State Bank of India · Material risks, their source context, and severity in the latest available quarter.
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Small and marginal farmer segment represents 7.5% of portfolio and creating imbalance in PSL targets. Bank frontloaded PSLC purchases in Q2 and virtually avoided Q3 purchases to manage premium costs. New PSL guidelines being evaluated for impact.
Only 75-80% of RBI rate cuts have transmitted to deposit repricing. December rate cut has not resulted in deposit rate reduction; retail term deposit rates remain elevated. Full repricing will take another 6-8 months, limiting NIM expansion.
Gold loan portfolio grew 95% YoY to ₹2.30 lakh crore. While current LTVs are modest (51%) with only 20-30 auctions in large portfolio, gold price volatility represents a structural risk if prices correct significantly.
Analyst Chintan Joshi questioned why 3.2% LDR increase in Q3 did not result in NIM improvement. Management attributed this to working capital draws (low yield pickup) and corporate growth at maintained margins through ecosystem banking. RWA not significantly enhanced.
