Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) has reported a 96 per cent growth profit of Rs 180.81 crore during the quarter ended December 2020 from Rs 92.42 crore, a year ago.
K V Rama Moorthy, managing director, CEO, TMB attributed the growth to high net interest income (NII), lower provision and increase in operating profit.
The lender's NII was up 8.46 per cent to Rs 428.73 crore from Rs 338.72 crore, while operating profit rose by 36.72 per cent to Rs 349.82 crore from Rs 255.87 crore, a year ago.
The bank's net NPA dropped to Rs 270.36 crore during the nine months ended December