Canara Bank shares gained as much as 4 % on October 20 after it reported an 89 percent jump in net profit to Rs 2,525 crore in July-September (Q2 FY23), beating Street estimates by a wide margin, aided by lower tax costs and healthy net interest income. Higher other income and operating performance also supported profitability with improved asset quality. In the year-ago period, the state-owned lender had reported a net profit of Rs 1,333 crore. The total income also rose to Rs 24,932.19 crore during July-Sep this year against Rs 21,331.49 crore in the same period of 2020-21. According to a regulatory filing, its net interest income - or the difference between interest earned and interest paid - increased 18.5 percent to Rs 7,434 crore compared to Rs 6,273 crore. Non-interest revenue grew 13 % YoY to Rs 4,825 crore in the same period. Net interest margin (NIM), a measure of profitability, of the bank, stood at 2.86 % compared to 2.78 % in the previous quarter and 2.77 % a year ago.
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