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Indian Bank reported strong Q4 FY'26 results with net profit of Rs 3,103 crore and full-year net profit of Rs 12,156 crore (up 11.33%). Advances grew 13.43% to Rs 10.9 lakh crore, driven by RAM segment (15.18% growth) including retail (18.72%) and MSME (16.39%). Gross NPA improved significantly to 1.98% from 3.09%, with net NPA at 0.15%. The bank achieved CASA of 39.67% and maintained NIM at 3.24% (down 17bps from prior year). For FY'27, management guided deposit growth of 9-11%, advance growth of 11-13%, NIM of 3.10-3.25%, and ROA of 1.20-1.30%. MD Binod Kumar flagged cost of deposit pressure as a key challenge and expects NIM to remain under pressure. The bank opened 102 branches and has a sanction pipeline of Rs 51,000 crore.
Indian Bank delivered better-than-guided performance on most parameters except cost-to-income ratio. Management's cautious FY'27 guidance signals margin pressure from elevated deposit costs, but strong asset quality improvement andPipeline provide comfort. Shareholders should watch for NIM trajectory and ECL guidelines impact.