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ICICI Bank reported a strong Q1 FY24 with PAT up 39.7% YoY to INR 96.48 billion, driven by robust loan growth of 18.1% YoY and NII expansion of 38% YoY. Core operating profit less provisions grew 38% YoY to INR 125.95 billion, supported by healthy fee income and controlled credit costs. NIM compressed sequentially to 4.78% due to lagged deposit repricing, but management expects stabilization in 2-3 quarters. Asset quality improved with GNPA at 0.48% (down from 0.70% YoY). The bank continues to invest in technology and distribution, with employee expenses rising 36.3% YoY. Guidance remains positive on growth, though cost of deposits may rise further. Risk: unsecured loan growth (40.6% YoY) could face regulatory scrutiny if industry stress emerges.
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Guidance to track
- Management expects cost of deposits to continue rising for the next couple of quarters due to repricing of maturing deposits and incremental growth.
- The bank will maintain investments in technology, employee hiring, and branch expansion to drive franchise growth.
- Management aims to grow market share across key segments while maintaining prudent provisioning and strong capital levels.
Risks flagged
- Rapid growth in personal loans and credit cards (40.6% YoY) could lead to higher NPAs or regulatory risk-weight increases if industry stress emerges.
- Cost of deposits is expected to rise for 2-3 quarters, pressuring NIMs further before stabilization.
- Employee expenses grew 36.3% YoY due to hiring and increments; if revenue growth moderates, operating leverage may be delayed.
- Pricing pressure in wholesale lending persists, though ICICI Bank focuses on ecosystem-based relationships to maintain returns.
Key quotes
- The core operating profit less provisions grew by 38% year-on-year to INR 125.95 billion in this quarter.
- We will see the cost of funds continue to increase, I would guess, for the next couple of quarters. By then, the repricing impact should have largely taken place.
- We are quite comfortable with our origination and the quality of the portfolio that we have, as well as the incremental volumes that we are doing.
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