• Q1 FY24
  • Quarter-1 Results 2023-24

Major Highlights of

Q1FY24

Q1FY24 PAT at ` 5,797 crores, up 41% YOY, consolidated ROE at 19.44%, up 388 bps YOY driven by healthy business momentum and strong all round operating performance

Strong operating performance

  • Net Interest Income grew 27% YOY and 2% QOQ, Net Interest Margin at 4.10%, up by 50 bps YOY
  • Fee income grew 28% YOY, granular fee constituted 94% of overall fees, Retail fee grew 37% YOY and 1% QOQ
  • Operating profit grew 50% YOY, Core operating profit grew 27% YOY
  • Consolidated ROA (annualized) at 1.83%, up 35 bps YOY, with subsidiaries contributing 3 bps

Robust loan growth delivered across all business segments

  • Advances grew 22% YOY and 2% QOQ; Domestic loan book grew 26% YOY and 2% QOQ
  • Retail loans grew 21% YOY & 2% QOQ of which Rural loans grew 22% YOY, SBB1 book grew 46% YOY & 8% QOQ
  • Corporate loans grew 25% YOY and 2% QOQ, Mid-Corporate (MC) up 38% YOY, SME loans grew 24% YOY
  • SBB+SME+MC mix at ` 1,726 bn | 20% of total loans, up over ~600 bps in last 3 years

Steady growth in granular deposits, improving quality visible

  • On QAB basis, CASA stood at 44%, up 151 bps YOY and 31 bps QOQ, SA grew by 20% YOY & 10% QOQ, CA grew 17% YOY
  • On QAB basis, deposits grew by 15% YOY & 6% QOQ; term deposits grew by 12% YOY & 5% QOQ
  • On MEB basis, deposits grew by 17% YOY; SA grew 22% YOY, CA grew 23% YOY with CASA ratio at 46% up 182 bps YOY
  • Average LCR during Q1FY24 was ~123%, growing 6% YOY, Average LCR Outflow rates improved by ~460 bps in last 2 years

Well capitalized with self-sustaining capital structure; adequate liquidity buffers

  • Self sustaining capital structure with net accretion to CET-1 of 36 bps in Q1FY24
  • Overall capital adequacy ratio (CAR) stood at 17.74% with CET 1 ratio of 14.38%
  • ` 5,012 crores of COVID provisions not considered for CAR calculation, provides cushion of 50 bps over the reported CAR
  • Excess SLR of ` 57,120 crores

Continue to maintain strong position in Payments and Digital space

  • 1.11 million credit cards acquired in Q1FY24, incremental CIF market share of ~14% in last six months2
  • 2nd largest player in Merchant Acquiring with terminal market share of 18.4%, incremental share of 28% in last one year2
  • Axis Mobile app is the world’s highest 3 rated mobile banking app on Google Play store with ratings of 4.8 and ~12 million MAU
  • 400+ APIs hosted on Bank’s API Developer Portal with 285 Retail APIs

Declining NPAs and slippages, moderate credit costs

  • GNPA at 1.96% declined by 80 bps YOY, NNPA at 0.41% declined 23 bps YOY, PCR healthy at 80%
  • Coverage4 ratio at 145%, Standard Covid-19 restructuring implemented loans at 0.21% of GCA and declined 24 bps YOY
  • Gross slippage ratio (annualized) at 1.87%, declined 18 bps YOY, Net slippage ratio (annualized) at 0.80%
  • Annualized credit cost at 0.50%

Key subsidiaries continue to deliver steady performance

  • Total Q1FY24 PAT of subsidiaries at `303 crs, up 16% YOY; Return on investments in domestic subsidiaries at 45%
  • Axis Finance Q1FY24 PAT grew 29% YOY, ROE at 15.1%, asset quality metrics improve with net NPA 0.31%
  • Axis AMC’s Q1FY24 PAT at `91 crores
  • Axis Securities Q1FY24 PAT up 14% YOY, Axis Capital executed 14 investment banking deals in Q1FY24

QAB: Quarterly Average Balance
MAU: Monthly Active Users engaging in financial and non-financial transactions
1 SBB : Small Business Banking
2 Based on RBI data as of Jun’23
3 across 64 global banks, 82 fintechs and 9 neo banks with 2 mn+ reviews
4 Coverage Ratio = Aggregate provisions (specific + standard + additional + Covid) / IRAC GNPA

Key Metrics for Q1FY24

Snapshot (As on June 30th, 2023) (in ` Crores)

Profit & Loss Absolute (in ` Crores) YOY Growth QOQ
  Q1FY24 Q1FY23 Q4FY23    
Net Interest Income 11,959 9,384 11,742 27% 2%
Fee Income 4,488 3,506 4,568 28% (2%)
Operating Expenses 8,232 6,425 7,362 28% 12%
Operating Profit 8,814 5,887 9,168 50% (4)%
Profit after Tax (reported)* 5,797 4,125 (5,728) 41% -
Balance Sheet Absolute (in ` Crores) YOY Growth
  Q1FY24  
Total Assets 13,02,839 13%
Net Advances 8,58,511 22%
Total Deposits 9,41,690 17%
Shareholders' Funds 1,30,950 10%

* Exceptional Items (EI) for Q4FY23 comprise of (i) full amortization of Intangibles and Goodwill (ii) impact of policy harmonization on operating expenses and provisions; and (iii) one-time stamp duty costs, pertaining to acquisition of Citibank India Consumer Business, profit excluding exceptional items `6,625 crores

Key Ratios Absolute (in ` Crores)  
  Q1FY24 Q1FY23
Diluted EPS (Annualised in `) 75.40 53.76
Book Value per share (in `) 425 389
Standalone ROA (Annualised) 1.80% 1.44%
Standalone ROE (Annualised) 19.17% 15.07%
Cons ROA (Annualised) 1.83% 1.48%
Cons ROE (Annualised) 19.44% 15.56%
Gross NPA Ratio 1.96% 2.76%
Net NPA Ratio 0.41% 0.64%
Basel III Tier I CAR^ 14.90% 15.79%
Basel III Total CAR^ 17.74% 17.83%

^ including profit after tax for Q1

Deposits 17% YOY (a)   15% YOY (b)
CASA

22% YOY (a) | 19% YOY (b)

(a) Period end balances (b) Quarterly average balance

Advances 22% YOY (c)   26% YOY (d)
Retail
SME
Corporate

21% YOY | 24% YOY | 25% YOY (c) 36% YOY (d)

(c) Overall   (d) Domestic book

Operating Profit (in ` Crores) 50% YOY
  • Q1FY24
    8814
  • Q1FY23
    5,887
Profit After Tax (in ` Crores) 41% YOY
  • Q1FY24
    5,797
  • Q1FY23
    4,125

 

Performance at a Glance

Strong operating performance

  • Net Interest Income grew 27% YOY and 2% QOQ, Non-interest income grew 74% YOY and 6% QOQ
  • Operating revenues grew 38% YOY and 3% QOQ, Operating profit grew 50% YOY
  • Consolidated ROE | ROA at 19.44% | 1.83%, up 388 bps and 35 YOY respectively
  • Subsidiaries contributed 27 bps | 3 bps to consolidated ROE | ROA respectively

Robust loan growth delivered across all business segments

  • Rural loans grew 22% YOY & 1% QOQ, Small Business Banking loans grew 46% YOY & 8% QOQ
  • Mid-Corporate (MC) book grew 38% YOY
  • SBB + SME + MC mix at ` 1,72,589 crores | 20% of loans, up over 600 bps in last 3 years

Steady growth in granular deposits, early visibility of improving quality

  • On a QAB basis total deposits grew 15% | 6% and term deposits grew 12% | 5% on YOY | QOQ basis.
  • On MEB1, deposits grew 17% YOY; SA grew 22% YOY, CA grew 23% YOY with CASA ratio at 46% up 182 bps YOY
  • Average LCR2 during Q1FY24 was ~123%, outflow rates improved ~ 460 bps over last 2 years

Well capitalized with self-sustaining capital structure; adequate liquidity buffers

  • Overall capital adequacy ratio (CAR) including profit stood at 17.74% with CET 1 ratio of 14.38%
  • Self-sustaining capital structure with net accretion to CET-1 of 36 bps in Q1FY24
  • COVID provisions of ` 5,012 crores, not in CAR calculation provides additional cushion of ~50 bps

Retaining strong position in Payments and Digital Banking

  • Axis Mobile & Axis Pay have ~8.4mn non-Axis Bank customers
  • 100+ digital partnerships across platforms and ecosystems; ~13 mn customers on WhatsApp banking
  • Axis Mobile remains the world’s3 highest rated MB app on Google Play store with rating of 4.8; ~12 mn MAU4
  • Credit card CIF market share at 14%, Retail Card spends grew 100% YOY and 33% QOQ

Declining gross NPA’s and slippages

  • Gross NPA at 1.96% declined by 80 bps YOY & 6 bps QOQ, Net NPA at 0.41% declined 23 bps YOY
  • PCR healthy at 80%; On an aggregated basis5, Coverage ratio at 145%
  • Q1FY24 gross slippage ratio (annualized) at 1.87%, declined 18 bps YOY, net slippage ratio at 0.80%
  • Q1FY24 net credit cost (annualized) at 0.50%

Bank’s subsidiaries6 continue to deliver steady performance

  • Q1FY24 profit at ` 303 crores up 16% YOY, with a return on investment in domestic subsidiaries of 45%
  • Axis Finance Q1FY24 PAT grew 29% YOY to ` 123 crores; asset quality remains stable, CAR healthy at 18.6%
  • Axis AMC Q1FY24 PAT stood at ` 91 crores, Axis Securities Q1FY24 PAT grew 14% YOY to ` 45 crores
  • Axis Capital executed 14 investment banking deals in Q1FY24

1 MEB – Month End Balance,
2 Liquidity Coverage Ratio
3 across 64 global banks, 82 fintechs and 9 neo banks with 2 mn+ reviews
4 Monthly active users, engaging in financial and non-financial transactions,
5 (specific+ standard+ additional + COVID)
6 Figures of subsidiaries are as per Indian GAAP, as used for consolidated financial statements of the Group