Mumbai: Overall Central Bank made an exemplary performance on all counts.
Central Bank of India’s total income stood at ₹9,139 crore during the December quarter of FY24 against ₹7,636 crore in the same period of last fiscal year. The state-owned Central Bank of India on Friday announced its financial results for the third quarter (Q3) ended December 31, 2023 of fiscal year 2024.
The bank’s net profit surged 57 per cent to ₹718 crore in the third quarter of FY24, as compared to a net profit of ₹458 crore in the same quarter a year ago, the Central Bank of India said in a stock exchange filing. Its total income was reported at ₹9,139 crore during the December quarter of FY24 against ₹7,636 crore in the same period last fiscal year.
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At the end of December 2023, Central Bank of India’s gross non-performing assets (NPAs) fell to 4.50 per cent of the total loans from 8.85 per cent a year earlier. Net NPAs or bad loans also came down to 1.27 per cent in Q3 of FY24 from 2.09 per cent at the end of the third quarter of the previous fiscal year. The net interest income (NII) of the bank declined to ₹3,152 crore during the third quarter as compared to ₹3,285 crore in the same period a year ago.
On January 4, Central Bank of India reported a 14.9 per cent growth in advances to ₹2.4 lakh crore for the December quarter.
Total advances stood at ₹2.08 lakh crore at the end of the third quarter of the last financial year.
Shares of Central Bank of India closed at ₹54.25, up 2.75 per cent, on the NSE on Friday.
On January 14, the state-owned bank extended its festival offer for three months till March 31 to increase its retail asset book.
The bank is offering low-interest rates, waiver in processing fees and other facilities for customers during this period. Its Cent Grih Laxmi Scheme and Cent Business Scheme are offering the lowest rate of interest across the industry starting from 8.35 per cent.
