BoI Q1 Net plummets 84% on higher bad loan provisioning

The bank had a net profit of Rs 805.69 crore in the first quarter of 2014-15 fiscal.

New Delhi: Bank of India (BoI) on Tuesday reported a 84 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 129.72 crore in the April-June quarter of the current fiscal.

The bank had a net profit of Rs 805.69 crore in the first quarter of 2014-15 fiscal.

Provisioning during the first quarter rose to Rs 1,515 crore, from Rs 893 crore in the same period last fiscal, BoI said in an NSE filing.

The gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) as a percentage of total loans spiked to 6.80 per cent during the June quarter, from 3.28 per cent in the year-ago period.

The value of gross NPA stood at Rs 26,889 crore during the June quarter, as against Rs 12,532 crore in the same quarter last fiscal.

Total income of the bank rose to Rs 11,659 crore during June quarter, from Rs 11,328 crore in the same quarter of 2014-15 fiscal.

Shares of BoI were trading at Rs 161.80, down 1.19 per cent over previous close on the NSE.

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