Kathmandu. Nepal Infrastructure Bank’s net profit declined by 13.86 percent in one year. The bank’s profit has decreased to Rs 1.14 billion in the last fiscal year 2081-82 from Rs 1.32 billion in the previous fiscal year.

The net interest income of the bank has decreased in the last fiscal year. As a result, the bank’s net profit has also decreased. The bank’s net interest rate stood at Rs 1.89 billion as of Mid-July of the last fiscal year. The bank’s net interest income has declined by around 25.5 percent in one year. In the previous fiscal year, the bank’s net interest income stood at Rs 2.55 billion.

Similarly, the total operating profit of the bank has also decreased during this period. The bank’s operating profit declined by 13.69 percent to Rs 1.64 billion during the review period. In the last fiscal year, the bank’s operating profit was more than Rs 1.90 billion.

The bank has a paid-up capital of Rs 21.60 billion and a reserve fund of Rs 4.07 billion at the end of mid-July of the last fiscal year. The bank collected deposits of Rs 7.68 billion and invested Rs 24.80 billion in loans till mid-June of the last fiscal year.

At the end of the last fiscal year, the bank has been able to distribute dividend to its investors at rs 1.17 billion. The bank’s earnings per share stood at Rs 5.30 per share during this period. The net worth per share is Rs 118.88. The bank has been investing at a base rate of 6.97 per cent till this period.