NEW DELHI : Piramal Enterprises Ltd on Monday posted a consolidated net loss of ₹1,703 crore for the January-March quarter as its financial services segment undertook a provision of ₹1,903 crore to cover the uncertainty in recovery of loans amid the global covid-19 pandemic.
In the corresponding quarter last year, the conglomerate had posted a ₹455 crore consolidated net profit. “We have consciously shrunk our wholesale loan book by 12% and more importantly, reduced our large single borrower exposure by ₹4,200 Crores over the past year.
Further, given the uncertain macro environment, we have created ₹1,903 crores of additional provision to mitigate potential contingencies in our financial services business," the company’s chairman Ajay