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HDB Financial Profit Dips on Q2 Credit Costs as Stock Slips Below IPO Price

Management cites monsoon-hit CV and CE stress with demand deferral ahead of possible GST changes.

Overview

  • Q2 FY26 net profit came in at about Rs 581 crore, down roughly 1.5–2% year on year.
  • Loan losses and provisions rose 74% to around Rs 748 crore, reflecting higher credit costs and strain in CV/CE portfolios.
  • Core earnings held up with NII up about 20% year on year and NIM expanding by roughly 20 basis points, though AUM growth and disbursements were muted.
  • Shares fell about 1.35% to roughly Rs 733 after the results, slipping below the Rs 740 IPO price.
  • Broker views diverged with Motilal Oswal at Neutral and a Rs 820 target, JM Financial at Reduce and Rs 740, Emkay Global at Buy and Rs 850, and Nirmal Bang at Buy and Rs 912, while the board declared a Rs 2 interim dividend with October 24 as the record date.