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Axis Bank Limited — Earnings Release 2019
Apr 25, 2019
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AXIS/CO/CS/ /2019-20
25th April 2019
Shri Kautuk Upadhyay The Assistant Vice President, Listing & Compliance Department National Stock Exchange of India Limited Exchange Plaza, 5th Floor Plot No. CIl, "G" Block Bandra-Kurla Complex Bandra (E) , Mumbai - 400051
Shri Khushro Bulsara The Deputy General Manager-Listing Department BSE Limited 1 st Floor, New Trading Ring, Rotunda Building P. J. Towers, Dalal Street Fort, Mumbai - 400 001
NSE Symbol: AXISBANK
BSE Scrip Code: 532215
Dear Sir(s),
SUB: OUTCOME OF 196TH BOARD MEETING OF AXIS BANK LIMITED HELD ON 25TH APRIL 2019 AND 26TH APRIL 2019.
REF: SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015 ,"LISTING REGULATIONS")
This is to inform you that at the 196th meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank (the Board) held on 25th April 2019, the following items of business were transacted by the Board:-
AUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS
- Reviewed and approved the Audited Standalone Financial Results of the Bank, for the Quarter / Financial Year ended 31 st March 2019 and the Audited Consolidated Financial Results of Axis Bank Group for the Financial Year ended 31 st March 2019 alongwith the Audit Report issued by the Statutory Auditors of the Bank, in that regard, which were reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board at its meeting held earlier during the day and recommended for the approval of the Board.
In this connection, we also enclose herewith the said Financial Results, the Auditor's Report, the Press Release and the Earnings Presentation for the quarter / financial year ended 31 st March 2019, which please note are being uploaded on the website of the Bank, in terms of the Listing Regulations.
Please note that the said results were reviewed and approved by the Board today at 4.40 p.m.
Further, please note that the Bank will be holding conference calls with the Analysts, with regard to the said results.
DIVIDEND
- Recommended payment of dividend @ Re.l/- per equity share of Rs. 2/- each i.e. 50 % on equity shares of the Bank for the approval of the Shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Bank.

Also, please note that the blackout period which has been in-force from Friday, 22nd March 2019 will end on Saturday, 27th April 2019, consequently, the trading window will commence from Sunday, 28th April 2019 and will remain in force up to Thursday, 20th June 2019 (both days inclusive).
You are requested to take the above on record and bring this to the notice of all concerned.
Kindly acknowledge receipt.
Thanking You.
Yours sincerely, For Axis Bank Limited
(fUJ
Glris ote Company Secretary
End.: as above
Axis House. Wadia International Centre, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400 025 REGISTERED OFFICE : "Trishul" - 3rd Floor Opp. Samartheswar Temple, Near Law Garden, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad - 380006. Telephone No. 079-26409322 Fax No. - 079-26409321 CIN: L6511 OGJ1993PLC020769 Website - www.axisbank.com
Axis Bank Limited
Regd. Office: 'Trishul' , 3rd floor, Opp. Samartheshwar Temple, Near Law Garden, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad - 380 006. Corporate Office: 'Axis House ', C-2, Wadia International Centre, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli. Mumbai - 400025. CiN: L65 11 OGJ 1993PLC0207 69, Phone: 079-26409322, Fax: 079-26409321. Email: [email protected]
AUDITED STANDALONE FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED 31 ST MARCH, 2019
| ~I n lacs) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTICULARS | FOR THEQUARTERENDED31.03.2019 | FOR THEQUARTERENDED31.12.2018 | FOR THEQUARTERENDED31 .03.2018 | FOR THEYEARENDED31.03.2019 | FOR THEYEARENDED31 .03.2018 |
| {Audited refernote 2) | (Unaudited) | (Audited refernote 2) | (Audited) | (Audited) | |
| Interest earned (a)+(b)+(c)+(d)1. | 14.798.03 | 14.129.73 | 11.771.19 | 54.985.77 | 45.780.31 |
| Interest/discount on advances/bills(a) | 11.127.23 | 10.628.25 | 8.753.01 | 41.322.02 | 34.137.47 |
| jb)Income on Investments | 2.970.59 | 2.894.44 | 2.574.44 | 11.349.07 | 9.983.30 |
| Interest on balances with Reserve Bank of India and(c)other inter-bank funds | 223.83 | 183.14 | 107.87 | 693.35 | 387.83 |
| (d)Others | 476.38 | 423.90 | 335.87 | 1.621.33 | 1.271.71 |
| Other Income (Refer note 3)2. | 3.526.28 | 4.000.69 | 2.788.66 | 13.130.34 | 10.967.09 |
| TOTAL INCOME (1+2)3. | 18.324.31 | 18.130.42 | 14.559.85 | 68.116.11 | 56.7 47.40 |
| Interest Expended4. | 9.092.44 | 8.526.06 | 7.040.74 | 33.277.60 | 27.162.58 |
| Operating expenses (i)+(ii)5. | 4.217.45 | 4.079.71 | 3.846.91 | 15.833.40 | 13.990.34 |
| JiJ_Em~oyees cost | 1.142.28 | 1.202.59 | 1.078.93 | 4.747.32 | 4.312.96 |
| Other operating expenses(ii) | 3.075.17 | 2.877.12 | 2.767.98 | 11.086.08 | 9.677.38 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE (4+5) (Excluding Provisions and6.Contingencies) | 13.309.89 | 12.605.77 | 10.887.65 | 49.111.00 | 41.152.92 |
| 7.OPERATING PROFIT (3-6)(Profit before Provisions and Contingencies) | 5.014.42 | 5.524.65 | 3.672.20 | 19.005.11 | 15.594.48 |
| Provisions (other than tax) and Contingencies (Net)8. | 2.711.43 | 3.054.51 | 7.179.53 | 12.031.02 | 15.472.91 |
| Exceptional Items9. | - | - | - | - | - |
| Profit/floss) from Ordinary Activities before Tax (7-8-9)10. | 2.302.99 | 2.470.14 | (3.507.33) | 6.974.09 | 121.57 |
| Tax expense11. | 797.93 | 789.29 | (1.318.59) | 2.297.48 | (154.11 ) |
| Net Profit/floss) from Ordinary Activities after Tax12.(10-lll | 1.505.06 | 1.680.85 | (2.188.74) | 4.676.61 | 275.68 |
| Extraordinary Items (net of tax expense)13. | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net Profit/floss) for the period (12-13)14. | 1.505.06 | 1.680.85 | (2.188.74) | 4.676.61 | 275.68 |
| Paid-up equity share capital15.(Face value <2/- per share) | 514.33 | 513.98 | 513.31 | 514.33 | 513.31 |
| Reserves excluding revaluation reserves16. | 66.161.97 | 62.931.95 | |||
| Analytical Ratios17. | |||||
| Percentage of Shares held by Government of India(i) | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Capital Adequacy Ratio(ii)-Basel III | 15.84% | 15.81% | 16.57% | 15.84% | 16.57% |
| Earnings per Share (EPS) for the period/year(iii)(before and after extraordinary items)-BasicDiluted | 5.855.82 | 6.546.52 | (8.53)(8.51) | 18.2018.09 | 1.131.12 |
| (iv)NPA Ratios | |||||
| Amount of Gross Non(a)Performing assets | 29.789.44 | 30.854.67 | 34.248.64 | 29.789.44 | 34.248.64 |
| Amount of Net Non(b)Performing assets | 11.275.60 | 12.233.29 | 16.591.71 | 11.275.60 | 16.591.71 |
| (c) % of Gross NPAs | 5.26 | 5.75 | 6.77 | 5.26 | 6.77 |
| (d) % of Net NPAs | 2.06 | 2.36 | 3.40 | 2.06 | 3.40 |
| (v)Return on Assets (annualized) | 0.78 | 0.88 | (1.31 ) | 0.63 | 0.04 |

Notes:
figures.
- statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Bank as on 31" March. 2019 is given below.
| in lacs) | ||
|---|---|---|
| As on 31.03.2019 | As on 31.03.2018 | |
| Particulars | (Audited) | (Audited) |
| CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES | ||
| Capital | 514.33 | 513.31 |
| Reserves and Surplus | 66.161.97 | 62.931.95 |
| Deposits | 5.48.471 .34 | 4.53.622.72 |
| Borrowings | 1.52.775.78 | 1.48.016.15 |
| Other Liabilities and Provisions | 33.073.11 | 26.245.45 |
| TOTAL | 8.00.996,53 | 6.91.329.58 |
| ASSETS | ||
| Cash and Balances with Reserve Bank of India | 35.099.03 | 35.481.06 |
| Balances with Banks and Money at Call and Short Notice | 32.105.60 | 7.973.83 |
| Investments | 1.74.969.28 | 1 .53.876.08 |
| Advances | 4.94.797.97 | 4.39.650.31 |
| Fixed Assets | 4.036.64 | 3.971.68 |
| Other Assets | 59.988.01 | 50.376.62 |
| TOTAL | 8.00.996.53 | 6.91.329.58 |
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- The figures of the last quarter in each of the financial years are the balancing figures between audited figures in respect of the full financial year and the published year to date figures upto the end of the third quarter of the respective financial year.
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- 'Other income' includes gains from securities' transactions. commission earned from guarantees/letters of credit. fees earned from providing services to customers. selling of third party products. A TM sharing fees. recoveries from written off accounts etc.
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- The Board of Directors has recommended a dividend of ~1 per share (50%) for the year ended 31" March. 2019, subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
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- During the quarter ended 31 sf March. 2019. the Bonk allotted 1.735.100 equity shares pursuant to the exercise of options under its Employee Stock Option Scheme.
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- In terms of the RBI circular no. DBR.BP.BC.No.32/21.04.018/2018-19 dated 1" April. 2019. banks are required to disclose the divergences in asset classification and provisioning consequent to RBI's annual supervisory process in their notes to accounts to the financial statements, wherever either or both of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the additional provisioning for NPAs assessed by RBI exceeds 10 per cent of the reported profit before provisions and contingencies for the reference period and (b) the additional Gross NPAs identified by RBI exceed 15 per cent of the published incremental Gross NPAs for the reference period. Based on the above. no disclosure on divergence in asset classification and provisioning for NP As is required with respect to RBI's annual supervisory process for FY2018.
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- The Bank had acquired some land parcels under Debt Swap transactions in earlier years. the carrying value of which is ~2.140 crores as classified under "Non-Banking Assets acquired in satisfaction of claims" in the Balance Sheet. As advised by RBI. 100% provision needs to be made against these assets over 4 quarters starting 31" March. 2019. Accordingly. the Bank has provided ~535 crores by debiting the P&L account in the current quarter and the balance of ~1.605 crores has been provided by debiting the Reserves which would be charged to P&L over next 3 quarters by recouping from the Reserves.
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- With effect from 31" March. 2019. in the case of provision on standard advances the Bank has adopted a more stringent policy of maintaining provision on Corporate standard advances rated 'BB and Below' and all SMA-2 advances as reported to CRILC. at rates that are higher than those prescribed by RBI. As a result. provisions and contingencies for the year are higher by ~378 crores with a consequent reduction to the profit before tax. Consequent upon adoption of the above policy for provisioning on standard advances. earlier policy on contingent provision has been discontinued and provision held under the policy of ~600 crores made towards potential slippages from the BB and Below pool of corporate loans in earlier quarter. has been reversed to the profit and loss account.
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- In accordance with RBI circular DBR.No.BP .BC.I/21.06.201/201S-16 dated 1" July. 2015 on 'Basel III Capital Regulations' and RBI circular DBR.No.BP.BC.80/21.06.201/2014-15 dated 31" March. 2015 on 'Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Liquidity Standards Amendments'. banks are required to make Pillar 3 disclosures including leverage ratio and liquidity coverage ratio under the Basel III framework. The Bank has made these disclosures which are available on its website at the JpUG't'lQg link: http://www.axisbank.com/investor-corner/baselill-disclosures.aspx. The disclosures have not been subjected to ;ff;y.-.t .SwcHi '-0' ited review by the statutory auditors of the Bank .
.1 ~bO ('. suits have been approved by the Board of Directors of the Bank at its meeting held at Mumbai today.
- r I I * 1. . I dts . figures have been regrouped and reclassified. where necessary. to make them comparable with current period
Axis Bank Limited Segmental Results
| in lacs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORTHEQUARTERENDED31.03.2019 | FOR THEQUARTERENDED31.12.2018 | FORTHEQUARTERENDED31.03.2018 | FORTHEYEARENDED31.03.2019 | FOR THEYEARENDED31.03.2018 | ||
| (Auditedrefer note 2) | (Unaudited) | (Auditedrefer note 2} | (Audited) | (Audited) | ||
| 1 | Segment Revenue | |||||
| A | Treasury | 19.962.25 | 19.114.74 | 16.565.64 | 74.195.88 | 64.300.60 |
| B | Corporate/Wholesale Banking | 7.134.57 | 7.741.16 | 5.894.19 | 27.935.59 | 22.821.87 |
| C | Retail Banking | 13.497.43 | 12.651.00 | 10.458.00 | 49.171.57 | 40.634.02 |
| D | Other Banking Business | 420.04 | 301.89 | 315.64 | 1.229.79 | 1.077.59 |
| Total | 41.014.29 | 39.808.79 | 33.233,47 | 1.52.532.83 | 1.28.834.08 | |
| Less: Inter segment revenue | 22.689.98 | 21.678.37 | 18.673.62 | 84.416.72 | 72.086.68 | |
| Income from Operations | 18.324.31 | 18.130.42 | 14.559.85 | 68.116.11 | 56.747,40 | |
| 2 | Segment Results After Provisions & Before Tax | |||||
| A | Treasury | 374.96 | 996.42 | 205.72 | 1.847.08 | 3.089.83 |
| B | Corporate/Wholesale Banking | 239.03 | 359.25 | (4.322.38) | 418.60 | (5.925.04) |
| C | Retail Banking | 1.386.63 | 945.66 | 332.61 | 3.898.94 | 2.000.97 |
| D | Other Banking Business | 302.37 | 168.81 | 276.72 | 809.47 | 955.81 |
| Total Profit Before Tax | 2.302.99 | 2.470.14 | (3.507.33) | 6.974.09 | 121.57 | |
| 3 | Segment Assets | |||||
| A | Treasury | 2.83.985.76 | 2.58.139.81 | 2.28.322.23 | 2.83.985.76 | 2.28.322.23 |
| B | Corporate/Wholesale Banking | 2.38.692.89 | 2.34.990.98 | 2.23.754.56 | 2.38.692.89 | 2.23.754.56 |
| C | Retail Banking | 2.68.642.17 | 2.53.542.92 | 2.29.710.81 | 2.68.642.17 | 2.29.710.81 |
| D | Other Banking Business | 337.05 | 359.35 | 690.55 | 337.05 | 690.55 |
| E | Unallocated | 9.338.66 | 9.143.36 | 8.851.43 | 9.338.66 | 8.851.43 |
| Total | 8.00.996.53 | 7.56.176,42 | 6.91.329.58 | 8.00.996.53 | 6.91.329.58 | |
| 4 | Segment Liabilities | |||||
| A | Treasury | 2.7 4.441.80 | 2.62.627.92 | 2.30.818.80 | 2.7 4.441 .80 | 2.30.818.80 |
| B | Corporate/Wholesale Banking | 1.29.036.24 | 1 .20.404.39 | 1.32.836.77 | 1.29.036.24 | 1,32.836.77 |
| C | Retail Banking | 3.29.975.66 | 3.05.636.93 | 2.63.380.50 | 3.29.975.66 | 2.63.380.50 |
| D | Other Banking Business | 53.89 | 55.10 | 25.08 | 53.89 | 25.08 |
| E | Unallocated | 812.64 | 754.18 | 823.17 | 812.64 | 823.17 |
| Total | 7.34.320.23 | 6.89,478.52 | 6.27.884.32 | 7.34.320.23 | 6.27.884.32 | |
| 5 | Capital and Other Reserves | 66.676.30 | 66.697.90 | 63,445.26 | 66.676.30 | 63.445.26 |
| 6 | Total (4 + 5) | 8.00.996.53 | 7.56.176.42 | 6.91.329.58 | 8.00.996,53 | 6.91.329.58 |
Note: Previous period figures have been regrouped and reclassified, where necessary. to make them comparable with current period figures.

Axis Bank Limited Group
CONSOLIDATED AUDITED ANNUAL FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 sT MARCH, 2019
| (~In lacsl | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PARTICULARS | FOR THEYEAR ENDED31.03.2019 | FOR THEYEAR ENDED31.03.2018 | |
| (Audited) | (Audited) | ||
| I. | Interest earned (a)+(b)+(c)+(d) | 56.043.65 | 46.614.06 |
| (0) | Interest/discount on advances/bills | 42.322.58 | 34.909.73 |
| (b) | Income on Investments | 11.375.66 | 10.019.98 |
| (c) | Interest on balances with Reserve Bonk of Indio and other inter-bonk funds | 699.01 | 39 1.06 |
| (d) | Others | 1.646.40 | 1.293.29 |
| 2. | Other Income | 14.188.75 | 11.862.62 |
| 3. | TOT Al INCOME (1 +2) | 70.232.40 | 58.476.68 |
| 4. | Interest Expended | 33.883.47 | 27.603.69 |
| 5. | Operating expenses (i)+(ii) | 16.720.19 | 14.788.36 |
| (i) | Employees cost | 5.989.87 | 5.414.44 |
| (ii) | Other operating expenses | 10.730.32 | 9.373.92 |
| 6. | TOTAL EXPENDITURE (4+5) (Excluding Provisions and Contingencies) | 50.603.66 | 42.392.05 |
| 7. | OPERATING PROFIT (3-6) (Profit before Provisions and Contingencies) | 19.628.74 | 16.084.63 |
| 8. | Provisions (other than tax) and Contingencies (Net) | 12.036.69 | 15.518.74 |
| 9. | Exceptional Items | - | - |
| 10. | Profit/floss) from Ordinary Activities before Tax (7-8-9) | 7.592.05 | 565.89 |
| II. Tax expense | 2.544.96 | 101.86 | |
| 12. | Net Profit/(loss) from Ordinary Activities after Tax (10-11) | 5.047.09 | 464.03 |
| 13. Extraordinary /terns (net of tax expense) | - | - | |
| 14. Net Profit/(loss) for the period (12-13) | 5.047.09 | 464.03 | |
| 15. | Share in Profit/floss) of Associate | - | |
| 16. Share of (Profit)/loss of MinOrity Shareholders | (8.50) | (8.21) | |
| 17. | Consolidated Net Profit/(loss) for the Group (14+ 15+ 16) | 5.038.59 | 455.82 |
| 18. | Paid-up equity share capitol (Face value ~2/- per share) | 514.33 | 513.31 |
| 19. | Reserves excluding revaluation reserves | 67.288.29 | 63.694.10 |
| 20. | Analytical Ratios | ||
| (i) | Percentage of Shares held by Government of Indio | Nil | Nil |
| (ii) | Earnings per Share (EPS) for the year (before and after extraordinary items)Basic--Diluted | 19.6119.49 | 1.861.86 |

Notes:
I . Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the group as on 31 51March. 2019 is given below.
| f~ in lacs) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As on 31.03.2019 | As on 31.03.2018 | ||||
| Particulars | (Audited) | (AUdited) | |||
| CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES | |||||
| Capital | 514.33 | 513.31 | |||
| Reserves and Surplus | 67.288.29 | 63.694.10 | |||
| Minority Interest | 84.61 | 69.51 | |||
| Deposits | 5.50.7 45.94 | 4.55.657.76 | |||
| Borrowings | 1.61.249.83 | I .55.767.09 | |||
| Other Liabilities and Provisions | 34.162.97 | 28.001.60 | |||
| TOTAL | 8.14.045.97 | 7.03.703.37 | |||
| ASSETS | |||||
| Cash and Balances with Reserve Bank of India | 35.099.04 | 35,481.06 | |||
| Balances with Banks and Maney at Call and Short Notice | 32.905.27 | 8,429,75 | |||
| Investments | 1.7 4.055.86 | I .53.036.71 | |||
| Advances | 5.06.656. I 2 | 4.49.843.65 | |||
| Fixed Assets | 4.129.88 | 4.048.82 | |||
| Other Assets | 61.199.80 | 52.863.38 | |||
| TOTAL | 8.14.045.97 | 7.03.703.37 |
- The above results represent the consolidated financial results for Axis Bank Limited and its subsidiaries.
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- The above results are prepared in accordance with the principle set out in Accounting Standard 21 Consolidated Financial Statements as prescribed by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Indio.
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- The financial statements of certain subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with notified Indian Accounting Standards ('Ind-AS') with effect from I April. 2018. The financial statements of such subsidiaries used for consolidation of the consolidated financial results are special purpose financial statements prepared in accordance with Generally ACCepted Accounting Principles in Indio ('GAAP') specified under section 133 of the companies act. 2013 read together with paragraph 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules. 2014 and the companies (Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules. 2016.
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- In terms of the RBI circular no. DBR.BP.BC.No.32/21.04.018/2018-19 doted 1st April. 2019. bonks are required to disclose the divergences in asset classification and provisioning consequent to RBI's annual supervisory process in their notes to accounts to the financial statements. wherever either or both of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the additional provisioning for NPAs assessed by RBI exceeds 10 per cent of the reported profit before provisions and contingencies for the reference period and (b) the additional Gross NPAs identified by RBI exceed 15 per cent of the published incremental Gross NPAs for the reference period. Based on the above. no disclosure on divergence in asset classification and provisioning for NPAs is required with respect to RBI's annual supervisory process for FY2018.
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- The Bank had acquired some land parcels under Debt Swap transactions in earlier years. the carrying value of which is ~2.140 crores as classified under "Non-Banking Assets acquired in satisfaction of claims" in the Balance Sheet. As advised by RBI. 100% provision needs ta be made against these assets aver 4 quarters starting 31 51March. 2019. Accordingly, the Bank has provided ~535 crores by debiting the P&L account in the current quarter and the balance of ~1 ,605 crores has been pravided by debiting the Reserves which would be charged to P&L over next 3 quarters by recouping from the Reserves.
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- With effect from 31 March 2019. in the case of provision on standard advances the Bank has adopted a more stringent policy of maintaining provision on Corporate standard advances rated 'BB and Below' and all SMA-2 advances as reported to CRILC. at rates that are higher than those prescribed by RBI. As a result. provisions and contingencies for the year are higher by ~378 crores with a consequent reduction to the profit before tax. Consequent upon adoption of the above policy for provisioning on standard advances, earlier policy on contingent provision has been discontinued and provision held under the policy of ~600 crores made towards potential slippages from the BB and Below pool of corporate loans in earlier quarter, has been reversed to the profit and loss account.
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- In accordance with RBI circular DBR.No.BP.BC.l/21.06.201/2015-16 dated 1st July, 2015 on 'Basel III Capital Regulations' and RBI circular DBR.No.BP .BC.80/21.06.20 1/2014-15 dated 31 st March. 2015 on 'Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Liquidity Standards Amendments'. banks are required to make Pillar 3 disclosures including leverage ratio and liquidity coverage ratio under the Basel III framework. The Bank has made these disclosures which are available on its website at the following link: http://www.axisbank.com/investor-corner/basellll-disclosures.aspx. The disclosures have not been subjected to audit or limited review by the statutory auditors of the Bank.
fi.gures have been regrouped and reclassified, where necessary. to make them comparable with current period
Axis Bank Limited Group Segmental Results
| in lacs) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOR THE YEARENDED31.03.2019 | FOR THE YEARENDED31.03.2018 | |||
| (Audited) | (Audited) | |||
| 1 | Segment Revenue | |||
| A | Treasury | 74,120.73 | 64,112,61 | |
| B | Corporate/Wholesale Banking | 29,304,30 | 24,166,77 | |
| C | Retail Banking | 49.424,31 | 40,850.76 | |
| D | Other Banking Business | 1.799]8 | 1.433,22 | |
| Total | 1,54,649,12 | 1,30,563,36 | ||
| Less: Inter segment revenue | 84.416,72 | 72.086,68 | ||
| Income from OperaHons | 70,232.40 | 58.476,68 | ||
| 2 | Segment Results After Provisions & Before Tax | |||
| A | Treasury | 1,692,68 | 2,818,50 | |
| B | Corporate/Wholesale Banking | 991.71 | (5,240.75) | |
| C | Retail Banking | 3,915,63 | 2,003,60 | |
| D | Other Banking Business | 992.03 | 984,54 | |
| Total Profit Before Tax | 7.592.05 | 565,89 | ||
| 3 | Segment Assets | |||
| A | Treasury | 2,83,240,38 | 2,27,258.49 | |
| B | Corporate/Wholesale Banking | 2,51 ,253,06 | 2,36,010,17 | |
| C | Retail Banking | 2,69.476,17 | 2,30,592,20 | |
| D | Other Banking Business | 535,04 | 813,36 | |
| E | UnallocatedTotal | 9,541.328,14,045,97 | 9,029,157,03.703.37 | |
| 4 | Segment Liabilities | |||
| A | Treasury | 2,76,546,85 | 2,34,071.37 | |
| B | Corporate/Wholesale Banking | 1,35,914,54 | 1,38.435,00 | |
| C | Retail Banking | 3,32,680,34 | 2,65,852.7 4 | |
| D | Other Banking Business | 154,52 | 195,25 | |
| E | Unallocated | 947,10 | 941.60 | |
| Total | 7.46.243,35 | 6,39.495.96 | ||
| 5 | Capital and Other Reserves | 67,802,62 | 64.207.41 | |
| 6 | Total (4 + 5) | 8,14.045.97 | 7.03.703,37 |
Note: Previous period figures have been regrouped and reclassified, where necessary, to make them comparable with current period figures.
Place: Mumbai

() AMITABH CHAUDHRY MD&CEO
For and on behalf of the Board
HARIBHAKTI & co. LLP Chdrtered ACcollntdllh
AUditor's Report on Annual Standalone Financial Results of the Bank Pursuant to Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
To The Board of Directors Axis Bank Limited
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- We have audited the accompanying Statement of Annual Standalone Financial Results of Axis Bank Limited ('the Bank') for the year ended March 31, 2019 ("the Statement"), being submitted by the Bank pursuant to the requirement of Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with Circular No. CIR/CFD/FAC/6212016 dated July 5, 2016. The disclosures relating to "Pillar 3 under Basel III Capital Regulations", "Leverage Ratio" and "Liquidity Coverage Ratio" as have been disclosed on the Bank's website and in respect of which a link have been provided in aforesaid Statement have not been audited or reviewed by us. This Statement is the responsibility of the Bank's Management and approved by the Board of Directors. The Statement has been prepared on the basis of the annual standalone financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this Statement, based on our audit of such annual standalone financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') read with relevant rules issued there under, provisions of Section 29 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, circulars, guidelines and directions issued by RBI from time to time and other accounting principles generally accepted in India and in compliance with Regulation 33 of the Listing Regulations.
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- We conducted our audit of the Statement in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Statement is free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts disclosed in the Statement. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management.
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- We believe that the audit evidences obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a rea onable basis for our opinion on the Statement.

(: ') Harlbl1i1k~Gg. LLP, Chartered Accountants Regn. No. AAC· 3768, a limited liability partnership registered in India (converted on 17th June, 2014 from rlrm Harlbhakti £t Co. FRN: 101S2.lW) Registered office: 705, Leela Business Park, Andheri·Kurla Road, Andtieri (E), Mumbai . 400 059, India. Tel:+91 22 6672 9999 Fax:+91 22 6672 9777 Other offices: Ahmedabad, Bengaturu, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, New Delhi, Pune.
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- In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the Statement:
- a. is presented in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with Circular No. CIR/CFD/FAC/6212016 dated July 5, 2016; and
- b. gives a true and fair view of the net profit and other financial information of the Bank for the year ended March 31, 2019.
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- The comparative financial information of the Bank for quarter and year ended March 31, 2018 included in the Statement have been audited by the predecessor auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those financial information on April 26, 2018.
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- The Statement includes the results for the Quarter ended March 31, 2019, being the balancing figure between audited figures in respect of full financial year and the published year to date figures up to the third quarter of the current financial year which were subject to limited review by us.
For Haribhakti & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration No.1 03523W /W1 00048
Partner Membership No.: 118970

Place: Mumbai Date: April 25, 2019
ARIBHAKTI & co. LLP Chclrtered ACCtlUntdnh
Auditor's Report on Annual Consolidated Financial Results of the Bank Pursuant to Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
To The Board of Directors Axis Bank limited
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- We have audited the accompanying Statement of Annual Consolidated Financial Results of Axis Bank Limited (hereinafter referred to as 'the Holding Company' or 'the Bank') and its subsidiaries (the Holding Company and its subsidiaries together referred to as 'the Group'), for the year ended March 31, 2019 ("the Statement"), being submitted by the Bank pursuant to the requirement of Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with Circular No. CIR/CFD/FAC/6212016 dated July 5, 2016. The disclosures relating to "Pillar 3 under Basel III Capital Regulations", "Leverage Ratio" and "Liquidity Coverage Ratio" as have been disclosed on the Bank's website and in respect of which a link have been provided in aforesaid Statement have not been audited or reviewed by us. This Statement is the responsibility of the Bank's Management and approved by the Board of Directors. This Statement has been prepared on the basis of the annual consolidated financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this Statement, based on our audit of such annual consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') read with relevant rules issued there under, provisions of Section 29 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, circulars, guidelines and directions issued by RBI from time to time and other accounting principles generally accepted in India and in compliance with Regulation 33 of the Listing Regulations." .
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- We conducted our audit of the Statement in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Statement is free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts disclosed in the Statement. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management.

I-U!H6h " /. Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants Regn. No. MC- 3768, a limited liability partnership registered in India (converted on 17th June, 2014 rom=rrrm Haribhakti ft Co. fRN: 103523W) Registered office: 705, Leela Business Park, Andheri-Kurla Road, Andtleri (E), Mumbal - 400 059, India. Tel:+91 22 6672 9999 fax:+91 22 6672 9777
Other offices: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, New Delhi, Pune.
Chartered Accountants
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- We believe that the audit evidences obtained by us and obtained by the other auditors in terms of their report referred to in paragraph 5 below, is sufficient and appropriate to provide a reasonable basis for our opinion on the Statement.
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- In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, and on consideration of the reports of the other auditors, the Statement:
| Sr. | Name of the Entity | Relationship |
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| No. | ||
| 1 | Axis Bank Limited | Holding Company |
| 2 | Axis Capital Limited | Subsidiary |
| 3 | Axis Private Equity Limited | Subsidiary |
| 4 | Axis Trustee Services Limited | Subsidiary |
| 5 | Axis Mutual Fund Trustee Limited | Subsidiary |
| 6 | Axis Assets Management Company Limited | Subsidiary |
| 7 | Axis Finance Limited | Subsidiary |
| 8 | Axis Securities Limited | Subsidiary |
| 9 | Freecharge Payment Technologies Private Limited | Subsidiary |
| 10 | Accelyst Solution Private Limited | Subsidiary |
| 11 | A. Treds Limited | Subsidiary |
| 12 | Axis Bank UK Limited | Subsidiary |
| 13 | Axis Capital USA LLC | Step down Subsidiary |
a. includes the annual financial results of the following entities:
- b. is presented in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with Circular No. CIR/CFD/FACl6212016 dated July 5, 2016; and
- c. gives a true and fair view of the consolidated net profit and other financial information of the Group for the year ended March 31, 2019.

HARIBHAKTI & co. LLP
Chartered Accountants
- We did not audit the financial statements of 9 subsidiaries included in Statement, whose financial statements reflects total assets of Rs. 14,94,461.55 lacs as at March 31,2019, total revenues of Rs. 2,45,731.54 lacs and total profit after tax of Rs. 27,797.83 lacs for the for the year ended on that date, as considered in the Statement. These financial statements have been audited by other auditors whose reports have been furnished to us by the Management and our opinion on the Statement, in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of these subsidiaries, is based solely on the reports of the other auditors.
One of above subsidiary is located outside India whose financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in that country and which have been audited by other auditor under generally accepted auditing standards applicable in that country. The Company's management has converted the financial statements of such subsidiary located outside India from accounting principles generally accepted in that country to accounting principles generally accepted in India. We have audited these conversion adjustments made by the Company's management. Our opinion in so far as it relates to the balances and affairs of such subsidiaries located outside India is based on the report of other auditor and the conversion adjustments prepared by the management of the Company and audited by us.
- We did not audit the financial statements of 1 step down subsidiary included in the Statement, whose financial statements reflects total assets of Rs. 411.53 lacs as at March 31, 2019, total revenues of Rs. 0.79 lacs and total loss after tax of Rs. 78.91 lacs for the year ended on that date, as considered in the Statement. These financial statements are not audited by their auditors and have been furnished to us by the Management and our opinion on the Statement, in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of this subsidiary, is based solely on such unaudited financial statements. According to the information and explanations given to us by the Management, these financial statements are not material to the Group.

HARIBHAKTI & CO. LLP
Chartered Accountants
- The comparative financial information of the Group for year ended March 31, 2018 included in the Statement have been audited by the predecessor auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those financial information on May 16, 2018.
For Haribhakti & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration No.1 03523W /W1 00048
pU~hottam Nyati Partner Membership No.: 11 8970 l

Place: Mumbai Date: April 25, 2019

AXIS/CO/CS/87/2019-20
25th April 201 9
Shri Kautuk Upadhyay The Assistant Vice President, Listing & Compliance Department National Stock Exchange of India Limited Exchange Plaza, 5th Floor Plot No. C/1, "G" Block Bandra-Kurla Complex Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400 051
Shri Khushro Bulsara The Deputy General Manager-Listing Department BSE Limited 1 st Floor, New Trading Ring, Rotunda Building P. J. Towers, Dalal Street Fort, Mumbai - 400 001
NSE Symbol: AXISBANK
BSE Scrip Code: 532215
SUB: REGULATION 33 OF SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND o-ISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015 - DECLARATION IN RESPECT OF AUDIT REPORTS WITH UNMODIFIED OPINION FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 sT MARCH, 2019.
Dear Sir(s),
This is with reference to SEBI Circular No. CIR/CFD/CMD/56/2016 dated 27th May 2016. We hereby confirm and declare that the Statutory Auditors of the Bank, M/s Haribhakti & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, have issued an Unmodified Audit Report on the Standalone Financial Statements of the Bank and the Consolidated Financial Statement of the Axis Bank Group for the financial year ended 31 st March 2019.
You are requested to take the above on record and bring this to the notice of all concerned.
Kindly acknowledge receipt.
Thanking You.
Yours sincerely, For Axis Bank Limited
ram Srldharan rGroup Executive & Chief Financial Officer

PRESS RELEASE AXIS BANK ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2019
Results at a Glance
- Profitability metrics have improved significantly:
- o Net Profit for Q4FY19 stood at `1,505 crores
- o Operating profit for Q4FY19 grew strongly at 37% YOY and stood at `5,014 crores
- o Net Interest Income for Q4FY19 grew 21% YOY to `5,706 crores; NIM stood at 3.44%
- o Fee income for Q4FY19 grew strongly at 23% YOY, led by Retail Fees, which grew 37% YOY
- o Net Profit for FY19 stood at
**4,677crores as compared to**276 crores in FY18 - o Operating profit for FY19 grew 22% YOY
- Asset quality metrics continue to improve:
- o GNPA and NNPA fell for the 4th straight quarter. Stands at 5.26% and 2.06%, down from 5.75% and 2.36 % QOQ
- o Gross slippages for the quarter stood at `3,012 crores
- o Outstanding BB & Below corporate loans stand at 1.3% of customer assets, down 2% QOQ
- Provision Coverage enhanced:
- o Provision Coverage Ratio of the Bank has sequentially improved to 77% from 75%
- o Created higher provisions against select standard assets
- Healthy loan growth:
- o Domestic loan growth stood at 18% YOY
- o Retail loan book grew 19% YOY
- o Retail advances are now 50% of total advances of the Bank
- Deposit franchise had a strong quarter:
- o Total deposits on quarterly average basis grew 24% YOY
- o CASA and Retail Term Deposits together were up 21% YOY on quarterly average basis
- o Liquidity position improved further
- Loan to Deposit ratio stood at 90%
- Among the top players in the digital space:
- o Mobile banking spends grew 89% YOY, Credit Card spends grew 26% YOY
- o Market share in UPI transactions stood at 11% for Q4FY19
- o The share of digital channels in personal loan disbursements increased to 46% from 30% last year
- The Bank's Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) remains stable. Under Basel III, Total CAR & Tier I stood at 15.84% and 12.54% respectively.
The Board of Directors of Axis Bank Limited approved the financial results for the quarter and year ended 31st March 2019 at its meeting held in Mumbai on Thursday, 25th April 2019.

Profit & Loss Account: Period ended 31st March 2019
Operating Profit and Net Profit
The Bank's operating Profit for the quarter grew 37% YOY to 5,014 crore, and for FY19 grew 22% YOY to 19,005 crore. Net profit for Q4FY19 stood at 1,505 crores; for FY19 Net profit stood at 4,677 crores.
Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin
The Bank's Net Interest Income (NII) grew 21% YOY to 5,706 crores during Q4FY19 from 4,730 crores in Q4FY18. NII for FY19 grew 17% YOY to 21,708 crores from 18,618 crores in FY18. Net interest margin for Q4FY19 stood at 3.44%, NIM for FY19 stood at 3.43%.
Other Income
Non-Interest Income (comprising of fee, trading profit and miscellaneous income) for Q4FY19 grew 26% YOY to 3,526 crores as against 2,789 crores during the same period last year. Fee income for Q4FY19 grew 23% YOY to `3,020 crores. The key driver of fee income growth was Retail Fee, which grew 37% YOY and constituted 61% of the Bank's total fee income. Card Fees grew strongly by 40% YOY. Transaction Banking fees grew 7% YOY and constituted 18% of the total fee income of the Bank.
The trading profits for the quarter grew by 64% to 354 crores as compared to 216 crores in Q4FY18. Miscellaneous Income, for the quarter stood at 152 crores compared to 125 crores in Q4FY18.
For FY19, Non-Interest Income grew 20% YOY and stood at 13,130 crores, of which fee income grew 14% YOY primarily driven by 26% YOY growth in Retail fee and 10% YOY growth in Transaction banking. For FY19, the recoveries in written-off accounts stood at 1,867 crores.
Balance Sheet: As on 31st March 2019
The Bank's Balance Sheet grew 16% YOY and stood at 8,00,997 crores as on 31st March 2019. The Bank's Advances grew 13% YOY to 4,94,798 crores as on 31st March 2019. Domestic loans grew 18% while the overseas book de-grew by 29%. Retail loans grew 19% YOY to 2,45,812 crores and accounted for 50% of the Net Advances of the Bank. SME loans grew 12% YOY to 65,584 crores. Corporate loan book grew by 5%, with domestic corporate loan book up 17%. The Bank's loan to deposit ratio stood at 90% as against 92% at the end of Q3FY19.
The book value of the Bank's Investments portfolio as on 31st March 2019, was 1,74,969 crores, of which 1,20,239 crores were in government securities, while 40,169 crores were invested in corporate bonds and 14,561 crores in other securities such as equities, preference shares, mutual funds, etc.
The total deposits on quarterly average basis (QAB) grew by 24%. CASA and Retail Term Deposits on a QAB basis put together recorded a growth of 21% YOY. On a period end basis, the total deposits grew 21%
Capital Adequacy and Shareholders' Funds
The shareholders' funds of the Bank stood at `66,676 crores as on 31st March 2019. The Bank is well capitalised. Under Basel III, the Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) and Tier I CAR as on 31st March 2019 was 15.84% and 12.54% respectively.
YOY. The share of CASA and Retail Term Deposits in the Total Deposits stood at 81% as on 31st March 2019.
Dividend
The Board of Directors has recommended dividend of 1 per equity share of face value of 2 per equity share for the year ended 31st March 2019. This would be subject to approval by the shareholders at the next annual general meeting.
Asset Quality
As on 31st March 2019, the Bank's Gross NPA and Net NPA levels were 5.26% and 2.06% respectively, as against 5.75% and 2.36% respectively as on 31st December 2018.
The Bank has recognised slippages of 3,012 crores during Q4FY19, compared to 3,746 crores in Q3FY19 and 16,536 crores in Q4FY18. Corporate lending slippages stood at 1,369 crores. 72% of this came from disclosed BB & below accounts. The Bank's BB and below rated book stood at `7,467 crores. This is 1.3% of the Bank's Gross Customer Assets, significantly down from 7.3% at peak.
As on 31st March 2019, the Bank's Gross NPA stood at 29,789 crores and Net NPA stood at 11,276 crores. Recoveries and upgrades from NPAs during the quarter were 2,376 crores while write-offs were 1,701 crores. Net slippages (before write-offs) in Retail and SME stood at 215 crores and 189 crores respectively.
As on 31st March 2019, the Bank's provision coverage, as a proportion of Gross NPAs including prudential write-offs, stood at 77% up from 75% in Q3FY19.
During the quarter, the Bank made multiple changes to increase conservatism in provisioning. (a) Provision coverage on Non-Performing Assets increased further from 75% to 77%. (b) The Bank made higher levels of standard asset provisioning against certain self-identified 'stressed sectors'. (c) The Bank adopted a formula driven process for making additional standard asset provisions towards select assets. (d) The Bank made provisions against the pool of security receipts and its holding of non-banking assets. Overall, through these measures, the Bank has made additional provisions of ~ `1,300 crores over and above the normal NPA provisioning during the quarter (sum of 'b' through 'd' above). These provisions are not included in the standard PCR calculations.

Network
During Q4FY19, the Bank added 86 branches to its network across the country, taking the tally of new branches opened during FY19 to 347 branches (including extension counters). As on 31st March 2019, the Bank had a network of 4,050 domestic branches and extension counters situated in 2,366 centres compared to 3,703 domestic branches and extension counters situated in 2,163 centres last year. As on 31st March 2019, the Bank had 11,801 ATMs and 4,917 cash recyclers spread across the country.
Digital
Axis Bank continues to remain amongst the top three players in mobile banking space - both in terms of transaction value and volumes, as per the latest RBI data for the month of February 2019. Mobile banking transaction volumes surged by 183% YOY while the mobile spends in Q4 reported a growth of 89% YOY primarily led by surge in UPI (Unified Payment Interface) transactions. Axis Bank currently has a 45 million registered UPI customer base. During the quarter, Axis Bank processed over 246 million UPI transactions with total transaction value in Q4 growing over 4 times YOY to `30,331 crores. During the quarter, credit card usage witnessed growth of 26% YOY in value terms. The share of digital transactions in the overall transaction mix for the Bank remained strong at 77% as at end of March 2019. The contribution of Digital channels towards the business growth continues to rise steadily; 46% of personals loan disbursements in Q4 were through digital channels as compared to 30% a year back.
Wealth Management Business – Burgundy
The Bank's wealth management business has seen strong growth and is among the largest in India with assets under management of `132,702 crores as at end of March 2019.
New product launches, Awards & Recognition received
During the quarter, Kochi1 card, a joint effort by Kochi Metro Rail Corporation (KMRL) and Axis Bank, became the country's first inter-modal transit card. It went live for Kochi residents commuting by buses and going forward, it will integrate payments for all modes of public transport on a single card. During the quarter, the Bank won the award for best use of Data and Analytics for business outcome among large banks at the 14th Indian Banking Association Technology awards.
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| Financial Performance | Q4FY19 | Q4FY18 | %Growth | FY19 | FY18 | %Growth |
| Net Interest Income | 5,706 | 4,730 | 21% | 21,708 | 18,618 | 17% |
| Other Income | 3,526 | 2,789 | 26% | 13,130 | 10,967 | 20% |
| - Fee Income | 3,020 | 2,448 | 23% | 10,127 | 8,867 | 14% |
| - Trading Income | 354 | 216 | 64% | 971 | 1,617 | (40%) |
| - Miscellaneous Income | 152 | 125 | 22% | 2,032 | 483 | 320% |
| Operating Revenue | 9,232 | 7,519 | 23% | 34,849 | 29,585 | 18% |
| Core Operating Revenue* | 8,878 | 7,304 | 22% | 33,867 | 27,968 | 21% |
| Operating Expenses | 4,218 | 3,847 | 10% | 15,833 | 13,990 | 13% |
| Operating Profit | 5,014 | 3,672 | 37% | 19,005 | 15,594 | 22% |
| Core Operating Profit* | 4,661 | 3,457 | 35% | 18,034 | 13,978 | 29% |
| Net Profit | 1,505 | (2,189) | 4,677 | 276 | ||
| EPS Diluted (`) annualized | 23.61 | (34.52) | 18.09 | 1.12 | ||
| Return on Average Assets | 0.78% | (1.31%) | 0.63% | 0.04% | ||
| (annualized)Return on Equity (annualized) | 10.30% | (15.28%) | 8.09% | 0.53% |
*Excluding trading profit for all the periods.
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| Balance Sheet | As on | As on |
|---|---|---|
| 31st March'19 | 31st March'18 | |
| CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES | ||
| Capital | 514 | 513 |
| Reserves & Surplus | 66,162 | 62,932 |
| Deposits | 5,48,472 | 4,53,623 |
| Borrowings | 1,52,776 | 1,48,016 |
| Other Liabilities and Provisions | 33,073 | 26,246 |
| Total | 8,00,997 | 6,91,330 |
| ASSETS | ||
| Cash and Balances with RBI and Balances with Banks andMoney at Call and Short Notice | 67,205 | 43,455 |
| Investments | 1,74,969 | 1,53,876 |
| Advances | 4,94,798 | 4,39,650 |
| Fixed Assets | 4,037 | 3,972 |
| Other Assets | 59,988 | 50,377 |
| Total | 8,00,997 | 6,91,330 |

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| Business Performance | As on31st March'19 | As on31st March'18 | %Growth |
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| Total Deposits (i)+(ii) | 5,48,471 | 4,53,623 | 21% |
| (i) Demand Deposits | 2,43,394 | 2,43,852 | 0% |
| - Savings Bank Deposits | 1,54,129 | 1,48,202 | 4% |
| - Current Account Deposits | 89,265 | 95,650 | -7% |
| Demand Deposits as % of Total Deposits | 44% | 54% | |
| (ii) Term Deposits | 3,05,077 | 2,09,771 | 45% |
| - Retail Term Deposits | 1,98,914 | 1,37,795 | 44% |
| - Non Retail Term Deposits | 1,06,163 | 71,976 | 47% |
| Demand Deposits on a Quarterly Daily Average Basis (QAB) | 2,09,676 | 1,86,851 | 12% |
| Demand Deposits as % of Total Deposits (QAB) | 41% | 46% | |
| Net Advances (a) +(b) + (c) | 4,94,798 | 4,39,650 | 13% |
| (a)Corporate Credit | 1,83,402 | 1,74,446 | 5% |
| (b) SME (incl. regulatory retail) | 65,584 | 58,740 | 12% |
| (c) Retail Advances | 2,45,812 | 2,06,464 | 19% |
| Investments | 1,74,969 | 1,53,876 | 14% |
| Balance Sheet Size | 8,00,997 | 6,91,330 | 16% |
| Gross NPA as % of Gross Customer Assets | 5.26% | 6.77% | |
| Net NPA as % of Net Customer Assets | 2.06% | 3.40% | |
| Equity Capital | 514 | 513 | |
| Shareholders' Funds | 66,676 | 63,445 | |
| Capital Adequacy Ratio (Basel III) | 15.84% | 16.57% | |
| - Tier I | 12.54% | 13.04% | |
| - Tier II | 3.30% | 3.53% |

A presentation for investors is being separately placed on the Bank's website: www.axisbank.com.
For press queries, please contact Ms Piyali Reddy at 91-22-24252021 or email: [email protected]
For investor queries, please contact Mr. Abhijit Majumder at 91-22-24254672 or email: [email protected]
Safe Harbor
Except for the historical information contained herein, statements in this release which contain words or phrases such as "will", "aim", "will likely result", "would", "believe", "may", "expect", "will continue", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend", "plan", "contemplate", "seek to", "future", "objective", "goal", "strategy", "philosophy", "project", "should", "will pursue" and similar expressions or variations of such expressions may constitute "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to our ability to successfully implement our strategy, future levels of non-performing loans, our growth and expansion, the adequacy of our allowance for credit losses, our provisioning policies, technological changes, investment income, cash flow projections, our exposure to market risks as well as other risks. Axis Bank Limited undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date thereof.

Investor Presentation
Annual Results FY18-19
NSE: AXISBANK BSE: 532215 LSE (GDR): AXB
Major Highlights of Q4FY19

| Operating Profitability improved materially | •NII up 21% YOY•Operating profit up 37% YOY•ROE for the quarter at 10.3% |
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| Growth metrics were healthy | •Domestic loan book grew 18% YOY•Retail book grew 19% YOY |
| Deposit Franchise had a strong quarter | •Total Deposits up 24% YOY on quarterly average basis•CASA + Retail TDs up 21% on quarterly average basis•Loan to Deposit Ratio down to 90% from 92% sequentially |
| Asset Quality metrics are progressing well | •NPA ratios continue to improve•Slippages ratios remain moderate•BB & Below pool reduced 2% sequentially |
| Provision Coverage continues to be strengthened | •Provision Coverage Ratio increased further, stands at 77% |
Key Metrics for FY19

| Snapshot (As on March 31, 2019) (in`Crores) | Deposits21% YOY | Domestic Advances18% YOY | ||||
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| Q4FY19 FY19 | YOY Growth | |||||
| Net Interest Income | 5,706 21,708 | 21% 17% | ||||
| & | Fee Income | 3,020 10,127 | 23% 14% | |||
| ofitossL | Operating Expenses | 4,217 15,833 | 10% 13% | 50% | ||
| Pr | Operating Profit | 5,014 19,005 | 37% 22% | 81% | ||
| Net Profit | 1,5054,677 | |||||
| FY19 | YOY Growth | CASA + RTD | Retail Advances^ | |||
| Total Assets | 8,00,997 | 16% | 16%YOY (End balance) | 19% YOY | ||
| nceete | Net Advances | 4,94,798 | 13% | 21%YOY (QAB*) | ||
| BalaSh | Total Deposits | 5,48,471 | 21% | |||
| Shareholders' Funds | 66,676 | 5% | ||||
| FY19 | FY18 | Operating Profit (in `Crores)22% YOY | Net Profit (in `Crores) | |||
| EPS (in `)Diluted | 18.09 | 1.12 | 19,005 | 4,677 | ||
| Book Value per share (in `) | 259 | 247 | 15,594 | |||
| os | ROA (in %) | 0.63 | - | |||
| Rati | ROE (in %) | 8.09 | - | |||
| Key | Gross NPA Ratio | 5.26% | 6.77% | |||
| Net NPA Ratio | 2.06% | 3.40% | 276 | |||
| Basel III Tier I CAR | 12.54% | 13.04% | ||||
| Basel III Total CAR | 15.84% | 16.57% | FY18FY19 | FY18FY19 |



5
Financial Highlights : Balance Sheet
- On QAB basis, total Deposits grew 24% with CASA and Retail term deposits together up 21%
- Strong deposit growth enabled healthy domestic loan growth
- Domestic loan growth stood at 18%, driven by Retail and Domestic Corporate segments
- Share of CASA and Retail term deposits stood at 81%
Summary
Granular deposits had strong growth during the quarter

All figures in ` Crores

* Retail Term Deposits
Domestic loan growth remains strong on the back of healthy deposit growth

All figures in ` Crores



YOY Growth in Domestic loans YOY Growth in Overseas loans

* Period End Deposits
Retail and SME now form 63% of the Bank's Loans

All figures in ` Crores

Loan growth was driven by Retail and Domestic Corporate



Financial Highlights : Profit & Loss Statement
• PAT stood at `1,505 crores
Summary
- Operating profit grew strongly by 37% YOY
- Fee income grew by 23%, led by Retail Fees, which grew 37%
- Opex to Assets ratio has improved; Opex growth for Q4 moderated to 10%
Earnings have been stable during the financial year

All figures in ` Crores

Net Profit
Operating Profit growth in Q4 was strong




^ computed as operating profit less trading profit # Impact of one large recovery from IBC list 1 $ impact of one large recovery in Q3FY19
Core operating profit grew 35% YOY
Operating jaws turned positive during the year

All figures in ` Crores
… Resulting in positive jaws after a 2 year gap

The Bank retains a stable, low cost deposit franchise



come from granular, retail sources
NIM was stable QOQ and up 11 bps YOY



…however NIM was largely stable ex previously disclosed one offs
MCLR mix in advances has stabilized




* Libor linked
Retail and Transaction Banking now form 78% of the Bank's Fees

All figures in ` Crores

Accordingly the figures for all the prior periods are adjusted to reflect reclassified data
Retail Fees continue to drive the Bank's fee growth


*There has been reclassification of certain segments from Transaction Banking to Retail starting Q1FY19. Accordingly the figures for all the prior periods are adjusted to reflect reclassified data 18
7%
8%

Financial Highlights
Business Segment performance
Asset Quality
Shareholder Returns and Capital Position
Subsidiaries' Performance
Other important information

Business Performance : Retail
- Retail Lending has shown strong growth with significant diversification in loan mix over time
- Retail Fees remain a major revenue driver for the Bank
- The Bank continues the strategy of steady branch expansion
- Axis Bank ranks amongst the most valuable brands in India
Retail Loans have grown and diversified significantly

All figures in ` Crores

…with significant dispersion in mix over time

3 core components of the Bank's strategy in Retail Lending
- Cross sell to existing deposit customers
- Distribution through branches
- Strong analytics engine driving underwriting
Our identified "new engines of growth" continue to grow strongly


EL – Education Loan
New engines of growth
The Bank is a leading player in India's Wealth Management space


Reference Exchange rate $ = `69.155
customers with ` 5 Cr. TRV and above) is ranked 4th 23

All lines of Retail Fees have shown robust growth
All figures in ` Crores
1,829
^ Includes distribution fees of others like bonds, gold coins, etc
*There has been reclassification of certain segments from Transaction Banking to Retail starting Q1FY19. Accordingly the figures for all the prior periods are adjusted to reflect reclassified data
Network expansion continues at a steady pace


Very well distributed branch presence across regions and categories

* Includes extension counters
We have created a differentiated identity and are amongst the most valuable Brands in India
Featured amongst Top 10 most valuable brands in India


Business Performance : Digital
- The Bank has a strong position across most digital payment products
- We are ranked amongst the top Banks in Mobile Banking spends
- Digital channels continue to witness healthy growth
- The Bank has emerged as a leading partnership-driven innovator on payments use cases
Summary
We have strong market position across most Digital Payment products
Product Market share Ranking 1 st Forex Cards 38% UPI4 11% 3 rd Point of Sale Terminals ^ 14% Mobile Banking3 3 rd 12% Axis Bank market position across products 4 th Credit Cards2 12% 4 th Debit Cards1 8%
Source: RBI, Internal Data
1 – based on card spends at point of sale terminals ; 2 – based on cards issued (RBI Feb. 2019 data) ^ Feb. 2019 data
3 – based on value (RBI Feb. 2019 data), 4 – market share based on transaction volume in Q4FY19
Investments in analytics have helped build and sustain this strong position

Analytics on payments data has enabled crossselling of financial and investment products


Cross-sell metrics remain healthy aided by big data led analytics of the known retail customer base
Our Credit Cards business has grown strongly in the last 6 years and is now the 4th largest in the country


Credit Cards in Force – Market Share*

Credit Cards Spends – Market Share

Market share has more than doubled over the last 6 years
Source: RBI Data Reports | *Market share based on average data for the year
Over `58,000* crores of card spends went through Axis Bank in Q4

| Acquiring throughput (In `Cr) | Q4 FY19 | FY19 |
|---|---|---|
| On-Us | 3,933 | 25,214 |
| Off-Us | 29,890 | 94,930 |
| Total | 33,823 | 1,20,144 |

* Includes 0.7 mn and 2.5 mn of debit cards recarded in Q1FY19 and Q2FY19, respectively as per RBI guidelines
Excludes 2.6 mn cards due to expiry and closure of magstripe based cards for dormant accounts ^ Excludes 2.7 mn magstripe cards blocked in Q4FY19
Mobile Banking spends continue to grow strongly


- Mobile Banking logins stand at 9.7 times of Internet Banking logins
- Amongst the highest ranked Banking app on Apple Store (rating of 4.6) & Google Play Store (rating of 4.6)

Mobile Transactions Market Share by Value

Source: RBI data, Feb 2019
Digital Channels now contribute 77% of all transactions

66% of Bank's active customers are Digitally active


* Based on all financial transactions by individual customers
77% of all financial transactions are now digital Axis Bank cards are increasingly being used for Merchant payments, not at ATMs

Nearly half of our Personal loans are sourced through digital channels


Change in Aadhaar/eKYC authentication norms has impacted tab sourcing of Savings Accounts in recent quarters…

…however personal loans sourcing through Digital channels continues to grow strongly


UPI has scaled up tremendously to become a key channel for customer transactions


* A customer registering once in Axis Pay and once in Google Tez is counted as one user and not 2.
Debit transactions for Axis Pay, Axis MB UPI, Freecharge, Samsung Pay, Google Tez, Merchant transactions and fulfilment transactions from Tez have been considered.
The Bank has emerged as a leading partnership-driven innovator on payments used cases

Axis AHA

- Launched an AI-led Virtual Assistant to Enhance online customer experience
- Had over 9.4 mn interactions and transacted over `49 mn since inception
Axis Tap & Pay

• Introduced "Axis Tap & Pay' mobile APP, which allow customer to pay by just tapping EFC enabled Android on contactless POS
Samsung Pay

- Enabled for Credit & Debit Card across Visa & Master Card
- 270,916+ registered cards till date
'One Raipur' common payment system

• The all in one digital payment solutions offers a prepaid One Raipur smart card, mobile app and a web portal which will enable citizens to make cashless payment for various services
Axis Bank BMTC* Smart Card

- India's first prepaid transit card with acceptability at merchant outlets for shopping
- Over 138,064+ cards issued till date
Ripple-powered Instant Payment Services

- Uses Ripple's enterprise block chain technology
- Makes international remittances faster and transparent for customers

Business Performance : Wholesale Banking
- Domestic corporate loan growth has been strong
- Significant reduction in concentration risk with incremental sanctions to better rated corporates
- Leadership in DCM places us well to benefit from vibrant corporate bond markets
Summary
We have re-organized the Wholesale Bank, creating an integrated franchise

| Re-Oriented Coverage Groups | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large CorporateMid Corporate | Focused SegmentalCoverage | Commercial Banking | ||||||
| Bank and Subsidiary Products | ||||||||
| Credit | Liabilities and TransactionBanking | Treasury | ||||||
| Strengthened Operations and Service Infrastructure |
Note: Classification based on client annual revenue – Commercial ( *10 cr-* 250 cr); Mid (*250 cr-* 1000 cr); Large ( > ` 1000 cr)
Domestic corporate loans are showing some signs of revival

All figures in ` Crores

The corporate lending portfolio continues to shift towards better rated clients

All figures in ` Crores

New originations in Corporate Credit are of better quality and more granular


Industry-wise Distribution (Top 10)

All figures in ` Crores
| Rank | Outstanding1as on 31stMar '19 | Non-fund | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sectors | Advances | Investments | based | Value | (in % terms) | |
| 1. | Financial Companies2 | 42,701 | 21,303 | 14,769 | 78,773 | 12.14% |
| 2. | Engineering & Electronics | 11,986 | 257 | 26,467 | 38,710 | 5.97% |
| 3. | Infrastructure Construction3 | 13,930 | 3,153 | 11,345 | 28,428 | 4.38% |
| 4. | Petroleum & Petroleum Products | 9,095 | 6,017 | 11,959 | 27,071 | 4.17% |
| 5. | Power Generation & Distribution | 12,318 | 6,526 | 2,886 | 21,730 | 3.35% |
| 6. | Iron & Steel | 11,895 | 39 | 8,420 | 20,354 | 3.14% |
| 7. | Telecommunication Services | 11,368 | 1,161 | 5,546 | 18,075 | 2.79% |
| 8. | Trade | 13,991 | 458 | 2,311 | 16,760 | 2.58% |
| 9. | Real Estate | 11,979 | 1,361 | 1,032 | 14,372 | 2.21% |
| 10. | Chemicals & Chemical Products | 8,980 | 14 | 5,003 | 13,997 | 2.16% |
1 Figures stated represent only standard outstanding across all loan segments
2 Includes Banks, Non Banking Financial Companies, Housing Finance Companies (HFCs), MFIs and others (Details on next slide)
3 Financing of projects (roads, ports, airports, etc.)
We remain well placed to benefit from a vibrant Corporate Bond market

- Placement & Syndication of Debt Issues Ranked No. 1 arranger for rupee denominated bonds as per Bloomberg for calendar year ended Dec. 2018 and for quarter ended March 2019
- Ranked No. 1 arranger for rupee denominated bonds as per Bloomberg for 13 consecutive years now
- Bank has been ranked as "Top arrangers - Investors' Choice for primary issues - Corporate bonds – INR" by The Asset Benchmark Research 2018
- Bank won Best Debt Payments & Arranger at the NSE Market Achievers Awardsin fiscal 2019

*As per Bloomberg League Table for India Bonds

Business Performance : Commercial Banking
- Focus on building customer relationships across both assets and liabilities
- SME loans grew 12% year on year
- Focus remains on building a high rated, predictable SME lending business

SME loans grew 12% year on year
- Credit relationships in SME are split into 3 parts: Medium Enterprises Group (MEG), Small Enterprises Group (SEG) and Supply Chain Finance (SCF)
- In line with Execution Strategy 2022, Commercial Banking Group intends to deliver One Axis to its customers, by augmenting credit products with flow businesses like forex, trade, payments, cash management, tax payments etc, and retail products like salary, trust services, forex, commercial card, credit cards etc.
Focus remains on building a high rated, predictable SME lending book

85% of SME exposure* is rated at least 'SME3'

- The segment continues to focus on lending to the Priority sector
- The Bank' s SME Awards event "SME 100" acknowledges the best performers in the SME segment. It is aligned with the Government's Make in India, Skill India and Digital India initiatives
- The Bank's 4th edition of SME Knowledge Series 'Evolve' brought forward owners of successful family businesses to share managerial insights that can help SMEs

Financial Highlights
Business Segment performance
Asset Quality
Shareholder Returns and Capital Position
Subsidiaries' Performance
Other important information

Asset Quality
- Gross and Net NPA ratios have improved from Q2 levels
- BB & Below pool has reduced to 1.3% of Gross Customer Assets
- Provision Coverage Ratio increased further, now stands at 77%
Summary
Slippages in the quarter were stable and from known sources

All figures in ` Crores

Gross Slippages Net Slippages
87% of corporate slippages in FY19 were from the BB & below pool
Gross and Net NPA ratios continue to improve


BB & Below accounts reduced sequentially

All figures in ` Crores
BB & Below pool has fallen to 1.3% of customer assets

NFB outstanding in BB & below corporate portfolio is ~ `2,200 crores
The outstanding amount in 'BB and Below' portfolio incorporates cumulative impact of rating Upgrades / Downgrades and Slippagesfrom the pool
In benign risk periods, BB & Below has been 2-3% of corporate loans

All figures in ` Crores

BB & Below rated Corporate portfolio
The outstanding amount in 'BB and Below' portfolio incorporates cumulative impact of rating Upgrades / Downgrades and Slippages from the pool
Provision Coverage improved further during the quarter


Our long term average credit cost has been 100-115 bps


- Over the long term, annualised Credit Cost for the Bank has averaged 115 bps
- The Bank consistently writes off accountsinto prudential write off (PWO) pool, after making 100% provisions
- Recoveries from these PWO accounts are reflected under 'other income', and not as a release of prior period provisions
- If we notionally net these recoveries, the resultant "Net Credit Costs" averages 100 bps over the long term
- The gap between the two credit cost metrics tends to widen in the years immediately after credit cycle peaks (e.g. FY05-07 & FY11-14)
- The Bank presently has an accumulated PWO portfolio of `18,772 crores. 84% of this was written off in the last 8 quarters
Detailed walk of NPAs over recent quarters

All figures in ` Crores
| Q4FY18 | Q1FY19 | Q2FY19 | Q3FY19 | Q4FY19 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GrossNPAs -Opening balance | A | 25,001 | 34,249 | 32,662 | 30,938 | 30,855 |
| Fresh slippages | B | 16,536 | 4,337 | 2,777 | 3,746 | 3,012 |
| Upgradations & Recoveries | C | 3,401 | 2,917 | 2,186 | 1,622 | 2,376 |
| Write offs | D | 3,887 | 3,007 | 2,315 | 2,207 | 1,701 |
| Gross NPAs -closing balance | E = A+B-C-D | 34,249 | 32,662 | 30,938 | 30,855 | 29,789 |
| Provisions incl. interest capitalisation | F | 17,657 | 17,760 | 18,222 | 18,622 | 18,513 |
| Net NPA | G = E-F | 16,592 | 14,902 | 12,716 | 12,233 | 11,276 |
| Accumulated Prudential write offs | H | 13,224 | 14,832 | 16,502 | 17,478 | 18,772 |
| ProvisionCoverage Ratio | (F+H)/(E+H) | 65% | 69% | 73% | 75% | 77% |
Details of Provisions & Contingencies charged to Profit & Loss Account
| Q4FY18 | Q1FY19 | Q2FY19 | Q3FY19 | Q4FY19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Loan losses | 8,128 | 3,069 | 2,686 | 3,352$ | 1,115 |
| For Standard assets* | (217) | 71 | 68 | (12) | 701 |
| For SDR and S4A accounts | (396) | (3) | (5) | - | (12) |
| For Investment depreciation | (105) | 135 | 136 | (321) | 351 |
| Other provisions | (230) | 66 | 42 | 36 | 556# |
| Total Provisions & Contingencies (other than tax) | 7,180 | 3,338 | 2,927 | 3,055 | 2,711 |
* including unhedged foreign currency exposures, $ includes contingent provision of Rs. 600 crores
Other provisions include provision of Rs. 535 crores towards land held as non-banking asset 55

Financial Highlights
Business Segment performance
Asset Quality
Shareholder Returns and Capital Position
Subsidiaries' Performance
Other important information
Shareholder return metrics have started improving


Capital Ratios remain healthy


Trend in Capital Adequacy Ratio

RWA as a proportion to total assets continues to reduce primarily driven by improvement in rating profile of corporate book


* Includes effect of one-off item impacting around 1%
* including unaudited Net Profit for the quarter / half year / nine-months

Financial Highlights
Business Segment performance
Asset Quality
Shareholder Returns and Capital Position
Subsidiaries' Performance
Other important information
Axis Finance : Strong growth continues

All figures in ` Crores


Axis AMC : Healthy growth in AUM

Average AUM has shown strong growth
All figures in ` Crores



Axis Securities : Strong growth in customer additions


Axis Capital : Leadership position maintained in volatile capital markets

All figures in ` Crores
FY19 Ranking based on IPO, QIP, Rights, OFS & IPP
| Rank | Banker | No of deals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axis Capital | 13 |
| 2 | Peer 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Peer 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Peer 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Peer 4 | 8 |
Source: Prime database


A.TReDs: The Invoicemart product continues to be a market leader



- Axis Bank is one of the three entities allowed by RBI to set up the Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS), an electronic platform for facilitating cash flows for MSMEs
- TReDS is an electronic platform that connects MSME sellers with buyers and financiers
- Our digital invoice discounting platform 'Invoicemart' continues to be India's leading TReDS platform with market share of nearly 40%
- Invoicemart was the first TReDS exchange to reach INR 100 crore in financed throughput, and reached the milestone within just 100 days of starting operations
- 24 Financiers on-boarded on the platform
| Progress so far (Jul'17 to Mar'19) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throughput2,712cr | No. of Invoices Discounted1,83,088 | Participants2,061 |
Freecharge: Among the top non-bank financial services platforms in the industry with a significant consumer franchise footprint


Based on App Annie intelligence data Dec '18 for Android users of Financial apps in India
Business is now focused on evolving from a leading Digital payments platform to a Digital Financial Services platform by offering new services

The platform will help Axis Bank acquire young, digital native customers, through co-created financial services offerings ...

Financial Highlights
Business Segment performance
Asset Quality
Shareholder Returns and Capital Position
Subsidiaries' Performance
Other important information
Treasury Portfolio and Non-SLR Corporate Bonds

| Investment Bifurcation | Book Value* (`Crores) |
|---|---|
| Government Securities1 | 120,239 |
| Corporate Bonds2 | 40,169 |
| Others | 14,561 |
| Total Investments | 174,969 |
| Category | Proportion |
|---|---|
| Held Till Maturity(HTM) | 61% |
| Available For Sale (AFS) | 31% |
| Held For Trading (HFT) | 8% |
* as on March 31, 2019
186% classified under HTM category
2 79% classified under AFS category

Credit Ratings

| Rating Agency | Longterm Issuer rating | Outlook |
|---|---|---|
| S&PRatings | BBB- | Stable |
| Moody's | Baa3 | Stable |
| Fitch | BBB- | Negative |
| CRISIL | CRISIL AAA | Stable |
| CARE | CARE AAA | Stable |
| ICRA | ICRA AAA | Stable |
| India Ratings | IND AAA | Stable |
Shareholding Pattern (as on March 31, 2019)


| | Share Capital | `514 crores |
|---|---|---|
| | Shareholders' Funds | `66,676 crores |
| | Book Value Per Share | `259 |
| | Diluted EPS (FY19) | `18.09 |
| | Market Capitalization | `193,659 crores (as on April 24th, 2019) |
& 1 GDR = 5 shares
As on Mar 31st , 2019, against GDR issuance of 62.7 mn, outstanding GDRs stood at 13.67 mn
Sustainability At Axis Bank

"Striving to create positive, financial as well as non-financial impact among our diverse stakeholder spectrum across rural and urban India"
Green Banking
- First certified Green Masala Bond by an Asian Bank, launched in 2016 for US$ 500 mn
- 7.05 MW captive solar installations across 248 locations
- Over 2.2 million sheets of paper saved in 2018-19
Banking of India

- 1.7 million women borrowers in 19 states & UTs under Axis Microfinance
- 3,000+ SMEs benefiting annually under Project Evolve
- Over 1 million accounts under India's MUDRA Scheme
CSR Impact

• Achieved target 1 million sustainable livelihoods in 2017 • 0.45 million households/trainees impacted in 2018-19 under Mission 2 Million of Axis Bank Foundation

Digital Leadership
- 14% and growing marketshare in UPI space
- First-of-its-kind Raipur Smart City Card under #SmartCities
- India's first single-wallet, contactless,open loop Metro card for Kochi Metro

On the prestigious FTSE4Good Index from 2017 onwards

Winner of the prestigious CII ITC Sustainability Award for CSR 2015, 2016, 2018

Featured in the Top 25 'Best Companies to Work For' by Business Today
Major awards won by the Bank and its subsidiaries


for Business Outcome amongst Large Banks

• Most Innovative Emerging Technologies Project, India - Ripple Blockchain project


• Best Digital Bank for the second consecutive year

- Best Contactless Payments Project of the Year
- Best Prepaid card of the Year

Dale Carnegie Global Leadership Award for 2017
Financial Performance

All figures in ` Crores
| Financial Performance | Q4FY19 | Q4FY18 | % Growth | FY19 | FY18 | % Growth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest Income | A | 14,798 | 11,771 | 26% | 54,986 | 45,780 | 20% |
| Other Income | B = C+D+E | 3,526 | 2,789 | 26% | 13,130 | 10,967 | 20% |
| -Fee Income | C | 3,020 | 2,448 | 23% | 10,127 | 8,867 | 14% |
| -Trading Income | D | 354 | 215 | 64% | 971 | 1,617 | -40% |
| -Miscellaneous Income | E | 153 | 125 | 22% | 2,032 | 483 | 320% |
| -Recoveries in written-off a/c's | 162 | 60 | 1,867 | 183 | |||
| Total Income | F = A+B | 18,324 | 14,560 | 26% | 68,116 | 56,747 | 20% |
| Interest Expended | G | 9,092 | 7,041 | 29% | 33,278 | 27,163 | 23% |
| Net Interest Income | H = A-G | 5,706 | 4,730 | 21% | 21,708 | 18,618 | 17% |
| Operating Revenue | I = B+H | 9,232 | 7,519 | 23% | 34,839 | 29,585 | 18% |
| Core Operating Revenue* | J = I-D | 8,878 | 7,304 | 22% | 33,867 | 27,968 | 21% |
| Operating Expenses | K | 4,217 | 3,847 | 10% | 15,833 | 13,990 | 13% |
| -Staff Expense | L | 1,142 | 1,079 | 6% | 4,747 | 4,313 | 10% |
| -Non Staff Expense | M | 3,075 | 2,768 | 11% | 11,086 | 9,677 | 15% |
| Operating Profit | N = I-K | 5,014 | 3,672 | 37% | 19,005 | 15,594 | 22% |
| Core Operating Profit* | O = N-D | 4,661 | 3,457 | 35% | 18,034 | 13,978 | 29% |
| Provisions other than taxes | P | 2,711 | 7,180 | -62% | 12,031 | 15,473 | -22% |
| Profit Before Tax | Q = N-P | 2,303 | (3,507) | - | 6,974 | 122 | - |
| Tax Expenses | R | 798 | (1,319) | - | 2,297 | (154) | - |
| Net Profit | S = Q-R | 1,505 | (2,189) | - | 4,677 | 276 | - |
| EPS Diluted (in `) (annualized) | 23.61 | -34.52 | 18.09 | 1.12 | |||
| Return on Average Assets (annualized) | 0.78% | (1.31%) | 0.63% | 0.04% | |||
| Return on Equity (annualized) | 10.30% | (15.28%) | 8.09% | 0.53% | |||
| Capital Adequacy Ratio (Basel III) | 15.84% | 16.57% | 15.84% | 16.57% |
Financial Performance

| Financial Performance (in $ mn) | Q4FY19 | Q4FY18 | % Growth | FY19 | FY18 | % Growth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest Income | A | 2,140 | 1,702 | 26% | 7,951 | 6,620 | 20% |
| Other Income | B = C+D+E | 510 | 403 | 26% | 1,899 | 1,586 | 20% |
| -Fee Income | C | 437 | 354 | 23% | 1,465 | 1,282 | 14% |
| -Trading Income | D | 51 | 31 | 64% | 140 | 234 | -40% |
| -Miscellaneous Income | E | 22 | 18 | 22% | 294 | 70 | 320% |
| -Recoveries in written-off a/c's | 23 | 9 | 270 | 26 | |||
| Total Income | F = A+B | 2,650 | 2,105 | 26% | 9,850 | 8,206 | 20% |
| Interest Expended | G | 1,315 | 1,018 | 29% | 4,812 | 3,928 | 23% |
| Net Interest Income | H = A-G | 825 | 684 | 21% | 3,139 | 2,692 | 17% |
| Operating Revenue | I = B+H | 1,335 | 1,087 | 23% | 5,038 | 4,278 | 18% |
| Core Operating Revenue* | J = I-D | 1,284 | 1,056 | 22% | 4,899 | 4,044 | 21% |
| Operating Expenses | K | 610 | 556 | 10% | 2,289 | 2,023 | 13% |
| -Staff Expense | L | 165 | 156 | 6% | 686 | 624 | 10% |
| -Non Staff Expense | M | 445 | 400 | 11% | 1,603 | 1,399 | 15% |
| Operating Profit | N = I-K | 725 | 531 | 37% | 2,749 | 2,255 | 22% |
| Core Operating Profit* | O = N-D | 674 | 500 | 35% | 2,609 | 2,021 | 29% |
| Provisions other than taxes | P | 392 | 1,038 | -62% | 1,740 | 2,237 | -22% |
| Profit Before Tax | Q = N-P | 333 | (507) | - | 1,009 | 18 | - |
| Tax Expenses | R | 115 | (191) | - | 332 | (22) | - |
| Net Profit | S = Q-R | 218 | (316) | - | 677 | 40 | - |
| EPS Diluted (in `) (annualized) | 0.34 | (0.50) | 0.26 | 0.02 | |||
| Return on Average Assets (annualized) | 0.78% | -1.31% | 0.63% | 0.04% | |||
| Return on Equity (annualized) | 10.30% | (15.28%) | 8.09% | 0.53% | |||
| Capital Adequacy Ratio (Basel III) | 15.84% | 16.57% | 15.84% | 16.57% |
Balance Sheet

All figures in ` Crores
| Balance Sheet | As on 31stMarch'19 | As on 31stMarch'18 | % Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES | |||
| Capital | 514 | 513 | 0.19% |
| Reserves & Surplus | 66,162 | 62,932 | 5% |
| Deposits | 5,48,472 | 4,53,623 | 21% |
| Borrowings | 1,52,776 | 1,48,016 | 3% |
| Other Liabilities and Provisions | 33,073 | 26,246 | 26% |
| Total | 8,00,997 | 6,91,330 | 16% |
| ASSETS | |||
| Cash and Balances with RBI and Balances withBanks and Money at Call and Short Notice | 67,205 | 43,455 | 55% |
| Investments | 1,74,969 | 1,53,876 | 14% |
| Advances | 4,94,798 | 4,39,650 | 13% |
| Fixed Assets | 4,037 | 3,972 | 2% |
| Other Assets | 59,988 | 50,377 | 19% |
| Total | 8,00,997 | 6,91,330 | 16% |
Balance Sheet

| Balance Sheet (in $ mn) | As on 31stMarch'19 | As on 31stMarch'18 | % Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES | |||
| Capital | 74 | 74 | 0.19% |
| Reserves & Surplus | 9,567 | 9,100 | 5% |
| Deposits | 79,311 | 65,595 | 21% |
| Borrowings | 22,092 | 21,404 | 3% |
| Other Liabilities and Provisions | 4,782 | 3,795 | 26% |
| Total | 115,826 | 99,968 | 16% |
| ASSETS | |||
| Cash and Balances with RBI and Balances withBanks and Money at Call and Short Notice | 9,718 | 6,284 | 55% |
| Investments | 25,301 | 22,251 | 14% |
| Advances | 71,549 | 63,575 | 13% |
| Fixed Assets | 584 | 574 | 2% |
| Other Assets | 8,674 | 7,284 | 19% |
| Total | 115,826 | 99,968 | 16% |
Safe Harbor

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