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LIC Housing Finance on Friday reported a 2 per cent decline in its profit to Rs 1,300 crore for the first quarter ended June 30. LIC-promoted housing finance company had reported a profit of Rs 1,324 crore in the year-ago period.The total income increased to Rs 6,784 crore during the quarter against Rs 6,747 crore in the same period last year, LIC Housing Finance said in a regulatory filing. The company's interest income rose to Rs 6,739 crore from Rs 6,703 crore in the first quarter of the previous fiscal.

During the quarter, total expenses grew to Rs 5,155 crore from Rs 5,098 crore a year ago. On the asset quality front, LIC Housing Finance's gross non-performing assets (NPAs) improved to 3.29 per cent from 4.98 per cent at the end of June 2023. Its net NPA too declined to 1.68 per cent from 2.99 per cent in June 2023.On Friday, the shares of LIC Housing Finance closed at Rs 749.65, 1.04 per cent down from the previous trading session day. The 52 week high and low of the share is Rs 826.75 and Rs 390 respectively.

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