Quarterly earnings disclosures for the July-to-September period are set to come from six lenders and one cement maker — HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, IDBI Bank, and Yes Bank on the banking side, alongside India Cements — all on October 17. Net interest income at HDFC Bank looks set to climb roughly 8% against the prior year, with lending portfolio expansion providing the underlying lift. Earnings projections for the company vary across brokerages, spanning a range from incremental gains at the lower end to a notably steeper upside at the top. Bloomberg's consensus projections for HDFC Bank's standalone quarter, measured against the same period a year earlier, point to net interest income climbing roughly 10.9% to Rs 34,991.51 crore from Rs 31,550 crore, a net interest margin holding steady at 3.27% on both readings, after-tax profit advancing about 5.8% to Rs 19,727.43 crore versus the prior year's Rs 18,641.28 crore, loan-loss provisions easing by around 4.5% to Rs 3,342.62 crore from Rs 3,500 crore, and gross non-performing assets edging down to 1.14% against 1.17% recorded in the preceding quarter. Among the companies whose quarterly results are due on October 17 are Bajaj Healthcare, Central Bank of India, Cupid Breweries, Gagan Gases, Hemo Organic, Indo Cotspin, IDBI Bank, India Cements, LE Travenues Technology — the firm behind travel platform ixigo — Kross, Midland Polymers, Punjab and Sind Bank, Rossari Biotech, TGB Banquets and Hotels, and Yes Bank.
