El Niño and fertilizer issues impacting portfolio
Management acknowledged seasonal risks from El Niño and fertilizer supply, which could stress rural borrower repayment capacity.
Spandana Sphoorty Financial · risk themes across the available quarters.
Bear-case history
Management acknowledged seasonal risks from El Niño and fertilizer supply, which could stress rural borrower repayment capacity.
Rejection rates remain at 60-65%, indicating tight credit filters that could constrain disbursement growth.
New individual loan product (₹1-4 lakh, unsecured) lacks SRO guardrails; pilot success and underwriting discipline are unproven at scale.