PNB Housing (PNBHF) delivered a broadly in-line performance in 2QFY26, marked by 1) healthy retail loan growth of ~17% YoY, 2) NIM compression of 7bp QoQ to 3.67%, following a ~10bp PLR cut taken by the company and lower investment yields in the quarter, 3) minor improvement in overall asset quality, even as the 30+ and 90+ dpd in the affordable segment inched up due to portfolio seasoning, and 4) sustained recoveries from its retail and corporate written-off pool, resulting in continued provision write-backs. PNBHF's 2QFY26 PAT grew 24% YoY to ~INR5.8b (~7% beat). PAT in 1HFY26 grew 24% YoY, and we expect its PAT to grow 14% YoY in 2H. The beat on PAT was primarily due to ECL release from the foreclosure of a standard corporate account. Adjusted for this, earnings would have been in line.
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