JM Financial Ltd-$ — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
JM Financial reported Q1 FY27 net revenue up 13% year-on-year to Rs 883 crore, with pre-provision operating profit up 21% to Rs 469 crore, driven largely by a strong quarter in the Private Markets segment which benefited from large resolutions in distressed credit assets. Corporate Advisory and Capital Markets revenue declined due to weak IPO issuance, while Wealth Management profitability fell on lower transactional activity even as recurring AUM grew. Management said the Affordable Home Loans business posted 87% year-on-year growth in disbursements and 28% growth in AUM.
Numbers mentioned
Net revenue: INR883 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Net revenue for us increased 13% Y-o-Y to INR883 crores.”
Vishal Kampani, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Pre-provision operating profit: INR469 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“Pre-provision operating profit increased by 21% year-on-year to INR469 crores”
Vishal Kampani, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT (ex-provisions) before minorities: INR379 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“PAT (ex-provisions) before minorities increased by 24% Y-o-Y to INR379 crores.”
Vishal Kampani, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ARC gross resolutions collected: over INR2,000 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“we collected over INR2,000 crores and the group share of that cash flow was over INR1,200 crores”
Vishal Kampani, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
DRHP filed IPO pipeline: INR220,000 crores
p. 3
“our pipeline of transactions is extremely strong with almost INR220,000 crores of pipeline of DRHP filed IPO transactions”
Vishal Kampani, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Reported PAT: INR292 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“Reported PAT for the quarter stood at INR292 crores, resulting in an annualized ROE of approximately 11%.”
Nishit Shah, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consolidated net worth: INR10,900 crores
p. 4
“The consolidated net worth stood at INR10,900 crores, translating to a book value of approximately INR114 per share.”
Nishit Shah, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Corporate Advisory and Capital Markets net revenue: INR115 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“For Q1 FY27, net revenue for the segment stood at INR115 crores as against INR182 crores and PAT stood at INR32 crores.”
Nishit Shah, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Wealth loan book: INR2,417 crores
p. 5
“Wealth loan book grew by 43% year-on-year to INR2,417 crores and recurring AUM of our wealth business grew to approximately INR33,400 crores.”
Nishit Shah, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Private Markets net revenue: INR462 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Net revenue for Q1 FY27 doubled to INR462 crores and pre-provision operating profit grew almost 2.3x to INR375 crores.”
Nishit Shah, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Affordable Home Loans AUM: INR3,715 crores
p. 5
“AUM increased by 28% year-on-year to INR3,715 crores.”
Nishit Shah, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Distressed credit portfolio: INR3,114 crores
p. 7
“our distressed credit portfolio was INR3,665 crores at the end of quarter 4 '26, which is now INR3,114 crores”
Vishal Kampani, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Debt to equity: 0.8x
p. 12
“I would imagine that our current debt equity, which has reached 0.8x, I think we are almost at the lowest.”
Vishal Kampani, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net flows in wealth business: INR2,000-odd crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 14
“I think the net flows for this quarter is roughly around INR2,000-odd crores.”
Nishit Shah, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Bespoke book growth — 15% to 20% · this year
stated firmly by Vishal Kampani
p. 6
“So what we had guided at the end of quarter 4 was this book should see at least a 15% to 20% growth Y-o-Y.”
Vishal Kampani, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ARC returns — 16% to 18% IRR
stated as an aspiration by Vishal Kampani
p. 8
“just the cash should be able to generate going forward safely 16% to 18% IRR.”
Vishal Kampani, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ARC debt status — debt-free · next 6 months
stated conditionally by Vishal Kampani
p. 8
“So I'm happy to report that with this kind of cash that we've generated and the expected cash flows over the next 6 months, our ARC will be debt-free.”
Vishal Kampani, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Investment in Asset Management business — INR150 crores · next 2 years
stated firmly by Vishal Kampani
p. 4
“We have outlined INR150 crores investment further into Asset Management over the next 2 years.”
Vishal Kampani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Affordable Housing listing — separate listing · 2 to 3 years
stated as an aspiration by Vishal Kampani
p. 4
“And again, we focus on listing that separately in a span of 2 to 3 years.”
Vishal Kampani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Debt to equity — 2x · next 3 years
stated as an aspiration by Vishal Kampani
p. 12
“And I see us within a period of 3 years being back to 2x debt equity.”
Vishal Kampani, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
ROE — similar range or better · this year
stated conditionally by Vishal Kampani
p. 10
“But having said that, this year, I think we should be in a similar range or maybe even better in terms of ROE.”
Vishal Kampani, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Wealth and Asset Management ROE — mid to high teens
stated as an aspiration by Vishal Kampani
p. 11
“That is where we have to execute and we have to make sure that we're able to push ROEs into the mid to high teens.”
Vishal Kampani, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Mutual fund AUM — INR25,000 crores · next 2 to 3 years
stated as an aspiration by Vishal Kampani
p. 11
“As I said that we're going to be investing another INR150 crores over the next 2 to 3 years in our AMC. And if that is able to take our AUMs in the AMC to INR25,000 crores”
Vishal Kampani, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Margin trade financing book growth — 15% year-on-year · next 3 years
stated as an aspiration by Vishal Kampani
p. 11
“And we see that we can easily grow this book again at 15% year-on-year for the next 3 years.”
Vishal Kampani, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net inflows target — INR6,000-odd crores at the minimum · this year
stated firmly by Nishit Shah
p. 14
“we are targeting about INR6,000-odd crores at the minimum”
Nishit Shah, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Standard loan book — INR7,000 crores to INR7,500 crores to INR8,000 crores · next 3 years
stated as an aspiration by Vishal Kampani
p. 13
“So in the next 3 years, you potentially will see that number close to INR7,000 crores to INR7,500 crores to INR8,000 crores.”
Vishal Kampani, page 13 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.
Vishal Kampani said the bespoke book is at a 5-quarter high and already growing at half of the 15-20% target, while wealth is a 2-3 year build-out currently focused on productivity.
Answered by Vishal Kampani
Asked by Digant Haria: How does the cyclicality in wealth and private credit break, and what are the timelines for growth?
p. 6
“So I think we've almost done half of that growth in the first quarter. So we are hoping that that trajectory will continue.”
Vishal Kampani, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the resolutions came from the new post-COVID underwriting book with IRRs of 18% plus, and expects further recoveries including from the pre-COVID book over the next 9 months.
Answered by Vishal Kampani
Asked by Digant Haria: What drove the strong ARC recoveries this quarter and what more can be expected?
p. 7
“I think our overall IRRs have been 18% plus in all of those transactions.”
Vishal Kampani, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Anuj Kapoor attributed it to lower transactional revenue industry-wide and the gestation period for recently hired RMs to become profitable.
Answered by Anuj Kapoor
Asked by Nitin Jain: Why did wealth business profitability drop despite recurring AUM growth?
p. 8
“Now all the RMs have a certain gestation cycle of getting profitable in the next 2- to 3-year time frame.”
Anuj Kapoor, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Vishal Kampani said early efficiencies are visible in analysis tasks but front-office AI adoption is limited due to buy-side acceptance and regulatory considerations.
Answered by Vishal Kampani
Asked by Nitin Jain: Is AI implementation driving efficiencies given headcount growth alongside research coverage growth?
p. 9
“Well, we're seeing very early efficiencies. But unfortunately, for us, an AI-driven robot on the sell side is not yet acceptable to buy-side analysts.”
Vishal Kampani, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Vishal Kampani said the Corporate Advisory and Capital Markets business generates 15% ROE even in weak markets, while Private Markets ROE lags and Wealth/Asset Management require execution to reach mid-to-high teens.
Answered by Vishal Kampani
Asked by Kanishk Gupta: What is the steady-state ROE through a normalized cycle?
p. 10
“So in effect, they're actually a 35% to 40% ROE business.”
Vishal Kampani, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Vishal Kampani explained regulatory dividend payout restrictions force capital to be reinvested, and expects debt-equity to rise back to 2x over 3 years as syndication ramps, improving ROE.
Answered by Vishal Kampani
Asked by Umang Adatia: Given Private Markets drags down group ROE, is management considering a capital mix change?
p. 12
“So, the point is as per RBI rules, we cannot distribute more than 50% of our PAT out as per the rules.”
Vishal Kampani, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Anuj Kapoor said the industry is growing at early to mid-teens and the company is targeting growth in excess of that.
Answered by Anuj Kapoor
Asked by Parth: What earnings CAGR is targeted for wealth over the next couple of years?
p. 14
“industry is going at early to mid-teens. and given the growth that we are targeting, we are targeting in excess of the industry growth that is expected.”
Anuj Kapoor, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Manish Sheth and Vishal Kampani said there are no current plans to enter gold loans, with focus remaining on home loans.
Answered by Vishal Kampani
Asked by Siddarth S: Does the company plan to enter gold loans?
p. 14
“Yes. We keep evaluating businesses all the time. But as of now, absolutely no interest in entering gold loans.”
Vishal Kampani, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Vishal Kampani said the businesses are still small relative to Capital Markets and Private Markets, and demerger or separate listing will be evaluated once they scale, factoring in tax implications.
Answered by Vishal Kampani
Asked by Vinay: Are there plans for a demerger of Wealth and Asset Management similar to peers?
p. 15
“But at the right time, when we are more profitable in Wealth and Asset Management, we will evaluate demerger or maybe a separate listing.”
Vishal Kampani, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Vishal Kampani explained that resolution income is booked lumpily when cash flow is realized, and detailed the movement of the SR book from INR3,665 crore to INR3,114 crore.
Answered by Vishal Kampani
Asked by Akshay Jawahar: How much of the Q1 net revenue growth in Private Markets came from the single large ARC transaction, and what more is expected?
p. 16
“Large part of the income is always booked when the resolution of the asset happens.”
Vishal Kampani, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Lack of IPO issuances and primary market activity slowed Corporate Advisory and Capital Markets
p. 3
“Corporate Advisory and Capital Markets had a slow quarter, primarily because of lack of IPO issuances and primary market activity.”
Vishal Kampani, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Weak transactional business affecting Wealth Management performance
p. 4
“In Wealth Management, performance was a little subdued because of weak transactional business, which is again related to the markets and also the primary market issuance”
Vishal Kampani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Uncertainty on when to resume real estate lending due to risk-adjusted return concerns
p. 6
“We are still not sure whether the time is right.”
Vishal Kampani, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Decline in private-side transaction activity over the last 6 months
p. 6
“And that transaction activity on the private side, which, as a market participant, you will know, has not been as encouraging in the last 6 months.”
Vishal Kampani, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
SIP book decline in mutual fund business
p. 9
“Your observation is valid in terms of the SIP book coming down.”
Nishit Shah, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Concentration in small and mid-cap schemes led to AUM loss when that segment corrected
p. 10
“So when the small and mid-cap space corrected earlier this year and late last year, that was a time when there was some loss of AUM.”
Vishal Kampani, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Regulatory restriction limiting dividend payout from NBFCs constrains capital return
p. 10
“That actually constrains the amount of capital we can give back.”
Vishal Kampani, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Slowdown in transaction activity in the last 6 months due to West Asia war
p. 15
“In fact, in the last 3 years, because of the West Asia war, etc., we first time saw a significant slowdown in the last 6 months in terms of the transaction activity.”
Vishal Kampani, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Rising AI token costs as usage increases
p. 9
“As you aggressively start using AI, the token cost can go up like crazy.”
Vishal Kampani, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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