Axis Bank Q3 net up to Rs 6,071 cr
The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 5,853 crore in the October-December quarter of 2022. The total income of the bank increased to Rs 33,516 crore.
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NEW DELHI: Private sector Axis Bank on Tuesday reported a 4 per cent rise in standalone net profit at Rs 6,071 crore in the third quarter ended on December 2023.
The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 5,853 crore in the October-December quarter of 2022. The total income of the bank increased to Rs 33,516 crore in the third quarter of the current fiscal compared to Rs 26,798 crore in the year-ago period, Axis Bank said in a regulatory filing. In the latest quarter, the bank’s interest income rose to Rs 27,961 crore from Rs 22,226 crore in the same period last fiscal.
The gross Non Performing Asset (NPA) ratio improved to 1.58 per cent as of December 31, 2023. In the year-ago period, it stood at 2.38 per cent. Similarly, the net NPA declined to 0.36 per cent as compared to 0.47 per cent at the end of December 2022. During the 2023 December quarter, the bank made a provision of Rs 181.70 crore in respect of investments in its Alternate Investment Funds pursuant to the RBI directive issued on December 19, 2023.
