Legacy MFI stress may persist
Despite improvement, the bank still has residual provisioning requirements on the legacy JLG and MBBL portfolio, which could impact near-term profitability.
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Credit cost guidance may be optimistic
Management guided for credit cost of ~3% in FY27 and 2-2.5% in FY28, but this depends on sustained collection efficiency and portfolio quality.
Geopolitical risks to MSME portfolio
Analyst raised concerns about the impact of West Asia conflict on MSME borrowers; management downplayed the risk but monitoring continues.
Execution risk in scaling disbursements
The bank plans 25-30% loan growth while maintaining asset quality; any slippage in underwriting could reverse recent gains.