Home First FinanQ1 FY25

Home First Finan Q1 FY25 Earnings Call Analysis

Revenue, margin, capex, fundraise and order book outlook from management commentary.

Price: ₹1,094P/E: 20.2Market Cap: ₹11.7K CrSector: Finance

Management growth scorecard

Revenue

Category 2

Margin

Category 3

Fundraise

Yes

Order

Yes

Capex

Yes

3 of 5 growth signals are positive.

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Revenue guidance

Category 2
  • Disbursal is strong, with Q1FY25 at Rs. 1,163 Cr, showing 29.9% YoY growth and 5.5% QoQ growth.
  • Expected disbursal for the year is around Rs. 4,800 Cr, translating to 30%+ growth.
  • Growth is broad-based across all markets, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, UP, MP, and Rajasthan.
  • AUM grew 34.8% YoY to Rs. 10,478 Cr, with 8% QoQ growth.
  • Strategy for next 3 years focuses on distribution-led expansion in nine key markets, especially deeper penetration in existing and new states.
  • The focus will remain on housing loans with expansion primarily via hub-and-spoke branch and granular connector-led distribution models.
  • Incremental disbursement ticket size is increasing, now around Rs. 13.5 lakhs, with growth expected in Rs. 15-30 lakh ticket size segments.
  • Operating leverage is expected to improve gradually, potentially improving ROA and reducing opex to AUM over 3-5 years.
  • No anticipated slowdown; demand remains strong with multiple headroom areas for growth.

See what Home First Finan management said on margin guidance — free account, 30 seconds.

Fundraise plans

Yes
  • The company plans to raise capital in the next 6 to 8 quarters to maintain a comfortable capital adequacy level around 20%, which is above the regulatory cutoff of 15%.
  • Currently, there is about four to eight quarters worth of capital cushion remaining.
  • The capital raise timing depends on market conditions and consumption from growth but is expected in the mid-term.
  • Discussions with credit rating agencies are ongoing to potentially secure a credit rating upgrade within 9-12 months after crossing the Rs 10,000 crore AUM threshold, which could improve borrowing costs by about 10 basis points.
  • No immediate significant technology investment is required for growth as the scalable Salesforce platform is already in place, minimizing large CAPEX needs.
  • Co-lending and assignment as funding sources are being scaled cautiously but may be increased as needed.

See what Home First Finan management said on order book — free account, 30 seconds.

Capex plans

Yes
  • No significant additional capital expenditure is expected on the core technology platform, as the company uses a scalable, cloud-based Salesforce platform capable of handling 5x to 20x growth without major new investments.
  • Ongoing investments will be made in enhancements such as ancillary applications, mobile apps, cybersecurity, and MIS visualization to improve customer experience.
  • The company is gradually building capabilities in co-lending and direct assignment, currently at nominal levels (5%-7% for co-lending, 13% for assignment), with plans to scale up, but this involves process-streamlining time rather than major capital outlay.
  • Capital raising is planned within the next 6 to 8 quarters to maintain internal capital adequacy thresholds around 20%, considering current capital consumption and growth.
  • Discussions with credit rating agencies are ongoing to potentially secure a credit rating upgrade within 9-12 months post crossing Rs. 10,000 Cr AUM, which would aid in lowering borrowing costs.

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