PNB Housing Finance Ltd

Kajaria Ceramics Ltd, Welspun Corp Ltd, Bank of Maharashtra, Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd are among the other stocks to see a surge in volumes on BSE today, 21 April 2026.PNB Housing Finance Ltd recorded volume of 8.92 lakh shares by 10:47 IST on BSE, a 23.65 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 37697 shares. The stock gained 8.19% to Rs.979.95. Volumes stood at 58720 shares in the last session.Kajaria Ceramics Ltd recorded volume of 7.9 lakh shares by 10:47 IST on BSE, a 15.83 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 49890 shares. The stock gained 0.06% to Rs.1,188.40. Volumes stood at 8738 shares in the last session.Welspun Corp Ltd registered volume of 2.61 lakh shares by 10:47 IST on BSE, a 4.81 fold spurt over two-week average daily volume of 54344 shares. The stock rose 1.66% to Rs.1,095.55. Volumes stood at 53645 shares in the last session.Bank of Maharashtra clocked volume of 73.18 lakh shares by 10:47 IST on BSE, a 4.76 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 15.38 lakh shares. The stock gained 6.15% to Rs.80.31. Volumes stood at 22.83 lakh shares in the last session.Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd witnessed volume of 11.91 lakh shares by 10:47 IST on BSE, a 3.91 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 3.05 lakh shares. The stock increased 13.13% to Rs.127.95. Volumes stood at 2.75 lakh shares in the last session.

Net interest margin improved by 6 basis points in Q4 FY26 to 3.69% compared to 3.63% during previous quarter. Total income for the period under review was Rs 2,171.91 crore, up 6.6% YoY. Total operating expenditure added up to Rs 1474.34 crore (up 5.8% YoY) , primarily on account of higher interest costs (up 5.8% YoY) and higher employee expenses (up 19.5% YoY). Operating profit before provisions & contingencies was Rs 697.57 crore in Q4 FY26, up 5.6% YoY. The company wrote back provisions amounting to Rs 176.22 crore in the March 2026 as against Rs 64.83 crore written back in the same period last year. Profit before tax in Q4 FY26 stood at Rs 854.61 crore, up 20.2% from Rs 711.21 crore in Q4 FY25. The company's overall disbursements in Q4 FY26 increased by 36% YoY to Rs 9,355 crore, including Rs 335 crore from the disciplined re entry into the Corporate lending segment. Retail disbursements clocked an all-time high of Rs 9,020 crore in Q4 FY26. Total loan assets grew by 15.3% to Rs 87,347 crore as on 31 March 2026 from Rs 75,765 crore as on 31 March 2025. For FY26, the company has reported net profit and total income of Rs 2,291.24 crore (up 18.3% YoY) and Rs 8,505.04 crore (up 10.6% YoY), respectively. The total number of branches stands at 393 as on 31 March 2026, with 37 additions in FY26. Capital risk adequacy ratio stood at 27.26% while the Tier-I ratio was at 26.89% as on 31 March 2026. The board of directors have recommended a dividend of Rs 8 per equity share for FY26, subject to the shareholder's approval at the ensuing annual general meeting. Ajai Shukla, managing director & CEO, said: FY 2025-26 marked a year of resilient and balanced growth for the company, reflecting the strength of our strategy and focused approach. We delivered a healthy expansion in our retail loan portfolio along with sustaining robust asset quality and profitability. The continued focus on disciplined collections and portfolio management resulted in GNPA improving to sub-1% levels. PNB Housing Finance is promoted by Punjab National Bank and is a registered housing finance company with National Housing Bank (NHB). The company's asset base comprises primarily of retail loans and corporate loans. The retail business focusses on organized mass housing segment financing for acquisition or construction of houses. In addition, it also provides loan against properties and loans for purchase & construction of non-residential premises. PNB Housing Finance is a deposit taking housing finance company.

PNB Housing Finance announced that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on 20 April 2026, inter alia, have recommended the final dividend of Rs 8 per equity Share (i.e. 80%) , subject to the approval of the shareholders.

Net profit of PNB Housing Finance rose 19.15% to Rs 655.80 crore in the quarter ended March 2026 as against Rs 550.38 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2025. Sales rose 7.90% to Rs 2181.53 crore in the quarter ended March 2026 as against Rs 2021.85 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2025. For the full year,net profit rose 18.34% to Rs 2291.24 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 1936.14 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. Sales rose 10.95% to Rs 8504.52 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 7665.35 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. ParticularsQuarter EndedYear EndedMar. 2026Mar. 2025% Var.Mar. 2026Mar. 2025% Var. Sales2181.532021.85 8 8504.527665.35 11 OPM %97.6193.41 -94.5092.19 - PBDT873.79725.52 20 3037.092541.66 19 PBT854.61711.21 20 2970.612485.77 20 NP655.80550.38 19 2291.241936.14 18 Powered by Capital Market - Live

PNB Housing Finance will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 20 April 2026.

PNB Housing Finance has allotted 30,500 Listed, Secured, Rated, Taxable, Redeemable Non Convertible Debentures of face value of Rs. 1,00,000 each, aggregating to Rs.305 crore on 27 February 2026.Powered by Capital Market - Live

Net profit of PNB Housing Finance rose 7.67% to Rs 520.35 crore in the quarter ended December 2025 as against Rs 483.27 crore during the previous quarter ended December 2024. Sales rose 9.13% to Rs 2119.02 crore in the quarter ended December 2025 as against Rs 1941.76 crore during the previous quarter ended December 2024. ParticularsQuarter EndedDec. 2025Dec. 2024% Var. Sales2119.021941.76 9 OPM %91.3592.01 - PBDT684.64630.03 9 PBT668.44615.65 9 NP520.35483.27 8 Powered by Capital Market - Live

PNB Housing Finance will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 21 January 2026.Powered by Capital Market - Live

PNB Housing Finance has allotted 37,500 Listed, Secured, Rated, Taxable, Redeemable Non Convertible Debentures (Debentures) of face value of Rs. 1,00,000/- each aggregating up to Rs. 375 crore on private placement basis. Powered by Capital Market - Live

PNB Housing Finance announced that India Ratings and Research has assigned a rating of 'IND AAA' (Stable) to the additional bank facilities and has also affirmed the existing ratings for bank facilities and non convertible debentures at 'IND AAA' (Stable).  Powered by Capital Market - Live