Bandhan Bank shaping up well, Q4 profit up 68% at Rs 651 crore

Impressive net profit expansion helped by strong balance sheet growth is the key positive in Q4 results

Reacting to a strong set of March quarter (Q4) results, the Bandhan Bank stock rose over 4 per cent on Wednesday. The numbers not only beat expectations on most fronts, but were also the best in any quarter of FY19.

Net profit at Rs 651 crore expanded 68 per cent year-on-year (YoY), helped by a 45.6 per cent increase in net interest income (NII) at Rs 1,258 crore. NII is the difference in interest income and interest expended. 

For investors, the good news is that with full provisioning already undertaken for exposure to Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) loans