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Toh hua yun ki ISFC ne FY26 ka financial year ekdum jabardast closing ke saath finish kiya hai. Inka RoE 18% raha aur AUM mein 29% ka solid growth dekha gaya. Yeh performance investors ki un chintaon ko shaant karne ke liye tha jo margin compression aur rapid AUM expansion ko lekar thi, kyunki company toh already 25% se zyada AUM growth manage kar rahi thi.
Management ka kehna hai ki FY26 mein disbursements thoda 14% kam kiya gaya tha taaki small-ticket Loan Against Property (LAP) segments aur local market conditions ko behtar manage kiya ja sake. Aur ab unhe confidence hai ki woh near-term mein 30% AUM growth achieve kar lenge, kyunki FY26 ka base low tha aur credit metrics bhi stable lag rahe hain.
Ab aate hain valuation par. Stock abhi lagbhag ₹700 ke aas paas trade kar raha hai, jiska market capitalization ₹12,000 crore ke upar hai aur Price-to-Earnings (P/E) multiple lagbhag 25x hai. Yeh valuation kaafi optimistic hai, par isko market conditions aur competitors ke saamne compare karna zaroori hai.
Dekho toh, ISFC ka 18% RoE toh acha hai, par sabse best nahi. Jaise Home First Finance Company India hai, uska RoE 17% ke aas paas hai, par uska P/E 35x hai aur Gross Non-Performing Asset (GNPA) ratio sirf 0.8% hai. Aptus Value Housing Finance ka P/E lagbhag 30x hai, RoE 16% aur GNPA 1.5% hai. Wahi PNB Housing Finance ka P/E 18x hai, RoE 12% aur GNPA 4.5% hai. Is comparison mein ISFC ka 25x P/E ekdum beech mein lag raha hai.
Main sawaal yeh hai ki 30% AUM growth bina asset quality kharab kiye kaise hoga? Sector mein overall credit quality par nazar rakhi ja rahi hai, upar se interest rates bhi badh rahi hain aur competition bhi tez hai. FY26 mein disbursements 14% kam karna yehi ishara deta hai ki kuch segments mein pressure aa raha hai. Quality maintain rakhte hue expansion karna mushkil ho sakta hai aur margin erosion bhi ho sakta hai competition ke karan.
Asset quality stable toh hai, par aage macroeconomic shifts aur rising interest rates se Home First Finance Company jitna stable rehna mushkil ho sakta hai. Aur current 25x P/E ke liye company ko consistently acha perform karna padega, kyunki housing finance firms ke liye borrowing costs high rehne wali hain.
Management toh 30% year-on-year AUM growth ko lekar confident hai, low FY26 base aur market opportunities dekh kar. Lekin overall Indian housing finance sector mein competition badh rahi hai aur regulatory frameworks bhi evolve ho sakte hain. Analysts bhi generally ISFC ke growth potential ko support kar rahe hain, targets bhi upside dikha rahe hain. Par margin expansion ki speed aur asset quality kitni maintain rehti hai, yeh future performance ke liye key factors honge.