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Q1 FY27 earnings callMoneyboxx Finance Limited
Moneyboxx is in a transition quarter, deliberately shifting its portfolio towards higher-ticket, secured lending and building partnership channels for future growth, which has moderated near-term disbursements and profitability.
Numbers
| Metric | This quarter | Change | Five-quarter trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUM | INR832 crores | 5% YoY (ex-ARC) | |
| Total Disbursements (Q1) | INR77 crores | — | |
| Secured Loan Disbursement Mix | 87% | — | |
| Collection Efficiency | 92.3% | — | |
| Secured AUM | 75% | — | |
| Total Income | INR52.12 crores | — | |
| Net Interest Margin | 12.3% | — | |
| Operating Expenses | INR28.59 crores | — |
TL;DR
- Deliberate portfolio shift towards secured loans (87% of Q1 disbursements) and higher ticket sizes (>INR5 lakhs).
- AUM at INR832 crores, grew 5% YoY excluding ARC impact; disbursements moderated to INR77 crores from INR92 crores.
- Net interest margin compressed to 12.3% from 14.36%, reflecting shift to secured products.
- Profit after tax was INR0.21 crores, marginally down from INR0.24 crores.
- Focus on scaling partnership-led sourcing (15% of July disbursements) and renewable energy lending (target 10% of AUM by FY27).
- Operating expenses controlled at INR28.59 crores; key challenge is growing AUM to absorb costs.
Said on the call
“This is kind of more of a transition phase, wherein employee sometimes needed to be changed, people need to be trained to source those kind of clients in terms of property papers and everything.”
From the Q&A
| Topic | What management said |
|---|---|
| Growth lag vs peers and challenges | Management attributed lower disbursement growth to the deliberate stoppage of unsecured loans and transition to higher-ticket secured lending, which required retraining teams; expects normalization by January (Q4) with support from partnerships. |
| Unsecured lending future | Company has largely stopped unsecured lending except under guarantee programs (e.g., dairy partnership, Punjab) and plans digital unsecured loans with higher yields. |
| Operating leverage and cost absorption | Fixed costs appear high relative to AUM; strategy to improve productivity includes partnership models (low incremental opex) and branch rationalization, with significant profitability improvement targeted at INR1,600-1,700 crores AUM. |
| Partnership contribution and economics | Partnerships contributed 15% of July disbursements, targeted to reach 30% by January; yields are competitive (e.g., Solar at 23%), with opex around 1-1.5% and supported by FLDG guarantees. |
| Credit quality of partnership book | Management asserts underlying credit quality is good (secured assets, reputable partners) and expects guarantee programs to continue; for Solar, credit loss estimate is below 0.5% for the year. |
| Renewable energy lending path | Targets 10% of AUM by FY27; monthly Solar disbursements growing (INR5 crores in July, target INR20 crores by January) to reach the goal. |
| Operating expense leverage | Opex is contained in absolute terms; key is to grow AUM to improve efficiency. Branch consolidation saves approx. INR1-1.25 lakhs per branch per month. |
| Capital requirements | Monthly debt requirement is ~INR80 crores; raised INR70 crores via NCDs in first 4 months of FY27. Plans for institutional equity infusion in H2 FY27. |
Guidance
- Increase secured share of portfolio towards approximately 80% by March 2027.
- Scale partnership-led sourcing to ~30% of monthly business by January.
- Target renewable energy lending to reach ~10% of AUM by end of FY27.
- Aim to start digital lending soon as a growth engine.
- Focus on improving operating leverage as AUM scales.
- Plan for institutional equity infusion in H2 FY27.
Source
Summary written from the transcript filed by Moneyboxx Finance Limited for the call held on 13 Aug 2026; published 21 Aug 2026, 23:27 IST.