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Deposit mein toofani tezi!
So, Yes Bank ne FY26 ke fourth quarter mein deposit base ko badhane mein full-on success paaya hai. Total deposits pichhle saal ke ₹2.84 Lakh Crore se 12.1% badhkar ₹3.18 Lakh Crore ho gayi hain. Aur ye pace sequential bhi hai, matlab pichle quarter se 9% zyada. Sabse achhi baat ye hai ki low-cost CASA funds mein to 14.9% ka zabardast surge dikha hai, jo ab ₹1.11 Lakh Crore ho gaye hain. Isse bank ka CASA ratio badhkar 35.1% ho gaya hai, jo pichle quarter ke 34.0% aur pichhle saal ke 34.3% se behtar hai. Ye strong liability structure bank ke liye long-term stability aur profit ke liye bahut zaroori hai.
Loans aur Balance Sheet ka kya scene hai?
Advances bhi acche khase 10.7% badhkar ₹2.72 Lakh Crore ho gaye hain (pehle ₹2.46 Lakh Crore the). Sequentially, loans 5.8% badhe hain. Credit-to-deposit ratio thoda kam hokar 85.4% ho gaya hai (pichle quarter mein 88.0% tha). Iska matlab hai ki deposits credit se zyada grow kar rahe hain, jo financial stability ke liye accha sign hai. Lekin haan, bank ka Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) 119% ho gaya hai, jo pichle quarter ke 123.8% aur pichhle saal ke 125% se kam hai. Yeh regulatory limit 100% se upar toh hai, par pehle se thoda neeche aaya hai.
Market aur Competitors ki nazar mein
Yes Bank ki 12.1% YoY deposit growth rate kaafi solid hai. IndusInd Bank ne Q4 FY26 mein 2.6% YoY deposit decline report kiya tha, haan par unka sequential growth achha tha. HDFC Bank ne isse bhi achhi growth dikhai hai, unki deposits 14.4% badhi hain. Poore Indian banking sector mein, credit growth (mid-March 2026 tak 13.8% YoY) aksar deposit expansion se zyada hai, jisse kaafi banks ka credit-to-deposit ratio badh raha hai. Deposit ke liye ye zabardast competition funding costs ko affect kar raha hai. History mein Yes Bank ka stock balance sheet strength ke signs par acche se react karta aaya hai, par past volatility investors ko nervous karti hai. Current P/E ratio 17.8x hai, jo industry average 12.28x se zyada hai.
Challenges aur Investors ke sawaal
Deposit growth acchi hone ke bawajood, LCR ka 119% tak jaana thoda dhyan dene wala hai. Yeh figure pichhle saal ke 125% se kam hai aur Kotak Mahindra Bank jaise competitors se bhi neeche hai, jo hamesha 130% se upar LCR maintain karte hain. Isse lagta hai ki liquidity thodi tight ho sakti hai. Yaad rahe, Yes Bank ka past mein aggressive lending, NPA ko under-report karna, aur 2020 ki liquidity crisis ka bhi history raha hai. Asset quality ab stabilize ho gayi hai, par market kisi bhi deterioration ke sign par sensitive hai. Analysts bhi thoda cautious hain, consensus 'Sell' rating hai aur price targets zyada upside nahi dikha rahe hain iske current trading price ₹17.87 se.
Aage kya hai?
Analysts Yes Bank ke future EPS growth ko lekar optimistic hain. Management ki priority deposit growth maintain karna aur credit expansion ko carefully manage karna rahegi. Bank apni strong liability structure ko consistent profitability mein kaise convert karti hai aur healthy liquidity levels kaise maintain karti hai, ye dekhna hoga upcoming fiscal year mein.