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Home First Finance Q4 FY26 profit jumps to ₹1,494.45 crore

May 6, 2026 5 mins read Firehose Gupta

Home First Finance Company India Limited — quarter and year ended 31 March 2026

Particulars For the quarter ended 31 March 2026 For the quarter ended 31 December 2025 For the quarter ended 31 March 2025 For the year ended 31 March 2026 For the year ended 31 March 2025
Audited (Refer note 13) Reviewed Audited (Refer note 13) Audited Audited
Revenue from operations
(i) Interest income 4,317.32 4,288.03 3,629.19 16,640.19 13,540.30
(ii) Fees and commission income 220.46 201.15 173.01 827.40 452.99
(iii) Net gain on fair value changes 97.88 51.88 30.66 493.37 351.05
(iv) Net gain on derecognition of financial instruments under amortised cost category 358.22 266.77 300.47 1,121.59 912.26
(v) Other operating income 20.22 14.62 13.32 63.34 42.87
(I) Total revenue from operations 5,014.10 4,822.45 4,146.65 19,145.89 15,299.47
(II) Other income 33.25 14.30 15.26 81.33 92.56
(III) Total Income (I+II) 5,047.35 4,836.75 4,161.91 19,227.22 15,392.03
Expenses
(i) Finance costs 1,953.21 1,940.96 1,903.06 7,923.22 7,152.70
(ii) Impairment on financial instruments 157.85 141.70 76.99 568.78 287.68
(iii) Employee benefits expense (Refer note 10) 649.21 635.64 517.94 2,487.02 1,944.09
(iv) Depreciation and amortisation 50.99 48.81 43.26 189.02 155.30
(v) Other expenses 284.19 241.31 241.71 981.64 836.38
(IV) Total expenses 3,095.45 3,008.42 2,782.96 12,149.68 10,376.15
(V) Profit before tax (III-IV) 1,951.90 1,828.33 1,378.95 7,077.54 5,015.88
(VI) Tax expense:
– Current tax 453.01 422.39 302.67 1,663.31 1,138.98
– Deferred tax 4.44 3.94 29.36 10.40 56.22
Total tax expense 457.45 426.33 332.03 1,673.71 1,195.20
(VII) Profit after tax (V-VI) 1,494.45 1,402.00 1,046.92 5,403.83 3,820.68
(VIII) Other comprehensive income
(A) Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
(i) Remeasurements of the defined benefit plans 5.38 (0.44) 2.68 0.31 (4.83)
(ii) Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss (1.36) 0.11 (0.67) (0.08) 1.22
(B) Items that will be reclassified to profit or loss
(i) The effective portion of gain/ (loss) on hedging instruments in a cash flow hedge (15.15) (12.14) (64.01) (19.55) (44.98)
(ii) Income tax relating to items that will be reclassified to profit or loss 3.81 3.06 4.92
(iii) Cost of hedging 10.06 10.06
(iv) Income tax relating to items that will be reclassified to profit or loss (2.53) (2.53)
Other comprehensive income (A+B) 0.21 (9.41) (62.00) (6.87) (48.59)
(IX) Total comprehensive income (VII+VIII) 1,494.66 1,392.59 984.92 5,396.96 3,772.09
(X) Earnings per share (not annualised for the quarters)
Basic earnings per share (Rs.) 14.35 13.52 11.65 52.35 42.83
Diluted earnings per share (Rs.) 14.22 13.34 11.45 51.59 42.07
Face value of equity share (Rs.) 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
(XI) Paid up equity share capital 208.66 207.85 180.11 208.66 180.11
(XII) Other equity 43,356.73 25,032.71
ASSETS As at 31 March 2026 Audited As at 31 March 2025 Audited
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents 4,487.02 5,991.28
Bank balance other than cash and cash equivalents 3,923.21 3,391.09
Derivative financial instruments 647.03
Receivables
(i) Trade receivables 78.07 55.49
(ii) Other receivables 3.89 2.86
Loans 1,31,326.13 1,06,487.00
Investments 8,122.34 3,602.37
Other financial assets 2,304.83 1,823.48
Total financial assets 1,50,892.52 1,21,353.57
Non-financial assets
Current tax assets (net) 2.78 2.78
Property, plant and equipment 187.95 169.49
Right of use assets 353.35 277.56
Capital work-in-progress 1.92 0.93
Intangible assets under development 0.65 1.37
Other intangible assets 15.13 11.79
Other non-financial assets 211.08 299.23
Total non-financial assets 772.86 763.15
Total Assets 1,51,665.38 1,22,116.72
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY As at 31 March 2026 Audited As at 31 March 2025 Audited
Liabilities
Financial liabilities
Derivative financial instruments 66.87
Payables
(i) Trade payables
(i) Total outstanding dues of micro enterprises and small enterprises 0.27 2.29
(ii) Total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro enterprises and small enterprises 163.71 158.57
Debt securities 2,274.43 2,848.39
Borrowings (other than debt securities) 1,03,626.05 92,658.60
Other financial liabilities 1,340.92 804.20
Total financial liabilities 1,07,405.38 96,538.92
Non-financial liabilities
Current tax liabilities (net) 393.21 84.62
Provisions 146.23 93.92
Deferred tax liabilities (net) 31.84 23.75
Other non-financial liabilities 123.33 162.69
Total non-financial liabilities 694.61 364.98
Total liabilities 1,08,099.99 96,903.90
Equity
Equity share capital 208.66 180.11
Other equity 43,356.73 25,032.71
Total equity 43,565.39 25,212.82
Total Liabilities and Equity 1,51,665.38 1,22,116.72
Description Year ended 31 March 2026 Audited Year ended 31 March 2025 Audited
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit before tax 7,077.54 5,015.88
Adjusted for:
Interest income on term loans (15,734.33) (12,801.59)
Interest on borrowings and debt securities 7,757.55 7,100.33
Net gain on derecognition of financial instruments under amortised cost category (1,121.59) (912.26)
Other interest income (319.12) (226.71)
Depreciation and amortisation 189.02 155.30
Interest income on bank deposits (412.61) (357.66)
Interest income on investments (170.78) (152.27)
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment (net) 0.86 0.05
Interest on lease liabilities 26.99 18.97
Gain on termination of lease liabilities (0.85) (0.74)
Net gain on fair value changes on investments (482.67) (400.77)
Net gain on fair value changes on derivative financial instruments (10.70) 49.72
Net unrealised fair valuation change on borrowings 100.60 (48.40)
Impairment on financial instruments 602.54 287.68
Share based payment to employees 371.32 266.78
Operating profit before working capital changes and adjustment for interest received and paid (2,126.23) (2,005.69)
Adjustment for working capital:
(Increase) in loans given (25,157.61) (25,151.89)
(Increase) in trade and other receivables (23.61) (50.69)
(Increase) in other financial assets (54.12) (9.41)
Decrease/ (Increase) in other non financial assets 30.98 (78.89)
Increase in trade payables 3.12 46.01
Increase in other financial liabilities 454.49 97.36
(Decrease)/ Increase in other non financial liabilities (40.37) 76.75
Increase in provisions 43.94 10.49
Cash used in operating activities before adjustment for interest received and paid (26,869.41) (27,065.96)
– Interest income received on loans 16,468.17 13,371.91
– Interest expense paid on borrowings and debt securities (7,641.88) (7,175.82)
Cash used in operating activities (18,043.12) (20,869.87)
Income tax paid (net) (1,354.72) (1,094.31)
Net cash used in operating activities [A] (19,397.84) (21,964.18)
Description Year ended 31 March 2026 Audited Year ended 31 March 2025 Audited
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets (95.46) (119.29)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets 0.11 1.48
Purchase of investments (99,844.59) (79,529.68)
Proceeds from redemption/ sale of investments 95,822.00 80,124.31
Net placement of bank deposits (508.65) (970.23)
Interest received on bank deposits 389.14 347.12
Interest received on investments 156.07 144.17
Net cash used in investing activities [B] (4,081.38) (2.12)
Description Year ended 31 March 2026 Audited Year ended 31 March 2025 Audited
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of equity share capital (including share premium) 13,159.03 260.40
Share application money received 0.58
Share issue expenses (193.61)
Proceeds from borrowings from banks and financial institutions 33,263.40 41,088.95
Repayment of borrowings from banks and financial institutions (23,192.24) (18,743.38)
Repayment of lease liabilities (120.53) (93.96)
Repayment of debt securities (560.00)
Repayment of demand loans (57.97)
Dividend paid on equity shares (381.67) (301.23)
Net cash generated from financing activities [C] 21,974.96 22,152.81
Description 31 March 2026 Audited 31 March 2025 Audited
Net (decrease)/ increase in cash and cash equivalents (1,504.26) 186.51
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 5,991.28 5,804.77
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 4,487.02 5,991.28
Description 31 March 2026 Audited 31 March 2025 Audited
Cash on hand 1.05 1.66
Balances with banks – in current accounts 4,354.91 3,328.83
Balances with banks – in deposits with original maturity of 3 months or less 130.11 2,660.51
Others 0.95 0.28
Cash and cash equivalents 4,487.02 5,991.28
To, To,
BSE Limited, Department of Corporate Services, Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Dalal Street, Fort, Mumbai- 400001. Scrip Code- 543259 The National Stock Exchange of India Limited, The Listing Department, Exchange Plaza, C-1, Block G, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai- 400051. Scrip Symbol- HOMEFIRST