The Reserve Bank of India had earlier barred the lender from opening new branches
Net interest income in Q2 surged 55%; profit jumped 47%
Says will submit a strategic plan to RBI to pare stake
Net profit rose to Rs 4.88 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, from Rs 3.31 billion a year
The stock moved higher by 7.5% to Rs 521 on the BSE in intra-day trade after the bank reported 47% year on year jumped in net profit at Rs 4.88 billion in Q2FY19.
Stock likely to remain under pressure until promoters take steps to reduce stake
Even if financials aren't destabilised in the near-term, the stock may remain under pressure until promoters firm up on stake reduction
The stock locked in lower circuit of 20% at Rs 451, its lowest level since its listing on March 27, 2018, on the BSE.
On Friday, RBI withdrew the "general" permission given to Bandhan Bank to open branches and froze the remuneration of its MD and CEO for not reducing its promoter's stake
Bank needs RBI approval to open branches; MD's salary frozen
The action was taken because of the bank's failure to bring down the non-operative financial holding company's shareholding to 40 per cent
Holistic balance sheet growth remains key task despite accelerated journey in bourses
Various options that Bandhan Bank was looking at to meet the shareholding norms, are merging the three entities - Bandhan Financial Services (BFSL), Bandhan Financial Holding (BFHL), and Bandhan Bank
RBI's licensing norms require a bank to bring down promoter holding to 40 % within 3 years of operation - which, for Bandhan Bank, will be by Aug 23
The stock surged 7% to Rs 742, its highest level since listing on March 27, 2018 on the NSE, rallied 98% against issue price of Rs 375 per share.
Bandhan Bank was up 6% at Rs 596, trading at its highest level since listing on March 27, 2018.
At 01:44 pm; with market capitalisation of Rs 840 billion Bandhan Bank, was stood ahead of YES Bank, which has m-cap of Rs 838 billion, the BSE data shows.
Its net interest income (NII) or a difference between interest earned and expensed surged 40 per cent over a year to Rs 10.4 billion
Bandhan Bank hit a new high of Rs 585, up 5% on Tuesday, trading at its highest level since listing on March 27, 2018
Even as the cost of moving to an universal bank is reflecting on its profitability, analysts see strong growth and earnings visibility going ahead