ICICI Securities maintains a 'Buy' rating on DCB Bank shares, forecasting up to a 22% upside potential.
The brokerage highlights that DCB Bank's stock is currently trading at multiples comparable to the pandemic period, except for banks with MFI (Microfinance Institution) exposure.
During the pre-Covid-19 phase, DCB Bank's gross slippages remained consistently low, standing at less than 2%.
Despite the bank's resilience in the pre-Covid era, its stock witnessed a significant de-rating post-pandemic.
In the 2015-2020 period pre-Covid-19, the stock maintained an average multiple of around 2x on a 1-year forward basis.
Excluding the peak crisis months, the stock's forward book multiple averaged merely 0.8x in the last approximately five years.