State-owned IDBI Bank Ltd reported a net loss of Rs.1,735.8 crore for the quarter ended 31 March after setting aside more money to cover the risk of loan default.
The bank had reported a net profit of Rs.546 crore a year ago, and a loss of Rs.2,184 crore in the October-December period.
Total provisions for the quarter rose to Rs.4,450 crore, up 19.5% from Rs.3,723 crore in the December quarter. Provisions during the same quarter last year were Rs.1,718 crore.
Provisions surged due to recognition of stressed loans as
non-performing assets (NPAs) on a directive by the Reserve Bank of India
after its asset quality review in December.
The gross NPA ratio for the January-March period jumped to 10.98% of
total loans, higher than 8.94% in the third quarter. Gross NPAs as an
absolute number rose 26.8% to Rs.24,875 crore from Rs.19,615.22 crore in December.
Net interest income, or the difference between interest earned on
loans and that spent on deposits, rose by 6% from a year ago to Rs.6,089 crore in the fourth quarter. Non-interest income, or the money earned in fees and commissions, fell to Rs.1,346 crore from 1,970.3 crore last year, a dip of 32%.
IDBI Bank’s capital adequacy ratio, a measure of financial strength
expressed as a ratio of capital to risk-weighed assets, under the Basel
III regime was 11.67% in the quarter ended 31 March, lower than 11.76% a
year ago. The ratio was 13% in December.
IDBI Bank conducted a preferential issue of shares in the last week
of March and issued additional stock to Life Insurance Corporation of
India, which now owns a 14.37% stake in the bank.
IDBI Bank shares fell 0.47% to Rs.64.10 on the BSE on a day the benchmark Sensex fell 0.39% to 25,301.90 points.
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