₹90,296 crore of the bank’s loan book is under moratorium.Analysts believe the bulk of the moratorium has been in the retail loan portfolio.
The management said that 98% of these accounts have gotten their salary credits indicating that borrowers availed of moratorium more as caution rather than inability to pay.
That said, a surge in bad loans once the moratorium period concludes in August, cannot be ruled out. The lender has beefed up provisions anticipating such risks.
It has a contingency provision of ₹4,000 crore and a floating provision of ₹1,450 crore which should offer protection.A key overhang on its stock is the issue of succession.