Bank of India net profit jumps two-fold to Rs 243 cr in June quarter; net NPAs down at 6%

New Delhi: State-owned Bank of India on Tuesday reported more than two-fold jump in its net profit to Rs 242.62 crore in the first quarter ended 30 June. The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 95.11 crore during April-June period of the previous fiscal. Total income of the bank rose to Rs 11,526.95 crore during the quarter, as against Rs 10,631.02 crore in the same period preceding fiscal, the bank said in a regulatory filing. [caption id=“attachment_7023271” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. Reuters.[/caption] The lender witnessed slight improvement in its gross non-performing assets (NPAs) to 16.50 percent of the gross advances as on 30 June, 2019, down from 16.66 percent by end of June 2018. Net NPAs or bad loans came down substantially to 5.79 percent as against 8.45 percent. In absolute terms, the bank’s gross NPAs stood at Rs 62,068.40 crore by end of June quarter this fiscal, as against Rs 60,604.46 crore as on 30 June, 2018. Net NPAs were at Rs 19,288.34 crore, as against Rs 27,932.25 crore a year ago, the bank said. However, its provisioning and contingencies for the quarter increased to Rs 9,255.60 crore from Rs 8,761.83 crore a year ago. Bank of India stock traded at Rs 71.25 on BSE, down 5.82 percent from previous close.