Max Financial Services Ltd
Max Financial Services Limited incorporated on 24 February, 1988 is part of India’s leading business conglomerate – the Max Group. Company is primarily engaged in growing and nurturing business investments and providing management advisory services to Indian group companies.[1] It owns and actively manages an 81.83% majority stake in Max Life Insurance, India’s largest non-bank life insurer and 4th largest private life insurance company. [2]
- Market Cap ₹ 50,318 Cr.
- Current Price ₹ 1,458
- High / Low ₹ 1,892 / 1,360
- Stock P/E 5,499
- Book Value ₹ 196
- Dividend Yield 0.00 %
- ROCE 0.05 %
- ROE 0.00 %
- Face Value ₹ 2.00
Pros
- Company has reduced debt.
- Company is almost debt free.
- Debtor days have improved from 197 to 122 days.
Cons
- Stock is trading at 7.46 times its book value
- The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -39.0% over past five years.
- Promoter holding is low: 1.25%
- Company has a low return on equity of -0.10% over last 3 years.
- Promoters have pledged 26.9% of their holding.
- Earnings include an other income of Rs.7.43 Cr.
- Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -8.89%
- Working capital days have increased from 253 days to 740 days
* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.
Peer comparison
Financial Services Financial Services Insurance Life Insurance
Part of BSE 500 BSE 200 BSE Dollex 200 Nifty 500 Nifty Midcap 100
Quarterly Results
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
Profit & Loss
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 581.83 | 200.76 | 255.74 | 263.78 | 317.30 | 494.94 | 306.99 | 200.27 | 57.85 | 21.45 | 15.90 | 25.89 | 25.85 | |
| 111.47 | 83.79 | 100.32 | 118.29 | 239.21 | 88.60 | 174.22 | 51.35 | 35.78 | 31.54 | 23.72 | 22.14 | 21.68 | |
| Operating Profit | 470.36 | 116.97 | 155.42 | 145.49 | 78.09 | 406.34 | 132.77 | 148.92 | 22.07 | -10.09 | -7.82 | 3.75 | 4.17 |
| OPM % | 80.84% | 58.26% | 60.77% | 55.16% | 24.61% | 82.10% | 43.25% | 74.36% | 38.15% | -47.04% | -49.18% | 14.48% | 16.13% |
| 2.67 | 0.46 | 0.53 | 0.37 | 0.30 | 0.08 | 0.71 | 1.78 | 0.39 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 4.79 | 7.43 | |
| Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.25 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Depreciation | 4.38 | 2.22 | 1.96 | 1.92 | 1.75 | 9.89 | 3.80 | 3.48 | 3.10 | 1.59 | 1.23 | 0.75 | 0.57 |
| Profit before tax | 468.65 | 115.21 | 153.99 | 143.94 | 49.39 | 396.33 | 129.46 | 147.08 | 19.25 | -11.56 | -8.96 | 7.76 | 11.01 |
| Tax % | 16.58% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 31.23% | 23.36% | 30.23% | 27.90% | -2.77% | 3.01% | 23.97% | |
| 390.94 | 115.21 | 154.00 | 143.94 | 49.39 | 272.55 | 99.23 | 102.62 | 13.87 | -11.23 | -9.22 | 5.91 | 9.15 | |
| EPS in Rs | 14.67 | 4.31 | 5.76 | 5.36 | 1.83 | 10.11 | 2.88 | 2.97 | 0.40 | -0.33 | -0.27 | 0.17 | 0.26 |
| Dividend Payout % | 34.08% | 83.43% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Compounded Sales Growth | |
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| 10 Years: | -19% |
| 5 Years: | -39% |
| 3 Years: | -24% |
| TTM: | 75% |
| Compounded Profit Growth | |
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| 10 Years: | -58% |
| 5 Years: | -82% |
| 3 Years: | -89% |
| TTM: | 200% |
| Stock Price CAGR | |
|---|---|
| 10 Years: | 10% |
| 5 Years: | 8% |
| 3 Years: | 17% |
| 1 Year: | -6% |
| Return on Equity | |
|---|---|
| 10 Years: | 2% |
| 5 Years: | 0% |
| 3 Years: | 0% |
| Last Year: | 0% |
Balance Sheet
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 53.30 | 53.40 | 53.45 | 53.68 | 53.88 | 53.90 | 69.02 | 69.02 | 69.02 | 69.02 | 69.02 | 69.02 |
| Reserves | 3,400.34 | 1,616.53 | 1,774.84 | 1,865.87 | 1,946.15 | 2,226.42 | 6,576.45 | 6,680.57 | 6,694.38 | 6,683.05 | 6,673.77 | 6,679.79 |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.73 | 3.46 | 1.54 | 1.97 | 1.87 | 0.87 | 0.25 | |
| 55.95 | 69.35 | 28.61 | 151.35 | 195.56 | 242.51 | 27.62 | 25.89 | 15.04 | 15.66 | 15.70 | 15.02 | |
| Total Liabilities | 3,509.59 | 1,739.28 | 1,856.90 | 2,070.90 | 2,195.59 | 2,525.56 | 6,676.55 | 6,777.02 | 6,780.41 | 6,769.60 | 6,759.36 | 6,764.08 |
| 13.12 | 8.73 | 32.65 | 31.19 | 30.45 | 25.50 | 25.12 | 4.31 | 3.85 | 2.91 | 2.41 | 1.20 | |
| CWIP | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Investments | 3,318.54 | 1,704.78 | 1,795.72 | 1,964.32 | 2,131.32 | 2,468.40 | 6,616.37 | 6,723.17 | 6,695.14 | 6,698.53 | 6,689.05 | 6,695.08 |
| 177.91 | 25.77 | 28.53 | 75.15 | 33.82 | 31.66 | 35.06 | 49.54 | 81.42 | 68.16 | 67.90 | 67.80 | |
| Total Assets | 3,509.59 | 1,739.28 | 1,856.90 | 2,070.90 | 2,195.59 | 2,525.56 | 6,676.55 | 6,777.02 | 6,780.41 | 6,769.60 | 6,759.36 | 6,764.08 |
Cash Flows
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117.19 | -57.47 | 159.68 | 126.19 | 141.34 | 393.30 | -0.74 | 85.91 | -34.07 | -10.25 | -6.95 | -12.68 | |
| 40.21 | 121.19 | -105.06 | -160.69 | -165.51 | -394.56 | 2.40 | -84.67 | 35.85 | 11.17 | 8.12 | 13.37 | |
| -156.58 | -74.66 | -48.01 | 27.63 | 24.19 | 1.12 | -1.72 | -1.08 | -1.76 | -1.14 | -1.09 | -0.65 | |
| Net Cash Flow | 0.81 | -10.93 | 6.61 | -6.87 | 0.01 | -0.14 | -0.06 | 0.16 | 0.02 | -0.22 | 0.08 | 0.04 |
| Free Cash Flow | 109.43 | -57.63 | 159.38 | 125.44 | 140.39 | 393.25 | -2.01 | 86.02 | -34.21 | -9.98 | -7.65 | -7.67 |
| CFO/OP | 35% | -47% | 102% | 87% | 181% | 97% | 118% | 79% | -103% | 83% | 89% | -313% |
Ratios
Standalone / View Consolidated
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
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| Debtor Days | 0.00 | 16.78 | 10.98 | 9.26 | 25.08 | 14.20 | 22.80 | 27.48 | 109.03 | 208.79 | 259.86 | 121.95 |
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| Cash Conversion Cycle | 0.00 | 16.78 | 10.98 | 9.26 | 25.08 | 14.20 | 22.80 | 27.48 | 109.03 | 208.79 | 259.86 | 121.95 |
| Working Capital Days | -13.26 | -95.96 | -20.32 | -113.37 | -189.72 | -156.93 | -3.44 | -6.42 | 44.42 | 42.54 | -22.73 | 739.87 |
| ROCE % | 13.75% | 4.50% | 8.80% | 7.68% | 3.92% | 18.52% | 2.91% | 2.20% | 0.29% | -0.17% | -0.13% | 0.05% |
Insights
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Closure of Trading Window
- Board meeting on October 27, 2026 to approve Q2 and half-year unaudited results; trading window closes October 1-29.
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Board Meeting Intimation for Board Meeting For Consideration Of Unaudited Financial Results Of The Company For The Quarter And Half Year Ending September 30, 2026
- Board to consider Q2 and half-year FY2026 results on October 27; trading window closes October 1-29.
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Disclosure Under Regulation 30 Of The SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 ('SEBI Listing Regulations') - ESG Rating
- Niche assigned Max Financial Services an ESG rating of 71; company voluntarily disclosed it.
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Disclosure Under Regulation 30 Of The SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 ('SEBI Listing Regulations') - ESG Rating
- Crisil assigned Max Financial ESG rating 70 and Core ESG rating 77 on September 11, 2026.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation
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Axis Max Life Insurance[1]
Axis Max Life Insurance is a Joint Venture between Max Financial Services Limited (MFSL) and Axis Bank Limited. MFSL is part of India’s leading business conglomerate - the Max Group. Focused on Life Insurance, MFSL actively manages an 81% majority stake in Axis Max Life Insurance Limited (formerly known as Max Life Insurance Company Limited).