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Yes Bank likely to post heavy quarterly loss on weak business, high provisions

According to Emkay, slippages could remain elevated as the bank may continue to recognize stress from its pool.

May 06, 2020 / 08:55 IST
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Private sector lender Yes Bank under the new management is expected to report heavy quarterly loss again due to fall in business growth and higher provisions.

Kotak Institutional Equities expects the bank to post around Rs 4,400 crore of loss during the quarter ended March 2020, while the Emkay sees loss at around Rs 7,568.2 crore for the quarter.

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The bank had reported loss of Rs 1,506.6 crore in March quarter 2019 and loss of Rs 18,559.6 crore in December quarter 2019.

According to brokerages, net interest income (the difference between interest earned and interest expended) may decline around 60 percent compared to year-ago quarter due to weak loan growth.