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Corporation Bank posts Rs. 159.97 net profit in March 2017 quarter

Published On : 21 May 2017   |  Reported By : Canaranews Network


Mangaluru: Mangaluru headquartered Corporation Bank has recorded a net profit of Rs. 159.97 crore during the fourth quarter of 2016-17 against a net loss of Rs. 510.97 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.

Announcing the performance highlights of the bank for the fourth quarter and the fiscal as a whole, the bank’s managing director and CEO, Jai Kumar Garg, said that Total Operating Income rose 2.19% to Rs 4838.04 crore in the quarter ended March 2017 as against Rs 4734.46 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2016.

As far as asset quality of the bank is concerned, the gross NPAs as a percentage to total advances rose to 11.70% from 9.98% in the same quarter a year ago. Its net NPAs also increased to 8.33%, from 6.53% at the end of March 2015. Total deposits for the quarter increased by 7.5% yoy to Rs. 220559 crore and advance stood at 140356 crore.

However, the bank’s provision during the quarter was reduced to about half to Rs 948.01 crore as against Rs 1,960.20 crore in the same period a year ago. For the entire 2015-16, the bank recorded a profit of Rs 561.20 crore, compared to loss of Rs 506.48 crore in the previous fiscal.







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