Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Bajaj Finance Shares Plunge Despite Strong Q1 Earnings
Bajaj Finance, a company that lends money, announced strong profits for the first three months of 2025.
Their profits went up by 22% compared to last year, and they made more money overall.
They also gave out many new loans and grew their total assets.
However, even though the company did well, the price of its shares went down in the stock market.
Some experts say the company's bad debts increased.
This is not what the stock market was expecting.
Bajaj Finance's Q1 2025 net profit rose 22% YoY to ₹4,765 crore.
Consolidated revenue grew 21% to ₹19,524 crore.
The NBFC booked 13.49 million new loans, up 23% YoY.
Assets under Management (AUM) grew by 25% YoY to ₹4.42 lakh crore.
Shares of Bajaj Finance fell 5% in early trading despite strong results.
- Who
- Bajaj Finance.
- What
- Bajaj Finance's stock price dropped 5% after Q1 2025 results were released.
- When
- The stock drop occurred in early trading on Friday, July 25, 2025.
- Where
- On the NSE (National Stock Exchange).
- Why
- Despite strong Q1 results, concerns over asset quality may have led to the sell-off.
Positive Performance
Market Concerns
Market Reaction to Earnings
Positive Performance
Robust financial performance, including a 22% YoY increase in consolidated net profit.
Market Concerns
Market saw a sell-off and share prices dipped despite positive results.
- Net Profit (Q1 2025)
- ₹4,765 crore
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 21%
- New Loans (Q1 2025)
- 13.49 million
- AUM Growth (YoY)
- 25%
- Gross NPAs
- 1.03%
- Net NPAs
- 0.50%
