
Overseas banking losing its charm for desi players
Government-owned Bank of Baroda saw its overseas business shrink 14 per cent year-on-year and sequentially 10 per cent in the June quarter.
Government-owned Bank of Baroda saw its overseas business shrink 14 per cent year-on-year and sequentially 10 per cent in the June quarter.
Reduced rates would apply to about 90% of its savings account deposits.
There are two key issues that could keep the investor interest towards the biggest private lender in check even as generally banking stocks have been performing well lately.
The management hopes to bring down the credit cost to its long-term average of 100 bps by FY19.
While a slow momentum in its loan book growth seems to have played a role in this restrained performance, the June quarter numbers may enhance the investor confidence in the stock.
The management expects a downward trajectory of interest rates to support the margins.
An analyst call held by management last Friday could not douse the concerns on what his merger would bring for STFC shareholders.
The elevated bad asset ratio of the merged company 4.2 per cent based on FY17 numbers.
The median gross non-performing ratio weakened by 175 basis points to 2.88 per cent.
At 5 times its FY17 book value, the issue looks expensive compared with all listed peers.
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