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CD ratio continued to moderate with slowdown in credit growth, while deposit growth higher than system growth

We maintain our BUY recommendation on the stock.

HDFCB saw soft quarter as core PAT was 3.0% lower to PLe due to lower fees and NII. Adjusted for tax refund, NIM at 3.53% was 4bps lower to PLe. However, asset quality was better as GNPA declined by ~8bps QoQ to 1.33% owing to lower net slippages. LDR declined over FY24 to FY25 from 104.5% to 96.5% but further reduction may happen at a slower pace in FY26 as credit growth would pick-up. Bank has guided to reach LDR of 85-90% in FY27; we are factoring LDR to reach 92.5%/89.0% in FY26/27E which would imply a loan CAGR of 10%. Due...

ICICI Bank has done it again! Seldom does a bank of the size of ICICI Bank (ICICIBC) surprise with its operating performance the way this bank has done, that too amid a volatile macro environment, elevated competition for deposits, and ongoing normalization in asset quality.

ICICI Bank has noted a superlative performance yet again, with 5% PAT beat at Rs126bn (up 18% YoY; historically superior RoA of ~2.5%), healthy credit growth at 13% YoY, and a sharp 16bps QoQ margin uptick to 4.4%.

HDFC Bank (HDFCB) reported a 4QFY25 net profit of INR176.2b (7% YoY growth; in line). The bank’s NII grew 10.3% YoY to INR320.6b (5% beat), boosted by strong loan growth and INR7b of interest on IT refunds.

ICICI Prudential (IPRU) has successfully accelerated volume growth (5%/15% growth in total APE FY24/FY25; 22.3% growth in retail WRP vs 17.4% growth for the private industry in 11MFY25) backed by well-executed distribution/product initiatives.

Steady credit growth at 13% YoY, largely led by the Business Banking segment. Higher NIMs and lower provisions aided PAT