Bank of Baroda Q3 profit surges four-fold, but misses estimate
Net profit jumped to 4.71 billion rupees in the three monthsProvisions for bad loans rose 8.3% to 34.16 billion rupees
Bank of Baroda Ltd said on Tuesday its third-quarter net profit more than quadrupled, but missed estimate as the Indian lender set aside higher provisions for bad loans.
Net profit jumped to 4.71 billion rupees ($66.21 million) in the three months ended Dec. 31, 2018, from 1.12 billion rupees a year earlier, but came in way below analysts' average estimate for a profit of 7.11 billion rupees, according to Refinitiv data.
Provisions for bad loans rose 8.3 percent to 34.16 billion rupees, India's third-biggest state-backed lender by assets said in a filing to the exchanges. https://reut.rs/2DHrRAi
However, asset quality improved, with gross bad loans as a percentage of total loans easing to 11.01 % at the end of December from 11.78% in the previous quarter, and 11.31% in the year-ago period.
The lender is set to merge with two smaller state-run lenders - Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank - early this year in a government push to tackle bad loans.
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