Udaipur : The Board of Directors of HDFC Bank Limited approved the Bank’s (Indian GAAP) results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2021, at its meeting held in Mumbai on Saturday, January 15, 2022. The accounts have been subjected to a ‘Limited Review’ by the statutory auditors of the Bank.

The Bank’s net revenues (net interest income plus other income) increased by 12.1% to ₹ 26,627.0 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 from ₹ 23,760.8 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2020.

Net interest income (interest earned less interest expended) for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 grew by 13.0% to ₹ 18,443.5 crore from ₹ 16,317.6 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. Advances grew at 16.5% reaching new heights driven through relationship management, digital offering and breadth of products.

Core net interest margin was at 4.1%. New liability relationships added during the quarter remained at an all time high. This continued focus on deposits helped in the maintenance of a healthy liquidity coverage ratio at 123%, well above the regulatory requirement, which positions the Bank favorably to capitalise on growth opportunities.

FINANCIAL RESULTSO ther income (non-interest revenue) at ₹ 8,183.6 crore was 30.7% of net revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 and grew by 9.9% over ₹ 7,443.2 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

The four components of other income for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 were fees & commissions of ₹ 5,075.1 crore (₹ 4,974.9 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year), foreign exchange & derivatives revenue of ₹ 949.5 crore (₹ 562.2 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year), gain on sale / revaluation of investments of ₹ 1,046.5 crore (₹ 1,109.0 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year) and miscellaneous income, including recoveries and dividend, of ₹ 1,112.5 crore (₹ 797.1 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year).

FINANCIAL RESULTS We added 294 branches and 16,852 people over the last twelve months and made other investments to position ourselves and capitalise on the growth opportunity. Operating expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 were ₹ 9,851.1 crore, an increase of 14.9% over ₹ 8,574.8 crore during the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The cost-to-income ratio for the quarter was at 37.0%.

Pre-provision Operating Profit (PPOP) at ₹ 16,776.0 crore grew by 10.5% over the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

Provisions and contingencies for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 were ₹ 2,994.0 crore (consisting of specific loan loss provisions of ₹ 1,820.6 crore and general and other provisions of ₹ 1,173.4 crore) as against total provisions of ₹ 3,414.1 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. Total provisions for the current quarter included contingent provisions of approximately ₹ 900 crore.

The total credit cost ratio was at 0.94%, as compared to 1.30% for the quarter ending September 30, 2021 and 1.25% for the quarter ending December 31, 2020.

Profit before tax (PBT) for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 at ₹ 13,782.0 crore grew by 17.1% over corresponding quarter of the previous year. After providing ₹ 3,439.8 crore for taxation, the Bank earned a net profit of ₹ 10,342.2 crore, an increase of 18.1% over the quarter ended December 31, 2020.