IDBI Bank Q3 Profit Soars 57% to Rs 1,458 cr - LIC-Controlled Bank
By Rediff Money Desk, NEWDELHI Jan 20, 2024 14:44
IDBI Bank reported a 57% jump in net profit to Rs 1,458 crore in Q3 FY24, driven by lower provisioning and improved interest income. Gross NPA ratio improved to 4.69%, while net NPA declined to 0.34%.
New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) IDBI Bank on Saturday reported a 57 per cent growth in net profit to Rs 1,458 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, on lower provisioning and better interest income.
The LIC-controlled bank had a net profit of Rs 927 crore in the October-December quarter of 2022.
The bank's interest income improved during the third quarter of the current fiscal to Rs 6,541 crore, as against Rs 5,231 crore in the same period last fiscal.
The gross non-performing asset (NPA) ratio improved to 4.69 per cent as on December 31, 2023, as against 13.82 per cent as on December 31, 2022.
Similarly, the net NPA also declined to 0.34 per cent, as compared to 1.08 per cent at the end of December 2022.
As a result provisioning and contingencies came down to Rs 320 crore in the December quarter, from Rs 784 crore in the same quarter of the last fiscal.
Provision Coverage Ratio (including Technical Write-Offs) stood at 99.17 per cent as on December 31, 2023.
During the quarter Capital Adequacy Ratio of the bank improved to 20.32 per cent, as compared to 20.14 per cent at the end of December 2022.
The bank has not raised capital during the December quarter and the earlier funds have been fully utilised, it said.
The government, which owns over 45 per cent stake in IDBI Bank, plans to sell its stake in the bank and the process could gather pace next financial year.
Meanwhile, life insurance behemoth LIC, which has a 49.24 per cent shareholding, is keen to hold strategic stake in the bank so that it can enjoy the benefit of bancassurance channel.
The LIC-controlled bank had a net profit of Rs 927 crore in the October-December quarter of 2022.
The bank's interest income improved during the third quarter of the current fiscal to Rs 6,541 crore, as against Rs 5,231 crore in the same period last fiscal.
The gross non-performing asset (NPA) ratio improved to 4.69 per cent as on December 31, 2023, as against 13.82 per cent as on December 31, 2022.
Similarly, the net NPA also declined to 0.34 per cent, as compared to 1.08 per cent at the end of December 2022.
As a result provisioning and contingencies came down to Rs 320 crore in the December quarter, from Rs 784 crore in the same quarter of the last fiscal.
Provision Coverage Ratio (including Technical Write-Offs) stood at 99.17 per cent as on December 31, 2023.
During the quarter Capital Adequacy Ratio of the bank improved to 20.32 per cent, as compared to 20.14 per cent at the end of December 2022.
The bank has not raised capital during the December quarter and the earlier funds have been fully utilised, it said.
The government, which owns over 45 per cent stake in IDBI Bank, plans to sell its stake in the bank and the process could gather pace next financial year.
Meanwhile, life insurance behemoth LIC, which has a 49.24 per cent shareholding, is keen to hold strategic stake in the bank so that it can enjoy the benefit of bancassurance channel.
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