State Bank of India (SBI) Q4 result: Net profit climbs 83% 

 


State Bank of India (SBI) on May 18 reported a standalone profit of Rs 16,694.51 crore for the March quarter, up 83.18 percent from Rs 9,113.53 crore in the same quarter of the previous.


India's largest lender's net interest income came in at Rs 40,392.50 crore, rising 29.5 percent from Rs 31,197 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.


State Bank of India was expected to post a 68 percent rise in profit over the last year, according to a Moneycontrol poll of brokerages. Whereas net interest income (NII) was expected to increase 25.8 percent.


The board of the bank recommended a dividend of Rs 11.30 per equity share for FY23. It will be paid on June 14, 2023, the bank said.


The lender said bank’s return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) for the financial year 2o23 stood at 0.96 percent and 19.43 percent, respectively. ROA at 1.23 percent for the quarter improved by 49 bps YoY.


Domestic net interest margin (NIM) for Q4FY23 increased by 44 basis points YoY to 3.84 percent.


SBI said its Gross NPA ratio was at 2.78 percent down by 119 bps YoY. Net NPA ratio was at 0.67 percent, down by 35 bps YoY. Provision Coverage Ratio (PCR) was at 76.39 percent, improving by 135 bps YoY. Slippage Ratio for FY23 improved by 34 bps YoY and stood at 0.65 percent, while Slippage Ratio for Q4FY23 was at 0.41 percent.

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Bank of Baroda(BoB) Q4 Results: Profit zooms 168% YoY

State-run Bank of Baroda on Tuesday reported a standalone net profit of Rs 4,775 crore, up 168% year-on-year (YoY) for the fourth quarter ended March 2023. In the same quarter of last year, it posted a net profit of Rs 1,779 crore.


Its net interest income (NII) for the quarter grew 33.8% at Rs 11,525 crore. Meanwhile, NII registered a growth of 26.8% YoY for FY23 to Rs 41,3


55 crore.


Global NIM stood at 3.53% in Q4FY23, an increase of 45 bps YoY. NIM for FY23 stood at 3.31 % against 3.03% for FY22. Domestic NIM stood at 3.65% in Q4FY23, a rise of 51 bps YoY. NIM for FY23 stood at 3.42% as compared 3.09% for FY22.



The bank reported a strong quarter on the asset quality front with both gross non-performing assets (NPAs) and net NPAs on the downward trend. The gross NPA of the bank fell to 3.79% in the January-March period, compared with 6.61% in the year-ago quarter.


Meanwhile, net NPAs too were at a record low of 0.89% in Q4 FY23 as against 1.72% in Q4 FY22.


"The Bank has recommended a dividend at Rs 5.50 per equity share (Face Value Rs.2/- each fully paid up) for the FY2022-23 subject to declaration/approval at the ensuing 27th Annual General Meeting," Bank of Baroda said in an exchange filing.


The Board of Directors of Bank of Baroda have fixed July 1, 2023 to July 7, 2023 (both days inclusive) as Book Closure dates for the purpose of 27th AGM and dividend payment. Hence, shareholders having shares as on cut-off date i.e. 30th June 2023 shall be eligible for dividend.


Global advances of the Bank increased to Rs 9,69,548 crore, up 18.5% YoY, led by robust retail loan book growth. Meanwhile, domestic advances of the Bank increased to Rs 7,95,560 crore, up 16.3% YoY. International advances grew by 6.3% sequentially in Q4FY23 and stood at Rs 1,73,988 crore.


It's organic retail advances grew by 26.8%, driven by growth in high-focus areas such as Auto Loan (24.4%), Home Loan (19.5%), Personal Loan (101.5%), Mortgage Loan (18.0%), Education Loan (21.8%).


Global deposits of the bank surged by 15.1% YoY to Rs 12,03,688 crore. Domestic deposits increased by 13% YoY to Rs 10,47,375 crore in March 2023.


The bank's operating income grew 34.6% YoY during the Q4 FY23 to Rs 6,823 crore, while operating profit for the March quarter stood at Rs 8,073 crore, up 43.3% YoY.


Return on Assets for FY23 stood at 1.03%, up by 43 bps YoY, while Return on Equity for FY23 increased by 648 bps YoY to 18.34%.

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Indian Overseas Bank(IOB) Q4 profit rises 18%


Indian Overseas Bank has reported 17.12% rise in net profit to Rs 650 cr for the quarter ended march 2023 as against Rs 555 crore for December 2022 quarter.


The year on year net profit of the bank has surged by 22.75% to Rs 2,099 cr from Rs 1,710 crore as reported in the financial year 2021-22 on the back of strong growth in net interest income and improvement in asset quality.


On the asset quality side, the bank has seen decrease in both gross NPA and net NPA. The bank’s gross NPA has gone down to Rs 14,072 cr (7.44%) as on 31.03.2023 from Rs 14,333 crore (8.19%) as reported on 31.03.2022.


Similarly, the net NPA of the bank has decreased to Rs 3,266 cr (1.83%) from Rs 4,000 cr (2.43%) for the above said period.


The provision requirement for NPA has decreased by 26.52% to Rs 2,499 cr as on 31.03.2023 as against Rs 3401 cr reported in the previous year due to improvement in the asset quality.


The credit cost of the bank has reduced to 1.70% as of 31.03.2023 as against 2.35% reported in the last year.


The net interest margin of the bank stood at 3.20% as on the quarter ended March 2023. The return on asset of the bank also increased to 0.83% as on the quarter ended March 2023 as against 0.73% in the previous quarter.


The capital adequacy ratio has improved to 16.10% as of 31.03.2023 as against 15.16% as of 31.12.2022 and as against 13.83% as of 31.03.2022.


The net interest income of the bank has increased by 30.82% to Rs 8,256 crore as of 31.03.2023 from Rs 6,311 crore reported in the previous financial year on the back of strong credit growth. The credit growth of the bank has increased by 21.31% (YoY) to Rs 1,89,009 crore as on March 31, 2023.

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Indian Bank Q4 net profit up 48% as NII rises 29%

 



State run Indian Bank posted a 48 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,520 crore in Q4 FY23, compared to Rs 1,024 crore in the same period in FY22 and helped by a rise in income and improved asset quality.


The Chennai-based lender’s total income during the quarter under review picked up by 25 per cent to Rs 14,416 crore as against Rs 11,556 crore in Q4 FY22. As on March 31, 2023, the company’s gross non-performing assets (NPA) were 5.95 per cent of the gross advances, as compared to 8.47 per cent during the same period in 2022. Similarly, net NPA was seen at 0.90 per cent of gross advances as on March 31, 2023 as compared to 2.27 per cent during the same period in 2021-22.



Net interest income (NII), which is the difference between interest earned and interest expended, was seen at Rs 5,519 crore in Q4 FY23, increasing 29 per cent when compared to Rs 4,271 crore during the same period in FY22.


Indian Bank's board recommended a dividend of Rs 8.60 per equity share (86 per cent of paid up equity capital of the bank) for FY23. The lender reported an earning per share (EPS) of Rs 12.20 for the period compared to Rs 8.22 for the period ended March 31, 2022.


In Q4 FY23, the bank’s return on average assets was seen up at 0.89 per cent from 0.62  per cent in the Q4 of FY22. Its total capital adequacy ratio (CAR) during the quarter remained the same as Q4FY22 at 16.84 per cent.  


During the entire financial year 2022-23, the bank’s net profit increased by 35 per cent to Rs 5,572 crore as against Rs 4,142 crore in 2021-22. Its total income during the year under review was up by 14 per cent to Rs 52,790 crore as against Rs 46,268 crore in 2021-22.



The bank board has also cleared a plan to raise equity capital aggregating up to Rs 4,000 crore through various modes, including follow-on public offer (FPO), rights issue, qualified institutional placement (QIP) or combination in 2023-24.


The board approved raising around Rs 3,000 crore through the issuance of Basel III Compliant AT 1 Perpetual Bond or Tier-2 Bond in one or more tranches during the current or subsequent financial years based on requirement.


The bank’s cost-to-income ratio improved to 46.47 per cent in March 2023 from 53.03 per cent in March 2022. Its domestic NIM improved to 3.59 per cent during the period from 2.87 per cent last year, advances too increased by 14 per cent YoY to Rs 4,73,586 crore in March 2023 from Rs 4,15,625 crore in March 2022.


RAM (Retail, Agriculture and MSME) advances grew by 12 per cent YoY to Rs 2,72,679 crore from Rs 242,700 crore last year. RAM contribution to gross domestic advances was 61 per cent with retail, agri and MSME advances growing by 13 per cent, 16 per cent and 7 per cent YoY respectively.


Home Loan (Including mortgage) grew by 11 per cent YoY, auto loan by 28 per cent and Personal Loan by 46 per cent during the period. The bank’s deposits increased by 5 per cent YoY and reached Rs 621,166 crore in March 2023. Its CASA ratio stood at 42 per cent. 


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Canara Bank Q4 Results: Net profit zooms 90% YoY

 


Canara Bank on Monday reported March quarter net profit at Rs 3,175 crore, up 90% year-on-year (YoY). The figure stood at Rs 1,666 crore in the same quarter last year.


Net interest income (NII), the difference between interest earned and interest expended, grew 23% YoY to Rs 8,616 crore for the fourth quarter under review. It was Rs 7,006 crore in the corresponding quarter of last year.


The lender's operating profit stood at Rs 7,252 crore during the March quarter, registering a growth of 17% YoY.


Canara Bank improved its asset quality over a year ago period as gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio reduced to 5.35% in the March quarter, down from 5.89% at the end of March 2022.


Net non-performing assets (NNPA) ratio has also declined to 1.73% as of March 2023 from 2.65% as of March 2022.


The bank's provision coverage ratio (PCR) stood at 87.31% at the end of March quarter as against 84.17% in the last year quarter.


On the operational front, the global business increased by 12% YoY to Rs 20.41 lakh crore as at March 2023 with global deposits at Rs 11.79 lakh crore.


Domestic deposits of the bank stood at Rs 10.94 lakh crore at the end of the quarter, showing a growth of 6% YoY.


While the retail lending portfolio increased by 11% YoY to Rs 1.4 lakh crore, housing loans jumped 14% YoY to Rs 84,364 crore.


The bank's capital adequacy was at 16.68% as of March 2023, including tier-I of 13.78%.


The lender's Board has recommended a dividend of Rs 12 per equity share (i.e., 120%) of face value of Rs 10 each to the shareholders for the financial year 2022-23.


The lender has 9,706 branches as of the March quarter, out of which 3048 are rural, 2742 semi-urban, 1991 urban and 1925 metro along with 10726 ATMs.


Considering the bank’s performance, the board has decided to pay 15 days' salary as performance-linked incentive (PLI) to the employees.

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Union Bank of India's Q4 net rises 93.3% on healthy growth in NII


Public sector lender Union Bank of India's net profit rose by 93.3 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 2,782 crore for the quarter ended March 2023 (Q4FY23) on healthy growth in Net Interest Income (NII) and non-interest income.

Sequentially, the profit rose from Rs 2,244 crore in Q3FY23.


For FY23, the bank's net profit grew 61.18 per cent to Rs 8,433 crore against Rs 5,232 crore in FY22.


The board of directors has recommended a dividend of Rs 3.0 per share (Rs 10 each) for FY23, subject to shareholders' approval, the Mumbai-based lender informed BSE.


Its capital adequacy ratio stood at 16.04 per cent with Common Equity Tier of 12.36 per cent at the end of March.


Union Bank’s NII, interest revenues minus interest expenses, grew by 21.9 per cent YoY to Rs 8,251 crore in Q4FY23 as against Rs 6,769 crore for Q4FY22. The net interest margin improved to 2.98 per cent in Q4FY23 from 2.75 per cent in Q4FY22.  


The non-interest income rose by 62.48 per cent YoY to Rs 5,269 crore in Q4FY23, the bank said a statement.


Its advances grew by 13.05 per cent YoY basis to Rs 8.09 trillion in FY23. Out of it, RAM advances – Retail, Agriculture and MSME (RAM)- increased at a higher pace of 14.94 per cent to Rs 4.36 trillion at the end of March 2023.


Total deposits increased by 8.26 per cent YoY to Rs 11.17 trillion. The share of low-cost deposits — current account and saving accounts (CASA) — stood at 35.62 per cent at the end of March 2023, down marginally from 36.54 per cent a year ago.


The asset quality profile improved with gross non-performing assets declining to 7.53 per cent in March from 11.11 per cent in the same month in 2022. The net NPAs also declined 1.7 per cent in March 2023 from 3.68 per cent a year ago. 


The provision coverage ratio improved to 90.34 per cent in March 2023 from 83.61 per cent a year ago.

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Bank of India(BoI) Q4 net more than doubles on improvement in NII


Public sector lender Bank of India’s (BoI) net profit more than doubled year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 1,350 crore for the quarter ended March 2023 (Q4FY23) on improvement in net interest income (NII). However, sequentially, the profit rose from Rs 1,151 crore in Q3FY23. For FY23, the bank's net profit grew 18.15 per cent to Rs 4,023 crore against Rs 3,405 crore in FY22.


The board of directors declared a dividend of Rs 2.0 per share (Rs 10 each) for FY23, subject to shareholders' approval, the bank informed BSE.



BOI's capital adequacy ratio stood at 16.28 per cent with the Common Equity Tier of 13.6 per cent at the end of March.


The bank's net interest income (NII), interest revenues minus interest expenses, grew by 37.77 per cent YoY to Rs 5,493 crore in Q4FY23 as against Rs 3,987 crore for Q4FY22. The net interest margin (NIM) improved to 3.15 per cent in Q4FY23 from 2.56 per cent in Q4FY22.



The bank in a statement said that the advances expanded by 12.87 per cent YoY basis to Rs 5.15 trillion in FY23. Total deposits increased by 6.64 per cent YoY to Rs 6.69 trillion. The share of low-cost deposits — current account and saving accounts (CASA) — stood at 44.73 per cent at the end of March 2023, down from 45.02 per cent a year ago, according to an analyst presentation.


The asset quality profile improved with gross non-performing assets (NPA) declining to 7.31 per cent in March 2023 from 9.98 per cent in the same month in 2022. The net NPAs also declined 1.66 per cent in March 2023 from 2.34 per cent a year ago. 



The provision coverage ratio (PCR) improved to 89.68 per cent in March 2023 from  87.76 per cent a year ago.



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Uco bank posted highest ever annual profit


Public sector UCO Bank on Tuesday reported an 86.2 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 581.24 crore for the March 2023 quarter on the back of a reduction in bad loans. The bank reported a profit of Rs 312.18 crore in the January-March quarter of 2021-22.


UCO Bank has posted its highest-ever annual net profit of Rs 1,862.34 crore in 2022-23 against Rs 929.76 crore in the preceding fiscal, registering a nearly 100 per cent year-on-year growth, the Kolkata headquartered lender said in a stock exchange filing.


The net interest income (NII) at Rs 7,343.13 crore during the year too was the bank's highest ever.


The bank's gross non-performing assets (NPA) in the fourth quarter declined to 4.78 per cent from 7.89 per cent a year ago.


Similarly, the net NPA too declined to 1.29 per cent in the January-March 2022-23 quarter from 2.7 per cent.


UCO Bank's capital adequacy ratio at 16.51 per cent at March-end 2023 increased by 277 basis points from 13.74 per cent a year ago

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Punjab & Sind Bank reports 32% growth in Q4 PAT

 


Punjab & Sind Bank showed a mixed performance in the fourth quarter of FY23. The lender posted double-digit growth of 32.03% YoY and 22.43% QoQ in net profit to 
Rs.456.99 crore in Q4FY23. On the contrary, the bank's net interest income (NII) dipped by 1.97% YoY and sharply by 15.05% QoQ to Rs.683.78 crore in the quarter.

The growth in net profit was alongside narrowing in provision losses.


In Q4FY23, the bank's provision and contingencies loss narrowed steeply to Rs.57.12 crore as against Rs.131.56 crore in Q4FY22 and ₹207.46 crore in Q3FY23.


Gross non-performing assets (GNPA) came in at 6.97% in Q4FY23 as against 12.17% in Q4FY22 and 8.36% in Q3FY23. Net NPA stood at 1.84% in the quarter under review, compared to 2.74% in Q4FY22 and 2.02% in Q3FY23.


In its financial report, Punjab & Sind Bank revealed that it surpasses the targets in Priority Sector Advance which stands at 54.99% and Agriculture Advance at 20.67% of ANBC, as on March 2023, against the regulatory target of 40% and 18% respectively.


Also, the bank's credit to small and marginal farmers stands at 11.06% of ANBC, against the regulatory target of 9.50%. While credit to weaker sections stood at 12.68% of ANBC, against the regulatory target of 11.50%.


Additionally, credit to micro enterprises stands at 14.31 % of ANBC as of March 31, 2023, against the regulatory target of 7.50%.


Further, as of March 2023, the bank has 19.30 lakh PMJDY accounts with a balance of deposits of Rs.558 crore.


As of March 31, 2023, the bank has 1537 branches, out of which 572 are Rural, 281 Semi-Urban, 362 Urban, and 322 Metro along with 835 ATMs, and 357 Business Correspondents.


Recently, the lender opened 25 new branches in PAN India --- taking the total number of branches to 1553 as of date.


In a meeting held on Tuesday, the bank's board members recommended a dividend of Rs.0.48 per share or 4.80% having a face value of Rs.10 each to shareholders.

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IDBI Bank Q4 results: Net profit rises 64%

Private sector


lender IDBI Bank’s net profit for the March 2023 quarter rose by 64 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 1,133 crore on the back of improved net interest margins. The lender recorded an all-time high of net profit of Rs 3,645 crore, which is 49 per cent more than Rs 2,439 crore for FY22. In its regulatory filing, the bank said the profit sequentially increased by 22.2 per cent from Rs 927 crore in December 2022 (Q3FY23). For FY23, the net profit.


Besides, its Net interest income (NII) increased by 35 per cent to Rs 3,280 crore in Q4FY23, as against Rs 2,420 crore in the same quarter last year. Sequentially, NII is up by 12 per cent from Rs 2,925 crore registered in December quarter of FY23.


Net interest margins improved to 5.01 per cent for Q4 FY23 as compared to 3.97 per cent for Q4FY22, and sequentially, 4.59 per cent in Q3 FY23.


IDBI Bank’s board of directors declared a dividend of 10 per cent (Rs one) per share of Rs 10 each for the financial year ended March 2023 (FY23), subject to shareholder’s approval, the bank said in a filing with BSE. It has proposed a dividend after eight years, the bank officials said.  


The bank reported that its provisions steeply rose up to Rs 1,292 crore in the March quarter as compared to Rs 823 crore in Q4 FY22 and Rs 1,124 crore in the December quarter of FY23. Provision Coverage ratio expanded to 97.94 per cent in the quarter under review.


In term of bad loans, the bank said its gross NPA dipped drastically to 6.38 per cent in Q4 FY23 compared to 20.16 per cent in Q4 FY22. Net NPA was below the 1 per cent, to 0.92 per cent in the March 2023 quarter as compared to 1.36 per cent in Q4 of FY22.


Earlier this month it was reported that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been looking into at least five potential bidders keen on picking up a majority stake in IDBI Bank Ltd. Kotak Mahindra Bank, Prem Watsa-backed CSB Bank and Emirates NBD are some of the names that have submitted expressions of interest, two sources said.


The divestment of IDBI Bank is the first major divestment exercise across state-owned banks as part of Centre’s broader privatisation plan and could fetch it $3.66 billion at the current market valuation. The Union government and LIC together own 94.71 per cent stake in the bank. The government owns 45.48 per cent of IDBI Bank and is planning to divest a 30.48 per cent stake in the bank.


Whereas insurance major Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC) plans to see a 30.24 per cent of its stake from its holding of 49.24 per cent in the bank.


Expressions of interest - the first step in the stake sale process - closed in January, the report said.


The potential bidders have since begun due diligence on the bank, sources said, who added financial bids were likely to be placed later this year.


The RBI is also carrying out a "fit and proper evaluation", including extensive background and financial checks on the potential buyers, a crucial step before an investor is allowed to pick up a stake in a local bank.


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IDFC FIRST Bank reports highest-ever profit in FY23


IDFC FIRST Bank has announced its audited financial results for the quarter and financial year that ended on March 31, 2023. During the financial year, the bank recorded a net profit of Rs. 2,437 crore, as compared to Rs. 145 crore in the previous year. The bank's quarterly net profit grew 134 per cent YoY, from Rs. 343 crore in Q4-FY22 to Rs. 803 crore in Q4-FY23. The strong growth in core operating income was the major driving force behind this increase.


“We have registered our highest ever quarterly profit of Rs. 803 crores in Q4 FY 23 and highest ever yearly profit of Rs. 2,437 crores in FY23,” Managing Director and CEO V Vaidyanathan said.


The bank had trading gains of Rs. 216 crore in Q4-FY23, and it utilized Rs. 79 crore to increase the provision coverage ratio. The net profit of the bank would have been Rs. 701 crore for Q4-FY23, if adjusted for these one-time items. The Core ROE on this basis would have been 12.3 per cent, which increased from 6.67 per cent for Q4-FY22.


The net interest income (NII) for the year grew 30 per cent YoY, from Rs. 9,706 crore in FY22 to Rs. 12,635 crore in FY23. The fee and other income for the year grew by 54 per cent YoY, from Rs. 2,691 crore in FY22 to Rs. 4,142 crore in FY23. Retail fees constituted 91 per cent of the overall fees for the quarter Q4-FY23.


The provisions for the year decreased by 46 per cent YoY, from Rs. 3,109 crore in FY22 to Rs. 1,665 crore in FY23. Credit cost for FY23 was 1.16 per cent against the guidance of 1.5 per cent. The bank's ROA improved from 0.08 per cent in FY22 to 1.13 per cent in FY23, while ROE for FY23 improved to 10.95 per cent from 0.75 per cent in FY22.


On the retail side, the Gross NPA is 1.65 per cent and the net NPA is at 0.55 per cent, against the guidance of Gross NPA of 2.0 per cent and NNPA of less than 1 per cent. Vaidyanathan stated that the asset quality remains high. If the infrastructure financing book, which is already in run-down mode, is excluded, the Gross NPA and Net NPA would be 1.84 per cent and 0.46 per cent, respectively, at the overall bank level.


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Central Bank of India Q4 results: Net profit jumps 84%

 


Central Bank of India on April 29 reported an 84 percent surge in its net profit at Rs 571 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The lender had posted a profit of Rs 310 crore in the year-ago period.


On a sequential basis, the lender's profit grew 25 percent.


The bank's net interest income (NII) increased 45.35 percent on Y-o-Y basis to Rs 3,513 crore in Q4FY23 as against Rs 2,417 crore for Q4FY22. The same is up by 6.94 percent on a sequential basis.


Moreover, Central Bank of India said that its operating profit has shown a growth of 16.27 percent to Rs 2,108 crore for the quarter under review from Rs 1,813 crore in the last fiscal. The operating profit on sequential basis has improved by 16.65 percent.


Central Bank of India's asset quality improved in the March quarter. The gross non-performing asset came improved 640 basis points to 8.44 percent (YoY) while its net non-performing asset improved 220 basis to 1.77 percent (YoY).


The bank's provision coverage ratio stood at 92.48 percent (YoY), with an improvement of 579 basis points.


Sequentially, the bank's gross NPA stood at 8.44 percent against 8.85 percent in December quarter and its net NPA came at 1.77 percent against 2.09 percent.


In banking segment, the digital transaction count also registered a growth of 37.39 percent, in internet banking, mobile banking, IMPS and UPI transactions during FY 2022-23, against corresponding period of FY 2021-22.



Further, the lender's business per employee increased to Rs 18.70 crore as against Rs 17.52 crore for the same period of preceding year

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Yes Bank Q4 results: Net profit declines 45%


Private lender Yes Bank Ltd on Saturday reported 45% drop in standalone net profit at Rs 202 crore for the quarter ending March 31, 2023 as provisions for bad loans increased. The bank reported standalone net profit of Rs 367 crore in the year-ago period.


Prashant Kumar, MD & CEO, Yes Bank said: “Over the last three years, the Bank has significantly progressed on several strategic objectives such as strengthening of Governance and Compliance Standards, bolstering the Balance Sheet through granularity, addressing the asset quality concerns, building up a strong liability franchise and expanding the customer base.


"At the same time, with continuous focus on retail, we have continued to expand our footprints with new Branches, increased the employee headcount and stepped-up our investments in technology. Our Retail franchise has now reached a critical scale and is poised for profitable growth. With the current momentum of accelerated growth, the efficiency gains and operating leverage will naturally drive the Bank’s profitability upwards."

Yes Bank’s provisions and contingencies increased to Rs 618 crore from Rs 271 crore a year earlier.


The lender's asset quality was mixed. The gross non-performing asset (NPA) ratio rose to 2.17% from 2.02% in the December quarter.


The gross NPA ratio was down from 13.93% a year earlier. In December Yes Bank completed the transfer of bad loans worth Rs 48,000 crore to private equity firm JC Flowers in a deal aimed at cleaning up its balance sheet.


The net NPA ratio was 0.83%, down from 1.03% in the prior three months.


Yes Bank's net interest income, the difference between the interest income from lending and that paid to depositors, rose 15.7% to Rs 2,105 crore from Rs 1,819.5 crore in the year-ago period. The net interest margin, a key indicator of a bank's profitability, rose to 2.8% from 2.5% a year earlier.


The private lender's net advances grew by 12.3% on year, led by retail loans, while deposits rose 10.3%.


Profits for both the March quarter and the fiscal year have been impacted by accelerated provisioning, the bank said.


For the entire fiscal FY23, the bank witnessed a 32.7% decline in its net profit at Rs 717 crore, it said in a regulatory filing.

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ICICI Bank Q4 Results: Net profit jumps 30%


ICICI Bank, the second largest private bank in India, clocked nearly 30 percent year-on-year (YoY) jump in net profit to Rs 9,121.9 crore in the quarter ended March 2023.


The bank was expected to report a Rs 8,540-crore profit for the quarter ended March 2023,  according to the average of a poll of three brokerages' estimates taken  by Moneycontrol.


ICICI Bank’s net interest income (NII) rose 40.2 percent to Rs 17,667 crore from Rs 12,605 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.


According to the poll, NII was expected to have grown 38 percent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 17,712 crore for the three months ended December.


ICICI Bank’s domestic loan book grew a healthy 20.5 percent, driven mainly by loans to business banking and retail. Business banking loans, which are credits to small informal businesses and rural businesses, grew 34.9 percent year-on-year, followed by 21 percent growth in loans to corporates. Retail loan portfolio of the bank grew by 22.7 percent year-on-year. Additionally, loans to small and medium enterprises (SME) rose by 19.2 percent from the same period in 2022.


"The business banking and SME franchise continues to grow on the back of digital offerings and platforms like InstaBIZ along with the Bank’s extensive branch network," ICICI Bank said in a release.

ICICI Bank’s provisions surged by 51.5 percent year-on-year to Rs 1,619 crore for the March quarter. The bank has a contingency provision of Rs 1,600 crore.


The bank reported a deposit growth rate of 10.9 percent during January and March, far slower than credit growth.


Net interest margin (NIM) for the bank was 4.90 percent in Q4 2023 compared to 4.00 percent in Q4 2022, and 4.65 percent in Q3 2023.


ICICI Bank’s gross bad loans as a percentage of its loan book came down to 2.81 percent from 3.60 percent a year ago. The net non-performing assets declined by 25.9 percent year-on-year and 8.8 percent sequentially to Rs 5,155 crore ($627 million) for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The net NPA ratio declined to 0.48 percent from 0.76 percent a year ago and 0.55 percent in the previous quarter.


The management indicated that upgrades and recoveries have increased, a sign of improvement. Recoveries and upgrades were Rs 4,283 crore in the quarter ended March.


ICICI Bank's board also recommended a dividend of Rs 8 per share in line with applicable guidelines. "The declaration of dividend is subject to requisite approvals. The record/book closure dates will be announced in due course," said the bank.

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HDFC Bank Q4 Results: Net profit rises 21% YoY , asset quality stable


HDFC Bank on April 15 reported a 21 percent YoY rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 12,594.5 crore for the quarter ended March 31. The private lender posted a 20.3 percent YoY growth in consolidated net revenue to Rs 34,552.8 crore during the quarter, against Rs 28,733.9 crore recorded during the quarter ended March 31, 2022.


Profit before tax (PBT) for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 was at Rs 15,935.5 crore. After providing Rs 3,888.1 crore for taxation, the bank earned a net profit of Rs 12,047.5 crore, an increase of 19.8 percent over the quarter ended March 31, 2022.


Net interest income (NII), or the difference between interest earned and interest expended, grew by 23.7 percent to Rs 23,351 crore from Rs 18,872 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, HDFC Bank said in an exchange filing.


The average of a poll of three brokerages estimated that the profits will rise to Rs 12,181 crore. Net interest income (NII) was expected to increase 30.5 percent on-year (up 8.8 percent QoQ) to Rs 24,601.9 crore, whereas the average poll of estimates saw HDFC Bank to report 21.9 percent YoY rise in March quarter profits.


Standalone revenue grew by 21 percent to Rs 32,083.0 crore for the quarter ended March, 2023 from Rs 26,509.8 crore posted a year ago.


The lender said its total deposits showed healthy growth and were at Rs 1,883,395 crore as of March 31, 2023, an increase of nearly 21 percent over March 31, 2022. Meanwhile, total advances as of March 31, 2023 were Rs 1,600,586 crore, an increase of 16.9 percent over March 31, 2022.


“Domestic retail loans grew by 20.8 percent, commercial and rural banking loans grew by 29.8 percent and corporate and other wholesale loans grew by 12.6 percent,” HDFC Bank said in the exchange filing.


Coming to asset quality, the gross non-performing assets were at 1.12 percent of gross advances as on March 31, 2023 as against 1.23 percent as on December 31, 2022 and 1.17 percent as on March 31, 2022. While, net non-performing assets were at 0.27 percent of net advances as on March 31, 2023.


HDFC Bank’s board also recommended a dividend of Rs 19 per share for the year ended March 31, 2023, as against Rs 15.5 for the previous year. This is subject to shareholders' approval.


Further, the bank's total Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) as per Basel Ill guidelines was at 19.3 percent as on March 31, 2023 (18.9 percent as on March 31, 2022) as against a regulatory requirement of 11.7 percent, it added.


Provisions and contingencies for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 were Rs 2,685.4 crore as against Rs 3,312.4 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

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Bank of India(BoI) Q4 net profit rises 142.3%


Public sector lender Bank of India’s (BOI) net profit rose by 142.3 per cent to Rs 606 crore in Q4FY22, on improvement in net interest margins


It posted a net profit of Rs 250 crore in Q4FY21, the bank said in a statement.



For FY22, the net profit rose by 57.6 per cent to Rs 3,405 crore from Rs 2,160 crore in FY21.



The board recommended a dividend of Rs 2 per equity share (of face value of Rs 10) for 2021-22 subject to shareholders' nod. The bank's share was trading 2.48 per cent higher at Rs 47.6 per cent on BSE.



The Mumbai-based lender’s net interest income (NII) expanded by 35.77 per cent to Rs 3,986 crore in Q4FY22 from Rs 2,936 crore in Q4FY21. The net interest margin (NIM) improved to 2.58 per cent for Q4FY22 as against 2.01 per cent for Q4FY21.



Non-interest income declined from Rs 1,829 crore in Q4FY21 to Rs 1,587 crore in Q4FY22.



Advances increased by 11.35 per cent YoY to Rs 4.57 trillion as of March 2022. The retail, agriculture and MSME (RAM) loan portfolio increased 15.7 per cent YoY to Rs 2.16 trillion as of March 2022, BOI added.



The deposits rose by 0.12 per cent to Rs 6.27 trillion in March 2022. The share of low cost deposits – Current Account and Savings Account (CASA) – in domestic deposits stood at 45.02 per cent as at March 31, 2022, up from 41.27 per cent in March 2021.



The asset quality profile improved with Gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) declining to 9.98 per cent as at March 31, 2022 from 13.77 per cent in March 202. Its Net NPA stood at 2.34 per cent at end of March 2022 down from 3.35 per cent a year ago.



The provision coverage ratio (PCR) for bad loans improved to 87.76 per cent in March 2022 from 86.24 per cent a year ago.



The capital adequacy ratio of the Bank, as per Basel III, was 17.04 per cent as at March 31, 2022, up from 14.93 per cent a year ago.



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Central Bank of India reports ₹310 cr net profit in Q4FY22

 


Central Bank of India reported a standalone net profit of ₹310 crore in the fourth quarter against a net loss of ₹1,349 crore in the year-ago quarter.



The bottom line improved on the back of healthy growth in net interest income (NII), sharp decline in loan loss provisions and write-back in standard asset provisions.



The public sector bank reported a net profit of ₹1,045 crore in FY22 against a net loss of ₹888 crore in FY21.



In the reporting quarter, NII (difference between interest earned and interest expended) jumped 59 per cent year-on-year (yoy) to ₹2,416 crore (₹1,516 crore in the year-ago quarter).



Non-interest income, comprising fee-based income, trading income, recovery in written-off accounts, and others, declined about 26 per cent yoy to ₹632 crore (₹851 crore).



Provisions towards non-performing assets (NPAs) declined about 73 per cent yoy to ₹893 crore (₹3,259 crore). Write-back in standard asset provisions was at ₹293 crore.



Net interest margin improved to 3.26 per cent in the reporting quarter against 2.04 per cent in the year ago quarter.



Total advances up 7.23 per cent yoy



Gross NPAs declined to 14.84 per cent of gross advances as at March-end 2022 against 16.55 per cent as at March-end 2021. Net NPAs declined to 3.97 per cent of net NPAs against 5.77 per cent.



Total advances increased by 7.23 per cent yoy to stand at ₹1,89,712 crore as at March-end 2022. Within total advances, RAM (retail, agriculture and MSME) advances were up 5.90 per cent yoy and corporate advances rose 9.70 per cent.



Deposits were up 3.85 per cent yoy to stand at ₹3,42,692 crore as at March-end 2022. The proportion of low-cost current account, savings account (CASA) deposits increased to 50.58 per cent as at March-end 2022 against 49.24 per cent as at March-end 2021.



The Bank expects to grow its deposits and advances by 8-10 per cent and 10-12 per cent, respectively, in FY23. Further, it has set a target to bring down the percentage of global GNPAs and NNPAs to below 10 per cent and less than 3.50 per cent, respectively.




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UCO Bank Q4 results: Net profit jumps three-fold to Rs 312 cr

 


State-owned UCO Bank on Friday posted an over three-fold jump in net profit at Rs 312.18 crore for the quarter ended March 2022 as a fall in bad loans lowered the provisioning requirement.



The lender had posted a net profit of Rs 80 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago.



Total income during the fourth quarter of 2021-22 was, however, down at Rs 4,362 crore, as against Rs 4,637 crore in the year-ago period, UCO Bank said in a regulatory filing.



For the full fiscal FY22, the bank's net profit grew more than five times to Rs 930 crore from Rs 167 crore in FY21.



Total income during the year was at Rs 18,082 crore, up from Rs 17,870 crore in the preceding fiscal.



The lender brought down its bad assets portion significantly as the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) came in at 7.89 per cent by end of March 2022, as against 9.59 per cent by end of March 2021.



Value-wise, the gross NPAs fell to Rs 10,237 crore from Rs 11,352 crore.



Similarly, the net NPAs were down at 2.70 per cent (Rs 3,316 crore) from 3.94 per cent (Rs 4,390 crore).



Thus, the provisioning for tax and other contingencies also fell to Rs 466 crore in Q4 FY22 from Rs 982 crore earlier.



Besides, the Kolkata-headquartered lender said it is holding Rs 4,707.36 crore provisions (including technical write-offs) -- 100 per cent of the requirement for accounts covered under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).



On prudential framework of resolution of stressed assets, the bank holds additional provision of Rs 702.32 crore in nine accounts, it added.





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Union Bank of India Q4 Results: Firm reports 8% rise in net profit, proposes 19% dividend

  




State-owned Union Bank of India reported an 8.3% year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit for the quarter ended March 31 backed by robust net interest income.



The net profit for the quarter stood at Rs 1,440 crore against Rs 1,330 crore in the year-ago period.



Net interest margin (NIM), a key profitability ratio, improved 37 basis points to 2.75% in the reporting quarter. Net interest income rose 25.3% at Rs 6,769 crore.


"We endeavour to maintain NIM at around 3%," managing director Rajkiran Rai said.The lender's operating profit rose 11.3% to 5530 crore. Total provision was 12.4% higher at Rs 4,081 crore.



Its asset quality improved with the gross non-performing assets ratio falling to 11.11% at the end of March as compared with 13.74% a year back. The net NPA ratio improved to 3.68% against 4.62%. The capital adequacy ratio stood at 14.52%.




The bank's advances grew 9.6% year-on-year to Rs 7.16 lakh crore while deposits rose 11.75% to Rs 10.3 lakh crore.



"Our guidance is to grow advances by 10-12% this year," Rai said. He said that a 50-100 basis point rise in rates would not impact long-term credit demand although corporates may look for alternate sources for short-term loans.


The bank has Rs 2700 crore exposure to the Future Group and Rs 2492 crore exposure to Srei. Rai said the risks are covered by 58% provision and 86% provision respectively.



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Bank of Baroda Q4 result | Net profit jumps nine-fold YoY

 


The state-owned lender Bank of Baroda on May 13 declared a nine-fold jump in its profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 7,272 crore for the year ended March 2022 as compared to a PAT of Rs 829 crore registered in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.



The net interest income (difference between interest earned and interest expended) for the year rose 13 percent to Rs 32,621 crore as compared to the NII of Rs 28,809 crore for FY21.



For the quarter ended March 2022, the PAT for the bank came in at Rs 1,779 crore as compared to a loss of Rs 1,047 crore incurred during the year-ago period. On a sequential basis; however, the profit for the quarter has declined 19 percent as against Rs 2,197 crore profit logged during the previous quarter.



The lender saw its NII during the quarter under review bump up by 21 percent to Rs 8,612 crore as compared to Rs 7,107 crore reported during the same period last year. On a sequential basis, the NII was flat with a marginal growth of 0.7 percent from Rs 8,552 crore registered during the previous quarter.



Global advances during the year grew by 8.9 percent on year and by 6 percent on quarter to Rs 8,18,120 crore.



The domestic advances also grew at a healthy 6.7 percent on year and 4.6 percent sequentially. The organic retail advances grew by ~17 percent and were led by growth in home loan (11.3 percent), personal loan (108 percent), auto loan (19.5 percent) and education loan (16.7 percent). The agriculture loan portfolio grew by 10.3 percent YoY to Rs 1,09,796 crore while the organic MSME portfolio grew by 5.4 percent on year to Rs 96,863 crore.



The deposits and savings also witnessed robust growth of high single to low double digits on a YoY basis.



The operating income for the year at Rs 44,106 crore improved by 5.7 percent on year as the operating profit witnessed a growth of 5.6 percent to Rs 22,389 crore.



The net interest margin for the quarter witnessed a healthy growth of 272 bps on year to 3.08 percent.



The bank was able to improve upon its return ratios of Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE).



The ROA improved to 0.60 percent for the reported year from 0.07 percent in FY21 while ROE surged by 1016 bps YoY to 11.66 percent for FY22.



The bank worked upon its asset quality and the effect was evident in the improved NPA (non-performing assets) ratios.



Gross NPA Ratio for the quarter reduced by 226 bps to 6.61 percent compared to 8.87 percent in during the year ago quarter.



The net NPA ratio for the quarter improved from 3.09 percent during the same period a year ago to 1.72 percent for the reported quarter.



The slippages for the year at 1.61 percent were well under control and the credit cost for the year stood at 1.95 percent.





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