The brokerage expects the lender's RoA and return on equity (RoE) to improve to 1.0-1.1 per cent and 14.4-15.8 per cent, respectively, over FY27-FY28E, from 0.9 per cent and 11.4 per cent in FY25
DCB Bank scrip jumped 8.26 per cent to ₹198, the highest level since January 21, 2020, on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
Private sector lender DCB Bank on Friday reported a 22 per cent jump in its net profit to Rs 185 crore for the December 2025 quarter. The city-based lender had reported a net profit of Rs 151 crore in the year-ago period. Its net interest income grew to Rs 625 crore from Rs 543 crore in the year-ago period, while the non-interest income grew to Rs 221 crore from Rs 184 crore. Overall provisions inched up to Rs 74 crore from Rs 67 crore in the year-ago period. From an asset quality perspective, its gross non-performing assets ratio improved to 2.72 per cent from 2.99 per cent a year ago. Overall capital adequacy stood at 15.84 per cent as of December 31, 2025, with the core buffer at 13.45 per cent. The bank's scrip closed 3.31 per cent down at Rs 182.60 apiece on the BSE on Friday, against a 0.94 per cent correction on the benchmark.
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Shares of DCB Bank rallied 5% to ₹177.45 and were trading at its highest level since February 2020.
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The buying on the counter came after the RBI approved Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development S.A (AKFED) to acquire 60,58,394 equity shares of DCB Bank through a preferential issue
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