SBFC Finance Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
SBFC Finance reported AUM growth of 27% year-on-year to INR 11,922 crores for Q1 FY27, with spreads improving 39 basis points to 9.4% and NIMs at 10.6%. Management flagged softer login-to-disbursal conversion at 34% versus 42% a year earlier, attributing it to inflation-driven stress on household repayment capacity in the sub-INR 10 lakh segment. PAT for the quarter stood at INR 130 crores, up 29% year-on-year, while Stage 2 ECL provisioning was raised to 16% from 6%, taking total provisioning to assets to 1.91%.
Numbers mentioned
AUM: INR 11,922 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“our total AUM for June 2026 is at INR 11,922 crores with a growth of 27% on Y-o-Y basis and 6% on Q-o-Q basis”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
MSME AUM: INR 9,271 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Our MSME AUM is at INR 9,271 crores which has increased 4.5% on Q-o-Q basis”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
MSME disbursements: INR 809 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Our MSME disbursement for the quarter stands at INR 809 crores which has increased 3% on Q-o-Q basis”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Loan against gold AUM: INR 2,631 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“The loan against gold AUM is at INR 2,631 crores with a growth of 11% on Q-o-Q basis”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Branch count: 256 (as on June 2026)
p. 5
“We added five branches during the quarter, bringing the total branch count to 256 as on June 2026”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Yield: 17.9% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“our yields for the quarter is at 17.9% with a reduction of 9 basis points Y-o-Y and an increase of 29 basis points on Q-o-Q basis”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost of borrowing: 8.42% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Our cost of borrowing for the quarter is at 8.42% which has reduced 90 bps Y-o-Y and 10 bps Q-o-Q”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Spread: 9.48% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“our spread for the quarter is at 9.48% with a growth of 81 basis points on Y-o-Y basis and 39 basis points on Q-o-Q basis”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Closing liquidity: INR 1,864 crores (as of June 2026)
p. 5
“we have upfronted borrowing seeing the macro environment and thus have a closing liquidity of INR 1,864 crores”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capital adequacy ratio: 32% (as of June 2026)
p. 5
“Our capital adequacy ratio is sufficient at 32% with tangible net worth at INR 3,613 crores as of June 2026”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Opex to average AUM: 4.29% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“our opex for the quarter is at 4.29% which is 36 bps increase on Q-o-Q basis”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
GNPA: 2.66% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“our GNPA is range-bound at 2.66% which has reduced by 12 bps Y-o-Y and increased 5 bps Q-o-Q with a PCR of 42%”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Credit cost: 1.45% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Our credit cost for the quarter is at 1.45%, we expect it to remain in this range in the short term”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Return on average AUM: 4.53% (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“our return on average AUM is 4.53% with ROE at 14.73% for the quarter”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
PAT: INR 130 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 5
“Our PAT for the quarter is INR 130 crores, growing 29% Y-o-Y and 6% on Q-o-Q basis”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Login to disbursal conversion: 34% (Q1 FY27)
p. 4
“We've seen this show up in our login to disbursal conversion which moderated to 34% from 42%”
Mahesh Dayani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Provisioning to assets: 1.91% (Q1 FY27)
p. 3
“we took Stage 2 ECL up to 16% from 6%, bringing total SBFC Finance Limited July 25, 2026 Page 4 of 9 provisioning to assets at 1.91%”
Mahesh Dayani, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Opex reduction — 25 basis points reduction · FY27
stated firmly by Aseem Dhru
p. 3
“we continue our guidance of a 25-basis point reduction this year over the 150-basis point reduction we've delivered since listing”
Aseem Dhru, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost of credit — range-bound
stated firmly by Aseem Dhru
p. 3
“Cost of credit will remain range-bound.”
Aseem Dhru, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Co-origination mix — return to usual run rate · from this quarter onwards
stated firmly by Mahesh Dayani
p. 4
“This has since stabilized and we expect a return to the usual run rate from this quarter onwards.”
Mahesh Dayani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
0+ DPD — stabilize before pullback · subsequent quarters
stated conditionally by Mahesh Dayani
p. 4
“The momentum on rollbacks is better and we should stabilize here for a quarter before a pullback in the subsequent quarters.”
Mahesh Dayani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Guidance for coming quarter — unchanged on all fronts · coming quarter
stated firmly by Mahesh Dayani
p. 5
“We close the quarter at 14.7% ROE and our guidance for the coming quarter remains unchanged on all fronts.”
Mahesh Dayani, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost to average AUM — closer to 4% or below · end of the year
stated conditionally by Sanket Agrawal
p. 5
“As the AUM grows on these set of branches, we will start to see the cost to average AUM coming down and we should be closer to 4% or below at the end of the year.”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cost of borrowing — stabilize at current levels
stated firmly by Sanket Agrawal
p. 5
“we think we should now stabilize on the cost of borrowing at current levels”
Sanket Agrawal, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Company yield — 17.50% to 17.75%
stated firmly by Sanket Agrawal
p. 7
“the range that we are looking at should be in the range of 17.50% to 17.75%. That's our range where the yields generally stabilize.”
Sanket Agrawal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Credit cost — 1.4% to 1.5% · next two quarters
stated firmly by Sanket Agrawal
p. 8
“we are penciling in that it will be range-bound in this current range. So, 1.4% or 1.5%, this is the range that we are looking at for at least next two quarters.”
Sanket Agrawal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Branch expansion — 10-15 branches · this year
stated conditionally by Sanket Agrawal
p. 8
“So, this year should be between 10-15 branches, three, four up and down based on what the supervisors generally request you to and you approve.”
Sanket Agrawal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Gold yields — marginal reduction, not sharp fall
stated as an aspiration by Mahesh Dayani
p. 9
“My sense is that, it's going to be pretty range-bound. I mean, you could see marginal reduction but not a very sharp fall.”
Mahesh Dayani, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Login to disbursement ratio — 35% odd
stated conditionally by Mahesh Dayani
p. 9
“we expect that the login to disbursement to be maintained at the similar level of 35% odd”
Mahesh Dayani, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Spreads — upwards of 9%
stated firmly by Mahesh Dayani
p. 9
“whichever way the market moves, we'll at least ensure that our spreads are upwards of 9%”
Mahesh Dayani, page 9 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.
Management said the situation has not improved despite higher CIBIL scores, with throughput dropping and average ticket sizes rising as a result.
Answered by Mahesh Dayani
Asked by Renish: Where does the sub-INR 10 lakh over-leveraging cycle stand and how might it affect FY27 growth or profitability?
p. 6
“we've not seen the situation improve in the sub-INR 10 lakh category”
Mahesh Dayani, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said they intend to keep focusing on the same two products and get better at them rather than diversify.
Answered by Aseem Dhru
Asked by Renish: Should SBFC add new products beyond small ticket LAP and gold loans over the next 12-18 months?
p. 7
“We still have a lot of work to do in that. So, we will keep focusing.”
Aseem Dhru, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed the rise to the increment rollout plus full-cost impact of employees hired for branches opened last quarter.
Answered by Sanket Agrawal
Asked by Meghna Luthra: Was the increase in employee cost due to increments and bonuses or something else?
p. 7
“there are two things that has happened during the quarter - One obviously is the rollout of increment that has happened, that has one impact.”
Sanket Agrawal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the yield uptick came mainly from gold performing better this quarter and that the company targets a stable yield range.
Answered by Sanket Agrawal
Asked by Meghna Luthra: Is the yield improvement due to higher risk-taking, and was the gold-driven spike a one-off?
p. 7
“gold in this quarter has done a better job in terms of yields, so that has added to the yield improvement of 29 basis points”
Sanket Agrawal, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said expansion will slow this year to 10-15 branches as earlier openings become productive.
Answered by Sanket Agrawal
Asked by Meghna Luthra: What is the branch expansion plan for the year?
p. 8
“we will go slow this year. We will be in the range of say 10-15 branches, not beyond that.”
Sanket Agrawal, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the increase was similar to the same period last year and expects it to stabilize and roll back in subsequent quarters.
Answered by Mahesh Dayani
Asked by Madan Shah: What explains the uptick in 1+ DPD compared to last quarter?
p. 8
“we should be able to roll it back or stabilize in this quarter and roll it back in the subsequent quarter”
Mahesh Dayani, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said incremental yield remains in the same overall range, with a slight uptick from gold.
Answered by Sanket Agrawal
Asked by Nischint: What is the incremental yield across the gold and MSME segments?
p. 9
“Incremental yield is in the same range. So that's what we answered previously as well, that it will remain the overall yield for the company will remain in this 17.50% to 17.75% range.”
Sanket Agrawal, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management explained that co-origination reset caused a temporary drop in pass-through and expects some recovery this quarter, but affirmed they will not push loans that fail filters.
Answered by Mahesh Dayani
Asked by Nischint: Was the softer disbursement trend technical due to co-lending norms or demand-related?
p. 9
“we will not really push through if it's not passing through the filters. As and when, it starts passing through the filters, we will see that improvement come through.”
Mahesh Dayani, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said the guided growth targets are achievable without adding new products or geographies given available opportunity across existing markets.
Answered by Mahesh Dayani
Asked by Nischint: Would SBFC widen its geographic or product spread if loan screening gets tougher?
p. 10
“I don't think there's a pressing need to add a particular product or add additional geographies to deliver what we've called out for the full year.”
Mahesh Dayani, page 10 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Household debt service ratio in India nearing 14%, among the highest globally, signaling potential leverage stress
p. 6
“the household DSR in India now almost touching 14%, and which is one of the highest in the world”
Aseem Dhru, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Sub-10 lakh ticket size segment showing signs of leveraged stress
p. 4
“The sub-10 lakh segment in particular is showing signs of leveraged stress and warrants close monitoring.”
Mahesh Dayani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Inflation eroding disposable income and denting repayment capacity
p. 4
“the incomes haven't materially changed over the year, but inflation has quietly eaten into the disposable income, denting repayment capacity”
Mahesh Dayani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Regulatory change restricting collateral security for MSME co-origination loans below 20 lakh ticket size
p. 4
“the regulator's circular mandating banks not to accept collateral security for MSME customers within the 20 lakh ticket size had a direct bearing on our co-origination”
Mahesh Dayani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Volatile interest rates and global macro uncertainty affecting borrowing plans
p. 4
“Interest rates were volatile in March and with the global situation continuing to write its own script, we had to plan our borrowings with more prudence than usual.”
Mahesh Dayani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Rising crude oil prices and currency pressure potentially forcing RBI's hand on rates sooner
p. 3
“we could arrive sooner if crude continues to push $100 and stays above it longer”
Aseem Dhru, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Competitors offering aggressive pricing or larger loan amounts
p. 4
“a few birds strayed on the badminton court, by which I mean competitors showing up with competitive pricing or generous loan amounts which simply made us adjust our footwork”
Mahesh Dayani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
0+ DPD rose during the quarter
p. 4
“On asset quality, 0+ rose by 70 bps during the quarter and that's our homework for the current quarter.”
Mahesh Dayani, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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