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DCB Bank Ltd

| Quarterly Financial Results Q3 FY 2025-26

BULLISH SENTIMENT

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⬤23rd Jan 26

Summary : DCB Bank reports strong Q3 and 9M 2025 unaudited results with increased profit, healthy capital, and improved asset quality, while managing new regulatory impacts.

Quarterly Report Analysis & Insights

Financial Disclosures

  1. Total Expenditure (excluding provisions): ₹1,759.46 crore (Q3 2025), ₹5,187.17 crore (9M 2025).
  2. Interest Expended: ₹1,236.21 crore (Q3 2025), ₹3,695.87 crore (9M 2025).
  3. Operating Expenses: ₹523.25 crore (Q3 2025), ₹1,491.30 crore (9M 2025).
  4. Provisions (Other than tax): ₹74.11 crore (Q3 2025), ₹249.79 crore (9M 2025).
  5. Tax expense: ₹63.99 crore (Q3 2025), ₹177.95 crore (9M 2025).
  6. No non-performing assets (NPAs) or Special Mention Accounts (SMA) transferred/acquired.
  7. Loans not in default acquired through assignment: ₹537.23 crore.
  8. Acquired loans include ₹194.33 crore unsecured business/personal loans.
  9. Tangible security coverage for secured acquired loans is 100%.
  10. Total Income: ₹2,082.30 crore (Q3 2025), ₹6,140.82 crore (9M 2025).
  11. Interest Earned: ₹1,860.88 crore (Q3 2025), ₹5,497.19 crore (9M 2025).
  12. Other Income: ₹221.42 crore (Q3 2025), ₹643.63 crore (9M 2025).
  13. Floating provision on advances: ₹195.79 crore (Dec 31, 2025).
  14. Floating provision on investments: ₹12.07 crore (Dec 31, 2025).
  15. Paid-up Equity Share Capital: ₹321.74 crore (Dec 31, 2025).
  16. Net Worth: ₹5,795.54 crore (Dec 31, 2025).
  17. Total Segment Assets: ₹81,840.07 crore (Dec 31, 2025).
  18. Total Segment Liabilities: ₹75,490.24 crore (Dec 31, 2025).
  19. Preferential allotment of 60,58,394 equity shares to AKFED (promoter) for ₹83.00 crore.
  20. Consolidated financial results are not applicable as the Bank has no subsidiaries, associates, or joint ventures.

Corporate Overview

  1. Mumbai is the corporate and registered office location.
  2. New Labour Codes (Code on Wages, Industrial Relations, Social Security, Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions) notified on November 21, 2025.
  3. Draft Central Rules and FAQs for New Labour Codes published on December 30, 2025.
  4. Estimated incremental impact of ₹26.87 crore on 'Employees' cost' for Q3 and nine months ended December 31, 2025.
  5. Bank is monitoring finalization of Central and State Rules and clarifications for appropriate accounting effect.
  6. Financial results prepared in accordance with RBI Guidelines and SEBI Listing Regulations.
  7. Significant accounting policies consistent with annual financial statements for March 31, 2025.
  8. Implementation of RBI circulars/directions is prospective unless specifically required.
  9. Treasury operations involve financial markets activities, proprietary trading, reserve requirements, and resource mobilisation.
  10. Corporate / Wholesale Banking includes lending, deposit taking, and services for corporate customers.
  11. Retail Banking focuses on lending, deposit taking, and services for retail customers.
  12. Other Banking Operations encompass para banking activities, third-party product distribution, and merchant banking.
  13. The Bank does not have any Digital Banking Units (DBUs).
  14. The tone is factual and compliant, reporting financial results and regulatory adherence.
  15. Serves corporate and retail customers.
  16. Retail Banking is the largest segment by revenue (Q3 2025: ₹1,713.94 crore, 9M 2025: ₹4,964.98 crore).
  17. Treasury Operations contributed ₹487.91 crore in Q3 2025 and ₹1,563.59 crore in 9M 2025.
  18. Corporate / Wholesale Banking generated ₹139.17 crore in Q3 2025 and ₹398.59 crore in 9M 2025.
  19. Other Banking Operations contributed ₹55.24 crore in Q3 2025 and ₹146.60 crore in 9M 2025.
  20. Revaluation surplus of ₹106.83 crore credited to revaluation reserve.
  21. Closing balance of revaluation reserve as at December 31, 2025 is ₹390.06 crore.
  22. Revaluation Reserve is reckoned as CET I capital at a 55% discount as per RBI circulars.
  23. Allotment of 60,58,394 equity shares to Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development S.A. (AKFED) on a preferential basis.
  24. Total consideration for the preferential allotment was ₹83.00 crore.

Risk Factors

  1. New labor codes impact employee costs.
  2. Pillar 3 disclosures not auditor-reviewed.
  3. Project finance resolution plans may fail.
  4. Regulatory changes could affect operations.

Key Drivers

  1. Net profit and EPS show strong growth.
  2. Capital adequacy ratio remains healthy.
  3. Asset quality improved, lower NPA ratios.
  4. Capital infusion supports future growth.

Auditor’s Report

  1. Unmodified limited review report.
  2. Pillar 3 disclosures (leverage ratio, liquidity coverage ratio, net stable funding ratio under Basel III Capital Regulations) were not reviewed by auditors.

Board Commentary

  1. Estimated incremental impact of ₹26.87 crore on 'Employees' cost' due to New Labour Codes.
  2. New Labour Codes notified, with estimated impact on employee costs.
  3. 278 projects under implementation at quarter end, totaling ₹1,717.13 crore.
  4. 4 project accounts (₹19.62 crore) had resolution plans implemented.
  5. No resolution plans under implementation or failed for project finance.

Corporate Governance

  1. Significant accounting policies consistent with previous annual financial statements.
  2. RBI circulars/directions implemented prospectively unless specified.
  3. Audit Committee reviewed and recommended financial results to the Board.

Management Discussion & Analysis

Future Strategy

  1. Monitoring finalization of New Labour Codes for appropriate accounting effect.

Operational Focus Areas

  1. Compliance with RBI Guidelines and SEBI Listing Regulations.
  2. Maintaining significant accounting policies consistently.
  3. Making necessary provisions for standard assets, NPAs, and investments.

Performance Drivers

  1. Strong growth in Interest Earned and Other Income contributing to Total Income increase.
  2. Effective management of Interest Expended and Operating Expenses.
  3. Improvement in asset quality with declining Gross and Net NPA ratios.
  4. Healthy Capital Adequacy Ratio (Basel III) at 15.84%.

Risk Control Measures

  1. Provisions made for standard assets, unhedged foreign currency exposure, NPAs, investments, and income tax.
  2. Floating provision on advances of ₹195.79 crore as of December 31, 2025.
  3. Floating provision on investments of ₹12.07 crore as of December 31, 2025.

Critical Risks

  1. Potential financial impact from the finalization of New Labour Codes.
  2. Risks associated with project finance accounts under implementation, including resolution processes.
  3. Dependence on RBI guidelines and regulatory changes for operational and financial reporting.
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