Sector Alpha Week of 2026-09-11
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Home First Finance Company India Ltd

HOMEFIRST
Finance - Housing

Home First Finance Company India Ltd is coiled. The quarters are improving, yet the P/BV sits at the 6th percentile of its own 5-year range — the business is moving before the market.

The sharpest disagreement: annual EPS moved +22.1% against a −9.1% price move — the market has not yet caught up with the delivery.

The price is in a confirmed uptrend (8 weeks in) while the P/BV sits at the 6th percentile of its own 5-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read improving — profit +34.5% year on year, and gross NPA has eased to 1.80%. What settles it: whether the price catches up with earnings that have already moved.

Stage
Consistent
fundamental trajectory, 12 quarters
Price
₹1,185
−9.1% 1Y
P/BV
2.8×
6th pctile
of its own 5-year range
Revenue (Jun 26)
₹538 Cr
+18.5% YoY
Profit (Jun 26)
₹160 Cr
+34.5% YoY
Net margin
29.7%
+3.5 pp YoY
ROE
16%
FY26
Gross NPA
1.80%
+0.00 pp YoY
01 · Price story

Price story Before the numbers, the tape. A stock price moves through four repeating seasons: a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Where the price sits in that cycle frames everything below.

Home First Finance Company India Ltd trades at ₹1,185, in a confirmed uptrend and 8 weeks into that stage. That is +2.5% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 82% of a 52-week range of ₹930 to ₹1,242. On relative strength it has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 10 straight weeks.

Today the stock is in a confirmed uptrend — week 8 of stage 2, confirmed. At ₹1,185 it trades +2.5% versus its 200-day average and sits at 82% of its 52-week range (₹930–₹1,242).

Sep 26: ₹1,185 Weekly closing price (₹) with 50- and 200-day averages; shaded bands mark the price stage (grey base, green advance, amber top, red decline). 3-year window.
+2.5% versus the 200-day line, week 8 of stage 2
Price50-day avg200-day avg
S2S2S4S2S4₹1,535₹1,332₹1,130₹927₹724₹1,185₹1,155Sep 23Jun 24Mar 25Dec 25Sep 26
S2S2S4S2S4₹1,535₹1,332₹1,130₹927₹724₹1,185₹1,155Sep 23Mar 25Sep 26
Beating or trailing, week by week since 2021 Each cell is one week from 2021 to now (296 weeks): the stock's trailing 13-week return minus the NIFTY 500's, green ahead / red behind (±25% ramp). Grey cells are the 13-week warm-up or weeks where the NIFTY 500 reading is not held.
trailing 13-week return vs the NIFTY 500
Feb 21Sep 26

Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 5.6 years the stock moved +116% while the NIFTY 500 moved +84% — ahead of the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock has been ahead for 10 straight weeks — the ribbon below is that same metric, week by week.

What would end the trend, mechanically: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the exit rule — no debates.

02 · Story check

Story check

Home First Finance Company India Ltd's story is not scored yet against the markers our research file set on 17 August 2026. Marker count: 20 not due yet. Still open: BT-out persistence after one 4.5% print, seasoning of FY24-26 and new-state vintages, earnings quality once assignment day-1 gains shrink, quarterly write-off honesty beside Stage 3

NOT YET CHECKED20 not due yet · first check at the next results

Our read, 17 August 2026. AUM near the ~25% re-guided band, Gross Stage 3 at 1.8% with credit cost about 40 bps, opex/assets below the old 3% fear, dual AA Stable ratings, PE exits absorbed by institutions The part that is not proven: BT-out persistence after one 4.5% print, seasoning of FY24-26 and new-state vintages, earnings quality once assignment day-1 gains shrink, quarterly write-off honesty beside Stage 3

From the numbers. Trailing four-quarter PPoP 820 crore with credit cost 7.5% of that engine; FY26 write-offs about 36 crore beside GS3 1.8%; Q1 day-1 gain 36.5 crore about 23% of PAT.

From the price. Price about 1176 rupees; price-to-book 2.81 and 2.9 versus own median 4.15 at the 5th percentile.

From the research. Promoter 6.97% down 23 points in three years, pledge zero, AA Stable dual ratings, MIXED guidance track on co-lending, no stock-specific expert transcript.

🚨 Where they disagree. Pipeline CIO DEPLOY and trough price-to-book pull toward action; day-1 gains near one-fifth of PAT, co-lending timetable miss, unseasoned book, and dossier WATCHLIST lock this re-dive at WATCH.

What is proven. AUM near the ~25% re-guided band, Gross Stage 3 at 1.8% with credit cost about 40 bps, opex/assets below the old 3% fear, dual AA Stable ratings, PE exits absorbed by institutions

What is not proven yet. BT-out persistence after one 4.5% print, seasoning of FY24-26 and new-state vintages, earnings quality once assignment day-1 gains shrink, quarterly write-off honesty beside Stage 3

🚨 What would change our mind. Upgrade if BT-out stays near or below 5% for two more quarters, co-lending closes or retires the 10% miss, quarterly write-offs are disclosed and calm, and day-1 gain share of PAT falls on a bridge; downgrade if Stage 3 and write-offs spike together or credit cost leaves the 30-40 bps band for two prints

Layer 1 read, 22 August 2026 — KEEP. Profits up twelve quarters straight with bad loans steady, but part of the latest profit is booked upfront. Home First's quarterly profit has climbed in every one of the last twelve quarters, from Rs 74 crore to Rs 160 crore, with earnings per share going Rs 8.43 to Rs 15.29 and bad loans holding at 1.8% gross and 1.4% net for two quarters running. The loan book is growing 25.7% a year and management is holding its lending spread at 5.3% with margin edging up to 6.0%. The catch is how some of that profit arrives: roughly Rs 36.5 crore of the June quarter - about 23% - is a day-one gain booked the moment loans are sold to a bank, which is the whole future spread recognised at once. Our own research record set 15% as the acceptable ceiling for that, so this is a real qualit…

What would change Layer 1’s mind. Gross bad loans rising ABOVE 1.8% (or net above 1.4%) in the September 2026 quarter at the same time as quarterly profit stops growing sequentially - the combination, not either alone, because rising arrears while profit still compounds is seasoning, whereas both turning together says the discount to book was forecasting real damage. I would also flip on the day-one assignment gain staying above 15% of profit for a second consecutive quarter with still no disclosed bridge, since at that point…

Layer 2 read, 22 August 2026 — ADVANCE. The affordable-housing franchise is stronger than its weak sector, but earnings-quality tests stay open. Home First reported stable early delinquencies and gross Stage 3 at 1.8%, while the older sector record specifically places it in the stronger affordable-housing cohort. This ADVANCE disagrees with the standing research record's WATCH bottom line because the external capital cycle is now IDEAL_TROUGH_SETUP, but it does not override marker M10 or authorise a size increase.

What would change Layer 2’s mind. Gross NPA and early-bucket delinquency rising for two consecutive reports while profit stops growing would turn the low P/B from an opportunity into evidence of book-value damage and flip ADVANCE to DROP.

Layer 3 read, 22 August 2026 — BENCH. The loan book is growing cleanly, but too much of the reporting-quality proof is still unfinished. Gross and net bad-loan readings held steady in the latest two quarters, and management described early delinquency as stable. The standing research record still rates the company WATCH because assignment-income, write-offs and co-lending are unresolved under markers M10-M13. The targeted search mitigates the social slowdown lead but confirms that co-lending remains below the old aspiration.

What would change Layer 3’s mind. BENCH flips to DROP if gross Stage 3 and write-offs rise together or annualized credit cost leaves the research record's 30-40 bps band for two reports; it flips to DEPLOY when M10-M13 clear together.

CIO read, 22 August 2026 — RETAIN. HELD (defended slot) · forward-asymmetry 80/100 · CLEAR_KEEP. CLEAR KEEP — judged EPS growth of 25% is above the 13.7% implied rate, leaving a +11.3-point sustain gap. Price-to-book is at the 5th percentile of its own history, and the fresh Stage-2 setup fits the FULL_RISK_ON, DEPLOY regime.

The test written in advance. BT-out persistence after the 4.5% print — BT-out annualised percent at or below 6% for two consecutive quarters by FY27-Q3 results.

The test written in advance. Assignment day-1 earnings quality — Day-1 derecognition gain as percent of PAT at or below 15% for two consecutive quarters with a disclosed bridge by FY27-Q3 results.

The test written in advance. Quarterly write-off honesty — Write-off rupees disclosed beside Gross Stage 3 disclosed each quarter and not spiking while GS3 falls by FY27-Q2 results.

What the company does. Originate home loans and limited loan-against-property through branches and digital checks; fund with banks, National Housing Bank refinance, bonds, direct assignment sales, and a small co-lending book; earn lending spread after funding cost; hold credit costs and write-offs down while fighting bank balance-transfer exits; deepen existing states rather than endless geographic sprawl.

How the money is made. PAT approximately equals AUM times lending spread plus fees and assignment day-1 gains minus operating expenses minus credit-cost charge minus tax, with reported ROE diluted while post-QIP capital sits surplus.

The dials — and the exact level that would change the read
DialNowWasWhy it mattersWatch line
AUM growth25.7% YoY to 16938 crore30%+ design then re-guided to ~25%top-line engine for spread incomestay at or above 20% YoY without Stage 3 break
Lending spread ex co-lendingabout 5.3% book5.0-5.25% medium-term guidecore recurring margin after funding costhold at or above 5.0% for two more quarters
Credit cost40 bps annualised20-40 bps band over FY24-FY26already low; further credit-cost improvement mostly behind usstay inside 30-40 bps for two prints
Assignment day-1 gain36.5 crore about 23% of PATFY26 about 112 crore about 21%…non-recurring-looking share of reported profitday-1 gain at or below 15% of PAT for two quarters
Opex to average assets2.8% in Q1 with hire bumpold ~3% fear; FY26 2.7%densification operating leverageat or below 2.7% for two quarters without growth collapse
BT-out annualised4.5%7.5-7.6% in FY25-Q4 / FY26-Q2seasoned-loan retention vs bank poachingat or below 6% for two more prints
Everything further down this page is evidence for or against these.
Why the latest quarter changed — FY27-Q1 versus FY26-Q1
DriverBeforeNowEffect
AUM and disbursement growthAUM path into Q1 FY26 about 13479 croreAUM 16938 crore; disbursements 1628 crorelarger earning book and record disbursals
Net interest income167.6 crore231.5 crore+63.9 crore
Assignment day-1 gain24.71 crore about 21% of that quarter PAT36.49 crore about 23% of PAT+11.8 crore of sale-gain income inside PAT
Credit cost11.68 crore15.90 crore-4.2 crore (still ~40 bps annualised)
Pre-provision operating profit168.2 crore223.5 crore+55.3 crore
Profit after tax119 crore160 crore+41 crore reported; less without day-1 gain
Versus FY26-Q4, PAT rose 149 to 160 crore, Gross Stage 3 stayed 1.8%, BT-out cooled to 4.5% from mid-year heat, and co-lending share stayed stuck near 3.6-3.7% of AUM.
What FY27-Q1 reported PAT was made of (honesty split)
160 crore PAT
23%
77%
  • assignment day-1 gain+36.5 crore23%
  • remainder of reported PAT+123.5 crore77%

What this shows. Nearly one rupee in four of reported profit is day-1 derecognition gain; core engine is real but the headline is not a pure recurring print.

the numbers
PAT and AUM up; day-1 gain share stays material
the price
Price-to-book compressed vs own median after QIP and PE exits
the why
BT-out cooled one print; co-lending miss unchanged
FY27-Q1FY23-Q3

Did the business cover its own costs? Operating profit covered credit-cost charge (and write-offs when disclosed) against pre-provision operating profit in 5 of 5 periods; cumulatively . Engine covers the impairment charge today; the honesty gap is quarterly write-offs, not an uncovered PPoP shortfall

Where each reading sits inside its own range
Price-to-book2.81-2.9×own-history median 4.15
2.0×
own-history median2.81-2.9×
5.5×

The dot is where the company is now; the dashed line is the level that would settle the question; a tinted band is where management says it is heading.

🚨 Calm Stage 3 versus FY26 write-offs. Markets and the old brochure read 1.8% Gross Stage 3 as clean asset quality; the May 2026 call’s about 36 crore write-offs equal 6.7% of FY26 PAT and must sit in the same sentence.

🚨 Reported PAT versus assignment day-1 gains. Q1 FY27 PAT 160 crore looks like operating momentum; 36.5 crore day-1 gain is about 23% of that print — Quality of Earnings applied_against a clean compounder narrative.

🚨 Trough price-to-book versus MIXED guidance track. Price-to-book at the 5th percentile versus own median argues depressed-breakout; co-lending still at 3.6% of AUM after years of a 10% tease and dossier MIXED track argue WATCH.

🚨 Pipeline CIO DEPLOY versus this re-dive WATCH. L1 KEEP / L2 ADVANCE / L3+CIO DEPLOY on 2026-07-19 predated the full write-off pair, day-1 percent lock, and sealed Models slip; this document overturns to WATCH at medium conviction.

🚨 BT-out heat versus one cool print. 7.5-7.6% BT-out through FY25-Q4 and FY26-Q2 stressed retention; 4.5% in Q1 FY27 is real but PARTLY — seasonal Q1 history means two more prints are owed.

What is temporary, what is cyclical, what is structural
KindWhat sits here
TemporaryQ1 FY27 BT-out 4.5% may include seasonal relief; Q1 opex/assets 2.8% hire bump; Stage 3 2.0% tag in Q3 FY26 reversed to 1.8% with annual write-offs about 36 crore beside it
CyclicalLending spread and cost of borrowings through the rate cycle; bank poaching intensity that drives BT-out
StructuralAffordable-housing demand, densification inside ~13 states, institution-heavy free float after PE exit, surplus CRAR until leverage rebuilds
Company-specificAssignment day-1 gains near one-fifth of PAT, co-lending timetable still missed at ~3.6% of AUM, promoter 6.97%
Day-1 gain 36.5 crore is 23% of Q1 PAT 160 crore; FY26 write-offs 36 crore are 6.7% of FY26 PAT 540 crore; the remainder of earnings is real AUM times spread minus opex minus credit cost — but quarterly write-offs and vintage curves are still unexplained gaps
1 · Operating leverageACTIVE
2 · Value-added mixFADED
3 · Management changeBUILDING
4 · Paying down debtQUIET
5 · Regulatory approvalQUIET
6 · Order-book winsQUIET
7 · ConsolidationQUIET
8 · Demerger or value unlockQUIET
9 · BuybackQUIET
10 · New geographiesBUILDING
11 · Selling more to existing customersBUILDING
12 · New product launchQUIET
13 · Mandatory normsQUIET
14 · A bigger market to sell intoACTIVE
15 · Market-share gainsQUIET
16 · Asset qualityACTIVE

Lever 16 · Asset quality — ACTIVE. Hold Gross Stage 3 near 1.8% and credit cost near 40 bps while the book seasons; Hard AQ can partially override soft guidance misses only if write-offs stay paired. What proves it keeps working: GS3 at or below 2.0% with quarterly write-off rupees disclosed and not spiking beside the ratio. It stops working if GS3 and write-offs rise together, or credit cost leaves 30-40 bps for two quarters.

Lever 1 · Operating leverage — ACTIVE. Branch densification inside ~13 states pulls opex/assets below the old 3% fear toward 2.6-2.7%. What proves it keeps working: Opex/avg assets at or below 2.7% for two quarters without AUM growth falling under 20%. It stops working if Opex/assets stays at or above 3.0% while growth slows.

Lever 14 · A bigger market to sell into — ACTIVE. AUM compounding near the re-guided ~25% band after stepping down from 30%+. What proves it keeps working: AUM YoY at or above 20% with Stage 3 contained. It stops working if AUM growth sustainably under 15% with no ROE rebuild.

Lever 11 · Selling more to existing customers — BUILDING. Retention waterfall and top-ups to cut BT-out after 7.5-7.6% heat. What proves it keeps working: BT-out at or below 6% for two more quarters after the 4.5% Q1 print. It stops working if BT-out returns above 7.5% for two prints.

What this research does not know. Only 15 quarters in the results pull (Dec 2022 to Jun 2026) — short of preferred 16-20; pre-Dec-2022 history missing; Quarterly write-off rupees undisclosed beside every quarterly GNPA print; FY24 and FY25 annual write-off totals not locked from extracts; Intra-year path from ~10 crore YTD talk (Jan 2026) to ~36 crore FY26 (May 2026) not footed; Assigned Assets stock line separate from co-lend not locked — residual off-book method used; Tax add-back on stripping day-1 gains not fully recomputed.

Sources: IR transcript Q1 FY27 (true Q1 call) (28 July 2026); IR transcript Q4 and FY26 (call mislabeled elsewhere as Q1 FY27) (7 May 2026); IR transcript Q3 FY26 (23 January 2026); IR transcript Q2 FY26 (4 November 2025); IR transcript Q1 FY26 (28 July 2025); Investor Deck Q1 FY27 (28 July 2026); Q1 FY27 press release (27 July 2026); Q1 FY27 financial results PDF (27 July 2026); +8 more. The story check is re-scored every results season; the record below never changes.

The whole page in one table — every row jumps to its section
SectionWhere it is nowVs a year agoThe one thing to watch nextRead
Asset qualityGS3 1.8%; FY26 WO ~36 crore▬ tagged 2.0% in Q3 FY26Gross Stage 3 with quarterly write-off rupeespair required
Loan bookAUM 16938 crore; CL 3.6%▲ +25.7% YoYAUM growth YoY and co-lend share of AUMgrowth on guide…
Spread~5.3% ex-CL▬ guide 5.0-5.25%Lending spread excluding co-lendinginside band
ProfitPAT 160; day-1 23%▲ +34.5% YoY reportedAssignment day-1 gain as percent of PATQoE haircut
ReturnsROE 14.5% reported; ROA 4.2%▬ pre-money ~16.8%Reported ROE and leveragecapital drag
Ownershippromoter 6.97%; inst ~74%▼ -23 pts / 3yPromoter percent and fresh block salesabsorbed exits
CapitalCRAR 42.6%▼ 44.1% at Mar 2026CRARsurplus
Fundingbanks 57%; NHB 14%; assign+CL 21%▬ CoB 7.8%Funding mix and cost of borrowingsdiversified
Loss coverageCC 7.5% of 4Q PPoP▬ FY26 WO 6.7% of PATTrailing-four-quarter write-offs versus PATengine covers CC
P/B2.81 and 2.9▼ median 4.15; pctile 5Price-to-book divided by ROEcompressed vs…
03 · Revenue

Revenue For a bank, revenue is everything the franchise earns — interest on the loan book plus fee and other income.

Home First Finance Company India Ltd reported ₹538 Cr of income in the Jun 26 quarter, +18.5% year on year. That is the 11th straight quarter of year-on-year growth. Over 10 years it has compounded at 41.4% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹1,921 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹1,998 Cr.

FY26 revenue came in at ₹1,921 Cr (+24.8% on the year), capping 10 years at 41.4% compound. The latest quarter (Jun 26) printed ₹538 Cr, +18.5% year on year — the 11th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth.

FY26 revenue ₹1,921 Cr (+24.8% YoY) Revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
41.4% a year over 10 years
RevenueYoY growth
2.1k87%1.6k69%1.0k51%51932%014%₹ Cr%₹1,92124.8%FY16FY21FY26
2.1k87%1.6k69%1.0k51%51932%014%₹ Cr%₹1,92124.8%FY16FY21FY26
Jun 26: ₹538 Cr (+18.5% YoY) Quarterly revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
11th straight quarter of growth
Revenue (quarterly)YoY growth
58146%43639%29131%14524%016%₹ Cr%₹53818.5%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
58146%43639%29131%14524%016%₹ Cr%₹53818.5%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26

Pace check: the last four quarters averaged +21.4% growth against the decade's 41.4% — the current year is running slower than its own long-run rate.

Acceleration check: trailing-twelve-month revenue grew +21.2% over the last 4 quarters against +28.1%/yr over the last 8 — rolling over; TTM profit +40.7% vs +33.9%/yr — accelerating.

Revenue across the research window Revenue per quarter, ₹ Cr, over the 15 quarters our research file reconstructed. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
15 quarters
Revenue
5814362911450₹ Cr₹205FY27-Q1FY26-Q2FY25-Q2FY24-Q3FY23-Q3
5814362911450₹ Cr₹205FY27-Q1FY25-Q2FY23-Q3

FY23-Q4. Write-offs ~10 crore vs prior 22; DA gain ballpark ~1% commentary

FY23-Q3. Distribution build-out; earliest spine print in this pull

Why-sources: our stock research file (17 August 2026) and the company’s own results for those quarters.

04 · Net margin

Net margin Net margin — what the bank keeps of every ₹100 of revenue after every cost, provision and tax. It is the cleanest single margin we can read for a lender.

Home First Finance Company India Ltd's net margin is 29.7% in the Jun 26 quarter, +3.5 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the net margin has ranged 7.7% to 31.2%. The current quarter sits inside that band.

Why this happened. Ex-co-lending lending spread near 5.3% is the recurring engine; assignment gains are a separate honesty line

The latest quarter's net margin is 29.7%, +3.5 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the net margin has ranged 7.7%–31.2%.

Why: the numbers show the net margin move clearly, but the cost lines behind it sit below what we hold — so we state the move without inventing its driver.

FY26: 28.1% Net margin by fiscal year, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). 13-year window.
within a 7.7–31.2% band over 13 years
net marginYoY change (pp)
33%12%26%7.0%19%1.8%13%−3.5%5.8%−8.7%%%28.1%3.3%FY14FY20FY26
33%12%26%7.0%19%1.8%13%−3.5%5.8%−8.7%%%28.1%3.3%FY14FY20FY26
Jun 26: 29.7% net margin (+3.5 pp YoY) Quarterly net margin, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). Last 12 quarters. Net profit as a share of total revenue, per quarter.
Net marginYoY change (pp)
30%5.7%28%3.4%27%1.1%25%−1.1%23%−3.4%%%29.7%3.5%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
30%5.7%28%3.4%27%1.1%25%−1.1%23%−3.4%%%29.7%3.5%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26

FY23-Q4. Write-offs ~10 crore vs prior 22; DA gain ballpark ~1% commentary

FY23-Q3. Distribution build-out; earliest spine print in this pull

Why-sources: our stock research file (17 August 2026) and the company’s own results for those quarters.

Reported against honest
What the statement saysCredit cost 40 bps company print
credit-cost percent base15.90 / avg assets about 15372 annualised about 41 bps; on…

40 bps lands; name the denominator when citing the recompute

Watch next
MetricLending spread excluding co-lending
Thresholdat or above 5.0% for two consecutive quarters
Which resultFY27-Q2 and FY27-Q3 results

rate-cycle exposed

05 · Net profit

Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.

Home First Finance Company India Ltd earned ₹160 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +34.5% year on year. It is the 11th consecutive quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹540 Cr. The 10-year compound rate is 56.8%. That is 29.7% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹119 Cr.

Why this happened. Reported PAT includes material day-1 gains; normalised profit is the decision print

Jun 26 profit was ₹160 Cr, +34.5% year on year — the 11th consecutive quarter of growth. On the full year, FY26 printed ₹540 Cr (+41.4%), and the 10-year compound rate is 56.8%.

FY26 profit ₹540 Cr (+41.4% YoY) Net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
56.8% a year over 10 years
Net profitYoY growth
583190%437145%292100%14655%010%₹ Cr%₹54041.4%FY16FY21FY26
583190%437145%292100%14655%010%₹ Cr%₹54041.4%FY16FY21FY26
Jun 26: ₹160 Cr (+34.5% YoY) Quarterly net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
11th straight quarter of growth
Net profit (quarterly)YoY growth
17346%13040%8634%4327%021%₹ Cr%₹16034.5%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
17346%13040%8634%4327%021%₹ Cr%₹16034.5%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26

Why profit moved: revenue contributed +18.5% and the margin +3.5 pp — the quarter was margin-led: most of the profit growth came from keeping more of each sale.

Pace comparison, last four quarters: profit +41.0% vs revenue +21.4%. Profit is growing faster than sales — fixed costs are being spread over a bigger base, and each extra rupee of revenue drops more to the bottom line.

Net profit across the research window Net profit per quarter, ₹ Cr, over the 15 quarters our research file reconstructed. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
15 quarters: High-growth build with contained Stage 3 (FY23-Q3 → FY24-Q4) · Still compounding; BT-out heating (FY25-Q1 → FY25-Q4) · Re-guide to ~25%; Stage 3 tag then write-off pair (FY26-Q1 → FY26-Q4) · On-guide growth; QoE still assignment-heavy (FY27-Q1 → FY27-Q1)
Net profit
17313086430₹ Cr₹59FY27-Q1FY26-Q2FY25-Q2FY24-Q3FY23-Q3
17313086430₹ Cr₹59FY27-Q1FY25-Q2FY23-Q3

High-growth build with contained Stage 3 · FY23-Q3 → FY24-Q4. CC guide 30-40 bps; ex-CL spread medium-term 5.0-5.25% AUM +33.5%; Stage 3 1.7%; CC 30 bps

Still compounding; BT-out heating · FY25-Q1 → FY25-Q4. FY25 close; BT-out ~7.5%; Stage 3 1.7%; CC ~30 bps path Board approved 1250 crore equity raise; still 30%+ design talk

Re-guide to ~25%; Stage 3 tag then write-off pair · FY26-Q1 → FY26-Q4. FY close; GS3 1.8%; FY write-offs ~36 crore beside that print; CL book 3.7% AUM GS3 tagged 2.0%; TN churn; BT-out 6.6%; gratuity opex one-off

On-guide growth; QoE still assignment-heavy · FY27-Q1 → FY27-Q1. AUM 16938 crore +25.7% YoY; day-1 gain 36.5 crore ~23% PAT; GS3 1.8%; BT-out 4.5%; CC 40 bps; write-offs quarterly GAP

Why-sources: our stock research file (17 August 2026) and the company’s own results for those quarters.

Reported against honest
What the statement saysFY27-Q1 PAT 160 crore
assignment day-1 share of reported profitDay-1 assignment gain 36.49 crore = 22.8% of PAT and 15.8%…

Headline PAT overstates recurring engine until the gain is stripped or bridged

Watch next
MetricAssignment day-1 gain as percent of PAT
Thresholdat or below 15% of PAT for two consecutive quarters
Which resultFY27-Q2 and FY27-Q3 results

bridge required

06 · Asset quality — the ladder

Asset quality — the ladder Gross NPA is the slice of the loan book where repayments have stopped. Net NPA is what remains after the money already set aside against those loans. Falling is healing; rising is damage arriving.

Home First Finance Company India Ltd's gross NPA is 1.80% of the loan book in Jun 26, down from 1.80% a year ago. Net of provisions already set aside, 1.40% remains. That is the 2nd straight quarter of improvement. Across the 12 quarters held here the book has ranged 1.70% to 2.90%.

Why this happened. Lender substitute for industrial cash conversion: PPoP versus credit cost and write-offs; quarterly write-offs still GAP so cash honesty is incomplete

Why this happened. Calm 1.8% Stage 3 only counts beside FY26 write-offs about 36 crore and a still-missing quarterly write-off series; the book is largely unseasoned per rating commentary

Jun 26: gross NPA at 1.80% and net NPA at 1.40%, against 1.80% / 1.40% a year ago. Over the 12 quarters we hold, the book's worst reading was 2.90% and its best is 1.70%. The ladder has now improved for 2 consecutive quarters.

Fiscal-year ends: gross NPA 1.70% (Mar 24) → 1.80% (Mar 26) Gross and net NPA at each fiscal-year end, % of the loan book (lines). 3 year-ends held. The gap between the two lines is the share already provided for.
Gross NPANet NPA
1.8%1.7%1.5%1.3%1.2%%1.8%1.4%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
1.8%1.7%1.5%1.3%1.2%%1.8%1.4%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
Jun 26: gross NPA 1.80% (+0.00 pp YoY) Gross and net NPA as % of the loan book, quarterly, last 12 quarters.
2nd straight quarter better
Gross NPANet NPA
3.0%2.5%2.0%1.6%1.1%%1.8%1.4%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
3.0%2.5%2.0%1.6%1.1%%1.8%1.4%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26

The synthesis: profit growth at a bank is only as good as the book behind it, and this book is healing on a multi-quarter streak. A note on depth: quarterly provisioning detail is not in our numbers yet, so this ladder reads levels and trend, not the cost of the cleanup.

Why the ladder moved: recoveries, write-offs and slippages each play a part, and that split sits below what we hold — the numbers show the healing; the driver mix does not travel with them.

Reported against honest
What the statement saysFY26 Gross Stage 3 1.8%
calm Stage 3 beside annual write-offsFY26 write-offs about 36 crore = 6.7% of PAT 540 crore and…

Without the write-off pair, Stage 3 improvement from 2.0% to 1.8% can look cleaner than cash reality

Reported against honest
What the statement saysFY27-Q1 Gross Stage 3 1.8%
same-quarter write-off honesty holeQuarterly write-off rupees undisclosed (GAP)

Every quarterly GNPA print in this spine lacks a write-off rupee beside it

Watch next
MetricGross Stage 3 with quarterly write-off rupees
ThresholdGS3 at or below 2.0% and write-offs disclosed each quarter
Which resultFY27-Q2 results about October 2026

crash line GS3 above 2.5% is one test, not the whole thesis

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MetricTrailing-four-quarter write-offs versus PAT
Thresholdwrite-offs disclosed quarterly and trailing-four-quarter write-offs at or below 10% of PAT without GS3 above 2.2%
Which resultFY27-Q2 results

cash-substitute UNCERTAIN until disclosure

07 · The loan book

The loan book We read the loan book through revenue — when the book grows, revenue grows with it. It is a rough proxy, and we say so: rate moves and fee swings can shift it a few points in any one year.

Home First Finance Company India Ltd's revenue grew +24.8% in FY26 to ₹1,921 Cr, so the book is growing. The latest quarter ran +18.5% year on year. The net margin on that income is 29.7%, +3.5 percentage points against a year ago.

Why this happened. AUM compounds near 25% while co-lending remains a small managed share and about 17% of AUM sits off-book via assignment economics

FY26 revenue was ₹1,921 Cr, +24.8% on the year, and the latest quarter ran +18.5% year on year. The net margin on that revenue is 29.7% this quarter (+3.5 pp YoY) — growth with a widening margin on it.

FY26: revenue ₹1,921 Cr (+24.8% YoY) with the net margin at 28.1% Revenue by fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars, left); net margin, % (line, right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
RevenueNet margin
2.1k33%1.6k27%1.0k20%51914%07.9%₹ Cr%₹1,92128.1%FY16FY18FY21FY23FY26
2.1k33%1.6k27%1.0k20%51914%07.9%₹ Cr%₹1,92128.1%FY16FY21FY26

The synthesis: a lender compounds when the book grows while the margin holds and the loan book stays clean — gross NPA is the loan-quality read we carry here.

Reported against honest
What the statement saysAUM 16938 crore
AUM versus on-book versus co-lendOn-book loans 13986 crore; residual off-book about 2952…

Growth and profitability differ on managed AUM versus balance-sheet loans

Watch next
MetricAUM growth YoY and co-lend share of AUM
ThresholdAUM YoY at or above 20% and co-lend at or above 7% or 10% claim retired
Which resultFY27 annual call about May 2027

growth without co-lend delivery still leaves MIXED track

08 · Returns on equity and assets

Returns on equity and assets Two numbers rate a bank: ROE — what it earns on shareholder money — and ROA — what it earns on everything it deploys. ROE above ~13–15% earns its keep; below that, growth builds book slowly.

Home First Finance Company India Ltd earns a return on equity of 16% in FY26. Its trough over the ladder below was 3% in FY15. For a lender the balance sheet is the operating asset, so equity return and asset return have to be read together.

Why this happened. Headline ROE is pinned by surplus equity after QIP; pre-money mid-teens shows the operating engine better

FY26 ROE came in at 16%, recovered from a FY15 trough of 3%. Return on assets is withheld on this page — its two source series disagree for this quarter. That clears the bar a bank must beat for its book value to compound.

FY26: ROE 16%, ROA 3.90% Return on equity by fiscal year, % (line, left); return on assets, % (line, right). 13-year window. A lender is judged on ROE and ROA — return on invested capital does not apply to a bank.
up from a FY15 trough of 3%
ROEROA
17%3.9%13%3.8%9.5%3.7%5.7%3.6%2.0%3.5%%%16%3.9%FY14FY20FY26
17%3.9%13%3.8%9.5%3.7%5.7%3.6%2.0%3.5%%%16%3.9%FY14FY20FY26
Q4 FY26: ROE 14.0% (TTM) Trailing-twelve-month return on equity (left) and on assets (right), per quarter, %. Last 12 quarters, anchored to the annual figure.
ROE (TTM)ROA (TTM)
19%3.51%18%3.48%16%3.45%14%3.42%13%3.39%%%14%3.5%Q3 FY23Q2 FY25Q4 FY26
19%3.51%18%3.48%16%3.45%14%3.42%13%3.39%%%14%3.5%Q3 FY23Q2 FY25Q4 FY26

Why ROE moved: profit compounded 56.8% a year over 10 years while the equity base grew more slowly — earnings recovering faster than book value builds is what lifts ROE off a trough.

Reported against honest
What the statement saysFY26 ROE 15.7% and Q1 reported ROE 14.5%
post-QIP under-levered ROE dragPre-money adjusted ROE about 16.8%; leverage 3.5x and CRAR…

Franchise mid-teens on old capital; surplus equity dilutes the reported print

Watch next
MetricReported ROE and leverage
Thresholdreported ROE at or above 15% as leverage rebuilds above 4x without Stage 3 break
Which resultFY27-Q4 results

under-levered drag

09 · Debt

Debt

For a bank, borrowings are raw material, not a warning sign — solvency is read through the returns and the loan book. A manufacturer’s debt is a claim against its profits, so the debt-to-equity lens that works everywhere else misleads on a lender and is not applied here.

Why this happened. Bank-heavy liabilities with NHB refinance and assignment funding; ratings AA Stable

A manufacturer’s debt is a claim against its profits; a bank’s borrowings are its inventory — money taken in to be lent out. The debt lens that works everywhere else misleads here, so this page does not apply it. The solvency questions for a bank — is the loan book sound, is the equity earning — are read through the loan-book and returns sections above.

Watch next
MetricFunding mix and cost of borrowings
Thresholdbank plus NHB share stays functional and no rating outlook cut
Which resultnext rating action or FY27-Q2 deck

assignment markets matter

10 · Ownership

Ownership Who owns the stock, quarter by quarter: promoters (the controlling owners), foreign and domestic institutions, and the public. Steady accumulation by people close to the numbers is a signal; a quiet register is also an answer.

Foreign institutions added 19.2 points of Home First Finance Company India Ltd over 8 quarters, the biggest move on the register. That takes foreign institutions to 43.9% of the company. Domestic institutions moved +17.9 points over the same window, to 29.8%. The register is read on the four disclosed classes only; nothing is inferred between filings.

Why this happened. Promoter 6.97% after a 23-point three-year sell-down; institutions own about 74%; pledge is zero but Structural Quality Proxy fails a stable-promoter screen

The register over the last two years — Foreign institutions: +19.2 points over 8 quarters to 43.9%; Domestic institutions: +17.9 points over 8 quarters to 29.8%; Promoters: −16.5 points over 8 quarters to 7.0%. Note the structure: promoters hold under 20% — this is a widely-held company where institutions, not a family, set the direction.

Why the register moved: foreign institutions drove it (+19.2 points), alongside domestic institutions (+17.9 points) — steady accumulation by institutions reading the same numbers this page reads.

Fiscal-year ends: promoters −16.6 pts from Mar 24 to Mar 26 Shareholding at each fiscal-year end (March quarter), % of the company. 3 year-ends held.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
49%38%26%15%3.9%%7.0%45.7%27.5%19.8%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
49%38%26%15%3.9%%7.0%45.7%27.5%19.8%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
Foreign institutions added 19.2 points over 8 quarters Shareholding by holder class, % of the company, quarterly, last 13 quarters.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
49%38%26%15%3.9%%7.0%43.9%29.8%19.3%Jun 23Dec 24Jun 26
49%38%26%15%3.9%%7.0%43.9%29.8%19.3%Jun 23Dec 24Jun 26
Watch next
MetricPromoter percent and fresh block sales
Thresholdno new promoter or PE block above 3% of equity without disclosed long-only absorption
Which resultnext shareholding pattern after FY27-Q2

NDU is not pledge

11 · Safety line

Safety line The Z-score estimates how far a company sits from balance-sheet distress — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the danger zone. It was built for manufacturers, so it is not applied to banks and lenders.

Home First Finance Company India Ltd: the Z-score is omitted — it was built for manufacturers, not banks, and applying it here would be theatre. The Z-score was built for manufacturers and is not applied to banks and lenders, so solvency here is read from the capital and asset-quality lines instead.

Why this happened. CRAR 42.6% and dual AA Stable are solvency comfort, not earnings-quality comfort

The safety line in one sentence: the Z-score is omitted — it was built for manufacturers, not banks, and applying it here would be theatre.

Watch next
MetricCRAR
Thresholdstay at or above 25%
Which resultFY27-Q2 results

elimination floor, not a buy signal

12 · Valuation

Valuation For a bank we price the book, not the earnings: P/BV is what the market pays for each ₹1 of the bank's net worth. A bank below 1× book is priced below the value of what it owns, net of what it owes.

Home First Finance Company India Ltd trades at 2.8× P/BV, near the bottom of its own range — cheaper only 6% of the time. Its long-run median P/BV is 4.0×, measured across 5.3 years of weekly readings. This places the multiple against the stock’s own record, and says nothing about what the business is worth.

Why this happened. Primary lens is price-to-book versus ROE, not earnings multiple; dual prints 2.81 and 2.9 versus median 4.15 at 5th percentile — trough setup exists but does not repair QoE

Today's P/BV of 2.8× is near the bottom of its own range — cheaper only 6% of the time, against a long-run median of 4.0× measured over 5.3 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.

P/BV 2.8× vs a 4.0× long-run median P/BV, weekly (left axis); book value per share, weekly (right axis). 5.3-year window; brief peaks above 5.2× shown pinned at the top. The book value / share bars are red where the reading is lower than the quarter before.
near the bottom of its own range — cheaper only 6% of the time
P/BVMedianBook value / share (quarterly)
5.4×₹4574.6×₹3433.8×₹2283.0×₹1142.2×₹0.0×2.80×₹423May 21Sep 22Jan 24May 25Sep 26
5.4×₹4574.6×₹3433.8×₹2283.0×₹1142.2×₹0.0×2.80×₹423May 21Jan 24Sep 26
PEG 0.66 PEG ratio per quarter — the P/E divided by the earnings-growth rate. The dashed line marks 1.0: below it the growth is cheap against the multiple, above it the price already prices the growth in. Last 18 quarters.
below 1.0, the growth looks cheap against the multiple
PEGPEG = 1.0
1.2×1.0×0.7×0.4×0.2××0.66×Q3 FY22Q3 FY23Q3 FY24Q3 FY25Q4 FY26
1.2×1.0×0.7×0.4×0.2××0.66×Q3 FY22Q3 FY24Q4 FY26
P/BV
2.8×
6th percentile of 5y
PEG
0.85
as reported

Why the multiple sits where it does: over the past year book value grew while the price moved −9.1% — price and book moved together, holding the multiple in its range.

The price move, decomposed: over 5y, of the +15.5%/yr price move, ~+21.4%/yr came from book-value growth and ~−5.9 pp from the multiple (compressing). The split is the honest approximate (price return minus book-value growth); it makes the rally itself visible instead of hiding it behind the percentile.

Put together: the multiple is low against its own past, so the story rests on the book-value line underneath it, not the multiple.

Reported against honest
What the statement saysCompany-page price-to-book 2.81
dual price-to-book printsCycle snapshot price-to-book 2.9 versus own median 4.15 at…

Both valid; do not silently pick one; Peak/Late/Mid-cycle traps not engaged at trough percentiles

Watch next
MetricPrice-to-book divided by ROE
ThresholdP/BV divided by ROE stays below 22 while reported ROE at or above 14% and AUM growth at or above 20%
Which resultFY27-Q2 results week

GARP screen only; not a DEPLOY vote

13 · What the price assumes

What the price assumes This reading works the multiple backwards. It asks one question: what yearly rate of profit growth is a buyer at the market price already paying for? The number is the growth rate that makes eleven years of profit — six years growing, then five fading — add up to that day's market price, once each year is discounted at 11% a year.

Solved at its 24 August 2026 price, Home First Finance Company India Ltd was paying for profit growth of about 13.7% a year. Profit itself has compounded 56.8% a year over the past 10 years. Today the market pays 2.8× P/BV, the 6th percentile of its own 5-year range.

What the two numbers say together. The multiple is low against its own past, and the growth the price is paying for is below what this company has actually delivered.

How to hold this number: it is a reading of one day's price, taken on 24 August 2026, not a running figure — every other number on this page, the multiple included, is read off the live quote as of 11 September 2026. A higher price is paying for more growth and a lower price for less, so it moves whenever the price does, and this page does not restate it between measurements.

14 · Stage: Consistent

Stage: Consistent Every business sits somewhere on a fundamental arc, and this page names the spot before anything else. The last twelve quarters of revenue, profit and EPS growth — plus the return the business earns on its capital — are read as curves: Deteriorating (the curves are falling), Turning around (a trough has just formed and the last few quarters lift off it), Improving (the climb off the trough is sustained), Consistent (steadily positive with healthy returns), Topping out (still high but decelerating from the peak). When the curves genuinely disagree the read is Mixed; too little history is No read. CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is the smooth yearly pace that turns the starting value into the latest one — the fairest way to compare growth across different time spans. Read the columns together: if the 1-year number towers over the 10-year, recent growth is running hotter than the long-run trend. A dash means that window is not held, or the base year was a loss (where a growth rate is not meaningful).

Home First Finance Company India Ltd reads as consistent on its fundamental arc. Consistent — revenue, profit and EPS growth have stayed positive through the window, with ROE at 12.4% and holding. The read is built from 10 quarters across 4 curves, on full evidence.

Growth, year by year: revenue +24.8% in FY26, profit +41.4% Year-over-year growth per fiscal year, %: revenue (left axis); net profit and EPS (right axis — profit growth swings far wider). Zero line drawn.
Revenue YoYProfit YoYEPS YoY
87%208%69%133%51%58%32%−17%14%−93%%%24.8%41.4%FY16FY21FY26
87%208%69%133%51%58%32%−17%14%−93%%%24.8%41.4%FY16FY21FY26
Three growth curves, twelve quarters Year-on-year growth of trailing-twelve-month revenue (left axis), profit and EPS (right axis — they swing far wider), % at each quarter-end. A missing point means that reading is not held for the quarter.
the trajectory the stage is read from · revenue rolling over, profit accelerating
RevenueProfitEPS
39%43%34%37%29%31%25%25%20%19%%%21.2%40.7%25.9%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
39%43%34%37%29%31%25%25%20%19%%%21.2%40.7%25.9%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
ROE Trailing-twelve-month net profit as a share of quarter-end equity, %.
the return curve, computed quarterly
ROE
17%15%14%12%11%%12.4%Sep 23Mar 24Dec 24Sep 25Jun 26
17%15%14%12%11%%12.4%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
Revenue growth
Rolling over
latest +21.2% · span +21.2% to +37.3%
Profit growth
Steady high
latest +40.7% · span +25.2% to +41.4%
EPS growth
Steady high
latest +25.9% · span +21.0% to +27.6%
ROE
Rolling over
latest 12.4% · span 11.3%–16.4%

Why it matters: steady curves with healthy returns are the compounding setup — the risk is the price, not the business.

Compound annual growth rate (%) Compound annual growth rate over each window, %. Revenue, profit and EPS from fiscal-year figures; share price is the price CAGR over the same spans. A dash = that window is not held, or the base was a loss.
1yr3yr5yr10yr
Revenue+24.8%+34.1%+31.5%+41.4%
Profit+41.4%+33.3%+40.1%+56.8%
EPS+22.1%+25.9%+35.2%+12.5%
Share price−9.1%+11.3%+15.5%
Revenue YoY (Jun 26)
+18.5%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit YoY (Jun 26)
+34.5%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Revenue 10y
41.4%
long-run compound pace
15 · 4-Factor Sector Score

4-Factor Sector Score

57.5/100 — rank 6 of 13 in Finance - Housing · 94% evidence confidence

Home First Finance Company India Ltd scores 57.5 out of 100 against the 13 companies it is compared with in Finance - Housing, ranking 6. Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

The four contributions add to the total exactly: 24.6 + 16.3 + 7.2 + 9.4 = 57.5. This is the SAME number shown on the sector comparison — it is computed once, for the whole peer set, and read here.

What would change it: The read weakens if ROA rolls over or gross NPA rises while sector-relative strength deteriorates.

16 · Quarterly scorecard

Quarterly scorecard

20 markers came out of our Home First Finance Company India Ltd research file of 17 August 2026, and each results season scores every one of them. No results season has been scored against them yet. A row is permanent: a miss stays on the record after it is fixed.

The markers — set once, scored every results season
MarkerThe barWhere it standsScore
M10Assignment day-1 earnings quality (Day-1 derecognition gain as percent of PAT)Not checked yet.PENDING
M11Quarterly write-off honesty (Write-off rupees disclosed beside Gross Stage 3 disclosed each quarter and not spiking while GS3 falls)Not checked yet.PENDING
M12Co-lending timetable resolution (Co-lending book as percent of AUM at or above 7% of AUM or formal retirement of the 10% claim)Not checked yet.PENDING
M13Credit-cost band hold (Annualised credit cost stay inside 30-40 bps for two quarters)Not checked yet.PENDING
M14New-state seasoning (no sustained wide gap worse than franchise for two quarters)Not checked yet.PENDING
M15CRAR floor (Capital adequacy CRAR stay at or above 25%)Not checked yet.PENDING
M16Promoter/PE overhang (Fresh promoter or PE block sale size)Not checked yet.PENDING
M17Crash line — Stage 3 blow-up (Gross Stage 3 > 2.5% for two consecutive quarters)Not checked yet.PENDING
M18AUM quality not only growth (AUM YoY with Stage 3 and write-offs)Not checked yet.PENDING
M19Gross Stage 3 % and NNPA %Not checked yet.PENDING
M20Write-off rupees for the quarter (demand if absent)Not checked yet.PENDING
M21Credit cost rupees and bpsNot checked yet.PENDING
M22Assignment day-1 gain rupees and % of PAT / NIINot checked yet.PENDING
M23BT-out annualised %Not checked yet.PENDING
M24Co-lending book % of AUMNot checked yet.PENDING
M25AUM and on-book loansNot checked yet.PENDING
M26Opex / average assetsNot checked yet.PENDING
M27Reported ROE and CRARNot checked yet.PENDING
M28Any fresh promoter or PE block filingNot checked yet.PENDING
M9BT-out persistence after the 4.5% print (BT-out annualised percent at or below 6% for two consecutive quarters)Not checked yet.PENDING
A row is permanent: a miss stays on the record even after it is later fixed.
17 · Said versus delivered

Said versus delivered

What Home First Finance Company India Ltd's management promised, set against what actually arrived — 6 tracked promises on the record. Scored in our research file, promise by promise. A promise that slipped stays on this page after it is met.

🚨 Said 2023-07-28, due by FY26-FY27 scaling window — missed. Promised: Co-lending to reach about 10% of disbursements in the near future (later shifted toward 10% of AUM). What arrived: Q1 FY27 co-lend book 617 crore = 3.6% of AUM; FY26 CL disbursements 307 crore about 5.7% of FY disbursements.

🚨 Said 2025-07-28, due FY26 close — missed. Promised: FY26 disbursements 5600 to 5800 crore. What arrived: FY26 disbursements 5424 crore.

Said 2026-01-23, due FY27 run-rate — not due yet. Promised: About 25% AUM growth into FY27. What arrived: FY26 AUM +24.9%; Q1 FY27 AUM +25.7% YoY.

Said 2024-05-09, due ongoing — not due yet. Promised: Credit cost inside 30-40 bps band. What arrived: FY25 ~30 bps; FY26 and Q1 FY27 at 40 bps.

Said 2024-05-09, due ongoing — not due yet. Promised: Gross Stage 3 stays contained near or below about 2%. What arrived: Peaked 2.0% in Q3 FY26; 1.8% in Q4 FY26 and Q1 FY27 — always pair with write-offs.

Said 2023-05-03, due ongoing disclosure practice — not due yet. Promised: Write-offs disclosed as short recoveries when asked. What arrived: FY26 about 36 crore stated on May 2026 call; quarterly rupees still GAP; Jan YTD vs May FY conflict open.

Every quote above is taken word for word from the company’s own earnings calls.

18 · Governance

Governance

What we checked on how Home First Finance Company India Ltd is run. 6 items came back clean and 8 are being watched. Read from the company’s own filings and earnings calls; a watch item is a question, not a finding.

Clean (6). Joint statutory auditors B S R & Co. LLP and Batliboi & Purohit; Q1 FY27 limited review unmodified; Promoter pledge 0%; Aether NDU 2090504 shares is NHB refinance commitment not a loan pledge; ICRA AA Stable reaffirmed 8 Jun 2026; CARE AA Stable as of 5 Feb 2026; No company-named RBI/NHB/SEBI monetary penalty in the last 24 months (legacy NHB 5000-10000 rupee items only in 2019-20); Institutions hold about 73.73% as of 30 Jun 2026 shareholding pattern; Liquidity buffer about 2272 crore at Q1 FY27 print.

🚨 On watch (8). Promoter holding 6.97% (True North 4.72%, Aether 2.26%), down about 23 percentage points over three years; PE/promoter block sales: Nov 2023 about 753 crore (9.8%), Dec 2024 about 1728 crore (19.6%), Feb 2026 about 660 crore (~5.3%); QIP 1250 crore (Apr 2025 on transcript dating) diluted reported ROE to 14.5% in Q1 FY27; MD FY24 gross pay about 2.34 crore versus BRSR median other-employee pay about 0.069 crore — roughly 34 times; Outstanding ESOPs about 37.1 lakh shares declared dilutive; CFO Nutan Gaba Patwari exit process disclosed on Q1 FY27 call — continuity watch; AmbitionBox employee rating 3.7/5 on 514 reviews; work-life 3.2 lowest factor; Dossier 2026-07-21 remains WATCHLIST / governance B / track MIXED on co-lending.

19 · Related companies · Finance - Housing
CompanyScorePrice stageGrowth & earnings/35Capital efficiency/25Valuation/20Relative strength/20
1Can Fin Homes LtdCANFINHOME 67.1/100Favorable setup100% evidence ASLEEP 26.1/35 Income 8.2% · PAT 28.3% 100% evidence 19.5/25 ROA 2.4% · ROE 19.7% · GNPA 0.9% 100% evidence 16.2/20 P/BV 1.74× · P/BV÷ROE 0.09 100% evidence 5.3/20 RS sector -4.1% · RS bench -8% · 1Y 3.3%1 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 26.1 + 19.5 + 16.2 + 5.3 = 67.1 · Decision use: Acceleration candidate, not a confirmed leader: earnings are strong but sector-relative strength is -4.1% and the one-year return is 3.3%. Do not upgrade until sector-relative strength is above zero and another reported period confirms growth.
2PNB Housing Finance LtdPNBHOUSING 63.5/100Mixed-positive evidence100% evidence BREAKING OUT 17.6/35 Income 9.8% · PAT 13.7% 100% evidence 16.4/25 ROA 2.5% · ROE 12.7% · GNPA 0.9% 100% evidence 9.5/20 P/BV 1.6× · P/BV÷ROE 0.13 100% evidence 20.0/20 RS sector 29.9% · RS bench 24.6% · 1Y 48.9%8 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 17.6 + 16.4 + 9.5 + 20 = 63.5 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
3Housing & Urban Development Corporation LtdHUDCO 60.7/100Mixed-positive evidence88% evidence ASLEEP 28.5/35 Income 25.9% · PAT 53% 86% evidence 17.3/25 ROA 2.4% · ROE 20% · GNPA — 72% evidence 13.2/20 P/BV 1.57× · P/BV÷ROE 0.08 100% evidence 1.7/20 RS sector -11.1% · RS bench -15% · 1Y -19.8%3 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 28.5 + 17.3 + 13.2 + 1.7 = 60.7 · Decision use: Acceleration candidate, not a confirmed leader: earnings are strong but sector-relative strength is -11.1% and the one-year return is -19.8%. Do not upgrade until sector-relative strength is above zero and another reported period confirms growth.
4Aadhar Housing Finance LtdAADHARHFC 59.4/100Mixed-positive evidence94% evidence ASLEEP 21.7/35 Income 17.7% · PAT 20.1% 100% evidence 19.1/25 ROA 4% · ROE 15.9% · GNPA 1.3% 100% evidence 8.3/20 P/BV 2.64× · P/BV÷ROE 0.17 70% evidence 10.3/20 RS sector -1.1% · RS bench -5.3% · 1Y -11.1%2 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 21.7 + 19.1 + 8.3 + 10.3 = 59.4 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
5Aptus Value Housing Finance India LtdAPTUS 58.9/100Mixed-positive evidence82% evidence BASING 22.3/35 Income 21.2% · PAT 23.4% 76% evidence 15.3/25 ROA — · ROE 20.1% · GNPA 1.7% 61% evidence 11.3/20 P/BV 2.47× · P/BV÷ROE 0.12 100% evidence 10.0/20 RS sector -1.9% · RS bench -6.2% · 1Y -26.3%4 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 22.3 + 15.3 + 11.3 + 10 = 58.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
6Home First Finance Company India Ltdthis pageHOMEFIRST 57.5/100Mixed-positive evidence94% evidence BREAKING OUT 24.6/35 Income 21.2% · PAT 40.7% 100% evidence 16.3/25 ROA 3.6% · ROE 15.7% · GNPA 1.8% 100% evidence 7.2/20 P/BV 2.83× · P/BV÷ROE 0.18 100% evidence 9.4/20 RS sector -7.7% · RS bench 5.3% · 1Y -6.1%7 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 24.6 + 16.3 + 7.2 + 9.4 = 57.5 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
7LIC Housing Finance LtdLICHSGFIN 56.2/100Mixed-positive evidence88% evidence TURNING 8.1/35 Income 0.2% · PAT 4.3% 86% evidence 13.0/25 ROA 1.7% · ROE 14.4% · GNPA — 72% evidence 16.8/20 P/BV 0.75× · P/BV÷ROE 0.05 100% evidence 18.3/20 RS sector 10% · RS bench 5.5% · 1Y 1.6%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 8.1 + 13 + 16.8 + 18.3 = 56.2 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 5.5%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.
8India Shelter Finance Corporation LtdINDIASHLTR 52.1/100Mixed-positive evidence79% evidence BASING 24.0/35 Income 31.1% · PAT 33.1% 67% evidence 15.2/25 ROA — · ROE 17% · GNPA 1.3% 61% evidence 11.4/20 P/BV 2.22× · P/BV÷ROE 0.13 100% evidence 1.5/20 RS sector -12.3% · RS bench -16.1% · 1Y -27.4%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 24 + 15.2 + 11.4 + 1.5 = 52.1 · Decision use: Acceleration candidate, not a confirmed leader: earnings are strong but sector-relative strength is -12.3% and the one-year return is -27.4%. Do not upgrade until sector-relative strength is above zero and another reported period confirms growth.
9Repco Home Finance LtdREPCOHOME 51.9/100Mixed-positive evidence76% evidence ASLEEP 7.9/35 Income 5% · PAT 3.9% 86% evidence 14.6/25 ROA 2.9% · ROE 12.4% · GNPA — 72% evidence 16.8/20 P/BV 0.56× · P/BV÷ROE 0.04 70% evidence 12.6/20 RS sector 9.9% · RS bench -7.1% · 1Y 1.7%0 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 7.9 + 14.6 + 16.8 + 12.6 = 51.9 · Decision use: Cheap but unconfirmed: require improving earnings before treating the valuation as an opportunity.
10AAVAS Financiers LtdAAVAS 50.6/100Mixed-positive evidence94% evidence ASLEEP 18.8/35 Income 13.3% · PAT 17% 100% evidence 17.5/25 ROA 3.1% · ROE 13.9% · GNPA 1.1% 100% evidence 10.5/20 P/BV 2× · P/BV÷ROE 0.14 100% evidence 3.8/20 RS sector -19.5% · RS bench -9.1% · 1Y -19.9%2 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 18.8 + 17.5 + 10.5 + 3.8 = 50.6 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
11Bajaj Housing Finance LtdBAJAJHFL 48.1/100Mixed-negative evidence94% evidence TURNING 18.1/35 Income 16.3% · PAT 18.9% 100% evidence 15.3/25 ROA 2% · ROE 12.1% · GNPA 0.3% 100% evidence 4.3/20 P/BV 3.11× · P/BV÷ROE 0.26 70% evidence 10.4/20 RS sector -3.2% · RS bench -7.4% · 1Y -25%1 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 18.1 + 15.3 + 4.3 + 10.4 = 48.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
12GIC Housing Finance LtdGICHSGFIN 35.5/100Mixed-negative evidence80% evidence ASLEEP 13.9/35 Income 1.4% · PAT 22.5% 81% evidence 8.6/25 ROA 1.4% · ROE 7.6% · GNPA — 68% evidence 8.0/20 P/BV 0.35× · P/BV÷ROE 0.05 100% evidence 5.0/20 RS sector -8.5% · RS bench -12.3% · 1Y -20.5%1 of 11 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 13.9 + 8.6 + 8 + 5 = 35.5 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
13Sammaan Capital LtdSAMMAANCAP 30.3/100Adverse evidence78% evidence ASLEEP 6.8/35 Income -17.1% · PAT -80% 100% evidence 5.3/25 ROA -9.6% · ROE -3.2% · GNPA — 84% evidence 9.8/20 P/BV 0.9× · P/BV÷ROE — 10% evidence 8.4/20 RS sector -0.2% · RS bench -4.4% · 1Y 6.9%3 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 6.8 + 5.3 + 9.8 + 8.4 = 30.3 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. Financial companies use P/BV÷ROE and asset quality; PEG, industrial OPM and ROCE are excluded. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led NIFTY 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led NIFTY 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.

20 · Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Home First Finance Company India Ltd's share price today?

Home First Finance Company India Ltd trades at ₹1,185, −9.1% over the past year. The company is valued at ₹12,385 Cr. The stock sits at 82% of its 52-week range of ₹930–₹1,242, +2.5% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is in a confirmed uptrend, 8 weeks in. — as of 11 September 2026.

What were Home First Finance Company India Ltd's latest quarterly results?

Home First Finance Company India Ltd reported total income of ₹538 Cr and net profit of ₹160 Cr for the Jun 26 quarter. Income rose 18.5% and profit rose 34.5% year on year. Earnings per share were ₹15.29. The net margin was 29.7%, 3.5 pp higher than a year earlier. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Home First Finance Company India Ltd's revenue?

Home First Finance Company India Ltd reported revenue of ₹538 Cr in the Jun 26 quarter, +18.5% year on year. For the full FY26 fiscal year, revenue was ₹1,921 Cr (+24.8%). Over the last 10 years revenue compounded at 41.4% a year. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Home First Finance Company India Ltd's profit?

Home First Finance Company India Ltd earned ₹160 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +34.5% year on year — the 11th straight quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹540 Cr. The net margin ran 29.7% in the latest quarter. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Home First Finance Company India Ltd's market cap?

Home First Finance Company India Ltd's market capitalisation is ₹12,385 Cr at a share price of ₹1,185. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Home First Finance Company India Ltd's P/BV ratio?

Home First Finance Company India Ltd trades at a P/BV of 2.8×, at the 6th percentile of its own 5-year range, against a long-run median of 4.0×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 11 September 2026.

Does Home First Finance Company India Ltd pay a dividend?

Yes — Home First Finance Company India Ltd's dividend payout was 10% of profit in FY26, and it recorded a payout in 6 of its last 13 reported fiscal years. This page holds the payout ratio, not a per-share amount. — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Home First Finance Company India Ltd overvalued?

On its own history, Home First Finance Company India Ltd looks cheap: its P/BV of 2.8× has been cheaper only 6% of the time in 5 years (long-run median 4.0×). That is a percentile read against the stock's own past, not a price opinion or a direction call. — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Home First Finance Company India Ltd growing?

Yes — Home First Finance Company India Ltd is growing: latest-quarter revenue +18.5% year on year, profit +34.5%, and the net margin +3.5 pp at 29.7%. The 10-year compound rates are 41.4% (revenue) and 56.8% (profit). The earnings engine currently reads: improving — as of 11 September 2026.

How is Home First Finance Company India Ltd performing?

Home First Finance Company India Ltd is in a confirmed uptrend, 8 weeks in. Its latest quarter's income rose 18.5% and profit rose 34.5% year on year. Against the NIFTY 500 it has been ahead on a trailing-13-week view for 10 weeks. — as of 11 September 2026.

What stage is Home First Finance Company India Ltd in?

Consistent — revenue, profit and EPS growth have stayed positive through the window, with ROE at 12.4% and holding. The read comes from the last 12 quarters of growth (revenue growth +21.2% latest, profit growth +40.7% latest, eps growth +25.9% latest) plus the ROE curve, classified by deterministic rules — a trajectory read, not a buy or sell call — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Home First Finance Company India Ltd in an uptrend?

Yes — the price is in a confirmed uptrend (week 8 of stage 2), trading +2.5% versus its 200-day average and at 82% of its 52-week range. Price stages cycle base → advance → top → decline, and the stage names where this stock sits in that cycle — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Home First Finance Company India Ltd beating the market?

On recent form, yes — Home First Finance Company India Ltd has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 10 straight weeks, the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 5.6 years the stock moved +116% against the NIFTY 500's +84% — ahead of the index over the full window. — as of 11 September 2026.

Will Home First Finance Company India Ltd's share price go up?

This page publishes no price forecast for Home First Finance Company India Ltd. What it measures instead: the share price is ₹1,185, the price is in a confirmed uptrend 8 weeks in. Its P/BV of 2.8× sits at the 6th percentile of its own 5-year range. — as of 11 September 2026.

Who owns Home First Finance Company India Ltd?

Promoters hold 7.0% of Home First Finance Company India Ltd, foreign institutions 43.9%, domestic institutions 29.8% and the public 19.3% (latest quarter). The biggest move on the register over the last two years: Foreign institutions added 19.2 points over 8 quarters. — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Home First Finance Company India Ltd's loan book healthy?

Gross NPA is 1.80% of Home First Finance Company India Ltd's loan book, down from 1.80% a year ago — the 2nd straight quarter of improvement, and net NPA stands at 1.40%. Falling NPAs are a loan book healing; rising NPAs are damage arriving — as of 11 September 2026.

Where is Home First Finance Company India Ltd in its business cycle?

Home First Finance Company India Ltd's FY26 net margin was 28.1%, against a 13-year band of 7.7%–31.2%: mid-band by its own history — neither the peak that precedes mean-reversion nor the trough that precedes recovery. The latest quarter ran 29.7%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 11 September 2026.

What growth does Home First Finance Company India Ltd's price assume?

At its price on 24 August 2026, Home First Finance Company India Ltd was priced for profit growth of about 13.7% a year. Profit itself has compounded 56.8% a year over the past 10 years. The figure reads the multiple backwards: the growth a buyer at that price was already paying for. — as of 11 September 2026.

What could break the Home First Finance Company India Ltd story?

The sharpest disagreement: annual EPS moved +22.1% against a −9.1% price move — the market has not yet caught up with the delivery. Mechanically, two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day average would end the price trend — that is the exit rule this page tracks — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Home First Finance Company India Ltd a stock worth studying right now?

This is not investment advice. The machine read: Home First Finance Company India Ltd is coiled. The quarters are improving, yet the P/BV sits at the 6th percentile of its own 5-year range — the business is moving before the market. The sharpest open question: whether the price catches up with earnings that have already moved. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 11 September 2026.

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