Dena Bank’s CMD Ashwani Kumar Announces Q4 FY 2017 Results

L to R : Smt Trishna Guha (ED), Shri Ashwani Kumar (CMD, Dena Bank), Shri Ramesh S. Singh (ED) and Smt. Usha Ravi (GM-Financial Management) at the Q4 FY17 financial results announcement of Dena Bank - Photo By Sachin Murdeshwar GPN NETWORK
Shri Ashwani Kumar (CMD, Dena Bank) addresses the mediaat the Q4 FY17 financial results announcement of Dena Bank.- Photo By Sachin Murdeshwar GPN NETWORK.

Shri Ashwani Kumar (CMD, Dena Bank) addresses the mediaat the Q4 FY17 financial results announcement of Dena Bank.- Photo By Sachin Murdeshwar GPN NETWORK.

 L to R : Smt Trishna Guha (ED), Shri Ashwani Kumar (CMD, Dena Bank), Shri Ramesh S. Singh (ED) and Smt. Usha Ravi (GM-Financial Management) at the Q4 FY17 financial results announcement of Dena Bank - Photo By Sachin Murdeshwar GPN NETWORK.

L to R : Smt Trishna Guha (ED), Shri Ashwani Kumar (CMD, Dena
Bank), Shri Ramesh S. Singh (ED) and Smt. Usha Ravi (GM-Financial
Management) at the Q4 FY17 financial results announcement of Dena Bank – Photo By Sachin Murdeshwar GPN NETWORK.

Bank’s Operating Profit has increased by 50.24% to ` 1,390.21 cr

Mumbai, May 9, 2017 (GPN) : Shri Ashwani Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director,
Dena Bank, announced the financial results of the Bank for the Quarter/Year
ended 31st March 2017 after adoption by the Board of Directors.

Rounded Rectangle: Business Growth

1. Operating Profit :
Operating profit of the Bank has increased from ` 925.30 cr for Mar-16 [FY]
to `1390.21 cr for Mar-17 [FY] showing a increase of 50.24% on y-o-y basis.
Increase in the Operating Profit in FY 2016-17 is mainly due to increase in
profit on sale of investment from ` 106.60 cr during FY 2015-16 to ` 631.97
cr during FY 2016-17.

2. Net Profit :

Bank has incurred a net loss of ` 863.63cr during FY 2016-17 as compared to
net loss of ` 935.32 cr for FY 2015-16. Main reasons for Loss during the
year are attributed to the increase in NPAs, which leads to decrease in
Interest on Advances by ` 786.27 cr (10.14% ) and also increase in
provisions from ` 1860.62 cr during FY 2015-16 to Rs. 2,253.84 cr during FY
2016-17.

3. Business Mix :
Business Mix [Total Deposits + Gross Advances] of the Bank, which was
`2,03,241.63 cr as on 31st March 2016 has decreased to ` 1,91,480.61 cr as
on 31st March 2017 showing a decrease of 5.79%. On a sequential basis, as on
31st Dec 2016 Business Mix was ` 1,93,669.44 cr

Business Mix [ in cr ]

Highlights for the Year ended 31.03.2017

1. Bank’s Operating Profit has increased by 50.24% to ` 1,390.21 cr for
Mar- 17 [FY] as compared to ` 925.30 cr for Mar- 16 [FY].

2. CRAR has increased to 11.39% [with Tier1 at 9.05%] as of Mar- 17
from 11.00 % [Tier1 at 8.59%] as of Mar- 16.

3. Cost of Deposit has decreased by 77 bps which has stood at 6.43% for
Mar- 17 [FY] as compared to 7.20% for Mar- 16 [FY].

4. Interest Expenses has decreased by 4.84% to 7,773 cr for Mar- 17 [FY]
as compared to ` 8,169 cr for Mar- 16 [FY].

5. Other Operating Expenses (Other than staff expenses) has decreased by
4.22% to ` 785 cr for Mar- 17 [FY] as compared to ` 820 cr for Mar- 16 [FY].

6. Total Expenses has decreased by 3.78% to ` 10,043 cr for Mar- 17 [FY]
as compared to ` 10,437 cr for Mar- 16 [FY].

7. CASA % age has improved by 866 bps from Mar 2017 [FY] and stood at
37.93% as of Mar-17.

8. Total reduction in NPA stood at ` 2,709 crore during the FY 2016-17
as compared to Rs.1,931 crore as of previous corresponding FY 2015-16 .

9. Recovery in w/o A/cs stood at ` 115 crore during the FY 2016-17 as
compared to Rs.66 crore as of previous corresponding FY 2015-16 .

10. Interest income on investments has increased by 11.43% from ` 2,608 cr
for Mar 2016 [FY] to ` 2,906 cr for Mar 2017 [FY].

11. Profit on Sale of Securities has increased by 492.86% to ` 6,32 cr as
against ` 107 cr during FY 2015-16

12. Total Retail advance has registered Y-o-Y growth of 10.35% and stood at
the level of ` 13,301 crores as of 31.03.2017 as against ` 12,053 crores as of Mar, 2016.Ends.

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