Kotak Mahindra Bank Q1 profit rises 12.3%, misses estimates

Net profit was ₹1025 crore ($148.84 million) for the three months ended June 30, compared with ₹9.13 billion a year ago, the lender, led by Asia’s richest banker Uday Kotak, said in a statement.

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd on Thursday reported a 12.3% rise in first-quarter net profit, but fell short of market expectations.

Gross bad loans as a percentage of total loans fell to 2.17% at end-June, compared with 2.22% in the preceding quarter and 2.58% a year ago. (Pradeep Gaur/ Mint)

Net profit was ₹1025 crore ($148.84 million) for the three months ended June 30, compared with ₹9.13 billion a year ago, the lender, led by Asia’s richest banker Uday Kotak, said in a statement.

Analysts had on average expected a net profit of ₹11.67 billion for the second most valuable listed lender in India, with a market capitalisation of about $39 billion.

Gross bad loans as a percentage of total loans fell to 2.17% at end-June, compared with 2.22% in the preceding quarter and 2.58% a year ago.