Emerald Finance Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Emerald Finance reported Q1 FY27 consolidated total income up 39.97% year-on-year to Rs. 9.44 crore and net profit up 52.72% to Rs. 4.88 crore, with diluted EPS rising to 1.44 from 0.92. Management said the EWA business grew to about 10.5% of consolidated revenue while the gold loan distribution business declined due to RBI restrictions on lending institutions. The company onboarded 32 new corporates during the quarter and entered partnerships with Credila Financial Services for education loans and AU Small Finance Bank for gold loans.
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Numbers mentioned
Total income: Rs. 9.44 Cr (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“our total income increased by 39.97% on year-on-year basis to Rs. 9.44 Cr”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net profit: Rs. 4.88 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“our net profit increased by 52.72% to Rs. 4.88 crores”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Diluted EPS: 1.44 (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Our diluted EPS has improved to 1.44 from 0.92 on a year-on-year basis.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EWA share of consolidated revenue: 10.5% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“And this year, this quarter, it's almost across 10.5.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Lending business growth: 12.5% (last quarter)
p. 4
“We had about 12.5% growth in the last quarter.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
AUM: Rs. 125 crores (as of 30th of June)
p. 16
“See, at least, we are at 125 Cr. as of 30th of June.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EWA book within AUM: Rs. 12.5 crore (as of quarter end)
p. 6
“It's from Rs. 125 crore book, 12.5 crore is from EWA.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Outstanding debt: Rs. 27 crores (as of 30th June)
p. 16
“Right now, borrowing is around Rs. 27 Cr. as of 30th of June.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net worth: Rs. 90 crores
p. 7
“See, we got a net worth of Rs. 90 crores, we got a huge leeway with us.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gold loan distribution volume: Rs. 290 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 11
“Q4, 290 versus 375. In Q4, we distributed about 375 plus, last quarter was about Rs. 290 crores.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EWA disbursal monthly run rate: Rs. 12.5 crores (per month)
p. 12
“Okay, so our disbursal for the EWA was Rs. 12.5 crores, and for the cross-sell was Rs. 13.5 crores per month.”
Amanpreet Sodhi, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EWA average ticket size: 26,000 (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Our EWA platform continues to witness encouraging adoption with an average ticket size of 26,000.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Registered employees on platform: 40,000
p. 18
“Sir, there are 40,000.”
Talin Aggarwal, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Standard asset provisioning: 0.3%
p. 6
“Our provisions sit at about 0.3% of the book, 0.3%-0.35%.”
Talin Aggarwal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Full-year EPS — 7 · FY27
stated firmly by Sanjay Aggarwal
p. 8
“I think we should be able to reach around that. We have done back and forth calculation. I think we should be able to reach over there.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT CAGR — 40%-50% · next 2-3 years
stated as an aspiration by Talin Aggarwal
p. 8
“This should stabilize to somewhere about 40%-50% in the next 2-3 years.”
Talin Aggarwal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT margin — 40%-45% · next five years
stated as an aspiration by Talin Aggarwal
p. 8
“They will dwindle down the PAT margin of about 40%-45% for the next five years.”
Talin Aggarwal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gold loan business recovery — third or fourth quarter
stated conditionally by Sanjay Aggarwal
p. 17
“Not this quarter. At least from the third quarter.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EWA growth pace — 10%-12% · quarter-on-quarter
stated as an aspiration by Sanjay Aggarwal
p. 14
“Slowly we will be growing at 10%-12% on Q-on-Q basis.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Equity dilution — no dilution · current year
stated firmly by Talin Aggarwal
p. 12
“Not planning anything as of date for equity dilution.”
Talin Aggarwal, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
Management's answers to analyst questions, in Parakho's words rather than a transcript. Each row names who answered and carries the verbatim quote it was drawn from.
EWA is growing faster than other verticals; gold loan syndication dipped due to RBI restrictions but new bank partnerships are being added; education loans have started.
Answered by Sanjay Aggarwal
Asked by Divyansh Jaju: What is the ideal portfolio mix across products going forward?
p. 4
“the share of EWA was about 8%. And this year, this quarter, it's almost across 10.5.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said NPAs remain well below provisioning levels and the book is growing at a steady, manageable rate.
Answered by Talin Aggarwal
Asked by Ketan R. Chheda: Are rising NPAs a concern given the data shown?
p. 6
“It is almost 50% of what we have provisioned. Our provisions sit at about 0.3% of the book, 0.3%-0.35%.”
Talin Aggarwal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the company has sufficient leeway to raise more debt and does not want to pursue co-lending for EWA due to regulatory constraints on interest-free products.
Answered by Gurmeet Kaur
Asked by Omkar: What is the capital strategy for funding EWA growth, including co-lending options?
p. 7
“since EWA is a product where we do not charge any rate of interest and the customer only pays us a disbursement fee, this is something which may not be permissible to the banks by RBI.”
Gurmeet Kaur, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management reiterated confidence in reaching the EPS target, noting Q1 is seasonally weak across the industry.
Answered by Sanjay Aggarwal
Asked by Harshit Singhania: Will the company meet the previously guided EPS of 7 for the year?
p. 8
“First quarter is normally, in the whole financial services business is normally very slow.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said it plans to partner with fintech platforms as lending service providers rather than compete directly, since most startups lack their own NBFC licenses.
Answered by Talin Aggarwal
Asked by Ankit: How does the company view competition from EWA-focused fintech startups?
p. 9
“none of these startups can lend on their own. They need to be an NBFC or a bank to lend.”
Talin Aggarwal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said onboarding is deliberately measured due to risk evaluation requirements as an NBFC, with roughly half of evaluated corporates being rejected.
Answered by Talin Aggarwal
Asked by Bibhor Halan: Why isn't EWA corporate onboarding growing faster given the market size?
p. 13
“Our (Inaudible) 38:08 rate in EWA is at about 50%-55%.”
Talin Aggarwal, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the decline to lower gold loan-linked incentive payouts and more direct sourcing via EWA that avoids commission costs.
Answered by Sanjay Aggarwal
Asked by Devesh Rathi: Why have employee benefit and other expenses reduced year-on-year?
p. 16
“Because of the slowdown of gold loan business, we pay incentives to the employees, so automatically it is reduced.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management cited current AUM and borrowing capacity but did not give a specific AUM growth target.
Answered by Sanjay Aggarwal
Asked by Diya Jain: What AUM growth and credit cost is targeted for FY27?
p. 16
“Lot of leeway is there for both to grow the EWA business as well as your MSME business without even further dilution.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
RBI restrictions on banks and financial institutions curbed gold loan distribution business
p. 4
“there was dip in our syndication business, primarily on account of fall in gold loan business, because RBI put a lot of restrictions on the banks and other financial institutions who are into gold loan business.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Rising DPD and NPA trends in the broader banking sector affecting corporate onboarding for EWA
p. 13
“We have seen a very high rise in DPD, a very high rise in NPA, a very high rise in (Inaudible) 38:25 in banking.”
Talin Aggarwal, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Uncertainty in distribution income due to tightening regulations
p. 15
“Because almost 50% of it is made of distribution income. The distribution income, how it will play out, especially given the tightening of a lot of laws.”
Talin Aggarwal, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Being a listed NBFC creates pressure to avoid showing a quarterly loss or profit decline
p. 14
“If I show a loss in a quarter or a decline in profit, my share will get battered. Literally battered.”
Talin Aggarwal, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Slowdown in gold loan business tied to bank-imposed norms not yet relaxed
p. 13
“Government should relax certain norms.”
Sanjay Aggarwal, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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