Punjab had tremendous development under the British, notably following annexation in 1849, which gave rise to a new educated class driven by a desire to be emancipated from the yoke of slavery. One of the most important aspirations of this emerging class was to establish a Swadeshi Bank with Indian capital and administration from all facets of the Indian population. According to Lala Lajpat Rai, Rai Mool Raj of the Arya Samaj initially proposed the idea. He had long cherished the idea that Indians had to create their own national bank. “The fact that Indian wealth was being utilized to run English banks and corporations, the profits arising from which went wholly to the Britishers while Indians had to contend themselves with a tiny interest on their own capital,” he felt strongly.
Lala Lajpat Rai distributed a circular to a few chosen acquaintances at Rai Mool Raj’s request, insisting that an Indian Joint Stock Bank be the first specific step in constructive Swadeshi. After returning from England with ideas for business and industry, Lala Harkrishan Lal was keen to put those ideas into action.
‘On May 19, 1894, PNB was born. The founding board was composed of individuals from various regions of India, representing a variety of faiths and backgrounds, but with the same goal of giving the nation a truly national bank that would advance the nation’s economic interests. The Bank began operations on April 12th, 1895. Lala Lalchand, one of DAV College’s founders and president of its Management Society, Kali Prosanna Roy, a renowned Bengali lawyer who served as the Indian National Congress’s chairman of the reception committee at its Lahore session in 1900, Lala Harkishan Lal, who rose to prominence as the first industrialist of Punjab, and EC Jess made up the first Board of 7 Directors. Sardar Dayal Singh Majithia, who founded Dayal Singh College As a result, a Bengali, a Parsi, a Sikh, and a few Hindus worked together to form this bank, which officially opened its doors to the public on April 12, 1895. They approached the situation with missionary zeal. The initial chairman was Sh. Dayal Singh Majithia, the first board secretary was Lala Harkishan Lal, and the manager was Shri Bulaki Ram Shastri, a Lahore-based lawyer.
After just 7 months of operation, a Maiden Dividend of 4% was announced. The first person to create an account with the bank, which was located in a structure next to the Arya Samaj Mandir in Anarkali, Lahore, was Lala Lajpat Rai. His younger brother became a Manager at the Bank. The Bank’s working capital was Rs. 20,000, while its authorized total capital was Rs. 2 lakhs. It employed nine people in total, and their combined monthly salaries came to Rs 320.
Rawalpindi became the first branch to operate outside of Lahore in 1900. Throughout its first ten years of operation, the Bank advanced gradually but steadily. Soon after, Lala Lajpat Rai was added to the board of directors. After Lala Harkishan Lal’s Peoples Bank of India failed, the banking sector in India experienced a serious crisis in 1913. Up to 78 banks failed during this financial crisis. Punjab National Bank made it through. “Your Bank survived…no doubt due to solid management,” said Mr. JH Maynard, the then-Financial Commissioner of Punjab. It was a clear indication of how much trust the public had in the Bank’s administration. The years 1926 through 1936 were difficult and loss-filled ones for the global banking sector. the catastrophic economic catastrophe that followed the 1929 Wall Street crash.
The Jalianwala Bagh Committee account was established in the Bank during this time, and Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru ran it for the ensuing ten years. The five years between 1941 and 1946 saw growth on a scale never before seen. The number of branches rose to 278 from a modest foundation of 71. Deposits increased from 10 crores to 62 crores of rupees. On March 31, 1947, bank authorities made the decision to relocate the bank’s registered office from Lahore to Delhi. On June 20, 1947, the Lahore High Court granted authorization for the move. PNB was originally housed in the Sreeniwas neighbourhood of Delhi’s affluent Civil Lines. The widespread disturbances claimed the lives of numerous employees while they were performing their jobs. The situation continued to become worse. The Bank was compelled to close 92 offices, or 33% of its total, in West Pakistan, which also had 40% of the total deposits. However, the Bank kept a few caretaker branches open.
The Bank then started working on rehabilitating the exiled account holders. Based on whatever proof the Pakistani migrants could provide, their deposits were returned. Such actions strengthened their faith in the bank, and PNB developed into a mark of trust and a name you can rely on. Staffing shortages were a major issue. Rapid growth became a top priority. The decision paid off handsomely by ushering in a period of extraordinary growth. The Bank became the second-largest private sector bank in 1951 after assuming the Bharat Bank Ltd.’s assets and liabilities. It combined with it the Indo-Commercial Bank in 1962. It increased from its declining reserves of Rs. 43 crores in 1949 to surpass Rs. 355 crores by July 1969. By July 1969, when it was nationalised, it had 569 offices and advances that had grown from 19 crores in 1949 to 243 crores.
Since its founding in 1895, PNB has been a “People’s bank,” providing financial services to millions of customers across the nation. We are proud to have had the privilege of providing banking services to outstanding national leaders like Sarvshri Jawahar Lal Nehru, Gobind Ballabh Pant, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, Smt. Indira Gandhi, and others. The first Swadeshi bank in India, the Punjab National Bank (PNB), began operations on April 12 from Lahore with a working capital of 20,000 and a 2 lac authorized capital. The Bank was the first bank that was solely run by nationalists and was founded in the spirit of nationalism.
Indians using Indian money. In the lengthy history of the Bank, PNB has merged or amalgamated with 9 banks. As of the end of March 2022, the bank had a network of 10,098 domestic branches, 2 international branches, 13,350 ATMs, and 15,719 business correspondents, totaling 39,167 delivery channels. In Gift City, Ahmedabad, and Dubai, the bank has two international branches as of March 2022. PNB International Ltd. in London and Druk PNB Bank Ltd. in Bhutan are two foreign subsidiaries of the bank, and Everest Bank Ltd. Nepal is a joint venture bank there. Bangladesh and Myanmar both host representative offices for the Bank.
Key Highlights of PNB From Its Latest Annual Report
- With a global gross business of 19,31,322 Crore, PNB is the second-largest Public Sector Bank (PSB) in the nation. With a share of 47.43%, the Bank is still a leader in low cost CASA deposits. The bank has concentrated on qualitative business expansion, recovery, and stopping new slippages.
- The Bank’s Operating Profit grew on a Yo-Y basis by 17.30% to 5265 Crore in Q4 FY’22 from 4489 Crore in Q4 FY’21, according to the metrics that affect the bottom line. Gain from Net Interest.
- (NII) grew by 5.0% year over year to $7304 billion in Q4 FY’22 from $6957 billion inQ4 FY’21.
- Global NIM increased from 2.69% in Q4 FY’21 by 7 bps to 2.76% in Q4 FY’22. The cost-to-income ratio for Q4’FY22, which was 46.02%, increased by 690 bps year over year.
- RoA increased in FY 22 by 11 bps, from 0.15% in FY21 to 0.26% at the end of FY22. From 3.88% in FY21 to 5.96% in FY22, RoE increased by 208 basis points. During FY’22, the Bank’s net profit grew to 3457 Crore, an increase of 71.0% year over year.
RATIO OF CAPITAL ADEQUACY
- CRAR increased from 14.32% in March of 21 to 14.50% in March of 22. As of March 22, the Tier-I CRAR was 2.77%, Tier-II CRAR was 11.73% (CET-1 was at 10.56%, and AT1 was at 1.17%).
RESOURCE QUALITY
- One of the Bank’s major priorities is still the management of stressed assets. Because of concentrated efforts in this area, the Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) decreased by 11.47% to $92448 billion as of March 22 from $1,04,423 billion as of March 21. Net Non-Performing Assets (NNPA) decreased by 9.51% from 38,576 Crore on March 21 to 34,909 Crore in March 22. The GNPA ratio increased by 234 bps to 11.78% in March of this year from 14.12% in March of last year, and the NNPA ratio increased by 93 bps to 4.80% from 5.73% in March of last year. Provision Coverage Ratio (PCR) including TWO increased from 80.14% in March 2021 to 81.60% in March 2022, a 146-bps improvement.
LENDING TO PRIORITY SECTORS
PNB has consistently met national goals and targets set under the country’s flagship programmes for the improvement and employment of specific populations. 2,83,712 Crore was the outstanding amount under Priority Sector as of March 22. At the end of March 22, 42.42 percent of ANBC had reached the national goal of 40% for priority sector advancements. By surpassing the national goal of 18% and accounting for 18.35% of ANBC as of the end of March 22, agriculture advancements stood at 122708 Crore. 65979 crores were owed to small and marginal farmers as of March 22. 9.87% of ANBC is used to measure national goal achievement, exceeding the 9% goal. In March of this year, credit to weaker sections was 90002 crore. 13.46% of ANBC has achieved the national goal, exceeding the 11% target. As of March 22, credit to micro enterprises was $53963 billion. In contrast to the target of 7.5%, the Bank has achieved the national goal at 8.07% of ANBC.
IMPROVE DIGITALIZATION
- Digital banking initiatives: By enabling all customer tools, such as debit cards, PNB One, BHIM UPI, etc., the bank has focused on building a digital canvas for its customers. In March of this year, digital transactions increased to 69%. The development of digitization is described below:
- Users of Internet Banking Services (IBS) grew by 33% year over year to 340 lakhs as of March 22 from 257 lakhs in March 21. Users of PNB One’s mobile banking service (MBS) surged 69% year over year to 338 lakhs as of March 22 from 200 lakhs in March 21.
- As of March 22, there were 7.61 billion debit cards in circulation, representing a 71% penetration of the eligible base.
- UPI transactions surged by 81% YoY to 200.5 Crores as of March 22 for the FY 21–22. a 504% year-over-year growth in PNB One’s Bharat Bill Pay service.
- The Bank has led the way in developing measures for financial inclusion. 418 lakh accounts were created under PMJDY.
As of 31.03.2022, the social security programmes have made the following progress:
- 180.64 lakh people have signed up for the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY).
- Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana [PMJJBY]: There are 43.23 lakh participants in this programme.
- There are 20.10 lakh clients enrolled in the Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
Key Highlights From Latest Financial Quarter – Ending Jun 30, 2022
- Global Gross Advances grew by 10.21% on YoY basis to ₹ 800177 Crore.
- Retail Credit increased by 10.77% on YoY basis to ₹ 146321 Crore as at the end of June’22.
- CASA share improved by 119 bps to 46.34%.
- Savings deposits grew by 6.61% to ₹ 447258 Crore.
- Net profit for Q1 FY’23 was at ₹ 308 Crore and grew 52.48% on QoQ.basis.
- Operating Profit was at ₹ 5379 Crore during Q1 FY’23.
- Net interest income increased by 4.27% YoY to ₹ 7543 Crore.
- Fee based income increased by 25.68% YoY to ₹ 2055 Crore.
- Global NIM improved by 5 bps to 2.79% in Q1 FY’23 from 2.74% in June’21.
- GNPA ratio improved by 306 bps to 11.27% in June’22 from 14.33% in June’21.
- NNPA ratio improved by 156 bps to 4.28% in June’22 from 5.84% in June’21.
- PCR including TWO improved by 278 bps to 83.04% in June’22 from 80.26 % in June’21. CRAR improved to 14.82% in June’22 from 14.50% in March’22.
- CD ratio improved by 425 bps on YoY basis to 70.39% in June’22 from 66.14% in June’21.
- Global Gross Business increased by 6.21% on YoY basis to ₹ 1936923 Crore as at the end of June’22 as against ₹ 1823685 Crore in June’21
- Global Gross Advances grew by 10.21% on YoY basis to ₹ 800177 Crore as at the end of June’22 as against ₹726036 Crore in June’21.
- Global Deposits grew by 3.56% on YoY basis to ₹ 1136747 Crore as at the end of June’22 as against ₹1097649 Crore in June’21.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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What is PNB’s share price?
ITC Limited’s share price was INR 40.20 as on September 21, 2022.
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What are the 52-week high and low of PNB?
As of September 21, 2022:
52-wk high 47.60
52-wk low 28.05
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What are the key metrics to analyze PNB?
Key metrics to analyze any share price are a 52-week high, a 52-week low, a 1-year return, a 5-year return, etc.
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Who are the peers of PNB?
ICICI Bank, SBI Limited, HDFC Limited.
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What is the market cap of PNB?
The market cap of PNB is INR 44,319.3 Cr as on September 21, 2022.
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