Poonawalla Fincorp's GNPA Below 1%


The NBFC continued to register robust financial performance, demonstrating strong growth in AUM, profitability, and superior asset quality.


Abhay Bhutada, Managing Director, Poonawalla Fincorp

FinTech BizNews Service 

Mumbai, June 1, 2024: Poonawalla Fincorp Limited, a non-deposit taking systemically important NBFC focusing on consumer and MSME finance, has achieved a significant milestone of Gross NPA below 1% and Net NPA below 0.5% as on 31st May 2024. It continued to register robust financial performance, demonstrating strong growth in AUM, profitability, and superior asset quality.

Management Commentary:

“Under the dynamic leadership of our Managing Director, Mr. Abhay Bhutada, the company has successfully changed its trajectory to emerge as a leader in the lending space with the biggest transformation over the last 3 years witnessed in the NBFC space, with AUM crossing Rs. 25,000 crore and PAT crossing Rs, 1,000 crore in FY2024. At the time of acquisition in 2021, as per management stated Vision 2025, the target was to achieve Net NPA below 1% in 2025, however, the company achieved Gross NPA below 1% and Net NPA below 0.5% as at 31st May 2024. The company has been able to give stellar results, with pristine asset quality due to its strategic business model, robust risk & governance practices, and improvement in collection efficiency.”

Biggest & Successful Transformation in NBFC sector at a glance

 

Parameters (Standalone)

Dec-20 (Legacy Magma)

(Pre-Acquisition)

Mar-24 (Poonawalla Fincorp)

(Post-Acquisition)

Assets Under Management (AUM)

₹ 11,631 crore

₹ 25,003 crore

Cost of Borrowing (%)

9.64%

8.17%

GS3/Gross NPA (%)

8.23%

1.16% *

NS3/Net NPA (%)

5.35%

0.59% *

Return on Assets (%)

0.04%

5.73%

AUM per Employee

₹ 2.14 crore

₹ 11 crore

PBT Per Employee

₹ 0.12 lacs

₹ 68 lacs

Collection

Cash

Digital

Branches

255

102

Lending Methodology

Physical

Digital

New to Credit

Yes

No

Data Driven Lending

No

Yes

Credit Rating

AA- (CARE)

AAA (CRISIL & CARE)

Direct & Digital Business (%)

~10%

81%

Digital First Approach

No

Yes

 

* With combined efforts of business growth, prudent credit policies & improved collection efficiency, the GNPA and NNPA numbers have further improved to less than 1% and 0.5% respectively, as of 31st May 2024.

Long Term Guidance on Financial Metrics (achieved across all parameters)

The company’s performance on the key financial metrics as against its long-term guidance is as under:

 

S/N.

Metrics

Range

Actual (Mar’24)

1.

AUM Growth  

35-40%

55%

2.

Profit Growth 

30-35%

84%

3.

GNPA

1.3-1.8%

1.16% *

4.

NNPA

0.5-0.9%

0.59% *

5.

Return on Assets

4-4.5%

5.73%

 

* With combined efforts of business growth, prudent credit policies & improved collection efficiency, the GNPA and NNPA numbers have further improved to less than 1% and 0.5% respectively, as of 31st May 2024.

 

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