ICICI Bank (NSE:ICICIBANK, BOM:532174) recorded a rise in its consolidated net profit to 135.6 billion Indian rupees in the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, against 117.0 billion rupees a year ago.
Earnings per share came in at 18.71 rupees compared with the year-ago figure of 16.32 rupees, according to a Saturday filing to the Indian stock exchanges. The EPS was higher than the 17.49 rupees estimated by analysts polled by Visible Alpha.
Interest earned by the lender in fiscal Q1 grew to 490.8 billion rupees from 445.8 billion rupees a year earlier.