IDFC Bank Q4 profit falls 76% to Rs 419 mn as bad loan provisions surge
Provisions and contingencies surged to Rs 2.42 billion in the quarter, from Rs 48 million in the year-earlier quarter
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Private sector lender IDFC Bank Ltd on Tuesday reported a 76 per cent plunge in its quarterly profit, hurt by a jump in provisions to cover bad loans.
Net profit came in at Rs 419.3 million ($6.3 million), for the quarter ended March 31, compared with Rs 1.76 billion a year ago, IDFC Bank reported.
Gross bad loans as a percentage of total loans stood at 3.31 per cent at end-March, compared with 5.62 per cent in the preceding quarter and 2.99 per cent a year ago.
Provisions and contingencies surged to Rs 2.42 billion in the quarter, from Rs 48 million in the year-earlier quarter.
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