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Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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<li>The revenue mix is structurally shifting toward funding income even as FY26 as a whole showed revenue down 11% and PAT down 35%, and cost-to-income stayed near 83%. </li>
<li>Q1 FY27 revenue grew 14% YoY to Rs.88.4 crore, driven by 26.5% higher interest income, while MTF book averaged Rs.422 crore and net worth tripled to Rs.1,131 crore.</li>
<li>The indian discount broking industry is changing and moving towards more stickier business like MTF Funding and digital model is just helping them in making it accessible fast. </li>
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The revenue mix is structurally shifting toward funding income even as FY26 as a whole showed revenue down 11% and PAT down 35%, and cost-to-income stayed near 83%. 
Q1 FY27 revenue grew 14% YoY to Rs.88.4 crore, driven by 26.5% higher interest income, while MTF book averaged Rs.422 crore and net worth tripled to Rs.1,131 crore.
The indian discount broking industry is changing and moving towards more stickier business like MTF Funding and digital model is just helping them in making it accessible fast. 


5paisa Capital: MTF Funding- The Next Phase Of Growth

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Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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<li>ICICI Securities Shareholders will consider delisting proposal at the end of March-24 which will decide its fate</li>
<li>Swap Ratio based on current prices offers limited downside for I-Sec Shareholders if delisting goes through.</li>
<li>There could be potential upside of 20% if delisting fails.</li>
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ICICI Securities Shareholders will consider delisting proposal at the end of March-24 which will decide its fate
Swap Ratio based on current prices offers limited downside for I-Sec Shareholders if delisting goes through.
There could be potential upside of 20% if delisting fails.


ICICI Securities : A Special Situation Play with Limited Downside

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The 0.4% MDR is not pure fintech revenue. Exemptions, fee-sharing, merchant behaviour and competitive incentives will determine how much reaches profits.</li>
<li>Paytm is the strongest listed beneficiary: Its presence across consumer UPI and merchant acquiring allows it to earn from both sides of eligible transactions.</li>
<li>Pine Labs, MobiKwik benefit differently: Pine Labs gains through merchant acquiring, while MobiKwik’s upside depends on scaling UPI volumes and merchant transactions.</li>
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The 0.4% MDR is not pure fintech revenue. Exemptions, fee-sharing, merchant behaviour and competitive incentives will determine how much reaches profits.
Paytm is the strongest listed beneficiary: Its presence across consumer UPI and merchant acquiring allows it to earn from both sides of eligible transactions.
Pine Labs, MobiKwik benefit differently: Pine Labs gains through merchant acquiring, while MobiKwik’s upside depends on scaling UPI volumes and merchant transactions.


How MDR Will Impact Paytm, Pinelabs, MobiKwik?

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<li>Overall, the introduction of the price-linked tick size mechanism by the NSE is a positive development as it leads to improving market efficiency and enhancing price discovery. </li>
<li>This move is likely to benefit investors by reducing slippage costs and improving liquidity, especially for small-cap and mid-cap stocks. </li>
<li>The move is also evidence of intense competition between NSE and BSE. BSE earlier was the only exchange to offer reduced tick size.</li>
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Overall, the introduction of the price-linked tick size mechanism by the NSE is a positive development as it leads to improving market efficiency and enhancing price discovery. 
This move is likely to benefit investors by reducing slippage costs and improving liquidity, especially for small-cap and mid-cap stocks. 
The move is also evidence of intense competition between NSE and BSE. BSE earlier was the only exchange to offer reduced tick size.


India's Largest Exchange Took Major Move To Improve Price Efficiency

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<li>Indian household savings seeing a significant transition from traditional assets to financial assets</li>
<li>More than transition, there is a transformative trend ahead for financialization of savings paving way for Indian Households a decadal opportunity of wealth creation</li>
<li>What happened in US could happen in India over the next few decades - Significant wealth creation opportunity</li>
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Indian household savings seeing a significant transition from traditional assets to financial assets
More than transition, there is a transformative trend ahead for financialization of savings paving way for Indian Households a decadal opportunity of wealth creation
What happened in US could happen in India over the next few decades - Significant wealth creation opportunity


From Savings to Wealth Creation: The Financialization of Indian Households

India

5paisa Capital is a digital-first financial services provider in India, primarily operating as a discount brokerage. The company offers a technology-driven platform for trading in equities, derivatives, commodities, and currencies, along with financial products like mutual funds, insurance, and peer-to-peer (P2P) lending. It was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Thane, India.

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5paisa Capital: MTF Funding- The Next Phase Of Growth

As discount broking matures, 5paisa is betting on MTF, AI and algo tools to build recurring revenue. This insight examines the opportunity,...

Sudarshan Bhandari

ICICI Securities : A Special Situation Play with Limited Downside

​ICICI Securities Delisting is a Special Situation Play with a potential upside of 20% and limited downside risk offering a short-term bet.

Nimish Maheshwari

How MDR Will Impact Paytm, Pinelabs, MobiKwik?

India’s decision to introduce a 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate on selected UPI merchant payments changes the economics of digital payments. The...

Nimish Maheshwari

India's Largest Exchange Took Major Move To Improve Price Efficiency

​The NSE's introduction of reduced tick size mechanism improves market efficiency, benefits investors by reducing slippage costs, and shows...

Sudarshan Bhandari

From Savings to Wealth Creation: The Financialization of Indian Households

Equities as % household assets have rose from 2% to 5% as of 2023 and is expected to gone to 10% by 2030 paving a significant opportunity for...

Sudarshan Bhandari

ICICI Securities Delisting is a Special Situation Play with a potential upside of 20% and limited downside risk offering a short-term bet.

The NSE's introduction of reduced tick size mechanism improves market efficiency, benefits investors by reducing slippage costs, and shows...