Karur Vysya net profit up 51% on lower provisions

Kolkata: Private sector lender Karur Vysya Bank on Monday reported a 51% rise in net profit at 378 crore for the July-September period against 250 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, riding on sharply lower provisions in line with asset quality improvement.

The bank's net interest margin stood at 4.07% for the quarter under review compared with 4.10% in the year-ago period.

Net interest income rose 11.5% at 915 crore. Its gross non-performing assets ratio improved to 1.73% at the end of September from 4.02% a year ago. Net NPA was 0.47% against 1.38%. Provision coverage ratio was at 94.49% as against 86.94% earlier.