The country’s largest public sector bank, State Bank of India (SBI), will pay a dividend of Rs 15.90 per share. The bank gave this information on Saturday with the results of the fourth quarter of the financial year 2024-25. The bank said that it has earned a net profit (stand alone net profit) of Rs 18,643 crore in the January-March quarter. However, it has come down by 10% on an annual basis. In the January-March quarter, the total income of the bank increased by 12.04% year-on-year to Rs 1,43,876 crore. In the same quarter last year, it was Rs 1,28,412 crore. At the same time, it was 11.99% more than the previous quarter. Net interest income increased by 8% In the January-March quarter, SBI’s net interest income (NII) i.e. net interest income increased by 8% on an annual (YoY) basis to Rs 1,19,666 crore. In the same quarter last year, it was Rs 1,11,043 crore. In the October-December quarter, it was Rs 1,17,427 crore. It has increased by 2% on a quarterly basis. What is standalone and consolidated? The results of companies come in two parts – standalone and consolidated. In standalone, only the financial performance of one segment or unit is shown. Whereas, in the consolidated or consolidated financial report, the report of the entire company is given. The amount not returned becomes NPA If the loan or advance given by the bank is not returned on time, then the bank declares that amount as NPA i.e. non-performing asset. Generally, in case of non-return for 90 days, the bank puts the loan or advance amount in the list of NPA. This means that the bank is not getting any benefit from this amount at present. This year SBI shares did not give any return SBI released the results of January-March quarter today i.e. on 3 May 2025. On the previous trading day, i.e. Friday, May 2, the bank’s stock closed at Rs 799.80, up 1.41%. SBI stock has given a return of 2.64% in the last one month and 0.83% from January 1 till now, i.e. this year. At the same time, it has fallen by 3.62% in the last 6 months and 3.81% in one year. The market cap of State Bank is Rs 7.13 lakh crore. SBI is the largest government bank in the country. SBI is the largest government bank in the country. The government has 57.59% stake in SBI. It was established on July 1, 1955. The headquarter of the bank is in Mumbai. The bank has more than 22,500 branches and more than 50 crore customers. The bank operates in 29 countries of the world. It has 241 branches outside India.
