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CSL Finance Earnings Call Transcript: Key Takeaways

Record ₹385 Cr disbursements and 16% AUM growth, but SME retail stalled and gross NPA rose to 1.13% from 0.95%. PAT grew only 2% YoY, largely due to a low tax base.

Highlights
Revenue growthTotal income ₹77.4 Cr, +21% YoY, +10% QoQ; AUM +16% YoY.
MarginsROA 6.30% annualised vs 5.86% QoQ; ROE 14.86% vs 13.82%.
Demand visibilitySME retail demand subdued; wholesale pipeline ₹300-400 Cr; affordable housing sales strong.
Management confidenceBalanced: confident on wholesale, guarded on SME retail recovery.

Growth

Total income +21% YoY, PBT +21%, PAT +2% (low tax base). AUM +16% YoY, wholesale-led; SME retail subdued.

Outlook

No quantified guidance. Wholesale to drive AUM; ₹300-400 Cr pipeline; ₹210 Cr undrawn limits.

Risks

GNPA rose to 1.13% from 0.95% QoQ; SME recovery deferred to post-Diwali; ~30% of wholesale book exposed to slowing residential sales.

Last quarter's promises, checked

Delivered

  • Guided wholesale as key growth driver → wholesale-led AUM, ₹300-400 Cr pipeline (= BEAT)
  • Guided leverage headroom for FY27 growth (1.39x) → 1.5x (= BEAT)

Partly delivered

  • Guided FY27 AUM growth 15-25% → AUM +16% YoY, floor of range only (= PARTIAL)

Missed

  • Guided no rise in absolute GNPA (1.1%) → GNPA 1.13% (= MISS)
  • Guided SME retail normalising in FY27 → SME stalled, recovery deferred to post-Diwali (= MISS)
Source

Earnings Call Transcript filed with BSE, NSE: CSLFINANCE. Summary written with AI assistance from the document.

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CSL Finance Ltd: key numbers

Share price
₹226.66
Market cap
₹516.4 Cr
Revenue (annual)
₹256.1 Cr
Net profit (annual)
₹86.11 Cr
P/E (TTM)
5.9×Sector 20.6×
Promoter holding
49.17%+1.00% QoQ
FII holding
0.09%Current quarter

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