Digispice Technologies Ltd — Q3 FY26
Digispice Technologies (Spice Money) reported a muted Q3 FY26 with GTV declining ~4% QoQ due to normalization of subsidy flows and consolidation in the MFI/NBFC sector impacting...
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GTV soft sequentially; normalization or slowdown?
Asked by Gulchan Singh
Acknowledged both normalization and slowdown but gave no quantitative breakdown.
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quarter overall GTV was a bit soft sequentially. Should we think of this as largely normalization after elevated APS subsidize last quarter or are you seeing some underlining slow down as well?
definitely in H1 this year we saw significant subsidy flows even more than what we had expected. ... the underlying slowdown is more related to the lending book of MFIs and NBFCs.
Gross margin 47% sustainable? Steady state?
Asked by Agarval Family Office, Agarval Family Office
Provided a specific range for sustainable gross margin (44-45%).
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gross margin percentage on revenue improved to 47% this quarter. Is this sustainable or partly driven by lower low margin CMS volumes? And where do you see steady state gross margin settling over the next two to three years?
gross margins have grown so much in this quarter that's fairly because of the operational efficiencies ... this would somewhere look like somewhere between 44 to 45% on a average for a quarter.
Assisted models becoming infrastructure-like utilities?
Asked by Rahul Kumar
Gave a clear affirmative answer with reasoning.
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With UPI cash withdrawals and cash deposits evolving, do you see assisted models becoming more infrastructure-like utilities over time?
Absolutely ... we see ourselves as effectively a last mile banking infrastructure connecting financial providers with small businesses and consumers.
Loan volumes down; improvement expected? Revenue increase in Q4?
Asked by Navitep Meta
Did not commit to near-term improvement; deferred to H2 FY27.
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Goals and other loan volumes is down. Can we see improvement in coming quarters? And can we see overall revenue increasing in Q4?
credit distribution is something that we have definitely seen a big need for. ... we are trying to get our model in place ... maybe you need to give us a quarter or two more ... H2 next year is where we can hopefully see that numbers scale.
Indirect costs stable; steady state or reinvestment?
Asked by Gulchan Singh
Addressed investment separately but did not clarify if indirect costs will increase.
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Indirect costs seem fairly stable despite increments. Is this the steady cost base now or should we expect reinvestment as growth accelerates?
we are investing in the new engines and building up the capabilities ... new engines what we were investing ... almost 11 crores we have done in last financial year which has now come down to kind of 1 cr a quarter.
Insurance/savings adoption: consumer or agent-driven?
Asked by Shray Patel
Acknowledged both but did not provide specific adoption metrics.
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Insurance and saving products are being pushed heavily in rural markets. Are consumers generally adopting these or is adoption still agent-driven?
both will continue to grow. ... agents definitely have a role to play ... we believe that there is a trust factor that exists ... we are trying to enable an agency model which is significantly tech-led.
Assisted fintech model resilience during liquidity tightening?
Asked by Rahul Kumar
Focused only on credit impact, not overall model resilience.
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Do you think the assisted fintech model becomes more relevant and resilient during periods of liquidity tightening compared to phases of abundant liquidity?
liquidity tightening will be impacting us only with respect to the credit side ... that's a cyclical I will see it only with respect to credit.
Dominant profit pool in 3-5 years?
Asked by Rahul Kumar
Provided clear ranking of profit pools.
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If you look at the broader industry over the next 3 to 5 years, what do you think becomes the dominant profit pool? Payments, collections, lending or financial distribution?
lending is a big part of the profit pool going forward ... followed by financial distribution followed by payments and collections.