Kotak Mahindra Bank Q3 results: Profit at Rs 3,005 crore


Private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank on January 20 reported a net profit of Rs 3,005 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, growing by 7.6 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis but falling short of analyst expectations of a Rs 3,243 crore profit.


Additionally, to comply with the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest measures on alternative investment funds (AIF), the bank made a provision of Rs 143 crore.


Kotak Mahindra Bank's net profit for the quarter grew to Rs 3,005 crore, 7.6 percent up from Rs 2,792 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.


The lender's net interest income (NII) was at Rs 6,554 crore, higher than market estimations of Rs 6,434 crore. Net interest margin (NIM) of the lender came in at 5.22 percent for the quarter.


Segment wise, the lender’s home loan portfolio grew 15 percent to Rs 1.02 lakh crore from Rs 89,112 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. The credit card portfolio jumped by 52 percent to Rs 13,882 crore from Rs 9,159 crore.


The bank’s asset quality improved during the October-December period with gross non-performing assets (NPAs) at 1.73 percent, down from 1.91 percent from the year-ago quarter. Net NPA came in at 0.34 percent against 0.48 percent.


According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services, asset quality was expected to improve to 1.63 percent and Net NPA at 0.34 percent but the reported numbers missed expectations.


Gross slippages for the quarter stood at Rs 1,177 crore, compared to Rs 748 crore last year.


The bank said that it has made a provision of Rs 143 crore on its AIF investments. “The bank made a Rs 143 crore provision (post-tax) on applicable alternate investment fund (AIF) investments pursuant to RBI’s circular dated December 19, 2023," the bank said in a press release.


The RBI on December 19, said that regulated entities, such as banks, non-bank lenders, and home financiers, cannot invest in alternative investment funds (AIFs) that have directly or indirectly invested in companies that have borrowed money from the lenders.


Advances of Kotak Mahindra Bank grew by 15.72 percent to Rs 3.59 lakh crore, compared to Rs 3.10 lakh crore last year. Whereas, deposits grew by 18.56 percent to Rs 4.08 lakh crore from Rs 3.44 lakh crore.


The current account and savings account (CASA) ratio of the bank stood at 47.7 percent. Average current deposits grew by 5 percent to Rs 59,337 crore compared to Rs 56,372 crore last year.


Unsecured retail advances (incl. Retail Micro Finance) as a percent of the net advances stood at 11.6 percent for the quarter, compared to 9.3 percent of total advances in the corresponding quarter last year.

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Kotak Mahindra Bank Q2 Net profit rises 24%


Kotak Mahindra Bank on Saturday reported a 24 per cent rise in its standalone net profit to Rs.3,191 crore for the quarter ended September 30, mainly on the back of improvement in the core income and lower bad loans.

The private sector lender had posted a net profit of Rs.2,581 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year.


Its total income during the July-September period grew to Rs.13,507 crore against Rs.9,925 crore in the year-ago quarter, Kotak Mahindra Bank said in a regulatory filing.


The net interest income increased 23 per cent to Rs.6,297 crore from Rs.5,099 crore a year ago. Its net interest margin for the quarter rose to 5.22 per cent against 5.17 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous financial year.

On the assets quality front, the bank also witnessed an improvement, with gross non-performing assets (or bad loans) declining to 1.72 per cent of gross advances at the end of September 2023 compared to 2.08 per cent a year ago.


Similarly, the net NPAs dropped to 0.37 per cent from 0.55 per cent in the same quarter a year ago. The bank's capital adequacy ratio stood at 21.7 per cent as of September 30, 2023.


On a consolidated basis, the bank reported a 24 per cent rise in its net profit to Rs.4,461 crore in the September quarter compared to Rs.3,608 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal. Its total income on a consolidated basis increased to Rs.21,560 crore against Rs.17,435 crore in the year-ago quarter.

3,191 crore for the quarter ended September 30, mainly on the back of improvement in the core income and lower bad loans.

The private sector lender had posted a net profit of Rs.2,581 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year.


Its total income during the July-September period grew to Rs.13,507 crore against Rs.9,925 crore in the year-ago quarter, Kotak Mahindra Bank said in a regulatory filing.


The net interest income increased 23 per cent to Rs.6,297 crore from Rs.5,099 crore a year ago. Its net interest margin for the quarter rose to 5.22 per cent against 5.17 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous financial year.

On the assets quality front, the bank also witnessed an improvement, with gross non-performing assets (or bad loans) declining to 1.72 per cent of gross advances at the end of September 2023 compared to 2.08 per cent a year ago.


Similarly, the net NPAs dropped to 0.37 per cent from 0.55 per cent in the same quarter a year ago. The bank's capital adequacy ratio stood at 21.7 per cent as of September 30, 2023.


On a consolidated basis, the bank reported a 24 per cent rise in its net profit to Rs.4,461 crore in the September quarter compared to Rs.3,608 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal. Its total income on a consolidated basis increased to Rs.21,560 crore against Rs.17,435 crore in the year-ago quarter.


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ICICI Bank Q1 Results: Profit jumps 40% YoY, beats estimate




ICICI Bank reported an all-time high quarterly standalone net profit of ₹9,648 crore in first quarter (Q1FY24) on the back of healthy growth in net interest income and non-interest income.

Net profit in the reporting quarter is up 40 per cent year-on-year against ₹6,905 crore in the year-ago period.


The profitability comes despite an increase in operating expenses and net provisions.


The private lender’s consolidated net profit is up 44 per cent to ₹10,636 crore (₹7,385 crore).


Consolidated net profit includes the numbers of principal subsidiaries/associates such as ICICI Securities, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company, ICICI Home Finance, ICICI Prudential Life, among others


Standalone performance


In the reporting quarter, net interest income (the difference between interest earned and interest expended) rose by 38 per cent to ₹18,226 crore (₹13,210 crore).


Other income, which includes fee income, dividend income from subsidiaries/associates, profit/(loss) on sale of investments and miscellaneous income, increased 16.5 per cent to ₹5,435 crore.


Net interest margin (NIM) improved to 4.78 per cent in Q1FY24 compared with 4.01 per cent in Q1FY23. However, this is lower compared with preceding quarter’s 4.90 per cent.


Re-pricing deposits


Sandeep Batra, Executive Director, said: “Term deposit rates have increased significantly over the last six to nine months...So, the sequential decline in NIM reflects the lagged impact of re-pricing of deposits, which is partly offset by increase in yields on loans and investments.


“We do expect re-pricing of deposits over the next couple of quarters. The overall decline in NIM is in line with our expectations. Going forward, we do expect some moderation in NIM to continue...”


Operating expenses rose about 26 per cent yoy to ₹9,523 crore (₹7,566 crore). Net provisions rose about 13 per cent to ₹1,292 crore (₹1,144 crore).


The gross non-performing assets (NPA) to gross advances position improved a shade to 2.76 per cent as at June-end 2023, against 2.81 per cent as at March-end 2023. The net NPA to net advances position was unchanged at 0.48 per cent.


Business growth


Total deposits increased by 17.9 per cent to ₹ 12,38,737 crore as on June-end 2023. The average current account, savings account (CASA) deposits declined to 42.6 per cent as at June-end 2023 against 43.6 per cent as at March-end 2023.


Total advances rose by 18.1 per cent to ₹10,57,583 crore, with domestic advances growing 20.6 per cent and overseas advances declining 29.5 per cent.


Within domestic advances, business banking reported the highest growth of 30.4 per cent, followed by SME business (28.5 per cent), retail loans (21.9 per cent), corporate loans (19.3 per cent) and rural (17.6 per cent).


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Kotak Mahindra Bank Q1 Results: Net Profit Rises 66.6%

 


Private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank has declared its first quarter results for the financial year 2023-24. The Board of Directors of Kotak Mahindra Bank has approved the unaudited standalone and consolidated results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, at the Board meeting held in Mumbai, today.


Beating the market estimates, Kotak Mahindra Bank reported PAT (Profit After Tax) for Q1FY24 stood at ₹3,452 crore, up 67 per cent YoY from ₹2,071 crore in Q1FY23. CASA ratio of the private lender as on June 30, 2023 stood at 49.0 per cent.


Net Interest Income (NII) for Q1FY24 increased to ₹6,234 crore, from ₹4,697 crore in Q1FY23, up 33 per cent YoY. Net Interest Margin (NIM) was 5.57 per cent for Q1FY24.


At the consolidated level, the Return on Assets (ROA) for Q1FY24 (annualized) was 2.63 per cent (2.04 per cent for Q1FY23). Return on Equity (ROE) for Q1FY24 (annualized) was 14.62per cent (11.22 per cent for Q1FY23).


Consolidated Capital Adequacy Ratio as per Base III as on June 30, 2023 was 23.3 per cent and CET I ratio was 22.3 per cent (including unaudited profits).


Bank deposits grows in Q1FY24


Average Current deposits of Kotak Mahindra Bank grew to ₹59,431 crore during April to June 2023 quarter compared to ₹55,081 crore for Q1FY23, logging YoY gain of 8 per cent. Average Savings deposits stood at ₹119,817 crore as on June 30, 2023 ( ₹121,521 crore as at June 30, 2022). Average Term deposit up 40 per cent from ₹130,035 crore for Q1FY23 to ₹182,047 crore for Q1FY24.


Total assets managed / advised by the Group as at June 30, 2023 were ₹4,66,878 crore up 23 per cent YoY over ₹3,78,474 crore as at June 30, 2022. The Alternate Assets’ AUM (includes undrawn commitments, wherever applicable) increased by 90 per cent YoY to ₹46,443 crore as at June 30, 2023.



Advances (incl. IBPC & BRDS) increased 19 per cent YoY to ₹3,37, 031 crore as at June 30, 2023 from ₹282,665 crore as at June 30, 2022. Customer Assets, which comprises Advances (incl. IBPC & BRDS) and Credit Substitutes, increased by 18 per cent YoY to ₹3,62,204 crore as at June 30, 2023 from ₹3,06,123 crore as at June 30, 2022.


Fees and services of the private lender for Q1FY24 increased to ₹1,827 crore from s 1,528 crore in Q1FY23, up 20 per cent YoY.


Operating profit of the private bank for Q1FY24 was ₹4,950 crore, up 78 per cent YoY (Q1FY23: ₹2,783 crore).


Customers as at June 30, 2023 were 4.35 crore (3.45 crore as at June 30, 2022). Unsecured retail advances (incl. Retail Micro Finance) as a percentage of net advances stood at 10.7 per cent as at June 30, 2023. (7.9 per cent as at June 30, 2022).



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Highest number of fraud at Kotak Mahindra bank in 2021, followed by ICICI bank- Govt. data


Kotak Mahindra Bank has been hit by the highest number of frauds at 642, involving Rs 1 lakh and above, in the first nine months of 2021-22, followed by ICICI Bank and IndusInd Bank at 518 and 377, respectively.

Presenting data of number of frauds in banks, involving Rs 1 lakh and above in last five financial years and the current one, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad informed Parliament that the number of frauds at Kotak has been on a rise from 135 in FY17 to 289 in FY18; 383 in FY19; 652 in FY20 and 826 in FY21.

For India's largest lender SBI, the number of frauds declined in last three years. There were 751 incidents in FY17; 923 in FY18; 931 in FY19; 673 in FY20; 283 in FY21, the minister said.

Directions issued by the Reserve Bank of India to banks, and the government instituted wide-ranging structural and procedural reforms have helped check frauds in banks over the last five years and the amount involved has come down sharply, Karad said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. Apart from this, measures have also been taken to deter fraudsters from committing crime, he said.

Bank frauds over the last five years have come down drastically to Rs 648 crore in first nine months of 2021-22, he added. In 2016-17, bank frauds stood at Rs 61,229 crore, which declined to Rs 11,583 crore in 2020-21 and then to Rs 648 crore during April-December 2021-22.

Improved detection and reporting along with comprehensive steps resulted in sharp decline of such frauds, he said.

Source- The Times of India

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Kotak Mahindra Bank Q3 Results: Profit rises 15% YoY

 


Kotak Mahindra Bank Friday reported a 14.94 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in standalone net profit at Rs 2,131 crore compared with Rs 1,854 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

Meanwhile, consolidated PAT for the bank was up 31 per cent YoY at Rs 3,403 crore from Rs 2,602 crore in the year-ago quarter.

Net interest income (NII) for the quarter rose 11.81 per cent YoY to Rs 4,334 crore from Rs 3,876 crore in the same quarter last year. Net interest margin (NIM) for Q3FY22 came in at 4.62 per cent.

The private lender said it saw 21 lakh net customer additions during the quarter under review against 8 lakh in the year-ago quarter. Customers as at December 31 stood at 3.07 crore, the bank said in a BSE filing.

Gross NPA fell to Rs 6,983 crore from Rs 7,126 crore in the year-ago quarter and Rs 7,658 crore in the September quarter. Gross NPA ratio came in at 2.71 per cent, down from 3.27 per cent in the same quarter last year and 3.19 per cent at the of September quarter.

Kotak Bank said Covid-related provisions stood at Rs 1,000 crore as of December 31. The bank has standard restructured fund-based outstanding of Rs 1,364 core or 0.54 per cent of advances as at December 31, 2021.

Capital adequacy ratio, including unaudited profits, came in at 23.3 per cent in the recently concluded quarter and Tier I ratio was 22.4 per cent.

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Kotak Mahindra Bank Q2 Results: Standalone profit falls 7%


Private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank on October 26 reported a 7 percent year-on-year decline in standalone profit at Rs 2,032 crore for the September 2021 quarter due to higher provisions. But supported by higher other income, the profit was ahead of analysts' estimates. However, net income sequentially grew by 24 percent on sharp decline in bad loan provisions.


Standalone net interest income in Q2FY22 rose 3.2 percent year-on-year to Rs 4,020.6 crore - meeting street expectations - with healthy 15 percent YoY (8 percent QoQ) loan growth. Net interest margin contracted 5 bps year-on-year and 15 bps sequentially to 4.45 percent in Q2.


"Advances during the quarter increased by 14.7 percent to Rs 2,34,965 crore, and deposits grew by 11.5 percent to Rs 2,91,711 crore compared to year-ago period," said the bank in its BSE filing on Tuesday.


Profit was estimated at Rs 1,792.2 crore and net interest income was expected at Rs 4,008.1 crore for the quarter, according to average of estimates of analysts polled by CNBC-TV18.


Asset quality improved during the quarter ended September 2021 with gross non-performing assets as a percentage of gross advances falling 40 bps QoQ to 3.2 percent and the net NPA declined 20 bps to 1.1 percent on sequential basis. 10 basis points is 0.01 percent.


Provisions and contingencies declined sharply by 40 percent sequentially to Rs 424 crore in September 2021 quarter, but the same increased by 27.3 percent year-on-year which resulted into a drag in profitability.


Kotak Mahindra Bank said Covid related provisions as of September 2021 were maintained at Rs 1,279 crore and did not utilise in the first half of FY22. "The bank has implemented total restructuring of Rs 495 crore (0.21 percent of advances), and in addition, the bank has implemented total restructuring of Rs 767 crore (0.33 percent of advances) as on September 30, 2021."


"Total provisions (including specific, standard, COVID-19 related etc.) held as on September 2021 at Rs 7,637 crore, around 100 percent of gross NPA," the bank said.


The bank further said SMA-II (special mention account) outstanding at the end of September 2021 quarter was at Rs 388 crore, down compared to Rs 430 crore as of June quarter.


Non-interest income (other income) grew significantly to Rs 1,812.6 crore in the quarter ended September 2021 driven by fee and services business, up from Rs 1,432.4 crore in corresponding quarter of last fiscal. Fee and services included distribution & syndication income, and general banking fees.


On consolidated basis, the profit growth was significant, rising 65.5 percent year-on-year to Rs 2,989 crore and the year-on-year growth was 1.4 percent.


Subsidiaries - Kotak Securities recorded 22.1 percent year-on-year growth in profit at Rs 243 crore and Kotak Mahindra Prime clocked 80.5 percent growth in profit at Rs 240 crore in the quarter ended September 2021.


Kotak Asset Management and Trustee Company's bottomline grew by 15.5 percent year-on-year to Rs 97 crore and Kotak Mahindra Capital Company registered a massive 314.3 percent growth YoY at Rs 58 crore, but Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance's profit declined 9.4 percent YoY to Rs 155 crore during the quarter.


The bank said consolidated customer assets grew by 16 percent year-on-year to Rs 287,831 crore as of September 2021. "Total assets managed / advised by the Group as of September 2021 were Rs 3,81,058 crore, up 40 percent over the corresponding period last fiscal."

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Kotak Mahindra Bank Q1 results: Net profit rises 32% YoY

Kotak Mahindra Bank today reported a 32 per cent year-on-year rise in its net profit to Rs 1,641.9 crore for the quarter ended June, which was below analysts’ expectations.The private sector lender reported net interest income growth of 6 per cent on-year to Rs 3,942 crore, which was also below analysts’ estimates.



Provisions and contingencies in the quarter declined to Rs 935 crore from Rs 962 crore in the year-ago quarter. However, the lender saw a deterioration in asset quality in the reported quarter.Kotak Bank’s gross non-performing loans ratio stood at 3.56 per cent in the reported quarter as against 3.25 per cent at the end of the March quarter. Similarly, the net NPA ratio expanded to 1.28 per cent from 1.21 per cent in the previous quarter.


The private sector bank’s net profit in the quarter was largely boosted by a sharp uptick in other income. Other income in the reported quarter jumped to Rs 1,583.03 crore from Rs 773.5 crore in the year-ago quarter.


Covid-related provisions as on June 30 were maintained at Rs 1,279 crore. In accordance with the Resolution Framework for Covid-19 and MSME announced by the RBI, the bank implemented total restructuring of Rs 552 crore as on June 30, Kotak Bank said.


In terms of loan growth, the quarter was tepid for the bank affected by the second wave as well as its conservative approach. Advances in the quarter grew merely 6 per cent on-year, which was lower than many of its peers.


At the same time, the current account-to-savings account ratio of the lender further improved to 60.2 per cent at the end of the June quarter from 56.7 per cent a year ago.Kotak Bank’s operating performance was sturdy as operating profit jumped 19 per cent year-on-year to Rs 3,121 crore in the reported quarter.

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