Financial Results – Quarter 3 FY25, Standalone & Consolidated Results

Chandigarh, January 29, 2024: The Board of Directors of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited (Mahindra Finance), a leading provider of financial services in Emerging India, at its meeting held today, announced the unaudited financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 (Q3FY25).

Standalone:

Key Points:

  •  AUM (Business assets): ₹ 1,15,126 crores v/s ₹ 97,048 crores, YoY 19%á
  •  Disbursement: ₹ 16,467 crores v/s ₹ 15,436 crores, YoY 7%á ; YoY 4% á for 9M FY25
  • Total Income: ₹ 4,144 crores v/s ₹ 3,490 crores, YoY 19% á ; YoY 20% á for 9M FY25
  •  While Market Share in Tractors was stable there was stiff competition in Passenger Vehicle, CV, and Used vehicle business
  •  Asset quality: GS2+GS3 @ 10.2%. Stage-3 @3.9%. Credit Cost: 0.0% v/s 1.2% (Q3FY24)
  •  Capital Adequacy healthy at 17.8%, Tier-1 Capital @ 15.1%. Provision coverage on Stage 3 loans is prudent at 50.1%. Total liquidity buffer comfortable at ₹ 9,322 crores

Operations: Q3 FY25

The company leveraged the buoyancy of the festive season demand in Q3 with disbursements of Rs. 16,467 crore reflecting a YoY growth of 7%. The disbursement for the first nine months stands at approximately Rs. 42,370 crore, which is 4% over the previous year. The gross assets under management increased by 19% compared to the previous year, reaching Rs. 1,15,126 crore.

The collection efficiency remained stable at 95%, consistent with the same quarter of the previous year. With a continued focus on maintaining underwriting standards and addressing early-stage delinquencies, asset quality remained steady. Stage 3 assets stood at 3.9%, versus 4.0% as of December 31, 2023, while Stage 2 assets were at 6.3%, compared to 6.0% on the same date. The company continued to maintain a comfortable liquidity position on its balance sheet, with a liquidity chest of over Rs. 9,322 crore.

CORE

Wheels Business:

During the third quarter of the year, the Company saw 5% YoY growth in disbursements for Wheels, while business assets grew by 18% YoY. Tractor financing segment disbursements grew by 24% YoY in Q3FY25. Mahindra Finance continues to be a leader in the tractor-financing segment and remains the top five NBFCs for financing three-wheelers, passenger vehicles (PVs), Used passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles (LCVs), and small commercial vehicles (SCVs).

During the quarter, the company stabilized the operating model changes brought about in the previous quarter across the Centralized processing center (CPC), and the new retail branch structure. These changes will drive improvements on efficiency, standardization, controls, customer service, and cross-sell in the future.

NEW ENGINES

The company continues to expand into new categories beyond vehicle financing through a focus on SME lending, leasing, insurance, payments, and mortgages. The company is driving these new engines by broadening its product offering, improving its technology stack, strategic partnerships, data analytics, and equipping its workforce to meet customer requirements. The non-vehicle finance portfolio grew by 27% over the past year.

SME:

The company recognizes the growth potential within the MSME sector in India, with specific focus on the micro and small enterprises segment. During the quarter, this segment delivered a Disbursement growth of 60% YoY (9MFY25 YoY growth: 60%), which drove asset book expansion by 20% on a YoY basis and was at ₹ 5,464 crore as of December 31, 2024. The growth is driven through its secured product offering, Loan against property (LAP) which now

accounts for 42% of the overall SME assets. Asset quality remains strong, with stage-3 assets at 1.10% as of December end.

Leasing:

Leasing disbursement grew 51% YoY in Q3FY25 & 36% YoY in FY25 YTD. The company is working to increase customer engagement through dedicated Account Managers, customized portal & cross-sell. The business is also focusing on augmenting B2C subscription business with increased dealer & OEM tie-ups, and curated offerings for self-employed, professionals & salaried employees.

Insurance:

The company has increased its number of partners to nine leading insurance providers across life, non-life, and health categories with the objective of offering comprehensive insurance offering solutions to customers. The company continues to evaluate partnerships with Insurtech’s to improve the customer onboarding experience. As part of its commitment to be a responsible financial services provider, the company is training its employees as per regulatory guidelines on insurance cover selling.

Mortgage:

The company is in investment mode, and is currently focused on recruitment, infrastructure build out, and technology setup towards building up its mortgage capabilities.

Partnerships, Payments, and Fixed Deposits (FD):

During the quarter, the company inked a co-branded credit card partnership with RBL bank and was granted a TPAP license that will allow it to offer payment solutions to its customers. Mahindra Finance is one of the few deposits taking NBFCs and the company’s FDs are an attractive investment avenue, with an AAA rating from both CRISIL and India Ratings, reflecting the highest safety standards. The company has increased the contribution of FDs in its total borrowings from 8.6% on September 2024, to 9.2% on December 2024.

Mahindra Finance is advancing its digital transformation capabilities and integrating these technologies into its operations to enhance customer experiences, streamline loan processing, and reduce turnaround times. New and upgraded tech & digital solutions across loan journeys are being adopted which aims to deliver superior and seamless experience to customers, channel partners and employees.

Recognitions

Mahindra Finance received multiple recognitions during the quarter. The company was named among the best workplaces in the categories of ‘Top Rated Large Company’ and ‘Top Rated Financial Services Company’ at the AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards 2024. It also won the ‘Best Learning & Development Program of the Year – NBFC/HFC/MFI’ for its Transformational Leadership Development Program at the ETBFSI Exceller Awards 2024. Additionally, it was awarded ‘Best NBFC in Talent & Workforce’ at the Business Today Banking and Economy Summit 2025.

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