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SBI posts 67% rise in Q2 net to ₹7,627 crore

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Significant improvement in asset quality and lower loan-loss provisions helped State Bank of India  post highest-ever quarterly standalone net profit in the second quarter at ₹ 7,627 crore.

Resolution of the DHFL account, which allowed the  bank to write-back provisions amounting to ₹4,000 crore, also supported SBI’s bottomline.

The net profit in the second  quarter  ended September 30, 2021 was 67 per cent up year-on-year (yoy) vis-a-vis year-ago quarter’s ₹4,574 crore.

Slippages down

Slippages were about 52 per cent lower yoy at ₹4,176 crore in Q2FY22 against ₹15,666 crore in the first quarter (Q1FY22) ended June 30, 2021.

Dinesh Kumar Khara, Chairman, emphasised that the bank could pull back the first quarter’s retail segment slippages.

“This is the reason for the much lower slippages and also the accounts are performing well.

“Also, our ground level forces have also improved collections. Our collection efficiency stands at about 95 per cent,” he said.

The net interest income  was up about 11 per cent yoy to ₹31,184 crore (₹28,181.50 crore in the year-ago quarter).

Other income, including profit/loss on sale of assets, profit/loss on revaluation of investments (net), earnings from foreign exchange and derivative transactions, recoveries from accounts previously written off, dividend income, etc., declined about 4 per cent yoy to ₹8,208 crore (₹8,528 crore).

Loan-loss provisions declined 52 per cent yoy to ₹2,699 crore against ₹5,619 crore.

GNPA position improves

GNPA position improved to 4.90 per cent of gross advances as at September-end 2021 against 5.32 per cent in the preceding quarter.

Net NPAs position too improved to 1.52 per cent of net advances against 1.77 per cent in the preceding quarter.

As at September-end 2021,domestic advances increased about 5 per cent yoy to ₹ 21,56,055 crore. Foreign offices advances were up about 16 per cent yoy to ₹3,74,722 crore.

Within domestic advances, retail personal advances saw a 15 per cent yoy growth; agriculture (about 2 per cent) and SME (about 1 per cent). However, corporate advances de-grew about 4 per cent.

Khara attributed the muted scenario in corporate advances to working-capital limit utilisation continuing to be low.

“However, credit demand appears to be on the rise with increasing economic activities across India. Corporates too have started planning for future investments, which will create demand for credit going forward,” he said, adding that SBI will see an overall credit growth of 9-10 per cent in FY22.

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SBI net profit up 67% in Q2, chairman says asset quality significantly improved, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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The State Bank of India, India’s largest lender, today reported a standalone net profit of Rs 7,626 crore, up 67% on year, the highest ever for the bank.

A year ago, the bank reported a net profit of Rs 4,574 crore. On a sequential basis, the profit rose 17% from Rs 6,504 crore in the June quarter.

The bank’s asset quality has significantly improved, chairman Dinesh Khara said at the earnings announcement.

Gross non performing assets came in at 4.90% in the September quarter, lower than 5.32% in the June quarter and 5.28% in the year ago quarter.

Meanwhile, the net NPA ratio stood at 1.52% for the quarter.

The net interest income (NII) – the difference between interest earned and expended – rose 10.6% to Rs 31,184 crore in Jul-Sep.

The non interest income fell 3.7% to Rs 8,207 crore compared with Rs 8,527 crore a year ago.

Khara highlighted that the capacity utilisation of manufacturing is still very low. Advances rose by just 6.17% over last year, driven by personal retail advances, up 15.17% on year, and foreign office advances, up 16.18% on year.

Domestic advances grew 4.61%, with home loans, which constitute 24% of domestic advances, rising 10.74% on year.

Total deposits grew nearly 10% on year, current account deposits grew 19.2% and saving bank deposits grew 10.55%.



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Bank of India standalone net profit almost doubles to ₹1,051 cr in Q2

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Bank of India’s standalone net profit almost doubled to ₹1,051 crore in the second quarter against ₹526 crore in the year ago period on the back of robust growth in other income and a steep decline in loan loss provisions.

During the reporting quarter, there was a reduction in gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) aggregating ₹5,771.50 crore.

NPA position of Indian Banks indicates gradual improvement: CARE Ratings

The Mumbai-headquartered public sector bank’s net interest income (difference between interest earned and interest expended) declined 14 per cent year-on-year (yoy) to ₹3,523 crore (₹4,113 crore in the year ago quarter).

Other income, including profit/loss on sale of assets, profit/loss on revaluation of investments (net), earnings from foreign exchange and derivative transactions, recoveries from accounts previously written off, dividend income, etc., jumped 59 per cent yoy to ₹2,136 crore (₹1,346 crore).

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GNPA position improved to 12 per cent of gross advances as at September-end 2021 against 13.51 per cent in the preceding quarter.

NPA position

Net NPAs position too improved to 2.79 per cent of net advances against 3.35 per cent in the preceding quarter.

Total deposits edged up by about one per cent yoy to ₹6,12,961 crore. Total advances were up about 5 per cent yoy to ₹3,78,727 crore.

On a consolidated basis, including the results of four domestic subsidiaries, four overseas subsidiaries, one joint venture and six associates, BoI reported a 97 per cent jump in net profit at ₹1,073 crore (₹543 crore).

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Capital Small Finance Bank files DRHP papers with SEBI, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Capital Small Finance Bankhas filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus with market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India. Edelweiss Financial Services Limited, Axis Capital Limited and SBI Capital Markets Limited will be the book running lead managers of the issue.

The company plans to raise its initial public offering via a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs. 450 crores and an offer for sale of up to 3,840,087 equity shares.

The offer for sale comprises up to 337,396 equity shares by PI Ventures LLP, 604,614 equity shares by Amicus Capital Private Equity I LLP, 70,178 equity shares by Amicus Capital Partners India Fund I and 836,728 equity shares by Oman India Joint Investment Fund II and up to 1,991,171 equity shares by certain person listed in DRHP.

The company has a good asset quality, with a GNPA of 2.08% and NNPA of 1.13%, lowest among its peers. They propose to utilise net proceeds from the fresh issue towards augmentation of the bank’s tier-I capital base to meet future capital requirements.



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ICRA, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) and net NPAs of banks are likely to decline to 6.9-7 per cent and 2.2-2.3 per cent, respectively, by the end of March 2022 as compared to 7.6 per cent and 2.5 per cent, respectively, as of March 31, 2021, according to a report by rating agency ICRA.

GNPAs and NNPAs stood at 8.6 per cent and three per cent, respectively, as on March 31, 2020. “The GNPAs and NNPAs are expected to further decline to 6.9-7 per cent and 2.2-2.3 per cent by March 2022, which will continue to be a relief for the bottom-line (profit) of lenders,” the credit rating agency said in the report.

The fresh NPA generation rate (or slippages) remained elevated during the second wave in absence of regulatory relief such as moratorium, it said.

The gross fresh slippages during the April-June 2021 quarter stood at Rs 1 lakh crore (annualised slippage rate of 4.1 per cent) compared with Rs 2.5 lakh crore or 2.7 per cent during FY2021.

Fresh bank NPAs to stay elevated in Q2, but fall in second half: ICRA

Fresh NPAs

The agency expects this to remain elevated at Rs 0.7-0.8 lakh crore (2.8-3.2 per cent) during Q2 FY2022 but moderate to Rs 1.1-1.2 lakh crore (2-2.4 per cent) during H2 of this fiscal as the impact of the second wave wanes.

Of the total restructured loan book of Rs 2 lakh crore for the banks as on June 30, 2021, the restructuring under the first coronavirus wave is estimated at 51 per cent of the total restructuring of Rs 1 lakh crore, while restructuring under the second wave is estimated at 31 per cent of the total restructuring or Rs 0.6 lakh crore, it said.

Considering that 30-40 per cent of the loan book was under moratorium during Q1 FY2020 across most banks, the loan restructuring at two per cent of advances after the second wave is a positive surprise and much lower than our earlier estimates.

Bank capitalisation

As per ICRA’s estimates, the public sector banks (PSBs) may not need the capital budgeted by the government for FY2022 even with enhanced capital requirements. However, it provisions for any unforeseen events and shall provide confidence to banks as well as investors and credit growth.

It said large private sector banks (PVBs) also remain well-capitalised though few mid-sized PVBs could need to raise capital.“We continue to maintain our credit growth estimate of 7.3-8.3 per cent for banks for FY2022 compared to 5.5 per cent for FY2021,” it said.

Despite expectations of moderation in gains on bond portfolios because of expectations of rising bond yields in FY2022, the return on equity for banks is likely to remain steady at 4.4-7.6 per cent for PSBs (5.1 per cent in FY2021) and 9.5-9.9 per cent for PVBs (10.5 per cent in FY2021), the report said.



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Banks’ credit outlook ‘stable’ for FY22, says Crisil Ratings, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Crisil Ratings has kept a ‘stable’ credit outlook for banks for the second half of financial year 2022.

Strong capitalisation will remain a key factor for private banks to have a stable credit growth, while public sector banks benefit from government support.

However, privatisation of two public sector banks, as announced in Union Budget 2021-22, will be eyed.

Banks’ credit growth is expected to revive 9-10% in FY22, after a fall of around 5% in FY21, the agency said, adding that profitability of the banking sector is set to improve over the medium term.

Gross non-performing assets are likely to touch 10-11% by the end of this fiscal.

According to reports, the GNPA is at 8-9%, supported by government schemes and restructuring dispensation, the agency said. In FY18, the GNPA had hit a peak of 11.2%.

The NPA level improved because banks have lowered their provisioning levels from before, thereby limiting the impact of legacy NPAs on future earnings, Crisil said, in its half yearly ratings round up report.

Retail segment growth is expected to return to the mid-teens this fiscal, after a slow growth reported a year ago. Within retail, housing loans, which constitute more than half of retail advances for banks, saw slow growth last fiscal, but demand remains strong over the long term, the agency said.

With rising affordability and the recent trend of working from home, demand for own houses and larger houses are likely to rise, and banks will benefit from lower competition from non-banks as well as surplus liquidity, it added.

However, a potential third COVID-19 wave remains a key near-term risk, while deceleration in economic and demand growth, both global and domestic, due to tapering of monetary and fiscal stimuli will be key medium-term risks.

The impact of the third wave is likely to be contained due to the increase in the pace of inoculations, with nearly 70% of the adult population receiving at least one dose.

For non-banking financial companies, the agency expects better credit quality than last year, but has retained a ‘monitorable’ outlook.

The credit quality growth for NBFCs is expected to pick up to 6-8% in FY22 from 2% in FY21. However, it remains lower than the pre-pandemic level of 18%.

Crisil expects NBFCs to witness an uptick in stressed assets as MSME and unsecured loans have been hit the most. However, loans to other sectors have been relatively resilient.

Asset quality in these segments continue to be impacted the most, with delinquencies rising almost 300 basis points in June 2021 against March 2021 levels, despite higher restructuring and write-offs last fiscal compared with other asset classes. Delinquency levels for these segments will remain elevated given a likely higher recovery period for borrowers, Crisil said.

Improved capitalisation and strong parentage will be key support factors for non-bank lenders. The agency noted that many NBFCs have strengthened their provisioning buffers, factoring in the COVID-19 crisis, leading to more comfortable liquidity in the sector.

Crisil expects the sector to witness organic consolidation with stronger NBFCs, who have strong parentage, and gain market share.

Performance on asset quality and impact on earnings will remain key monitorables for NBFCs.



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India Ratings maintains stable outlook on banking sector in FY22, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Domestic rating agency India Ratings on Tuesday maintained a stable outlook on the banking sector for 2021-22 while it expects an increase in stressed assets in retail and MSME segments by end-March. It estimates gross non-performing assets (GNPA) of the banking sector to be at 8.6 per cent and stressed assets at 10.3 per cent for fiscal 2021-22.

“We have maintained a stable outlook on the overall banking sector for the rest of FY22, supported by the continuing systemic support that has helped manage the system-wide COVID-19 linked stress,” the rating agency said in its mid-year banks outlook released on Tuesday.

Banks will continue to strengthen their financials by raising capital and adding to provision buffers which have already seen a sharp increase in the last three to four years, it said.

The agency said its stable outlook on large private banks indicates their continued market share gains both in assets and liabilities, while competing intensely with public sector banks (PSBs). Most have strengthened their capital buffers and proactively managed their portfolio.

Outlook on PSBs takes into account continued government support through large capital infusions (Rs 2.8 lakh crore over FY18-FY21 and further Rs 0.2 lakh crore provisioned for FY22), it said.

The agency has a negative outlook on five banks (about 6.5 per cent of system deposits), driven primarily by weak capital buffers and continued pressure on franchise.

It estimates that the asset quality impact in the retail segment has been higher for private banks with a median rise of over 100 per cent in gross NPAs over Q1 FY21 to Q1 FY22 (about 45 per cent for PSBs).

“Banks have also undertaken restructuring in retail assets (including home loans), which could have postponed an immediate increase in slippages. Overall stressed assets (GNPA + restructured) in the segment is expected to increase to 5.8 per cent by end-FY22,” the report said.

It said the MSME sector has been under pressure with demonetisation, introduction of GST and RERA, slowing down of large corporates and now COVID-19.

However, the government has supported the segment by offering liquidity under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) and restructuring, it said adding that it expects that beginning Q3 FY22, a portion of such advances would start exiting moratoriums a part of which could slip.

GNPAs of MSMEs is expected to increase to 13.1 per cent by end-FY22 from 9.9 per cent in FY21. Stressed assets similarly would increase to 15.6 per cent from 11.7 per cent.

For corporate segment, the agency estimates GNPAs to increase to 10.2 per cent and stressed asset to increase to 11.3 per cent.

The rating agency has kept its FY22 credit growth estimates unchanged at 8.9 per cent for FY22, supported by a pick-up in economic activity post Q1 FY22, higher government spending especially on infrastructure and a revival in demand for retail loans.

Last week, the agency had changed the outlook to improving from stable for retail non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and housing finance companies (HFCs) for the second half of FY22.

It said non-banks have adequate system liquidity (because of regulatory measures), sufficient capital buffers, stable margins due to low funding cost and on-balance sheet provisioning buffers.

These factors provide ‘enough cushion to navigate the challenges that may emanate from a subdued operating environment leading to an increase in asset quality challenges due to the second covid wave impacting disbursements and collections for non-banks’, it had said.



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IOB’s Q1 net profit jumps nearly three-fold to ₹327 crore

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Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) continues its profitable growth journey as the Chennai headquartered public sector bank reported a net profit of ₹327 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 against a net profit of ₹121 crore in the year-ago quarter, helped by higher operating profit and lower provisions.

The bank’s operating profit grew to ₹1,202 crore in June 2021 quarter as against ₹1,094 crore in the year-ago quarter, on account of reduction in interest expenditure and higher non-interest income, according to a statement.

Total income stood at ₹5,155 crore as compared to 5,234 crore. Interest income fell to ₹4,063 crore as against ₹4,302 crore in Q1 of last fiscal, while non-interest income was higher at ₹1,092 crore (₹932 crore).

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Provisions and contingencies were lower at ₹868 crore as compared to ₹970 crore.

Gross NPA declined to ₹15,952 crore as of June 2021 quarter when compared with ₹18,291 crore in June 2020 quarter and ₹16,323 crore in March 2021 quarter. Gross NPA ratio fell to 11.48 per cent from 13.90 per cent in the year-ago quarter and 11.69 in the year-ago quarter.

Net NPA ratio stood at 3.15 per cent, down from 5.10 per cent in Q1 of last fiscal and 3.58 per cent in Q4 of FY20. Its provision coverage ratio improved to 91.56 per cent from 87.97 per cent in the June 2020 quarter and 90.34 per cent in March 2021 quarter.

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Deposits increased to ₹242,941 crore in Q1 of this fiscal when compared with ₹225,546 crore in the year-ago quarter, while gross advances stood at ₹138,944 crore as compared to ₹131,565 crore.

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IDFC First Bank logs Rs 630 crore loss in Q1 on Covid provisioning, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Private lender IDFC First Bank on Saturday reported a net loss of Rs 630 crore in the April-June quarter due to provisioning measures for cushioning the impact of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 93.55 crore in the year-ago quarter ended in June 2020 and that of Rs 127.81 crore in the previous quarter ended in March 2021.

“Net loss of Rs 630 crore for Q1FY22 is because of prudent provisions for Covid wave 2.0. Covid provision pool increased from Rs 375 crore to Rs 725 crore during the current quarter on a prudent basis to act as a cushion for Covid impact,” IDFC First Bank said in a release.

The bank expects to collect a reasonable proportion of these dues in due course, it added.

Total income (net of interest expense) grew by 36 per cent year-on-year to Rs 3,034 crore in Q1FY22, driven by the growth in NII and fee income, the bank said. Its total income during Q1FY21 stood at Rs 2,229 crore in June 2020 quarter.

The bank said its net interest margin (NIM) — the difference of interest earned and expended — was the highest ever at 5.51 per cent during the reported quarter. The NIM was 4.86 per cent in year ago quarter.

The net interest income (NII) rose by 25 per cent year-on-year to Rs 2,185 crore.

On the asset front, bank’s gross and net non-performing assets (NPAs) were at 4.61 per cent and 2.32 per cent respectively as of June 30, 2021.

The NPA ratios were up from 1.99 per cent and 0.51 per cent respectively, from year ago period.

“The GNPA and NNPA include impact of 84 bps (basis points, which is one hundredth of a percentage) and 71 bps respectively on account of one Mumbai based infra toll account which slipped during the quarter. The bank expects no material economic loss in this account eventually as this is an operating toll road and is only delayed.”

Bank deposits were up by 36 per cent to Rs 84,893 crore. The retail loan book of the lender increased to Rs 72,766 crore as on June 30, 2021 from Rs 56,043 crore.

The year-on-year growth of the retail loan book was 27 per cent excluding Emergency Credit Guarantee Line loan book of Rs 1,645 crore. However, it declined by 1.2 per cent on a sequential basis. The wholesale loan book fell by 15 per cent to Rs 34,232 crore from Rs 40,275 crore.

Capital adequacy ratio stood at 15.56 per cent with CET-1 (common equity tier-1) ratio at 14.86 per cent. Average liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) was at 166 per cent for Q1FY22.

“Within just two years we have made tremendous progress at the bank. Our CASA (current account savings account) ratio is high at 50.86 per cent despite reducing savings account interest rates by 200 bps recently, which points to the trust customers have in our bank and service levels.

“Because of our low cost CASA, we can now participate in prime home loans business, which is a large business opportunity,” V Vaidyanathan, Managing Director and CEO, IDFC First Bank, said. Regarding the loss during the quarter, he said the bank has made prudent provisions for Covid second wave.

“We expect provisions to reduce for the rest of the three quarters in FY22. We guide for achieving pre-Covid level gross and net NPA, with targeted credit loss of only 2 per cent on our retail book by Q4FY 22 and onwards, assuming no further lockdowns,” he said further.



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Bank NPAs may be contained within earlier FSR numbers, says RBI governor, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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The Reserve Bank of India sees the non-performing assets of banks remaining within the projections of the financial stability report (FSR) given out in January.

“On NPA position our expectation is that whatever projection we have given in the last FSR, it will be within that. At the end of the March it looks the figures are quite manageable,” RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das told reporters after the Monetary Policy.

“I would not say anything beyond that because the numbers are coming in and our teams are assessing and we will spell out the details in the financial stability report,” he said.

Stable capital position

He said a large number of banks, both in public and private sectors, have raised additional capital from the market through out last year.

“I have mentioned in my statement the need to build up provisioning and capital buffers. so that is the message we are giving to banks and NBFCs that they need to augment their capital because there could be some stress arising out of the second wave. That is still an assessment.”

The overall capital position of the banks both in the public and private sector is at very stable levels and they are meeting the regulatory requirements, with some being even much higher.

Financial stability report

Banks’ gross non-performing assets may rise to 13.5% by September 2021, from 7.5% in September 2020 under the baseline scenario, according to the Financial Stability Report (FSR) released by RBI in January this year.

If the macroeconomic environment worsens into a severe stress scenario, the GNPA ratio may escalate to 14.8%, the report had said.

“The stress tests indicate that the GNPA ratio of all scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) may increase from 7.5% in September 2020 to 13.5% by September 2021 under the baseline scenario,” the FSR report added.

Among the bank groups, public sector banks’ (PSBs) GNPA ratio of 9.7% in September 2020 may rise to 16.2% by September 2021 under the baseline scenario, it noted.

The gross non-performing asset (GNPA) ratio of private sector banks (PVBs) and foreign banks (FBs) may increase from 4.6% and 2.5% to 7.9% and 5.4%, respectively, over the same period.

In the severe stress scenario, the GNPA ratios of PSBs, PVBs and FBs may rise to 17.6%, 8.8% and 6.5%, respectively, by September 2021, the report said.



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