Vijaya Bank third quarter net profit surges 80% to Rs 143 cr; gross NPAs decline marginally to 6.14%

New Delhi: State-owned Vijaya Bank on Wednesday reported a 80.2 percent jump in its net profit to Rs 143.38 crore for the December 2018 quarter. The public sector lender had posted a net profit of Rs 79.56 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. [caption id=“attachment_4495585” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. Reuters.[/caption] The bank’s total income also rose to Rs 4,106.42 crore during the period, compared with Rs 3,450.81 crore a year ago, Vijaya Bank said in a regulatory filing. The bank’s gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declined marginally to 6.14 percent, against 6.17 percent in the same quarter of last fiscal. However, net NPAs rose to 4.08 percent during October-December 2018, compared with 3.99 percent in the year-ago period. During the quarter, the provision for bad loans nearly doubled to Rs 582.22 crore from Rs 333.26 crore a year ago. This is the second last quarterly result of the bank ahead of its amalgamation with Bank of Baroda beginning April 1,2019. The bank’s shares on Wednesday fell by 85 paise, or 1.87 percent, to close at Rs 44.50 apiece on the BSE.     To keep watching India’s No. 1 English Business News Channel – CNBC-TV18, call your Cable or DTH Operator and ask for the Colors Family Pack (inclusive of 24 channels), available for Rs. 35/- per month, or subscribe to the channel for Rs. 4/- per day. To keep watching the Leader in Global Market & Business News – CNBC-TV18 Prime HD, call your Cable or DTH Operator and ask for the Colors Family HD Pack (inclusive of 25 channels), available for Rs. 50/- per month, or subscribe to the channel for Rs. 1/- per day.