KMB saw a weak quarter as miss on provisions, fees and NII led to 13.7% lower core PAT. While NII was cushioned as cash was utilized to pay-off borrowings, Q2FY26 would see impact of normal liquidity and 50bps repo cut suggesting NIM decline QoQ. However, H2FY26 NIM could improve due to CRR cut and deposit repricing. While loan growth was healthy at 4.2% QoQ, it was led by SME and mid-market. Barring housing, retail growth was sluggish due to weak demand while unsecured recovery is slower. Hence, we trim loan growth by...