Strong loan growth at 8% QoQ was offset by ~40bps QoQ NIM contraction resulting in 9% QoQ decline in AU Small Finance Bank’s (AU) Q1FY24 PAT to INR 3.8bn. NIM settled at 5.7% in Q1FY24 vs 6.1% in Q4FY23 due to 30bps QoQ increase in cost of deposits to 6.6% and flattish QoQ asset yields at 13.4%.