YES Bank Q3 results: Bank reports record loss of Rs 18,564 crore in December quarter

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
MUMBAI: Private lender YES Bank reported a loss of Rs 18,564 crores at the end of the December quarter against a profit of Rs 1000 crore a
year ago
It had reported a loss of Rs 629 crore in the September quarter. The lender’s bad loans shot up substantially to Rs 40,709 crore during
the period under review
Such loans were at Rs 5158 crore a year ago
The gross NPA ratio came it at 18.87% versus 2.10% during the corresponding period last year
It’s net NPA ratio was at 5.97%. In line with the rise in bad loans, the lenders provisions rose to Rs 24,765 crores during the period of
review versus Rs 548 crore last year. YES bank witnessed a significant erosion in its capital with common equity tier 1 or the CET ratio
coming in at 0.6% against a regulatory minimum of 7.375%
The bank also reported capital adequacy ratio at 4.2%, this number was 16.4% a year ago and 16.3% in the September quarter. The bank also
reported significant flight in its deposits
It lost deposits worth Rs 40,000 crore during the October to December period with the total investment quantum at Rs 1.65 lakh crore
It further lost deposits of nearly Rs 30,000 crore in the January to March period forcing it to breach its minimum requirement of the cash
reserve ratio and statutory liquidity requirement
It’s deposits now stand at Rs 1.37 lakh crore.