Shares of YES Bank gained 20 per cent to Rs 31.36 on the BSE in the intra-day deals on Thursday after the private lender reported better-than-expected March quarter (Q4FY20) results. Around 2058017 shares changed hands on the counter. The private lender YES Bank posted a net profit of Rs 2,628.6 crore on the back of on-time gain attributed to an exceptional item of Rs 6,296 crore. The bank had reported a net loss of Rs 1,506.4 crore a year ago. The Bank has reported a Gross Non Performing Assets (Gross NPAs) of Rs 40709.20 Crore (.00 % of total assets) and Net Non Performing Assets (Net NPAs) of Rs 11114.72 Crore (.00% of total assets).
The bank’s net interest income (NII) for the March quarter came in at Rs 1,274 crore, up 19.56 per cent sequentially. The income, however, tanked 49 per cent
The earnings were better than what most of the analysts had expected. Kotak Securities, estimated the private lender to log net loss at Rs 4,404.4 crore in the quarter under review.