According to analysts, the AU Small Finance Bank reported healthy numbers with margin expansion and lower credit costs. However, they remain cautious on valuation
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AU Small Finance Bank Ltd on Tuesday reported a 26 per cent jump in profit after tax to Rs 668 crore for the third quarter ended December 2025. The Jaipur-based bank had posted a profit after tax of Rs 528 crore in the corresponding period last year. The total income of the bank rose 16 per cent to Rs 3,065 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 2,641 crore in the same period of last year, AU Small Finance Bank said in a regulatory filing. The bank's net interest income also grew 16 per cent to Rs 2,341 crore in the quarter from Rs 2,023 crore in the third quarter of the previous fiscal (FY25). On the asset quality front, the gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) remained unchanged at 2.3 per cent at the end of December 2025 from the year earlier. Shares of the bank settled 1.95 per cent lower at Rs 1,000.8 on the BSE.
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Elara Securities sees the outlook for the third quarter of the current financial year to be better for banking and financial sector. It picked ICICI Bank and State Bank of India as its top pick.
AU Small Finance Bank in focus: The Finance Ministry has increased the foreign investment limit in the private-sector bank from 49 per cent to 74 per cent.
Notwithstanding the strong rally in the stock price, the brokerage firm remains excited about AU SFB's growth and earnings prospects and reiterate it as preferred BUY in the mid-size banking space.
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AU Small shares rose after it proposed to appoint N S Venkatesh and Satyajit Dwivedi as non-executive independent directors for a three-year term
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The bank has appointed N S Venkatesh and Satyajit Dwivedi as non-executive independent directors for a three-year term, and reappointed Malini Thadani for a second three-year term
Karnataka Bank, Federal Bank, and AU Small Finance Bank shares were up in the range of 2 per cent to 6 per cent on the BSE on Tuesday
Analysts believe AU SFB's RoE delivery should improve from H2 aided by decline in credit cost, recovery in NIM, sustenance of fee growth, acceleration in loan growth, and controlled opex growth.
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South Indian Bank, Federal Bank, AU SFB and RBL Bank hit their respective 52-week highs on the BSE in intra-day trade on Monday on the back of strong earnings and RBL Bank deal.
AU Small Finance Bank on Friday reported a 2 per cent dip in net profit at Rs 561 crore for the second quarter ended September 30. The bank had a net profit of Rs 571 crore in the July-September quarter of FY25. Net total income rose 9 per cent to Rs 2,857 crore, while operating expenses was up 11 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 1,647 crore during the quarter. Provisioning during the quarter rose 29 per cent to Rs 481 crore. Total deposits stands at over Rs 1.32 lakh crore with 21 per cent YoY growth. Shares of AU Small Finance Bank closed at Rs 793.75, down 0.41 per cent over previous close on BSE.
On the bourses, AU SFB share price was buzzing in trade in a subdued market on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, with the scrip rising as much as 3.83 per cent to hit an intraday high of ₹733.25 per share.
Top banking picks for Motilal Oswal include ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, SBI, and AU Small Finance Bank