Bank of Maharashtra Q1 Results: Net profit surges 95% to Rs 882 cr, maintains healthy asset quality

Public sector lender Bank of Maharashtra on July 19 reported a 95 percent jump in net profit at Rs 882 crore for the April-June FY24 quarter, compared to Rs 451 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

Net interest income (NII) of the bank stood at Rs 2340 crores, compared to Rs 1686 crores last year. The bank recorded steady improvement in its net interest margin (NIM). For the April-June FY24 quarter, the lender's NIM stood at 3.86 percent, compared to 3.28 percent last year.

The bank's gross non-performing asset (NPA) stood at 2.28 percent, down from 3.74 percent recorded in the same quarter last year. For the June quarter, total GNPA stood at Rs 4006 crores compared Rs 5259 crores a year ago. On the other hand, net NPA of the lender for the quarter stood at 0.24 percent, improving from 0.88 percent on a year-on-year basis. The lender's total NNPA stood at Rs 413 crores, compared to 1206 crores in the corresponding period last year.

On deposits front, the bank recorded a 25 percent growth taking the total deposits to Rs 2.44 lakh crores from Rs 1.96 lakh crores in the previous year. Current account and savings account (CASA) deposits improved to Rs 1.24 lakh crores from Rs 1.09 lakh crores with current account deposits recording 30 percent growth and savings account deposits recording 9 percent growth.