SBI’s profit declines

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⭐ SBI’s profit dips

India’s largest public sector lender SBI Bank reported a 6.7% year-on-year (YoY) fall in its net profit at ₹6,068 crore. Meanwhile, the bank’s net interest income rose 13% YoY to ₹31,196 crore, on the back of improved credit offtake in all segments. However, non-interest income fell 80% YoY, as high bond yields led to huge treasury losses for the bank. The bank’s asset quality saw an improvement with gross non-performing assets (NPAs) at 3.91%, down by 141 bps YoY. Similarly, net NPAs were down 77 bps YoY to 1.00%.

⭐ Marico’s profit rises

FMCG major Marico posted a  3% YoY rise in its consolidated net profit at ₹377 crore. Similarly, the company’s revenue from operations grew 1.3% to ₹2,558 crore. Further, its total expenses fell marginally to ₹2,076 crore as compared to ₹2,085 crore in the year ago period. Meanwhile, the company’s revenue from the domestic market fell by 3.5% to  ₹1,921 crore, while revenues from international sales rose by 19.5% to ₹637 crore.

⭐ Paytm’s loss widens

Digital payments solutions provider Paytm saw its Q1 net loss widening to ₹644 crore as compared to ₹380 crore a year ago. However, revenue rose 88.5% YoY to ₹1,679 crore. The rise in revenue was due to strong monetisation in payments, device subscriptions and accelerated adoption of high-margin businesses such as lending. The company is confident of achieving operating profitability by September 2023. Loan disbursals through Paytm saw a whopping 779% YoY growth to ₹5,554 crore. Meanwhile, the average monthly transacting users stood at 74.8 million, up 49% YoY. 

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Fact of the day

Eight of India’s 10 most valued firms collectively added ₹98,234 crore in market valuation last week. IT majors Infosys and TCS emerged as the biggest gainers amid a positive momentum.

Source: Business Standard