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South Ind.Bank
Our verdict on South Ind.Bank isn’t the consensus take — see where we landed, and the one risk the bull case glosses over.
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The bank maintained the 79:21 ratio and explicitly stated that further progress is expected during the financial year. (3 met, 1 exceeded across 4 tracked commitments)
“79:21 – Tooth to Tail Ratio Further progress expected during the financial year”
NIM for the quarter stood at 2.86%, representing a 6 basis point sequential improvement from the previous trough. (3 met across 3 tracked commitments)
“So, what you see now at 2.8% is, to the best of our knowledge, the lowest ebb in terms of interest rates from a NIM perspective. We expect NIMs to recover going forward.”
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How durable is the business?
The bank's digital transaction share remains a dominant moat, expanding further to 98.2% of all transactions. (5 expanding)
“Digital Transactions 98.49% Q3FY26”
The 'Rest of India' segment is the primary driver of geographic diversification, expanding its share of the loan book from 31% to 37%. (5 expanding across 1 engine)
“Treasury & Forex Q3-FY26 77 Q3-FY25 57 Y-o-Y (%) 35%”
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Where does growth come from?
The bank is successfully pivoting to high-yield retail, with Home Loans growing at 55% and Auto Loans at 24% YoY, significantly outperforming the overall 9% gross advance growth. (5 accelerating across 5 signals)
“Retail segment continues to grow for us; it has grown YOY at 23%.”
Digital adoption is accelerating with branch productivity increasing by 60% following the rollout of platforms like GST Power and LAP Power. (3 accelerating, 2 new trend across 5 signals, 3 leading indicators)
“For working capital facilities to small businesses, we have something called GST Power. For LAP, we have something called LAP Power. These are all journeys in a fully digital mode”
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What could break the thesis?
NIM remains under pressure as the bank passed on 100 bps of repo rate cuts to borrowers immediately while deposit costs have not moved in sync. Management expects bottoming in Q2. (4 intensifying, 1 easing, 1 high-severity)
“Net Interest Margin Q3FY26 2.86% Q3FY25 3.19%”
Profitability metrics remain under pressure; RoA is stable at 1.01% (vs 1.00% YoY) but RoE has slipped to 12.41% from 12.90% YoY and 13.74% in the previous quarter. (2 intensifying, 2 easing, 1 stable)
“Return on Assets 1.07% (Q3FY26) 1.12% (Q3FY25); Return on Equity 13.49% (Q3FY26) 13.93% (Q3FY25)”
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