HDB Financial Services Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
HDB Financial Services reported Q1 FY27 profit after tax of Rs 785 crores, up 38.3% YoY, its highest ever quarterly profit, alongside gross loan book growth of 11.3% YoY to Rs 1,21,846 crores. Management said disbursements grew 16.2% YoY to Rs 17,629 crores while Gross Stage 3 improved to 2.34% from 2.56% a year earlier. Consumer Finance led growth at 21% YoY while management said Asset Finance and Unsecured Business Loans disbursements were still recovering, with growth expected to build through the year.
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Numbers mentioned
Profit after tax: ₹785 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Profit after tax for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, was ₹785 crores, our highest ever quarterly profit to date, an increase of 38.3% YoY and 4.6% QoQ.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross loan book: ₹1,21,846 crores (as on June 30, 2026)
p. 5
“Gross loan book as on June 30, 2026, stood at ₹1,21,846 crores, growing 11.3% YoY and 2.8% sequentially.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Disbursements: ₹17,629 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Disbursements for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, was ₹17,629 crores, up 16.2% YoY.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross Stage 3: 2.34% (as at June 30, 2026)
p. 5
“Gross Stage 3 as at June 30, 2026, improved to 2.34% as against 2.56% as at June 30, 2025, and 2.44% as at March 31, 2026, with a provision coverage of 55.73%.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net interest margin: 8.35% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Net interest margin for Q1FY27 was 8.35% vs 7.74% in Q1FY26 and 8.23% in Q4FY26.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net interest income: ₹2,509 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Net interest income for the quarter was ₹2,509 crores, an increase of 19.9% YoY and 4.6% QoQ.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost to income ratio: 39.9% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Cost to income ratio for our lending business was 39.9% in Q1FY27 as compared to 42.7% in Q1FY26 and 39.5% in Q4FY26.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Pre-Provisioning Operating Profit: ₹1,726 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Pre-Provisioning Operating Profit, PPOP, for the quarter was ₹1,726 crores, an increase of 24.3% YoY and 3% QoQ.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Credit cost: 2.32% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Credit cost for the quarter was 2.32% as against 2.35% for the previous quarter.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ROA (annualized): 2.5% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“ROA (annualized) for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, stood at 2.5%, which is very similar to what we achieved in Q4FY26.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ROE (annualized): 15% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“ROE (annualized) for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, stood at 15%.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Earnings per share: ₹9.5 (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Earnings per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, was ₹9.5 and book value per share stood at ₹256.7.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Total CRAR: 21.29% (as at June 30, 2026)
p. 6
“We remain well-capitalized with total CRAR of 21.29% as at June 30, 2026.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Customer franchise: 23.9 million (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Customer franchise grew to 23.9 million with an increase of 18.6% YoY and 4.1% sequentially.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ESG score: 68 (Strong rating)
p. 4
“CRISIL assigned us a “Strong” ESG rating with a score of 68 in our very first evaluation, underscoring our commitment towards sustainable business practices.”
G Ramesh, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Credit cost — 2.3% · steady-state / full year
stated conditionally by Jaykumar
p. 7
“we look at credit cost overall to be in the range of 2.3%. Nothing's changed from there at this point in time. If economic circumstances are better, then obviously it will come through.”
Jaykumar, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Business Loans book growth — Q3 onwards
stated firmly by Jaykumar Shah
p. 10
“So, if you remember when we spoke in April, on April 15th, I think, we said that we should start to see growth coming into that book from Q3 onwards and at this point in time we're holding on to a similar thought process in terms of where we see it.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ROA — 2.5%
stated as an aspiration by Jaykumar Shah
p. 11
“The focus clearly is to be at 2.5% ROA.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Yield — 8%+
stated firmly by Jaykumar Shah
p. 11
“So Viral, overall, two numbers, you know, which we've been discussing is 8%+ we hold on to it.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gold loan book — double
stated as an aspiration by Jaykumar Shah
p. 15
“Even in our current branch network, we have the capacity and the network and the systems to probably double it over a period of time.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q2 business momentum — Q2 FY27
stated as an aspiration by Jaykumar Shah
p. 11
“At this point in time, I am relatively confident that Q2 should be, you know, positive in the right direction leading towards what we've discussed.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost of funds — range-bound · Q2 FY27
stated firmly by Jaykumar Shah
p. 11
“Even for Q2 today, we should be fairly range-bound.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said the business had been reorganised toward better products and growth should follow in coming quarters.
Answered by Jaykumar
Asked by Renish: Why is Asset Finance disbursement recovery slower than other segments?
p. 6
“there's something which we built up as a moat in terms of building the Used CV side and working carefully in terms of which products we focus on New CV.”
Jaykumar, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said it does not issue formal guidance and reiterated a 2.3% range.
Answered by Jaykumar
Asked by Renish: What is the full-year credit cost guidance for FY27?
p. 7
“So, Renish, we don't go with guidance. I think we've stated it earlier that we look at credit cost overall to be in the range of 2.3%.”
Jaykumar, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said it was hopeful but declined to commit to a specific date, expecting positive direction from Q2.
Answered by Jaykumar Shah
Asked by Viral Shah: When will Business Loans/MFI/two-wheeler growth return to the ~18% trajectory previously indicated?
p. 11
“I'm very hopeful, Viral. And that hope has underlying numbers to it, but let me come back to you more closer to dates rather than pre-empting.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said cost of funds should remain range-bound for Q2 and that it maintains ample liquidity flexibility.
Answered by Jaykumar Shah
Asked by Shreya Shivani: What is the outlook on cost of funds and liquidity for the coming quarters?
p. 11
“we should be fairly range-bound. Obviously, there is a number of days impact, and all of you all are far bigger experts in terms of”
Jaykumar Shah, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said microfinance provides rural market insight and is not a drag on P&L, so there was no plan to shut it down.
Answered by Jaykumar Shah
Asked by Shreepal Doshi: Would the company consider shutting down the microfinance business given limited scale-up?
p. 13
“Today it gives us a great moat in terms of understanding the rural market, right?”
Jaykumar Shah, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said freight rates have been fairly stable and explained that most of their customer base is not exposed to long-haul fixed-price contracts.
Answered by Jaykumar Shah
Asked by Piran Engineer: How have freight rates moved for CV operators given rising fuel costs?
p. 13
“So Piran, it's been fairly stable is our understanding for our customer base.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said ECLGS uptake was limited so far because of strict working-capital end-use requirements.
Answered by G Ramesh
Asked by Piran Engineer: What is the status of ECLGS sanctions/requests?
p. 14
“So it's work in progress, Piran. You know, don't have a large number yet.”
G Ramesh, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the pattern to product mix, particularly seasonal strength in Consumer Durables, rather than a structural seasonal effect.
Answered by Jaykumar Shah
Asked by Abhijit Tibrewal: Is there seasonality in yields and book run-down in Q1?
p. 17
“No, so it's purely product mix. So, on an individual product-wise there is no real difference there.”
Jaykumar Shah, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Weaker than normal monsoon due to El Nino affecting Asset Finance customers
p. 4
“Improving sentiments, led by demand around last-mile mobility bode well for our Asset Finance business, while monsoon remains a key monitorable.”
G Ramesh, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Uncertainty in near-term collections behavior despite good start
p. 7
“So we have started off fine. Nothing to worry is the way I would put it as of now. But you don't know what happens overnight, right? Nowadays things change overnight also.”
Jaykumar, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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