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AU SFB Q1 net profit jumps 44% to Rs 387 cr, net interest income rises 28%

AU Small Finance Bank on Saturday reported a 44 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 387 crore in the June quarter helped by growth in interest income. The Jaipur-based lender had posted a net profit of Rs 268 crore in the year-ago period. Total income in the first quarter of the current fiscal rose to Rs 2,773 crore from Rs 1,979 crore in the same period a year ago, AU Small Finance Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest earned by the bank improved to Rs 2,458 crore over Rs 1,820 crore in June 2022. Net interest income (NII) increased by 28 per cent to Rs 1,246 crore from Rs 976 crore in the same quarter a year ago. However, the net interest margin declined to 5.7 per cent as compared to 5.9 per cent in the same period a year ago. Despite Q1 being a seasonally weak quarter for banking, the bank saw growth across its assets and deposits with profitability growing by 44 per cent on an annual basis supported by a strong NII growth of 28 per cent. The bank's asset quality showed .

AU Small Finance Bank joins Rs 50,000 cr m-cap club as stock hits new high

At 12:11 pm; the stock was up 2.8 per cent at Rs 752.15, with a market capitalisation of Rs 50,154 crore, the BSE data shows.

AU Bank's credit card business will break even in FY25: CEO Sanjay Agarwal

Banking will completely shift from brick-and-mortar to online in some 10 years, he says

AU Small Finance tumbles 5% in 4 sessions; what should investors do?

Last week, reports claimed that the Reserve Bank of India has raised concerns about the rapid rise in advances at AU Small Finance Bank

AU Small Finance Bank reports highest quarterly profit of Rs 425 cr in Q4

AU Small Finance Bank on Tuesday reported its highest ever quarterly profit of Rs 425 crore in March quarter, up 23 per cent year-on-year. The bank's net profit was Rs 346 crore in the year-ago quarter. It's net profit for the full financial year 2022-23 stood at Rs 1,428 crore, up 26 per cent year-on-year, the lender said in a statement. Bank's asset quality improved with gross NPA at 1.66 per cent in March 2023 as against 1.98 per cent in March 2022. Net NPA stood at 0.42 per cent of net advances in March 2023 as against 0.50 per cent in the year-ago period. It further said the net interest margin for 2022-23 was maintained at 6.1 per cent (including assigned/securitised book). Bank's total balance sheet grew by 31 per cent year-on-year to Rs 90,216 crore. Deposits grew by 32 per cent year-on-year to Rs 69,365 crore. "Amidst a difficult market, we have managed to grow our deposit book while keeping our CASA ratio stable and making our deposits more granular and retail. Our ass

AU Small Finance Bank reports net profit of Rs 425 crore in Q4

Net interest income - the difference between interest earned and interest expanded - was Rs 1213 crore for the Q4, up 30% from the same period of the previous financial year

RBI grants AU Small Finance Bank permission to deal with foreign exchange

AU Small Finance Bank on Wednesday said it has received permission from Reserve Bank of India to deal in foreign exchange. Reserve Bank of India vide its letter dated April 19, 2023 has granted Licence to act as Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD-I) under section 10 of FEMA, 1999 to deal in foreign exchange, AU Small Finance Bank said in a regulatory filing. The permission is subject to compliance of applicable regulations, it said. Recently, RBI approved re-appointment of Sanjay Agarwal as managing director and CEO of AU Small Finance Bank for a period of three years. The re-appointment is valid with effect from April 19 till April 18, 2026, AU Small Finance Bank said in a statement. Besides, it said the regulator has also cleared the re-appointment of Uttam Tibrewal as the whole-time director for a period of three years.

AU Small Finance Bank shares up 17% on CEO Sanjay Agarwal reappointment

Analysts expect the company to clock robust loan growth

RBI okays re-appointment of Sanjay Agarwal as AU SFB's MD; stock surges 16%

The RBI approval removes a key overhang and will now shift the focus to the fundamental performance of the bank

RBI okays re-appointment of Sanjay Agarwal as MD of AU Small Finance Bank

Reserve Bank of India has approved re-appointment of Sanjay Agarwal as managing director and CEO of AU Small Finance Bank for a period of three years. The re-appointment is valid with effect from April 19 till April 18, 2026, AU Small Finance Bank said in a statement. Besides, it said, the regulator has also cleared re-appointment of Uttam Tibrewal as the whole-time director for a period of three years. The shareholders had already approved the said re-appointment on March 9, 2022, it added.

AU Small Finance Bank net jumps 30% to Rs 393 cr on healthy core income

Of the total provision, Rs 127 crore are for the restructured book and Rs 98 crore are for contingency provisions and Rs 41 crore are floating provision

Banks rush to hike deposit rates, raise funds amid firm loan growth

Major private lenders such as HDFC Bank, ICICI, Axis revise rates; deposit rates now catching up with RBI rate hikes

Breaking stereotypes with ads may not be so easy despite big brand backing

Experts believe advertisers trying to reverse gender roles in their brand communication walk a thin line in today's 24x7 digital age

Boycott calls force advertisers, celebrities to increase safeguards

From rigourous edits at the drawing board to stronger indemnity clauses in contracts and tracking trending topics on social media, agencies are doing all they can to tackle the issue head-on

AU Small Finance Bank's net profit rises 23% to Rs 343 crore in Q2

AU Small Finance Bank (SFB) on Wednesday reported a 23 per cent rise in its net profit at Rs 343 crore in the July-September quarter on healthy growth in loan disbursals aided by consistent fall in bad loans. The Jaipur-based lender had posted a net profit of Rs 279 crore in the same period in the year ago fiscal year. Bank's net interest income (interest earned minus expended) grew by 44 per cent to Rs 1,083 crore during July-September period of 2022-23, as against Rs 753 crore in same period of 2021-22, AU SFB said in a regulatory filing. Total income of the bank was up by 40.3 per cent at Rs 2,240 crore as against Rs 1,597 crore. Gross advances of the lender rose to Rs 52,452 crore as of Q2FY23 as against Rs 36,405 crore during the same period a year ago, with auto, MSME and home loans accounting for 75 per cent of the component. Disbursements during the quarter stood at Rs 8,605 crore as against Rs 5,061 crore. "The operating environment in Q2FY23 saw uncertainty over inflati

'Brand Aamir' in the soup over ad controversy. Can he bounce back?

Actor facing flak for ad for AU Small Finance Bank; not new to controversy, which could affect brand value, say experts

Sensex sheds 844pts in late sell-off, Nifty breaks 17,000; IT index down 2%

CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, apart from the BSE IT index, which declined 2 per cent, the Consumer Durables, Metal and Realty indices were the other major losers

AU Small Finance Bank re-appoints R V Verma as non-executive chairman

AU Small Finance Bank on Monday re-appointed former head of National Housing Bank (NHB) R V Verma as its non-executive chairman. The decision was taken at its board meeting held on Monday, AU Small Finance Bank said in a regulatory filing. The board approved the re-appointment of Raj Vikash Verma as part-time chairman of the bank with effect from April 8, 2023 till January 29, 2024 (that is, till completion of his tenure as independent director), it said. The appointment is subject to the approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), it added. Verma, who also served as a whole-time member of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), took charge as part-time chairman of the bank on April 8, 2020.

Stocks to Watch: Bharti Airtel, Nykaa, Paytm, BPCL, SBI, Titan, Adani Ports

Stocks to watch today: Bharti Airtel and Adani Ports will report their June quarter results (Q1FY23); Titan saw 13-fold jump in net profit to Rs 790 crore in Q1FY23.