IDBI Bank Q3 net profit jumps 57% to Rs 1,458 cr on better interest income

IDBI Bank on Saturday reported a 57 per cent growth in net profit to Rs 1,458 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, on lower provisioning and better interest income. The LIC-controlled bank had a net profit of Rs 927 crore in the October-December quarter of 2022. The bank's interest income improved during the third quarter of the current fiscal to Rs 6,541 crore, as against Rs 5,231 crore in the same period last fiscal. The gross non-performing asset (NPA) ratio improved to 4.69 per cent as on December 31, 2023, as against 13.82 per cent as on December 31, 2022. Similarly, the net NPA also declined to 0.34 per cent, as compared to 1.08 per cent at the end of December 2022. As a result provisioning and contingencies came down to Rs 320 crore in the December quarter, from Rs 784 crore in the same quarter of the last fiscal. Provision Coverage Ratio (including Technical Write-Offs) stood at 99.17 per cent as on December 31, 2023. During the quarter Capital Adequacy Ratio of

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