J&K Bank reports a 45% jump in Q2 profit to Rs 551 crore, driven by increased income and improved asset quality. Gross NPAs fell to 3.95% from 5.26% a year ago.
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New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) J&K Bank on Friday reported a 45 per cent growth in its net profit to Rs 551 crore in the quarter ended September 2024.
The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 381 crore in the year-ago period.
Total income rose to Rs 3,420 crore in the quarter under review from Rs 2,954 crore in the same period a year ago, J&K Bank said in a regulatory filing.
Interest income of the bank rose to Rs 3,124 crore in the July-September quarter from Rs 2,764 crore in the second quarter of 2023.
Asset quality of the bank witnessed improvement with gross non-performing assets (NPAs) falling to 3.95 per cent of gross advances at the end of the September quarter of 2024 against 5.26 per cent a year ago.
Net NPAs or bad loans also declined to 0.85 per cent compared to 1.04 per cent in the year-ago period.
Its Capital Adequacy Ratio increased to 14.99 per cent from 14.53 per cent at the end of September 2023.
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