ESAF Small Fin Bk gross advances rise 13% YoY as of Dec. 31, deposits up 7%
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--ESAF Small Fin Bk total deposits INR 240.06 bln as on Dec 31, up 7.1% on yr
--ESAF Small Fin Bk gross advances INR 206.80 bln as on Dec 31, up 13.1% on yr
--ESAF Small Fin Bk CASA ratio 25.12% as on Dec 31 vs 26.41% on Sept 30
NEW DELHI – ESAF Small Finance Bank's gross advances rose 13.1% on year to INR 206.80 billion as on Dec. 31, according to provisional figures released by the bank Monday. The bank's deposits at the end of December were at INR 240.06 billion, up 7.1% on year.
The bank's current account, savings account deposits were up 7.8% on year, reaching INR 60.30 billion as of Dec. 31. Its CASA ratio was 25.12% at the end of December, lower than 26.41% end of September, but higher than 24.95% end of December last year.
At the end of September, the small finance bank's gross advances were at INR 191.37 billion and deposits at INR 228.94 billion.
"During the quarter, the Bank completed transactions involving the sale of non-performing assets (NPAs) including technical write off book amounting to 1,693.65 crore (INR 16.94 billion) to Asset Reconstruction Companies for an aggregate consideration of 183.18 Crore (INR 1.83 billion)," it said in an exchange filing.
ESAF Small Finance Bank had reported a net loss of INR 1.16 billion for the September quarter on a total income of INR 9.65 billion. On Monday, shares of the small finance bank ended 0.9% higher at INR 27.02 on the National Stock Exchange. End
Reported by Priyasmita Dutta
Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury
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