Yes Bank shares plummet nearly 20% on 92% drop in net profit, sharp rise in bad loans in Q1
Shares of Yes Bank plummeted nearly 20 percent on Thursday after the company reported a slump of 92.4 percent in consolidated net profit in the first quarter ended June this fiscal
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On the NSE, Yes Bank shares cracked 19.56 percent to hit a one-year low of Rs 79.15
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It was the worst hit among the frontline companies on both the key indices during morning trade
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The private sector lender reported a slump of 92.4 percent in its consolidated net profit to Rs 95.56 crore in the first quarter ended June this fiscal
New Delhi: Shares of Yes Bank plummeted nearly 20 percent on Thursday after the company reported a slump of 92.4 percent in consolidated net profit in the first quarter ended June this fiscal.
The scrip dropped 14.98 percent to Rs 83.70 -- its 52-week low -- on the BSE.
On the NSE, shares cracked 19.56 percent to hit a one-year low of Rs 79.15.
It was the worst hit among the frontline companies on both the key indices during morning trade.
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After market hours on Wednesday, the private sector lender reported a slump of 92.4 percent in its consolidated net profit to Rs 95.56 crore in the first quarter ended June this fiscal.
The bank had reported a net profit of Rs 1,265.67 crore in the April-June quarter of the previous fiscal ended March 2018.
Total income (consolidated) increased to Rs 9,105.79 crore in three months to June of 2019-20, up from Rs 8,301.06 crore in the same quarter of 2018-19, the bank said in a regulatory filing.
On a standalone basis, the bank's net profit stood at Rs 113.76 crore in April-June period this fiscal, down by 91 percent from Rs 1,260.36 crore a year ago.
In terms of asset quality, the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of the bank swelled to 5.01 percent of the gross advances at June-end this year, compared to 1.31 percent in June 2018.
The net NPAs rose to 2.91 percent from 0.59 percent a year ago.
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