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South Indian Bank on Thursday reported an 8 per cent rise in its September quarter net profit at Rs 351 crore, driven by non-core income and a reduction in provisions. The private sector lender had reported a net profit of Rs 325 crore in the year-ago period. Its core net interest income declined by 8 per cent to Rs 808 crore despite a 10 per cent loan growth, because of a sharp compression in net interest margin (NIM). NIMs came down to 2.80 per cent, from 3.24 per cent in the year-ago period, and the bank's chief executive and managing director P R Seshadri said it aspires to widen the number to 3 per cent, but did not give a timeline by which it will reach there. The bank's non-interest income rose 26 per cent to Rs 516 crore during the quarter, which helped in the overall profit of the bank. Provisions and contingencies dropped by 43 per cent on-year to Rs 63 crore during the reporting period, aiding the profit growth. The gross non-performing assets ratio came down to 2.93 p
South Indian Bank on Thursday reported a 10 per cent rise in profit to Rs 322 crore during the first quarter. The Kerala-based bank had a net profit of Rs 294 crore in the same quarter of previous fiscal year. The total income rose to Rs 2,984 crore during the June quarter of 2025-26, from Rs 2,736 crore in the same of FY25, South Indian Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest earned by the bank grew to Rs 2,362 crore as compared to Rs 2,314 crore in June quarter FY25. During the period, operating profit of the bank rose to Rs 672 crore as compared to Rs 508 crore in the same quarter a year ago. The bank's asset quality showed improvement as gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declined to 3.15 per cent of gross advances at the end of the June quarter from 4.50 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs, or bad loans, declined to 0.68 per cent as against 1.44 per cent in the year-ago period. Capital adequacy ratio of the bank rose to 19.48 per cent from 18.11 per cent in the same
South Indian Bank on Thursday reported a 19 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 342 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2025. The Kerala-based bank had a net profit of Rs 288 crore in the fourth quarter of 2023-24 fiscal year. The total income rose to Rs 2,946 crore during the March quarter of 2024-25, from Rs 2,621 crore in the March quarter of FY'24. For the full 2024-25 fiscal year, South Indian Bank reported a 22 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 1,303 crore. In FY'24, the net profit was Rs 1,070 crore. The Board of Directors of the Bank has recommended a dividend of Rs 0.40 per equity share of face value of Rs 1 each (40 per cent) for the financial year ended March 31, 2025. Shares of South Indian Bank were trading at Rs 27.68, up 3.48 per cent over previous close on BSE.
South Indian Bank on Thursday reported a 13.88 per cent decline in March quarter net profit to Rs 287.56 crore. The private sector bank posted a net profit of Rs 333.89 crore in the January-March period of the 2022-23 fiscal year. Total expenditure increased to Rs 2,187 crore in the March quarter, from Rs 1,757 crore in the same period a year ago, South Indian Bank said in a regulatory filing. The bank's total income rose to Rs 2,621 crore in the fourth quarter of 2023-24, from Rs 2,318 crore in the year-ago period. For 2023-24 fiscal, the bank's net profit rose 38 per cent to Rs 1,070 crore, from Rs 775 crore in the 2022-23 fiscal. The bank's board has recommended a dividend of Rs.0.30 per equity shares of face value of Re 1 each (30 per cent) for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 Shares of South Indian Bank were trading at Rs 28.92, down 6.01 per cent over previous close on the BSE.
Tata Motors on Monday said it has tied up with South Indian Bank to offer financing solutions to its commercial vehicle customers and dealerships. As part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), South Indian Bank will offer financing solutions across the auto major's entire commercial vehicle portfolio, Tata Motors said in a statement. "For our customers, easy access to financing solutions for their commercial vehicles is one of the key priorities for their operations. Our alliance aims to empower fleet owners and dealerships to achieve their business goals," Rajesh Kaul, Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Vice President & Business Head Trucks, said. Tata Motors sells an extensive range of sub 1-tonne to 55-tonne cargo vehicles and 10-seater to 51-seater mass mobility solutions, ranging in small commercial vehicles and pickups, trucks and buses. "Our collaboration with Tata Motors enables us to deliver seamless vehicle financing solutions to commercial vehicle dealers and ...
Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland Ltd on Thursday said it has partnered with South Indian Bank for financing dealers. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide financing to dealers under the bank's dealer finance programme, Ashok Leyland said in a statement. Under this partnership, the bank will provide competitive dealer finance options to the dealers, it added. "This alliance will offer appropriate inventory financing solutions to our network of dealers," Ashok Leyland Director and CFO Gopal Mahadevan said. South Indian Bank Senior General Manager & Group Business Head, Biji SS said this partnership will meet the business needs of both organisations and create a strong positive impact. "Through our varied financial solutions, our goal is to offer convenient and complete financing choices to the dealers," she added.