An analysis by ETIG reveals that 62 out of the 73 banking and finance stocks in the BSE 500 and 31 out of 35 sector stocks in the BSE 200 now trade above their five-year average price-book (P/B) multiples on a trailing basis. The trend was similar when the current valuations were compared with the three-year average multiples.
AU Small Finance Bank Q2 profit jumps 53% to Rs 858 crore
AU’s gross non-performing assets ratio fell 42 basis points (bps) to 1.99% at the end of September. This helped in 25% lower provision at Rs