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Andhra Bank's net loss widens to Rs 579 cr in Q3 as bad loans spurt

Total income, however, rose to Rs 5,322.33 crore for the third quarter of 2018-19 as against Rs 5,093.43 crore in same period last year, Andhra Bank said in a regulatory filing.

February 11, 2019 / 07:57 PM IST
We are in the last phase of the September quarter earnings season, and the results announced by the BSE 500 companies so far have shown signs of a sharp recovery, as compared to the June quarter, when the economic activity in the country was compromised due to lockdown in various regions. From the BSE 500 list, 216 companies have announced their September quarter results so far. We excluded banking and financial companies.  Along with the index stocks we also analyse each sector quarterly earnings. (Data Source: ACE Equity)

We are in the last phase of the September quarter earnings season, and the results announced by the BSE 500 companies so far have shown signs of a sharp recovery, as compared to the June quarter, when the economic activity in the country was compromised due to lockdown in various regions. From the BSE 500 list, 216 companies have announced their September quarter results so far. We excluded banking and financial companies.  Along with the index stocks we also analyse each sector quarterly earnings. (Data Source: ACE Equity)

 
 
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State-owned Andhra Bank on Monday said its net loss widened to Rs 578.59 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, as bad loans surged. The bank had posted a net loss of Rs 532.02 crore in the October-December quarter previous fiscal.

Total income, however, rose to Rs 5,322.33 crore for the third quarter of 2018-19 as against Rs 5,093.43 crore in same period last year, Andhra Bank said in a regulatory filing.

Provisions for bad loans during the quarter were raised to Rs 1,790.17 crore, from Rs 1,744.99 crore parked for the same period last fiscal.

The bank witnessed its asset quality deteriorating as gross non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans ballooned to 16.68 per cent of gross advances by December-end 2018, compared to 14.26 per cent.

In absolute value, the gross bad loans were Rs 28,703.47 crore as against Rs 21,599.32 crore.

Net NPAs, however, were trimmed to 6.99 per cent (Rs 10,778.36 crore) by end of the third quarter as against 7.72 per cent (Rs 10,858.32 crore) a year ago.

The provision coverage ratio as on 31st December, 2018 stood at 68.47 per cent, Andhra Bank said.

Stock of the bank closed 0.42 per cent down at Rs 23.95 on the BSE.

PTI
first published: Feb 11, 2019 07:54 pm

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