Axis Bank Q2 results preview: Here's what leading brokerages expect

The analysts would watch out for the management's commentary on "the stressed asset cropped up recently and delay or failure for resolution in the near term which could endure higher provisions

Subdued loan growth and flat net interest margin (NIM) could dull the September quarter earnings of Axis Bank, which is slated to report its July-September quarter earnings for the financial year 2019-20 (Q2FY20) this week. 

Analysts, however, seem to be divided on the growth in net profit due to ambiguity over whether the bank would provide a one-time mark-down in its deferred tax asset (DTA) or would the mark-down be spread evenly over the financial year.

Consider this: Analysts at Nirmal Bang peg the PAT at Rs 2,186 crore, up 177 per cent year-on-year (YoY) if the mark-down is evenly