Intimation of Investor Presentation- August 2025
26th August 2025
To BSE Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Dalal Street Mumbai 400001
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Subject: Submission of Investor Presentation- August 2025
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For UGRO Capital Limited
Satish Kumar Company Secretary and Compliance Officer Encl: a/a
UGRO CAPITAL LIMITED
Registered Office Address: Equinox Business Park, Tower 3, 4th Floor, LBS Road, Kurla (West), Mumbai - 400070 CIN: L67120MH1993PLC070739 Telephone: +91 22 41821600 I E-mail: info@ugrocapital.com I Website: www.ugrocapital.com
UGRO Capital Limited
Building an Institution for MSME Lending
Data Tech Empowering
Small Businesses (MSME) Lending
Investor Presentation
August 2025
NSE: UGROCAP | BSE: 511742
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Slide 2
Q1’FY26 Snapshot: Strategic Initiatives and Expansion
Equity Fund raise:
Profectus acquisition:
INR 1,300 Cr; Equity raise of Completed Rights Issue of INR 381 Cr. Exchange approval in progress for Preferential Issue of INR 911 Cr
Announced acquisition of M/s Profectus Capital Private Limited to for 100% acquire consideration of INR 1,400 Cr. Approval from RBI in progress
equity
Focus on Emerging Market (EM) channel(1):
286 branches as of June 30, 2025; branch expansion to complete by Sep-25. AUM mix increased to ~23% as of Jun’25
Lower disbursal volumes in Q1:
Scale in Embedded finance:
Stable Asset Quality:
Net loans originated at INR 1,599 Cr compared to INR 2,436 Cr in Q4’FY25 and in tightened Q1’FY25 driven by underwriting
INR 1,146 Cr
Our embedded finance platform, MSL continues to gain momentum crossing INR 1,000 Cr AUM milestone as of Jun’25, reflecting strong traction
GNPA maintained at 2.5% with all stable; parameters portfolio provision coverage maintained at 47%.
(1) ‘Micro’ has been renamed as ‘Emerging Market’ for better reference to our focus segment
Slide 3
Performance snapshot for Q1’FY26
AUM (INR Cr)
Net Disbursement (INR Cr)(2)
Off-book AUM (%)
Net Total Income (%)(3)
Pre-Tax Profit (INR Cr)
PAT (INR Cr)
FY25
12,003
7,651
42%
13.7%
203.1
143.9
Cost to Income Ratio
53.8%(1)
ROA(3)
ROE(4)
2.4%(1)
8.7%
Q1’FY26(6)
Q1’FY25(6)
12,081
1,599
42%
12.4%
48.2
34.1
55.7%(1)
2.0%(1)
6.7%
9,218
1,146
45%
13.1%
42.8
30.4
54.1%
2.4%
7.7%
31%
39%
279 bps
72 bps
12%
12%
164 bps
45 bps
100 bps
Annualised EPS of Q1’FY26(5): INR 14.4
Price to Earnings Ratio (P/E) -12.0x (Basis BSE price as on Jun 30, 2025
(1) Excluding the impact of EM branch expansion, steady state Cost to income is 52.7% and 51.0% and ROA is 2.3% and 2.9% for Q1’FY26 and FY25 respectively
(2) Net Disbursement = Gross Disbursements – Repayment received in Supply Chain Financing during the period ; (3) On Average On-books AUM for the relevant period; (4) Excluding equity component of CCDs; (5) Diluted EPS for Jun’25 of INR 13.3; (6) Annualised ratios for quarters
Slide 4
Key metrics for Q1’FY26
01
Asset Growth
02
Profitability
03
Asset Quality
04
Liability & Co - lending
AUM As of Jun’25: 12,081 Cr (+31% Y-o-Y)
Net Total Income Q1’FY26: 216 Cr (+31% Y-o-Y)
Net Loans Originated Q1’FY26: 1,599 Cr (+39% Y-o-Y)
Portfolio yield (net) As of Jun’25: 17.5%
PPOP Q1’FY26: 96 Cr (+26% Y-o-Y)
Net Profit Q1’FY26: 34 Cr (+12% Y-o-Y)
GNPA As of Jun’25 : 2.5% (Jun’24: 2.0%)
NNPA As of Jun’25 : 1.7% (Jun’24: 1.2%)
Borrowings As of Jun’25 : 7,586 Cr
Co-lending - Partnership with 17 co - lenders / co - originators - 5,055 Cr off-book AUM
(+23% Y-o-Y)
Collection efficiency(1) Jun’25 : 95%
Cost of Borrowings As of Jun’25 : 10.55%
(1) Total Collections (including overdue) / Current month demand
Slide 5
Serving a diverse set of customers with multi-product, multi-channel strategy
UGRO’s Focus
Prime Intermediated: Metro & Tier 1/2 Branches
Emerging Market: Tier 2 & beyond branches
Ecosystem Channel & Green Asset Financing
Direct & Digital Alliances
Collateral: Prime Property (For Sec.), Prime Machinery Cashflow: GST, Banking & Liquid income assessment
Rs 1Cr – 15Cr Customer Turnover
Secured Biz. Loan: Rs 87L Biz. Loan*: Rs 19L Prime Machinery: Rs 45L Average ticket size
Yield: Sec/Biz/Mch: 14%/19%/15% Tenure: Sec/Biz/Mch: 12/3/4 yrs
Channel AUM Mix: 47% Sec/Biz/Mch : 20%/24%/2%
Collateral: Standard Property Collateral: Standard Property Cashflow: Liquid income Cashflow: Liquid income assessment assessment
Collateral: Prime Machinery & Collateral: Prime Machinery receivables Cashflow: GST & Banking Cashflow: GST & Banking
<Rs 3Cr Customer Turnover
Rs 17L Average ticket size
Yield: 19% Tenure: 10 yrs
Rs 1Cr – 10Cr Customer Turnover
Rs 36L Average ticket size
Yield:. 14% Tenure: 4 yrs
Channel AUM Mix: 23%
Channel AUM Mix: 11%
Collateral: Receivables, FLDG from partner Cashflow: Banking & liquid income assessment
<Rs 50L Customer Turnover
Alliances: Rs 4L Embedded Finance: Rs 1L Average ticket size
P&A/Embedded fin Yield: 15%/ 26% Tenure: 4 yrs/ 1 yr
Channel AUM Mix: 9%/8%
Tech Stack
Tech Stack
Tech Stack
Tech Stack GRO line
*CGTMSE backed
Products sold across channels: Intermediated: Secured Biz. Loan, Biz. Loan, Rooftop Solar and Machinery; Emerging Market: Secured Business Loan, Rooftop Solar and Machinery; Equipment finance and Green Asset Financing: Direct distribution and across other channels; Digital business & Alliances: Digital business and Embedded finance
Strategic decision to rundown lower yielding SCF book – not covered here
Slide 6
Emerging Market: Vintaged branches tracking to our expectations
Parameters
# of branches
AUM (INR Cr)
AUM per branch (INR Cr)
Ticket size (INR Cr)(1)
Yield %(1)
Tenor (months)(1)
GNPA %
Credit cost - % of Avg AUM
# of branches which achieved breakeven
Q1FY26- Overall
>=18 months
<18 months
AUM split by geography
286
2,772
9.7
0.2
17.8%
131
2.1%
0.9%
121
150
2,308
15.4
0.2
17.8%
129
2.4%
1.0%
94
71
136
463
3.4
0.2
18.0%
135
0.2%
0.3%
25%
48%
Total AUM 2,772 Cr
27%
North West
South
27
Key highlights:
Parameters
Branch Productivity
Yield %
Ticket size (INR Cr)
Tenor (months)
GNPA %
Credit cost %
Steady-state levels
INR 1.1 Cr p.m
18%
INR 0.2 Cr
125
3.7-4%
1.3-1.5%
• EM AUM is spread PAN India. South contributes
to 48% of the total AUM
• 63% of the vintaged branches have achieved
breakeven as of Jun-25
(1) The numbers pertain to disbursements of Q1’FY26
Slide 7
Emerging Market: Key metrics snapshot
# of branches
# of states
Q1’FY26
FY25
286
13
212
11
FY24
127
8
Quarterly trends- Last 5 quarters
Strategy- Current/ Target
# of branches:
187
201
212
141
286
• Our planned expansion of the is Emerging Market vertical expected to be completed by Q2FY26.
# of logins
7,998
35,143
19,847
Jun-24
Sep-24
Dec-24 Mar-25
Jun-25
Disbursement (INR Cr)
360
1,869
722
AUM (INR Cr)
2,772
2,596
1,144
Channel AUM (INR Cr) trend:
2,596
2,772
2,073
1,644
1,279
AUM Mix %
23%
22%
13%
Jun-24
Sep-24
Dec-24 Mar-25
Jun-25
• Focus
maximizing productivity of the branches.
on
• The AUM mix is planned to increase from current levels to approx. 32-35% in the near term.
Our Emerging Market Channel continues to grow quarter on quarter with steady AUM and increase in number of branches as desired
Slide 8
Embedded finance platform (MSL) acquisition tracking as per plan
Market opportunity
Disbursement trend (INR Cr)
MSL Performance so far..
65mn Total Merchants
45mn Digital Merchants
35mn Digitally enabled small Merchants & Retailers(1)
$22bn+ Annual Credit Requirement for Small Retailers(2)
637
582
335
Q3'FY25
Q4'FY25
Q1'FY26
92% Credit Gap(3)
AUM trend (INR Cr)
$20bn+
Annual Credit Gap
743
1,011
302
• Our targeted acquisition of the embedded finance platform (MSL) has tracked to the right scale.
• We have seen good traction for the partner volumes, with monthly run rate of Rs 150 Cr to Rs 200 Cr.
• Out of total universe of ~3 crore merchants pertaining to MSL’s partners, we have served 1.15 lakh+ customers. The AUM as of Jun-25 is INR 1,011 Cr.
• The approval process for completion of
Q3'FY25
Q4'FY25
Q1'FY26
acquisition is ongoing.
Partnerships
Source: Paytm DRHP, SBFC DRHP | Notes: (1) Total number of merchants using QR payments are considered as small retailers, (2) Considering INR 50k average ticket size, (3) Credit gap for small retailers
Slide 9
Our collection efficiencies and portfolio performance (1/2)
Collection Efficiency, Month on Books, GNPA and 30+ quarterly trend
Total Collections (1) (including overdue) / Current Month Demand
96%
96%
96%
96%
95%
95%
Q4FY24
Q1FY25
Q2FY25
Q3FY25
Q4FY25
Q1FY26
6.8%
2.0%
13.7
Jun-24
6.4%
2.1%
13.9
GNPA, 30+% and MOB 6.5%
2.1%
14.2
7.2%
2.3%
14.3
7.5%
2.5%
15.2 months
Sep-24
Dec-24
Month on Books
30+ %
Mar-25
GNPA
Jun-25
Key highlights:
• Portfolio performance is in line with increasing seasoning of book
• Unsecured portfolio has witnessed some stress on account of over leveraging; we have tightened our underwriting and have curtailed disbursements in last 2
quarters (INR 186 Cr in Q1’FY26 vs INR 623 Cr in Q2’FY25)
(1) Excluding foreclosures
Slide 10
10
Our collection efficiencies and portfolio performance (2/2)
Stable Stage 1 assets
ECL Data (Jun’25)
94%
93%
94%
94%
93%
92%
(INR Cr)
Loan Exposure
Loan Exposure (%)
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Total
11,170
610
301
92.5%
5.1%
2.5%
12,081
100.0%
Mar'24
Jun'24
Sep'24
Dec'24
Mar'25
Jun'25
Adequate Provision Coverage Ratio
Product wise GNPA
48%
47%
47%
47%
47%
47%
Mar'24
Jun'24
Sep'24
Dec'24
Mar'25
Jun'25
Product Category
AUM (INR Cr)
GNPA(%)
Secured Business Loan
Business Loan
Emerging market Loan
Machinery Loan
Partnerships & Alliances
Embedded Finance AUM(1)
2,454
2,886
2,772
1,651
1,072
1,011
12,081
0.9%
4.6%
2.1%
2.0%
1.0%
0.2%
2.5%
(1) AUM including run down portfolio of SCF amounting to INR 235 Cr. GNPA % at peak SCF AUM levels was 3.9% (Dec’23) which increased to 18.5% (INR 43 Cr) as of Jun’25 due to run down of portfolio
Slide 11
Diversified Lender base and continued build-out of liability book
Total Debt (INR Cr) and Cost of borrowings
Liability mix by lender profile
Liability mix by product
10.73%
10.75%
10.68%
10.61%
10.55%
Cost of Borrowings
7,586
6,904
6,151
5,344
4,529
16%
8%
16%
Total Debt INR 7,586 Cr
50%
10%
3% 3%
24%
12%
Total Debt INR 7,586 Cr
58%
Q1'FY25
Q2'FY25
Q3'FY25
Q4'FY25
Q1'FY26
Banks
NBFC
DFI
FIs
Capital Markets & Others
Term Loan
ECB NCD CP Others
(Others includes CCD, Sub-debt, CC/OD & Securitization)
Our liability sanctions have been raised from a diverse set of lenders
Public Sector Banks and Institutions
Private Sector Banks
DFIs
NBFCs
Slide 12
Overall off book ratio maintained sustainably
Off - Book AUM mix
Product wise Mix of off - Book AUM (Jun’25)
On Book Portfolio
Off Book Portfolio
2,750
2,886
2,772
1,355
45%
45%
45%
45%
44%
42%
42%
55%
55%
55%
56%
56%
58%
58%
Dec'23
Mar'24
Jun'24
Sep'24
Dec'24
Mar'25
Jun'25
Dec’23 Mar’24
Jun’24
Sep’24
Dec’24 Mar’25
Jun’25
Off Book AUM
3,765
4,078
4,114
4,493
4,902
5,087
5,055
Co-lending
1,474
1,685
1,839
2,222
2,350
2,474
2,467
Co-Origination
1,615
1,610
1,513
1,398
1,412
1,352
1,178
DA
676
784
762
874
1,141
1,260
1,410
55%
45%
Secured Business Loans
1,524
28%
53%
19%
Secured Business Loans
62%
38%
33%
67%
52%
48%
1,072
10%
90%
1,011
100%
Business Loans
Emerging Market LAP
Machinery Financing
Partnership & Alliances
Embedded Finance
1,789 11%
43%
46%
926
46%
53%
705
35%
57%
On-Book
Off-Book
109
1
100%
100%
Business Loans
1% Emerging Market LAP
8% Machinery Financing
Partnership & Alliances
Embedded Finance
Co-Origination
Co-lending
DA
Co-lending Partnership with 10 Banks and 7 NBFCs
Slide 13
Finance | Quarterly Income Statement
Income Statement (INR Cr)
Q1’FY26
Q1’FY25
Y-o-Y
Q4’FY25
Q-o-Q
ROA Tree
Q1’FY26(2) Q4’FY25(2)
Interest Income
304.2
232.0
Income on Co-Lending / Direct Assignment
Other Income
Total Income
Finance Cost
Net Total Income
Employee Cost
Other Expenses
PPOP
Credit Cost
PBT
Tax
PAT
90.8
26.8
421.8
205.4
216.5
60.9
59.7
95.9
47.7
48.2
14.0
34.1
50.4
19.2
301.6
136.1
165.4
54.5
34.9
76.0
33.2
42.8
12.5
30.4
31%
80%
40%
40%
51%
31%
12%
71%
26%
44%
12%
13%
12%
264.4
119.3
28.7
412.4
181.2
231.2
54.8
64.9
111.5
54.3
57.2
16.7
40.5
15%
(24%)
(6%)
2%
13%
(6%)
11%
(8%)
(14%)
(5%)
(16%)
(16%)
(16%)
As a % of Avg On Book AUM
Total Income
Finance Cost
24.2%
25.2%
11.8%
11.1%
Net Total Income
12.4%
14.1%
Opex
Net impact of branch expansion
Credit cost
Adjusted PBT
Adjusted PAT
Key Ratios
Leverage
Adjusted RoE(1) (2)
6.9%
7.3%
(0.3%)
(0.1%)
2.7%
3.1%
2.3%
3.3%
3.6%
2.6%
Q1’FY26
Q4’FY25
3.1x
7.8%
3.4x
8.9%
(1) Excluding Equity component of CCDs (2) Annualised
Slide 14
Operating & Financial Metrics
Total Income (INR Cr) & Portfolio Yield(1)
Finance Cost (INR Cr) & Cost of Borrowing
Operating Exp. (INR Cr) and Cost to Income
17.7%
16.7%
17.8%
16.7%
18.2%
16.9%
18.7%
17.3%
18.9%
17.5%
10.73%
10.75%
10.68%
10.61%
10.55%
54.1%
52.7%
56.7%
51.8%
55.7%
302
343
385
412
422
136
143
167
181
205
89
105
123
120
121
Q1'25
Q2'25 Total Income
Q3'25 Gross Yield (%)
Q4'25
Q1'26 Net Yield (%)
Q1'25
Q2'25 Finance Expense
Q3'25
Q4'25
Q1'26
Cost of borrowing (%)
Q1'25
Q2'25
Q3'25
Q4'25
Q1'26
Operating Expenses
Cost to Income Ratio (%)
Credit Cost (INR Cr) & Credit cost / Avg AUM(2)
PBT (INR Cr) and PBT / Avg. On Book AUM(2)
PAT (INR Cr) and PAT / Avg. On Book AUM(2)
1.5%
1.8%
1.6%
1.9%
1.6%
3.4%
3.7%
3.6%
3.5%
2.8%
2.4%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.0%
33
44
41
54
48
43
50
53
57
48
30
36
38
41
34
Q1'25
Q2'25
Q3'25
Q4'25
Q1'26
Q1'25
Credit Cost
Credit Cost/ Avg AUM
Q2'25
PBT
Q3'25
Q4'25
Q1'26
Q1'25
Q2'25
Q3'25
Q4'25
Q1'26
PBT/ Avg On-book AUM
PAT
ROTA %
2,426 Cr
Net Worth
12,081 Cr
AUM
42%
Off book %
7,586 / 22.4%
Total Debt / CRAR
2.5% / 1.7%
GNPA / NNPA (Total AUM)
309
~205,000
Branches
Active Loans
(1) Weighted Average AUM yield as on Period End (2) Annualized ratio based on quarterly average of AUM and On book AUM
Slide 15
MSME lending : The largest opportunity today
Slide 16
For India’s GDP to reach USD 5 trillion, MSME sector has to reach USD ~2 trillion
Today
India’s GDP in FY2028
FY2028
MSME 35-40%
~6.6 Crore MSMEs
MSME 35 – 40%
~29 Crore employment
~30% of GDP
MSME 35-40%
~8 – 10 Crore MSMEs
~35-40 Crore employment
~30-40% of GDP
MSME sector expected to grow to USD ~2 trillion by FY2028
Rapid digitization, expansion of the ecommerce Penetration of the Digital India Stack 2.0 Rising digital payments; India accounts for 49% of global transactions Other initiatives: Account Aggregator Framework, OCEN, ONDC Continuous support from Government
Slide 17
MSME sector is the key to India’s ‘Employment Generation’, making it one of the Central themes of Government in the last decade MSME count to grow to ~10 crores employing 35-40 crores
Slide 18
…well supported by continuity in Government initiatives
Government Initiatives throughout the years
Financial Support for MSME Growth - 2025
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
2014 - Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY)
Budget Allocation
2015 - Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM)
2016 - Stand-Up India Scheme
2017 - MSME Samadhaan, MSME Sambandh
2018 - 59-minute loan portal, Interest Subvention Scheme for MSMEs
2019 - MSME Support and Outreach Program
2020 - Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)
2021 - Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) Program
2022 - Revised Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs
2023 - Credit guarantee trust, Vivad se Vishwas scheme
•
For Ministry of MSME: INR 23k Crores
Revised Classification Criteria
•
The investment and turnover limits for classification of MSMEs have been increased by 2.5 times and 2 times, respectively.
Enhanced Credit Availability
•
•
The credit guarantee cover has been increased from ₹5 crore to ₹10 crore, enabling additional credit of ₹1.5 lakh crore over five years.
Startups will see their guarantee cover double from ₹10 crore to ₹20 crore, with a reduced fee of 1% for loans in 27 priority sectors.
Credit Cards for Micro Enterprises
• A new customized Credit Card scheme will provide ₹5 lakh in credit to micro enterprises registered on the Udyam portal, with 10 lakh cards set to be issued in the first year.
Others
• A scheme for 5 lakh first-time women, Scheduled Caste, and Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs will provide term loans up to ₹2 crore over five years, incorporating lessons from the Stand-Up India scheme.
Slide 19
Building a large institution for MSME financing is a real possibility Explosion of Credit in MSME Segment: Large market opportunity, conducive macro, favorable policy framework
Total MSME Credit gap is INR 1,03,000 Bn
Credit Gap of our customer segment constitutes majority portion
Overall MSME Credit Addressable Market
FY24: INR 1,38,000 Bn
Credit Gap
FY24: INR 1,03,000 Bn
MSME addressable credit demand
FY24: INR 67,500 Bn
Medium Enterprise No. of entities – 0.04L
Medium
Small
Small Enterprise No. of entities – 4.7L
UGRO’s Target Customer Segment T/o INR 25L - 15Cr
Micro
Micro Enterprise No. of entities – 623L
Unserved Customers
Source: IFC report on Financing India’s MSME; Crisil Report.
Slide 20
Executing The big plan…
Slide 21
UGRO Capital: Well-placed to capitalize on the opportunity
MSME Focused Lender targeting large credit gap
Targeting MSME sector which has substantial credit gap of ~INR 103 lakh crore
Analytics Powered
Pan-India Presence
trailblazing data-driven India’s underwriter, cashflow transforming the MSME credit landscape
based
Extensive network pan India, with branch network of 309, expanding fast with stable portfolio quality
Large Capital Base
Capital Light Model
Multi-product Capability
Marquee investors have invested ~INR 2,800 Crores
Pioneered “Unique Capital Light Liability Strategy” by co-lending with Banks and large NBFCs and assignment of the PSL book for greater scale
Prime, EM LAP, Machinery, Roof- top Solar, Embedded Finance & Digital alliances products cater to the entire MSME ecosystem
Slide 22
UGRO’s journey Amount in INR Cr
Developed Sectoral Expertise and GRO Score 1.0
Series of Credit Crises • ILFS • DHFL •
Yes Bank
Equity raise of INR 340 Cr
(1) Fund raise of INR 1,290+ Cr (INR 911 Cr through CCDs & INR 381 Cr through Rights Issue) (2) Acquired
Raised INR 258 Cr though CCDs
12,003 Cr
12,081 Cr
9,047 Cr
6,081 Cr
2,969 Cr
861 Cr
Raised Capital
Jul’18
Started Disbursing
Jan’19
79 Cr
Mar’19
Mar’20
Mar’22
Mar’23
Mar’24
Mar’25
Jun’25
Set up phase
Creating Infra to Build scale
Growth Phase
Continuing Growth Journey
•
Incorporation and setting up of the Company
• Raised
INR 900+ Cr Capital from (ADV, Investors
PE
Marquee NewQuest, Samena & PAG)
• Pivoted business to make
it multi product, focused on Emerging Market.
• Data tripod of underwriting & GRO
Score 2.0
•
Focus on digitizing business processes and product diversification
•
Increased distribution strength & laying foundation of Co-lending model
•
Embedded Finance through MSL platform
• GRO Score 3.0
•
Launched D2C customer channel
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UGRO’s Data & Tech driven approach
Slide 24
India’s data repository will support Data driven MSME credit expansion Increasing MSME Data availability is a key lever
India Data Stack
360-degree underwriting is possible
INCREASE IN GST PAYERS Up from 70L in 2017 to ~15 Mn in Apr’25
>100%
22x
UDYAM REGISTRATION Up from 14L in Dec’20 to 366L in May’25
26x
TOTAL MSME COUNT Up from 361L in 2015 to 635L in May’25
76%
140 Mn
Monthly UPI VOLUMES Up from 800 Mn in Mar’19 to ~18 Bn in Apr’25
30%
ITR FILED Up from 565L in Mar’19 to 728L in Mar’24
LINKED ACCOUNTS 631 Financial Information Users and 178 Financial Information Providers in Account Aggregator Network (April’25)
Bureau
Banking
GST
Sector - subsector
Nature of business
Position in Network
Repayment discipline
Banking habits
Cashflow consistency
Over leveraging
Recent stress
Slide 25
UGRO’s journey of Data-Tech driven lending to MSMEs over 5+ yrs
Build phase Infrastructure build at inception during Covid, pivoted to cash flow based underwriting models
Early Validations At Dec 2022, 87% of organic prime business was using GRO Score
Maturing phase
term
portfolio long performance starting to emerge
Growth Phase industry an Become benchmark in data-driven decision making for MSME
First Banking scorecard and Gro Score 2.0 (Jul 21) In house analytical rule engine for fast deployment of analytics strategies
API integrations Data layer First gen Gro Score on look- alike data from credit bureau
Industry first statistical model using GST data Gro Score 3.0 as a combination of Bureau + Banking + GST
2022-23
2021-22
2020-21
Develop Network Science, ability to create blueprint of large supply chains First generation eligibility recommendation model
2023-24
2024+
of
Gro Score 4.0 – 100% digital including hyper- underwriting customization personal interactions Sector specific data models based on proprietary data and knowledge Doubling of credit productivity with stable asset quality
Data Repository - Jun’25
7.1L+
Bureau Records analyzed
~2.9L
Bank Statements analyzed
~98k
GST records analyzed
~205k
Customer served
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Data driven by AI/ML powers our core underwriting :
Ability to capture alternate data from banking and bureau…
…to draw meaningful insights out of unorganized data...
Across Multiple parameters
Turnover and transaction intensity
Borrowing mix and nature
Cheque bounces & bank charges
Frequency and magnitude of defaults
Payment cycles
History of high-cost debt/credit card usage
Obligations as % of turnover
Balances and withdrawals
Counterparties & relative strengths
Pace of borrowing
GRO 2.0 Credit Bureau Data + Banking Data
GRO 3.0 Credit Bureau Data + Banking Data + GST
GST
Bank
Bureau
Matches Banking & Bureau Scorecards to generate one single score which further gets augmented with GST data as an external input
Machine generates 25,000+ data features applicant’s from bureau record and bank statement
an
… and decide whether to disburse or not disburse the loan within 60 minutes.
Artificial Intelligence Engineering of making Intelligent Machines and Programs
Machine Learning Ability to learn without being explicitly programmed
Deep Learning Learning based on Deep Neural Network
Historical aggregation – several pages of statement going back 12 months can be summarized instantly
Normalization – convert absolute values to scale, for even comparison
Trending – create changes over standardized measure of comparison across diverse nature of entities, sectors, geographies
time,
Scoring of each case into one of the five bands of A – E with A being the best and E being the worst
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ABCD Advent of alternate data is revolutionizing underwriting of MSMEs A combination of bureau, banking and GST makes it possible to cover all aspects that are critical for MSMEs’ financial assessment
Massive library of 20,000+ parameters derived from API integrated sources
Enabling holistic underwriting across most critical aspects
A
Bureau
Borrowing mix and nature Pace of borrowing Frequency and magnitude of defaults History of high-cost debt/ card usage
• • • • • Obligations as % of turnover
B
C
• • • • •
• • • •
Banking
Turnover and transaction intensity Balances and withdrawals Cheque bounces & bank charges Counterparties & relative strengths Payment cycles
GST
Sales/purchases momentum Counterparty relations Filing discipline Products and services sold
Consistency of sales in GST
Return filing discipline
Counterparty concentration
Banking credit summation
Stability of ABB
EMI ECS bounce
Repayment discipline
Over leveraging
Recent stress if any
Our System Architecture supports full SME lending
Secured
Business Loan
Factoring
P&M Loans
OD product
EV / Solar
Digital Finance
Co-lending
Embedded Finance
Bureau + Banking
GROSCORE 2.0
GSTN
Bureau + Banking + GSTN
GROSCORE 3.0
UGRO’S PROPRIETARY TECH CAPABILITY
Co-lending
Supply Chain
D2C Offering
Credit BRE
Origination
Retailer
GRO line
Operational Data Store (Data Lake)
In-House LMS
Kautilya LMS
Jayam LMS
Dedupe System
Collection System
GL
BANKING PARTNERS
A FEW KEY API ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
Slide 29
Multi-product, multi-channel Asset Engine
Slide 30
Serving a diverse set of customers with multi-product, multi-channel strategy
Prime Intermediated: Metro & Tier 1/2 Branches
Emerging Market: Tier 2 & beyond branches
Ecosystem Channel & Green Asset Financing
Direct & Digital Alliances
Collateral: Prime Property (For Sec.), Prime Machinery Cashflow: GST, Banking & Liquid income assessment
Rs 1Cr – 15Cr Customer Turnover
Secured Biz. Loan: Rs 87L Biz. Loan*: Rs 19L Prime Machinery: Rs 45L Average ticket size
Yield: Sec/Biz/Mch: 14%/19%/15% Tenure: Sec/Biz/Mch: 12/3/4 yrs
Channel AUM Mix: 47% Sec/Biz/Mch : 20%/24%/2%
Collateral: Standard Property Collateral: Standard Property Cashflow: Liquid income Cashflow: Liquid income assessment assessment
Collateral: Prime Machinery & Collateral: Prime Machinery receivables Cashflow: GST & Banking Cashflow: GST & Banking
<Rs 3Cr Customer Turnover
Rs 17L Average ticket size
Yield: 19% Tenure: 10 yrs
Rs 1Cr – 10Cr Customer Turnover
Rs 36L Average ticket size
Yield:. 14% Tenure: 4 yrs
Channel AUM Mix: 23%
Channel AUM Mix: 11%
Collateral: Receivables, FLDG from partner Cashflow: Banking & liquid income assessment
<Rs 50L Customer Turnover
Alliances: Rs 4L Embedded Finance: Rs 1L Average ticket size
P&A/Embedded fin Yield: 15%/ 26% Tenure: 4 yrs/ 1 yr
Channel AUM Mix: 9%/8%
Tech Stack
Tech Stack
Tech Stack
Tech Stack GRO line
*CGTMSE backed
Products sold across channels: Intermediated: Secured Biz. Loan, Biz. Loan, Rooftop Solar and Machinery; Emerging Market: Secured Business Loan, Rooftop Solar and Machinery; Equipment finance and Green Asset Financing: Direct distribution and across other channels; Digital business & Alliances: Digital business and Embedded finance
Strategic decision to rundown lower yielding SCF book – not covered here
Slide 31
Sector Focused Approach, Multiple Products and Large Distribution Strength
Light Engineering
Auto Components
Chemicals
Food Processing
Education
Healthcare
Electrical Equipment & Components
Hospitality
Emerging Market
Business Loan
Retailer Finance
Our Product Offering
Business Loan Secured by Property
New Age Products
Machinery Loan
Emerging Market LAP
9 sectors are further subdivided into multiple sub-sectors basis homogeneity of cash flows among MSMEs
23
Prime Branches
286
EM Branches
770+
GRO Partners
2,100+
Front-end Sales
100+
OEMs
40+
Fintech Partners
3,800+
Total workforce
Slide 32
Net Loan Origination (Q-o-Q) Amount in INR Cr
Disbursement excluding Supply Chain Financing(1) is up 24% YoY
16
1,284
172 153 151
429
363
85
1,477
209
167
188
524
304
52
1,552
261
225
180
590
244
1,554
322
227
203
627
264
-89
-184
1,146
156
196
209
524
244
-98
1,971
277
291
456
623
422
-61
2,098
335
233
260
543
412
376
2,436
638
308
287
669
285
299
-50
1,599
582
116
234
360
186
169
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Q1'FY24 Secured Business Loans
Q2'FY24
Q3'FY24
Q4'FY24
Q1'FY25
Q2'FY25
Q3'FY25
Q4'FY25
Business Loans
Emerging Market LAP
Supply Chain Financing
Machinery Loan
Partnerships & Alliances
Q1'FY26 Embedded Finance
Note: Secured Business Loan is secured by property, Business Loan is secured by CGTMSE, Emerging Market LAP is secured by property, SCF is secured by receivables, Machinery Loan is secured by machinery, Partnerships & Alliances are secured by FLDG, Embedded Finance through MyShubhlife (MSL) platform (1) Strategic decision to rundown lower yielding SCF book
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Strong AUM Growth Trend (Q-o-Q) Amount in INR Cr
AUM increased to INR 12,081 Cr as of Jun’25 from INR 12,003 Cr as of Mar’25 and INR 9,218 Cr as of Jun’24 (+31%)
31%
9,218
1,108
1,238
439
1,279
12%
13%
5%
14%
9,047
1,112
1,161
632
1,144
2,914
3,055
33%
10,157
1,184
1,360
355
1,644
3,314
12,003
743
1,181
1,577
12,081
1,011
1,072
8%
9%
1,651
14%
274
235
2%
11,067 302 1,199
1,454
309
2,073
2,596
2,772
23%
3,336
3,153
2,886
24%
7,592
849
891
670 871
2,352
8,364
967
1,034
722
1,000
2,639
1,958
2,002
2,084
2,098
23%
2,300
2,393
2,479
2,454
20%
6,777
750 798 585 727
2,081
1,837
Q1'FY24
Q2FY24
Q3FY24
Q4FY24
Q1FY25
Q2FY25
Q3FY25
Q4FY25
Q1FY26
Secured Business Loan
Business Loan
Emerging Market LAP
Supply Chain Financing
Machinery Loan
Partnerships & Alliances
Embedded Finance
Note: Secured Business Loan is secured by property, Business Loan is secured by CGTMSE, Emerging Market LAP is secured by property, SCF is secured by receivables, Machinery Loan is secured by machinery, Partnerships & Alliances are secured by FLDG, Embedded Finance through MyShubhlife (MSL) platform
Slide 34
Well diversified, granular and stable portfolio quality
Product Mix (AUM)
Portfolio Concentration in key geographical areas
Sector Mix
8%
9%
23%
11%
2%
13%
State wise AUM coverage
23%
11%
Guaranteed by CGTMSE
Rest of India: ~1%
1%
8%
15%
2%
10%
4%
3%
25%
8%
9%
2%
12%
Secured Business Loan Emerging Market LAP Machinery Loan Embedded Finance
Business Loan Supply Chain Financing Partnerships & Alliances
Product category
AUM (Cr)
ROI (%)
Ticket size (Lakh)
Secured Business Loan
2,750
14.0%
Business Loan
2,886
18.7%
Emerging Market Loan
2,772
18.8%
Supply Chain Financing
235
15.3%
Machinery Loan
1,355
14.6%
Partnerships & Alliances
1,072
15.4%
Embedded Finance
1,011
26.0%
Grand Total
12,081
17.5%
87
19
17
17
37
4
1
State wise branches
Tamil Nadu Madhya Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Rajasthan Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Telangana Karnataka Gujarat Haryana Other States
Total
EM
57 39 36 32 28 24 18 18 14 9 11 286
Prime
Total
1 3 2 2 6 1 1 1 1 0 5 23
58 42 38 34 34 25 19 19 15 9 16 309
19%
6%
4%
1%
4%
5%
4%
3%
33%
20%
Auto Components
Chemicals
Education
Electrical Equipment
Food Processing
HealthCare
Hospitality
Light Engineering
Emerging Market
Other MSMEs
Slide 35
Shareholding, Board, and Management
Slide 36
Institutionally Owned: Majority held by Institutional Investors
Shareholding Pattern as of Jun’25
Shareholding pattern post CCD issue(1)
Other Public shareholders, 31.6% 43k+ shareholders
(Investment arm of Denmark govt.)
21.0%
Other Public shareholders, 25.7%
Insurance Cos, 1.5%
FPIs, 3.3%
Corporate, 8.5%
Promoter, 2.2%
6.0%
13.0%
13.0%
13.7%
(Investment arm of Denmark govt.)
8.4%
8.4%
Insurance Cos, 1.0% FPIs, 2.2%
Corporates, 10.7%
Founder and Management, 5.0%
19.0%
6.0%
Management to potentially approx. 9 Mn shares on a fully diluted basis; vesting conditions are tenure linked over period of next 3 years, thereby aligning management’s goals towards company’s performance and ultimately shareholder returns
(1) considering full allotment of shares issued on preferential basis
Slide 37
We are Independently supervised by eminent Board of Directors
Non-Executive Chairman
Satyananda Mishra Chairman, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee Ex-Chairman- MCX, Ex-CIC, GOI, Ex-Director - SIDBI
Independent Directors
S. Karuppasamy Ex-Executive Director, RBI
Karnam Sekar Ex - MD & CEO of Indian Overseas Bank
Hemant Bhargava Ex-Chairman in charge and MD of LIC
Rajeev K. Agarwal Ex-Whole Time Member, SEBI
Tabassum Inamdar Ex Goldman Sachs, UBS Securities, Kotak Securities
Committee Chairman IT Strategy, Compliance & Customer Service
Committee Chairman Risk Management
Committee Chairman Audit
Committee Chairman Nomination & Remuneration, Stakeholder Relationship, Securities allotment and Transfer committee
Nominee / Shareholder Directors
Chetan Gupta (Samena Nominee) Managing Director at Samena Capital
Ramanathan Subramanian Arun Kumar (Proposed ADV Nominee) (1) Partner and COO at ADV
Rohit Goyal (IFU Nominee) VP at IFU
(1) Subject to the approval of the Reserve Bank of India
Shachindra Nath - Founder & Managing Director 26+ Years of diversified financial services experience across asset management, lending, capital markets & insurance
Slide 38
With strong corporate governance framework enshrined in the Articles
▪
▪
▪
High degree of regulatory oversight and transparency
An institution created with a long-term view, designed for continued operational efficiency
Access to permanent capital
▪ Any proposed loan >1% of net worth or to a related party to require unanimous approval of ALCO and the Board
▪ Board approved multi-layer credit authority delegation
▪ Removal of key management (including CRO, CFO) to
require 3/4th board approval
▪ Any significant action by the Company to need 3/4th
approval of the Board
▪
▪
Reputed Audit Firm to be appointed as the statutory auditors
Sharp and Tannan appointed as the statutory auditor and Khimji Kunverji & Co appointed as the co-sourced firm for internal audit
▪ Independent directors to comprise majority for
perpetuity
▪ Any shareholder holding >10% to qualify for a board seat
▪ Key committees to be headed by an independent member
with required credentials
▪ The majority of the NRC, ALCO and Audit Committees to
comprise of independent directors
Special Resolution of Shareholders required for effecting any changes to the AoA; Promoters/Management do not have unfettered rights to divert business strategy
Slide 39
Professionally Managed: Leadership team has 180+ years of cumulative experience
Shachindra Nath Founder & Managing Director 26+ Years of Experience
Anuj Pandey Chief Executive Officer 25+ Years of Experience
Sameer Nanda Chief Revenue Officer 24+ Years of Experience
Irem Sayeed Chief Risk Officer 20+ Years of Experience
Shilpa Bhatter Chief Financial Officer 18+ Years of Experience
Rajni Khurana Chief People Officer 24+ Years of Experience
Sunil Lotke Chief Legal & Compliance Officer 21+ Years of Experience
Sharad Agarwal Chief Operating & Technology Officer 25+ Years of Experience
Slide 40
ESG -Driving Inclusive and Responsible Value Creation
Slide 41
•₹642 Cr disbursed to 3,369 green-sector MSMEs
Existing ESG Integration at UGRO Capital
Strategic Alignment • Mission: “Solving the Unsolved” MSM
•
credit gap ESG embedded in lending protocols (i.e. ESG Scorecard, exclusion list) and product design
• Business alignment with 8 UNSDGs
Impact Highlights
•
100% Portfolio assessment via ESG DD for customers
• Business outreach in 5 out of 10 low- income state comprises of ~ 17% of total AUM
• Annual Release of Social Impact Report
Campaigns & Culture
•
• #BharosaMSMEpar movement ESG-led credit as a lever for inclusive growth
UN SDG Alignment @ UGRO Capital
Slide 42
Existing ESG Integration at UGRO Capital
Portfolio Emission Calculation (GHG – Cat.15) In FY25, UGRO Capital attempted portfolio emission calculation
42% of borrowers invested in ESG initiatives Including energy efficiency, waste reduction, and clean technology adoption
3,360+ green-sector MSMEs ₹642 Cr disbursed to 3,369 green- sector MSMEs Spanning sectors like renewable energy, sustainable manufacturing, and WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene)
Financial Inclusion 135,000+ active MSME were supported by the loan provision; out of which 88% reported the increase in revenue through UGRO’s fund
Diversity & Inclusion Operation: 33% of women representation in senior management & Business: 76% women borrowers are owners/co- owners
Health & Welbeing 3x increase from FY23 in healthcare portfolio; Policies aligning with H&S i.e. POSH, Health & Safety Policies
Slide 43
Existing ESG Integration at UGRO Capital
Policies: CG Code, ESG, CSR, Whistleblower, POSH, CoC & Business Ethics, Anti-bribery & Anti- corruption, Equal Opportunity, Internal Audit etc.
Board Committees: RMC, ALCO, IT Strategy Committee, Audit Committee, Compliance Committee, CSR Committee etc.
Reports & Frameworks Annual Reports, Impact Reports, ICAAP & BC & DR frameworks; voluntary disclosure of BRSR & Development of ESMS in alignment with IFC Principles
Robust Grievance Redressal Mechanism for internal & external stakeholders
Slide 44
UGRO Capital Social Impact Report 2024-25
UGRO Capital MSME Social Impact Report 2025
Slide 45
UGRO Capital: Creating a strong social impact since inception
UGRO’s Impact journey from Previous report (1/2)
UN SDG
PARTICULARS
1. Percentage of female borrowers who are owners
2. Percentage of female borrowers who are owner/co-owner
Increase in revenue of borrowers (based on impact survey)
CURRENT (2024-25)
PREVIOUS (2023-24)
9%
76%
88%
9%
72%
94%
AUM of portfolio pertaining to 104 Emerging Market branches (branches located in Tier 3 and beyond geographies)
2,073 Cr
871 Cr
Total number of customers
135,000+
62,928
UGRO Capital MSME Social Impact Report 2025
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UGRO’s Impact journey from Previous report (2/2)
UN SDG
PARTICULARS
CURRENT (2024-25)
PREVIOUS (2023-24)
AUM in healthcare industry
430 Cr
374 Cr
AUM in clean water and sanitation industry
268 Cr
151 Cr
AUM in clean energy industry
374 Cr
134 Cr
AUM in education industry
102 Cr
97 Cr
UGRO Capital MSME Social Impact Report 2025
Slide 47
Regulatory updates Co-lending
Slide 48
RBI (Co-Lending Arrangements) Directions, 2025
RBI issued directions on Co-lending effective from January 1, 2026, which broadly includes:
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Unified framework for all Co-lending arrangements (CLAs) between
charges not to involve any credit enhancement or DLG, unless permitted
Regulated entities (REs)
Each RE must retain at least 10% of the loan on its own books
REs must include CLA provisions in internal policies and disclose roles in
borrower agreements
Borrower consent required for any changes in RE roles
Customer protection and grievance redressal mechanism mandatory
Unrealised profits from CLAs must be deducted from net owned funds until
loan maturity
Operational arrangements – Partner RE to provide an irrevocable
commitment towards its share; loans to reflect in respective books
maximum within 15 calendar days from disbursement
Blended interest rate based on funding shares of REs; changes to be
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•
Separate accounts to be maintained by each RE; escrow account to be used
for transactions with borrower and amongst REs
Loans must be shared from the first disbursement; internal audits and
business continuity plans required
KYC compliance by RE (Partner RE may rely on originating RE for ‘Customer
Identification Process’)
Each RE to report its loan share to credit information companies
Default Loss Guarantee (DLG) allowed upto 5% of outstanding portfolio
Asset classification (e.g. SMA/ NPA) must be uniform across REs
REs must publicly disclose active CLA partners, disclosure in financial
statements
Existing Circular on Co-lending (2020) to be repealed; existing loans to
communicated to the borrower
continue until repayment and new partnerships can be entered into under
All fees/ charges to be disclosed in the Key Fact Statement (KFS); such fees/
current directions
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