SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd (SBICARD) Q2FY27 Concall Summary - Sep-2026 Qtr
Key Takeaways
- Management guides for gross credit cost to remain around 6% for FY27, indicating that the current benign level of 5.6% has likely bottomed out.
- To defend Net Interest Margins against rising funding costs, the company has started increasing yields on its incremental EMI book by ~50 bps.
- Management is already seeing 'very encouraging' early festive season trends, reaffirming guidance for a pickup in receivables growth during the second half of the year.
Performance Overview
- SBI Cards delivered strong Q2 FY27 results, with profit after tax rising 75% YoY driven by significantly improved credit costs and stable asset quality.
- The company maintained its position as the second-largest credit card issuer, growing its cards-in-force by 8% YoY to 2.32 crore and acquiring over 1 million new accounts during the quarter.
- Spends growth was modest at 3% YoY, impacted by a shift in the festive season to Q3, but management expects a pickup starting in October, guiding for mid-to-high teens retail spend growth for the full year.
- Asset quality continued to strengthen, with Gross NPA declining to 1.90% and gross credit cost improving to 5.6%, the lowest levels post-COVID.
- Management reaffirmed its focus on expanding into Tier 2+ markets, deepening Banca penetration, and enhancing digital capabilities, including the recent launch of co-branded cards with Google Pay and on the SBI YONO app.
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Outlook and Guidance
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