ICICI Bank quarterly net profit up 44 percent

Thursday, 28 April 2011, 21:44 IST
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Mumbai: The country's second largest lender ICICI Bank reported a 44 percent increase in net profit for the quarter ended March 31 at 1,452 crore ($ 326 million). Net interest income increased 23 percent to 2,510 crore ($563 million) in the fourth quarter of 2010-11, compared to 2,035 crore in the previous corresponding quarter, the bank said in a regulatory statement. Profit after tax for the fiscal ended March 31 increased 28 percent to 5,151 crore ($1.2 billion) from 4,025 crore ($903 million) logged in the previous fiscal. Advances for the fiscal rose 19 percent to 216,366 crore, while savings deposits increased by 26 percent to 66,869 crore. The current and savings account ratio also moved up to 45.1 percent for the fiscal ended March 31. Net non-performing assets decreased 37 percent to 2,459 crore for the financial year 2010-11. Among its main subsidiaries, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance's profit after tax rose to 808 crore in 2010-11, compared to 258 crore in the previous fiscal. The bank's board has recommended a dividend of 14 per equity share. The ICICI Bank scrip was trading flat at 1,109.50 in afternoon trade at the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Source: IANS