PNBHF reported a PAT of INR2.4b in 1QFY22 (v/s INR2.6b YoY). The 45% beat was driven by lower-than-estimated credit costs (~0.9% annualized) and opex (47%/9% below our estimate). Asset quality deteriorated with Gross Stage 3 increasing by 155bp QoQ to 6%. Few corporate accounts in Stage 2 and under the SICR pool slipped into NPAs. Total restructured pool (under both OTR 1.0 and 2.0) stood at INR17.33b (~2.9% of loan assets). PNBHF is working on different initiatives to optimize costs, leverage digital...