Five-Star Business Finance Share Price Rises Above 13% As Q2FY26 Profit Rises 6.8% YoY to ₹286.1 Crore

Chennai, October 29 – Five-Star Business Finance share price is trading in the green today, on October 29. At closing Five-Star Business Finance’s share price is up by 13.23%, trading at ₹608.10. Prior to this major uptick, the shares had traded within a range of ₹561.85 and ₹528.25. The current traded volume stands at 21.56 lakh shares, with the company’s market cap at ₹15,815 crore. The shares of the company have their 52-week high at ₹888.80 and their 52-week low at ₹501.

Five-Star Business Finance Limited is an Indian company that operates as a non-banking financial company (NBFC). The company was established in 1984, and is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The shares of the company are listed on NSE with the ticker symbol FIVESTAR and on BSE with the code 543663.

Key Trigger: Strong Q2FY26 and Half-yearly Financial Performance

In Q2 FY26, the company’s total income rose by 14.3% YoY to ₹80,650.23 lakh from ₹70,584.12 lakh in Q2 FY25, and by 1.9% QoQ. Interest income increased by 13.8% YoY to ₹77,312.30 lakh. Total revenue from operations increased 13.8% to ₹79,943.53 lakh. Total expenses stood at ₹42,458.14 lakh, higher by 22.1% YoY but lower by 2.7% QoQ. Profit before tax was ₹38,192.09 lakh, up 6.6% YoY and 7.6% sequentially. Profit after tax increased 6.8% YoY to ₹28,613.81 lakh from ₹26,793.70 lakh.

On the expense side, the company’s finance costs declined to ₹17,997.57 lakh from ₹18,729.22 lakh. Employee expenses were ₹14,362.05 lakh compared to ₹15,607.41 lakh in the previous quarter, an 8% reduction. Impairment on financial instruments rose to ₹5,103.80 lakh from ₹4,778.40 lakh in Q1 FY26. Depreciation and amortisation increased to ₹911.39 lakh from ₹666.80 lakh in Q2 FY25.

For the half-year period (H1 FY26), total income rose 16.2% to ₹1,59,768.97 lakh compared with ₹1,37,522.23 lakh in H1 FY25. Profit after tax was at ₹55,244.97 lakh, up 6.3% from ₹51,950.70 lakh. Basic EPS for Q2 FY26 was ₹9.72 compared to ₹9.16 in Q2 FY25. Diluted EPS was ₹9.69 compared to ₹9.07. The company maintained a face value of ₹1 per share and reported an annualised P/E ratio of 14.55.

Strong Financials Driving Share Price Rise

The strong financials have positively affected investor sentiments, with share price rising due to high demand. The 6.8% rise in profit is a key factor for the stock’s positive momentum today. It remains to be seen if the momentum continues for the rest of the week.

REF: https://nsearchives.nseindia.com/corporate/FIVESTAR_29102025123834_OutcomeofBoard_meeting.pdf

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