Bank of Baroda stock fell by 10.12% today, 6th May, 2025, after the bank announced its financial results for the January-March 2025 quarter.
Reason behind the fall
- The bank's net profit increased by 3.3% to 5,048 crore, so investors were disappointed because the profit was helped by higher other income, not by better core banking performance.
- Here, NIM is a key measure of profitability, which was the lowest in 14 quarters, showing that the bank is earning less from its lending business.
- Well, the main reason for the fall was a 6.6% drop in NII, which is the bank's core income from lending, so NII fell to 11,019 crore, much lower than the market.
- Here, the bank reported the higher slippages and write-offs which compared to the previous, signaling ongoing asset quality concerns.
Market impact
- The public sector bank saw its shares fall, so with the PSU bank sector, which is losing about 58,000 crore in market value today.
- The result is disappointing, which has led to a sell-off in Bank of Baroda shares, which is wiping out around INR 10,000 crore in market value.
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Conclusion
In conclusion, the fall in the Bank of Baroda share price, which was mainly due to weaker than expected core income, pressure on profit marginand concern despite a small rise in net profit, and asset quality.
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