HDFC Bank Q2 Review - Embarking On Project Future Ready: ICICI Securities

HDFC Bank Q2 Review - Elevated Restructuring, Contained Credit Cost; Embarking On Project Future Ready: ICICI Securities

Pedestrian walk past an HDFC Bank Ltd. branch in Mumbai. (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)

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ICICI Securities Report

HDFC Bank Ltd.’s Q2 FY22 net interest income growth retraced to 12.1% YoY (8.6% in Q1 FY22), slippages moderated to 1.8% (2.54% in Q1 FY22) and credit cost was contained at 1.3% (1.7% in Q1 FY22).

This, coupled with 25% YoY growth in core fee income, supported 18% earnings growth.

Gross non performing asset for the bank came off by 12 basis points QoQ to 1.35% and stage-III assets for HDB Financial Services improved 200 bps to 6.1%.

What surprised negatively:

  1. exposure of Rs 174 billion being restructured under one time restructuring 2.0.

  2. higher than expected QoQ rise of 14% in operating expenses leading to marginally below expected profit after tax.

What gives confidence:

  1. demand resolution is back to pre-Covid-19 levels; recoveries are encouraging.

  2. bank is embarking on project Future Ready and building digital and franchise capabilities to capture growth opportunities.

  3. cumulative provisioning is equivalent to 2.2% of advances against 2.9% of stress pool.

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ICICI Securities HDFC Bank Q2FY22 Results Update.pdf
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