Life Insurance Corporation -owned IDBI Bank reported a standalone net profit of Rs 378 crore for December quarter 2020-21 on the back of healthy growth in interest income. The lender, which is under the Reserve Bank of India's prompt corrective action (PCA) since May 2017, had reported a standalone net loss of Rs 5,763 crore in the year-ago quarter. On a consolidated basis, its profit after tax stood at Rs 393.15 crore, compared to a loss of Rs 5,728.70 crore last year. The profit has increased to Rs 378 crore in the quarter. It has been contributed by growth in the other income and net interest income. Our operating profit grew by 32 per cent (quarter-on-quarter) and net interest margin has increased to 2.87 per cent, bank's managing director and CEO Rakesh Sharma told reporters. Net interest income (NII) grew 18 per cent to Rs 1,810 crore as against Rs 1,532 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal. Its net interest margin (NIM) improved by 60 basis points to 2.87 per ce
The firm reported a standalone net profit of Rs 378 crore for the December quarter
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The Committee at its meeting held on Saturday i.e. December 19, 2020, approved the issue and allotment of 371.8 million equity shares to the 44 eligible QIBs
The base size of issue was Rs 1,000 crore with green shoe option of Rs 1,000 crore. The issue opened on December 15 and closed on December 18.
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Compared sequentially, the bank registered a 125 per cent jump against the first quarter net profit of Rs 144 crore, IDBI Bank said in release
In January 2019, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) completed the acquisition of a 51 per cent controlling stake in the lender.
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