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Five-Star Business Finance Ltd Q3 FY26 Results

FIVESTARQ3 FY26 Results
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MetricValue ( Cr)vs Q2 FY26
Revenue815.072.0%
Total Income822.221.9%
Expenditure453.416.8%
PBT368.813.4%
Net Profit277.033.2%
OPM68.68%1.86pp
NPM33.69%1.79pp
EPS9.413.2%
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Five-Star Business Finance Ltd Reports Q3FY26 Financial Performance with 1% Q-o-Q Growth in AUM and 3% Y-o-Y Growth in PAT

28 Jan 2026 · 28 Jan, 6:25 pm

Summary

Five-Star Business Finance Ltd has reported its financial results for Q3FY26 and YTD FY26. The company has reported a 1% Q-o-Q growth in AUM and 3% Y-o-Y growth in PAT. The company's focus on collections has ensured stability in softer bucket collections, with the current proportion of the portfolio increasing from 81.67% in Sep’25 to 81.77% in Dec’25. The company's collection metrics remain stable, with unique customer collection efficiency and overall collection efficiency at 95.1% and 96.6% respectively. The company's disbursements have moderated due to the focus on collections and controlling slippages.

Key Highlights

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    AUM of Rs 12,964 Cr, a 1% Q-o-Q growth

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    Disbursements of Rs 976 Cr, a decrease of 18% Q-o-Q

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    Gross Stage 3 Assets at 3.18%

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    Net Stage 3 Assets at 1.94%

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    PAT of Rs 277 Cr, a 3% Y-o-Y growth

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    Net Interest Margin at 16.04%

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    Return on Assets at 7.00%

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    Return on Equity at 15.80%

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    Addition of 35 branches and 678 Business & Collections Officers during Q3FY26

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    Cost of incremental debt at 8.19%

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    Cost of funds on the book has dropped by over 50 bps in the past 1 year

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    Robust liquidity on the balance sheet of Rs 2,276 Cr

Management Comments

M

Mr Lakshmipathy Deenadayalan

Chairman & Managing Director

Commenting on the results, Mr Lakshmipathy Deenadayalan, Chairman & Managing Director, said, 'am happy to inform that the actions taken over the last couple of quarters across underwriting and collections have ensured continued stability in softer bucket collections in Q3, which is an encouraging trend, as it would, over time, have a positive impact on the portfolio quality.'

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