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Muthoot Finance falls 5% even as Q4 PAT jumps 22% YoY

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Muthoot Finance slipped 5% to an intraday low of Rs 2146.50 on the BSE on Thursday even after the company reported a 22% year-on-year (YoY) surge in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 1,444 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2025, compared to Rs 1,182 crore in the same quarter last year.

The company also posted its highest-ever standalone PAT at Rs 5,201 crore for the full year, marking a 28% YoY growth.

Muthoot Finance reported a robust 37% YoY increase in its consolidated gross loan AUM, which stood at Rs 1,22,181 crore in Q4 FY25, up from Rs 89,079 crore in Q4 FY24—its highest-ever consolidated loan AUM.

The group achieved a historic milestone by crossing Rs 1 lakh crore in both standalone loan AUM and gold loan AUM.

Its branch network also expanded by 13% year-on-year, reaching 7,391 branches compared to 6,541 branches in the previous fiscal.

On a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis, the consolidated gross loan AUM rose by 10%.

The company also declared its highest-ever dividend of 260% on the face value of Rs 10 per equity share, amounting to Rs 26 per share.

It is worth noting that Muthoot Finance remains the only ‘pure play’ gold loan NBFC to be classified in the upper layer by the Reserve Bank of India for three consecutive years.

On Wednesday, shares of Muthoot Finance closed 2% higher at Rs 2,262.75 on the BSE.

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