Performance Review: Quarter ended September 30, 2018

• The core operating profit (profit before provisions and tax, excluding treasury income) grew by 10% year-on-year to ₹ 5,285 crore (US$ 729 million) in the quarter ended September 30, 2018 (Q2-2019)
  
  
  • The core operating profit excluding dividend income from subsidiaries grew by 17% year-on-year to ₹ 5,118 crore (US$ 706 million) in Q2-2019
  • Net interest margin at 3.33% in Q2-2019
  • Fee income grew by 17% year-on-year in Q2-2019 driven by retail fee income growth of 21% year-on-year
  • Operating expenses grew by 11% year-on-year in Q2-2019

• Domestic loan growth at 16% year-on-year at September 30, 2018 driven by retail
  
  
  • Retail loans grew by 20% year-on-year and constituted 57% of the total loan portfolio at September 30, 2018
  
  

• 15% year-on-year growth in current and savings account (CASA) deposits; outstanding CASA ratio at 50.8% at September 30, 2018
• Net NPA ratio decreased from 4.19% at June 30, 2018 to 3.65% at September 30, 2018
  
  
  • Gross NPA additions decreased from ₹4,036 crore (US$ 557 million) in the quarter ended June 30, 2018 (Q1-2019) to ₹3,117 crore (US$ 430 million) in Q2-2019
  • 330 basis points (bps) sequential increase in provision coverage ratio (including technical/prudential write-offs) to 69.4% at September 30, 2018, further strengthening the balance sheet
  
  

• Total capital adequacy ratio of 17.84% and Tier-1 capital adequacy ratio of 15.38% on standalone basis at September 30, 2018

The Board of Directors of ICICI Bank Limited (NYSE: IBN) at its meeting held at Mumbai today, approved the audited accounts of the Bank for the quarter ended September 30, 2018.

Profit & loss account

• Net interest income was ₹6,418 crore (US$ 885 million) Q2-2019 compared to ₹5,709 crore (US$ 788 million) in the quarter ended September 30, 2017 (Q2-2018).
• The net interest margin was 3.33% in Q2-2019 compared to 3.19% in Q1-2019.
• Non-interest income, excluding treasury income, was ₹ 3,191 crore (US$ 440 million) in Q2-2019 compared to ₹ 2,993 crore (US$ 413 million) in Q2-2018.
  
  
  • Fee income grew by 17% year-on-year from ₹ 2,570 crore (US$ 355 million) in Q2-2018 to ₹ 2,995 crore (US$ 413 million) in Q2-2019. Retail fee income grew by 21% in Q2-2019 and constituted 72% of total fees.
  
  
• The core operating profit (profit before provisions and tax, excluding treasury income) was ₹ 5,285 crore (US$ 729 million) in Q2-2019 compared to ₹ 4,794 crore (US$ 661 million) in Q2-2018.
  
  
  • The core operating profit (profit before provisions and tax, excluding treasury income) excluding dividend income from subsidiaries grew by 17% year-on-year from ₹ 4,383 crore (US$ 605 million) in Q2-2018 to ₹ 5,118 crore (US$ 706 million) in Q2-2019.
  
  
• Treasury reported a loss of ₹35 crore (US$ 5 million) in Q2-2019 compared to a profit of ₹2,193 crore (US$ 303 million) in Q2-2018. Treasury income in Q2-2018 included gains of ₹ 2,012 crore (US$ 278 million) on sale of shareholding in ICICI Lombard General Insurance.
• Provisions were ₹ 3,994 crore (US$ 551 million) in Q2-2019 compared to ₹ 4,503 crore (US$ 621 million) in Q2-2018.
• The standalone profit after tax was ₹909 crore (US$ 125 million) in Q2-2019 compared to a loss of ₹120 crore (US$ 17 million) in Q1-2019 and a net profit of ₹ 2,058 crore (US$ 284 million) in Q2-2018.
• Consolidated profit after tax was ₹1,205 crore (US$ 166 million) in Q2-2019 compared to ₹5 crore (US$ 1 million) in Q1-2019 and ₹ 2,071 crore (US$ 286 million) in Q2-2018.

Operating review

Credit growth

The year-on-year growth in domestic advances was 16% at September 30, 2018. The Bank has continued to leverage its strong retail franchise, resulting in a year-on-year growth of 20% in the retail portfolio at September 30, 2018. The retail portfolio constituted about 57% of the loan portfolio of the Bank at September 30, 2018. Total advances increased by 13% year-on-year to ₹544,487 crore (US$ 75.1 billion) at September 30, 2018 from ₹482,780 crore (US$ 66.6 billion) at September 30, 2017.

Deposit growth

CASA deposits increased by 15% year-on-year to ₹283,548 crore (US$ 39.1 billion) at September 30, 2018. The Bank’s CASA ratio was 50.8% at September 30, 2018 compared to 50.5% at June 30, 2018 and 49.5% at September 30, 2017. The average CASA ratio increased to 47.1% in Q2-2019 from 46.1% in Q1-2019. Total deposits increased by 12% year-on-year to ₹558,669 crore (US$ 77.1 billion) at September 30, 2018. The Bank had a network of 4,867 branches and 14,417 ATMs at September 30, 2018.

Capital adequacy

The Bank’s total capital adequacy at September 30, 2018 as per Reserve Bank of India’s guidelines on Basel III norms was 17.84% and Tier-1 capital adequacy was 15.38% compared to the regulatory requirements of 11.03% and 9.03% respectively.

Asset quality

The gross additions to NPA were ₹ 3,117 crore (US$ 430 million) in Q2-2019. The gross NPA additions in Q2-2019 included the impact of currency depreciation on existing foreign currency NPAs of ₹ 1,304 crore (US$ 180 million). Recoveries and upgrades from non-performing loans were ₹1,006 crore (US$ 139 million) in Q2-2019. The provision coverage ratio on non-performing loans, including cumulative technical/prudential write-offs increased by 330 bps sequentially to 69.4% at September 30, 2018, further strengthening the balance sheet. The net NPA ratio decreased from 4.19% at June 30, 2018 to 3.65% at September 30, 2018. Net loans to companies whose facilities have been restructured were ₹ 1,413 crore (US$ 195 million) at September 30, 2018, at the same level as compared to June 30, 2018.

Digital initiatives and transactions

During the quarter, the Bank crossed the milestone of issuing over 1 million FASTags, making it the first bank in the country to achieve this feat. FASTag is a reloadable tag which enables automatic deduction of toll charges without having to stop at toll plazas for a cash transaction. The Bank has a market share of about 70% in terms of value of transactions undertaken in a month. Recently, the Bank has introduced products like instant loan against shares and instant car loans for pre-approved customers which aim to reduce the sanction time and ease the process of disbursement thereby reducing the overall turnaround time and providing better service to the customers.

In Q2-2019, the value of debit card transactions and credit card transactions increased by 26% y-o-y and 33% y-o-y respectively. Over 21 million Unified Payment Interface (UPI) Virtual Payment Addresses have been created using the Bank’s and partners’ platforms till September 30, 2018. Digital channels like internet, mobile banking, POS and others accounted for over 80% of the savings account transactions in six months ended September 30, 2018 (H1-2019).

Consolidated results

Consolidated profit after tax was ₹1,205 crore (US$ 166 million) in Q2-2019 compared to ₹2,071 crore (US$ 286 million) in Q2-2018.

Consolidated assets grew by 11.4% from ₹1,020,868 crore (US$ 140.8 billion) at September 30, 2017 to ₹1,136,942 crore (US$ 156.9 billion) at September 30, 2018.

Subsidiaries

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company (ICICI Life) announced results for Q2-2019 on October 23, 2018. ICICI Life’s retail weighted received premium was ₹1,866 crore (US$ 257 million) in Q2-2019. Total premium increased by 16.4% year-on-year to ₹7,682 crore (US$ 1,060 million) in Q2-2019. The Value of New Business grew by 41.5% year-on-year to ₹590 crore (US$ 81 million) in H1-2019. The new business margin was 17.5% in H1-2019. ICICI Life’s profit after tax was ₹301 crore (US$ 42 million) for Q2-2019 compared to ₹421 crore (US$ 58 million) for Q2-2018.

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company (ICICI General) announced results for Q2-2019 on October 20, 2018. The gross written premium of ICICI General grew by 12% from ₹ 3,234 crore (US$ 446 million) in Q2-2018 to ₹ 3,637 crore (US$ 502 million) in Q2-2019. ICICI General continues to retain its market leadership among the private sector players. The company’s combined ratio was 100.1% in H1-2019 compared to 102.7% in the six months ended September 30, 2017 (H1-2018). ICICI General’s profit after tax grew by 44% from ₹204 crore (US$ 28 million) in Q2-2018 to ₹293 crore (US$ 40 million) in Q2-2019.

ICICI Securities announced results for Q2-2019 on October 19, 2018. As per Ind AS, the profit after tax of ICICI Securities, on a consolidated basis, was ₹ 134 crore (US$ 18 million) in Q2-2019 compared to ₹ 130 crore (US$ 18 million) in Q2-2018. The return on net worth of ICICI Securities was 59% in H1-2019.

The profit after tax of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company (ICICI AMC) increased by 26% from ₹ 156 crore (US$ 22 million) in Q2-2018 to ₹ 196 crore (US$ 27 million) in Q2-2019. ICICI AMC continues to be the largest mutual fund in India based on average assets under management for Q2-2019.

Summary Profit and Loss Statement (as per unconsolidated Indian GAAP accounts)

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All financial and other information in this press release, other than financial and other information for specific subsidiaries where specifically mentioned, is on an unconsolidated basis for ICICI Bank Limited only unless specifically stated to be on a consolidated basis for ICICI Bank Limited and its subsidiaries. Please also refer to the statement of audited unconsolidated, consolidated and segmental results required by Indian regulations that has, along with this release, been filed with the stock exchanges in India where ICICI Bank’s equity shares are listed and with the New York Stock Exchange and the US Securities Exchange Commission, and is available on our website www.icici.bank.in.

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1 crore = 10.0 million

US$ amounts represent convenience translations at US$1= ₹ 72.49