Private sector lender Bandhan Bank on Friday reported a whopping 18-fold bounce in its web revenue to Rs 1,902.34 crore for the fourth quarter of the earlier fiscal, in contrast with Rs 103.03 crore within the year-ago interval, due to the rise in each curiosity and non-interest earnings and a fall in provisions.
The asset high quality improved as non-performing property (NPAs) fell 9.75% year-on-year to Rs 5,757.76 crore in absolute phrases, in opposition to Rs 6,380 crore in the identical quarter a 12 months in the past. On a quarter-on-quarter foundation, NPAs declined 39.02% from Rs 9,441.57 crore, in keeping with a inventory alternate submitting. On a year-on-year foundation, the gross NPA ratio decreased 35 foundation factors to six.46% from 6.81%.
Provisions (apart from tax) for the quarter have been trimmed massively to Rs 4.7 crore, as in opposition to Rs 1,507.70 crore in March 2021 quarter, the financial institution stated.
Commenting on the This fall efficiency, MD and CEO Chandra Shekhar Ghosh stated restoration from NPA accounts improved considerably, NIM elevated, working revenue soared and credit score price got here all the way down to round zero. “Credit cost became zero as no fresh slippages happened and collections improved,” Ghosh informed FE, including there was no NPA provision write-back throughout the quarter.
Other than NPA accounts, assortment effectivity has returned to the pre-Covid degree. Around 90% of our NPA prospects are paying,” he stated. At the top of the March quarter, for the EEB section (erstwhile microbanking section), assortment effectivity, excluding NPA, stood at 99%, in contrast with 97% on the finish of the December quarter.
The lender’s complete advances (on guide + off guide + TLTRO + PTC) grew 14.1% to Rs 99,338.1 crore as on March 31, 2022, in opposition to Rs 87,042.9 crore as on March 31, 2021. Total deposits elevated 23.5% to Rs 96,330.6 crore, in contrast with Rs 77,972.2 crore as on March 31, 2021.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”