Shriram City Union Finance (Shriram City) on Friday reported a 23 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit at Rs 383 crore for the quarter ended September 2022 on the back of increased demand as economic activity improved. The company's net profit in the quarter ended September 2021 stood at Rs 301 crore. The income from operations rose by 26.2 per cent to Rs 2,155 crore in July-September period of 2022-23 as against Rs 1,708 crore in the same quarter of 2021-22, the company said in a release. Net interest income -- interest earned minus expended -- grew by nearly 30 per cent to Rs 1,327 crore against Rs 1,022 crore. The non-banking finance company mainly caters to small enterprises. It is among the largest two-wheeler financiers in the country. On a consolidated basis, disbursements rose to the highest ever Rs 9,069 crore, up 28.5 per cent year-on-year, backed by the improving economic activity and strong revival in small enterprise finance, robust demand for gold loans, ...