Bandhan Bank on Wednesday reported a net profit of ₹482 crore in the first quarter ending June 2018, registering a jump of 47.51%.
The bank had posted a net profit of ₹327 crore in the April-June quarter of 2017-18.
As per a regulatory filing of the bank, its total income was ₹1,766.8 crore in the first three months of 2018-19, up from ₹1,275.3 crore in the year ago period.
Bandhan Bank’s Gross Non-Performing Asset (NPA) increased to 1.26% of gross advances in the quarter under review compared to 0.93% in the comparable period of the last fiscal.
The net NPA too increased to 0.64 pr cent or ₹194.2 crore from 0.56% in the year-ago period.
“Net Interest Income (NII) for the quarter grew by 39.5% at ₹1,037crore as against ₹743 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year,” the bank said.
Commenting on the performance, MD and CEO of the bank Chandra Shekhar Ghosh said, the start of fiscal 2018-19 has been promising with advances growing year-on-year by 52%, “overcoming the seasonality, which we normally witness during the first quarter”.
Kolkata headquartered bank further said its total deposits grew by 36.83% as on June 30, 2018 at ₹30,703 crore. This compares with ₹22,439 crore as on June 30, 2017.
{{/usCountry}}Kolkata headquartered bank further said its total deposits grew by 36.83% as on June 30, 2018 at ₹30,703 crore. This compares with ₹22,439 crore as on June 30, 2017.
{{/usCountry}}Bandhan Bank shares were trading up 4.84% at 2.27 pm on the NSE.