JM Financial Limited has informed the Exchange about General Updates
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JM Financial filed its Q4FY25 investor presentation showing FY25 adjusted PAT of Rs 821 crore, down 16.5% YoY from Rs 984 crore, and Q4 adjusted PAT of Rs 210 crore, down 39.3% YoY. The company completed acquisition of additional stake in JM Financial Credit Solutions, raising ownership from ~47% to ~97% for ~Rs 1,500 crore, and recommended its highest-ever dividend of Rs 2.7 per share (~Rs 258 crore outflow). Revenue declined 7.9% YoY to Rs 4,453 crore, with Investment Bank PAT falling 58.5% YoY in Q4 due to weak ECM activity, though Mortgage Lending PAT improved 150% QoQ. The company is strategically pivoting from on-balance sheet to off-balance sheet business, running down wholesale mortgage and certain loan books (~Rs 3,959 crore reduction since March 2024), while expanding private markets, affordable home loans, and wealth/asset management.
For shareholders: Mixed results with weak investment banking performance offset by improved mortgage lending and growth in wealth/AUM. Deleveraging (borrowings down from Rs 16,145 cr to Rs 11,419 cr) and highest-ever dividend signal capital return focus, while stake acquisition in credit arm consolidates the lending business. Near-term stock may react to declining profitability metrics (ROE fell to 9.4% from 11.6%), but the strategic shift to higher RoE businesses and strong SIP/AUM growth provide a constructive medium-term outlook.