South Indian
Bank Q3 FY 23 net profit at Rs. 102.75 Crore
South Indian Bank had declared third quarterly results with a net profit ofRs. 102.75 Crore against a
loss of Rs. 50.31 Crore during the
corresponding period of the previous year.
Mr. Murali Ramakrishnan, MD & CEO of the Bank, while announcing the
results, informed that during the quarter ended December 31, 2022, Bank had
provided an additional provision for depreciation on Security Receipts (SR)
related to SRs acquired prior to March 31, 2017 amounting to Rs. 311.74 Crore
pursuant to clarification on Master Direction of Transfer of Loan Exposure 2021
published by RBI on December 05, 2022.
If this extraordinary provision related to SRs acquired prior to March 31, 2017 is not netted off, the Bank
would have registered a PBT of Rs. 474
Crore and PAT of Rs. 306 Crore, recording the highest ever quarterly profit declared by the Bank.
Key Highlights for the
Quarter
ü Highest ever NII of Rs. 825 crore for the Q3 FY 2023 compared to Rs. 573 crore on Y-o-Y
basis
ü Net Interest Margin improved by 88 bps Y-o-Y to 3.52% in Q3 FY 2023 compared to 2.64% in Q3
FY 2022
ü Significant improvement in ROA at 0.56% as against -0.31% and ROE at 9.22% against
-5.40% on Y-o-Y basis. Excluding the
above SR provision, ROA is at 0.82% and ROE is at 13.05%
ü GNPA came down by 108
bps from 6.56% to 5.48% on Y-o-Y basis
ü NNPA dropped by 126
bps from 3.52% to 2.26% on Y-o-Y basis
ü Core fee income grew by 10% Y-o-Y to Rs. 140 crore compared to Rs. 127 crore in
Q3 FY 2022
ü CASA amount increased by 9% Y-o-Y to Rs. 30,660
crore compared to Rs. 28,229 crore in Q3 FY 2022
ü CASA ratio improved by 186 bps Y-o-Y to 33.81% from 31.95%
ü Provision Coverage
Ratio including write off is at 74.51% as against 68.08% recording 643 bps
increase on Y-o-Y basis
ü Provision Coverage
Ratio excluding write off stands at 60.20%, improved from 48.01% recording 1219
bps increase on Y-o-Y basis
ü Capital adequacy position continued to be robust with CRAR of 16.25% and Tier I ratio of 13.71%
ü Focus on quality asset
book enabled the provisions to come down by 88% from Rs. 346.37 Crore to Rs.
41.42 Crore on Y-o-Y basis
ü NPA recoveries and
upgrades for the nine months in FY 2023 amounts to Rs. 1089 Crore compared to
Rs. 927 Crore on Y-o-Y basis
Highlights of Q3
results
-
Gross advances up by 18.39% Y-o-Y
-
Corporate Segment up by 47.02% Y-o-Y
-
Share of A and above Corporates improved from 76% to 95% on Y-o-Y basis
-
Personal Loan book grew by 155.98% Y-o-Y
-
Gold Loan portfolio up by 32.36 % Y-o-Y
-
Bank had issued 1,80,000+ credit cards with outstanding book of Rs. 670
Crore
Yearly – Y-o-Y growth
Rs.
in Crore
|
Quarter Ended
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
|
31-12-2022
|
31-12-2021
|
Growth
|
%
|
Gross
Advance
|
70,117
|
59,226
|
10,891
|
18.39%
|
Retail
Deposits
|
88,660
|
84,151
|
4,509
|
5.36%
|
NRI
Deposit
|
27,964
|
27,144
|
820
|
3.02%
|
Current
Deposits
|
5,344
|
4,660
|
684
|
14.68%
|
Savings
Deposits
|
25,316
|
23,569
|
1,747
|
7.41%
|
CASA
|
30,660
|
28,229
|
2,431
|
8.61%
|
CASA
%
|
33.81%
|
31.95%
|
1.86%
|
5.83%
|
Gross
NPA %
|
5.48%
|
6.56%
|
-1.08%
|
-16.44%
|
Net
NPA %
|
2.26%
|
3.52%
|
-1.26%
|
-35.90%
|
Net
Interest Income
|
825
|
573
|
252
|
44.04%
|
Other
income
|
-34
|
222
|
-256
|
-115.40%
|
Provisions
excl. tax
|
41
|
346
|
-305
|
-88.04%
|
Profit
before tax
|
162
|
-66
|
228
|
343.62%
|
Net
Profit after tax
|
103
|
-50
|
153
|
304.23%
|
Mr. Murali Ramakrishnan, MD & CEO of the Bank, while announcing the
results, stated that the strategy of realigning the Business by the Bank had
contributed to the above improved performance. During the period, Bank could
register growth in the desired segments of Liabilitieslike CASA & Retail
Deposits and focus on building quality asset portfolio across all verticals
like Corporate, SME, Auto Loan, Credit Card, Personal Loan, Gold Loan etc.
Mr. Murali also added that during the third quarter of FY23, the Bank
registered the highest ever quarterly net interest income of Rs. 825.15 Crore
and profit before tax of Rs. 161.81 Crore followed by a net profit of Rs.
102.75 Crore, due to overall improvement in various parameters like CASA, Net
Interest Income, reduced provisions (excl. tax) etc. He stated that, in line with the strategic
intend of the bank viz, “Profitability through quality credit growth”, the Bank
could churn around 54% of its advances portfolio since October 2020 amounting
to Rs. 37,748 Crore with a GNPA of only 0.06%. This coupled with a robust
recovery / collection mechanism, had helped the Bank to reduce the fresh
slippages by 17.63% on Y-o-Y basis from Rs. 387 Crore to Rs. 320 Crore.
Major Achievements and
Recognitions
The Bank has won several prestigious awards/accreditations during the
recent past such as: -
- Second Year in a
row, 6 out of 7 Technological awards in the annual IBA Banking Technology
Awards 2022
- Most preferred
work place in the BFSI sector 2022-2023 by Marksmen Daily
- ET Edge Best
Brands in the Best Brand 2022 Conclave 5th edition organized by
The Economic Times