Spandana Sphoorty Financial LtdQ4 FY24

Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd Q4 FY24 Earnings Call Analysis

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

Price: ₹216Market Cap: ₹2.0K CrSector: Finance

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Revenue guidance

  • Spandana aims for a 20% to 25% loan growth in FY’25, targeting an AUM of around ₹14,500 to ₹15,000 crores from about ₹12,000 crores currently.
  • The company projects a customer base of 4 million by FY’25, having added 1.4 million customers in FY’24 (59% growth YoY).
  • Growth is driven mainly by new customer acquisition (62% growth in disbursement to new customers in FY’24).
  • The focus is on geographic diversification, avoiding concentration risk by keeping any single state under 13% of AUM by FY’25.
  • Spandana plans expansion in new micro LAP segments with a target book size of ₹400-500 crores and 100 branches during FY’25.
  • The business plans to improve productivity and efficiency, with the core microfinance business expected to deliver better returns by FY’25 end.
  • The company maintains a long-term growth vision of reaching ₹28,000 crores AUM by FY’28, growing at ~22% annualized rate.

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Fundraise plans

  • There is no explicit mention of any upcoming or planned new fundraising through debt or equity in the provided transcript.
  • However, the company is focusing on improving its liability mix quality, with increasing contribution from banks (52% currently, expected to rise to over 65% by year-end), which will help reduce cost of borrowings.
  • The management expects cost of borrowing to improve following the recent rating upgrade to A+ Stable.
  • They have been actively borrowing to support growth, with significant borrowing of ₹10,441 crores in FY'24 (81% growth YoY).
  • No specific plans were detailed regarding fresh equity issuance or debt raising beyond the ongoing liability management and borrowing strategies.

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Capex plans

  • Investments in new business verticals like loan against property (LAP) and nano enterprise loans will continue in the next year (FY'25) as part of strategic expansion.
  • The company has operationalized 62 branches under its subsidiary Criss Financial across five states, with plans to scale up cautiously.
  • Employee benefit expenses have risen due to upfront hiring to support new business ventures, indicating ongoing investments in talent and technology.
  • Distribution expansion was front-loaded by preponing the opening of 1,642 branches (vs. the planned 1,500 by FY'25 end), causing upfront costs but aiming to optimize productivity going forward.
  • Capital expenditure is largely geared toward expanding distribution and enhancing technology solutions for the new business verticals.
  • The plan is for gradual, calibrated branch expansion in the weekly loan repayment model, avoiding wholesale changes to protect organizational balance.
  • Overall, investments will persist but with a focus on driving productivity and efficiency by FY'25 end.

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