Avanse net profit jumps 47% to Rs 502 crore in FY25

11 Sep 2025, 12:55 PM

The company’s assets under management (AUM) stood at Rs 18,985 crore as on March 31, 2025 as compared to Rs 13,303 crore in the previous financial year.

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Avanse Financial Services Ltd, an education focused non-banking finance company (NBFC), posted a 47% jump in its net profit to Rs 502 crore in the fiscal ended March 31, 2025  from Rs 342 crore in the previous financial year, according to its annual report.

Its total income rose to Rs 2,352 crore in FY25 as compared to Rs 1,729 crore in the previous fiscal.

The company’s assets under management (AUM) stood at Rs 18,985 crore as on March 31, 2025 as compared to Rs 13,303 crore in the previous financial year.

During the last financial year, Avanse disbursed loans amounting to Rs 6,914 crore as compared to Rs 6,335 crore in the previous fiscal, recording a growth of 9% year-on-year.

The company's gross non-performing assets (NPAs) was at Rs 44.51 crore, or 0.26% of the total loan book of
the company as on March 31, 2025. Its net NPAs stood at Rs 6.82 crore, or 0.04% of the company's total loan book.

During FY25 the company raised incremental external commercial borrowings (ECBs) of Rs 1,346 crore, out of which Rs 757 crore was classified under the social loan category and were raised from domestic and foreign banks.

Avanse had refiled its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) for a Rs 3,500 crore initial public offering (IPO) in July 2024, after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) returned the initial filing for non-compliance. The SEBI approved the refiled DRHP on October 23, 2024.

The IPO included an offer for sale (OFS) by its existing shareholder like Warburg Pincus, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Kedaara Capital.

The annual report stated that the company is awaiting conducive market conditions to complete its IPO.

Last month, the Bloomberg reported that the company was considering postponing its IPO due to weakening demand in overseas lending.

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