Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd
Q3 FY25 Earnings Call Analysis
Finance
fundraise: Yescapex: Yesrevenue: Category 2margin: Category 3orderbook: Yes
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- The company continues focus on liability diversification, including borrowings from banks, NHB, NCDs, and securitization.
- Recent borrowing cost improved to about 8.42% with the latest borrowing around 7.9%.
- They executed direct assignment transactions totaling about INR170 crores in Q2 and INR300 crores for H1.
- The management has not specifically announced any new large-scale equity fundraising.
- Board has authorized direct assignment up to 10% of loan book; current utilization is around 3%, planning to increase to 6-7%.
- The company maintains strong liquidity (INR1,700 crores including INR1,100 crores undrawn bank sanctions).
- Overall, they continue to raise funds primarily through debt instruments and direct assignments, with no explicit mention of fresh equity raises at this time.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- The company is strengthening its organization at all levels—field, cluster, and head office—to support growth towards an INR 25,000 crores AUM medium-term goal.
- There is substantial ongoing investment in compliance-related functions including internal audit, risk management, and overall compliance.
- Investments are made to mentally and operationally prepare the organization for scalable growth, including process improvements across legal, credit, sales, and collection functions.
- The digital loan origination system "ZIVA" has been implemented and stabilized, indicating investment in technology and process efficiency.
- The branch network is expanding, with plans to add 40 branches in the current year, contributing to capital deployment in geographical growth.
- Overall, the focus is on operational excellence and productivity enhancements, involving both technology and human capital investment.
No explicit mention of large one-time capital expenditure or strategic investment deals was noted.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- Aptus Value Housing Finance aims for a medium-term AUM target of INR 25,000 crores, with a confidence of achieving this through 25%+ CAGR over the next 3 years, potentially reaching around INR 26,000 crores.
- Disbursement growth was 24% Q-on-Q in Q2 FY'26, showing strong recovery despite challenges.
- Growth drivers include adding 40 branches this year, with 20 added in Q2, and stabilization of the new ZIVA loan origination system improving process efficiency.
- The company plans to increase average loan ticket size gradually, from INR 10 lakhs now to INR 11-12 lakhs over the next couple of years, reflecting inflation and improved customer profile.
- Disbursements below INR 7 lakhs have been stopped to improve customer quality and move away from microfinance profiles.
- October numbers indicate continued growth momentum into Q3 FY'26 with expectations of 20%+ growth rates going forward.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- Aptus Value Housing Finance India Limited is confident of achieving and potentially surpassing a 20% Return on Equity (ROE) target in the future.
- They aim for a medium-term Asset Under Management (AUM) growth to INR 25,000 crores, implying around 25% CAGR over the next 3 years.
- Disbursements showed a 24% quarter-on-quarter growth in Q2 FY '26, with continuous improvement expected in subsequent quarters.
- For H1 FY '26, profit rose by 26% to about INR 446 crores.
- Operating profit growth was about 27% year-on-year to INR 312 crores in Q2 FY '26.
- Total income grew 27% year-on-year to INR 554 crores in Q2 FY '26.
- Despite policy changes increasing credit cost to 50 basis points, the company’s pricing and operational efficiency mitigate potential impact on earnings.
- Overall, continued focus on increasing disbursements, operational efficiency, and prudent credit management support positive future earnings growth.
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
The provided transcript from the Aptus Value Housing Finance India Limited Q2 and H1 FY '26 Earnings Call does not explicitly mention details related to Current or Expected Orderbook or Pending Orders. The discussion focuses mainly on loan book growth, disbursements, direct assignment transactions, yields, credit costs, branch expansion, and operational efficiency. There is no reference to orderbook or pending orders in their business context, which is a housing finance company rather than a manufacturing or project-based company typically reporting order books.
Therefore, based on the transcript:
- No information is provided on Current or Expected Orderbook or Pending Orders.
- Focus is on loan portfolio, AUM growth, direct assignments (~3% of loan book done so far), and disbursements.
- Emphasis on business growth via disbursements, ticket size management, and funding diversification.
- Loan book expected to grow to around INR 26,000 crores in 3 years (25% CAGR).
If you want insights on loan pipeline or pending approvals, that data is not shared here.
