Lenders are experiencing stress in the unsecured SME portfolio. However, the larger unsecured portfolio is under control and mostly the non-banking institutions are under the pump, says Ajit Velonie, Senior Director, CRISIL.
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said on April 5 that the central bank would soon issue a draft circular to review the LCR for banks
On competition with small finance banks, CEO Manoj Viswanathan said that SFBs have different cost of borrowing compared to housing finance companies and hence, there was no stress on the competition front.
Asset quality trended better and credit cost continued to surprise positively
On Moneycontrol’s pre-budget panel discussion held on January 30, bankers and industry experts felt the growing dependence on the digital platform had made it necessary for banks to invest more on cyber security.
The RBI recently central raised the risk weight on consumer loans of banks and NBFCs by 25 percent
The net profit of banks on an average jumped by 66 percent in the July-September FY24 quarter. NIMs of some major banks contracted in the reporting quarter
Net interest margins of banks to remain in 3-3.1 percent in the current fiscal as the deposit rate hikes scenario plays out, the ratings agency has said
We have done with our growth and asset quality. There is no worry on that front for three, four years, and completely from the current year, the focus will be on profitability. And you can see in the last two quarters there is a reduction in the operational expenditure, says Bhutada.
The bank in the December quarter reported a net interest margin of 5.47 percent, which was the highest since fourth quarter of financial year 2010-11
The impact on NIMs was higher in the case of public sector banks because of the presence of low-yielding products in their loan mix.
The bank’s Net Interest Margins (NIMs), that have largely remained in the tight range of 4.2-4.4 percent, slipped to the lower rung after more than a year.
Most brokerage firms have maintained their rating on HDFC after it posted its Q4 numbers
Nomura believes that Q1FY18F PPOP challenges will continue and expects stable asset quality for rural financiers and stable stress levels for corporate banks with buys on BoB, Axis Bank and Shriram Transport Finance.
China's big state-owned banks are poised to modestly accelerate profit growth and see a steady recovery in their shares in 2017 as interest margins stabilize and government policies help ease the pace of formation of new bad loans.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, N Kamakodi, MD and CEO of CUB, said that the bank expects to close the year with 15-18 percent credit growth rate and sees net profit growth of around 10-12 percent for this fiscal.
The price action seen in the stock market suggests it is tiring but traders should respect the screen and stay on the "liquidity gravy train" or they risk being blindsided by it, says CNBC-TV18 Consulting Editor Udayan Mukherjee.
If net interest margin comes above 4.2 percent (against 4.35 percent in Q4FY16), credit cost lower than 50 basis points (82 basis points in FY16) and GNPA below 2.45 percent (2.36 percent in Q4) then that might be taken positively by analysts.
Profit is likely to be at Rs 3,244 crore in April-June quarter against Rs 2,696 crore in same period last year while net interest income may grow to Rs 7,724 crore from Rs 6,398 crore on yearly basis, according to average of estimates of analysts polled by CNBC-TV18.
Deutsche Bank expects cost growth to be much slower than historical trends as SBI has been addressing its cost issues.
Its provision in Q4FY16 increased to Rs 6858 crore compared to Rs 6164.5 crore on sequential basis and Rs 1817.5 crore YoY.
According to a CNBC-Tv18 poll, the bank's net interest income (NII) may also fall 4.4 percent to Rs 3032.6 crore against Rs 3171.7 crore in year-ago period.
Net interest margin (NIM) stood at 4.35 percent in Q1. Its gross non-performing assets (NPA) was at 2.36 percent versus 2.3 percent on a sequential basis.
Provisions in Q4FY16 jumped to Rs 545 crore from Rs 68 crore on sequential basis. Provision includes Rs 450 crore towards stand assets and other contingencies.
The new MD of Bank of Baroda PS Jayakumar has informed the government that his bank won't be needing capital and neither does he see any capital dilution for the next 18-24 months