With limited downside to earnings, ICICI Bank offers best risk-return in the banking space
Q1 FY22 earnings reaffirm that ICICI Bank has transitioned well from a stressed bank to a growing lender. However, the valuation is not yet fully capturing the significant improvement in business fundamentals and growth story. Q1FY22 Highlights: · Net profit surged to Rs 4,616 crore, a growth of 78% YoY · NIMs improved on domestic book to 3.9% · Wrote back Rs 1,050 crore of COVID-19 related provisions created in earlier periods · High provision coverage ratio of 78% as of end June is comforting · Stock is trading at around 1.9 times FY23 estimated core book
The Q1 FY22 earnings reaffirm that ICICI Bank has transitioned well from a stressed bank to a growing lender
While GNPA of CSB Bank has risen, ultimate credit cost – a more appropriate indicator of asset quality for gold loans – is expected to remain low
A marginal blip, but bank well poised to leap forward
Given the strong parentage of the Fairfax group, more than adequate capital, relatively better asset quality and high provisioning, we see CSB Bank continuing to grow its loan book at a healthy pace and and improve its return ratios in the medium term
FY21 earnings amid the crisis reflect start of a growth phase for ICICI Bank, shrugging off asset quality woes of the past
Asset quality and growth are the two big issues confronting banks today. Remarkably, HDFC Bank scored well on both these parameters, remaining almost pandemic-proof
Large private banks have 0.7-2.0 per cent of loans as additional contingent provisions
With the financial sector looking relatively upbeat now, we expect the SBI stock to outperform
SBI’s current valuation is pricing in most concerns and assigning a huge discount for it being a public sector entity
Speaking to CNBC-TV18 in an exclusive, S Raman, chairman and managing director of the bank says that system-based recognition of NPA led to reporting larger NPA figures for the bank.