In Week of Mar 28, 2026, DCB Bank Ltd (Banks - Private) is outperforming Nifty 500 with +9.1% relative strength. Fundamentals: Average.
Weekly presence in the outperformers list. Green = beating Nifty 500 by 10%+ that week.
Based on Q3 FY26 earnings • Updated Feb 22, 2026
What: Cost of deposits reduced to 6.86% with borrowing cut from ₹8,400cr to ₹4,700cr driving 10-15bps NIM expansion
Impact: +₹150 Cr revenue
“Full impact of 25bps repo rate cut will be seen in Q4 per MD & CEO”
What: 86% recovery rate on fresh slippages enabling credit cost to fall to 0.30%
Impact: +₹50 Cr revenue
“Slippage ratio at 3.08% is lowest in 18 quarters per management”
What: Top 20 exposures reduced to 6.61% supporting sustainable high growth
Impact: +₹300 Cr revenue
“Management confident growth rate will continue in 18-20 range while maintaining granularity”
Earnings deceleration risks from management commentary
Trigger: If disbursement delays exceed 48 hours
Impact: -3 bps margin impact
Management view: Customers have multiple offers and they're going away if not served promptly
Monitor: CASA ratio and loan growth rate
Trigger: New regulatory changes implemented
Impact: -5 bps margin impact
Management view: Profit grew 22% despite one-time impact of ₹26.87cr
Monitor: Other operating expenses
Key quotes from recent conference calls
“The full impact of the 50bps rate cut which happened in the previous quarter is taken in Q3 the full impact. So what you're seeing is a lagged impact for the 25 basis point repo rate cut which you saw which happened in Q3, the impact you will see happening in Q4 — Praveen Kutty”
“Our credit costs are benign at 0.37% much below the minimum stated goal of 0.45%. What is truly heartening for us is that our slippage ratio for the quarter at 3.08% is the lowest we had in 18 quarters — Praveen Kutty”
“We are very confident that our cost of deposit will come down, the growth rate will continue in the 18 to 20 range and in addition we will also be able to maintain the granularity — Praveen Kutty”
“Our recoveries and upgrades as a percentage of our fresh flow, it is 86%. That's like we have never touched that before. And we intend to not only touch, we need to continue that and maybe even go better with the improved — Praveen Kutty”
Forward-looking targets from management for FY27
Revenue Growth Target
18%
Implied PAT Growth
15%
Credit Growth Target
18%
NIM Guidance
3.3%
Key Milestones
• ROE of 13.5% for FY27
• ROE of 14.5% for FY28
• ROA improvement to 1% by FY27
Revenue, profit and margin growth rates
| Metric | YoY | 3Y CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +11% | +23% | Stable |
| PAT (Net Profit) | +23% | +29% | Stable |
The above analysis is parsed from publicly available earnings call transcripts. This is educational research only — not investment advice. Last updated Feb 22, 2026.
Based on publicly available financial data. This is educational research, not investment advice.
DCB Bank Ltd's latest quarterly results (Dec 2025) show
DCB Bank Ltd's profit is growing with an stable trend.
DCB Bank Ltd's revenue growth trend is stable.
DCB Bank Ltd's asset quality trend is improving.
DCB Bank Ltd's long-term compounding rates
DCB Bank Ltd's earnings growth is stable with mixed signals on a sequential basis.
DCB Bank Ltd's trailing twelve month (TTM) performance
DCB Bank Ltd appears undervalued based on our fair value analysis.
DCB Bank Ltd's current PE ratio is 7.6x.
DCB Bank Ltd's current PE is 7.6x.
DCB Bank Ltd's price-to-book ratio is 0.9x.
DCB Bank Ltd is rated Average with a fundamental score of 53.85/100. This score is calculated from objective financial metrics
DCB Bank Ltd has a debt-to-equity ratio of N/A.
DCB Bank Ltd's return ratios over recent years
DCB Bank Ltd's operating cash flow is negative (FY2025).
DCB Bank Ltd's current dividend yield is 0.81%.
DCB Bank Ltd's shareholding pattern (Dec 2025)
DCB Bank Ltd's promoter holding has increased recently.
DCB Bank Ltd has been outperforming Nifty 500 for 3 consecutive weeks, indicating early-stage outperformance.
DCB Bank Ltd is a re-entry — it briefly dropped off the outperformance list but has now returned. Re-entries can signal renewed strength.
DCB Bank Ltd has 3 key growth catalysts identified from recent earnings analysis
DCB Bank Ltd has 2 key risks worth monitoring
In Q3 FY26, DCB Bank Ltd's management highlighted
DCB Bank Ltd's management has provided the following forward guidance for FY27
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