DCB Bank Q4 Profit Rises 9.85% to Rs 156 Cr

New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) Private sector lender DCB Bank on Wednesday reported a net profit of Rs 156 crore in the March quarter, registering a 9.85 per cent jump over the year-ago period.

The bank had reported a profit Rs 142 crore in the fourth quarter of the 2022-23 fiscal.

The bank's total income rose to Rs 1,581 crore in the fourth quarter of FY24, from Rs 1,302 crore a year ago.

For full 2023-24 fiscal, DCB Bank's net profit stood at Rs 536 crore, a jump of 15 per cent in the year-ago period.

In 2022-23 fiscal, the net profit stood at Rs 466 crore.

The bank's Board of Directors at its meeting on Wednesday also recommended a dividend of Rs 1.25 per equity share of face value of Rs 10 each, DCB Bank said in a regulatory filing.

Shares of DCB Bank closed at Rs 136.45, up 10.17 per cent over the previous close on the BSE.