Private lender Bandhan Bank on Friday reported a 42 per cent decline in its net profit for the third quarter of the current financial year at Rs 426 crore as compared to Rs 733 crore in the year-ago period. Lender's MD and CEO Partha Pratim Sengupta said that the drop in net profit was primarily due to a change in accounting procedure and an additional provision of Rs 336 crore for loans, which turned bad, during the October-December quarter. He said accounting for the Employee Stock Option Scheme (ESOP) also impacted the net profit to the tune of Rs 166 crore. Sengupta told reporters that the bank has drawn up a strategy for its next phase of growth. He said the strategy is "to be more secular in its approach as a large contribution is coming from the microfinance sector which is facing challenges. More stress will be given on liability products and digital banking". The bank's net revenue during the third quarter of the current fiscal stood at Rs 3,926 crore as compared to Rs 3,
Private sector Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs 300.24 crore for the October-December 2024 quarter, up by 6 per cent, driven by continued growth in core lending and deposit businesses, a top official said on Wednesday. The Tuticorin-based bank had registered a net profit of Rs 284.23 crore during the corresponding quarter of last financial year. The net profit for the nine month period ending December 31, 2024 went up to Rs 890.71 crore, from Rs 818.97 crore registered in the year ago period. The total income during the quarter under review went up to Rs 1,519.94 crore from Rs 1,387.13 crore registered in the year ago period. For the nine month period ending December 31, 2024 the total income grew to Rs 4,599.69 crore as against Rs 4,075.24 crore registered in the corresponding period of last financial year. "We have achieved year-on-year growth of 6 per cent in net profit in Q3FY25, driven by continued growth in our core lending and deposit businesses. W
Private sector Karur Vysya Bank has inaugurated two more branches, taking the overall branch network to 475 in Tamil Nadu, the bank said on Sunday. The Tamil Nadu-based bank inaugurated two branches, one each in Chennai and the other at Tiruchirappalli. According to a press release, during the current financial year, the company has added 28 new branches, taking the overall presence of the banking network to 866 across the country. The new branches would provide basic banking transactions and would also address the specific needs of customers. It would also provide banking and financial services covering retail, institutional and consumer lending. As on September 30, 2024, the bank's total business stood at Rs 1,76,138 crore with a deposit base of Rs 95,839 crore and advances at Rs 80,299 crore. In the last financial year, the bank recorded its highest net profit of Rs 1,605 crore, the release added.
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Over century-old private sector Tamilnad Mercantile Bank has recorded a 9.97 per cent rise in its net profit for the April-June 2024 quarter at Rs 287.29 crore on account of rise in interest income. The Tamil Nadu-based bank had registered a net profit of Rs 261.23 crore during the corresponding quarter of last year. For the financial year ending March 31, 2024 the net profit stood at Rs 1,072.03 crore. Total income during the April-June 2024 quarter went up to Rs 1,046.03 crore from Rs 942.98 crore registered in the year ago period. For the financial year ending March 31, 2024 the total income stood at Rs 5,492.85 crore. According to a press release, the bank's deposits rose to Rs 49,188 crore during the April-June 2024 quarter, from Rs 47,008 crore registered in the same quarter of last year. The advances of the bank has increased to Rs 40,853 crore with a growth of 10 per cent year-on-year basis. The Net Interest Income stood at Rs 567 crore for the April-June 2024 quarter, a
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Private sector lender RBL Bank on Saturday reported a 29 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 372 crore for the June quarter. The bank's core net interest income grew 20 per cent to 1,700 crore on the back of a 19 per cent rise in advances. Its net interest margin was 5.67 per cent. The other income grew 18 per cent to Rs 805 crore. The bank's deposit growth came at 18 per cent during the quarter and was attributed to the differentiated offerings by its managing director and chief executive R Subramaniakumar. The incremental deposit growth will be able to meet the incremental advance growth for the bank going forward, he said. On the advances front, the bank will focus on secured retail products like business loans and housing loans going forward, he said, adding that the two cumulatively grew by 19 per cent, while housing rose 52 per cent and rural vehicle surged 74 per cent. From an asset quality perspective, it witnessed higher stress with the net slippages in the credit card ...
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Private sector lender CSB Bank on Friday reported a 3 per cent decline in its net profit to Rs 151 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2024, mainly due to a rise in bad loans. The Kerala-based lender had earned a net profit of Rs 156 crore in the year-ago period. During the quarter, the bank's total income increased to Rs 991 crore against Rs 762 crore a year ago, CSB Bank said in a regulatory filing. The interest income grew to Rs 795 crore during the period under review from Rs 636 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. On the asset quality side, the bank's gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rose to 1.47 per cent of gross advances as of March 31, 2024, from 1.26 per cent at the end of March 2023. Net NPAs also rose to 0.51 per cent of the advances from 0.35 per cent at the end of 2024. As a result, provisions for bad loans rose significantly to Rs 29 crore compared to Rs 3 crore in the same quarter a year ago.