HDFC Bank's Q4 net profit up 20% to Rs 3,374 crore
The country's second-largest private lender had registered a net profit of Rs 2,807 crore in the same quarter of the fiscal year 2014-15.
HDFC Bank on Friday reported a 20% rise in its net profit at Rs 3,374 crore for the fourth quarter (Q4) ended March 2016.
The country's second-largest private lender had registered a net profit of Rs 2,807 crore in the same quarter of the fiscal year 2014-15.
The bank's total income during the quarter rose to Rs 18,862.61 crore from Rs 15,570.1 crore a year-ago earlier.
"Net interest income (interest earned less interest expended) for the quarter ended March grew 24% to Rs 7,453.3 crore, from Rs 6,013.2 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, driven by average assets growth of 23.8% and a core net interest margin of 4.3%," HDFC Bank said in a statement.
On the asset quality front, gross non-performing assets (NPAs) were flat at 0.94% of gross advances.
The bank's net non-performing assets were at 0.3% of net advances as on March 31, 2016. Total restructured loans were at 0.1% of gross advances at the end of 2016-17.
Provisions and contingencies for the quarter ended March were Rs 662.5 crore as against Rs 576.7 crore in the corresponding quarter of the last year, it said.
The board recommended a dividend of Rs 9.50 per share of Rs 2 for the year ended March as against Rs 8 for the previous year.
For 2015-16, the bank posted a net profit of Rs 12,296.2 crore, an increase of 20.4% from Rs 10,215.92 crore in the previous year.
The bank's income was Rs 70,973.17 crore in 2015-16 as compared with Rs 57,466.25 crore in the previous financial year.
At 14:18 hours, the shares of HDFC Bank were trading up 0.20% or Rs 2.15 at Rs 1,093.20 per scrip on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
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