ESAF Small Finance Bank (NSE:ESAFSFB) Risk Assessment

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NSE:ESAFSFB ESAF Small Finance Bank Ltd NSE:ESAFSFB
49 GF Score
Price ₹36.16
GF Value ₹33.15
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is ESAF Small Finance Bank Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of ESAF Small Finance Bank is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

ESAF Small Finance Bank  (NSE:ESAFSFB) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

ESAF Small Finance Bank Risk Assessment Related Terms

NSE:ESAFSFB vs PNC: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, ESAF Small Finance Bank's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

ESAF Small Finance Bank Risk Assessment vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, ESAF Small Finance Bank's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ESAF Small Finance Bank's Risk Assessment falls into.


NSE:ESAFSFB
49GF Score
ESAF Small Finance Bank Ltd NSE:ESAFSFB
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Is ESAF Small Finance Bank (NSE:ESAFSFB) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ESAF Small Finance Bank stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₹36.16 is trading 9.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₹33.15. GuruFocus considers ESAF Small Finance Bank to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for NSE:ESAFSFB:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: ₹33.15 vs. price of ₹36.16 (9.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 49/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the NSE:ESAFSFB stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

ESAF Small Finance Bank Business Description

Other Exchanges 544020:India
Address Thrissur-Palakkad National Highway, Building No.VII/83/8, ESAF Bhavan, Mannuthy, Thrissur, KL, IND, 680651
ESAF Small Finance Bank Ltd is one of the dominant small finance banks in India in terms of client base size, the yield on advances, Net Interest Margin, assets under management CAGR, total deposit CAGR, loan portfolio concentration in rural and semi-urban areas, and the ratio of microloan advances to gross advances. It delivers its products and services through its business correspondents, customer service centers (which are operated by its business correspondents), Branches, banking agents, ATMs, ATM cum debit cards, mobile banking platforms, SMS alerts, internet banking portals, & unified payment interface facilities. It has business segments, segregating them into Treasury, Wholesale Banking, Retail Banking, & Other Banking Operations. The majority of revenue comes from Retail Banking.
49GF Score

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₹36.16
Price
₹33.15
GF Value