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Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd

NSE: CHOLAHLDNG BSE: 504973

1407.60

(-2.20%)

Mon, 30 Mar 2026, 07:16 am

Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends paid are thoroughly covered by earnings (23.5x coverage).
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Cons

  • Dividend payments have increased, but Cholamandalam Financial Holdings only paid a dividend in the past 3 years.
  • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile (annual drop of over 20%).
  • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings's pays a lower dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
  • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).

future

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Pros

  • Performance (ROE) is expected to be above the current IN Consumer Finance industry average.
  • An improvement in Cholamandalam Financial Holdings's performance (ROE) is expected over the next 3 years.
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Cons

  • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings is not expected to efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity less than 20%).
  • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings's revenue is expected to decrease over the next 2 years.
  • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings's revenue is expected to decrease over the next 1-3 years, this is not considered high growth.
  • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings's revenues are expected to decrease over the next 1-3 years, this is below the India market average.

health

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Pros

  • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Low level of unsold assets.
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Cons

  • Operating cash flow is negative therefore debt is not well covered.
  • Debt is not covered by short term assets, assets are 0.2x debt.
  • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings's long term commitments exceed its cash and other short term assets.
  • The level of debt compared to net worth has increased over the past 5 years (472.3% vs 568.1% today).
  • Interest payments on debt are not well covered by earnings (EBIT is 1.6x annual interest expense, ideally 3x coverage).
  • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings's level of debt (568.1%) compared to net worth is high (greater than 40%).

management

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    Cons

    • The average tenure for the Cholamandalam Financial Holdings board of directors is less than 3 years, this suggests a new board.

    misc

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    Pros

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      Cons

      • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings is covered by less than 3 analysts.
      • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

      past

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      Pros

      • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings's year on year earnings growth rate has been positive over the past 5 years, however the most recent earnings are below average.
      • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings used its assets more efficiently than the IN Consumer Finance industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
      • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings has significantly improved its use of capital last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
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      Cons

      • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the 5-year average.
      • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).
      • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the IN Consumer Finance industry average.

      value

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      Pros

      • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings is good value based on earnings compared to the IN Consumer Finance industry average.
      • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings is good value based on earnings compared to the India market.
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      Cons

      • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
      • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
      • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN Consumer Finance industry average.
      • 504973 underperformed the Consumer Finance industry which returned -28.8% over the past year.
      • 504973 underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.
      • BSE:504973 is up 6.9% underperforming the Consumer Finance industry which returned 10.3% over the past month.
      • BSE:504973 is up 6.9% underperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.

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