AU Small Finance Bank posted a blockbuster Q1: net profit surged 37% to ₹796 crore, net interest income up 31.8% to ₹2,695.5 crore, even as gross NPAs inched up to 2.1% from 2.03%. The board promoted Yogesh Jain as deputy CEO and set July 31 as the record date for its final dividend. Provisions fell to ₹371.5 crore from ₹533.3 crore a year ago — a sign of improving asset quality confidence.
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