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Financial Services · NSE: CENTRALBK

Central Bank of India

Price as of 12 Nov 2026
32.31+0.84%

Q2 FY27 earnings call · Guided by management

Call held 19 Oct 2026 · Read the filing on NSEFiling

14–15​%Business growth · FY27Kumar · p. 3
10–12​%Deposit growth · FY27Kumar · p. 3
14–16​%Advances growth · FY27Kumar · p. 3
48​%CASA ratio (guided at 48% plus or minus 1%) · FY27Kumar · p. 3
M.Cap
₹29,245Cr
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Results Q2 FY27, as filed · consolidated · ₹ Cr

Q2 FY27Q2 FY26YoYQ1 FY27QoQ
Interest earned10,3948,777+18.4%9,726+6.9%
Net interest income4,1673,301+26.3%3,932+6.0%
Operating profit2,2791,795+27.0%2,196+3.8%
Net profit1,4861,232+20.6%1,323+12.3%
EPS (₹)1.641.36+20.6%1.46+12.3%

From the company's own results filing on NSE. Net profit is the owners' share. Growth and the dotted lines are worked out from the filed figures.

Guidance

Return on assets · FY271-—%ROA expected to stay above 1%; guidance kept
Loan growth · FY2714-16%Advances grew 29.83% against guidance of 14% to 16%
Deposit growth · FY2710-12%Deposits grew 14.41% against guidance of 10% to 12%
Net interest margin · FY273-—%NIM 3.01% against guidance of above 3%
Credit cost · FY27—-0.75%Credit cost 0.53% against guidance of up to 0.75%; PCR 97.16%

RAM: RAM-to-corporate mix guided at 65:35 plus or minus 5%; RAM grew 21%

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · p. 5
“Regarding business mix, we have seen ratio of corporate and our RAM is 38:68. It aligns with actually our guidance given to 65:35 plus or minus 5% and growth of RAM sector was 21%.”

More figures from the call

Company · Guidance
0–56​%Cost-to-income ratio · FY27
“Cost-to-income ratio, we have given guidance for less than 56%, but here we could not match the guidance and closed at 58.95%.”
Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officerp. 4
Company · Guidance
0–0.25​%Slippage ratio · FY27
“slippage ratio we have given guidance of less than 0.25% and it is 0.24%”
Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officerp. 4
Company · Guidance
0–2.5​%Gross NPA · FY27
“our gross NPA stood at 2.39% that is also aligned with our guidance given to the market that it will be below 2.50%.”
Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officerp. 4
Company · Guidance
₹2,500–0​CrRecovery from written-off accounts · this year
“This year also I find sufficient ground and sufficient resources available to recover 2,500 plus Crores in this segment.”
Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&Ap. 9
Company · Guidance
0–1.25​%Slippage ratio (quarter-on-quarter) · FY27
“regarding slippage ratio, as I told, for the quarter, it is 1.24%, and it is well within our guidance of 1.25% on quarter-on-quarter basis.”
Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officerp. 4

In short

  1. 01Advances grew 29.83% against guidance of 14% to 16%; deposits grew 14.41% against 10% to 12%.
  2. 02Net profit rose 21% to Rs.1469 crore for the quarter.
  3. 03Credit cost guidance of up to 0.75% held for this year and next year.
  4. 04ROA expected to stay above 1%; management declined to commit for FY28-FY29.
  5. 05ECL transition needs about Rs.5000-5500 crore; Rs.1,525 crore already provided.
  6. 06Cost-to-income at 58.95% and CASA at 44.65% missed guidance.
  7. 07Written-off recovery of 2,500 plus crore expected this year; Rs.700 crore aviation recovery in one to two quarters.
  8. 08Corporate pipeline of about Rs.24,000 crore; margins expected to rise as rates rise.

Capacity

Gold loan: 116 gold loan branches to open with turnaround of at most 30 minutes

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 5
“We are going to open, customize 116 gold loan branches where our TAT would be maximum 30 minutes”

Segments

Gold loan: Gold loan book Rs.41,000 crore at average yield above 8.5%

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 14
“More than 8.5% is the average yield which we derive from the gold loan side. And we have built book Rs.41,000 Crores.”

Corporate: Corporate pipeline about Rs.24,000 crore across undisbursed, in-process and under-consideration

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 9
“pending disbursement is Rs.7000 plus Crores and a proposal of Rs.5200 plus Crores is under process and Rs.11,000 Crores are under consideration. They may come in the NBG and all. Approximately Rs.24,000 Crores, corporate loan book, at present, we are actually having.”

Corporate: Corporate book grew 42% to Rs.1,18,666 crore; 32% of total book

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 9
“this September 2026 we have closed at Rs.1,18,666 Crores with a growth of 42% and out of total book 32% comes from this corporate side.”

Corporate: Corporate focus on renewable energy, roads, data centres, real estate, hospitality, manufacturing

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 9
“Major areas that we are focusing upon, is renewable energy, roads, and also data center, some exposure in real estate, hospitality, and manufacturing segment”

SHG: SHG lending a focus area with NRLM tie-ups in 26 states

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 5
“Another focus area is SHG. We are having tie-up arrangement with the 26 states NRLM”

Demand

Retail: Average ticket size rising for housing and car loans; Rs.22 crore green home loan given

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 6
“very recently in home loan, Rs.22 Crores green home loan we have provided and even ticket size is not a bar for us, no restrictions is there. Now, I can tell you, average ticket size is increasing day-by-day for housing loan and car loan also.”

Margins and costs

Provisions raised to build buffer in good times

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 11
“reason, what you have asked, actually you know, we must build enough provision in good times for facing any challenges or anything which may come in future.”

Provision on standard advances rose to 399 from 30 or 37 a year ago

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 11
“previous year, September 2025, Provision on Standard Advances was 30 or 37, now it is 399.”

Margin expected to rise with rates as 61% of RAM book is linked to external benchmark

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 15
“Out of those 61% linked to external benchmark and there if repo rate, reference rate increases, then certainly there will be positive impact on yield of our portfolio. Therefore, there are every likelihood that margin will increase in this increasing rate scenario.”

Cost of deposit 4.60% and yield on advances 7.87%

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 13
“We have maintained our deposit, cost of deposit at 4.60% and yield on advances 7.87%.”

Yield on advances expected to rise in coming quarters via gold loan and SHG

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 14
“there also good return and less NPA is there that is why these are the focus area when I am expecting that yield on advances will increase in coming quarters.”

Debt and working capital

Liquidity coverage ratio improved to 156%

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · p. 4
“I will highlight that liquidity coverage ratio improved to 156%”

CASA grew 9.23% to over Rs.2,26,774 crore

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 7
“Our CASA has grown by 9.23%. We have crossed Rs.2,26,774 Crores, growth of 9.23%.”

FCNR(B) deposits of 926.74 million USD raised across 731 accounts

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 16
“Yes, we have raised a good amount, actually 926.74 million USD across 731 accounts.”

CASA drive to target educational bodies, religious trusts, hospitals and transport operators

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 6
“planning we have done for centering into the educational issues, the religious trusts, hospitals and other transport operators in a big way because we have established our marketing setup at different places.”

2658 of 4622 branches have CASA share of 50% or more

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 7
“2658 branches out of 4622 branches of Central Bank of India are having CASA percentage 50% and more.”

Acquisitions and new business

Overseas: GIFT City branch opened June 29, 2026; contributed Rs.8093 crore overseas advances

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · p. 3
“We have opened GIFT City Branch on June 29, 2026, which contributed in overseas advance of Rs.8093 Crores”

Wealth management: Wealth management started; expected in full force from January to June quarter

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 7
“now we have also started wealth management. It is just the beginning, and we have recruited some marketing officer at a wealth segment and we are going in a big way, from next January to June quarter, it may come in force fully”

Credit cards: Credit card franchise to start around June

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 7
“In June or so, we are going to start with our credit card franchise, which will support in mobilizing salary accounts and all.”

Cash management: Cash management services: two modules launched, others in next few months

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 7
“management services also is going to be launched very soon. Two modules already launched, other modules in next few months we are going to launch”

One-offs

Rs.700 crore recovery from aviation account expected this or next quarter

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 9
“We may get Rs.700 Crores in this aviation account in this current quarter or next quarter.”

Treasury: Treasury earned Rs.56 crore from IPOs

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 8
“Though our treasury team has done a good job, they earned Rs.56 Crores by selling IPOs, by participating in IPOs”

Provision reversal on SRs due to part payment received

G. Bhaskar · Q&A · p. 15
“This one is mainly on account of we have received some amount as a part payment.”

Risks

ECL transition expected to need about Rs.5000 to Rs.5500 crore

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 8
“we expect that we have given guidance in this quarter, approximately Rs.5000 to Rs.5500 Crores may be required”

Rs.1,525 crore of the Rs.5,000-5,500 crore ECL need already provided

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 12
“Actually, see, our total requirement will be Rs.5,000 Crores to Rs.5,500 Crores. Out of that Rs.1,525 Crores, already we have kept an additional provision.”

ECL implementation from April 1, 2027 not expected to be a challenge

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 9
“we are sure that it is not going to be a challenge for Central Bank of India for meeting ECL requirement scheduled for implementation from April 1, 2027.”

Treasury: Treasury outlook challenged, but expected to add to profit

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 8
“I feel that treasury outlook would be challenged but it will contribute to the profitability as it has contributed this quarter also.”

Treasury: Bond yield 7.19% at September 30, 2026, now 7.25% to 7.40%

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 8
“We ended by more than 7%, 7.19% yield during September 30, 2026 period. Now also it is progressing higher, 7.25%, 7.40%”

Other

RAM: Retail, agriculture and MSME advances grew 24.49%, 19.92% and 17.36%

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · p. 3
“In retail we reached to Rs.1,12,299 Crores with a growth of 24.49% year-on-year. In agriculture we reached to Rs.67,778 Crores with a growth of 19.92% and in MSME we reached to Rs.74,196 Crores, with a growth of 17.36% year-on-year basis.”

Quarterly net profit up 21% to Rs.1469 crore from Rs.1213 crore

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · p. 4
“net profit for the quarter has increased by 21% to Rs.1469 Crores up from Rs.1213 Crores previous year.”

Net interest income up 26.28% to Rs.4146 crore

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · p. 4
“Net interest income grew by 26.28% on year-on-year basis to Rs.4146 Crores in Q2 FY2027”

ROA improved 3 basis points to 1.03%

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · p. 4
“ROA improved by 3-basis points and stood at 1.03%”

Written-off recovery Rs.485 crore in the quarter; written-off pool Rs.31,301 crore

Kalyan Kumar · Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · Q&A · p. 9
“See, recovery in written off was Rs.485 Crores in this quarter good number we have got. If I talk about the pool, it is Rs.31,301 Crores.”

Sources

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