AXSB saw a decent quarter due to better deposit growth at 7.0% QoQ (PLe 3.0%) and higher fees (8.7% beat). Adjusted for (1) PSLC income of Rs1.7bn (2) PSLC cost of Rs5.9bn and (3) provision write-back of Rs8.0bn in SR, core PAT beat PLe by 5.0% to Rs65.8bn. Since higher LDR was a constraint to healthy loan growth, balance sheet has been repaired as LDR declined QoQ to 88.7% from 92.6% in Q3FY25. While asset quality was better owing to lower net slippages, provisions adjusted SR write-back, remained elevated at 86bps (PLe...