Credit Growth: 13-14% minimum for FY27
Management targets 13-14% as floor, having grown ~20% in each of last three years. Corporate pipeline of ₹14,000 crore sanctions in various disbursement stages; expects 12-13% corporate book growth by year-end.
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ROA Target: 1.45-1.46% by FY27-end
Current ROA of 1.41% expected to improve driven by NIM expansion (both interest income increase and deposit cost reduction) and stable credit costs.
Full-year Credit Cost: 0.35-0.4% of advances
Q1 credit cost was 0.14%. Management expects annual credit cost in 0.35-0.4% range, implying normalized provisioning needs going forward.
NIM Maintenance: 3.3-3.4% range
Domestic NIM at 3.48% (vs 3.35% in March 2026). Management confident of maintaining 3.3-3.4% going forward given CASA focus and liability side optimization.
Credit growth guidance of 12% as floor, likely 17-18%
Management stated 12% is the minimum; comfortable achieving 17-18% for FY26 based on strong pipeline.
QIP of ₹4,000 crore planned in Q4 FY26
Board approval obtained; capital raising to reduce government stake and support growth.
Transition to new tax regime likely in Q3 or Q4 FY26
Given strong profitability, bank expects to shift to new tax regime this fiscal year.
ECL provisioning buffer to be built without P&L impact
Management plans to create additional provisions over next 18 months to absorb estimated ₹2,700-2,800 crore ECL requirement.
FY26 credit growth of 24-25%
Management expects to end the year with credit growth of 24-25%, driven by RAM and selective corporate lending.
GNPA to reduce further by 5-7 bps in Q4
Gross NPA ratio expected to decline by 5-7 basis points in the March quarter.
Q4 recovery of ₹1,400-1,500 crore
Recovery expected to be ₹1,400-1,500 crore in Q4, taking full-year recovery to over ₹4,000 crore.
NIM to remain in 3.3-3.4% range
Global NIM expected to be maintained at 3.3-3.4% despite rate cuts.