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Business / Fri, 17 May 2024 Moneycontrol

IDFC FIRST Bank gets RBI nod for Pradeep Natarajan as executive director

The lender had earned a net profit of Rs 803 crore in the year-ago period. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 17 approved the appointment of Pradeep Natarajan as the executive director of IDFC FIRST Bank, according to a filing with the exchanges. The lender had earned a net profit of Rs 803 crore a year ago. Total income rose to Rs 9,861 crore from Rs 7,822 crore a year ago, IDFC FIRST Bank said in a regulatory filing. Story continues below Advertisement Remove AdStory continues below Advertisement Remove AdThe bank did not declare any dividend for FY24 and FY23.

The bank on April 27 reported a 10 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 724 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2024 due to a substantial jump in provisions. The lender had earned a net profit of Rs 803 crore in the year-ago period.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 17 approved the appointment of Pradeep Natarajan as the executive director of IDFC FIRST Bank, according to a filing with the exchanges.

"In a letter dated May 16, 2024, the RBI confirmed its approval for Natarajan's appointment, designating him as the bank's executive director for the next three years," the bank said.

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The bank said that it will undertake the necessary steps to formalise Natarajan's appointment. "However, this appointment will still require the approval of the bank's shareholders."

Q4 numbers

The bank on April 27 reported a 10 percent decline in net profit at Rs 724 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2024 due to a substantial jump in provisions. The lender had earned a net profit of Rs 803 crore a year ago.

Total income rose to Rs 9,861 crore from Rs 7,822 crore a year ago, IDFC FIRST Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest income grew to Rs 8,219 crore during the period under review, from Rs 6,424 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. Net Interest Income (NII) grew 24 percent from Rs 3,597 crore in Q4 FY23 to Rs 4,469 crore in Q4 FY24, it said.

On the asset quality side, the bank’s gross non-performing assets (NPAs) reduced to 1.88 percent of gross advances as of March 31, 2024, from 2.51 per cent by the end of March 2023.

Net NPAs also came down to 0.60 percent of the advances from 0.86 percent at the end of 2024. However, provisions and contingencies increased by 50 per cent to Rs 722 crore in Q4FY24 as compared with Rs 482 crore a year ago.

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The bank did not declare any dividend for FY24 and FY23. The capital adequacy ratio of the bank declined to 16.11 per cent from 16.82 per cent at the end of the previous fiscal.

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