-- IDFC First Bank's (NSE:IDFCFIRSTB, BOM:539437) consolidated net profit rose to 3.31 billion Indian rupees in the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, from 2.96 billion rupees a year ago.
Earnings per share came in at 0.38 rupees from 0.40 rupees a year earlier, according to a Saturday filing to the Indian stock exchanges. The EPS was higher than the 0.31 estimated by the analysts polled by Visible Alpha.
Interest earned by the lender in fiscal Q4 also increased to 105.5 billion rupees from 94.1 billion rupees a year ago.
The bank's board proposed a dividend of 0.25 rupees per equity share of face value of 10 rupees each for the financial year 2025-26.