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SBICARD · SBI Cards and Payment Services Limited · NSE · Filed 24 Jul · 1 min read

SBI Cards reports Q1 FY27 net profit of ₹664 crore; auditors flag ₹70 crore provision

The credit card issuer's unaudited June-quarter results carry a revised ECL methodology, a ₹70 crore geo-political provision buffer and a ₹27 crore labour-code charge.

What was filed

SBI Cards and Payment Services Limited reported unaudited standalone results for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, approved by the Board on 24 July 2026. The joint statutory auditors, M/s. V.K. Dhingra & Co. and M/s. S.P. Chopra & Co., issued a limited review report with an unmodified conclusion. The company is a Non-Banking Financial Company registered with the RBI, categorised as NBFC-Middle Layer, and — as a group entity of State Bank of India — complies with NBFC-Upper Layer regulations.

The quarter in the numbers

Revenue from operations and total income both rose year-on-year, per the filing, while profit after tax was above the June 2025 quarter and the March 2026 quarter. The figures are set out in the key-numbers panel. Asset quality improved: gross NPA (stage 3) stood at 2.04% and net NPA (stage 3) at 0.83% as of 30 June 2026, against 2.41% and 1.04% respectively at 31 March 2026.

Two disclosed adjustments

The company flagged two items affecting the quarter. It reviewed its Expected Credit Loss model and revised the methodology for Loss Given Default, Credit Conversion Factor and ECL discounting; it also continues to carry ₹70 crore over and above the approved ECL model provision, citing the continuing geo-political situation. Separately, following the government's notification of the New Labour Codes, it recognised an estimated increase in provision for employee benefits for past services of about ₹27 crore under employee benefit expenses in the quarter. The auditors added an Emphasis of Matter drawing attention to the ₹70 crore provision, without modifying their conclusion.

Profit after tax (Q1 FY26)
₹555.96 → ₹664.44 crQ1 FY26 → Q1 FY27+20%
Basic EPS (Q1 FY26, not annualised)
₹5.84 → ₹6.98Q1 FY26 → Q1 FY27+20%
Total income (Q1 FY27)
₹5,205.36 crore
Capital Adequacy Ratio
25.64%
Net worth
₹15,462.68 crore
Debt equity ratio
2.87
Additional impairment provision (geo-political)
Rs. 70 crores
Provision Coverage Ratio
59.88%

‡ Computed by us from the filing’s own figures — not a company-stated number.

For holders, the filing sets the quarter's earnings against their drivers — an improved asset-quality profile alongside continued conservative provisioning, including a ₹70 crore buffer and a one-off labour-code charge. The disclosures on the revised ECL methodology give context to how the reported profit was arrived at.

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