PNB Q3 profit more than doubles to Rs 4,508 crore

New Delhi: State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Friday posted more than twofold jump in net profit at Rs 4,508 crore for the third quarter ended December 2024.

The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 2,223 crore in the same quarter a year ago.

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Total income increased to Rs 34,752 crore from Rs 29,962 crore in the same period a year ago, PNB said in a regulatory filing.

Interest income also rose to Rs 31,340 crore from Rs 27,288 crore.

On the asset quality front, the bank's gross non-performing assets ratio moderated to 4.09 percent from 6.24 percent a year ago.

Similarly, net NPAs, or bad loans, came down to 0.41 percent from 0.96 percent at the end of the third quarter last fiscal.

As a result, provisions for bad loans came down significantly to Rs 318 crore during the quarter from Rs 2,994 crore a year ago.

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