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L&T Finance Q4 FY26: Revenue up, impairment still high

April 24, 2026 4 mins read Firehose Gupta

L&T Finance Limited — Quarter and year ended March 31, 2026

Sr. No. Particulars Quarter ended March 31, 2026
(Unaudited) Refer note 13
Quarter ended December 31, 2025
(Unaudited)
Quarter ended March 31, 2025
(Unaudited) Refer note 13
Year ended March 31, 2026
(Audited)
Year ended March 31, 2025
(Audited)
(I) Revenue from operations
(a) Interest income 4,424.03 4,240.07 3,749.88 16,616.01 14,663.29
(b) Dividend income 0.17 0.17 0.97
(c) Fees and commission income 347.00 338.03 259.91 1,233.27 1,077.34
(d) Net gain on fair value changes 13.13 13.13 64.22 182.64
Total revenue from operations 4,771.03 4,578.27 4,022.92 17,913.67 15,924.24
(II) Other income 0.07 3.22 4.30 3.36 16.74
(III) Total income (I+II) 4,771.10 4,581.49 4,027.22 17,917.03 15,940.98
(IV) Expenses
(a) Finance costs 1,747.03 1,703.02 1,599.83 6,720.08 5,996.76
(b) Net loss on fair value changes 19.37 11.58
(c) Net loss on derecognition of financial instruments under amortised cost category 183.31 149.66 94.79 561.77 275.04
(d) Impairment on financial instruments 546.19 590.06 523.70 2,184.10 2,193.35
(e) Employee benefits expense 659.72 649.88 569.11 2,455.00 2,216.51
(f) Depreciation, amortisation and impairment 60.35 57.70 40.98 209.69 138.90
(g) Other expenses 481.21 398.91 399.29 1,759.71 1,629.16
Total expenses 3,697.18 3,560.81 3,221.70 13,890.35 12,449.72
(V) Profit before exceptional items and tax (III-IV) 1,073.92 1,020.68 805.52 4,026.68 3,491.26
(VI) Exceptional items (Refer Note 7) (28.51) (28.51)
(VII) Profit before tax (V+VI) 1,073.92 992.17 805.52 3,998.17 3,491.26
(VIII) Tax expense:
(a) Current tax 311.31 298.28 80.79 1,070.65 765.81
(b) Deferred tax (46.55) (44.10) 88.89 (55.35) 82.03
Total tax expenses (a+b) 264.76 254.18 169.68 1,015.30 847.84
(IX) Profit after tax (VII-VIII) 809.16 737.99 635.84 2,982.87 2,643.42
(X) Add: Share in profit of associate company and joint ventures
(XI) Profit after tax and share in profit of associate company (IX+X) 809.16 737.99 635.84 2,982.87 2,643.42
Profit for the period/year attributable to:
Owners of the company 806.63 738.61 636.17 2,981.18 2,643.66
Non-controlling interest 2.53 (0.62) (0.33) 1.69 (0.24)
(XII) Other comprehensive income (A+B) 43.68 (14.68) 8.27 10.39 24.46
A. Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
(a) Remeasurements of the defined benefit plans (2.61) 5.69 2.26 (12.62) (3.04)
(b) Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss 0.66 (1.42) (0.57) 3.18 0.76
Subtotal (A) (1.95) 4.27 1.69 (9.44) (2.28)
B. Items that will be reclassified to profit or loss
(a) Change in fair value of debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (33.72) (0.39) 39.67 (33.66) 54.78
(b) The effective portion of gains / (loss) on hedging instruments in a cash flow hedge 106.04 (24.81) (44.22) 71.48 (37.47)
(c) Income tax relating to items that will be reclassified to profit or loss (26.69) 6.25 11.13 (17.99) 9.43
Sr. No. Particulars As at March 31, 2026 (Audited) As at March 31, 2025 (Audited)
ASSETS:
(1) Financial assets
(a) Cash and cash equivalents 4,488.94 2,896.22
(b) Bank balance other than (a) above 3,470.10 7,936.70
(c) Derivative financial instruments 875.85 0.55
(d) Receivables
(i) Trade receivables 102.47 116.95
(ii) Other receivables 4.97 5.56
(e) Loans 117,821.03 93,773.06
(f) Investments 10,563.81 11,875.97
(g) Other financial assets 772.08 387.91
(2) Non-financial assets
(a) Current tax assets (net) 394.93 313.66
(b) Deferred tax assets (net) 1,822.31 1,783.13
(c) Property, plant and equipment 461.87 397.37
(d) Intangible assets under development 61.87 45.00
(e) Goodwill 195.79 13.40
(f) Other intangible assets 253.29 113.82
(g) Right of use asset 396.68 116.37
(h) Other non-financial assets 519.32 633.69
TOTAL – ASSETS 142,205.31 120,409.36
LIABILITIES
(1) Financial liabilities
(a) Payables
(I) Trade payables
(i) Total outstanding dues of micro enterprises and small enterprises 0.22 3.78
(ii) Total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro enterprises and small enterprises 1,769.79 1,367.92
(II) Other payables
(i) Total outstanding dues of micro enterprises and small enterprises
(ii) Total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro enterprises and small enterprises
(b) Debt securities 32,039.53 28,854.39
(c) Borrowings (other than debt securities) 77,146.02 61,559.22
(d) Subordinated liabilities 702.14 1,833.29
(e) Lease liability 409.97 125.54
(f) Other financial liabilities 1,487.21 621.45
(2) Non financial liabilities
(a) Current tax liabilities (net) 385.54 256.86
(b) Provisions 106.44 51.08
(c) Deferred tax liabilities (net) 21.58 25.58
(d) Other non-financial liabilities 102.84 79.13
(3) EQUITY
(a) Equity share capital 2,504.39 2,494.87
(b) Other equity 25,479.14 23,069.19
(4) Non-controlling interest 50.50 67.06
TOTAL – LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 142,205.31 120,409.36
Particulars Year ended March 31, 2026 (Audited) Year ended March 31, 2025 (Audited)
A. Cash flow from operating activities
Profit before tax from :
Profit before tax 3,998.17 3,491.26
Adjustment for:
Interest Income (16,616.01) (14,663.29)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 209.69 138.90
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment (net) 1.01 0.48
Dividend Income (0.17) (0.97)
Net fair value (gain) / loss on financial instruments (2.63) (236.63)
Net fair value (gain) / loss on Investments (61.59) 53.99
Net loss on derecognition of financial instruments under amortised cost category 561.77 275.04
Impairment on financial instruments 2,184.10 2,193.35
Finance cost 6,653.86 5,968.21
Cash inflow from interest on loans 15,717.74 14,022.55
Cash inflow from interest on Investment 328.29 276.10
Cash inflow from interest on Deposits 286.26 197.53
Cash outflow from finance cost (6,856.72) (6,120.63)
Share based payment to employees 25.94 39.53
Operating profit before working capital changes 6,429.70 5,635.42
Changes in working capital
(Increase) / Decrease in financial and non-financial assets 4,230.90 (6,630.38)
Increase / (decrease) in financial and non-financial liabilities 1,328.10 (289.95)
Cash (used in)/ generated from operations 11,988.70 (1,284.91)
Direct taxes paid (1,023.23) (706.29)
Loans (disbursed) / repaid (net) (25,154.71) (14,596.27)
Net cash flow used in from operating activities (A) (14,189.24) (16,587.47)
B. Cash flows from investing activities
Add: Inflow from investing activities
Proceed from sale of property, plant and equipments 1.89 5.89
Proceed from sale of investments 3,837.60 2,839.36
Dividend Income 0.17 0.97
Proceed from sale of short term investments (net) 2,350.80
Less: Outflow from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment and Intangible assets (239.46) (195.28)
Acquisition of Gold Loan business*** (709.52)
Purchase of short term investments (net)* (633.52)
Purchase of investments (1,890.26) (4,529.91)
Net cash flow generated from investing activities (B) 366.90 471.83
C. Cash flows from financing activities
Add: Inflow from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of share capital including security premium 88.74 40.40
Proceeds from borrowings** 43,747.98 40,299.97
Receipt from non-controlling interests 3.93