
Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd Q2 FY25 Earnings Call Analysis
Revenue, margin, capex, fundraise and order book outlook from management commentary.
Management growth scorecard
Revenue
Category 4
Margin
Category 3
Fundraise
No
Order
No
Capex
Yes
1 of 5 growth signals are positive — mixed outlook.
Full analysisRevenue guidance
Category 4- The bank expects better performance in the second half of FY25, with a recovery from microfinance stress and improved operating environment.
- Secured business grew 16% in H1 and is expected to maintain solid growth.
- Microfinance portfolio is stabilizing, with collections reaching 98-99% recently, leading to lower credit costs and higher revenues.
- Unsecured loan book, which de-grew by 7% in H1, is not expected to decline further, boosting fee income and revenue.
- Growth in affordable housing and Micro LAP continues robustly, crossing INR 10,000 crore.
- Supply chain MSME business shows strong tailwinds due to geographic expansion and economic growth.
- Two-wheeler and gold loan businesses are expanding rapidly with healthy collection rates.
- Deposit growth is strong at 31% YoY, supporting business expansion.
- Overall, management is confident of normalized credit costs, improved collections, and revenue growth in H2 FY25.
See what Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd management said on margin guidance — free account, 30 seconds.
Fundraise plans
No- There was a significant repayment of borrowing due to the expiry of an RBI SLTRO facility in July, which caused a decrease of INR 1,000 crore in borrowings as of Q2 FY25. No new repayment besides the RBI facility expiry happened.
- The bank has strong liquidity with INR 1,400 crore cash as of September quarter-end and has not borrowed much recently.
- Management indicated plans to borrow in the current quarter because refinance rates are better now compared to 6-12 months ago. They anticipate borrowings from two refinance institutions, which will increase borrowings back up.
- No specific mention of new equity fundraising was made in the provided text.
- Overall, borrowing is expected to increase in the near term due to better refinance pricing, with no concerning issues.
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Capex plans
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