• Q4 FY24
  • Quarter-4 Results 2023-24
Highlights of Q4 FY24

Major Highlights of

Q4FY24

FY24 PAT at `24,861 crores, up 160% YOY, FY24 NIM at 4.07% up 6 bps YOY; Consolidated ROA at 1.84%, up 99 bps YOY; Consolidated ROE at 19.29% up 1,003 bps YOY ; aided by balanced deposit and loan growth of 13% and 14%, respectively

Steady operating performance in Q4FY24

  • Net Interest Income grew 11% YOY and 4% QOQ, Net Interest Margin at 4.06% up 5 bps QOQ
  • Fee income grew 23% YOY and 9% QOQ, granular fee constituted 93% of overall fees, Retail fee grew 33% YOY and 12% QOQ
  • Operating revenue up 20% YOY and 10% QOQ, Operating profit grew 15% YOY and QOQ, Q4FY24 Net profit at `7,130 crores, up 17% QOQ
  • Consolidated ROA | ROE on annualized basis at 2.07% | 20.87%, up 23 bps | 226 bps QOQ, with subsidiaries contributing 7 bps | 52 bps, respectively

Retail term deposits gaining traction, CASA ratio among the best in the industry

  • On MEB basis, total deposits up 13% YOY & 6% QOQ; On QAB basis, total deposits grew 16% YOY & 5% QOQ
  • On MEB basis, retail term deposits (RTD) grew 17% YOY & 5% QOQ, SA 4% QOQ, CA 18% QOQ, CASA grew 8% QOQ
  • On QAB basis, RTD grew 16% YOY & 3% QOQ, SA grew by 10% YOY, CA grew 4% YOY & 7% QOQ
  • CASA ratio MEB basis stood at ~43%, among the best in the industry
  • Avg. LCR Outflow rates improved by ~500 bps in last 2 years

Healthy loan growth delivered across all business segments

  • Advances grew 14% YOY and 4% QOQ; Advances (gross of loans sold under IBPC) grew by 15% YOY and 4% QOQ
  • Retail loans grew 20% YOY and 7% QOQ of which Rural loans grew 30% YOY and 15% QOQ, SBB1 book grew 33% YOY and 7% QOQ
  • Corporate loans (gross of IBPC sold) up 7% YOY, Mid-Corporate (MC) up 22% YOY & 3% QOQ, SME loans up 17% YOY & 5% QOQ
  • SBB+SME+MC mix at ₹2,083 bn | 22% of total loans, up ~628 bps in last 3 years

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

  • Self sustaining capital structure with net organic* accretion to CET-1 of 44 bps in FY24
  • Overall capital adequacy ratio (CAR) stood at 16.63% with CET 1 ratio of 13.74%
  • `5,012 crores of COVID provisions reclassified to other provisions, not considered for CAR calculation, provides cushion of 41 bps over the reported CAR
  • Excess SLR of `85,056 crores. Avg. LCR during Q4FY24 was ~120%,

Continue to maintain strong position in Payments and Digital Banking

  • Largest player in Merchant Acquiring business in India with terminal market share of ~20%, incremental share of ~28% in last one year 2
  • 1.24 million credit cards acquired in Q4FY24, CIF market share of 14% 2
  • Axis Mobile app is the world's highest 3 rated mobile banking app on Google Play store with ratings of 4.8 and ~14 million MAU
  • 410+ APIs hosted on Bank’s API Developer Portal with 285+ Retail APIs

Declining slippages, gross NPA and credit cost

  • GNPA at 1.43% declined by 59 bps YOY and 15 bps QOQ, NNPA at 0.31% declined 8 bps YOY and 5 bps QOQ
  • PCR healthy at 79%, Coverage4 ratio at 159%,
  • Gross slippage ratio (annualized) at 1.48% declined 28 bps YOY and 14 bps QOQ, Net slippage ratio (annualized) at 0.57%
  • Q4FY24 annualized net credit cost at 0.32%, FY24 net credit cost 0.37% declined 3 bps YOY

Key subsidiaries continue to deliver steady performance

  • Total FY24 PAT of domestic subsidiaries at `1,591 crs, up 22% YOY; Return on investments of 54% in domestic subsidiaries
  • Axis Finance FY24 PAT up 28% YOY, ROE at 16.8%, total CAR healthy at 19.2%, asset quality metrics improve with GNPA declining 14 bps YOY to 0.46%
  • Axis AMC's FY24 PAT at `414 crores, Axis Securities FY24 PAT up 48% YOY
  • Axis Capital FY24 PAT stood at `150 crores and executed 90 investment banking deals in FY24

IBPC: Inter Bank Participation Certificates
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 Mar'24;
3 across 64 global banks, 82 fintechs and 9 neo banks with 2.6 mn+ reviews
4 Coverage Ratio = Aggregate provisions (specific + standard + additional + Covid) / IRAC GNPA
* Net organic accretion = capital accreted – capital consumed (excluding consumption for regulatory changes in risk weights)

Key Metrics for Q4FY24

Snapshot (As on March 31st, 2024) (in ` Crores)

Profit & Loss Absolute (in ` Crores) QOQ YOY Growth
  Q4FY24 Q3FY24 FY24 Q4FY24 Q4FY24 FY24
Net Interest Income 13,089 12,532 49,894 4% 11% 16%
Fee Income 5,637 5,169 20,257 9% 23% 28%
Operating Expenses 9,319 8,946 35,213 4% 27% 30%
Operating Profit 10,536 9,141 37,123 15% 15% 16%
Core Operating Profit 9,515 8,850 35,393 8% 5% 10%
Profit after Tax 7,130 6,071 24,861 17% - 160%
Balance Sheet Absolute (in ` Crores) YOY Growth
  Q4FY24  
Total Assets 14,77,209 12%
Net Advances 9,65,068 14%
Total Deposits 10,68,641 13%
Shareholders' Funds 1,50,235 20%
Key Ratios Absolute (in ` Crores)  
  Q4FY24 / FY24 Q4FY23 / FY23 (e)
Diluted EPS (Annualised in `) 92.34 / 80.10 (75.53) / 31.02
Book Value per share (in `) 487 406
Standalone ROA (Annualised) 2.00% / 1.83% (1.83%) / 0.80%
Standalone ROE (Annualised) 20.35% / 18.86% (19.20%) / 8.47%
Cons ROA (Annualised) 2.07% / 1.84% (1.68%) / 0.85%
Cons ROE (Annualised) 20.87% / 19.29% (17.37%) / 9.26%
Gross NPA Ratio 1.43% 2.02%
Net NPA Ratio 0.31% 0.39%
Basel III Tier I CAR 14.20% 14.57%
Basel III Total CAR 16.63% 17.64%

(e) including exceptional Items on account of acquisition of Citibank India Consumer Business ('CICB')

Deposits 13% YOY (a)   16% YOY (b)
Deposits share
CASA

3% YOY (a) | 8% YOY (b)

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

Advances 14% YOY (c)   15% YOY (d)
Advances share in retail, SME & Corporate
Retail
SME
Corporate

20% YOY | 17% YOY | 3% YOY (c) 7% YOY (d)

(c) Overall   (d) Overall (gross of IBPC sold)

Operating Profit (in ` Crores) 16% YOY
  • FY24
    37,123
  • FY23
    32,048
Profit After Tax (in ` Crores) 160% YOY
  • FY24
    24,861
  • FY23 (e)
    9,580

(e) including exceptional Items on account of acquisition of Citibank India Consumer Business ('CICB')

We have a very well distributed branch network;
added 475 branches in FY24 of which 125 in Q4FY24

Domestic Branch Network*  
  • Mar-24
    5,377
  • Mar-23
    4,903
  • Mar-22
    4,758
  • Mar-21
    4,594
  • Mar-20
    4,528

* Includes extension counters

Performance in Q4 FY 2023-24

Performance at a Glance

Strong operating performance

  • Q4FY24 Operating revenue up 20% YOY | 10% QOQ
  • Q4FY24 Consolidated ROE | ROA at 20.87% | 2.07%, subsidiaries contributed 52 bps | 7 bps respectively
  • FY24 Net Interest Income grew 16% YOY; FY24 fee income grew 28% YOY, operating profit grew 16% YOY

Healthy loan growth delivered across all business segments

  • Advances (gross of IBPC sold) up 15% | 4%, Rural loans grew 30% | 15% on YOY | QOQ basis
  • Small Business Banking loans grew 33% YOY & 7% QOQ, Mid-Corporate (MC) book grew 22% YOY
  • SBB + SME + MC mix at ₹2,08,338 crores | 22% of loans, up ~628 bps in last 3 years

Retail term deposits gaining traction, CASA ratio among the best in the industry

  • On a QAB1 basis, RTD grew 16% YOY & 3% QOQ, total deposits grew by 16% YOY & 5% QOQ
  • Average LCR2outflow rates improved ~ 500 bps over last 2 years

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

  • Overall capital adequacy ratio (CAR) stood at 16.63% with CET 1 ratio of 13.74%
  • Net organic accretion to CET-1 of 44 bps in FY24, 3 bps in Q4FY24
  • `5,012 crores of COVID provisions reclassified to other provisions, not considered for CAR calculation, provides additional cushion of ~41 bps over the reported CAR
  • Excess SLR of `85,056 crores, Average LCR2 during Q4FY24 was ~120%

Continue to maintain strong position in Payments and Digital Banking

  • Axis Mobile & Axis Pay have ~11 mn non-Axis Bank customers
  • 100+ digital partnerships across platforms and ecosystems; ~20 mn customers on WhatsApp banking
  • Axis Mobile remains the world's3 highest rated MB app on Google Play store with rating of 4.8; On the iOS app store our ratings increased from 4.7 to 4.8 during the quarter; ~14 mn MAU4
  • Credit card CIF market share at 14%, Retail Card spends grew 51% YOY

Declining slippages, gross NPA and credit cost

  • PCR healthy at 79%; On an aggregated basis5, Coverage ratio at 159%
  • Gross slippage ratio6 at 1.48% declined 28 bps YOY & 14 bps QOQ, Net slippage ratio6 at 0.57%
  • Q4FY24 net credit cost6 at 0.32%, FY24 net credit cost at 0.37% declined 3 bps YOY

Key domestic subsidiaries7 continue to deliver steady performance

  • FY24 profit at `1,591 crores up 22% YOY, with a return on investment of 54% in domestic subsidiaries
  • Axis Finance FY24 PAT grew 28% YOY to `610 crores; asset quality metrics improve, ROE at 16.77%
  • Axis AMC FY24 PAT stood at `414 crores, Axis Securities FY24 PAT grew 48% YOY to `301 crores
  • Axis Capital FY24 PAT stood at `150 crores and executed 90 investment banking deals in FY24

1 QAB – Quarterly Average Balance,
2 Liquidity Coverage Ratio,
3 across 64 global banks, 82 fintechs and 9 neo banks with 2.6 mn+ reviews
4 Monthly active users, engaging in financial and non-financial transactions,
5 (specific+ standard+ additional + COVID)
6 Annualized
7 Figures of subsidiaries are as per Indian GAAP, as used for consolidated financial statements of the Group