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Bandhan Bank Q3 net profit up 10.3%

Posted on: 11/Jan/2019 12:16:28 PM
The Board of Directors of Bandhan Bank Ltd., at a meeting held in Mumbai today approved its Unaudited Financial Results for the Quarter ended December 31, 2018. The accounts have been subjected to limited review by the statutory auditors of the bank. 

Highlights for the Quarter ended December 31, 2018:

         Net Interest Income (NII) for the quarter grew by 53.5% at Rs.1,124 crore as against Rs.732 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year

         Non-interest income grew by 48.1% at Rs.234 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 against Rs.158 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year

         Operating Profit for the quarter increased by 56.8% at Rs.900 crore against Rs.574 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year

         Net Profit for the quarter grew by 10.3% at Rs.331 crore against Rs.300 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year

         Net Interest Margin (NIM) for the current quarter stands at 10.3% against 9.9% in the corresponding quarter of the previous year and 9.7% for FY 2017-18

         CASA ratio at 41.4% of total deposit, compared to 33.2% in the corresponding period last year

         CASA grew 70.7% Y-o-Y at Rs.14,342 crore compared to ₹8,401 crore

         Total Advances (on book + off book) increased by 46.1% at Rs.35,599 crore as on December 31, 2018 against Rs.24,364 crore as on December 31, 2017

         Total Deposits grew by 36.9% as on December 31, 2018 is at Rs.34,639 crore as compared to Rs.25,294 crore on December 31, 2017.

         Gross NPAs as on 31 December 2018 at 2.4% against 1.3% as on 30 September 2018 and 1.7% as on 31 December, 2017

         Net NPAs as on 31 December 2018 at 0.7% against 0.7% as on 30 September 2018 and 0.8% as on 31 December, 2017

Total Banking outlets as on December 31, 2018, stood at 3992. The network consists of 978 branches and 3,014 doorstep service centers. Total number of ATMs stood at 480 as on December 18. The number of employees of the bank has gone up to 31,115. 

The Board of Directors of Bandhan Bank Limited and GRUH Finance Limited has approved the merger of GRUH into Bandhan Bank. The merger would be subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. The share exchange ratio accepted by the boards of Bandhan Bank and GRUH is 568 equity shares of face value of Rs.10 each of Bandhan Bank to be issued for every 1,000 equity shares of face value of Rs.2 each of GRUH. The merger would help Bandhan Bank achieve product and geographic diversification while improving penetration in its core customer segment. GRUH will get access to a wider distribution network, a larger customer base and low cost deposit base of Bandhan Bank. 

Post-merger, based on pro-forma financials as of September 30, 2018, Bandhan Bank would have outstanding loloan book AUM of Rs.50,036 crore. Loan book would consist of micro loans (58%), retail home loans (28%) and other loans (14%). With our distribution as on December 31, 2018, the combined distribution network would comprise 4,186 banking outlets and 480 ATMs across 34 states and union territories of India. Merged entity would have more than 31,000 employees serving about 1.6 crore customers across the country. Post-merger, the shareholding of Bandhan Financial Holdings Limited (NOFHC) in Bandhan Bank would reduce from 82.3% to 61.0%.

Commenting on the performance, Mr. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Managing Director and CEO of Bandhan Bank said: Our core business of Microbanking and Deposits - particularly retail including CASA has continued its strong performance in Q3FY19. With the announcement of the merger with the Gruh Finance, we are excited and confident to accelerate this growth in affordable housing segment.