Axis Bank Q4 net loss at Rs 1,388 cr as provisions jump nearly 3 times; income increases to Rs 20,786 cr

Axis Bank said the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the bank''s provision on assets will depend on the future developments, which are highly uncertain.

|Apr 28, 2020, 19:37:04 IST

New Delhi: Axis Bank on Tuesday reported a standalone net loss of Rs 1,387.78 crore for March quarter of 2019-20 as provisioning for bad loans and contingencies soared.

The private sector lender had reported a net profit of Rs 1,505.06 crore in the same quarter of the previous financial year.Income during the latest quarter stood at Rs 20,219.57 crore. It was Rs 18,324.31 crore in the year-ago period, Axis Bank said in a regulatory filing.[caption id="attachment_3863603" align="alignleft" width="380"]

RBI asks Axis Bank to re-consider another term for Shikha Sharma as managing director. Reuters image.[/caption]Provisions for bad loans and contingencies in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal were at Rs 7,730.02 crore. In the year-ago quarter the provisions stood at Rs 2,711.43 crore.On consolidated basis also, the lender posted a net loss of Rs 1,250.09 crore during the quarter ended March 2020. There was a net profit of Rs 1,677.90 crore in the year-ago period.Income increased to Rs 20,786.23 crore in the latest quarter from Rs 18,950.85 crore in the same period a year ago.Gross non performing assets (NPAs) fell to 4.86 percent of the gross advances as on March 31, 2020 from 5.26 percent by the year- ago same period.Net NPAs or bad loans too came down to 1.56 percent from 2.06 percent.The bank said the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the bank's provision on assets will depend on the future developments, which are highly uncertain.Click here to follow LIVE updates on coronavirus outbreakAmong other things, any new information concerning the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and any action to contain its spread or mitigate its impact whether government mandated or elected by the bank, will also impact the provisions.It said the pandemic has affected the world economy including that of India, leading to significant decline and volatility in financial markets and decline in economic activities.Axis Bank stock closed 6.61 percent higher at Rs 455.55 on the BSE.

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