HDFC Bank Q3FY17 net up 15% at Rs 3,865 crore, beating estimates

HDFC Bank Q3FY17 net up 15% at Rs 3,865 crore, beating estimates

HDFC Bank said on Tuesday that its fiscal third quarter net profit was at Rs 3,865 crore, rising about 15% and beating most analyst estimates.

A Reuters poll had forecast HDFC Bank’s third quarter net profit at Rs 3,788 crore.

India’s largest private sector bank said its net interest income for Oct-Dec quarter was at Rs 8,309 crore.

HDFC Bank earned Rs 17,606 crore in interest income in the quarter, up from Rs 15,411 crore in the same period a year ago.

Its asset quality was under a slight pressure in the quarter, with provision for bad loans rising to Rs 716 crore from Rs 654 crore in Oct-Dec of the previous year.