State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) is set to report its quarterly earnings on Friday.
Here is what one can expect from the numbers:
PNB has to make a provision of Rs 5,315 crore in the remaining fiscal, which may keep pressure on the earnings.
Slippages can come down to Rs 4,000 crore versus Rs 7,300 crore, as per analysts.
Any improvement in gross non-performing assets (NPAs), which were at 18.26 percent, will be positive. However, provisions are expected to remain elevated not only on account of Nirav Modi’s account but also mark-to-market losses and ageing of NPAs.
The loan growth is expected to remain tepid at and around 3-5 percent. Last quarter it was close to 4 percent.
CNBC-TV18’s poll suggests net interest income (NII) growth of just 1.1 percent while the bank is likely to report a net loss of Rs 1,200 crore versus a profit of Rs 560 crore in the same quarter previous year.