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Aavas Financiers Limited (AAVAS)

Large Cap

Financial Services stocks · Large cap · NSE

Aavas Financiers Ltd. is a housing finance company focused on the EWS & LIG segments, operating across 15 states/UTs with 440 branches, 80%+ in Tier 3+ towns. It emphasizes an in-house execution model and technology-driven processes for retail loans.

₹1,304.2
+6.40 · +0.49%
Quote04 Sept, 03:58 pm IST
Fundamentals05 Sept 2026 · screener
Score05 Sept, 10:20 pm IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags03 May 2026
Coverage12/14 · 86%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Financial Services P/E 18.5 (n=240)
Data confidence
Fresh enough for analysis
Investor decision lenses

One read, four checks

75+ is strong, 60-74 is usable, 45-59 is mixed, and below 45 needs caution. These are research lenses, not buy/sell instructions.

Weak fundamentals, management trust needs verification, price trend argues for patience, and recent execution is consistent.

Suggested next step
Research, do not rush
The four lenses are not strongly aligned. Compare peers and wait for a cleaner setup.
U-Score
OVERVALUED
26

Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Trust
Weak Trust
54

low confidence · 0/0 claims checked

Technical
Bearish
32

Timing lens: price trend and sector relative strength.

Result consistency
consistent
87

Rolling lens: recent quarterly delivery, not the latest single-result score.

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Good · 55/100

Rev +13% YoY · PAT +23% YoY · operating leverage

Filed 21 Jul 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹709 Cr+12.9%-0.8%
EBITDANDFNDFNDF
Operating marginNDFNDFNDF
PAT₹171 Cr+23.0%-6.0%
PAT margin24.1%+199 bps-133 bps

NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.

Business & thesis

Growth engines, tailwinds/headwinds, and risk radar from management commentary

Business and thesis

Where growth can come from, and what can break the case

Thesis intactReviewed 2026-07-22T02:10:46.727Z
Management commentary snapshot

AAVAS reports robust Q1FY27 with 41% YoY disbursement growth and 23% YoY PAT growth. AUM expanded 15.4% YoY, while asset quality improved with GNPA at 1.11% and NNPA at 0.71%. NIM improved 22 bps YoY to 7.70%.

The company delivered strong Q1FY27 results, driven by robust disbursement growth and improved operating efficiency. Asset quality remains pristine, and management's focus on productivity and technology is yielding early benefits. Sustained high-teens AUM growth and further operating leverage are key.

Current business mix

AUM by Segment (Jun-26)

Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 3 reported categories.

Businessmix
HL64.0%
MSME23.0%
LAP13.0%
Growth engines

Home Loan Segment Growth

Healthy 38% YoY growth in the Home Loan segment.

Customer Acquisition & Productivity

Priorities include accelerating customer acquisition, improving productivity, and driving higher revenue per resource.

Operating Leverage

Focus on increasing operating leverage and enhancing branch profitability.

Technology & Data Analytics

Embed technology and data analytics in growth.

Capacity and execution

Branch Network Expansion

Expanded our network to 440 branch locations.

Tailwinds

Volume Pickup

Performance driven by a strong pickup in volumes.

Resource Productivity Improvement

Meaningful improvement in resource productivity.

Execution Strategy Benefits

The quarter reflects the early benefits of our focused execution strategy.

Green Housing Leadership

Cumulatively funded over 700 green homes, establishing leadership in the green housing segment.

Risk radar

Fluctuations in Earnings

Future business prospects are subject to risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings.

Ability to Manage Growth

Risks and uncertainties include the company's ability to manage growth.

Competition

Future business prospects are subject to risks and uncertainties regarding competition (both domestic and international).

Government Policies and Regulations

Risks and uncertainties include government policies and actions regulations.

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.

Analyst reading lens
Compare BOTH

YoY comparison is crucial for assessing growth trends and seasonal impacts, while QoQ provides insight into sequential momentum, particularly for disbursements, AUM additions, and efficiency improvements.

Sector KPIs management disclosed

AUM Growth

AUM grew by 15.4% YoY to Rs. 239.3 bn as on Jun-26.

Disbursements Growth

Disbursed loans worth Rs. 16.1 bn, delivering robust growth of 41% YoY.

Net Interest Margin (NIM)

NIM improved by 22-bps YoY to 7.70%.

Cost of Borrowing (CoB)

Cost of Borrowing (CoB) was 7.64% in Q1FY27.

Management forward view

Strategic Priorities

Priorities are accelerating customer acquisition, improving productivity, driving higher revenue per resource, enhancing branch profitability, and increasing operating leverage.

AUM Growth Target

Focus on driving AuM growth to high-teens.

Execution & Governance

Embedding greater execution focus, discipline, and rigor into every layer of the business, underpinned by a firm commitment to strong governance.

Portfolio Quality Commitment

Reinforce commitment to building a portfolio anchored in quality, resilience, and prudent risk-adjusted returns.

Thesis monitor

Numbers and claims to verify in the next filings

CheckpointCurrent evidenceWhat to verify next
AUM Growth15.4% YoYSustained high-teens AUM growth.
Net Interest Margin (NIM)7.70%Continued improvement or stability in margins.
Asset Quality (GNPA/NNPA)1.11% / 0.71%Maintenance of pristine asset quality.
Cost-to-Income Ratio43.7%Further improvement in operational efficiency.

Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.

Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

32Bearish

SMA20 -6.0% / mo · MACD −

Stock trend: 32
Sector RS:

Technical chart

AAVASdaily · 1Y · AUTO+6.5%
Latest close ₹1304.20 on 2026-09-04
Bar
+0.5%
RSI
42
MACD hist
-2.04
52W pos
34%
2026-09-04O ₹1298.30H ₹1318.00L ₹1298.30C ₹1304.20Vol 60,456 sh
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Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal

Daily technical trend read

Mixed signals

Signals are conflicting — long-term trend down. RSI 42. Wait for confirmation.

  • Price below SMA200 (long-term downtrend) — short-term bounces likely countertrend.
  • SMA20 falling (~6.4% over last month) — short-term momentum negative.
  • RSI(14) at 42 — rising, no extreme reading.
  • MACD below signal but histogram contracting — bearish momentum easing.
  • 26% off 52W high · 23% above 52W low.

Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.

Nifty 500 leadership

Relative Strength & Trend Stage

35
RS percentile
Stage 3 Topping
1M return
-4.9%
3M return
+3.8%
6M return
+10.5%
1Y return
-21.5%
RS 1D
+5
RS 20D
+6
Sector rank
#9
Industry rank
#16
Stage evidence
  • 24.9% below the 52-week closing high after prior strength.
  • The 30-week proxy has stalled (-1.0% over 20 sessions).
  • Price has not yet confirmed a full Stage 4 downtrend.
50-DMA
price below
200-DMA
price below
Sector
neutral
Industry
neutral
Relative-strength line vs Nifty 500 (base 100)
264 observations
04 Sept 2026Value 73.27+0.49%
65748392102Aug 25Dec 25Apr 26Sept 2673
RS vs Nifty 50073

Valuation & score drivers

U-Score 26 · OVERVALUED · pillar breakdown, sector model, fair-value anchor

26U-SCORE
Distress Watch

Fundamental score breakdown

OVERVALUED
Valuation4/30
Growth15/25
Quality6/20
Balance Sheet0/15
Cash Flow0/10
Piotroski
3/9 (+1)
Penalties
0
Raw sum
26

Why this score?

Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.

26/100 · OVERVALUED

Positive drivers

  • Fair-value margin of safety is positive at 24.2%.
  • Growth contributes 15/25 to the score.
  • Quality contributes 6/20 to the score.

Main drags

  • Altman Z is 0.9, in distress territory.
  • Balance sheet is weaker at 0/15; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Cash flow is weaker at 0/10; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model

NBFC valuation: P/B, ROA, borrowing cost, and asset quality

Lenders can look optically cheap before credit losses emerge, so valuation is tied to book quality.

NBFC P/B
Primary lens
P/B adjusted for ROA/ROE and leverage quality.
Secondary checks
AUM growth, spreads, credit cost, liquidity and ALM risk.
Main risk check
Fast growth with weak asset quality deserves a discount.
PE
21.1
PB
2.7
EV/EBITDA
689.1
ROE
13.9%
ROCE
9.9%
FCF Yield
Debt/Equity
3.3
MoS
+24.2%
Score movement

Stored run vs live recompute

This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.

Stored run: 05 Sept 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
26
Previous: 26
Verdict
OVERVALUED
Previous: OVERVALUED
Margin of safety
+24.2%
Previous: +24.2%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +2 points.

05 Sept 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
36
28
24
35
35
35
24
24
35
24
24
26

Factor attribution

No pillar movement versus the latest stored run. Historical score trend will appear after snapshot storage is enabled.

Modelled fair value

Graham Number
₹815.73
-59.9% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
27.8
Growth-justified Value
₹1,720.5
+24.2% MoS
PEG
0.99

Trust score

Does management behaviour match later outcomes? Claim delivery, forensic breakdown, evidence depth

Trust Score
54Weak Trust · low confidenceTrust Lite

Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.

Weak Trust: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 13th percentile of the scored universe and 21st percentile within Financial Services. Main check: balance sheet trust is weak at 22/100.

Mixed Trust Lite: Promoter pledge is zero. Key concern: Operating cash flow is negative at ₹-1987 Cr.

Computed 05 Sept 2026
management-trust-v1
142 docs text-extracted · 62 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Weak Trust

Management or financial behaviour needs caution. Demand stronger valuation compensation.

Relative rank
13th percentile

overall median 67 · Financial Services: 21st pctile, median 62 · Large: 7th pctile, median 73

Evidence depth
Financial-only

142 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.

Claim delivery
Outcome history still building

0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet

How to read this Trust Score

Weak Trust · low confidence
What it measures
Reliability of management and financial delivery, using financial behaviour only.
Confidence
Treat this as an early read until more concalls and outcomes are matched.
Investor use
Needs extra due diligence; demand valuation comfort and recent improvement.

Read Trust alongside U-Score, result consistency, and technical trend. A cheap stock with weak Trust needs a larger margin of safety; a high Trust score does not make an expensive stock attractive by itself.

Forensic breakdown

Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.

Promoter
78
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
28
weak · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
22
weak · leverage and solvency
Discipline
68
acceptable · capital discipline
Results
87
strong · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • Promoter pledge is zero.
  • 4/4 latest quarters had positive YoY revenue growth.
  • 4/4 latest quarters had positive YoY PAT growth.
  • Latest 3 quarters had positive YoY PAT growth.

Trust risks

  • Operating cash flow is negative at ₹-1987 Cr.
  • Debt/equity is 3.29.
  • Altman Z is 0.88.
  • Only 0 years of positive FCF.

Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.

Financials

Full fundamentals table and 10-year revenue / profit / ROE history

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
21.10
P/B
2.73
EV/EBITDA
689.09
Market Cap
10342.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
13.90%
ROCE
9.91%
ROA
2.97%
Dividend Y

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
23.00%
EPS 5Y
23.00%
Revenue 3Y
22.00%
EPS 3Y
19.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
3.29
Interest Coverage
Altman Z
0.88
Book Value
477.00

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
FCF Positive Y
0/5
OCF
-1987.00 Cr
EPS TTM
62.00

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
48.88%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
35%

Financial History

Updated 5/9/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
No data

Net Profit

₹ Cr
No data

Return on Equity

%
No data

Peers

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