PRESS RELEASE
AXIS BANK ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS
FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2025
Q4FY25 Consolidated ROA at 1.88%, Consolidated ROE at 17.11%, PAT at ₹7,117 up 13% QOQ aided by CASA growth
of 10% QOQ and total deposits growth of 7% QOQ
o Q4FY25 Net Interest Margin at 3.97% improving 4 bps QoQ, FY25 NIM at 3.98%
o Q4FY25 Fee income grew 12% YOY and 16% QOQ, Retail fee grew 22% QoQ, granular fees1 at 94% of total fees
o Q4FY25 Core operating profit grew 5% QOQ
o YOY MEB2 | QAB2 basis, total deposits grew 10% | 9%; term deposits grew 14% | 14%, CA grew 6% | 6%, SA grew 3% | 1%
o Net advances grew 8% YOY and 3% QOQ
o Retail loans grew 7% | 3%, SME grew 14% | 4% on YOY | QOQ basis, Corporate loans grew 8% YOY
o Overall CAR stood at 17.07% with CET 1 ratio of 14.67%, net accretion to CET-1 of 93 bps in FY25, 6 bps in Q4FY25
o Continue to be amongst the largest player in Merchant Acquiring business with terminal market share3 of ~19%
o Bank maintains strong position in UPI Payer PSP space with a market share of ~32% by UPI volumes
o FY25 Operating expense growth moderated to 6.5%, Operating profit at ₹42,104 crores, up 13% YOY
o FY25 PAT at ₹26,373 crores up 6% YOY, Consolidated ROA at 1.77%, Consolidated ROE at 16.89%
The Board of Directors of Axis Bank Limited approved the financial results for the quarter and year ended 31st March 2025 at its meeting
held in Mumbai on Thursday, 24th April 2025.
This quarter was marked by several industry-first initiatives at the Bank. Axis Bank was the first Indian bank to execute an aircraft financing
transaction through its International Banking Unit (IBU) at GIFT City IFSC, facilitating a USD loan for the purchase of 34 training aircraft
by Air India. It also became the first financial institution in India to launch near-real-time, 24/7 programmable USD clearing capabilities for
its commercial clients using Kinexys Digital Payments. These capabilities amongst others launched during the year, positions Axis Bank’s
International Banking Unit as the transaction bank of choice operating out of GIFT City.
The Bank hosted Defence Conclave 2025 to bolster India's defence ecosystem through improved financial access and strategic
innovation. Burgundy Private, Axis Bank’s private banking business partnered with Hurun India to release the '2024 Burgundy Private
Hurun India 500', showcasing India's most valuable companies that contribute a sizeable chunk to the nation’s GDP and employment.
The Bank also partnered with India SME Forum to present 'The India SME 100 Awards 2025', celebrating the outstanding contribution of
MSMEs to India's growth story.
Strengthening its commitment to social impact, Axis Bank launched 'Mission4Million' to assist 2 million additional vulnerable households
through livelihood programs and skill development initiatives. The Bank also entered strategic multi-year partnerships with the National
Cancer Grid, Indian Cancer Society, and St. Jude India to enhance cancer care access and research, benefiting around 8 lakh Indians.
The Bank won several prestigious awards on platforms of eminence last quarter, including the BT-KPMG Award for Best Bank for Talent
and Workforce; Triple A Asset Award for Best Deal in Sustainable Finance, Best Bond for NBFI and Airport; ICAI Silver Shield for
Excellence in Financial Reporting FY23-24 and IBA Banking Technology Citations 2024 for Best Technology Bank.
Amitabh Chaudhry, MD&CEO, Axis Bank said, “The Bank prioritised profitability over growth, considering the uncertain macros and tight
liquidity environment dominating most of FY25, while continuing to meaningfully invest in making the franchise more sustainable. As we
enter FY26, we believe the operating environment is improving, which should help us drive both growth and profitability.”
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Comprising of Retail, Transaction Banking, Trade and forex related fees, 2 MEB: Month End balance, QAB: Quarterly Average Balance,
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Based on RBI reported data as of Feb’25
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Performance at a Glance
• Healthy core operating performance
o Q4FY25 | FY25 Core Operating profit grew 11% | 13% YOY
o FY25 cost to assets at 2.46%, improved 9 bps YOY
• Focus on average deposits continues, MEB deposit growth robust in Q4FY25
o QOQ MEB1 | QAB1 basis total deposits grew 7% | 2%; term deposits grew 5% | 2%, CA grew 16% | 3%, SA
grew 8% | flat, respectively
o MEB1 | QAB1 CASA ratio at 41% | 38%, respectively
o Average LCR2 during Q4FY25 was 118%, outflow rates improved ~340 bps over last 3 years
o Q4 FY25 cost of funds remained in a tight range with 7 bps increase YOY
• SBB+SME+MC growth remains healthy
o Advances up 8% YOY and 3% QOQ, Retail loans grew 7% YOY and 3% QOQ
o Small Business Banking loans grew 17% | 4% on YOY | QOQ basis, Mid-Corporate (MC) book grew 10% YOY
o SBB + SME + MC mix at ₹2,36,342 crores | 22.71% of loans, up ~740 bps in last 4 years
• Well capitalized with self-sustaining capital structure; adequate liquidity buffers
o Self-sustaining capital structure with net accretion^ to CET-1 of 93 bps in FY25 and 6 bps in Q4FY25
o Overall capital adequacy ratio (CAR) stood at 17.07% with CET 1 ratio of 14.67%
o Additional cushion of ~37 bps over the reported CAR, attributable to other provisions of ₹5,012 crores
o Excess SLR of `114,609 crores
• Continue to maintain our strong position in Payments and Digital Banking
o open by Axis Bank remains among the world’s top rated3 MB app on Google Play store and iOS app store
with rating of 4.7 and 4.8 respectively; ~15 mn MAU4
o open by Axis Bank & Axis Pay have ~15 mn non-Axis Bank customers
o ~30.1 mn customers on WhatsApp banking
o Credit card CIF market share at ~14%
• Stable asset quality, lowest net NPA amongst large private sector banks
o GNPA% at 1.28% declined by 15 bps YOY and 18 bps QOQ, NNPA% at 0.33% declined by 2 bps QOQ
o PCR healthy at 75%; On an aggregated basis5, Coverage ratio at 157% improved ~600 bps QoQ
o Q4FY25 Gross slippage ratio6 at 1.90%, Net slippage ratio6 at 0.81%, Net credit cost6 at 0.50%
• Key domestic subsidiaries7 delivered strong performance
o FY25 profit at `1,768 crores up 11% YOY, with a return on investment in domestic subsidiaries of ~46%
o Axis Finance FY25 PAT grew 11% YOY to `676 crores; asset quality metrics stable, ROE at 14.51% for Q4FY25
o Axis AMC FY25 PAT grew 21%YOY to `501 crores
o Axis Securities FY25 PAT grew 39% YOY to `419 crores
o Axis Capital FY25 PAT grew 7% YOY to `161 crores and executed 44 ECM deals in FY25
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MEB: Month End balance, QAB: Quarterly Average Balance 2 Liquidity Coverage Ratio 3 with 3 mn+ reviews ^ Net accretion = capital accreted – capital consumed during the quarter
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Monthly active users, engaging in financial and non-financial transactions (specific+ standard+ additional + other contingencies) / IRAC GNPA
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Annualized Figures of subsidiaries are as per Indian GAAP, as used for consolidated financial statements of the Group
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Profit & Loss Account: Period ended 31st March 2025
Operating Profit and Net Profit
The Bank’s operating profit for the quarter grew 2% YOY to `10,752 crores. Core operating profit* grew 5% QOQ and 11%
YOY to `10,575 crores. Operating cost grew 6% YOY in Q4FY25. Net profit grew 13% QOQ and remained flat YOY at
`7,117 crores in Q4FY25.
Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin
The Bank’s Net Interest Income (NII) grew 6% YOY to `13,811 crores. Net Interest Margin (NIM) for Q4FY25 stood at
3.97%.
Other Income
Fee income for Q4FY25 grew 16% QOQ and 12% YOY to `6,338 crores. Retail fees grew 22% QOQ and 14% YOY; and
constituted 75% of the Bank’s total fee income. Fees from Third Party Products grew 56% QOQ and 32% YOY. The
Corporate & Commercial banking fees together grew 8% YOY to `1,600 crores. The trading income gain for the quarter
stood at `173 crores; miscellaneous income in Q4FY25 stood at `269 crores. Overall, non-interest income (comprising of
fee, trading and miscellaneous income) for Q4FY25 grew 14% QOQ and largely flat YoY to `6,780 crores.
Provisions and contingencies
Provision and contingencies for Q4FY25 stood at `1,359 crores. Specific loan loss provisions for Q4FY25 stood at `1,369
crores. The Bank holds cumulative provisions (standard + additional other than NPA) of `11,957 crores at the end of
Q4FY25. It is pertinent to note that this is over and above the NPA provisioning included in our PCR calculations. These
cumulative provisions translate to a standard asset coverage of 1.15% as on 31st March 2025. On an aggregated basis, our
provision coverage ratio (including specific + standard + additional) stands at 157% of GNPA as on 31st March 2025. Credit
cost (annualized) for the quarter ended 31st March 2025 stood at 0.50%.
FY25 Financial Performance
Standalone Bank ROA was 1.74% and ROE was 16.52%. Net Interest Income for FY25 grew 9% YOY to `54,348 crores
from `49,894 crores in FY24. Fee income grew 11% YOY to `22,504 crores. Operating profit for FY25 grew by 13% to
`42,105 crores from `37,123 crores in FY24. Core operating profit for FY25 grew 13% to `39,916 crores from `35,393
crores in FY24. Total provisions for FY25 stood at `7,758 crores. Net Profit for FY25 grew 6% to `26,373 crores from
`24,861 crores in FY24.
Balance Sheet: As on 31st March 2025
The Bank’s balance sheet grew 9% YOY and stood at `16,09,930 crores as on 31st March 2025. The total deposits grew
7% QOQ and 10% YOY on month end basis, of which current account deposits grew 16% | 6%, saving account deposits
grew 8% | 3% and term deposits grew 5% | 14% on QOQ | YOY basis, respectively. The share of CASA deposits in total
deposits surged to 41% from 39% at the end of Q3FY25. On QAB basis, total deposits grew 2% QOQ and 9% YOY, within
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*Operating profit excluding trading profit & exchange gain on repatriation of capital from Axis U.K. Ltd
which savings account deposits grew 1% YOY (flat QOQ), current account deposits grew 3% | 6% and term deposits grew
2% | 14% on QOQ | YOY basis, respectively.
The Bank’s advances grew 3% QOQ and 8% YOY to `10,40,811 crores as on 31st March 2025. Retail loans grew 3% QOQ
and 7% YOY to `6,22,897 crores and accounted for 60% of the net advances of the Bank. The share of secured retail loans$
was ~72%, with home loans comprising 27% of the retail book. Home loans grew 1% YOY, Personal loans grew 8% YOY,
Credit card advances grew 4% YOY, Small Business Banking (SBB) grew 17% YOY and 4% QOQ; and Rural loan portfolio
grew 7% YOY and 5% QOQ. SME book remains well diversified across geographies and sectors, grew 14% YOY and 4%
QOQ to `1,18,521 crores. Corporate loan book grew 8% YOY; domestic corporate book grew 8% YOY. Mid-corporate book
grew 10% YOY and degrew 1% QOQ. ~90% of corporate book is now rated A- and above with 90% of incremental sanctions
in FY25 being to corporates rated A- and above.
The book value of the Bank’s investments portfolio as on 31st March 2025, was `3,96,142 crores, of which `3,08,076 crores
were in government securities, while `73,808 crores were invested in corporate bonds and `14,258 crores in other securities
such as equities, mutual funds, etc. Out of these, 66% are in Held to Maturity (HTM) category, 12% of investments are
Available for Sale (AFS), 20% are in Fair Value through Profit & Loss (FVTPL) category and 2% are investments in
Subsidiaries and Associate.
Payments and Digital
The Bank issued ~0.8 million new credit cards in Q4FY25 and has been one of the highest credit card issuers in the country
over last twelve quarters. The Bank continues to remain among the top players in the Retail Digital banking space.
• 97% - Share of digital transactions in the Bank’s total financial transactions by individual customers in Q4FY25
• 76% - New mutual fund SIPs sourced (by volume) through digital channels in Q4FY25
• 77% - SA accounts opened through tab banking in Q4FY25
• 20% - YOY growth in total UPI transaction value in Q4FY25
• 44% - Individual Retail term deposits (by value) opened digitally in Q4FY25
• 26% - YOY growth in mobile banking transaction volumes in Q4FY25
The Bank’s focus remains on reimagining end-to-end journeys and transforming the core and becoming a partner of choice
for ecosystems. Axis Mobile is among the world’s highest rated mobile banking app on Google Play store and iOS app store
with rating of 4.7 and 4.8 respectively with over 3 million reviews. The Bank’s mobile app continues to see strong growth,
with Monthly Active Users of ~15 million and nearly ~15 million non-Axis Bank customers using Axis Mobile and Axis Pay
apps.
On WhatsApp banking, the Bank now has over 30.1 million customers on board since its launch in 2021. The Bank has
been among the first to go live on Account Aggregator (AA) network and has seen strong initial traction in AA based digital
lending. The Bank has 480+ APIs hosted on its API Developer Portal.
$ as per Bank’s internal classification 4
Wealth Management Business – Burgundy
The Bank’s wealth management business is among the largest in India with assets under management (AUM) of `5,92,196
crores as at end of 31st March 2025 that grew 10% YOY. Burgundy Private, the Bank’s proposition for high and ultra-high
net worth clients, covers 13,384 families. The AUM for Burgundy Private increased 16% YOY to `2,12,530 crores.
Capital Adequacy and Shareholders’ Funds
The shareholders’ funds of the Bank grew 19% YOY and stood at `1,78,617 crores as on 31st March 2025. The Bank now
has a self-sustaining capital structure to fund growth, with organic net capital accretion through profits to CET-1 of 93 bps
for the FY25. As on 31st March 2025, the Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) and CET1 ratio was 17.07% and 14.67%
respectively. Additionally, `5,012 crores of other provisions, is not considered for CAR calculation, providing cushion of ~37
bps over the reported CAR. The Book value per equity share increased from `487 as of 31st March 2024 to `577 as of 31st
March 2025.
Asset Quality
As on 31st March 2025 the Bank’s reported Gross NPA and Net NPA levels were 1.28% and 0.33% respectively, as against
1.46% and 0.35% as on 31st December 2024. Recoveries from written off accounts for the quarter was `935 crores.
Reported net slippages in the quarter adjusted for recoveries from written off pool was `1,079 crores, of which retail was
`2,297 crores, CBG was `5 crores and Wholesale was negative `1,223 crores.
Gross slippages during the quarter were `4,805 crores, compared to `5,432 crores in Q3FY25 and `3,471crores in Q4FY24.
Recoveries and upgrades from NPAs during the quarter were `2,791 crores. The Bank in the quarter wrote off NPAs
aggregating `3,375 crores.
As on 31st March 2025, the Bank’s provision coverage, as a proportion of Gross NPAs stood at 75%, as compared to 76%
as at 31st December 2024 and 79% as at 31st March 2024.
The fund based outstanding of standard restructured loans implemented under resolution framework for COVID-19 related
stress (Covid 1.0 and Covid 2.0) declined during the quarter and as at 31st March 2025 stood at `1,209 crores that translates
to 0.11% of the gross customer assets. The Bank carries a provision of ~ 19% on restructured loans, which is in excess of
regulatory limits.
Dividend
The Board of Directors has recommended dividend of `1 per equity share of face value of `2 per equity share for the year
ended 31st March 2025. This would be subject to approval by the shareholders at the next annual general meeting.
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Network
The Bank added 170 branches during the quarter, taking its overall distribution network to 5,876 domestic branches and
extension counters along with 234 Business Correspondent Banking Outlets (BCBOs) situated across 3,194 centres as at
31st March 2025 compared to 5,377 domestic branches and extension counters, and 182 BCBO’s situated in 2,963 centres
as at 31st March 2024. As on 31st March 2025, the Bank had 13,941 ATMs and cash recyclers spread across the country.
The Bank’s Axis Virtual Centre is present across eight centres with over ~1,700 Virtual Relationship Managers as on 31st
March 2025.
Key Subsidiaries’ Performance
• The Bank’s domestic subsidiaries delivered steady performance with FY25 PAT of `1,768 crores, up 11% YOY.
• Axis Finance: Axis Finance has been investing in building a strong customer focused franchise. Its overall assets
under finance grew 22% YOY. Retail book grew 28% YOY and constituted 47% of total loans. The focus in its
wholesale business continues to be on well rated companies and cash flow backed transactions. Axis Finance
remains well capitalized with total Capital Adequacy Ratio of 20.90%. The book quality remains strong with net NPA
at 0.37%. Axis Finance FY25 PAT was `676 crores, up 11% YOY from `610 crores in FY24.
• Axis AMC: Axis AMC’s overall QAAUM grew 17% YOY to `3,21,506 crores. Its FY25 PAT was `501 crores, up
21% YOY from `414 crores in FY24.
• Axis Capital: Axis Capital FY25 PAT was `161 crores, up 7% YOY from `150 crores in FY24 and completed 44
ECM transactions in FY25.
• Axis Securities: Axis Securities’ revenues for FY25 grew 45% YOY to `1,656 crores. Its FY25 PAT grew 39%
YOY and stood at `419 crores.
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Financial Performance Q4FY25 Q4FY24 % Growth FY25 FY24 % Growth
Net Interest Income 13,811 13,089 6% 54,348 49,894 9%
Other Income 6,780 6,766 0.2% 25,257 22,442 13%
- Fee Income 6,338 5,637 12% 22,504 20,257 11%
- Trading Income 173 1,021 (83%) 2,059 1,731 19%
- Miscellaneous Income 269 108 150% 694 454 53%
Operating Revenue 20,590 19,855 4% 79,605 72,336 10%
Core Operating Revenue# 20,413 18,834 8% 77,416 70,606 10%
Operating Expenses 9,838 9,319 6% 37,500 35,213 6%
Operating Profit 10,752 10,536 2% 42,105 37,123 13%
Core Operating Profit# 10,575 9,515 11% 39,916 35,393 13%
Net Profit/(Loss) 7,117 7,130 (0.2%) 26,373 24,861 6%
EPS Diluted (`) annualized 92.73 92.34 84.77 80.10
Return on Average Assets
1.83% 2.00% 1.74% 1.83%
(annualized)
Return on Equity (annualized) 16.98% 20.35% 16.52% 18.86%
# excluding trading income and exchange gain on repatriation of capital from Axis U.K. Ltd.
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As on As on
Balance Sheet
31st March’25 31st March’24
CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES
Capital 619 617
Reserves & Surplus 1,77,998 1,49,618
Employee Stock Options Outstanding 1,108 827
Deposits 11,72,952 10,68,641
Borrowings 1,84,147 1,96,812
Other Liabilities and Provisions 73,106 60,694
Total 16,09,930 14,77,209
ASSETS
Cash and Balances with RBI and Banks and
99,732 1,14,455
Money at Call and Short Notice
Investments 3,96,142 3,31,527
Advances 10,40,811 9,65,068
Fixed Assets 6,292 5,685
Other Assets 66,953 60,474
Total 16,09,930 14,77,209
Note - Prior period numbers have been regrouped as applicable for comparison, as applicable.
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As on As on
Business Performance % Growth
31 March’25
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31 March’24
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Total Deposits (i)+(ii) 11,72,952 10,68,641 10%
(i) CASA Deposits 4,78,188 4,59,401 4%
- Savings Bank Deposits 3,11,389 3,02,133 3%
- Current Account Deposits 1,66,799 1,57,268 6%
CASA Deposits as % of Total Deposits 41% 43%
(ii) Term Deposits 6,94,764 6,09,241 14%
CASA Deposits on a Quarterly Daily Average Basis
4,14,934 4,04,335 3%
(QAB)
CASA Deposits as % of Total Deposits (QAB) 38% 41%
Net Advances (a) +(b) + (c) 10,40,811 9,65,068 8%
(a) Corporate 2,99,393 2,78,149 8%
(b) SME 1,18,521 1,03,654 14%
(c) Retail 6,22,897 5,83,265 7%
Investments 3,96,142 3,31,527 19%
Balance Sheet Size 16,09,930 14,77,209 9%
Gross NPA as % of Gross Customer Assets 1.28% 1.43%
Net NPA as % of Net Customer Assets 0.33% 0.31%
Equity Capital 619 617 0.3%
Shareholders’ Funds 1,78,617 1,50,235 19%
Capital Adequacy Ratio (Basel III) 17.07% 16.63%
- Tier I 15.07% 14.20%
- Tier II 2.00% 2.43%
Note - Prior period numbers have been regrouped as applicable for comparison, as applicable.
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