Outlook Money Outlook Money, June 2018 | Page 14

News Roll Heavy Losses, Yet Share Prices Soar The State Bank of India, which reported poor quarterly results in May, expects to improve margins and turnaround in the next two years T he State Bank of India (SBI) reported its biggest ever losses at ` 7,718 crore for the January-March quarter, as the country’s prime lender set aside more provisions for bad loans, in line with changes in banking regulations. This was the second highest quarterly loss reported by any public sector bank, after Punjab National Bank registered a loss of `13,417 crore in the aftermath of the Nirav Modi fraud case. 14 SBI: On an Unhappy Note Q4 FY18 Q3 FY18 Q2 FY18 Q1 FY18 Loss- 7,718 Loss- 2,416 Profit-1,582 Profit-2,006 Operating Profit 15,883 11,755 14,563 11,874 Net Interest Income 19,974 18,688 18,586 17,606 Non Interst Income 12,495 8,084 16,016 8,006 Quarterly Results Net Loss/Profit Source: State Bank of India (Figures in ` / crore) Outlook Money June 2018 www.outlookmoney.com