Paisalo Digital Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
Paisalo Digital reported Q1 FY2027 assets under management of Rs.67,074 million, up 28% year-on-year, with disbursements of Rs.17,309 million marking 128% year-on-year growth. Total income rose 19% to Rs.2,603 million, net interest margin was 6.6%, and profit after tax grew 30% to Rs.613 million, while gross NPA stood at 0.70% and net NPA at 0.49%. Management also announced a public NCD issue of up to Rs.300 crore under a Rs.900 crore shelf and stated an ambition to approximately double AUM, income and profitability over the next three years.
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Numbers mentioned
Assets under management: Rs.67,074 million (Q1 FY2027)
p. 4
“Our assets under management increased to Rs.67,074 million as of 30th June 2026, a strong 28% year-on-year increase.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Disbursements: Rs.17,309 million (Q1 FY2027)
p. 4
“During Q1 FY2027, we disbursed Rs.17,309 million, an exceptional 128% year-on-year growth.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Total income: Rs.2,603 million (Q1 FY2027)
p. 5
“On the income side, total income increased by 19% year-on-year to Rs.2,603 million, supported by sustained growth in the loan book and stable portfolio performance.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net interest income: Rs.1,447 million (Q1 FY2027)
p. 5
“Net interest income stood at Rs.1,447 million, while net interest margin was maintained at a healthy 6.6%.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit after tax: Rs.613 million (Q1 FY2027)
p. 5
“Coming to profitability, we delivered profit after tax of Rs.613 million up 30% year-on-year outpacing income growth and reflecting the benefits of operating leverage, productivity improvements and disciplined cost management.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Return on assets: 3.6% (Q1 FY2027)
p. 5
“Return on assets for the quarter stood at 3.6% while return on equity was 13.4% indicating that the business continues to generate healthy returns while scaling.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gross NPA: 0.70% (As of June 30, 2026)
p. 5
“As of 30th June 2026, gross NPA stood at 0.70% while net NPA stood at 0.49%, improving further even as we scaled disbursement at record pace.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Collection efficiency: 97.5% (Q1 FY2027)
p. 5
“Collection efficiency during the quarter remained strong at 97.5%.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Total borrowings: Rs.48,467 million (As of June 30, 2026)
p. 5
“Total borrowings as of quarter end stood at Rs.48,467 million supported by a diversified mix of banks, financial institutions and capital market instruments.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net worth: Rs.18,298 million (As of June 30, 2026)
p. 5
“Our balance sheet continues to remain strong with net worth increasing to Rs.18,298 million and capital adequacy standing at 33.1%.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost of borrowing: 10.1% (Q1 FY2027)
p. 5
“Our cost of borrowing declined further to 10.1%, reflecting and representing an improvement of 64-basis points year-on-year.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Touch points: 5,995 (As of Q1 FY2027)
p. 6
“As the end of Q1 FY2027, our network comprised of 5,995 touch points spread across 23 states, reflecting the scale we have built through a combination of branch-led expansion and asset tled operating model.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost-to-income ratio: about 40%
p. 10
“Roughly, it is at about 40% right now.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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AUM, income and profitability — approximately double · next 3 years
stated as an aspiration by Santanu Agarwal
p. 8
“we are excited to share our ambition for the next 3 years to approximately double our AUM, income and profitability while maintaining strong asset quality, healthy returns and a robust capital position.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Disbursement growth — FY2027
stated conditionally by Santanu Agarwal
p. 9
“Going forward, while quarterly growth may normalize from this exceptionally high base, the company expects healthy momentum through FY2027, supported by a continued expansion and robust credit demand, all the while ensuring that asset quality remains pristine and stable.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost-to-income ratio — short-to-medium term
stated firmly by Santanu Agarwal
p. 10
“we are expecting that in the short-to-medium term, we are expecting that the cost to income ratios will remain slightly on the higher side.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Doubling of AUM, income and PAT — double · three fiscal years
stated firmly by Santanu Agarwal
p. 15
“So we are targeting three fiscal years for achieving our target of doubling of our AUM income and PAT.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Leverage ceiling — three-and-a-half times
stated as an aspiration by Santanu Agarwal
p. 12
“we feel being somewhere between a three-and-a-half level is fairly comfortable for us.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Disbursements remain slow pending bank-side compliance completion.
Answered by Santanu Agarwal
Asked by Sandy Mehta: What is the status of the co-lending tie-up with State Bank of India?
p. 9
“We are still awaiting the compliance to be completed at the bank side before we can start working on it.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Impact is limited given the borrower base is mostly microenterprises, though loan loss provisions rose sequentially.
Answered by Santanu Agarwal
Asked by Sandy Mehta: Is the company exposed to Iran war-related commodity price fluctuations and NPL impact?
p. 9
“We have seen a sequential increase in the loan loss provisions for this quarter, but we are still well below the sub 1% level for the same.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ratios may stay elevated short-term before normalizing as AI efficiencies take hold.
Answered by Santanu Agarwal
Asked by Rutvi Doshi: What is the cost-to-income ratio trend and how much efficiency can AI unlock?
p. 10
“Eventually, as the lending efficiencies of the AI model start kicking in, we will see that there is normalization on these efforts that we are working on.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Timing lag between debt issuance and fund deployment causes transient distortions; Q1 loan loss provisions rise due to faster settlement pushes versus Q4 recoveries.
Answered by Santanu Agarwal
Asked by L Jaganathan: Why did interest expense rise 32% while opex fell 32% quarter-over-quarter, and what about collection efficiency and loan loss provisions?
p. 11
“there is always a transient impact in Q1. In Q2, we are raising again public NCD and hence we may not have that impact again.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Promoters have exhausted the annual 5% acquisition limit; pledge levels have been declining quarter-over-quarter.
Answered by Santanu Agarwal
Asked by L Jaganathan: Are promoters allowed to increase stake further and what about pledge release?
p. 11
“promoters have already acquired4.7% from the open markets. SEBI allows the promoter and the promoter group to only acquire up to 5% equity by any of its equity instruments in one financial year, which we have largely exhausted.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Mix targets are still evolving as new product lines were only launched a quarter ago, with a cap of 25% concentration per industry.
Answered by Santanu Agarwal
Asked by Amit Kumar: What is the target AUM mix for diversified segments like agri, industrial and alternative fuel financing?
p. 12
“we typically take any product or any category or any industry and we ensure that in none of the industry benchmarks we are going beyond the 25% concentration level.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management is comfortable around 3.5x leverage versus a regulatory allowance of up to seven times.
Answered by Santanu Agarwal
Asked by Amit Kumar: What is the internal ceiling on leverage given rising debt-to-equity ratio?
p. 12
“although RBI and the various regulators allow us to raise up to seven times, we feel being somewhere between a three-and-a-half level is fairly comfortable for us.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management frames continued promoter stake increases as a sign of commitment and conviction in the business.
Answered by Santanu Agarwal
Asked by Amit Kumar: What is the rationale behind promoters continuing to increase their stake?
p. 13
“we as promoters and management believe that the momentum we are seeing is not just continuing, but we are building more on top of it.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Growth is anchored on four pillars—distribution, product diversification, AI, and liability management—working together.
Answered by Santanu Agarwal
Asked by Aditya Singh: What are the key drivers behind the AUM doubling guidance?
p. 13
“each of these pillars is individually important, but more importantly, they are compounding together, enabling us to grow while maintaining control over risk, profitability, and customer experience.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
The circular raises the collateral-free lending threshold to 20 lakhs, mainly benefiting unsecured lending segments and co-lending STP integration.
Answered by Santanu Agarwal
Asked by Sandy Mehta: What is the status and impact of the RBI collateral-free lending threshold increase?
p. 14
“Now with RBI increasing the collateral free lending threshold to MSMEs to 20 lakhs, we are basically seeing that advantage being crossed to that segment also.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Touch point growth stems from the distribution pillar; doubling is targeted over three fiscal years, with co-lending as potential upside optionality.
Answered by Santanu Agarwal
Asked by L Jaganathan: What is driving the touch point increase and what is the internal timeline for doubling AUM, income and PAT?
p. 15
“we are targeting three fiscal years for achieving our target of doubling of our AUM income and PAT.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management emphasizes collections as the top internal priority beyond AUM, income and PAT.
Answered by Santanu Agarwal
Asked by Harshit Singla: Where does management spend most of its time and what KPIs matter beyond PAT/revenue?
p. 15
“the technically the number one priority for us is that we focus on the collection side of the business.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management identifies employees as the most important but unrecorded asset of the company.
Answered by Santanu Agarwal
Asked by Harshit Singla: What does management care about most in terms of risk?
p. 16
“Actually the only thing that I care about the most which does not show up in any P&L or any balance sheet is my employees and the staff that I work with.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 16 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Macro impact from geopolitical tensions and commodity price fluctuations passing down to borrowers
p. 9
“the impact of the macro has been relatively limited to the large scale manufacturers and exporters with some of the risk obviously passing down.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Sequential increase in loan loss provisions
p. 9
“We have seen a sequential increase in the loan loss provisions for this quarter, but we are still well below the sub 1% level for the same.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Transient lag between debt issuance and deployment of funds affecting interest expense and opex
p. 11
“generally there is a lag between the debt issuance and conversion of funds into loan books. And hence there is always a transient impact in Q1.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 11 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Concentration risk across product and industry categories
p. 12
“we typically take any product or any category or any industry and we ensure that in none of the industry benchmarks we are going beyond the 25% concentration level.”
Santanu Agarwal, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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