Steady growth in stable and granular retail deposits continues to aid loan growth
- Loan book (including TLTRO) grew by 12% YOY and 8% QOQ*
- On QAB basis, CASA grew 18% YOY and 7% QOQ, RTD deposits(1) grew 14% YOY and 4% QOQ
- On QAB basis, CASA ratio stood at 42.4%, up 320 bps YOY and 39 bps QOQ
Steady operating performance
- NII up 11% YOY, NIM stood at 3.56% for Q4FY21, improving 1bps YOY
- Fee income grew 15% YOY and 16% QOQ. Retail fee grew 17% QOQ and contributed 64% of overall fees
- Operating profit grew 17% YOY and 13% QOQ to `6,865 crores
- PAT stands at `2,677 crores for Q4FY21, up 140% QoQ
Well capitalized with adequate liquidity buffers
- Overall capital adequacy ratio (CAR) stood at 19.12% with CET 1 ratio of 15.40% as at the end of Mar'21
- `5,012 crores of COVID provisions, not considered for CAR calculation provide cushion of 69 bps over the reported CAR
- Average Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) during Q4FY21 was 115%
- Excess SLR during Q4FY21 was `57,915 crores
Loan growth driven by all three business segments
- Domestic Retail loans grew 11% YOY and 7% QOQ*, 81% of the book is secured. Disbursements in Q4FY21 touched new record highs
- Disbursements in Consumer segment were up 45% YOY & 44% QOQ, Rural up 47% YOY & 47% QOQ; Secured up 70% YOY & 48% QOQ
- SME loans grew 13% YOY & 10% QOQ* led by tech driven transformation initiatives and better co-ordination with branch banking team
- Corporate loans (incl. TLTRO investments) grew 16% YOY and 9% QOQ*, 94% of incremental sanctions in Corporate were A- & above
Leadership position in Digital with increased sourcing & innovative launches
- The Bank maintained its leadership position in Digital with 17% market share in UPI transactions & 16% in Mobile Banking for FY21
- 71% of SA accounts and 57% of personal loans in FY21 were sourced digitally, up from 62% and 44% respectively
- Bank continues to launch innovative products like Pay Later, Digital Forex Card, Digital Gold and Whatsapp Banking
Balance sheet buffers strengthened with high PCR and additional provisions
- GNPA at 3.7% YoY declining 116 bps YoY and 85 bps QoQ
- PCR at 72.4%, improved 340 bps YOY
- SACR improved from 1.38% to 1.95% YOY and Coverage ratio improved from 95% to 120% YOY
- Limited Covid-19 restructured loans at 0.3% of GCA, overall provision coverage of 26%, unsecured retail provided at 100%
Key subsidiaries delivered strong performance, Max Life stake acquisition complete
- Domestic subsidiaries reported a total PAT of `833 crores in FY21, up 75% YOY
- Return on investments in subsidiaries at 39%
- Axis AMC’s PAT for FY21 grew 2x, Axis Securities PAT for FY21 grew 10x
- Axis Finance ROE stood at 14.6%, asset quality metrics remain stable with net NPA of 2%, nil restructuring
- Axis Capital completed 60 Investment banking deals in FY21, with FY21 PAT up 66% YOY
QAB: Quarterly Average Balance
Coverage Ratio = Aggregate provisions (specific + standard + additional + Covid) / IRAC GNPA
Standard Assets Coverage Ratio (SACR) = Standard asset provisions plus additional provisions plus Covid provision / Standard loans
* Adjusted for provisions on proforma NPA in previous quarter Q3FY21
(1)Sequential and YoY RTD growth lower by 3%, due to decision on FCNR (B) deposits