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Revenue
₹309 Cr
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Revenue YoY
10.3%
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KFin Tech delivered a solid Q2 FY26 with revenue of INR 309 crore (+10.3% YoY) and EBITDA margin of 43.9%, driven by broad-based growth across domestic mutual funds (+10.2%), issuer solutions (+13.4%), and international segments (+26.1% ex-GBS). The acquisition of Ascent Fund Services closed during the quarter, positioning KFin as a global fund administrator. Management highlighted strong deal pipelines, with 4 out of 4 new mutual fund mandates won and 500+ new issuer clients added. The NPS business is benefiting from a shift to AUM-based fees, and value-added solutions grew 40% YoY. Risks include potential yield compression from telescopic pricing (~3.5-4% annually) and near-term margin pressure from Ascent integration costs. Overall, the company remains confident in sustaining 40-45% EBITDA margins.
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Guidance to track
- Management reiterated 40-45% EBITDA margin guidance, expecting to sustain even after Ascent consolidation.
- Ascent expected to be EBITDA neutral in FY26 and achieve double-digit EBITDA margins in FY27.
- Management expects AIF AUM to exceed INR 2 trillion by next earnings call.
- Regulatory shift from fixed fee to AUM-based pricing for NPS, expected to be finalized in 3-4 weeks.
Risks flagged
- Annual yield compression of 3.5-4% due to telescopic pricing as AUM grows, impacting revenue growth.
- Ascent reported one-off costs of $2.8M; near-term margins may be pressured until synergies materialize.
- Proposed rule allowing AMCs to avoid paying for already-fetched KYC records could reduce CRA revenue.
- Folio count stagnated due to volatile markets; recovery depends on retail investor sentiment.
Key quotes
- We continue to be the country's largest registrar and transfer agent by a mile in terms of number of clients, in terms of mutual funds, total number of the quantum of market share in issuer solutions, number of clients in alternate investment funds, fastest growing CRA national pension system, and the only registrar who is globally present.
- Our vision is for KFin Tech to be the first large global fund administrator coming out of India.
- We have a very well-defined plan in terms of how to make this 1 + 1 acquisition not two, but then double-digit acquisition in terms of leveraging the synergies.
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