bengaluru indian nonbank lender bajaj finance ltds fourthquarter profit beat estimates on wednesday led by strong customer addition on the back of demand for loansconsolidated net profit rose 305 to 3158 billion rupees 3864 million for the quarter ended march 31 beating analysts expectations of 3093 billion rupees according to refinitiv ibes datathe companys customers increased by about 31 million in the fourth quarter it said earlier this monthnew loans booked during the quarter jumped 20 to 76 million while the companys asset quality improved slightly with gross nonperforming assets as a percentage of total loans slipping to 094 as of marchend from 114 at the end of decembernet interest income the difference between interest earned on loans and paid on deposits rose 28 to 7771 billion rupees while interest income jumped 336 yearonyearthe punebased companys assets under management was 29 higher than year agoshares fell 79 this year as compared to a 16 fall in nifty 50 index