FEDFINA Q1 FY27 earnings call.
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Fedbank Financial Services delivered a strong Q1 FY27 with PAT of Rs 114.4 crores growing 52.5% YoY, driven by 40.6% NII growth and controlled operating expenses. AUM crossed the Rs 21,000 crore milestone at Rs 21,136 crores (35% YoY growth), with gold loans now comprising 51.4% of the book at Rs 11,191 crores (77% YoY). Despite RBI's gold loan LTV regulatory changes effective April 1st causing temporary delinquency normalization, management maintained credit costs at 0.8% (below 1% guidance) with GNPA improving 30bps to 1.6%. ROE expanded 380bps YoY to 15.4%. The True North exit and Nomura India Equity Fund entry signals institutional confidence. Key risks include competitive yield pressure in LAP segment, gold price volatility (down 15% between Jan-June), and co-lending normalization impacting leverage. Management reiterated FY27 guidance of 20-25% AUM growth with gold growing 25-30% and mortgage 15-20%.
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Guidance to track
- Gold AUM expected to grow 25-30% on March 2026 base even if gold prices remain flat, driven by 10-12% tonnage growth. Mortgage AUM to grow 15-20%. LAP segment (small + medium ticket) to grow 15-20%.
- Management reiterated credit costs will remain below 1% for FY27. Credit costs at 0.8% in Q1. Any increase in Stage 2 from regulatory changes is viewed as customer behavior transition, not asset quality concern.
- Annual ROA guidance of 20-30bps expansion to be achieved through combination of credit cost management and cost-to-assets improvement. May have quarterly aberrations.
- Q1 had branch identification and premises work completed but openings deferred. Q2 will see catch-up with remaining branches to be opened through rest of FY27. FY26 saw 150 branches added.
Risks flagged
- Gold prices declined 15% between January 31 and June 30, 2026. Management claims conservative lending on 30-day average or spot (whichever lower) insulates from risk, but LTV increased from 61% to 68% due to price decline, potentially affecting collateral coverage.
- Stage 2 increased from 2.2% to 2.7% entirely due to RBI-mandated change where LTV on bullet loans calculated on total amount due (principal + interest). Customer repayment behavior adjustment will take time; reported overdue levels expected to remain elevated. Management termed this 'new normal'.
- Analyst raised concern about competitive intensity in LAP segment causing yield pressure. Management acknowledged substantial yield drop in competition but said Fedfina has not joined the race, instead maximizing yield at the cost of disbursement growth. This could impact volume targets.
- Co-lending business disruption due to regulatory changes at gold loan partners resulted in larger portion booked on balance sheet, increasing leverage from 4.6 to 4.89. Management expects normalization in 'next few months' but timeline is vague. This increases capital consumption.
Key quotes
- We have delivered a 8.1% quarter-on-quarter sequential growth in our gold loan AUM in spite of headwinds of declining domestic gold prices of 15% between January 31st to June 30th and regulatory changes effective April 1st.
- The improvement in costs seen during the quarter should also be viewed in the context of the seasonal nature of our business. Q1 is typically a relatively softer disbursement quarter. As origins pick up meaningfully in the next few quarters, we would expect sourcing related expenses and operating costs to also increase but corresponding to the business growth.
- This represents an expansion of 380bps year-on-year in our ROE from 11.6% in Q1 FY26. We remain deeply grateful to the support of all our investors and their faith in us.
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