The brokerage reduces its FY26 growth estimates on the back of soft loan growth guidance and impact on profitability to be offset by higher treasury gains on falling yields. It retains estimates Mar’26 target price of Rs 940 valuing the standalone bank at 1.3x Mar’27 adjusted book value per share and assigning a value of Rs 190 per share to the subsidiaries.

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State Bank of India reported Q4 FY25 PAT of Rs 186 billion (+10% QoQ, -10% YoY) supported by higher treasury gains on gains from revaluation of government guaranteed SRs. Net interest income growth of 3% QoQ, 3% YoY remained weak due to weak loan growth. FY26 growth outlook of 12-13% was also soft. However, asset quality continues to remain stable.

The key result highlights were:

  1. Gross advances growth of 3.8% QoQ 12% YoY was lower than guidance of 14-16% due to unanticipated corporate prepayments from central PSUs as a result of deleveraging via equity funding.

  2. Deposit growth was 3% QoQ, 9.5% YoY, in-line with FY25 guidance of 10% led by seasonally strong CASA growth of 5% QoQ, 6% YoY.

  3. FY25 global net interest margin of 3.09% was higher than guidance of >3%.

  4. Other income increased 2x QoQ aided by higher treasury gains on falling yields and seasonally strong fee income, Rs 33 billion benefit from revaluation of government guaranteed SRs and higher miscellaneous income on higher dividend from subsidiaries.

  5. Opex/assets increased to 1.379% (+3 bps QoQ) due to front loaded provisioning under PLI (performance-linked incentives) scheme.

  6. Q4 had provision reversal of Rs 5 billion on government guaranteed SRs excluding which credit costs would have been 44 bps.

  7. FY25 RoA of 1.1% versus 1.04% in FY24.

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