Gruh Finance, the affordable housing finance arm of HDFC, was taken over in January by Kolkata based Bandhan Bank in a share swap deal.
We are present in affordable housing segment, but the scale is very small. To grow in this segment, we found value in Gruh, says Ghosh
The lender posted a 10% rise in profit to Rs 331 crore in the December quarter
Private sector lender Bandhan Bank Thursday reported a hit in profit growth for the December quarter with a 10 percent uptick at Rs 331 crore due to the provision for its IL&FS exposure. The microlender-turned-bank set aside a whopping Rs 385 crore in provision for its exposure to the troubled infra financier, which dented its profit. The bank did not disclose what's its exposure to the crippled infra major, though. "We used to always take unsecured exposures. This was an experiment on a secured lending to a AAA-borrower which has gone bad," managing director and chief executive CS Ghosh told reporters here. Bandhan is the second lender in this earnings season to report a hit on the IL&FS exposure. Wednesday, larger peer Indusind Bank too had reported one of its worst quarters in year due to its Rs 3,000 exposure to the infra major with a 5 percent bottomline growth. Bandhan Bank, which took over the HDFC arm Gruh Finance in an all-stock deal earlier this week, ..
Operating profit for the quarter increased by 56.8 per cent at Rs 900 crore against 1,574 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year, the company said in its press release.
The merger makes Bandhan susceptible to shocks in the housing market
After the merger, HDFC will have about a 15 per cent stake in the Bandhan Bank, this is more than what RBI's rules permit investor to hold stake in bank
Shareholders of Gruh Finance will get 568 shares of Bandhan Bank for every 1,000 shares held.
Bandhan Bank has dipped 5 per cent to Rs 504, falling 7 per cent from its opening level on the BSE, while Gruh Finance slipped 4 per cent to Rs 307, declining 7 per cent from intra-day high level.
The stock was trading higher for the fourth straight day, up 4% at Rs 556 on the BSE.
With the 40 new ones, the count would be 978 by end-December. With Wednesday's development, it was 943
Ghosh also suggested that microfinance institutions (MFIs) should be cautious in expansion in the present market scenario
In the days ahead, the biggest challenge for Bandhan will be to find the right way to dilute promoter share
Shares of H G Infra Engineering, Indostar Capital Finance, Mas Financial Services, and Bharat Dynamics have hit their respective lowest level since listing.
Bandhan Bank's capital adequacy ratio is in excess of 30%, one of the highest in the industry
The Reserve Bank of India had earlier barred the lender from opening new branches
Net interest income in Q2 surged 55%; profit jumped 47%
Says will submit a strategic plan to RBI to pare stake
Net profit rose to Rs 4.88 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, from Rs 3.31 billion a year
The stock moved higher by 7.5% to Rs 521 on the BSE in intra-day trade after the bank reported 47% year on year jumped in net profit at Rs 4.88 billion in Q2FY19.