IDFC First Bank Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
IDFC FIRST Bank reported Q1 FY27 profit of Rs 1,075 crore, up 132% year-on-year, with net interest margin at 5.96% and gross NPA improving to 1.51%. Customer deposits grew 16.6% Y-o-Y to just shy of Rs 3 lakh crore while the loan book crossed Rs 3.05 lakh crore, up 20.6% Y-o-Y. Management said credit cost guidance for the year has been revised down to 150-160 basis points from an earlier 170-180 basis points, and reaffirmed an expectation of reaching around 1% ROA for the full year.
Numbers mentioned
Net profit: INR1,075 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“the profit for the quarter stands at INR1,075 crores, which is an improvement of about 132% on a Y-o-Y basis”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net interest margin (NIM): 5.96% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“the net interest margin on an AUM improved by 3 basis points to 5.96% from 5.93% in the previous quarter”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross NPA ratio: 1.51% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“the gross NPA ratio of the bank, further improved by 10 basis points from 1.61% reported in Q4 to 1.51%”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net NPA ratio: 0.44% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“on net NPA, we saw an improvement of 4 basis points to 0.44% for the quarter”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Customer deposits: just shy of INR3 lakh crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“customer deposits now is just shy of INR3 lakh crores. It grew by about 16.6% on a Y-o-Y basis and 5.3% on a Q-o-Q basis”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Loan book: INR3.05 lakh crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“we registered a strong growth of 20.6% on a Y-o-Y basis and that book has now crossed INR3 lakh crores to reach about INR3.05 lakh crores”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CASA ratio: 50.8% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“CASA ratio for the quarter as a result improved by 1% to 50.8% and average CASA ratio stood above the 50% mark at 50.1%”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost to income ratio: 70.7% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“the cost to income ratio excluding trading gains improved by 166 basis points on a sequential basis to 70.7%”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Credit cost: 1.53% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“In terms of credit cost percentage for the quarter, that further improved from 1.60% to 1.53% during the quarter”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capital adequacy ratio: 15.05% (June 2026)
p. 5
“The capital adequacy ratio stood at 15.05% at June with CET1 ratio of 13.33%”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CGFMU claim received: INR514.8 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“we had received a claim of INR514.8 crores under the CGFMU scheme against MFI portfolio”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Contingency provision created: INR515 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“we have created a contingency provision of INR515 crores”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Treasury gain: INR181 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“we were able to get a treasury gain of about INR181 crores in Q1”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Average LCR: 116% (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“average LCR ratio for the quarter was about 116%”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Net interest margin — around 5.8% · FY27
stated conditionally by Sudhanshu Jain
p. 10
“we now feel that margin could improve from 5.75% to 5.8%”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Credit cost — 150 to 160 basis points · FY27
stated conditionally by Sudhanshu Jain
p. 10
“we feel now we could land up more with 150 to 160 basis points on credit cost”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Opex growth — 13% to 14% · FY27
stated as an aspiration by Sudhanshu Jain
p. 11
“our endeavor would be to maintain that opex leverage, right, which is that 500 basis points delta which we were able to achieve in Q1”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Return on assets (ROA) — about 1% · FY27
stated firmly by Sudhanshu Jain
p. 18
“we are gunning for reaching an ROA of about 1% for the year”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost to income ratio — below 70 · during the course of the year
stated as an aspiration by Sudhanshu Jain
p. 18
“our endeavour would be to take into below 70 during the course of the year”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
MFI book growth — 15% · Y-o-Y
stated as an aspiration by Sudhanshu Jain
p. 14
“we feel that we could end up or target a book increase of 15% on a Y-o-Y basis”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Return on assets (long-term) — 1.7%, 1.8% · as it builds out
stated as an aspiration by V. Vaidyanathan
p. 16
“we think that our bank is structurally built for a ROA of more like 1.7%, 1.8% as it builds out”
V. Vaidyanathan, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
FCNR market share — about 2.5%
stated as an aspiration by Sudhanshu Jain
p. 13
“we are hopeful of getting about 2.5% of that pool”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said margin should improve to closer to 5.8% rather than fall to 5.75%, aided by stable cost of funds
Answered by Sudhanshu Jain
Asked by Akshay Jain: Whether asset mix shift will bring margins down to 5.75% for the full year
p. 10
“we now feel that margin could improve from 5.75% to 5.8%”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management lowered full-year credit cost guidance to 150-160 bps from 170-180 bps
Answered by Sudhanshu Jain
Asked by Akshay Jain: Whether credit cost guidance could be lowered given a strong Q1
p. 10
“while we said 170 to 180 basis points in the previous earnings call, we feel now we could land up more with 150 to 160 basis points on credit cost”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they aim to maintain the operating jaw of about 500 basis points but noted flexibility on both income and opex sides
Answered by Sudhanshu Jain
Asked by Param Subramanian: Whether the 13-14% opex growth guidance for the year still holds
p. 12
“we're quite hopeful of maintaining this jaw even into the rest of the quarters”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed no recovery has been booked yet, citing an ongoing legal process
Answered by Sudhanshu Jain
Asked by Param Subramanian: Is there any recovery from the fraud incident booked in the P&L this quarter
p. 13
“No, nothing as of now.”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed the accelerated ROA target driven mainly by lower credit cost
Answered by Sudhanshu Jain
Asked by Jai Mundhra: Confirming the bank now expects to hit around 1% ROA for the full year
p. 15
“Yes, that's what we're gunning for.”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the net impact of ECL transition on ROA expansion should be manageable
Answered by Sudhanshu Jain
Asked by Jayant Kharote: Whether the ECL transition would delay the ROA expansion journey
p. 16
“Yes, not as such.”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said deposits did not materially decline and have since grown strongly
Answered by V. Vaidyanathan
Asked by Anand Dama: How institutional deposits have moved since the earlier crisis episode
p. 17
“frankly we had a flat quarter. We didn't lose money. And the way it's come back, come back very strong.”
V. Vaidyanathan, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the CGFMU claim process happens only once a year and this year's claim is complete
Answered by Sudhanshu Jain
Asked by Anand Dama: Whether more CGFMU recoveries can be expected this year
p. 18
“No, procedurally it comes only once in a year. So, for the year it's done actually.”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 18 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the bank remains short of organic PSL and continues to lose money buying PSLCs, though the book is growing
Answered by V. Vaidyanathan
Asked by Pritesh: Update on PSLC purchases and losses from PSL shortfall
p. 20
“we're going to be short, we're going to buy, but our attempt is to start building more and more of this organically”
V. Vaidyanathan, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Contingency provision taken due to geopolitical and monsoon-related uncertainty
p. 5
“considering the evolving macroeconomic and the geopolitical uncertainties and the monsoon related factor”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Asset mix shift toward NIM-dilutive segments could pressure margins
p. 10
“we have been growing some segments of business, which could be NIM dilutive, but still make sense in the ROA sense, but still it could be a margin impacting factor”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Corporate loan growth carries lower NIM than retail, affecting overall margin
p. 16
“the more we book corporate, it will have its share of impact on the on the overall NIM”
V. Vaidyanathan, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Bank continues to lose money on PSLC purchases due to shortfall in organic PSL
p. 20
“Net-net we are losing money on PSL purchase. Yes.”
V. Vaidyanathan, page 20 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Uncertainty around timeline and amount of recovery from the fraud incident
p. 12
“Difficult to sort of put out a timeline for this, but at least we are seeing movement on the ground, right?”
Sudhanshu Jain, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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