The company reported standalone net profit of Rs 3,090.20 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 as compared to Rs 2646.73 crore in the same period last year, registering a year-on-year growth of 16.76 per cent.
Net revenue of the company rose marginally by 4.59 per cent at Rs 9,672.57 crore in October-December quarter of this fiscal as against Rs 9,248.39 crore in the corresponding period last year.
During October-December quarter, operating expenses increased by 2.90 per cent to Rs 5,867.52 crore from Rs 5,702.00 crore in year ago period.
Other Income dipped by 8.87 per cent at Rs 626.92 crore versus (Dec'16 Rs 687.94 crore).
Operating Profit surged by 10.10 per cent to Rs 3,904.50 crore as against Rs 3,546.39 crore in the year ago period, while Operating Profit Margin (OPM) expanded year-on-year to 5.27 per cent in December quarter.
Interest grew by 76.75 per cent y-o-y to Rs 24.02 crore, while Taxation increased by 17.74 per cent at Rs 1,539.35 crore (Dec'16 Rs 1,307.47 crore).