Standard Chartered net profit rises by 38.09% to Rs 48.25 crore; Prabhu net profit decrease by 11.23% to Rs 25.07 crore

Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited (SCB) has shown impressive progress in the first quarter of the FY 2074/75. Its net profit has surged by 38.09 % as compared to last year’s report. Publishing the unaudited quarterly report for the first quarter today, the commercial bank has net profit of Rs  48.25 crore in the Q1 of fiscal year 2074/75, up from Rs 34.94 crore in the corresponding quarter of fiscal year 2073/74. SCB has a paid up capital of Rs 4.01 arba with reserve of Rs 8.55 arba. As per NRB’s directive for all commercial banks to increase their paid up capital to a minimum of Rs 8 arba by the end of FY 2073/74, SCB will need to issue a further capital hike of around Rs 4 arba (around 100%). SCB had distributed 33.33% bonus shares from the profit it had earned in the FY 2072/73. SCB has collected Rs 71.42 arba in deposits and mobilized Rs 39.85 arba in loans in the first quarter of FY 2074/75. The bank’s non-performing loan (NPL) has declined to 0.18 percent in Q1 from 0.31 percent in the same quarter of previous year. Its annualized EPS stands at Rs 48.18, net worth per share stands at Rs 313.49 and P/E ratio at 45.35 times. Major Highlights:
Particulars (In Rs '000) Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
Q1 2074/75 Q1 2073/74 Difference
Paid Up Capital       4,005,715       2,812,426 42.43%
Reserve & Surplus       8,551,668       5,110,514 67.33%
Deposits     71,421,579     57,412,822 24.40%
Loans & Advances     39,851,258     32,391,272 23.03%
Net Interest Income          702,640          500,043 40.52%
Provision for possible losses             20,949             29,334 -28.58%
Operating Profit          742,694          532,510 39.47%
Net Profit          482,531          349,424 38.09%
NPL (%) 0.18 0.31 -41.94%
 Annualized EPS (In Rs.)               48.18               49.70 -3.04%
Net Worth per Share (In Rs.)            313.49            281.71 11.28%
P/E Ratio (In times) 45.35 74.45 -39.09%
Prabhu Bank Limited (PRVU) has shown decrease in net profit by 11.23% in the first quarter of the FY 2074/75. Publishing the unaudited quarterly report for the first quarter today, the commercial bank has shown decrease in net profit to Rs  25.07 crore in the Q1 of fiscal year 2074/75, from Rs 28.24 crore in the corresponding quarter of fiscal year 2073/74. It current paid up capital stands at Rs 5.88 arba with Rs 2.76 arba in reserve. To meet the capital requirement of Rs 8 arba, it will be issuing 40% right share which is yet to be approve from SEBON. It has collected Rs 82.84 arba in deposits and mobilized Rs 66.76 arba in loans in the first quarter of FY 2074/75. The bank’s non-performing loan (NPL) has declined to 4.23 percent in Q1 from 7.54 percent in the same quarter of previous year. Its annualized EPS stands at Rs 17.05, net worth per share stands at Rs 147.04 and P/E ratio at 22.17 times. Major Highlights:
Particulars (In Rs '000) Prabhu Bank (PRVU)
Q1 2074/75 Q1 2073/74 Difference
Paid Up Capital       5,881,402       5,881,402 0.00%
Reserve & Surplus       2,766,473          554,723 398.71%
Deposits     82,843,426     65,296,259 26.87%
Borrowings       1,223,501             20,529 5859.87%
Loans & Advances     66,767,951     51,745,689 29.03%
Net Interest Income          513,454          468,217 9.66%
Provision for possible losses          111,156          100,368 10.75%
Operating Profit          237,190          199,673 18.79%
Net Profit          250,739          282,464 -11.23%
NPL (%) 4.23 7.54 -43.90%
 Annualized EPS (In Rs.)               17.05               19.21 -11.23%
Net Worth per Share (In Rs.)            147.04            109.43 34.36%
P/E Ratio (In times) 22.17 - -