HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
HDFC AMC reported Q1 FY27 revenue from operations growth of 14% year-on-year to INR11 billion, with profit after tax of INR8.4 billion, up 12% year-on-year. Quarterly average AUM stood at INR9.35 trillion, up 13% year-on-year, with equity-oriented QAAUM growing 16% to INR5.74 trillion. Management discussed the transition from TER to BER accounting, debt fund outflows, SIP flow trends, and continued build-out of the alternatives and PMS platforms.
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Numbers mentioned
Revenue from operations: INR11 billion (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Our revenue from operations grew by 14% year-on-year to INR11 billion.”
Simal Kanuga, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: INR8.4 billion (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Profit after tax stood at INR8.4 billion, a growth of 12% year-on-year.”
Simal Kanuga, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
QAAUM: INR9.35 trillion (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Our QAAUM stood at INR9.35 trillion, up 13% Y-o-Y, with a market share of 11.2%.”
Simal Kanuga, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Operating margin: 35 basis points of AUM (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Operating profit for the quarter grew by 10% year-on-year with an operating margin of 35 basis points of AUM.”
Simal Kanuga, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Total alternatives AUM: INR148 billion (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Total alternatives AUM, which includes AIF commitments, portfolio management services business and advisory mandates stood at INR148 billion, up from INR60 billion a year ago.”
Simal Kanuga, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Equity yields: 58 basis points (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“So, our equity yields, total blended equity yields were 58 basis points.”
Naozad Sirwalla, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Debt yields: 28 basis points (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Debt was 28 basis points and liquid was 13 basis points monthly.”
Naozad Sirwalla, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Unique investors: 17.1 million (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“taking our base to 17.1 million.”
Simal Kanuga, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Systematic transactions (SIP plus STP): INR48.1 billion (June 2026)
p. 4
“Systematic transactions, which is SIP plus STP, stood at INR48.1 billion in June 2026 compared to INR40.1 billion in June 2025, a Y-o-Y growth of 20%.”
Simal Kanuga, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Fintech SIP registrations: 8.6 million (Q1 FY27)
p. 18
“I was just seeing fintechs have registered 8.6 million SIPs in this quarter.”
Navneet Munot, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ESOP non-cash cost: INR79 crores to INR80 crores (FY27)
p. 21
“For FY27, the total noncash cost would be around INR79 crores to INR80 crores.”
Naozad Sirwalla, page 21 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Closing AUM: INR9.32 trillion (Q1 FY27)
p. 27
“To sum up our closing AUM stood at INR9.32 trillion, actively managed equity-oriented AUM at INR5.93 trillion.”
Navneet Munot, page 27 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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ESOP non-cash cost — INR63 crores · FY28
stated firmly by Naozad Sirwalla
p. 21
“For FY28, it will be INR63 crores, For FY29, INR41 crores, And for FY30, INR11 crores.”
Naozad Sirwalla, page 21 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net operating margin — 33 to 35 basis points of AUM
stated firmly by Naozad Sirwalla
p. 21
“We've typically operated in the 33 to 35 basis points range. And that's the objective for us to stay within that corridor.”
Naozad Sirwalla, page 21 of the filed PDF · View the filing
SIF product suite — full suite of SIF products
stated as an aspiration by Navneet Munot
p. 11
“Our aim is to build a full suite of SIF products over time.”
Navneet Munot, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
First SIF offering (H-SIF equity ex top 100 long-short fund) — launch · near term
stated firmly by Navneet Munot
p. 11
“today, only our Board has approved our first SIF offering, which will be H-SIF equity ex top 100 long-short fund, which will be launched in the near term.”
Navneet Munot, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Investment in the business
stated firmly by Navneet Munot
p. 21
“Having said that, we will not shy away from investing in the future, and I must say this because in a growth business like ours and the opportunities that I outlined before, the real risk is underinvesting and we will not underinvest.”
Navneet Munot, page 21 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said money moved into liquid and overnight funds while debt category saw redemptions due to rate and currency volatility.
Answered by Navneet Munot
Asked by Devesh Agarwal: Why has debt AUM declined and what caused the outflows?
p. 5
“we have seen money coming into the liquid fund, liquid and the overnight, while redemptions on the debt category.”
Navneet Munot, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Yes, commission structures were revised across schemes starting April 1, 2026 due to the removal of the 5 bps additional TER and the accounting change.
Answered by Simal Kanuga
Asked by Meghna Luthra: Has distribution commission been rationalized this quarter due to TER to BER change?
p. 7
“Yes, across all schemes because the 5 basis points that we were allowed to charge in lieu of exit load has now been taken off.”
Simal Kanuga, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the quarter-on-quarter dip mainly to mark-to-market movement rather than flows, with year-on-year share stable.
Answered by Navneet Munot
Asked by Meghna Luthra: Has active equity market share declined despite higher flow share?
p. 8
“So, quarter-on-quarter movement you see here is largely attributed to MTM movement because the market share is a function of 2 things.”
Navneet Munot, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management clarified the prior year figure covered 9 months and the quarterly run rate is consistent, with FY27 full-year non-cash cost expected around INR79-80 crores.
Answered by Naozad Sirwalla
Asked by Shreyas Pimple: Has the ESOP expense guidance for FY27 changed?
p. 21
“So last year was for a 9-month period.”
Naozad Sirwalla, page 21 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management noted that distributor-sourced AUM tends to be longer-term per AMFI data, but the direct/fintech trend is recent and its long-term behavior is still unproven.
Answered by Navneet Munot
Asked by Piran Engineer: How big is the fintech channel and how do fintech-sourced investors behave differently?
p. 20
“AMFI has published a handbook and there, if I remember correctly, the data has revealed that investors who had come through distributors have a more longer-term AUM.”
Navneet Munot, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management declined to provide forward guidance on growth numbers.
Answered by Simal Kanuga
Asked by Smita Mohta: Will AUM growth and margins remain stable going forward as guidance?
p. 26
“We don't hazard a guess on our growth numbers at all, ma'am.”
Simal Kanuga, page 26 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Volatility in interest rates, rupee and crude oil prices leading to debt fund outflows
p. 5
“Last few months, the volatility in rupee, the volatility in interest rates, given the global environment, crude oil prices, etcetera, we have seen investors redeeming from the debt funds”
Navneet Munot, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Uncertainty over investor behavior in an extended market downturn
p. 9
“I think we remain watchful of how investor behavior evolves in a more extended market downturn.”
Navneet Munot, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Periods of relative underperformance in fund performance
p. 22
“periods of relative underperformance are an inevitable part of generating long-term outperformance.”
Navneet Munot, page 22 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risk of underinvesting in the business
p. 21
“the real risk is underinvesting and we will not underinvest.”
Navneet Munot, page 21 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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