SBT's Sept net soars over five-fold to Rs 103 crore

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Oct 29 2015 | 9:07 PM IST
SBI associate State Bank of Travancore (SBT) today reported a more than five-fold jump in its net profit at Rs 102.80 crore for the second quarter of 2015-16.
Its net profit in the same quarter of the previous fiscal stood at Rs 19.19 crore.
During the said quarter, the bank substantially cut down its non-performing assets (NPAs), or bad loans.
Gross NPA as a percentage of gross advances as of September 2015 was at 3.82 per cent as against 5.11 per cent a year ago.
Likewise, net NPA came down to 2.27 per cent of net loans disbursed, from 3.2 per cent a year ago.
The bank's total income during the reported quarter rose a marginally to Rs 2,642.93 crore, from Rs 2,608.91 crore a year earlier.
Provisioning for bad loans and contingencies came in at Rs 231.33 crore as against Rs 241.49 crore in the year-ago period.
The stock closed at Rs 408.10 on BSE, down 1.51 per cent from its previous close.
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First Published: Oct 29 2015 | 9:07 PM IST

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