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.
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
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.
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.
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.
AU Small Finance Bank's share price was trading 1.7 per cent higher at ₹755.8 per share on the NSE
AU Small Finance Bank becomes the first SFB to receive RBI's in-principle approval to transition into a universal bank, expanding its product reach and lending base
AU Small Finance Bank shares slipped 7.3 per cent in trade after the bank's Q1 numbers came in weak; Brokerages recommend 'Reduce', check target price
AU Small Finance Bank on Saturday posted a 16 per cent growth in net profit to Rs 581 crore during the first quarter of this financial year. The Jaipur-based bank had earned a net profit of Rs 503 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. The total income rose to Rs 5,189 crore during the June 2025 quarter from Rs 4,278 crore in the same period of FY25, AU Small Finance Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest earned by the bank improved to Rs 4,378 crore compared to Rs 3,769 crore in the June quarter of FY25. Net interest income rose to Rs 2,045 crore during the quarter against Rs 1,921 crore a year ago. The bank's operating profit also increased to Rs 1,312 crore from Rs 952 crore in the year-ago period. However, the bank's asset quality witnessed deterioration, as gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rose to 2.47 per cent of gross advances at the end of the June quarter, from 1.78 per cent a year ago. Gross loan portfolio (GLP) grew 18 per cent to Rs 1,17,624 cro
AU Small Finance Bank on Tuesday reported 18 per cent rise in profit at Rs 504 crore for March quarter FY25 on account of increase in core income. The bank's net profit was Rs 428 crore in the year-ago quarter. During the latest fourth quarter, the bank's total income increased to Rs 5,031 crore from Rs 3,385 crore in Q4FY24, AU Small Finance Bank said in a regulatory filing. Net Interest Income (NII) grew 57 per cent to Rs 2,094 crore compared to Rs 1,337 crore in the year-ago period, it said. Net Interest Margin (NIM) for Q4FY25 stood at 5.8 per cent compared to 5.1 per cent in Q4FY24, it said. Net profit of the bank in full financial year 2024-25 rose 32 per cent to Rs 2,106 crore from Rs 1,591 crore in the previous fiscal. The Jaipur-based bank declared a dividend of Re 1 per share for FY25 subject to shareholders' approval. However, the bank witnessed deterioration in its asset quality with gross NPA (non-performing asset) at 2.28 per cent in March 2025 as against 1.67 per
CreditAccess, L&T Fin, RBL Bank, Poonawalla Fincorp, Five-Star Business Finance, Ujjivan SFB, Shriram Finance, Cholamandalam, M&M Financial, AU SFB and Bandhan Bank were up in the range of 4% - 15%.
Private equity firm WestBridge Capital divested on Wednesday a 1.7 per cent stake in the AU Small Finance Bank for Rs 845 crore through an open market transaction. WestBridge Capital, through its affiliate Westbridge AIF I, sold shares of the Jaipur-based AU Small Finance Bank through a bulk deal on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). As per data available, Westbridge AIF I offloaded 1.30 crore shares, amounting to a 1.75 per cent stake in AU Small Finance Bank. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 650.08 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 845.10 crore. After the stake sale, the shareholding of WestBridge Capital in the AU Small Finance Bank has declined to 2.07 per cent from 3.82 per cent. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs Investments Mauritius I picked up 43.34 lakh shares of the AU Small Finance Bank at an average price of Rs 650 per piece. This took the deal value to Rs 281.71 crore. Details of other buyers of the AU Small Finance Bank shares could not be ...
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Surpassing the 50,000-mark for the very first time, the index's ascent can also be attributed to robust Q4 GDP figures, and S&P recent upgradation of India's rating to positive
The central bank has laid down qualitative criteria of a satisfactory five-year track record, which will be evaluated post-application made by SFBs
Fincare SFB is slated to merge with AU SFB from April 1, 2024
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According to the exchange filing, advances rose by 4 per cent sequentially from Rs 65,029 crore