15% total business growth with 15-20% advances expansion
Management reiterated earlier guidance targeting 15% overall business growth with advances growing at 15-20% while deposits expand at 10-15%, improving CD ratio toward 80%+ levels.
The Karnataka Bank · forward-looking guidance across the available source record.
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Management reiterated earlier guidance targeting 15% overall business growth with advances growing at 15-20% while deposits expand at 10-15%, improving CD ratio toward 80%+ levels.
CEO explicitly set an ROA aspiration of 1.35-1.40% versus current 1.29%, implying sustained margin expansion and controlled costs over coming quarters.
First branch already opened; remaining branches planned before September 2026 to support retail and MSME distribution expansion in underpenetrated markets.
₹618 crore IBPC at March 26 already reduced to ₹375 crore; ₹243 crore replaced in Q1 alone, with full replacement targeted to drive margin improvement.