Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB), on a standalone basis, reported robust 15% growth in Net Profit to Rs 1124.05 crore in the quarter ended March 2018 (Q4FY2018) over the corresponding quarter of last year. The bank has exhibited healthy 19% growth in the net interest income, while core fee income surged 33% in Q4FY2018. Net interest margins (NIMs) has improved on sequential basis to 4.35% in Q4FY2018 compared with 4.20% in the previous quarter. The bank has also showed healthy improvement in asset quality in Q4FY2018. The cost-to-income rate has further improved to 45.92% in Q4FY2018 from 46.99% in the previous quarter and 46.21% in the corresponding quarter last year. Employee cost impacted...