SBI Q4 preview: Analysts see 65-115% YoY PAT growth on lower provisions

Emkay Global feels that SBI's slippages may remain moderate with limited non-performing assets (NPAs) in retail and no lumpy corporate barring Srei

SBI Q4 result preview: A healthy net interest income (NII) growth, coupled with healthy recoveries and fewer provisions and aided by low base of the previous year, may help State Bank of India (SBI) to report robust March quarter (Q4FY21) numbers, analysts say. However, given the second wave of Covid-19 in the country, analysts would track the management’s asset quality outlook, growth in loan book, and restructuring trends. India's largest public sector lender is slated to report its Q4 results on Friday, May 21.
 

At the operational level, analysts at Nomura expect the lender’s pre-provision or operating profit to increase