A recent press report said that Lakshmi Vilas Bank has registered a 30 per cent growth in its operating profit during the first quarter of the current fiscal compared to the corresponding quarter of the earlier fiscal. The operating profit has gone up to Rs 69.70 crore from Rs 53.73 crore in Q1 of 2010-11. The profit after tax was up 5 per cent at Rs 24.58 crore from Rs 23.39 crore.
Net profit has been arrived after making a one-time provision (Rs 17.67 crore) covering the incremental floating provisions. The bank has recorded a total income of 34.53 per cent to Rs 369.94 crore (Rs 274.99 crore).
Reports said that CASA balances have increased by 19.82 per cent, overall deposits by 32 per cent to Rs 11,844 crore from Rs 8,956 crore and advances rose 30 per cent to Rs 8,258 crore from Rs 6,342 crore.
Total business of the bank crossed the Rs 20,200-crore mark compared to Rs 15,369 crore, a 31 per cent increase year-on-year. The gross and net NPAs as at June 30, 2011, stood at 2.09 per cent and 0.98 per cent respectively. The bank offers a variety of loans including home loan, personal loan, vehicle loan, education loan, business loan etc.