Commercial Banks earn Rs. 16.17 Arba in net profit in Q1; RBB top earner while Civil lags behind
November 18, 2019 | Investopaper
All the commercial banks have published their report of the first quarter of the current fiscal year i.e. 2076/77. In the first three months, commercial banks have recorded a total profit of Rs. 16.17 Arba. The total profit of the banks stood at Rs. 15.41 Arba in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2075/76.
Among the 28 commercial banks, Rastriya Banijya Bank has earned the highest profit with Rs. 112.70 crores. Likewise, Nabil Bank is a close second with a net profit of Rs. 112.30 crores in the 3 months period.
Similarly, NIC Asia Bank with its aggressive growth in business has occupied the third spot in terms of net profit. The bank earned a profit of Rs. 100.96 crores, becoming one of the only 3 banks in the billionaire club.
Nepal Investment Bank has fallen into fourth place with a decline in profit to Rs. 84.44 crores. Likewise, NMB Bank has reported a profit of Rs. 81.51 crores after the merger with Om Development Bank, thereby occupying No. 5 spot.
Civil Bank ranks last among the 28 banks with a net profit of Rs. 15.89 crores in the three months.
The ranking of commercial banks based on the net profit of the first quarter of the current fiscal year is shown in the table below:
Rank | Bank | Net Profit (in Rs. ‘crores’) |
1 | Rastriya Banijya Bank | 112.70 |
2 | Nabil Bank | 112.30 |
3 | NIC Asia Bank | 100.96 |
4 | Nepal Investment Bank | 84.44 |
5 | NMB Bank | 81.51 |
6 | Global IME Bank | 75.31 |
7 | Himalayan Bank | 69.42 |
8 | Everest Bank | 69.08 |
9 | Prime Bank | 65.98 |
10 | Standard Chartered Bank | 64.41 |
11 | Prabhu Bank | 62.84 |
12 | Agricultural Development Bank | 60.73 |
13 | Sanima Bank | 59.36 |
14 | Nepal Bank | 58.18 |
15 | Siddhartha Bank | 52.14 |
16 | Sunrise Bank | 45.43 |
17 | Mega Bank | 43.74 |
18 | Nepal SBI Bank | 43.72 |
19 | Nepal Bangladesh Bank | 40.25 |
20 | Kumari Bank | 40.2 |
21 | Laxmi Bank | 40.19 |
22 | Bank of Kathmandu | 38.37 |
23 | Machhapuchhre Bank | 37.6 |
24 | Century Bank | 37.08 |
25 | Janata Bank | 36.69 |
26 | Citizens Bank | 34.91 |
27 | NCC Bank | 34.03 |
28 | Civil Bank | 15.89 |
Total | 1617.46 |
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