Yes Bank Q1 profit jumps 31% with robust loan growth


Private sector lender Yes Bank started off the year 2018-19 on a strong note with profit growth of 31 percent in June quarter but asset quality weakened.

Profit for the quarter stood at Rs 1,260.4 crore, which increased from Rs 965.52 crore in corresponding period last fiscal. The profitability was driven by NII, other income and operating income but higher provisions limited growth.

Net interest income during the quarter grew by 23 percent year-on-year to Rs 2,219.14 crore with robust loan growth of 53.4 percent but net interest margin contracted to 3.3 percent (from 3.7 percent in Q1FY18 and 3.4 percent in Q4FY18).

"Advances grew by 53.4 percent YoY to Rs 2,14,720.1 crore on the back of robust growth across corporate, IBU, MSME and retail businesses. Retail banking advances grew by 105.2 percent YoY to 14 percent of Advances (up from 10.5 percent as on June 30, 2017)," the bank said.


Deposits during the quarter rose 42 percent YoY to Rs 2,13,394.5 crore with CASA ratio at 35.1 percent on the back of 35.7 percent YoY growth. "Saving account deposits at Rs 46,597.5 crore) and current account deposits (Rs 28,332.5 crore) posted strong growth of 26.9 percent and 53.1 percent YoY respectively," the bank said.

Other income (non-interest income) shot up 50 percent to Rs 1,694 crore and operating profit surged 44 percent to Rs 2,455 crore compared to same quarter last year. Tax expenses spiked 26 percent to Rs 568.7 crore YoY. Asset quality weakened for the quarter ended June 2018 with gross non-performing assets (NPA) rising to 1.31 percent against 1.28 percent in previous quarter, though net NPA was lower at 0.59 percent versus 0.64 percent sequentially.

In absolute term, gross NPA increased 8 percent quarter-on-quarter to Rs 2,824.5 crore while net NPA declined 4 percent to Rs 1,262.6 crore QoQ. Slippages for the quarter stood at Rs 560 crore, which increased compared to Rs 380.2 crore reported in the previous quarter. Out of which Rs 314.8 crore is expected to be fully recovered before September 2018 (supported by liquid/marketable securities), the bank said.

Total stressed book (NNPA + net security receipts + standard restructured exposure) declined steadily to 1.52 percent (Rs 3,283 crore from 1.73 percent (Rs 3,535 crore) sequentially.

The bank has not sold any loans to asset reconstruction companies in the quarter. "During the quarter one security receipt investment with carrying value of Rs 103.1 crore was fully redeemed in line with bank’s expectation of redemptions/ recoveries of 30-40 percent during FY19."


Standard restructured exposure for the quarter stood at Rs 249.4 crore, declined compared to Rs 337.6 crore in the March quarter. Yes Bank said out of exposure to NCLT (National Company Law Tribunal) list 1 accounts (which is only 0.01 percent of gross advances), it has recovered Rs 184 crore from one account. Consequently, it has residual exposure to only one account with an exposure of Rs 23.4 crore (funded exposure only), classified as NPA and provisioning coverage of 50 percent. "We expect to fully recover this exposure."
Under NCLT list 2 accounts (which is 0.31 percent of gross advances), its total exposure stood at Rs 654.7 crore across 7 accounts. Out of which entire funded exposure aggregating to Rs 568 crore (across 3 accounts), is classified as NPA and has provision coverage of 43 percent, it said.

Provisions and contingencies spiked 57 percent quarter-on-quarter (119 percent year-on-year) to Rs 625.6 crore for the quarter ended June. Provision coverage ratio improved to 55.3 percent from 50 percent sequentially, but declined compared to 60 percent in June 2017.

"Provisions stood at Rs 625.7 crore of which Rs 379.9 crore is NPA provisioning which includes Rs 149.0 crore towards increase in provision coverage to 55.3 percent and Rs 92.7 crore is towards MTM losses on Bonds. MTM losses of Rs 278.0 crore will be amortized during FY19 under the RBI dispensation," the bank reasoned.


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