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2 min read | Updated on July 18, 2024, 19:36 IST
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Central Bank of India reported more than 90% growth in its consolidated net profit in Q1FY25 at ₹942.42 crore compared to ₹494.97 crore in Q1FY24. The bank’s total income also grew 16% to ₹9,533.4 crore in Q1FY25 YoY from ₹8,218 crore in the corresponding quarter of the preceding fiscal.
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Central Bank of India reports 90% YoY surge in Q1 PAT, shares rise 4%
In its quarterly results filed with the stock exchanges on Thursday, the public sector lender posted a 90.39% year-on-year growth in its consolidated net profit in Q1FY25 at ₹942.42 crore compared to ₹494.97 crore in Q1FY24. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the bank’s net profit in June quarter increased over 15% from ₹816.29 crore in Q4FY24.
The bank’s total income also grew 16% YoY to ₹9,533.4 crore in Q1FY25 from ₹8,218 crore in the corresponding quarter of the preceding fiscal. However, the lender’s total income in Q1FY25 fell 2% sequentially from ₹9734.3 crore in Q4FY24.
In Q1FY25 the bank’s total business grew 8.97% to ₹6,35,564 crore on a year-on-year basis from ₹ 5,83,261 crore in the year-ago period. The bank also posted an increase of 13.99% in its Gross Advances to ₹2,50,615 crore in Q1FY25 compared to ₹2,19,863 crore in Q1FY24.
Central Bank of India’s Net Interest Income (NII) for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, increased to ₹ 3,548 crore as compared to ₹ 3,176 crore for the corresponding quarter in the preceding fiscal. The public sector bank’s Net Interest Margin (NIM) at the end of Q1FY25 improved to 3.57% compared to 3.43% at the end of the corresponding quarter a year ago.
The Mumbai-headquartered bank’s total deposits grew by 5.93% in Q1FY25 to ₹3,84,949 crore compared to ₹3,63,398 crore in Q1FY24. The public sector bank’s Current Account Savings Account (CASA) deposits for the June quarter of FY25 also increased 4.87% YoY to ₹1,88,863 crore against ₹1,80,091 crore on a YoY basis.
In Q1FY25 the public sector bank’s Credit to Deposit (CD) Ratio improved by 452 basis points to 65.27% from June 30, 2023.
In the June quarter of FY25, Central Bank’s Net Non-Performing Assets (NNPA) ratio improved by 102 bps to 0.73% compared to 1.75% in the same quarter of the preceding fiscal. The bank’s Provision Coverage Ratio for Q1FY25 improved by 394 bps to 96.17% from 92.23% in Q1FY24.
Shares of Central Bank of India closed at ₹64.95 apiece, down 0.14%, on the NSE.
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