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ICICI Bank reported a strong Q4 FY24 with PAT growing 17.4% YoY to INR 107.08 billion, driven by robust core operating profit growth of 10.5% YoY and controlled provisions. Domestic loan growth was 16.8% YoY, led by retail (19.4% YoY) and business banking (29.3% YoY). NIM moderated to 4.40% from 4.90% a year ago, but management expects it to remain range-bound. Operating expense growth slowed to 8.7% YoY (excluding one-offs), with headcount additions moderating. Credit quality remained stable with net NPA at 0.44%. Management sees opportunities for risk-calibrated growth and expects moderate OpEx growth. Key risk: potential further NIM compression if deposit costs rise more than anticipated.
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- Management expects net interest margin to remain range-bound in the near term until a rate cut occurs, with only modest further moderation possible.
- Management expects the pace of operating expense growth to moderate from the high levels seen in the last 12-15 months, driven by slower headcount additions and sourcing cost optimization.
- Management indicated that credit costs, adjusted for seasonality, should remain under 50 basis points, with no dramatic increase expected.
Risks flagged
- Further increase in deposit costs, including the 10 bps retail deposit rate hike in February, could lead to additional NIM compression until rate cuts materialize.
- While competitive intensity has moderated recently, it remains dynamic and could intensify again, pressuring lending yields and growth.
- A data breach involving 17,000 credit cards was disclosed; while corrective action was taken, such incidents could attract regulatory scrutiny and reputational damage.
Key quotes
- We will remain focused on maintaining a strong balance sheet with prudent provisioning and healthy levels of capital.
- We do expect some moderation in the level of cost growth, and even as we continue to invest in the areas that require investment.
- We will still see some increase in deposit costs... but I would expect it to be pretty range-bound from here on for the next few quarters until a rate cut actually happens.
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