Mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) on Monday reported a 27 per cent decline in profit before tax (PBT) at Rs 2,692 crore in the March quarter of 2019-20 because of higher provisioning for uncertainties due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Its PBT was Rs 3,691 crore in the same period a year ago.
The lender’s net profit declined 22 per cent to Rs 2,233 crore in the fourth quarter, compared to Rs 2,862 crore in the year-ago period.
It made provisions of Rs 1,274 crore in the quarter, up 220 per cent from Rs 398 crore in the same