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Informist, Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2026 

 

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--Five-Star Business Jan-Mar net profit INR 2.69 bln 
--Analysts saw Five-Star Business Jan-Mar net profit INR 2.70 bln 
--Five-Star Business Jan-Mar net profit INR 2.69 bln vs INR 2.79 bln year ago 
--Five-Star Business Jan-Mar revenue INR 8.17 bln vs INR 7.52 bln year ago 
--Five-Star Business to pay INR 2 per share final dividend 
--Five-Star Business FY26 net profit INR 10.99 bln vs INR 10.72 bln year ago 
--Five-Star Business FY26 revenue INR 32.18 bln vs INR 28.48 bln year ago 
--Five-Star Business final dividend record date is Jul 31 

 

By Shumaila Firoz 

 

MUMBAI – Five-Star Business Finance Ltd. Tuesday posted a fall in its net profit, both on year and on sequential basis, for the March quarter due to a rise in expenses. The non-banking finance company also failed to beat the Street's consensus estimate on net profit due to a rise in its costs linked to impairment on financial instruments and employee benefit expenses.

 

The company reported a net profit of INR 2.69 billion, down nearly 4% on year and nearly 3% from the trailing quarter. Total revenue from operations rose to INR 8.17 billion, up nearly 9% on year and up marginally on quarter, due to a rise in interest income, the company's primary source of revenue. Interest income rose nearly 9% on year to INR 7.95 billion. 

 

The Street had expected the non-banking finance company to report a net profit of INR 2.70 billion for the March quarter. However, profitability was constrained by higher expenses. Total expenses increased nearly 21% on year to INR 4.69 billion. Of this, INR 1.70 billion was on account of employee benefit expenses, up over 18% on the year. The company had also seen a rise in cost related to impairment on financial instruments at INR 604 million, up nearly 139% on year. The company made a provision of INR 26.22 million towards employee benefits expenses for the year ended March. 

 

Five-Star Business has announced a final dividend of INR 2 per share for its shareholders and the record date for the same is Jul. 31, it said. The company's net profit for 2025-26 (Apr-Mar) was up nearly 3% on year at INR 10.99 billion and revenue was up 13% to INR 32.18 billion. Tuesday, shares of the company closed over 2% lower at INR 500.45 on the National Stock Exchange. The company declared its financial results post market hours.  End 

 

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

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