SBI Q3 net profit doubles at Rs, Rs 2,152.2 crore but NPA swells too

Country's largest lender State Bank of India on Friday posted a 71 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 2,152.2 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2016.

The bank had reported a net profit of Rs 1,259.4 crore in the corresponding three-month period a year ago.

Total income on consolidated basis increased to Rs 75,537.2 crore for the quarter under review, from Rs 67,511.45 crore in the same period of FY2015-16.

Its total provisioning for non-performing assets rose toRs 8,942.83 crore during the December quarter, up from Rs 7,949.38 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal.

Gross Non-performing Assets (NPAs), which represent portion of bad loans, stood at Rs 1.08 lakh crore at the end of December, up from Rs 72,791.73 crore a year ago.

As on December 31, the bank's portfolio quality declined, with gross NPAs at 7.23 per cent of gross advances, as against 5.10 per cent a year ago.   

Its net NPAs during the third quarter rose to 4.24 percent, from 2.89 per cent in the period a year earlier.

On standalone basis, SBI's net profit grew over two-foldto Rs 2,610 crore for the third quarter from Rs 1,115.3 crore in the October-December period a year ago.

Total income on standalone basis rose to Rs 53,587.5crore during the quarter as compared with Rs 46,731 crore int he same period last fiscal. SBI stock was trading at Rs 278.90, down nearly 1.11 percent in the afternoon trade on the BSE.