Chennai, 19th July 2024: South Indian Bank had declared net profit of Rs. 294 Cr. for Q1 FY 2024-25 registering a growth of 45% compared to Rs. 202 Cr. in Q1 FY 2023-24.

Key Highlights

• Operating profit for the quarter increased by 3.56% from Rs. 490.24 Cr. in Q1 FY 24 to Rs. 507.68 Cr. in Q1 FY 25
• Net profit of the Bank for quarter is up by 45.36% from Rs.202.35 Cr. in Q1 FY 24 to Rs.294.13 Cr. in Q1 FY 25
• GNPA came down by 63 bps from 5.13% to 4.50% on Y-o-Y basis
• NNPA dropped by 41 bps from 1.85% to 1.44% on Y-o-Y basis
• Net interest income went up from Rs. 807.77 Crore to Rs. 865.77 Crore, registering a growth of 7.18 % on Y-o-Y basis
• Return on Equity improved by 110 bps from 11.80% to 12.90 % Y-o-Y basis
• Return on Assets increased by 27 bps from 0.73% to 1.00% Y-o-Y basis
• PCR excl. write off increased by 390 bps from 65.15% to 69.05% Y-o-Y basis
• PCR including write off increased by 267 bps from 76.54% to 79.22% Y-o-Y basis

Deposits

• Retail Deposit grew by Rs. 7,702 Crore from Rs. 92,043 Crore to Rs. 99,745 Crore, showing an increase of 8.37% on Y-o-Y basis
• NRI Deposit grew by Rs. 1,721 Crore from Rs. 28,382 Crore to Rs. 30,102 Crore, showing an increase of 6.06% on Y-o-Y basis
• CASA grew by 6.51% on Y-o-Y basis with growth in Savings Bank by 4.87% and Current Account by 14.80% respectively

Advances

• Gross advances grew by Rs. 8,478 Crore from Rs. 74,102 to Rs. 82,580 Crore, showing an increase of 11.44% on Y-o-Y basis
• Corporate Segment went up by Rs. 6,462 Crore from Rs. 27,522 Crore to Rs. 33,984 Crore, showing an increase of 23.48% on Y-o-Y basis
• Share of A and above rated accounts in large corporate segment grew from 94% to 96% on Y-o-Y basis
• Personal Loan book grew by Rs. 377 Crore from Rs. 1,935 Crore to Rs. 2,312 Crore, showing an increase of 19.5% on Y-o-Y basis
• Gold Loan portfolio went up by Rs. 1,839 Crore from Rs. 14,478 Crore to Rs. 16,317 Crore, showing an increase of 12.70 % on Y-o-Y basis

Mr. Seshadri, MD & CEO of the Bank, while announcing the results, stated that the strategy adopted by the Bank continues to enable the business performance. During the period, Bank registered growth in all the desired segments with a focus on quality asset across all verticals Corporate, Auto Loan, Credit Card, Gold Loan etc.

He also stated that, in line with the strategic intent of the Bank viz, “Profitability through quality credit growth”, the Bank could on board fresh advances with low risk profile.

Capital adequacy of the Bank stood at 18.11% in June 2024 compared to 16.49% in June 2023.

The Bank’s financial results include the financial results of its wholly owned subsidiary SIBOSL.