SBI Q4 profit declines 10% to ₹18,643 crore
Published on 03/05/2025 04:53 PM
State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday (May 3, 2025) reported a 10% fall in standalone net profit at â¹18,643 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2025.
The country's biggest lender had earned a profit of â¹20,698 crore in the January-March period of 2023-24.
Total income increased to â¹1,43,876 crore in the March quarter from â¹1,28,412 crore in the same period a year ago, SBI said in a regulatory filing.
During the quarter, the bank earned an interest income of â¹1,19,666 crore as against â¹1,11,043 crore a year ago.
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The bank saw an improvement in asset quality, with gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declining to 1.82% of the total advances in the fourth quarter from 2.24% as at March-end 2024. Similarly, net NPAs eased to 0.47% as against 0.57%.
On a consolidated basis, SBI's net profit in the quarter fell 8 per cent to â¹19,600 crore as against â¹21,384 crore in the same period a year ago. Total income, however, increased to â¹1,79,562 crore from â¹1,64,914 crore.
For the entire financial year 2024-25, the bank reported a 16% increase in profit on a standalone basis at â¹70,901 crore as against â¹61,077 crore in the previous year.
The bank's board has declared a dividend of â¹15.90 per equity share for FY25. Besides, the board has approved raising equity capital of up to â¹25,000 crore (including share premium) in one or more tranches during 2025-26 through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP)/ Follow on Public Offer (FPO) or any other mode.
Published - May 03, 2025 04:53 pm IST
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