, the net interest margin rose to 4.53 per cent compared to 4.31 per cent in the same period a year ago.

The bank's asset quality showed improvement as gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declined to 2.48 per cent of gross advances at the end of the September quarter from 2.76 per cent a year ago. Similarly, its net NPAs or bad loans declined to 0.43 per cent against 0.61 per cent in the year-ago period. Similarly, its net NPAs or bad loans declined to 0.43 per cent against 0.61 per cent in the year-ago period.

However, the bank's capital adequacy ratio decreased to 16 per cent from 16.93 per cent at the end of September 2022. On a consolidated basis, the bank's profit increased by 36 per cent to Rs 10,896 crore in the quarter from Rs 8,007 crore a year ago. On a consolidated basis, the bank's profit increased by 36 per cent to Rs 10,896 crore in the quarter from Rs 8,007 crore a year ago.

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Yes Bank Q2 earnings : Net profit rises over 47%

 

Yes Bank of October 21 reported a 47.4 percent rise in its net profit to Rs 225.21 crore in the second quarter of the current financial year. In the previous quarter last year, net profit of the bank stood at Rs 152.82 crore.

On sequential basis, net profit falls over 34 percent. The asset quality of the bank in the reporting quarter improved, with gross non-performing asset (NPA) ratio stood at 2 percent, and Net NPA ratio stood at 0.9 percent.

In absolute terms, gross NPA stood at Rs 4319.03 crore as on September 30, and net NPA stood at Rs 27419.11 crore as on September 30.

In the reporting quarter, provisions and contingencies fell 14.1 percent on-year to Rs 500.38 crore. In the similar period last year, it stood at Rs 582.81 crore. Provision Coverage Ratio (PCR) of the bank stood at 56.4 percent, as against 48.4 percent last quarter. Including Technical  write-off, PCR stood at 72.1 percent, as compared to 67.8 percent.

Yes Bank, the private sector lender has reported deposits growth of 17.2 percent on-year, which is up 6.8 percent on-quarter to Rs 2.34 lakh crore, while its advances increased by 9.5 percent on-year and 5.2 percent on-quarter to Rs 2.20 lakh crore as detailed in the filing with BSE dated October 3.

In the reporting quarter, CASA Ratio remained stable on sequential basis, at 29.4 percent despite challenging environment. 3.91 lakh CASA Accounts opened during the quarter, release said.

The net interest income of the bank stood at Rs 1,925 crore, which was 3.3 percent up on-year. Net interest margins (NIM) for Q2FY24 at 2.3 percent down by nearly 30 basis points (Bps) on-year and 20 bps on-quarter.

In Q2FY24, Non-Interest Income at Rs 1,210 crore, up 38.4 percent on-year and 6.0 percent on-quarter.

YES Bank in July-September quarter reported interest expanded at Rs 4785.61 crore, as compared to Rs 3483.02 crore in a similar period last year.

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Central Bank of India Q2 results: Net profit jumps 90%

 

Public sector lender Central Bank of India on October 20, reported a net profit of Rs 605.4 crore for the July–September quarter of this fiscal year.

The bank's gross non-performing asset (GNPA) also improved to 4.62 percent from 4.95 percent Q1FY24. The lender's net NPA stood at 1.64 percent, improving from 1.75 percent in the last quarter.

Central Bank of India's total business grew by 11.51 percent to Rs 602284 crore (Q2FY24), vis-à-vis Rs 540130 (Q2FY23). However, total Deposits were up by 8.21 percent to Rs 371252 crore (Q2FY24), vis-à-vis Rs 343081 (Q2FY23).

Notably, the Provision Coverage Ratio (PCR) has improved to 92.54 (Q2FY24) from 89.20 (Q2FY23), registering an improvement of 334 bps.

The Operating Profit improved by 13.47 percent to Rs 3369 crore (as against, Rs 2969 crore Q2FY23), on half yearly basis, though it dipped marginally by 12.47 percent to Rs 1530 crore (as against, Rs 1748 crore Q2FY23), on quarterly basis, due to increasing in non-staff operating expenses.

Net Interest Income (NII) increased by 10.23 percent to Rs 3028 crore as against Rs 2747 crore Q2FY23. The same is increased by 26.90 percent to Rs 6204 crore (as against, Rs 4889 crore Q2FY23), on half yearly basis.

Net Interest Margin (NIM) improved to 3.53 percent as against 3.12 percent Q2FY23, 41 bps, on half yearly basis, though reduced marginally to 3.43 percent as against 3.44 percent Q2FY23, quarterly basis, due to increase in interest pay-out on deposits. Central Bank of India has a Bank network of 4489 branches with 65.22 percent (2928 branches) in rural & semi-urban areas, 4044 ATMs and 10962 BC Points with total 19495 Touch Points as on September ’23.

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Punjab & Sind Bank Q1 Net profit falls 25%

Public sector lender Punjab & Sind Bank (PSB) on August 5 reported a 25.4 percent fall in net profit to Rs 152.67 crore for the April-June quarter of FY24, as against Rs 204.7 crore last year.During the quarter, the lender earned an interest income of Rs 2,316 crore compared to Rs 1,800 crore in the year-ago period, as per a regulatory filing.

The bank's gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) declined to 6.80 percent from 11.34 percent in the June quarter of the previous fiscal. Net naon-performing assets (NNPAs) fell to 1.95 percent from 2.56 percent.The bank's net interest margin (NIM) in the quarter increased to 2.63 percent from 2.53 percent a year ago.Total income increased to Rs 2,494 crore in the first quarter of 2023-24 against Rs 1,915 crore a year ago.

Explaining the reason for the decline in profit, Punjab & Sind Bank's Managing Director Swarup Kumar Saha said the bank has made a Rs 57 crore provision towards the wage revision under negotiation and Rs 450 crore in fresh slippages, including a mid-corporate of Rs 92 crore in the quarter.

With regard to business growth, Saha said credit growth is expected to be 13-14 percent, while deposit mobilisation would witness a growth of 8-10 percent during the current fiscal.

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Bank of Baroda(BoB) Q1 Net profit jumps 88%

Public sector lender Bank of Baroda on August 5 reported 87.7 percent rise in net profit to Rs 4,070 crore for the April-June FY24 quarter from Rs 2,168 crore last year.

Bank of Baroda’s net profit was seen rising 86.5 percent YoY to Rs 4044.3 crore. The lender exceeded market expectations.

The gross non-performing assets of the bank declined to 3.51 percent as compared with 6.26 percent last year.

The Gross NPA of the Bank reduced by 33.8 percent YoY to Rs 34,832 crore in Q1FY24 and Gross NPA Ratio improved to 3.51 percent in Q1FY24 from 6.26 percent in Q1FY23.

The Net NPA Ratio of the BOB stands at a record low of 0.78 percent in Q1FY24 as compared with 1.58 percent in Q1FY23.

However, Slippage ratio declined to 1.05 percent for Q1FY24 as against 1.71 percent in Q1FY23.

Domestic CASA deposits registered a growth of 5.5 percent YoY and stood at Rs 4,23,600 crore. Auto Loan increases by 22.1 percent, Home Loan 18.4 percent, Personal Loans by 82.9 percent, Mortgage Loan 15.8 percent and Education Loan 20.8 percent on a YoY basis.

However, the Agriculture loan portfolio grew by 15.1 percent YoY to Rs 1,27,583 crore and the total Gold loan portfolio including retail and agri. stands at Rs 40,652 crore, registering a growth of 32.1 percent on a YoY basis.

Bank of Baroda has domestic presence spanning 8,205 branches and 10,459 ATMs and Cash Recyclers supported by self-service channels and an international presence with a network of 93 overseas offices spanning 17 countries.

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