Q1 2025 Punjab & Sind Bank Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Business of the bank grew by 7.10% YoY, reaching INR2,08,331 crores.
- Net interest income increased by 15.18% YoY.
- Operating profit grew by 23.35% YoY.
- Net profit increased by 18.95% YoY, with a sequential growth of 30.94%.
- Gross NPA reduced to 4.72%, showing a reduction of 208 bps.
- CASA growth was only 5.36%, which is relatively low.
- Retail agri exposure reduced by roughly 2.5% quarter-on-quarter.
- Cost-to-income ratio remains high at 69.67%.
- Challenges in deposit growth vis-Ã -vis credit growth.
- Impact of INR4,200 crores adjustment to general reserve due to new investment guidelines.
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Shilpa Abraham, the moderator for today's earnings call. I welcome and thank each one of you for joining us today for the Q1 fiscal year '25 earnings conference call of Punjab & Sind Bank. Please note that this conference is being recorded. (Event Instructions)
I would now like to introduce the management of Punjab & Sind Bank. We have with us today, Shri Swarup Kumar Saha, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer; Shri Ravi Mehra, Executive Director; and Shri Arnab Goswamy, Chief Financial Officer.
I would now like to hand over the conference to Shri Swarup Kumar Saha, MD and CEO of Punjab & Sind Bank, for the opening remarks. After which, we will have the forum open for the interactive Q&A session. Thank you.
Thank you, Shilpa, and good afternoon to all of you who have joined for this Q1 earnings call of Punjab &
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