The lender reported a 15 percent year-on-year rise in its standalone net profit for the March quarter at Rs 1,124 crore, which was below the Street's estimates.
Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank hit fresh record high of Rs 1,280, rising 5.75 percent intraday on Wednesday as investors cheered its March quarter performance.
It has touched an intraday high of Rs 1,232.70 and an intraday low of Rs 1,222.90. The stock has touched a 52-week high of Rs 1,232.70.
The lender reported a 15 percent year-on-year rise in its standalone net profit for the March quarter at Rs 1,124 crore, which was below the Street's estimates.
The growth in net profit was driven by a decline in bad loans and healthy expansion of the bank's loan book.
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Its net interest income (NII), the difference between interest earned and interest paid, was in line with expectations, having grown 18 percent on year to Rs 2,580 cror
Net interest margins (NIM) fell to 4.35 percent during the reporting quarter, from 4.63 percent in the corresponding quarter a year ago.
Brokerages have been upbeat about the bank’s results, while some of them have upgraded the target price, with an upside potential of 22 percent.
Brokerage: Nomura | Rating: Buy | Target: Rs 1,400 from Rs 1,150
Nomura said that the current valuation is not undermining, but the bank will remain a compounding story. The brokerage further is factoring in 24-25 percent CAGR over FY18-21. Going forward, it expects cost ratios to continue to moderate and sees PPOP CAGR of 25 percent over FY18-21.
Brokerage: Morgan Stanley | Rating: Overweight | Target: Rs 1,435 from Rs 1,300
Morgan Stanley is now expecting continued strong earnings ahead and is projecting Project 35% CAGR In banking business over FY19-20. It continues to like the bank, given significant scope for acceleration in revenue growth.
Brokerage: Macquarie | Rating: Neutral | Target: Rs 1,200
Macquarie has raised EPS target by 3 percent on faster growth. It also said that growth is showing signs of an uptick.
Brokerage: Credit Suisse | Rating: Neutral | Target: Rs 1,070
Credit Suisse said that the profitability remains strong. It also sees a pick up in bank loan growth too.
At 12:10 hours IST, the stock price was quoting at Rs 1,278.00, up Rs 67.65, or 5.59 percent on the BSE.