ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited has informed the Exchange about Investor Presentation on the Audited Standalone Financial Results of the Bank for the Quarter and Financial Year ended March 31, 2026.
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ESAF Small Finance Bank reported continued shift toward secured lending with MARG portfolio (MSME, Agriculture, Retail, Gold Loans) now comprising 57% of advances, up from 47% last year. Gold Loans grew 55% YoY and secured advances reached 61% of portfolio vs 53% previously. Gross advances stood at Rs 22,426 crore (19.4% YoY growth) and deposits at Rs 25,850 crore (11.1% growth). Despite NIM compression to 6.4% from 8.1% due to falling interest rates, the bank turned profitable in Q4 with Rs 24 crore PAT. Full year FY26 loss narrowed significantly to Rs 166 crore vs Rs 521 crore loss in FY25. Asset quality improved with GNPA at 5.4% and NNPA at 1.8%. CRAR remains healthy at 22.2% with Tier I at 14.7%.
The strategic pivot to secured lending is reducing credit risk but compressing margins significantly. While Q4 profitability is encouraging and losses are narrowing, the 170 basis point NIM decline indicates ongoing margin pressure that could affect near-term earnings recovery unless offset by volume growth or fee income.