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<ul><li>Credit growth has revived strongly (~15% YoY for our coverage universe), led by SFBs and PSBs/Mid-sized private banks, though geopolitical risks may weigh on momentum.</li><li>Deposit growth continues to lag, keeping funding costs elevated and competition for CASA intense. NIM trends are expected to remain divergent, with mid-sized banks and SFBs seeing NIM uptick, while large private banks and PSBs defend margins amid yield compression and sticky CoD.</li><li>NBFCs are expected to deliver strong AUM growth (led by diversified, vehicle, and gold financiers) and earnings growth (driven by lower credit costs). </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Credit growth has revived strongly (~15% YoY for our coverage universe), led by SFBs and PSBs/Mid-sized private banks, though geopolitical risks may weigh on momentum.Deposit growth continues to lag, keeping funding costs elevated and competition for CASA intense. NIM trends are expected to remain divergent, with mid-sized banks and SFBs seeing NIM uptick, while large private banks and PSBs defend margins amid yield compression and sticky CoD.NBFCs are expected to deliver strong AUM growth (led by diversified, vehicle, and gold financiers) and earnings growth (driven by lower credit costs). Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) - Q4FY26: Earnings Preview

<ul><li>Over 9MFY26, the sector presented two distinct narratives for banks and NBFCs.</li><li>Phase 1 proved challenging, with headwinds largely playing out over H1FY26 and was characterised by slower disbursement and loan growth, deposit mobilisation pressures for banks, squeezed margins given RBI repo rate cuts, and elevated stress in the unsecured lending segments.</li><li>However, Phase 2, which began unfolding in Q3, was meaningfully better with most banks and NBFCs reporting an earnings surprise aided by gradually moderating credit costs as unsecured segment stress ebbed, the ability to maintain NIMs despite rate cuts in Dec’25 (though only partial impact was visible), continuous asset quality improvement, and a decisive credit growth recovery. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Over 9MFY26, the sector presented two distinct narratives for banks and NBFCs.Phase 1 proved challenging, with headwinds largely playing out over H1FY26 and was characterised by slower disbursement and loan growth, deposit mobilisation pressures for banks, squeezed margins given RBI repo rate cuts, and elevated stress in the unsecured lending segments.However, Phase 2, which began unfolding in Q3, was meaningfully better with most banks and NBFCs reporting an earnings surprise aided by gradually moderating credit costs as unsecured segment stress ebbed, the ability to maintain NIMs despite rate cuts in Dec’25 (though only partial impact was visible), continuous asset quality improvement, and a decisive credit growth recovery. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Banks and NBFCs Sector Update - Fundamentals Firm, Valuations Now More Compelling

<ul><li>Stock investment endeavours to deliver consistent outperformance in the long term by making a diversified investment of ‘Winners’.</li><li>Axis Intellect (AI) Score based Investment Approach for Stock Selection applies unique approach to deliver alpha by applying equal exposure to ‘Core’ and ‘Satellite’ factors.</li><li>What are ‘Core’ Factors’: Low Volatility, Value, Growth, Quality, Momentum (Equal weighted 50% exposure)</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Stock investment endeavours to deliver consistent outperformance in the long term by making a diversified investment of ‘Winners’.Axis Intellect (AI) Score based Investment Approach for Stock Selection applies unique approach to deliver alpha by applying equal exposure to ‘Core’ and ‘Satellite’ factors.What are ‘Core’ Factors’: Low Volatility, Value, Growth, Quality, Momentum (Equal weighted 50% exposure)Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

<ul><li>Overview: Stock investment endeavors to deliver consistent outperformance over the long term by making a diversified investment of ‘Winners’.</li><li>The Axis Intellect AI score strategy adopts unique approach to deliver alpha by applying equal exposure to ‘Core’ factors: Value, Growth, Quality, Momentum.</li><li>Consistently outperformed the benchmark with superior returns. Superior risk-adjusted long-term returns</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Overview: Stock investment endeavors to deliver consistent outperformance over the long term by making a diversified investment of ‘Winners’.The Axis Intellect AI score strategy adopts unique approach to deliver alpha by applying equal exposure to ‘Core’ factors: Value, Growth, Quality, Momentum.Consistently outperformed the benchmark with superior returns. Superior risk-adjusted long-term returnsContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

<ul><li>Stock investment endeavors to deliver consistent outperformance over the long term by making a diversified investment of ‘Winners’.</li><li>The Axis Intellect AI score strategy adopts unique approach to deliver alpha by applying equal exposure to ‘Core’ factors: Value, Growth, Quality, Momentum.</li><li>Key features: Consistently outperformed the benchmark with superior returns</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Stock investment endeavors to deliver consistent outperformance over the long term by making a diversified investment of ‘Winners’.The Axis Intellect AI score strategy adopts unique approach to deliver alpha by applying equal exposure to ‘Core’ factors: Value, Growth, Quality, Momentum.Key features: Consistently outperformed the benchmark with superior returnsContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

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Federal Bank is a major Indian private sector commercial bank offering a comprehensive suite of banking and financial services, including retail banking, wholesale banking, and treasury operations. It provides products such as savings and current accounts, loans, credit and debit cards, insurance, and wealth management. The bank is headquartered in Aluva, Kochi, Kerala, India, and was founded on April 23, 1931.

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Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) - Q4FY26: Earnings Preview

Credit growth has revived strongly (~15% YoY for our coverage universe), led by SFBs and PSBs/Mid-sized private banks, though geopolitical risks...

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Banks and NBFCs Sector Update - Fundamentals Firm, Valuations Now More Compelling

Phase 1 proved challenging, with headwinds largely playing out over H1FY26 and was characterised by slower disbursement and loan growth, deposit...

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Axis Intellect - Aggressive

Stock investment endeavours to deliver consistent outperformance in the long term by making a diversified investment of ‘Winners’.

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Axis Intellect - Balanced

Overview: Stock investment endeavors to deliver consistent outperformance over the long term by making a diversified investment of ‘Winners’.

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Axis Intellect - Balanced

Stock investment endeavors to deliver consistent outperformance over the long term by making a diversified investment of ‘Winners’.

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