Chintan Joshi · Autonomous
partialWhat drove better-than-expected NII and NIM performance this quarter?
On net interest margins, I can simply answer the question by saying there are no one-offs in our net interest margin or net interest income for the current quarter. The improvement is on account of disciplined execution. We've had a book mix shift, and we've had pricing improvements across the portfolio.
Chintan Joshi · Autonomous
declinedHow should we think about cost-to-assets evolving in FY25?
We do not offer guidance or outlook on the cost-to-assets metric. We have consistently maintained that as long as we can deliver the 18% return on equity on a consolidated basis, we'd like to continue to invest in the franchise.
Mahrukh Adajania · Nuvama Wealth
evasiveDo you have a peak LDR cap in mind?
We have a clear strategy in mind on the LDR side. No, that's something which we're guiding towards or talking to the market about, but there's a clear strategy. Our hope is that we would like to maintain it within a zone.
Mahrukh Adajania · Nuvama Wealth
partialCan we assume cost of funds have peaked?
We've previously stated that if the marginal cost of funds remains where it is today, given the current status of our book, we should finish backbook repricing in quarter two of the current financial year.
Pranav Dheeraj Gundlapalle · Bernstein
directHave we reached target state in deposit quality?
The journey to continue to improve the quality of the deposit franchise is ongoing. We still don't think we have reached anywhere near a plateau in terms of improving these metrics.
Pranav Dheeraj Gundlapalle · Bernstein
evasiveIs the QoQ growth in third-party fees one-off or sustainable?
We operate at fee-to-assets higher than equivalent private sector peer banks. Please do not estimate or expect further optimization on the fee-to-assets ratio on a go-forward basis.
Are we seeing mix shift and pass-on leading to spread improvement?
We had an 8 basis points increase in cost of funds on a sequential quarter basis. Our yields on interest-earning assets moved up by 11 basis points. So that should address your question on incremental spreads.
Why is mortgage growing slower than other retail assets?
We use RAROC as a measure to drive that decision. If mortgage is the only thing I do with a customer, it tends to be much lower than a lot of other asset classes. So what you see in our numbers is a reflection of that strategy.
Piran Engineer · CLSA
directDid you change stance on growth guidance to 300-400 bps above industry?
What we are saying is in two parts. In the short term, deposits' growth will drive advances' growth. ... The specific bank-level comment we've made on this call is to say we have the confidence in the franchise to grow 300-400 basis points faster than industry in the medium to long term.
Piran Engineer · CLSA
evasiveHas RBI highlighted any tech deficiencies or KYC issues?
We can't disclose what communication goes on between us and the regulator. However, ... we continue to build fairly industrial strength, backend infrastructure, update the end-of-life, end-of-support applications and operating systems.
M B Mahesh · Kotak Securities
directWhat is the rationale for the possible capital raise?
What we simply said is we assess our capital position on two pillars, growth and protection. We reiterate that we do not need capital for either pillar. These are purely enabling resolutions for the financial year.
Sameer Bhise · JM Financial
directCould you share gross slippage numbers across segments?
Our gross slippage number for the quarter is INR 3,471 crore. It declines 7% on a quarter-on-quarter basis. INR 3,110 crore is retail, INR 163 crore is our CBG business, and INR 198 crore is our WBCG business, which is wholesale.