** Jammu and Kashmir Bank JKBK.NS shares rise 2.4% to 137.92 rupees
** Co's Q4 net profit of 7.98 billion rupees vs 5.85 billion rupees last year
** Interest earned rose to 32.72 billion from 32.12 billion
** "The consistent improvement in asset quality, alongside a healthy business growth, now extending to 6 consecutive years, continues to remain a hallmark of performance," management says on earnings call
** JKBK holds a trailing 12-months PE of 6.92 vs industry median of 10.88
** YTD, stock up 34.4% vs 8.4% fall in Nifty Bank Index .NSEBANK
(Reporting by Abhinav Parmar in Bengaluru)
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