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Equitas Small Finance (EQUITASBNK)

Bank · NSE · end-of-day 2026-10-19
Close
₹70.04
Day change
-0.47%
1-year
+25.5%
From 52-week high
-15.7%
Weinstein stage
Stage 1
Minervini template
5/8
Equitas Small Finance closed at ₹70.04 on 2026-10-19, up 26% over the past year, 16% below its 52-week high. It meets 5 of 8 conditions of Minervini's trend template; Weinstein's stage analysis reads stage 1 - basing; on earnings, it passes 2 of 2 SEPA checks. Over the year its annualised volatility was about 35%, with a largest fall of 27% from a peak.

About Equitas Small Finance

Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited provides retail banking services with a focus on microfinance, vehicle finance, affordable housing loans, SME lending, and deposits. The bank primarily serves underserved individuals and small businesses across India. Strong risk management and diversified lending help maintain portfolio quality. Financial inclusion and increasing banking penetration continue to expand its addressable market. Growth in low-cost deposits supports long-term profitability.

Price, RSI and MACD

Price · +9.6% over the period
6066727884Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26Oct 26
RSI (14) · 50.8
305070
MACD (12, 26, 9) · histogram +0.46
-2.2-0.80.72.23.6
Price · +24.7% over the period
5059677685Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26
RSI (14) · 50.8
305070
MACD (12, 26, 9) · histogram +0.46
-3.3-1.60.21.93.7
Price · -6.9% over the period
4860718294Oct 24Feb 25Jun 25Oct 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 26
RSI (14) · 50.8
305070
MACD (12, 26, 9) · histogram +0.46
-3.7-1.9-01.83.7
Price · -19.7% over the period
476583100118Feb 24Jul 24Dec 24May 25Oct 25Mar 26Aug 26
RSI (14) · 50.8
305070
MACD (12, 26, 9) · histogram +0.46
-5-2.6-0.324.4
Price: daily close adjusted for splits and bonuses, dashed line the 150-day moving average. MACD: green line, orange dashed signal, bars the histogram. Longer periods are drawn from every second or third session.

Fundamentals

Market capSales (TTM)Net profit (TTM)P/EEPS (TTM)P/BROEROE previous yearROABeta
₹8,011 cr₹7,106 cr₹510 cr15.74.471.311.7%2.4%0.18%1.24
Banks are judged on lender ratios (ROE, ROA) - ROCE and debt/equity do not describe a lender.

Quarterly results

QuarterSales ₹ crNet profit ₹ crEPSEPS YoYSales YoYNet margin
Jun 20261,9601841.61turnaround+18.9%9.4%
Mar 20261,8362131.86+402.7%+11.7%11.6%
Dec 20251,692900.79+36.2%+5.0%5.3%
Sep 20251,617240.21+90.9%+4.0%1.5%
Jun 20251,649-224-1.96-952.2%+9.8%-13.6%
Mar 20251,644420.37-79.8%+13.8%2.6%
Dec 20241,612660.58-67.6%+12.8%4.1%
Sep 20241,555130.11-93.8%+14.4%0.8%
Standalone · EPS restated onto today's share count after splits and bonuses · net profit as filed.

Minervini SEPA — earnings checks 2 of 2 pass

CheckResult
Latest quarter EPS up 25%+ on a year ago— Not assessable
EPS growth accelerating over 3 quarters— Not assessable
Sales up 25%+, or sales growth accelerating✓ Pass
Annual EPS up 25%+ in each of the last 2 years— Not assessable
Net margin above the same quarter last year✓ Pass

Investor methods

MethodChecksScoreVerdict
Minervini
✗ Close above the 150- and 200-day averages
✓ 150-day above 200-day
✓ 200-day rising for a month
✓ 50-day above the 150- and 200-day
✗ Close above the 50-day
✓ At least 25% above the 52-week low · low 51.73
✓ Within 25% of the 52-week high · high 83.07
✗ RS percentile 70 or more · RS 69
Trend template - the gate, measured: a modest 21-day edge.
5/85 of 8
Weinstein
Stan Weinstein's stage analysis on the 30-week moving average.
Stage 1 - basing
CAN SLIM
— C latest quarter EPS up 25%+
— A annual EPS up 25%+ in each of the last 2 years · O'Neil asks 3; ~2 held
✗ N within 15% of the 52-week high · high 83.07
✗ S more volume on up days than down days (50 sessions) · 0.85x
✗ L RS percentile 80 or more · RS 69
— I institutional sponsorship rising · shareholding not collected yet
✓ M market in an uptrend (40%+ of stocks above their 200-day) · breadth 45%
William O'Neil's growth-leader checklist.
1/4Weak
Darvas
✓ Box top confirmed (3 sessions below the new high) · top 83.90
✓ Box bottom confirmed (3 sessions holding) · bottom 64.63
✗ Close above the box top · close 70.04
✗ Volume at least 1.5x its 50-day average · 0.8x
Nicolas Darvas's box: buy the breakout above a confirmed box after a new high.
54/100In box
Turtle
✗ Close above the prior 55-session high · 78.80
✗ Close above the prior 20-session high · 74.90
✗ Close below the prior 20-session low · 64.63
Donchian channel breakout - the Turtle traders' entry.
No signal
Greenblatt
The Magic Formula excludes banks and financial companies.
Not applicable
Graham
✓ Price at or below the Graham number · Graham number 73.33
✗ P/E 15 or less · P/E 15.7
✓ P/B 1.5 or less (or P/E x P/B 22.5 or less) · P/B 1.31
— Current ratio 2 or more
— 10 years of positive earnings, 20 of dividends · history not held
Benjamin Graham's defensive-investor tests.
100/100Undervalued
Piotroski
The F-score is built for non-financial companies.
Not applicable
Each method's own rules applied to this stock - information, not a buy or sell signal. All were tested on 2024-26 data; only the Minervini trend template showed a consistent edge.

Bank sector — top 10 by 1-year return

Stock1M %3M %6M %1Y %3Y %5Y %P/EP/BROE %ROCE %ROA %D/EEV/EBITDA₹ CrSales TTM ₹ CrProfit TTM ₹ CrEPSBeta
EQUITASBNK this stock-5.5-11.7+9.6+24.7-29.0+7.415.71.311.7—0.18——8,0117,1065104.51.24
TMB-3.1+7.7+30.8+97.9+50.7—9.51.3614.0—1.89——13,7506,0961,44491.21.33
FEDERALBNK+4.8-0.5+18.5+64.3+137.6+275.716.61.9611.7—1.18——86,26031,5525,37921.10.85
DCBBANK-3.6+10.8+8.7+63.0+73.8+123.78.51.0412.0—0.89——6,7767,57578824.61.49
KARURVYSYA+11.4+22.9+34.7+62.7+200.8+791.712.12.3219.3—1.96——35,77311,9832,95830.61.22
ESAFSFB+10.6+22.4+81.4+54.1———1.26-8.9—-0.57——2,236——-0.10.79
MAHABANK-3.1+0.6+7.2+41.8+77.0+275.78.31.8722.7—1.76——62,27130,2627,4489.81.39
CUB-2.0+2.6+15.9+40.4+122.5+85.116.32.1713.2—1.52——22,8827,2491,40314.21.13
J&KBANK-4.9-23.5+6.2+33.2+24.2+259.16.70.9315.4—1.32——15,34713,4292,30720.91.34
UNIONBANK+2.3+2.7-4.5+32.2+76.3+298.06.71.0315.2—1.21——1.38L1.08L20,01227.11.31
UJJIVANSFB-2.8-3.7+10.1+29.7+9.1+176.610.71.6410.7—1.32——12,3317,8091,1495.91.52
A blank in a return column means the stock is younger than that window. P/B and ROE come from each company's own filings where held.

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Prices as of 2026-10-19, end of day, from NSE. Fundamentals from each company's own exchange filings (XBRL), EPS restated for splits and bonuses. Figures may be delayed and are for information only.
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