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IDBI Bank Q4 results: Net profit jumps 44% to Rs 1,628 cr, NII rises 12%

Private sector lender IDBI Bank on Saturday reported a 44 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 1,628 crore in the March quarter of financial year 2023-24. In comparison, the bank had posted a net profit of Rs 1,133 crore in the year-ago period. Total income rose to Rs 7,887 crore in the period under review, from Rs 7,014 crore in the January-March period of fiscal year 2022-23. For the 2023-24 fiscal, net profit grew 55 per cent to an all-time high of Rs 5,634 crore. In 2022-23, the profit was at Rs 3,645 crore. Total income for fiscal year 2023-24 was at Rs 30,037 crore, up from Rs 24,942 crore in financial year 2022-23. Net Interest Income improved by 12 per cent in the March quarter to Rs 3,688 crore, as against Rs 3,280 crore in the fourth quarter of 2022-23. Net non-performing assets (NPA) ratio improved to 0.34 per cent as on March 31, 2024, as against 0.92 per cent as on March 31, 2023. The board of IDBI Bank has proposed a dividend of 15 per cent subject to shareholders'

South Indian Bank Q4 results: Net profit down 14% at Rs 287.56 crore

The bank's gross non-performing asset in Q4 FY24 came down by 64 basis points from 5.14% to 4.50%

ICICI Bank denies report of MD & CEO Sandeep Bakhshi wanting to quit

'Figment of imagination; completely baseless and misleading,' says ICICI Bank about report that Sandeep Bakhshi wants to leave

Fino Payments Bank Q4 results: Profit rises to Rs 25.21 cr, revenue up 24%

Fino Payments Bank on Tuesday reported a 14 per cent growth in March quarter net profit to Rs 25.21 crore. The Navi Mumbai-headquartered bank had reported a net profit of Rs 22.08 crore in the year-ago period. Net profit for the 2023-24 financial year rose to Rs 86.22 crore from the year-ago period's Rs 65.08 crore, as per an exchange filing. Its Chief Executive and Managing Director Rishi Gupta said this is the highest profitable quarter and it has also reached the milestone of having 1 crore customers, which gives him greater confidence about the future growth. The overall revenue increased 24 per cent to Rs 401 crore during the reporting quarter on the back of a 52 per cent rise in throughput. The operating profit came at Rs 54.2 crore for the January-March period, 26 per cent higher than the year-ago period. The Fino scrip closed 1.03 per cent down at Rs 291.90 apiece on the BSE on Tuesday as against a 0.25 per cent correction on the benchmark.

Bank credit to industry up 8.5% in March; moderation in personal loans: RBI

Bank credit to industry grew by 8.5 per cent annually in March while there was moderation in the personal loans segment, as per Reserve Bank data released on Tuesday. The growth in credit to industry and personal loans segment in March 2023 was 5.6 per cent and 21 per cent, respectively. "Among major industries, growth in credit (year-on-year) to 'chemicals and chemical products', 'food processing', and 'infrastructure' accelerated in March 2024 as compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, while that to 'basic metal and metal products' moderated," the RBI said. Credit growth to agriculture and allied activities was robust at 20.1 per cent in March 2024 (15.4 per cent a year ago), according to the data on 'Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit -- March 2024'. Personal loans growth moderated to 17.7 per cent in March 2024 (21 per cent a year ago) due to decelerated growth in vehicle loans and other personal loans, it said. Further, credit growth to services sector ...

Bank holiday on May 1: Why banks are closed tomorrow, check the details

Banks will remain shut tomorrow, May 1, due to Maharashtra Day and Labour day. Check states where banks will remain closed tomorrow

YES Bank Q4 results: Net Profit up 123.2% at Rs 452 cr, NII at Rs 2,153 cr

Its gross non-performing asset ratio improved to 1.7 per cent at the end of March from 2 per cent at the end of December

Early bird top line growth fastest in four quarters; BFSI leads the charge

IT, manufacturing laggards in Q4 so far

ATM deployers may get a boost; higher cash withdrawal may cost more

higher cash withdrawal may cost more

Banks may have to slow down loan growth in FY25: S&P Global Ratings

Indian banks' credit growth, profitability and asset quality would remain robust in current fiscal reflecting strong economic growth, but they may be compelled to slow down their loan growth as deposits are not growing at a similar pace, S&P Global Ratings has said. In the Asia-Pacific 2Q 2024 Banking Update, S&P Global Ratings Director SSEA Nikita Anand said the agency expects the sector's strong credit growth to moderate to 14 per cent in FY25, from 16 per cent in FY24, if deposit growth, especially retail deposits, remain tepid. Anand said there is a deterioration in loan-to-deposit ratio is every bank, with loan growth being 2-3 percentage points higher than deposit growth. "We expect banks to bring down their loan growth in FY25 and bring it in line with deposit growth. If banks do not do that, they would be paying higher to get wholesale funding, which will impact profitability," she said at a recent webinar of S&P Global Ratings. Generally, loan growth has been led .

Street Signs: SFBs dive into universal banking waters, Sebi's blank canvas

SFBs will remain in focus in Monday's trade after the RBI issued guidelines for their conversion into universal banks

ICICI Bank Q4 result: Net profit up 17% at Rs 10,708 cr, NIM slips 4.40%

The private lender plans to raise funds by issuing debt securities and proposed a dividend of Rs 10 per share, subject to approval of the board

YES Bank Q4FY24 results: Net Profit more than doubles to Rs 452 cr

YES Bank Q4FY24 results: Bank's non-interest income surge, offsetting NIM decline; witness slippages in unsecured book

IDFC First Bank Q4 results: Net profit falls 10% to Rs 724 cr, NII up 24%

IDFC FIRST Bank on Saturday reported 10 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 724 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2024 due to substantial jump in provisions. The lender had earned a net profit of Rs 803 crore in the year-ago period. Total income rose to Rs 9,861 crore from Rs 7,822 crore a year ago, IDFC FIRST Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest income grew to Rs 8,219 crore during the period under review, from Rs 6,424 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. Net Interest Income (NII) grew 24 per cent from Rs 3,597 crore in Q4 FY23 to Rs 4,469 crore in Q4 FY24, it said. On the asset quality side, the bank's gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) reduced to 1.88 per cent of gross advances as of March 31, 2024, from 2.51 per cent by the end of March 2023. Net NPAs also came down to 0.60 per cent of the advances from 0.86 per cent at the end of 2024. However, provisions and contingencies increased by 50 per cent to Rs 722 crore in Q4FY24 as compared with Rs 482 cr

ICICI Bank Q4 result: PAT up 18.5% at Rs 11,672 cr, NII at Rs 19,093 cr

The bank's standalone net profit rose to a record Rs 10,707.5 crore in the January-March quarter, from Rs 9,122 crore in the same period a year earlier

RBI lays out norms for voluntary conversion of SFBs into universal banks

AU SFB, a few others seen as contenders for conversion

IndusInd Bank Q4 results: Net profit rises 15% to Rs 2,349 crore

The lender spends 8 per cent to 10 per cent of its cost to income on IT-related expenditure

RBI tells Kotak Mahindra Bank to stop issuing new credit cards

RBI said the bank can provide services to its existing customers, including its credit card customers

AU Small Finance Bank's Q4 net profit dips by 13% to Rs 371 crore

The numbers are not strictly comparable as Fincare SFB was merged with AU SFB in the Jan-March quarter

DCB Bank Q4 result: PAT up 10% at Rs 156 cr, total income at Rs 1,581 cr

Private sector lender DCB Bank on Wednesday reported a net profit of Rs 156 crore in the March quarter, registering a 9.85 per cent jump over the year-ago period. The bank had reported a profit Rs 142 crore in the fourth quarter of the 2022-23 fiscal. The bank's total income rose to Rs 1,581 crore in the fourth quarter of FY24, from Rs 1,302 crore a year ago. For full 2023-24 fiscal, DCB Bank's net profit stood at Rs 536 crore, a jump of 15 per cent in the year-ago period. In 2022-23 fiscal, the net profit stood at Rs 466 crore. The bank's Board of Directors at its meeting on Wednesday also recommended a dividend of Rs 1.25 per equity share of face value of Rs 10 each, DCB Bank said in a regulatory filing. Shares of DCB Bank closed at Rs 136.45, up 10.17 per cent over the previous close on the BSE.