Jio Financial Services Limited — Q1 FY25 earnings call

Call held 15 Jul 2024

Management summary

Q1 FY25 marked the beginning of JFSL's operational journey with the JioFinance app launch, LAMF product launch, and Payments Bank crossing 1 million customers. Financial performance was entirely treasury-driven at Rs 380 crores with core business income negligible. Expenses at Rs 79 crores reflected early-stage build-out. The company positioned itself as a digital-first financial services platform leveraging the Jio ecosystem's 500M+ customer base.

Highlights

  • Consolidated PAT Rs 313 crores vs Rs 311 crores in Q4 FY24; total income Rs 418 crores

  • Treasury income Rs 380 crores (interest + MF gains); core business still nascent

  • JioFinance app launched in Q1 FY25 as unified digital storefront

  • LAMF (Loan Against Mutual Funds) launched as first retail lending product

  • Payments Bank crossed 1 million active customers in nascent phase

  • Home loans in sandbox testing; corporate lending kickstarted

  • Total expenses Rs 79 crores; standalone PAT Rs 72 crores

  • Employee count ~1,000 across all entities

Concerns

  • Core business income negligible; entirely dependent on treasury returns

Key financials

  1. Consolidated Total Income ₹418 Cr 0%QoQ
  2. Consolidated PAT ₹313 Cr +0.6%QoQ
  3. Treasury Income ₹380 Cr
  4. Total Expenses ₹79 Cr -23.3%QoQ
  5. Standalone PAT ₹72 Cr -7.7%QoQ
  6. JPBL Active Customers 10,00,000

What they filed

Q1 FY27: revenue up 227.5%, net profit up 155.4% against the same quarter last year.

₹ Cr · quarterly
Line itemQ2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26Q3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
Revenue694 438 493 612 981 +41%901 +106%1,019 +107%2,004 +227%
EBITDA553 313 338 457 688 +24%555 +77%605 +79%1,397 +206%
Net profit689 295 316 325 695 +1%269 −9%272 −14%830 +155%
How to read this

₹ crore, as filed. The percentage beside a figure is the change against the same quarter a year earlier — never the quarter before, which would make every seasonal business look like it collapses and booms each year.

Segment breakdown

  • Treasury
    ₹380 Cr Income
  • Payments Bank
    10,00,000 Customers

Risks & concerns

  • Core business income negligible; entirely dependent on treasury returns

    high

    Rs 380 cr treasury income vs virtually zero lending or business income. Core financial services yet to generate meaningful revenue.

    Both acknowledged

  • Home loans still in sandbox - key retail product delayed

    medium

    Home loans, a critical retail lending product, not yet launched. Only LAMF live.

    Both acknowledged

  • No Q&A limits transparency

    medium

    Presentation-only format.

    Analyst not addressed

Areas of evasion (3)

  • No Q&A
  • No lending data
  • No timeline for product launches

Q&A highlights

3 direct
No Q&A Session Direct
All participants will be in a listen-only mode.

No analyst Q&A.

Payments Bank as Digital Account Direct
JPBL's savings bank account is helping customers streamline and de-clutter their financial lives by providing a dedicated account for their daily expenses.

Positioning as secondary account for daily expenses rather than primary banking relationship.

Cost Optimization Focus Direct
Our endeavour is to optimize the cost-to-income ratios across entities, by leveraging our technology and the group's ecosystem.

Early emphasis on unit economics and cost efficiency despite nascent stage.

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Detailed narrative

First Quarter of Operational Journey

Q1 FY25 marked JFSL's operational launch with JioFinance app going live. LAMF launched as first lending product. Home loans in sandbox. Corporate lending kickstarted. Payments Bank crossed 1 million active customers. Total team ~1,000 across entities. Financial services operations essentially pre-revenue.

Treasury-Driven Financials

Consolidated income of Rs 418 crores was entirely from treasury operations (interest on investments and MF fair value gains of Rs 380 crores). Core business fees and lending income negligible. PAT of Rs 313 crores stable QoQ. Expenses at Rs 79 crores reflecting building-phase costs. High-yielding FDs matured in the quarter, causing minor income dip.

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