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Bajaj Finserv Q3 consolidated net profit rises 26% to Rs 437cr

The company had reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 347 crore in the same period last year. Bajaj Finserv Limited (BFS) is the holding company of Bajaj Finance (BFL), Bajaj Allianz General Insurance (BAGIC) and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance (BALIC).

February 04, 2016 / 08:56 IST
     
     
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    Financial services company Bajaj Finserv reported 26 percent jump in its consolidated profit after tax at Rs 437 crore in the third quarter, helped by higher growth in Bajaj Finance. The company had reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 347 crore in the same period last year. Bajaj Finserv Limited (BFS) is the holding company of Bajaj Finance (BFL), Bajaj Allianz General Insurance (BAGIC) and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance (BALIC).

    "The quarter was good for us, primarily supported by a 58 percent jump in net profit of Bajaj Finance," the company's Chief Financial Officer S Sreenivasan told PTI. The non-life business reported a 52 percent degrowth in profit at Rs 68 crore from Rs 143 crore in year-ago period. "In the general insurance business there was a loss of Rs 82 crore due to the claims generated out of Chennai floods," Sreenivasan said.

    Bajaj Life Insurance's profit after tax stood at Rs 191 crore compared with Rs 99 crore in the same period last year. Bajaj Finserv's consolidated gross revenue rose by 12 percent to Rs 5,396 crore from Rs 4,802 crore. Net profit of Bajaj Finance stood at Rs 408 crore compared with Rs 258 crore.

    Commenting on the results Bajaj Finance Managing Director Rajeev Jain said, "We saw strong growth in all our segments - commercial, consumer, SME and rural." Its assets under management (AUM), as of December 31, grew 41 percent to Rs 43,452 crore from Rs 30,822 crore. Loan losses and provisions for the third quarter stood at Rs 146 crore as against Rs 108 crore. Bajaj Finance gross NPA was at 1.29 percent compared to 1.5 percent while net NPA stood at 0.26 percent as against 0.49 percent.

    During the quarter, Bajaj Finance sold NPAs worth Rs 82 crore in its mortgage business.

    first published: Feb 4, 2016 08:56 am

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