HDFC Bank reported a 10.8% year-on-year increase in net profit for the September quarter, supported by stable growth in its loan book and continued improvement in asset quality.
The country's largest private lender said its net profit rose to ₹18,641.3 crore, up from ₹16,821 crore in the year-ago period, exceeding market estimates of ₹17,252 crore, according to a CNBC-TV18 poll.
Net interest income (NII) was at ₹31,551.5 crore, compared with ₹30,114 crore a year earlier, also above consensus estimates of ₹31,298 crore. It's net interest margin (NIM), came in at 3.27%.
HDFC Bank’s gross non-performing assets (GNPA) declined to ₹34,289.5 crore, with the gross NPA ratio at 1.24%, down from 1.40% in the previous quarter.
Net NPAs were at ₹11,447.3 crore, translating into a net NPA ratio o