IDFC FIRST Bank: Quarterly Income and Business Overview
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Section 1: The Founding of IDFC FIRST Bank..
In January 2018, Erstwhile IDFC Bank and Erstwhile Capital First announced a merger. Shareholders of Erstwhile Capital First
were to be issued 13.9 shares of the merged entity for every 1 share of Erstwhile Capital First. Thus, IDFC FIRST Bank was
founded as a new entity by the merger of Erstwhile IDFC Bank and Erstwhile Capital First on December 18 2018.
Post the merger, during the last 2 years, the Bank invested in the people, processes, products, infrastructure and technology to put
together all the necessary building blocks of a stronger foundation which is essential for a long-term growth engine.
The bank restricted loan growth for two years in order to strengthen the liabilities franchise (CASA 8.7% at merger) first.
Between 2018-2020 the Bank also accounted for legacy Infrastructure and Corporate loans that turned bad post-merger, which resulted
in reduction of net worth, and thus the Book Value per share reduced from Rs. 38.4 on December 31, 2018 to Rs. 31.90 on March 31,
2020.
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The COVID 19 crisis struck the system in March - April 2020.
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Because the Bank had successfully raised large quantities of retail CASA deposits prior to COVID19 and had replaced Certificate of
Deposits and bulk Corporate Deposits prior to the crisis, the Bank comfortably sailed through the COVID crisis on liquidity.
Further, the Bank also successfully raised fresh equity of Rs. 2000 crores to strengthen the balance sheet in June 2020.
The Bank now has a strong retail and CASA deposits franchise (CASA 51.75% as of March 2021) and looks forward for to steady growth
from here on.
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Further, the Bank raised additional equity capital of Rs. 3,000 crore through QIP on April 6, 2021.
We are proud about our heritage of transparent disclosures, high levels of corporate governance, and swift action on dealing with
pressing strategic issues and for laying the foundation for future long-term growth.
We sincerely thank our shareholders for their faith and trust in us during this period.
Section 1: The Founding of IDFC FIRST Bank
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