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AU Small Finance Bank on Saturday posted a 16 per cent growth in net profit to Rs 581 crore during the first quarter of this financial year. The Jaipur-based bank had earned a net profit of Rs 503 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. The total income rose to Rs 5,189 crore during the June 2025 quarter from Rs 4,278 crore in the same period of FY25, AU Small Finance Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest earned by the bank improved to Rs 4,378 crore compared to Rs 3,769 crore in the June quarter of FY25. Net interest income rose to Rs 2,045 crore during the quarter against Rs 1,921 crore a year ago. The bank's operating profit also increased to Rs 1,312 crore from Rs 952 crore in the year-ago period. However, the bank's asset quality witnessed deterioration, as gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rose to 2.47 per cent of gross advances at the end of the June quarter, from 1.78 per cent a year ago. Gross loan portfolio (GLP) grew 18 per cent to Rs 1,17,624 cro
AU Small Finance Bank on Tuesday reported 18 per cent rise in profit at Rs 504 crore for March quarter FY25 on account of increase in core income. The bank's net profit was Rs 428 crore in the year-ago quarter. During the latest fourth quarter, the bank's total income increased to Rs 5,031 crore from Rs 3,385 crore in Q4FY24, AU Small Finance Bank said in a regulatory filing. Net Interest Income (NII) grew 57 per cent to Rs 2,094 crore compared to Rs 1,337 crore in the year-ago period, it said. Net Interest Margin (NIM) for Q4FY25 stood at 5.8 per cent compared to 5.1 per cent in Q4FY24, it said. Net profit of the bank in full financial year 2024-25 rose 32 per cent to Rs 2,106 crore from Rs 1,591 crore in the previous fiscal. The Jaipur-based bank declared a dividend of Re 1 per share for FY25 subject to shareholders' approval. However, the bank witnessed deterioration in its asset quality with gross NPA (non-performing asset) at 2.28 per cent in March 2025 as against 1.67 per
Private equity firm WestBridge Capital divested on Wednesday a 1.7 per cent stake in the AU Small Finance Bank for Rs 845 crore through an open market transaction. WestBridge Capital, through its affiliate Westbridge AIF I, sold shares of the Jaipur-based AU Small Finance Bank through a bulk deal on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). As per data available, Westbridge AIF I offloaded 1.30 crore shares, amounting to a 1.75 per cent stake in AU Small Finance Bank. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 650.08 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 845.10 crore. After the stake sale, the shareholding of WestBridge Capital in the AU Small Finance Bank has declined to 2.07 per cent from 3.82 per cent. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs Investments Mauritius I picked up 43.34 lakh shares of the AU Small Finance Bank at an average price of Rs 650 per piece. This took the deal value to Rs 281.71 crore. Details of other buyers of the AU Small Finance Bank shares could not be ...