The rating agency said the pace of new non-performing loan creation is likely to abate somewhat over next 12 months.
The agency expects PFC to maintain its profitability at higher than the broader financial industry. The company's core earnings of about 2.8 percent of average adjusted assets for the past three years were higher than the 0.7 percent for the banking industry in India, the statement said.
The US-based agency expects that non-performing loan ratios of Indian banks with high exposure to companies in troubled sectors will continue to rise.
More than bail out packages, the key for Indian corporates would be an improvement in cash flows so that they can reduce debt
The agency has put 'BB+' long-term and 'B' short-term issuer credit rating on IOB on "CreditWatch with negative implications".
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Pandey says banks will need as much as USD 35 billion over the next three years, compared to the USD 11 billion that the government is willing to infuse.
In a report titled - India's Capital Infusions For Public Sector Banks Are Just A Breather, S&P said the stand-alone credit profiles and ratings on some PSU banks remain sensitive to any further deterioration in asset quality, capital, and earnings
A revival in private sector investments and credit growth, and a reversal in the trend of rising non-performing loan ratios for India's banks is also likely to take time, the report said.
The ongoing weakness in asset quality of banks will persist for 12 months as the economic recovery is "likely to be tepid," according to S&P credit analyst Amit Pandey.