Is it a healthy correction or the start of a slippery slope? After announcing a record net profit of $8.19 billion for FY2022, DBS Group Holdings share price stunned the market by falling from $36 on 10 February 2023 to $34.70 on 15 February 2023. The decline represented a 3.6% in DBS Group Holdings share price within a week.
The volatility of DBS Group Holdings share price should not be attributed to the financial result of FY2022. Rather, the market should be rattled by CEO Piyush Gupta’s revelation of DBS loan exposure of $1.3 billion to beleaguered Adani Group, which has been targeted by short seller Hindenburg Research. The Adani Group is alleged by Hindenburg Research for stock manipulation.
To be fair to Piyush Gupta, the amount of loan issued to Adani Group represented only 0.3% of the total loan portfolio of DBS Group. Thus, the collateral damage should not be significant even if the full amount of $1.3 billion is write-off...