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Ankit Agrawal, CFA

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bajaj-finance-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8950:1" rel="noopener">Bajaj Finance Ltd ("BAF")</a> reported a healthy Q4FY25, thus closing the full-year FY25 on a strong note.  AUM ended FY25 at INR 416,661cr, a growth of 26% YoY.</li>
<li>Customer franchise had crossed 100mm and is now close to 102mm. Notably, Bajaj Finserv App now has 70mm+ customers. FinAI transformation is also progressing well.</li>
<li>While FY25 had some challenges due to higher credit cost and NIM compression, BAF is all set to post a strong FY26 led by stable asset quality and NIM.</li>
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Bajaj Finance Ltd ("BAF") reported a healthy Q4FY25, thus closing the full-year FY25 on a strong note.  AUM ended FY25 at INR 416,661cr, a growth of 26% YoY.
Customer franchise had crossed 100mm and is now close to 102mm. Notably, Bajaj Finserv App now has 70mm+ customers. FinAI transformation is also progressing well.
While FY25 had some challenges due to higher credit cost and NIM compression, BAF is all set to post a strong FY26 led by stable asset quality and NIM.


Bajaj Finance: Decent FY25, All Set for a Strong FY26

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

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<ul><li>Growth outlook remains healthy: BAF’s current market share in overall credit stands at ~2.1%, and the company intends to grow its AUM with a focus on improving the market share across segments.</li><li>Going ahead, AUM growth will be driven across segments with strong contribution from the core businesses and a gradual ramp-up in the newer secured businesses.</li><li>The gold and new car loans business continues to see strong traction, albeit on a lower base. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Growth outlook remains healthy: BAF’s current market share in overall credit stands at ~2.1%, and the company intends to grow its AUM with a focus on improving the market share across segments.Going ahead, AUM growth will be driven across segments with strong contribution from the core businesses and a gradual ramp-up in the newer secured businesses.The gold and new car loans business continues to see strong traction, albeit on a lower base. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Bajaj Finance Ltd. - Steady Quarter; Prioritising Asset Quality Over Growth!

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Sudarshan Bhandari

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Equity Derivatives

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<li>Rajeev Jain elevated to Vice Chairman and Executive Director; Anup Saha to take over as MD from April 2025, ensuring continuity at India’s top consumer finance company.</li>
<li>Jain’s continued executive role removes leadership overhang, reinforcing confidence in Bajaj Finance’s Long-Range Strategy 2029 amid rising competitive intensity in digital lending.</li>
<li>Succession clarity and strategic alignment suggest Bajaj Finance is not just preserving momentum—but doubling down on execution for its next phase of scale and innovation.</li>
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Rajeev Jain elevated to Vice Chairman and Executive Director; Anup Saha to take over as MD from April 2025, ensuring continuity at India’s top consumer finance company.
Jain’s continued executive role removes leadership overhang, reinforcing confidence in Bajaj Finance’s Long-Range Strategy 2029 amid rising competitive intensity in digital lending.
Succession clarity and strategic alignment suggest Bajaj Finance is not just preserving momentum—but doubling down on execution for its next phase of scale and innovation.


Bajaj Finance: The Overhang Clears as Rajeev Jain Steps Up as Vice Chairman

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bajaj-finance-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8950:1" rel="noopener">Bajaj Finance Ltd ("BAF")</a> reported a strong Q3FY25 led by good volume growth and AUM growth. It saw highest ever new loans at 12.06mm. AUM growth was INR 24119cr. </li>
<li>Despite elevated credit costs for peers, BAF has been relatively insulated and reported steady asset quality. ROA and Opex were also steady at around 4.5% and 33%, respectively.</li>
<li>In line with BAF's long-range strategy, BAF is increasingly adopting AI to improve productivity. As part of this, BAF unveiled a BFL 3.0 FINAI company.</li>
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Bajaj Finance Ltd ("BAF") reported a strong Q3FY25 led by good volume growth and AUM growth. It saw highest ever new loans at 12.06mm. AUM growth was INR 24119cr. 
Despite elevated credit costs for peers, BAF has been relatively insulated and reported steady asset quality. ROA and Opex were also steady at around 4.5% and 33%, respectively.
In line with BAF's long-range strategy, BAF is increasingly adopting AI to improve productivity. As part of this, BAF unveiled a BFL 3.0 FINAI company.


Bajaj Finance (BAF): Robust Growth in Place

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Akshat Shah

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Equity Capital Markets

Knowledge Realty Trust / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/knowledge-realty-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44486:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Realty Trust (258259D IN)</a> is planning to raise about US$558m through its upcoming India IPO. The deal has been downsized from an earlier estimated deal size of about US$712m.</li>
<li>Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) owns and manages a high-quality office portfolio in India covering 87% of India's office supply and gross absorption between FY16-9M24, as per the CBRE report.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Knowledge Realty Trust (258259D IN) is planning to raise about US$558m through its upcoming India IPO. The deal has been downsized from an earlier estimated deal size of about US$712m.
Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) owns and manages a high-quality office portfolio in India covering 87% of India's office supply and gross absorption between FY16-9M24, as per the CBRE report.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Knowledge Realty Trust Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Not All Assets Have Been Doing Well

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Bajaj Finance Limited is a financial services company that operates branches in India, which provide an assortment of financial services.

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Bajaj Finance: Decent FY25, All Set for a Strong FY26

BAF reported a strong Q4FY25, resulting in overall FY25 being decent despite higher credit costs and larger NIM compression. FY26 is set to be a...

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

Bajaj Finance Ltd. - Steady Quarter; Prioritising Asset Quality Over Growth!

Growth outlook remains healthy: BAF’s current market share in overall credit stands at ~2.1%, and the company intends to grow its AUM with a focus...

Axis Direct

Bajaj Finance: The Overhang Clears as Rajeev Jain Steps Up as Vice Chairman

Rajeev Jain promoted to Vice Chairman and Executive Director, Anup Saha to become MD in 2025, ensuring continuity and strategic alignment at Bajaj...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Bajaj Finance (BAF): Robust Growth in Place

BAF reported a robust Q3FY25 led by strong growth. Asset quality and NIM has stabilized despite macro challenges. BAF's growth longevity suggests...

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

Knowledge Realty Trust Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Not All Assets Have Been Doing Well

Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) is planning to raise about US$558m through its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive...

Akshat Shah

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Bajaj Finance: Decent FY25, All Set for a Strong FY26

BAF reported a strong Q4FY25, resulting in overall FY25 being decent despite higher credit costs and larger NIM compression. FY26 is set to be a...

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

Bajaj Finance Ltd. - Steady Quarter; Prioritising Asset Quality Over Growth!

Growth outlook remains healthy: BAF’s current market share in overall credit stands at ~2.1%, and the company intends to grow its AUM with a focus...

Axis Direct

Bajaj Finance: The Overhang Clears as Rajeev Jain Steps Up as Vice Chairman

​Rajeev Jain promoted to Vice Chairman and Executive Director, Anup Saha to become MD in 2025, ensuring continuity and strategic alignment at Bajaj...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Bajaj Finance (BAF): Robust Growth in Place

BAF reported a robust Q3FY25 led by strong growth. Asset quality and NIM has stabilized despite macro challenges. BAF's growth longevity suggests...

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

Knowledge Realty Trust Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Not All Assets Have Been Doing Well

Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) is planning to raise about US$558m through its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive...

Akshat Shah

Rajeev Jain promoted to Vice Chairman and Executive Director, Anup Saha to become MD in 2025, ensuring continuity and strategic alignment at Bajaj...