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CSL Finance Limited Q4 FY25 earnings call summary

NSE: CSLFINANCE · BSE: 530067

Earnings call of 26 May 2025, summarised by AI from the filing.

CSL Finance Q4 FY25 AUM ₹1,195 cr, up 25% YoY; SME Retail expected to return to growth in FY26.

Key takeaways

  1. AUM ₹1,195 cr, up 5% QoQ and 25% YoY; loan book ₹1,157 cr.
  2. Guidance SME Retail to return to growth in FY26; AUM mix to rebalance.
  3. Change SME Retail to Wholesale AUM mix shifted to 34:66 in FY25.
  4. Driver Wholesale vertical resilience and growth; SME Retail expected to recover.
  5. Risk Slippages increased in FY25, concerns about overleveraged borrowers.

Original filing on BSE

CSL Finance Limited Q1 FY27 results

As filed: Revenue ₹70.0 cr (+19% year on year), EBITDA ₹53.6 cr (+17% year on year), PAT ₹22.2 cr (+5% year on year), EBITDA margin 76.6% (−136 bps).

The Q1 FY27 score, against the company's own trend, is for premium members.

Earlier results and the share price after them

  • Q4 FY26: Revenue ₹68.8 cr (+21% year on year), EBITDA ₹53.3 cr (+24% year on year), PAT ₹19.4 cr (+2% year on year), EBITDA margin 77.5% (+205 bps). Score 51 of 100, In line with trend. Revenue and EBITDA growth were below the company's own trend; profit growth was well below it. EBITDA margin rose 205 bps year on year. Tax rate 36%. Profit fell 7% from last quarter. Revenue rose ₹11.8 cr on a year ago, more than the ₹10.0 cr it added the year before. Share price after the results: −7.2% in 30 days (Nifty 500: +0.9%).
  • Q3 FY26: Revenue ₹64.2 cr (+21% year on year), EBITDA ₹47.5 cr (+19% year on year), PAT ₹20.9 cr (+23% year on year), EBITDA margin 74.1% (−139 bps). Score 58 of 100, In line with trend. Revenue and EBITDA growth were below the company's own trend; profit growth was in line with it. EBITDA margin fell 139 bps year on year. Profit fell 13% from last quarter. Revenue rose ₹11.2 cr on a year ago, more than the ₹8.0 cr it added the year before. Share price after the results: −6.9% in 28 days (Nifty 500: −8.2%).
  • Q2 FY26: Revenue ₹64.0 cr (+19% year on year), EBITDA ₹51.0 cr (+24% year on year), PAT ₹24.0 cr (+33% year on year), EBITDA margin 79.7% (+376 bps). Score 56 of 100, In line with trend. Revenue growth was well below the company's own trend; EBITDA growth was below it; profit growth was above it. EBITDA margin rose 376 bps year on year. Revenue rose ₹10.0 cr on a year ago, against ₹16.0 cr the year before. Share price after the results: +6.8% in 29 days (Nifty 500: −0.4%).
  • Q1 FY26: Revenue ₹59.0 cr (+16% year on year), EBITDA ₹46.0 cr (+18% year on year), PAT ₹21.0 cr (+17% year on year), EBITDA margin 78.0% (+150 bps). Score 36 of 100, Below trend. Revenue and EBITDA growth were well below the company's own trend; profit growth was below it. EBITDA margin rose 150 bps year on year. Revenue rose ₹8.0 cr on a year ago, against ₹16.0 cr the year before. Share price after the results: −4.4% in 30 days (Nifty 500: +2.4%).
  • Q4 FY25: Revenue ₹57.0 cr (+21% year on year), EBITDA ₹43.0 cr (+19% year on year), PAT ₹19.0 cr (0% year on year), EBITDA margin 75.4% (−116 bps). Score 32 of 100, Below trend. Revenue, EBITDA and profit growth were well below the company's own trend. EBITDA margin fell 116 bps year on year. Revenue rose ₹10.0 cr on a year ago, against ₹13.0 cr the year before. Share price after the results: +6.9% in 28 days (Nifty 500: +1.1%).
  • Q3 FY25: Revenue ₹53.0 cr (+18% year on year), EBITDA ₹40.0 cr (+14% year on year), PAT ₹17.0 cr (0% year on year), EBITDA margin 75.5% (−231 bps). Score 22 of 100, Below trend. Revenue, EBITDA and profit growth were well below the company's own trend. EBITDA margin fell 231 bps year on year. Profit fell 6% from last quarter. Revenue rose ₹8.0 cr on a year ago, against ₹14.0 cr the year before.
  • Q2 FY25: Revenue ₹54.0 cr (+42% year on year), EBITDA ₹41.0 cr (+41% year on year), PAT ₹18.0 cr (+20% year on year), EBITDA margin 75.9% (−39 bps). Score 76 of 100, Above trend. EBITDA margin fell 39 bps year on year. Not enough history for a trend yet: scored on growth alone.

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