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Manappuram Finance Limited (MANAPPURAM)

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Financial Services stocks · Small cap · NSE

Manappuram Finance is a leading listed gold lender in India, operating 5,000+ branches. It pioneered online gold loans and cellular vaulting. The company has scaled Asirvad Microfinance and offers small ticket home loans, used vehicle loans, and MSME financing, aiming to be a financial partner for under-banked customers.

₹319.55
-4.40 · -1.36%
Market cap ₹30,434 Cr
IndicesNifty 500
Data qualityFresh enough for analysisQuote updated 19 Oct, 03:31 pm IST
Details
Quote19 Oct, 03:31 pm IST
Base fundamentals16 Oct 2026 · screener
Latest result16 Aug, 01:49 am IST
Score20 Oct, 04:30 am IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags03 May 2026
Coverage10/10 · 100%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Financial Services P/E 17.0 (n=243)
Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

48Neutral

SMA20 -5.9% / mo · MACD +

Stock trend: 51
Sector RS: 44
Sector 3M: -5.8% vs Nifty 500 -5.6%

Latest mapped FPI equity flow was not positive. View sector evidence

Technical chart

MANAPPURAMD candles · FIT view+10.4%
Latest close ₹319.55 on 2026-10-19
Bar
-1.6%
RSI
48
MACD hist
2.08
52W pos
55%
Visible chart range
Candle interval
2026-10-19O ₹324.75H ₹325.95L ₹316.20C ₹319.55Vol 19.0L sh
₹267.97₹297.72₹327.47₹357.21₹386.9652H₹319.552026-032026-06VolRSIMACD2026-042026-062026-082026-092026-11
Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal
Market context

Relative performance and chart statistics

Adjusted completed-session prices, rebased to 100

MANAPPURAMNifty Financial ServicesNifty 500
-12%-4%+4%+12%20 Jul1 Sept19 Oct19 Oct 2026MANAPPURAM -5.2%Nifty Financial Servi… -6.0%Nifty 500 -5.6%
MANAPPURAM
-5.2%
Nifty 500
-5.6%
Nifty Financial Services
-6.0%
Vs Nifty 500
+0.4 pp
Chart stats
19 Oct 2026
From 52W high
-16.2%
₹381.6
52W range position
55%
₹245.2 - ₹381.6
ATR (14)
3.0%
₹9.5
Volume vs 20D
0.44x
Latest completed session
Avg traded value
₹133 Cr
20-session average
20D price channel
₹303.4 - ₹334.3
33.7% annualized volatility
Research snapshot

What the evidence says now

Weak fundamentals, management evidence is still limited to a financial-only Trust Lite signal, price trend is neutral, and recent execution is weak.

Suggested next step
Verify management risk first
Do not let cheap valuation override weak Trust or governance evidence.
U-Score
Legacy · OVERVALUED
21

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

Latest result
Excellent
85

Revenue +34.1% · PAT +343.2% YoY

Technical
Neutral
48

Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.

Valuation
Legacy model
-509.7%

Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.

Trust
Limited evidence
40

Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.

Financials

Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Excellent · 85/100

Rev +34% YoY · PAT +343% YoY · +16% QoQ · operating leverage

Filed 30 Jun 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹3,034 Cr+34.1%+16.1%
EBITDANDFNDFNDF
Operating marginNDFNDFNDF
PAT₹585 Cr+343.2%+44.4%
PAT margin19.3%+1344 bps+379 bps

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

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
21.00
P/B
1.89
EV/EBITDA
284.75
Market Cap
30434.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
6.97%
ROCE
8.25%
ROA
1.94%
Dividend Y
0.63%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
8.00%
EPS 5Y
-10.00%
Revenue 3Y
12.00%
EPS 3Y
-13.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
3.60
Interest Coverage
—
Altman Z
0.69
Book Value
171.00

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
—
FCF Positive Y
0/5
OCF
-20238.00 Cr
EPS TTM
15.97

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
41.66%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
58%

Financial History

Updated 20/10/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
Latest: 3,034+16.1% vs prev
03034Sep 2023: 2,161Dec 2023: 2,305Mar 2024: 2,348Jun 2024: 2,488Sep 2024: 2,633Dec 2024: 2,560Mar 2025: 2,361Jun 2025: 2,262Sep 2025: 2,273Dec 2025: 2,354Mar 2026: 2,614Jun 2026: 3,034Q2 23Q3 23FY24Q1 24Q2 24Q3 24FY25Q1 25Q2 25Q3 25FY26Q1 26

Net Profit

₹ Cr
Latest: 585+44.4% vs prev
-203.00585.0Sep 2023: 561Dec 2023: 575Mar 2024: 564Jun 2024: 557Sep 2024: 572Dec 2024: 278Mar 2025: -203Jun 2025: 132Sep 2025: 217Dec 2025: 239Mar 2026: 405Jun 2026: 585Q2 23Q3 23FY24Q1 24Q2 24Q3 24FY25Q1 25Q2 25Q3 25FY26Q1 26
ROE is shown only in the Annual view — quarterly equity data isn't published.

Technicals

Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence

Daily technical trend read

Neutral

Trend is undirectional — long-term uptrend intact. RSI 48.

  • Price above SMA200 (long-term uptrend) but mid-term MAs not aligned.
  • SMA20 falling (~6.3% over last month) — short-term momentum negative.
  • RSI(14) at 48 — sideways, no extreme reading.
  • MACD above signal but histogram contracting — bullish momentum cooling.
  • 16% off 52W high · 30% 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

78
RS percentile
Stage 1 Base / Transition
1M return
+0.1%
3M return
-5.2%
6M return
+8.3%
1Y return
+15.6%
RS 1D
-2
RS 20D
+10
Sector rank
#9
Industry rank
#17
Stage evidence
  • Price is within 0.9% of the 30-week proxy.
  • The 30-week proxy changed +1.9% over 20 sessions.
  • The moving-average structure does not confirm Stage 2 or Stage 4.
50-DMA
price below
200-DMA
price above
Sector
neutral
Industry
neutral
Relative-strength line vs Nifty 500 (base 100)
262 observations
19 Oct 2026Value 118.92-0.34%
90101111122132Sept 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 26119
RS vs Nifty 500119

Valuation & peers

U-Score 21 · legacy U-Score band OVERVALUED · valuation evidence and comparable companies

21U-SCORE
OVERVALUED

Fundamental score breakdown

U band · OVERVALUED
Valuation0/30
Growth3/25
Quality12/20
Balance Sheet3/15
Cash Flow3/10
Piotroski
2/9 (+0)
Penalties
0
Raw sum
21

Why this score?

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

21/100 · legacy band OVERVALUED

Positive drivers

  • Quality contributes 12/20 to the score.
  • Cash flow contributes 3/10 to the score.
  • Balance sheet contributes 3/15 to the score.

Main drags

  • Altman Z is 0.7, in distress territory.
  • Fair-value margin of safety is negative at -509.7%.
  • Valuation is weaker at 0/30; 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
21.0
PB
1.9
EV/EBITDA
284.8
ROE
7.0%
ROCE
8.3%
FCF Yield
—
Debt/Equity
3.6
MoS
-509.7%
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: 20 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
21
Previous: 21
Legacy U-Score band
OVERVALUED
Previous: OVERVALUED
Margin of safety
-509.7%
Previous: -509.7%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.

20 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21

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
₹247.88
-28.9% MoS
Justified P/B
0.31
Justified Value
₹53.01
-509.7% MoS
PEG
—

Comparable companies

Peers

Business-comparable peers in Financial Services — ranked by industry, sub-sector, theme-tag overlap, market cap, and U-Score similarity. Green cells mark the best available peer metric in this table.

Compare all ↗
Ticker
Name
Why peer
Score
PE
ROE
MoS
Verdict
PILANIINVS
Small
Pilani Investment and Industries Corporation Limited
Insurance
match 154
37
—
0.2%
-40%
WATCHLIST
NAM-INDIA
Large
Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited
Insurance
match 142
63
41.2
34.5%
+2%
UNDERVALUED
SHRIRAMFIN
Large
Shriram Finance Limited
Insurance
match 142
47
19.8
16.4%
+6%
FAIR VALUE
MUTHOOTFIN
Large
Muthoot Finance Limited
Insurance
match 140
67
9.1
30.9%
+79%
UNDERVALUED
SBILIFE
Large
SBI Life Insurance Company Limited
Insurance
match 140
27
64.2
13.7%
-40%
OVERVALUED

Business, management & trust

Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery

Business and thesis

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

Thesis under stressReviewed 2026-06-07T07:11:05.157Z
Management commentary snapshot

Consolidated AUM grew 22.4% QoQ and 48.3% YoY to INR 63,798 Cr, driven by strong gold loan growth. However, consolidated PAT declined 17.5% YoY to INR 405 Cr, despite a 69.7% QoQ increase, impacted by MFI segment losses.

While core gold loan AUM growth is robust, the consolidated PAT decline YoY and significant losses in the Asirvad Microfinance segment raise concerns. The MFI segment's asset quality and profitability remain a drag, offsetting strong performance in the primary business. Diversification benefits are not yet evident.

Current business mix

Consolidated AUM by Product (Q4 FY26)

Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 5 reported categories.

Businessmix
Gold80.0%
MFI7.0%
HFC3.0%
VEF5.0%
MSME5.0%
Growth engines

Online Gold Loan (OGL)

Pioneered OGL in 2015, enabling 24x7 access and instant fund transfers up to pre-approved limits.

Business Associates / DSA Channel

Leveraging these channels for gold loan growth.

Digital Marketing

Utilizing digital marketing activities to expand reach.

Cross-sale

Cross-selling non-gold loan products to existing gold loan customers.

Tailwinds

Gold Loan Product Attributes

Gold loans have limited sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations due to small ticket size, short tenor, and inherent convenience.

Operating Expense Leverage

Significant operating expense leverage expected as new branches mature.

Rating Upgrades

Received rating upgrade from S&P to BB- (Oct 2021) and CRISIL to AA (Sep 2019).

Diversified Funding

Raised $300 mn Debt under Reg S in May 2024, indicating access to diversified funding sources.

Headwinds

MFI Segment Underperformance

Asirvad Microfinance AUM declined 35.7% YoY, and the segment reported a full-year loss of INR 579 Cr in FY26.

Consolidated PAT Decline

Consolidated PAT decreased 17.5% YoY in Q4 FY26 and 17.5% for FY26, despite strong AUM growth.

Standalone PAT Decline

Standalone PAT decreased 9.4% YoY in Q4 FY26 and 14.5% for FY26.

High Provisions

Standalone provisions/bad debts increased 171.9% YoY in Q4 FY26, impacting profitability.

Risk radar

MFI Asset Quality

Asirvad Microfinance reported GNPA of 4.8% and NNPA of 1.6% in Q4 FY26, indicating elevated credit risk in this segment.

Rising Provisions

Standalone provisions for bad debts surged 171.9% YoY in Q4 FY26, suggesting potential asset quality stress beyond MFI.

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

NBFC performance is best assessed by both sequential (QoQ) momentum in AUM and disbursements, and annual (YoY) trends for sustained growth, seasonal effects, and asset quality evolution.

Sector KPIs management disclosed

Consolidated AUM

INR 63,798 Cr, up 22.4% QoQ and 48.3% YoY.

Standalone Gold Loan AUM

INR 48,814 Cr, up 31.4% QoQ and 98% YoY.

Consolidated PAT

INR 405 Cr, up 69.7% QoQ, down 17.5% YoY.

Standalone PAT

INR 376 Cr, down 1.5% QoQ, down 9.4% YoY.

Management forward view

Vision

To become the financial partner of choice for under-banked customers across their lifecycle.

Gold Loan Strategy

Create a market for gold loans as a mainstream, convenient, and affordable product.

Customer Focus

Aim to be a one-stop shop for meeting under-banked customers' borrowing and protection needs.

Technology Adoption

Increasing focus on technology for sourcing, underwriting credit, and managing risk.

Thesis monitor

Numbers and claims to verify in the next filings

CheckpointCurrent evidenceWhat to verify next
Consolidated PATINR 405 Cr (Q4 FY26)Sustained YoY growth and recovery from full-year decline.
Asirvad Microfinance ProfitabilityINR 13 Cr (Q4 FY26)Consistent quarterly profitability and a return to full-year profit.
Standalone Gold Loan AUM GrowthINR 48,814 Cr (Q4 FY26), up 98% YoYTrack if high growth rates are sustainable without compromising asset quality.
Consolidated Cost of Borrowing8.80% (Q4 FY26)Observe if the cost of funds continues to decline amidst rising interest rates.

Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.

Trust Score
40Limited evidence · 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.

Limited evidence: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 1st percentile of the scored universe and 1st percentile within Financial Services. Main check: balance sheet trust is weak at 22/100.

This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.

Computed 20 Oct 2026
management-trust-v1
58 docs text-extracted · 28 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Limited evidence

Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.

Relative rank
1st percentile

overall median 67 · Financial Services: 1st pctile, median 62 · Small: 1st pctile, median 66

Evidence depth
Financial-only

58 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

Limited evidence · 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
Do not rely on management narrative unless hard turnaround evidence is visible.

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
82
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
28
weak · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
22
weak · leverage and solvency
Discipline
40
weak · capital discipline
Results
27
weak · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • ▸Promoter pledge is zero.
  • ▸Promoter holding increased 6.4%.

Trust risks

  • ▸Operating cash flow is negative at ₹-20238 Cr.
  • ▸Debt/equity is 3.60.
  • ▸Altman Z is 0.69.
  • ▸2 latest quarters had PAT decline worse than 25% YoY.

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

Important announcements & filings

Latest exchange and company disclosures found within the past two years.

6 shown
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management 15 Sep - Manappuram Finance reports resignations of two business heads, effective September 15 and 16, 2026.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 4 Sep - Newspaper Advertisement of Notice of Transfer of shares of MAFIL, in respect of which dividend has not been claimed for seven consecutive years or more …

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Annual report

Notice Of The 34Th Annual General Meeting Of Manappuram Finance Limited And Annual Report Of The Company For FY 2025-26 2d

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
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All information is for study purposes only. For investment decisions, consult your financial advisor. See Playbook for methodology.