• Q3 FY23
  • Quarter-3 Results 2022-23

Major Highlights of

Q3FY23

Q3FY23 PAT at `5,853 crores, up 62% YOY driven by NII growth, NIM expansion, higher fees and moderation in operating expenses

Strong operating performance


  • NII grew 32% YOY and 11% QOQ, NIM at 4.26%, improved by 73 bps YOY and 30 bps QOQ
  • Fee income grew 23% YOY and 6% QOQ, granular fee constituted 93% of overall fees, Retail fee grew 30% YOY and 8% QOQ
  • Operating profit grew 51% YOY & 20% QOQ, Operating expense growth moderates from 14% YOY in Q2FY23 to 8% YOY in Q3FY23
  • PAT at `5,853 crores grew 62% YOY & 10% QOQ
  • Q3FY23 consolidated ROA (annualized) at 2.00%, up 57 bps YOY and 13 bps QOQ, with subsidiaries contributing 8 bps

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

  • Overall capital adequacy ratio (CAR) including profit for 9MFY23 stood at 19.51% with CET 1 ratio of 15.55%
  • `5,012 crores of COVID provisions not considered for CAR calculation, provides cushion of 55 bps over the reported CAR
  • Net accretion to capital of 179 bps, CET-1 41 bps in Q3FY23, self-sustaining capital structure for 9MFY23
  • Excess SLR of `60,568 crores

Healthy loan growth delivered across all business segments

  • Net loan book grew 15% YOY and 4% QOQ; Loans (gross of loans sold under IBPC) grew 16% YOY and 4% QOQ
  • Corporate loans grew 8% YOY and 9% QOQ
  • SME loans grew 24% YOY, Mid-Corporate (MC) up 42% YOY, SBB+SME+MC mix at `1,537 bn | 20% of loans, up ~510 bps in last 2 years
  • Retail loans grew 17% YOY & 1% QOQ, SBB1, Cards and Rural loans portfolio grew 60% YOY, 39% YOY & 27% YOY

Steady growth in granular deposits, improving quality visible

  • Deposits on QAB basis grew by 9% YOY & 2% QOQ; QAB SA grew 10% YOY & 1% QOQ, QAB CA grew 9% YOY & 10% QOQ
  • On QAB basis CASA grew 10% YOY and 4% QOQ
  • CASA ratio on QAB basis stood at 44%, up 18 bps YOY and 48 bps QOQ
  • Average LCR during Q3FY23 was ~116%

Continue to maintain strong position in Payments and Digital space

  • 1.04 million credit cards acquired in Q3FY23, incremental spends CIF market share of ~16% in last three months*
  • 2nd largest player in Merchant Acquiring with terminal market share of 17.9%, incremental share of 43% in last three months*
  • Axis Mobile app is the world's highest3 rated mobile banking app on Google Play store with ratings of 4.8 and ~11 million MAU
  • 350+ APIs hosted on Bank’s API Developer Portal with 275 Retail APIs

Declining NPAs and gross slippages, moderate credit costs

  • GNPA at 2.38% declined by 79 bps YOY & 12 bps QOQ, NNPA at 0.47% declined 44 bps YOY & 4 bps QOQ, PCR healthy at 81%
  • Coverage2 ratio at 139%, Standard Covid-19 restructuring implemented loans at 0.30% of GCA
  • Gross slippage ratio (annualized) at 2.03%, declined 56 bps YOY, Net slippage ratio (annualized) stood at 0.93%
  • Annualized credit cost for Q3FY23 at 0.65%

Key subsidiaries continue to deliver steady performance

  • Total annualised 9MFY23 PAT of domestic subsidiaries at `1,252 crs, up 8% YOY; Return on investments in subsidiaries at 50%
  • Axis Finance 9MFY23 PAT grew 35% YOY, ROE at 17.7%, asset quality metrics improve with net NPA declining 55 bps YOY to 0.37%
  • Axis AMC's 9MFY23 PAT grew 16% YOY
  • Axis Capital 9MFY23 PAT at `110 crores
  • Axis Securities 9MFY23 revenue up 10% YOY, PAT at `151 crores

Q3 FY23 Consolidated ROE (annualized) at 19.81%, up 465 bps YOY, with subsidiaries contributing 47 bps

1. SBB : Small Business Banking
2. Coverage Ratio = Aggregate provisions (specific + standard + additional + COVID) / IRAC GNPA
3. Across 59 global banks, 8 global neo banks and 50 Indian fintech apps with 15 lakh+ reviews
QAB: Quarterly Average Balance
MAU: Monthly Active Users
* : Based on RBI data from Sept'22 to Nov'22

Key Metrics

for Q3FY23

Snapshot (As on December 31st, 2022) (in ` Crores)

Profit & Loss Absolute (in ` Crores) QOQ YOY Growth
  Q3FY23 Q2FY23 9MFY23 Q3FY23 Q3FY23 9MFY23
Net Interest Income 11,459 10,360 31,204 11% 32% 28%
Fee Income 4,101 3,862 11,540 6% 23% 25%
Operating Expenses 6,847 6,585 19,928 4% 8% 17%
Operating Profit 9,277 7,716 22,881 20% 51% 25%
Net Profit 5,853 5,330 15,308 10% 62% 72%
Balance Sheet Absolute (in ` Crores) YOY Growth
  Q3FY23    
Total Assets 12,23,509   10%
Net Advances 7,62,075   15%
Total Deposits^ 8,48,173   10%
Shareholders' Funds 1,30,645   18%

^ period end balances

Key Ratios Absolute (in ` Crores)  
  Q3FY23 / 9MFY23 Q3FY22 / 9MFY22
Diluted EPS (Annualised in `) (Q3/9M) 74.60 / 65.90 46.61 / 38.44
Book Value per share (in `) 425 361
ROA (Annualised) (Q3/9M) 1.92% / 1.73% 1.30% / 1.12%
ROE (Annualised) (Q3/9M) 19.34% / 17.58% 14.19% / 12.01%
Gross NPA Ratio 2.38% 3.17%
Net NPA Ratio 0.47% 0.91%
Basel III Tier I CAR* 16.15% 16.46%
Basel III Total CAR* 19.51% 18.72%

* including profit for 9M

Deposits# 9% YOY
CASA#

10% YOY (QAB#) | 10% YOY (End Balance)

#QAB - Quarterly Average Balance

Advances 15% YOY   16% YOY1
Retail
SME
Corporate

17% YOY | 24% YOY | 8% YOY     12% YOY1

1 gross of loans sold under IBPC

Operating Profit
(in ` Crores) 51% YOY     20% QOQ
  • Q3FY23
    9,277
  • Q3FY22
    6,162
Profit After Tax
(in ` Crores) 62% YOY
  • Q3FY23
    5,853
  • Q3FY22
    3,614

 

Performance at a Glance

Strong operating performance, net profit grew 62% YOY and 10% QOQ to `5,853 crores

  • NIM at 4.26%, improved by 73 bps YOY and 30 bps QOQ, NII grew 32% YOY and 11% QOQ
  • Fee income grew 23% YOY & 6% QOQ, Retail fee grew 30% YOY & 8% QOQ, Retail cards fee up 44% YOY
  • Operating profit grew 51% YOY and 20% QOQ, Core operating profit grew 53% YOY and 13% QOQ
  • Q3FY23 Consolidated ROE (annualized) at 19.81%, up 465 bps YOY, subsidiaries contribute 47 bps

Healthy loan growth delivered across all business segments

  • Credit Card advances grew 39% YOY, Personal loans grew 21% YOY & 3% QOQ
  • SBB grew 60% YOY & 8% QOQ, Rural loans grew 27% YOY
  • Mid-Corporate (MC) book up 42% YOY and 11% QOQ
  • SME + SBB + MC mix at `1,53,652 crores | 20% of loans, up ~510 bps in last 2 years

Steady growth in granular deposits, early visibility of improving quality

  • On QAB1 basis, SA grew 10% YOY and 1% QOQ, CA grew 9% YOY and 10% QOQ
  • On QAB basis, total deposits grew 9% YOY and 2% QOQ
  • Average LCR2 during Q3FY23 was ~116%

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

  • Overall capital adequacy ratio (CAR) including profit for 9MFY23 stood at 19.51% with CET 1 ratio of 15.55%
  • COVID provisions of `5,012 crores, not in CAR calculation provides additional cushion of 55 bps
  • Net CET-1 accretion of 41 bps in Q3FY23, 31 bps for 9MFY23

Retaining strong position in Payments and Digital Banking

  • 17% market share in UPI transactions and 11% in UPI P2M acquiring (by throughput)
  • Mobile banking market share stood at 15%, Axis Mobile & Axis Pay have ~6.8mn non-Axis Bank customers
  • 85+ digital partnerships across platforms and ecosystems; ~8.9 mn customers on WhatsApp banking
  • 350+ APIs hosted on Bank's API Developer Portal with 275 Retail APIs

Declining NPA's and gross slippages, moderate credit costs

  • GNPA at 2.38% declined by 79 bps YOY & 12 bps QOQ, NNPA at 0.47% declined 44 bps YOY & 4 bps QOQ
  • PCR healthy at 81%; On an aggregated basis3, Coverage ratio at 139%
  • Annualized, gross slippage ratio declined 56 bps YOY to 2.03%, net slippage ratio at 0.93%
  • Annualized credit cost for Q3FY23 at 0.65%
  • Non-recurring, one-time / prudent items impacted gross and net slippage by 22 bps and credit cost by 11 bps

Bank's domestic subsidiaries continue to deliver steady performance; annualized profit4 at `1,252 crores, with a return on investment of 50%

  • Axis Finance 9MFY23 PAT grew 35% YOY to `340 crores; asset quality remains stable, CAR healthy at 22.2%
  • Axis AMC 9MFY23 PAT grew 16% YOY to `292 crores
  • Axis Capital 9MFY23 PAT stood at `110 crores
  • Axis Securities 9MFY23 PAT at `151 crores

1 QAB – Quarterly Average Balance
2 Liquidity Coverage Ratio
3 (specific+ standard+ additional + COVID)
4 Figures of subsidiaries are as per Indian GAAP, as used for consolidated financial statements of the Group