Sundaram Finance
Sundaram Finance
Financial ServicesKey Fundamentals
MidcapNBFCFinancial ServicesPrice-based figures as of 9 Oct 2026, 3:51 pm IST · EPS basis: Consolidated · TTM
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Key Insights
Strengths
1- Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 21.6%
Weaknesses
2- Stock is trading at 3.18 times its book value
- Company has low interest coverage ratio.
Growth Rate
AI Analysis — Bull vs Bear
As of the 2026-10-08 close, Sundaram Finance Ltd traded at ₹4,110.6, giving a market capitalisation of ₹45,670.35 crore, a trailing P/E of 20.57 and a price-to-book of 3.07. Profit has grown 19% over the trailing twelve months and 17% compounded over 3 years, and ROE has stayed around 15% over 3, 5 and 10 years. The stock is 2.8% above its 52-week low of ₹4,000 and 27.1% below its 52-week high of ₹5,642, with a 1-year stock return of -5%.
- Profit growth is speeding up: TTM profit growth of 19% is above the 3-year CAGR of 17%, the 5-year CAGR of 13% and the 10-year CAGR of 14%.
- Returns have been steady: ROE has been about 15% over the last year and over 3, 5 and 10 years, which points to consistent underwriting and profitability across credit cycles.
- The business is growing faster: 3-year compounded sales growth of 21% and TTM growth of 14% are well above the 10-year CAGR of 7%.
- Long-term shareholder returns have held up, with stock CAGRs of 13% over 10 years, 12% over 5 years and 10% over 3 years.
- Valuation has come down: as of 2026-10-08 the stock trades at ₹4,110.6, 27.1% below its 52-week high of ₹5,642, at a trailing P/E of 20.57 on TTM EPS of ₹199.81.
- The company has kept a healthy dividend payout of 21.6%, giving a dividend yield of 0.93% as of 2026-10-08.
- At a market capitalisation of ₹45,670.35 crore, it is one of the larger listed NBFCs, which supports liquidity and access to funding.
- The stock trades at 3.07 times book value as of 2026-10-08, a sizeable premium for a lender whose latest reported ROE is 13.46%. That leaves limited room for disappointment.
- The company has a low interest coverage ratio. For a leveraged lender, this means earnings are sensitive to rising funding costs or slower loan growth.
- The latest ROE of 13.46% is below the roughly 15% the company has delivered historically over 3, 5 and 10 years, which may signal some pressure on profitability.
- ROCE is low at 9.65%. This reflects the high-leverage, thin-spread nature of the lending model and limits returns on total capital.
- Price momentum is weak: the stock returned -5% over 1 year and, at ₹4,110.6, sits just 2.8% above its 52-week low of ₹4,000.
- Long-term revenue growth is modest, with a 10-year compounded sales CAGR of only 7%. The recent 21% 3-year growth may not last through a credit downturn.
- Income is limited: a dividend yield of 0.93% and a trailing earnings yield of about 4.9% (inverse of the 20.57 P/E) are low.
- The debt-to-equity figure is not available in the data provided (null), so balance-sheet leverage cannot be checked directly from these metrics.
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AI News Digest
- GMT Engineers SME machinery tie-up Oct 1
Sundaram Finance partnered with GMT Engineers Pvt Ltd to finance CNC bending machines, fibre laser cutters, power presses and automation equipment for SMEs and job shops in South India. The deal adds a point-of-sale lending channel for its SME division, led by Senior GM Rahul Jyoti Kumaran, in underserved industrial clusters.
TL;DR: The only recent news is a small vendor-financing tie-up. It supports Sundaram Finance's push to diversify its SME and equipment loan book beyond its core vehicle finance business, in line with the 'Make in India' theme. The article gives no deal size, disbursement target or pricing, so the financial impact is likely small and can't be measured yet. The news flow is steady with no new risks. Watch upcoming quarterly results for SME disbursement growth, asset quality and margins to judge whether partnerships like this one meaningfully lift loan growth.
Quarterly Results
| Particulars | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,582 | 1,708 | 1,821 | 2,156 | 1,952 | 2,085 | 2,190 | 2,259 | 2,349 | 2,386 | 2,514 | 2,560 | 2,644 |
| Expenses | 382 | 375 | 351 | 524 | 402 | 436 | 462 | 368 | 559 | 515 | 509 | 544 | 580 |
| Financing Profit | 461 | 512 | 561 | 684 | 565 | 599 | 642 | 787 | 627 | 695 | 796 | 820 | 818 |
| Fin. Margin % | 29% | 30% | 31% | 32% | 29% | 29% | 29% | 35% | 27% | 29% | 32% | 32% | 31% |
| Other Income | 8 | 2 | 7 | -90 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 4 | 15 | -51 | 20 | 9 |
| Interest | 739 | 821 | 910 | 948 | 985 | 1,050 | 1,087 | 1,104 | 1,163 | 1,176 | 1,209 | 1,197 | 1,247 |
| Depreciation | 39 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 60 |
| PBT | 430 | 471 | 520 | 541 | 525 | 557 | 601 | 765 | 575 | 650 | 682 | 773 | 767 |
| Tax % | 28% | 30% | 23% | 28% | 23% | 27% | 25% | 28% | 28% | 24% | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| Net Profit | 429 | 435 | 506 | 472 | 435 | 436 | 455 | 553 | 475 | 488 | 541 | 554 | 636 |
| EPS in Rs | 33.77 | 32.89 | 38.47 | 24.11 | 39.14 | 39.26 | 41 | 49.77 | 42.77 | 43.94 | 48.73 | 49.88 | 57.26 |
Profit & Loss
| Particulars | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4,285 | 5,027 | 5,588 | 6,331 | 3,696 | 4,707 | 5,292 | 5,111 | 5,501 | 7,274 | 8,513 | 9,852 | 10,104 |
| Expenses | 1,505 | 2,221 | 2,735 | 3,906 | 932 | 1,222 | 1,235 | 1,392 | 1,285 | 1,632 | 1,667 | 2,126 | 2,147 |
| Financing Profit | 999 | 992 | 1,118 | 1,080 | 994 | 1,057 | 1,398 | 1,483 | 1,806 | 2,224 | 2,620 | 2,980 | 3,128 |
| Fin. Margin % | 23% | 20% | 20% | 17% | 27% | 22% | 26% | 29% | 33% | 31% | 31% | 30% | 31% |
| Other Income | -27 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 482 | 48 | 24 | 35 | 43 | -80 | 50 | -54 | -6 |
| Interest | 1,782 | 1,814 | 1,735 | 1,344 | 1,770 | 2,427 | 2,659 | 2,236 | 2,410 | 3,418 | 4,226 | 4,745 | 4,829 |
| Depreciation | 112 | 106 | 104 | 79 | 58 | 90 | 93 | 101 | 139 | 183 | 223 | 246 | 249 |
| PBT | 860 | 893 | 1,022 | 1,014 | 1,418 | 1,016 | 1,330 | 1,417 | 1,711 | 1,961 | 2,447 | 2,681 | 2,872 |
| Tax % | 33% | 34% | 34% | 34% | 27% | 21% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 27% | 26% | 25% | — |
| Net Profit | 644 | 662 | 768 | 843 | 1,258 | 845 | 1,223 | 1,296 | 1,510 | 1,842 | 1,879 | 2,059 | 2,220 |
| EPS in Rs | 51.83 | 52.49 | 61.52 | 65.7 | 104 | 71.25 | 105 | 106 | 120 | 129 | 169 | 185 | 200 |
| Div. Payout % | 20% | 21% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 19% | 22% | 23% | 21% | 21% | — |
Balance Sheet
| Particulars | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 111 | 111 | 111 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 |
| Reserves | 3,639 | 4,084 | 4,698 | 5,539 | 6,149 | 6,567 | 7,620 | 8,685 | 9,810 | 10,968 | 13,087 | 14,783 |
| Borrowing | 18,795 | 18,758 | 20,216 | 21,069 | 25,023 | 35,939 | 36,461 | 36,356 | 42,694 | 52,334 | 61,084 | 69,636 |
| Other Liabilities | 3,241 | 5,095 | 5,724 | 7,268 | 2,388 | 2,105 | 2,369 | 3,003 | 3,462 | 864 | 1,056 | 1,265 |
| Total Liabilities | 25,785 | 28,048 | 30,749 | 33,986 | 33,671 | 44,721 | 46,560 | 48,154 | 56,076 | 64,276 | 75,337 | 85,795 |
| Fixed Assets | 515 | 817 | 862 | 821 | 451 | 903 | 865 | 1,117 | 1,296 | 1,389 | 1,450 | 1,457 |
| CWIP | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Investments | 2,731 | 4,026 | 4,815 | 8,693 | 4,539 | 5,096 | 6,057 | 8,088 | 8,082 | 5,732 | 6,481 | 9,029 |
| Other Assets | 22,537 | 23,201 | 25,070 | 24,469 | 28,680 | 38,722 | 39,638 | 38,950 | 46,697 | 57,150 | 67,405 | 75,305 |
| Total Assets | 25,785 | 28,048 | 30,749 | 33,986 | 33,671 | 44,721 | 46,560 | 48,154 | 56,076 | 64,276 | 75,337 | 85,795 |
Cash Flow
| Particulars | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | -1,430 | 310 | -965 | -5,547 | -4,200 | 9 | 450 | 1,781 | -6,504 | -8,488 | -8,985 | -5,892 |
| Investing | 446 | -83 | -554 | -1,182 | 1,000 | -1,983 | -243 | -1,597 | 669 | 89 | 931 | -1,371 |
| Financing | 757 | -261 | 1,394 | 6,756 | 3,212 | 1,862 | -122 | -200 | 5,890 | 8,754 | 7,821 | 7,478 |
| Net Cash Flow | -227 | -33 | -124 | 27 | 12 | -111 | 85 | -16 | 54 | 356 | -233 | 215 |
| Free Cash Flow | -1,460 | 261 | -1,014 | -5,578 | -4,231 | -34 | 453 | 1,517 | -6,506 | -8,558 | -8,999 | -5,921 |
| CFO/OP | -41 | 21 | -23 | -214 | -138 | 9 | 19 | 55 | -145 | -144 | -129 | -72 |
Ratios
| Particulars | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE % | 17% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 15% |
Insights
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Company Information
Sundaram Finance is a registered deposit taking NBFC established in 1954. The Co. is engaged in retail finance across multiple domains like Vehicle finance, Home Finance, Mutual Funds, General insurance and Financial service distribution [1]
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