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Revenue
₹280 Cr
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Revenue YoY
34%
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EBITDA
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KFin Technologies delivered a strong Q2 FY25 with 34% YoY revenue growth and EBITDA margins crossing 45%, driven by robust performance across all business lines. Domestic mutual fund AUM grew 45% YoY, outpacing industry growth of 41%, while international investor solutions surged 44% YoY with six new client wins. The company added 358 corporate clients in issuer solutions and won marquee IPO mandates including Hyundai. Management highlighted a swelling deal pipeline and the RBI in-principle approval for a Thailand subsidiary as key growth catalysts. However, rising technology and manpower costs to handle 50% volume growth in mutual fund transactions could pressure margins if market conditions soften.
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Guidance to track
- Management reiterated its EBITDA margin guidance range of 40%-45%, despite investments in technology and manpower.
- Management expects core domestic mutual fund revenue (excluding mark-to-market) to grow in the 13%-15% range on a sustainable basis.
- International operations and AIF fund accounting are expected to grow faster than the domestic mutual fund business.
- With RBI in-principle approval for a Thailand subsidiary, management expects to win more local asset manager mandates.
Risks flagged
- As AUM grows, larger clients may demand discounts, pressuring yields. Management acknowledged this but noted mutual respect in the industry.
- Volume growth of 50% in mutual fund transactions requires continued investment in tech and headcount, which could pressure margins if revenue growth slows.
- A significant portion of revenue is linked to AUM, which is sensitive to market movements. A downturn could impact both flows and mark-to-market gains.
- Winning and onboarding large international clients requires significant operational capacity and local presence, with potential delays.
Key quotes
- Our overall AUM market share also has risen a bit to about 32.4%. But given our SIP market share is close to 40%, we firmly believe that our overall AUM market share will trend towards the SIP market share over a period of time.
- We have also launched KFin XAlt's platform for REITs, first of its kind, with an intent to expand the asset management industry into the REITs and hopefully next into the InvITs as well.
- Our target continues to be to get to a 15% profile for value-added solutions. In absolute number, the value-added solutions will have to grow materially faster to get to that 15% on the expanded overall revenue base.
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