IIFL Finance Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
IIFL Finance reported consolidated AUM crossing INR1.15 lakh crores, up 38% year-on-year, with gold loans at INR58,406 crores driving growth. Profit after tax before non-controlling interest was INR713 crores, up 14% quarter-on-quarter, with ROE at 19.5% and ROA at 3.1%. Management discussed capital adequacy pressure at the parent entity and outlined multiple options including equity raise, subsidiary stake sales, and subordinated or perpetual debt to address it.
Numbers mentioned
Profit after tax before non-controlling interest: INR713 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“IIFL Finance profit after tax before non-controlling interest was INR713 crores and up by 14% on quarter-on-quarter basis.”
Vikas Jain, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Pre-provision operating profit: INR1,252-odd crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“We recorded pre-provision operating profit of INR1,252-odd crores, up by 50% Y-o-Y basis and 7% on a quarter-on-quarter basis.”
Vikas Jain, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consolidated loan AUM: INR1,15,523-odd crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“For the quarter, consolidated loan AUM grew by healthy 38% Y-o-Y and was up 7% on quarter-on-quarter basis at INR1,15,523-odd crores driven by gold loans close to around INR58,406 crores.”
Vikas Jain, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross NPA: 1.6% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“On the asset quality side, our gross NPA stood at 1.6% and net NPA stood at 0.8%, both of which are stable and slightly up by 9 basis points from the quarter-on-quarter basis.”
Vikas Jain, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net gearing: 4.0x (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“We have a positive ALM, whereby inflows covers or exceeds our expected outflow across all buckets and net gearing is at 4.0x.”
Vikas Jain, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Basic earnings per share: INR15.9 per share (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Basic earnings per share for the quarter is INR15.9 per share.”
Vikas Jain, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capital adequacy ratio (NBFC): 17.1% (As of June 2026)
p. 4
“As of June 2026, our capital adequacy ratio for NBFC is 17.1%, HFC 41.7% and for Samasta is 24.9%, which is well above minimum threshold of around 15%”
Vikas Jain, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Quarterly average cost of borrowing: 9.13% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Quarterly average cost of borrowing has decreased by 3 basis points on a quarter-on-quarter to 9.13% and 33 basis points on a Y-o-Y basis.”
Vikas Jain, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Credit cost: around 1.6% (Q1 FY27)
p. 12
“Our credit cost for the first quarter is around 1.6%.”
Nirmal Jain, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gold loan 30-plus DPD: 3.8% (Q1 FY27)
p. 15
“No, gold loan, I think the 30 plus number now -- is 3.8%.”
Nirmal Jain, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Micro LAP outstanding book: INR440 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“So the outstanding of micro LAP is about INR440 crores.”
Girish Kousgi, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
BLC book: INR260 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 7
“BLC book is about INR260 crores.”
Girish Kousgi, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Credit cost — 1.5% to 1.7% · FY27
stated firmly by Nirmal Jain
p. 12
“I think we have guided similar number around 1.5% to 1.7%.”
Nirmal Jain, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Home finance book and AUM growth — 17% to 18% · FY27
stated firmly by Girish Kousgi
p. 6
“So this is sequential. So if you look at the overall year, we are looking at growth of about 17% to 18% on book and AUM.”
Girish Kousgi, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Home finance disbursement growth — over 30% · FY27
stated firmly by Girish Kousgi
p. 6
“Disbursement growth will be over 30%.”
Girish Kousgi, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
New branch additions — 500 new branches · this year
stated firmly by Nirmal Jain
p. 8
“So we are -- our branch-led model with 4,500 to 5,000 branches. We are a very heavy fixed cost model because the branches costs are fixed, the employees have fixed salaries.”
Nirmal Jain, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Opex to AUM — 3.3% to 3.4% · near term
stated as an aspiration by Nirmal Jain
p. 8
“Yes, opex to AUM, I think we are down to 3.4%. So I mean, from here, there can be a marginal decline because we are also setting up new branches.”
Nirmal Jain, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ROA improvement — 40-50 basis points post tax
stated as an aspiration by Nirmal Jain
p. 9
“So ROA, I think 40, 50 basis points post tax something like 60, 70 basis points pre-tax, which is coming 40, 50 basis from credit cost, 20, 30 basis points from maybe rest of the things, which can be operating cost as well as the NIM improvement.”
Nirmal Jain, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
SR redemption — fully redeemed · by September '27
stated conditionally by Nirmal Jain
p. 12
“as we had guided last time that in 12 to 18 months, probably more or less, all the SRs will be fully redeemed.”
Nirmal Jain, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Microfinance ROA — 2.5% to 3% · by end of the year
stated conditionally by Nirmal Jain
p. 14
“I think it will be around 2.5% to 3%.”
Nirmal Jain, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Home finance ROE — mid-teens · next 3 years
stated as an aspiration by Girish Kousgi
p. 11
“So if I continue with this, maybe in next 3 years' time, so we are looking at ROE of about mid-teens.”
Girish Kousgi, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Microfinance AUM growth — 3% to 4% per quarter
stated firmly by Nirmal Jain
p. 14
“But steady 3% - 4% growth per quarter will happen.”
Nirmal Jain, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Standalone assignment income — almost negligible · next few quarters
stated conditionally by Nirmal Jain
p. 17
“But going forward, at least a stand-alone, we will see that this income comes down as the co-lending picks up. And this entire upfronting will become almost negligible in the next few quarters.”
Nirmal Jain, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said capital adequacy at the parent needs fixing, with multiple options open including QIP, subsidiary stake sale, perpetual/subordinated debt, and co-lending, while home finance disbursement grew strongly and is expected to continue.
Answered by Nirmal Jain
Asked by Pavan Kumar: When will IIFL need to raise equity given CET1 is close to the regulatory minimum, and what are the disbursement/AUM growth expectations for home finance?
p. 5
“So we are very conscious of the capital adequacy, which in the parent company is kind of at the edge, and we are like -- we want to fix it.”
Nirmal Jain, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed higher credit cost to the housing finance micro LAP and BLC legacy books, which are expected to be cleaned up over the next two years.
Answered by Nirmal Jain
Asked by Chirag Singhal: Which segment is driving the elevated FY27 credit cost guidance and why is it expected to decline sharply in subsequent years?
p. 7
“So this year in our housing finance because there's a small portfolio of micro LAP that is there. So if you really look at our housing finance GNPA, they are much higher than the peers, and that is what will be fixed in the next 2 years.”
Nirmal Jain, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said gold loan customers rarely default given emotional attachment to jewelry, and housing NPAs are being structurally addressed and expected to decline.
Answered by Nirmal Jain
Asked by Gaurav Khandelwal: What is driving higher gross NPAs in home and gold loan segments quarter-on-quarter, and is there a systemic concern?
p. 8
“So I think in gold, one should not worry about because these are customers that generally don't default and their jewelry has emotional value, so you have to be a little careful and give them some more time.”
Nirmal Jain, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management clarified gold loan growth was 11% quarter-on-quarter (not 21%), with 5-6% being tonnage growth.
Answered by Nirmal Jain
Asked by Rajiv Pathak: How much of the gold loan growth was tonnage-led versus value-led, and is there headroom to increase LTV further?
p. 13
“And 5%, 6% has been the tonnage growth. The gold prices had corrected in February and not in this quarter.”
Nirmal Jain, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they introduced an income-generating gold loan product requiring Udyam Certificate and business proof, while consumption loans remain capped at 75% LTV.
Answered by Nirmal Jain
Asked by Shreepal Doshi: What changes has IIFL made to gold loan products following the new RBI framework requiring income assessment?
p. 15
“We have income-generating gold loan product also and we take Udyam Certificate and business proof for that also, yes.”
Nirmal Jain, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained upfront income depends on transactions completed during the quarter, which were fewer this quarter as co-lending has picked up.
Answered by Nirmal Jain
Asked by Pavan Kumar: Why did standalone assignment income fall from INR173 crores to INR43 crores despite higher assignment quantum year-on-year?
p. 17
“So the transactions during the quarter are fewer as compared to the previous quarter.”
Nirmal Jain, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Sharp gold price correction is a tail risk given elevated gold prices supporting growth
p. 3
“But we are equally mindful that a sharp correction is a real tail risk in this environment, and we are, therefore, consciously focused on maintaining loan-to-value discipline and collection.”
Nirmal Jain, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Increased competitive intensity in gold loans from larger NBFCs entering the segment via lower yields or higher LTV
p. 10
“And we are seeing some of the new players getting aggressive in both ways.”
Nirmal Jain, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Pending income tax demand under appeal
p. 11
“So there's a demand of INR475 crores, which -- against which we have filed an appeal with CIT.”
Nirmal Jain, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Volatility in gold prices could increase reported gold loan GNPAs as the book grows
p. 12
“Going forward, gold loan reported GNPAs can be slightly higher as the book grows and the prices are volatile.”
Nirmal Jain, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Legacy micro LAP and BLC problem book remains a residual asset quality issue in housing finance
p. 7
“So this is a problem book. It's not significant, but it is just a residual so it will have cleanup in this year.”
Girish Kousgi, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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