YES Bank

YES Bank, headquartered in Mumbai, was founded in 2004 by Rana Kapoor and Ashok Kapoor. It is the sixth-largest private-sector bank in the country with a market capitalisation of ₹58,238 crore as of December 11, 2023.

The bank offers products and services via its network of 1,192 branches and 1,300-plus ATMs in 300 districts across 28 states and Union Territories.

A leading commercial lender offers a wide range of products and services catering to the needs of customers across retail, MSME and corporate segments.

The bank offers investment banking, merchant banking and brokerage services through its wholly-owned subsidiary YES Securities.

The bank entered the retail banking segment in 2005 with the launch of international debit cards in partnership with MasterCard. It also went public the same year. It was listed on stock exchanges in June 2005. YES Bank share price has gone up 4.11% in the past three years as of December 11, 2023.

Yes Bank business segments

Retail Banking:

The bank serves individual customers with savings accounts, current accounts, loans, cards, and wealth management solutions under its retail banking segment.

Corporate Banking:

Provides financial services and solutions to corporate clients, including working capital finance, trade finance, and project finance.

MSME Banking:

Offers customised financial products and services to small and medium enterprises.

Agri and Micro Finance:

It offers credit to individual farmers in the form of Kisan Credit Card loan product. Under the microfinance unit, the bank has launched YES Livelihood Enhancement Action Program to offer comprehensive financial services, primarily unsecured collateral-free microcredit to women microfinance borrowers through business correspondent (BC) partners. The program is spread across 15 states and has impacted the lives of about 34 lakh women.

Investment Banking:

Under this segment the bank assists clients with mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, and other investment banking services through its subsidiary YES Securities.

Financial Highlights

The bank reported a strong growth in Net Interest Income (NII) in FY23, while its loan book and deposits recorded double-digit growth. Yes Bank recorded the second straight year of full-year profitability in FY23.

YES Bank’s loan book recorded a growth of 12.3% year-on-year in FY23 compared to the previous fiscal. The bank reported an 11.5% rise in standalone total assets at ₹3,54,786 crore in FY23 compared to ₹3,18,220 crore in the previous year. In FY23 Net Interest Income (NII) stood at ₹7,918 crore, up 21.8% YoY. Net Interest Margin increased by 30 bps to 2.6% YoY. The bank’s net profit for FY23 stood at ₹717 crore, down 32.7% YoY due to accelerated provisioning. In FY23, the net NPA ratio of the bank stood at 0.8% compared to 4.5% in FY22.