Kathmandu. In the first three months of the current FY, the bank has earned a net profit of Rs 1.25 billion. The profit was 2.20 percent lower than the corresponding period of the previous year. The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 1,28,000 crore in the same quarter last year.

As of mid-October, the bank’s net interest income has increased to Rs 2.40 billion. It was Rs 2.33 billion in the same period last year. Similarly, operating profit increased to Rs 2,075.87 billion from Rs 1.82 billion.

The bank’s impairment charge has increased from Rs 41.04 crore to Rs 48.09 crore. The distributable profit of the bank stood at Rs 3.04 billion as of mid-October. The dividend payout capacity is 19.68 percent. The bank has EPS of Rs 25.94 and net worth per share of Rs 179.32.

The NPL of the bank has increased from 4.86 percent to 5.86 percent. The bank has a paid-up capital of Rs 19.40 billion and reserve fund of Rs 12.34 billion. The bank collected deposit of Rs 261.75 billion and extended loan of Rs 214.95 billion.