Firstrand Ltd. (FSRJ.J): 11M26 Trading update - On track to deliver on its FY guidance

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Firstrand Ltd. (FSRJ.J): 11M26 Trading update - On track to deliver on its FY guidance

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23 June 2026 | 6:53PM GST

Firstrand Ltd. (FSRJ.J): 11M26 Trading update - On track to deliver on its

FY guidance

Firstrand reported a voluntary trading update today. Key highlights are as follows: Kazim Andac

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We think the share price reaction to the trading update should be broadly Goldman Sachs International

neutral given operating metrics were broadly in line with the guidance provided Ashwath P T, CFA

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and management reiterated its guidance for FY26 on the bottom line. The group Goldman Sachs International

continues to expect the total provision for the UK motor finance commission Gokul Vinayak L

redress scheme to reach the c.£750mn level recognised in FY26, and, on the back +1(332)245-7976Goldman Sachs India| gokul.l@gs.comSPL

of this, management maintained its guidance that the provision will result in a

4–9pp decline in normalised earnings growth, with ROE also expected to be

slightly below the lower end of the target range of 18%-22%. Excluding the

additional UK provision, management indicated that underlying operating

performance remains strong and reaffirmed its previously disclosed guidance

for normalised earnings growth of 10%-15% yoy and ROE guidance of 18%-22%

for FY26. Management noted that it expects NII to be slightly better than its

previous guidance of “High-single digit” and the credit performance to be better

than expected, with the credit loss ratio likely to be at the lower end of the TTC

range of 80-110bps. However, it expects opex to be higher than its previous

guidance of “above inflation” for 2H26. Firstrand will host a pre-close