1. Opening Hook
The market heard the words “income tax special audit” and collectively hit the panic button—sell first, read later. Classic. Meanwhile, management calmly explained it’s a procedural block assessment, not a Netflix crime documentary. While the stock corrected, gold loans quietly crossed pre-embargo levels, GNPA slid meaningfully, and ROE started crawling back from exile.
This quarter wasn’t about flashy surprises. It was about cleanup, risk reset, and a gold engine running hot again. The unsecured experiment is being buried politely, housing is rebooted with a new CEO and ARC cleanup, and microfinance—once the problem child—is behaving again.
Read on, because behind the audit anxiety and headline noise, the numbers are doing something far more interesting than the stock price suggests.
2. At a Glance
- AUM ₹98,336 cr (+38% YoY): One quarter away from the ₹1 lakh cr flex.
- Gold loans +189% YoY: RBI embargo era officially in the rear-view mirror.
- PAT ₹501 cr (+20% QoQ): Profits quietly compounding while Twitter panics.
- GNPA 1.6% (from 2.14%): Asset quality redemption arc underway.
- Liquidity ₹9,433 cr: Enough cash to sleep peacefully—unlike shareholders this week.
- Interim dividend ₹4: Because confidence likes cash payouts.
3. Management’s Key Commentary
“The special audit is a procedural step, not a finding or allegation.”
(Market heard scam, management meant paperwork 😏)
“There
is no impact on operations, capital, or growth plans.”
(Translation: please stop asking this every five minutes)
“Gold loan AUM has crossed pre-embargo levels.”
(Told you the gold story wasn’t dead)
“We exited higher-risk segments like digital unsecured MSME and Micro LAP.”
(Mistakes were made. Lessons were learned.)
“Provision coverage is at 92%.”
(If paranoia were a metric, this would be triple-A)
“ROE annualized for Q3 is ~14.3%.”
(Still warming up, not peak form yet)
4. Numbers Decoded
| Metric | Q3 FY26 | What It Really Says |
|---|---|---|
| AUM | ₹98,336 cr | Scale restored, growth back |
| Gold Loan AUM | ₹43,432 cr | Core engine fully revived |
| GNPA / NNPA | 1.6% / 0.8% | Cleanup visibly working |
| ROA (annualized) | ~2.5% | Back to NBFC comfort zone |
| Capital Adequacy | 27.7% | Over-armored balance sheet |
| Net Gearing | 3.6x | Leverage under adult supervision |
One-liner: Risk has been de-risked, and growth is now coming from safer places.
5. Analyst Questions
- Special audit impact?
Management: procedural, six-year block, zero operational impact.
(Translation: not a regulatory bomb)
