Laxmi Bank’s Q4 Reports indicate decent performance; NPL increases to 1.29%

Wed, Aug 15, 2018 11:32 AM on Financial Analysis, Latest, Stock Market,

Laxmi Bank Limited (LBL) has posted its fourth quarter reports as per the NFRS directives. They give the following picture.

A growth of almost 21% percent can be seen in the Net Profits of the bank after it posted a net profit of Rs.123.36 Crore this quarter. The operating profits has also grown by a little more than 32%.

However the Non-Performing Loan of the bank has gone up by 38.71% to stand at 1.29% of the total loans and advances as compare to 0.93% in the same quarter of the previous year. The loans and advances of the bank have grown by 17.21% to stand at Rs.61.97 Arba.

A significant growth of 158% can be seen in the borrowings of the bank as compare to the previous year.

The bank has been able to achieve a growth of almost 10% in the EPS at Rs.15 per share. It has also achieved 11% growth in the Net Worth per Share which currently stands at Rs.143.41.

Some other major highlights are as follows:

Particulars (In Rs '000)

Laxmi Bank Limited

Q4 2074/75

Q4 2073/74

Difference

Paid Up Capital

8,221,667

7,472,412

10.03%

Reserve & Surplus

3,569,218

3,311,159

7.79%

Deposits

67,735,866

59,320,404

14.19%

Borrowings

666,917

257,875

158.62%

Loans & Advances

61,972,032

52,873,374

17.21%

Net Interest Income

2,344,106

1,699,508

37.93%

Operating Profit

1,753,605

1,328,079

32.04%

Net Profit

1,233,601

1,019,686

20.98%

Total Comprehensive Income afterShare of NCI

568,969

1,035,833

-45.07%

Add/ Less: Regulatory adjustment as per NRB

-67,257

-13,062

414.91%

Free Profit/ (Loss) after Regulatory Adjustments

1,166,344

1,006,624

15.87%

NPL

1.29

0.93

38.71%

Annualized EPS (In Rs.)

15

13.65

9.89%

Net Worth per Share (In Rs.)

143.41

129.21

10.99%