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Muthoot Microfin Ltd has reported a 95 per cent decline in net profit to Rs 6 crore for the first quarter ended June 2025, mainly due to a surge in bad loans. In contrast, the non-banking financial company-micro finance institution (NBFC-MFI) had earned a profit of Rs 113 crore a year ago. Its total income also declined to Rs 559 crore during the quarter from Rs 664 crore in the year-ago period. The total expenses increased to Rs 553 crore against Rs 517 crore in the same quarter a year ago. The gross non-performing assets (NPAs) more than doubled to 4.85 per cent compared to 2.10 per cent a year ago, Muthoot Microfin said in a statement on Tuesday. Similarly, its net NPA (net of Stage III provision) also jumped to 1.58 per cent from 0.71 per cent in the first quarter of the preceding fiscal.
Leading gold loan financier Muthoot Fincorp on Friday said it will raise Rs 300 crore through the issue of secured, redeemable, non-convertible debentures (NCDs). The issue opened for public subscription from Friday and will be open till January 25, the company said. The company said the proposed debt issuance is within the shelf limit of the board approved plan of raising up to Rs 1,100 crore this fiscal. The base size of the third tranche is Rs 75 crore with a green shoe option of Rs 225 crore. The company offers tenure options of 24 months, 36 months, 60 months, and 96 months with monthly, annual, and cumulative payment options across options with the coupon rate ranging from 9.26-9.75 per cent.
Muthoot FinCorp on Monday announced raising up to Rs 400 crore through issuance of non-convertible debentures (NCDs). The issue is a part of the Rs 1,100 crore debt-raising plan approved by the board, a company statement said. The base size of the issue is Rs 100 crore with a green shoe option of Rs 300 crore, it said, adding the issue will close on September 14. The issue has tenure options of 24, 36, 60, and 96 months with monthly, annual, and cumulative payment options, offering an effective annual yield of 8.65-9.43 per cent. Thiruvananthapuram-based Muthoot FinCorp is the flagship company of the 136-year-old Muthoot Pappachan Group. It has over 3,600 branches across the country. Founded in 1887, the group is into financial services, hospitality, automotive retail, realty, IT Services, healthcare, precious metals, global services and alternate energy, serving over 1 million customers.
Income Tax department has conducted raids in the premises of Kerala-based financial institutions under the Muthoot banner, across the country. The raid is being conducted across the three major independent business entities, Muthoot Finance, Muthoot Fincorp and Mini Muthoot.Raids are being conducted from morning 6.30 am, in around 60 premises across the country, including the residence of the partners of these companies and key employees and also the corporate offices of these companies. There are around 400 members in the team of investigators, said an official on condition of anonimity.The action is based on some clues the Income Tax office has related to the accounting of gold auction proceeds, added the official. While these companies share the name Muthoot, each are working as independent business groups. Muthoot Finance, part of the diversified Muthoot Group, is a Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) which claims as one of the largest gold financing company in terms of loan ...