DCB Bank Q4 FY26 Earnings Call Transcript Released
DCB Bank released its Q4 FY26 earnings call transcript. Profit after tax reached ₹206 crore for Q4 and ₹732 crore for the full year, the highest ever. Advances grew 18% YoY, deposits 21% YoY. NIM improved to 3.39%. Gross NPA at 2.45%, Net NPA at 0.89%, both 7-year lows. ROE for FY26 was 12.77%.
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DCB Bank Limited has released the transcript of its Earnings Conference Call held on April 24, 2026, concerning the audited financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2026. The transcript is available on the bank's website.
During the call, Mr. Praveen Kutty, Managing Director and CEO, highlighted that the profit after tax for Q4 FY26 was ₹206 crore and for the full year was ₹732 crore, marking the highest ever in the bank's history. He noted a 16% income growth and 11% expense growth, with operating profit for the full year at 25%, the highest in eight years. Advances grew by 18% year-on-year, and deposits grew by 21% year-on-year, with deposit growth outpacing advances growth and improving granularity. The cost of deposits in Q4 was 44 basis points lower compared to the previous year. The co-lending book stood at 13.9%, decreasing in absolute terms from Q3 to Q4.
Net Interest Margin (NIM) improved to 3.39% in Q4, 12 basis points higher than the sequential quarter and 10 basis points higher than the same period last year, despite a 25 basis point rate cut. Core fee income growth was robust at ₹198 crore, the highest ever. Gross NPA was 2.45% and Net NPA was 0.89%, both at 7-year lows. Full-year credit cost was 40 basis points. The bank reported ROA of 0.97% and ROE of 13.53% for Q4, with full-year ROE at 12.77%, the highest in 11 years.
Management indicated that deposit repricing benefits are expected to continue until late Q2 or early Q3. The bank is progressing well on its home loan to business loan (HL to BL) sourcing, with a ratio of approximately 70-30, which is contributing to yield and credit cost improvements. Asset quality is expected to remain strong, with credit costs likely to stay below 45 basis points. Fee income growth is driven by third-party distribution, forex, and trade finance. The bank plans to increase its employee count to around 13,000 by the end of the current fiscal year and anticipates crossing the 500-branch mark. The bank is cautious about the West Asia crisis but does not foresee an immediate impact on portfolio performance.
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