BOI Q4 net profit rises 142.3% to Rs 606 cr on margin improvement

The Mumbai-based BOI's net interest income (NII) expanded by 35.77 per cent to Rs 3,986 crore in Q4FY22 from Rs 2,936 crore in Q4FY21

Public sector lender Bank of India’s (BOI) net profit rose by 142.3 per cent to Rs 606 crore in Q4FY22, on improvement in net interest margins.

It had posted a net profit of Rs 250 crore in Q4FY21, the bank said in a statement.

For FY22, the net profit rose by 57.6 per cent to Rs 3,405 crore from Rs 2,160 crore in FY21.

The board recommended a dividend of Rs 2 per equity share (of face value of Rs 10) for 2021-22 subject to shareholders' nod. The bank's share was trading 2.48 per cent higher at Rs 47.6 per