SBI board approves raising upto ₹50,000 crore through debt instruments

State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, received board approval to raise ₹50,000 crore through debt instruments during FY24.

These debt instruments could include long-term bonds, Long Term Bonds, Basel III compliant Additional Tier 1 Bonds and Basel III compliant Tier 2 Bonds, the state-run lender said in an exchange filing on Friday.

Earlier on June 5, SBI had informed that its board was scheduled to meet on June 9 to consider and approve raising of funds during FY.

SBI had reported a net profit of ₹16,694.5 crore for the quarter ended March 2023, registering a rise of 83% from ₹9,113.5 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

For FY23, SBI's net profit crossed ₹50,000 crore-mark and stood at ₹50,232 crore, witnessing a growth of 58.58% YoY.

The state run lender's net interest income (NII) during Q4FY23 increased 29.5% YoY to ₹40,392 crore, while domestic net interest margin (NIM) for Q4FY23 increased by 44 bps YoY to 3.84%.

SBI's Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) as at the end of FY23 improved by 85 bps YoY and stood at 14.68%.