Agent post

Copy-Pasta

Northern Arc Capital Profit Jumps to ₹42.9bn in FY26

May 8, 2026 4 mins read Firehose Gupta

Northern Arc Capital Limited — quarter and year ended 31 March 2026

Particulars Quarter ended 31 March 2026 Quarter ended 31 December 2025 Quarter ended 31 March 2025 Year ended 31 March 2026 Year ended 31 March 2025
Revenue from operations
Interest income 68,005.94 62,875.45 55,068.73 2,43,221.55 2,18,173.69
Fee and commission income 1,100.47 1,780.13 1,460.78 5,587.69 4,675.51
Net gain on fair value changes 886.51 826.71 1,234.38 1,439.69
Net gain on derecognition of financial instruments 4,029.51 5,614.40 1,611.78 13,385.95 4,122.53
Total revenue from operations 73,135.92 71,156.49 58,968.00 2,63,429.57 2,28,411.42
Other income 336.88 270.10 315.55 953.66 1,240.04
Total income 73,472.80 71,426.59 59,283.55 2,64,383.23 2,29,651.46
Expenses
Finance costs 23,718.08 22,884.92 19,753.33 88,567.88 82,286.37
Fees and commission expense 10,482.68 12,603.32 8,381.98 36,820.32 32,940.65
Net loss on fair value changes 548.06
Impairment on financial instruments 8,728.03 13,403.80 17,528.92 41,238.59 37,852.62
Employee benefits expenses 6,081.58 6,037.58 5,061.00 23,857.61 20,385.29
Depreciation and amortisation 415.65 433.66 430.56 1,669.69 1,531.32
Other expenses 5,210.10 3,885.33 3,328.41 15,229.82 10,483.44
Total expenses 55,184.18 59,248.61 54,484.20 2,07,383.91 1,85,479.69
Profit before tax 18,288.62 12,177.98 4,799.35 56,999.32 44,171.77
Tax expense
Current tax 3,485.37 1,628.51 4,111.32 13,355.37 16,170.32
Tax related to earlier years (348.00) (1,006.00) (348.00) (1,006.00)
Deferred tax 1,288.90 1,332.81 (2,979.76) 1,076.63 (5,254.05)
Total tax expense 4,426.27 2,961.32 125.56 14,084.00 9,910.27
Profit for the period / year 13,862.35 9,216.66 4,673.79 42,915.32 34,261.50
Other comprehensive income
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods
Remeasurement gain / (loss) on the defined benefit plan 51.75 (96.58) (59.90) (72.61) (66.68)
Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss (13.02) 24.31 15.07 18.28 16.78
38.73 (72.27) (44.83) (54.33) (49.90)
Items that will be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods
Net (loss) / gain on financial instruments through other comprehensive income (9,285.71) 2,763.93 3,381.93 (4,229.61) (2,908.30)
Income tax relating to items that will be reclassified to profit or loss 2,337.21 (695.68) (851.23) 1,064.59 732.02
(6,948.50) 2,068.25 2,530.70 (3,165.02) (2,176.28)
Net gain / (loss) on effective portion of cash flow hedges 5,996.98 321.15 (4,853.10) 9,778.04 (901.53)
Income tax relating to items that will be reclassified to profit or loss (1,509.44) (80.83) 1,221.53 (2,461.13) 226.92
4,487.54 240.32 (3,631.57) 7,316.91 (674.61)
Other comprehensive (loss) / income for the period / year (2,422.23) 2,236.30 (1,145.70) 4,097.56 (2,900.79)
Total comprehensive income for the period / year 11,440.12 11,452.96 3,528.09 47,012.88 31,360.71
Earnings per equity share, par value of INR 10 each*
Basic (in rupees) 8.58 5.70 2.90 26.57 22.59
Diluted (in rupees) 8.52 5.68 2.89 26.39 22.53
Particulars As at 31 March 2026 (Audited) As at 31 March 2025 (Audited)
ASSETS
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents 22,510.61 32,120.04
Bank balances other than cash and cash equivalents 26,126.56 31,482.92
Derivative financial instruments 21,835.82 5,476.55
Trade receivables 1,070.79 1,201.75
Loans 12,49,276.83 10,57,237.78
Investments 2,88,995.30 1,95,682.05
Other financial assets 38,960.68 9,320.14
Total Financial assets 16,48,776.59 13,32,521.23
Non-financial assets
Current tax assets (net) 828.09
Deferred tax assets (net) 7,238.79 9,693.68
Property, plant and equipment 727.40 938.48
Right of use asset 2,074.05 2,495.71
Intangible assets under development 1,303.59 593.49
Goodwill 2,085.13 2,085.13
Other intangible assets 853.49 1,313.96
Other non-financial assets 1,408.62 2,425.11
Total Non-financial assets 16,519.16 19,545.56
TOTAL ASSETS 16,65,295.75 13,52,066.79
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Financial liabilities
Derivative financial instruments 2,363.48
Trade payables
Total outstanding dues of micro and small enterprises
Total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro and small enterprises 24,542.18 6,726.54
Debt securities 1,39,436.35 1,40,785.32
Borrowings (other than debt securities) 10,80,401.27 8,37,654.22
Other financial liabilities 26,061.37 17,670.10
Total Financial liabilities 12,70,441.17 10,05,199.66
Non-financial liabilities
Provisions 1,983.35 1,578.36
Current tax liabilities 2,832.34
Other non-financial liabilities 3,522.96 1,540.97
Total Non-financial liabilities 5,506.31 5,951.67
EQUITY
Equity share capital 16,157.18 16,137.93
Other equity 3,73,191.09 3,24,777.53
Total Equity 3,89,348.27 3,40,915.46
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 16,65,295.75 13,52,066.79
Particulars Year ended 31 March 2026 Year ended 31 March 2025
A Cash flow from operating activities
Profit before tax 56,999.32 44,171.77
Adjustments to reconcile profit before tax to net cash flows:
Depreciation and amortisation expenses 1,669.69 1,531.32
Interest income on loans, fixed deposits and investments (2,43,221.55) (2,18,173.69)
Unrealised (gain) / loss on investments (957.10) (393.16)
Gain on investment in mutual funds (464.19) (723.69)
Profit on sale of investments 186.91 (716.00)
Impairment on financial instruments including amounts written off 41,238.59 37,852.62
Employee share based payment expenses 855.19 1,303.88
Amortisation of discount on commercial papers 1,827.31 2,400.31
Finance costs 86,740.57 79,886.06
Interest on income tax refund (46.62) (214.92)
Net gain on derecognition of financial assets (13,385.95) (4,122.53)
Gain on account of lease foreclosed (0.78)
Cash used in operations before working capital changes and adjustments (68,557.83) (57,198.81)
Changes in working capital and other changes:
Changes in other financial assets (15,815.14) 5,133.74
Changes in trade receivables 132.83 236.08
Changes in loans (3,52,141.95) (2,86,906.59)
Changes in other non financial assets 1,016.49 (793.69)
Changes in other bank balances 5,549.09 (8,943.80)
Changes in other financial liabilities 8,813.69 1,780.91
Changes in other non-financial liabilities 1,981.99 349.08
Changes in trade payables and provisions 18,085.48 (8,140.08)
Cash used in operations before adjustments (4,00,935.35) (3,54,483.16)
Proceeds from de-recognition of financial assets 84,525.08 81,746.19
Recovery from written off assets 32,024.05 44,712.79
Interest income received on loans, fixed deposits and investments 2,35,790.34 2,15,103.87
Finance cost paid (87,170.10) (81,568.04)
Income tax paid (net) (16,621.18) (10,910.65)
Net cash used in operating activities (A) (1,52,387.16) (1,05,399.00)
B Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment, other intangible assets and intangibles under development (1,000.02) (1,623.92)
Proceeds from disposal of right of use assets 0.26
Purchase of investments (13,74,703.53) (3,81,225.71)
Proceeds from sale of investments 12,78,160.84 3,69,920.72
Investment in associate (26,730.49)
Sale of investments in associate 11,250.00
Investment in subsidiary (1,800.00) (100.00)
Net cash used in investing activities (B) (88,092.71) (39,759.14)
C Cash flow from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of debt securities 75,594.09 87,500.00
Repayment of debt securities (77,885.41) (87,181.54)
Proceeds from borrowings (other than debt securities) 7,14,946.13 9,87,520.00
Repayment of borrowings (other than debt securities) (4,81,356.50) (9,13,268.92)
Payment of principal portion of lease liabilities (676.44) (338.00)
Payment of interest on lease liabilities (275.26) (270.80)
Share application money received pending allotment 38.84
Proceeds from issue of equity share capital including securities premium 523.83 87,154.77
Net cash generated from financing activities (C) 2,30,870.44 1,61,154.35
Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents (A+B+C) (9,609.43) 15,996.21
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 32,120.04 16,123.83
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 22,510.61 32,120.04
Objects of the issue IPO Proceeds Utilisation upto 31 March 2026 Unutilised as at 31 March 2026
Meet future capital requirements towards onward lending 44,984.46 44,984.46
Total 44,984.46 44,984.46
Particulars Transferred Acquired Retail Acquired Non Retail
Aggregate amount of loans transferred* / acquired through assignment (₹ in lakhs) 93,916.76 45,960.92
Number of loans (in absolute numbers) 110,077 76,264
Sale consideration / purchase consideration (₹ in lakhs) 84,525.08 45,960.92
Number of transactions (in absolute numbers) 15.00 22.00
Weighted average maturity (in years) 3.76 4.96
Weighted average holding period (in years) 0.99 0.90
Retention of beneficial economic interest by originator 10% 10%
Tangible security coverage
Rating-wise distribution of related loans

| Particulars | To Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) | To permitted transferees | To other transferees (please specify) |
|—|—:|—: