Bank of Baroda Q4 Net down 32 pc at Rs 1,029 cr

MUMBAI, May 13: Bank of Baroda today reported 32.2 per cent fall in standalone net profit to Rs 1,028.85 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013.
The public sector bank’s net profit stood at Rs 1,518.18 crore during the same quarter (January-March) of the previous fiscal.
Total income of the bank during the quarter rose to Rs 10,262.50 crore from Rs 9,016.31 crore in the year-ago period, it said in a BSE filing.
For the full year ended March 31, 2013, the bank posted a net profit of Rs 4,480.72 crore, down from Rs 5,006.96 crore in 2011-12.
Total income for 2012-13 increased to Rs 38,827.28 crore from Rs 33,096.05 crore for the year ended March 31, 2012.
On a cosolidated basis, the group posted net profit of Rs 4,804.23 crore for the year ended March 31, 2013 as compared to Rs 5,248.57 crore for the year ended March 31, 2012, it said.
Total income (consolidated) increased from Rs 34,588.91 crore for the year ended March 31, 2012 to Rs 40,952.68 crore for the year ended March 31, 2013.
The net non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans of the bank during the quarter under review rose to 1.28 per cent from 0.54 per cent a year earlier. Gross NPAs also moved up to 2.40 per cent from 1.53 per cent year ago.
(PTI)