ESAFSMALLFINANCEBANK / guidance tracker

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ESAF Small Finance · forward-looking guidance across the available source record.

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What management said would happen.

Secured asset mix target of 70% by March 2027

Management reiterated the goal to increase secured loan share to 70% by end of FY27, up from 61% currently.

expansion

Steady-state credit cost of 2% by FY28

CFO guided that normalized credit cost will be around 2% from FY28 onwards, as legacy provisioning clears.

margins

ROA target of 2% by FY28

Management expects to achieve a return on assets of 2% by FY28, with traction visible in the next two quarters.

growth

Loan growth of 20-25% on steady-state basis

The bank expects annual loan growth of 20-25%, excluding IBPC sales, supported by network leverage.

growth