Forensic Analyst, Trudence Capital Advisors

Nitin Mangal

Forensic Analyst

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

Independent & Unbiased Research

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/navi-technologies" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35783:1" rel="noopener">Navi (NAVI IN)</a> is a tech-driven financial products and services company in India, with an end-to-end digital system, focusing on three key offerings i.e. lending, insurance and asset management.</li>
<li>Company has taken a major write offs in 9MF22 which may have glorified the NPA ratios. Moreover, there is an element of opaqueness on the equity issuance transaction in F20.</li>
<li>Other key forensic takeaways include high cash balances in current account, quality of goodwill, etc.</li>
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Navi (NAVI IN) is a tech-driven financial products and services company in India, with an end-to-end digital system, focusing on three key offerings i.e. lending, insurance and asset management.
Company has taken a major write offs in 9MF22 which may have glorified the NPA ratios. Moreover, there is an element of opaqueness on the equity issuance transaction in F20.
Other key forensic takeaways include high cash balances in current account, quality of goodwill, etc.


Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Five Star Business Finance / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/five-star-business-finance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35238:1" rel="noopener">Five Star Business Finance (0958461D IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$250m in its upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>Five-Star Business is a non-banking financial company (NBFC-ND-SI) that provides secured business loans to micro-entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals.</li>
<li>We have looked at various aspects of the deal in our previous note, in this note, we talk about valuations.</li>
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Five Star Business Finance (0958461D IN) is looking to raise around US$250m in its upcoming India IPO. 
Five-Star Business is a non-banking financial company (NBFC-ND-SI) that provides secured business loans to micro-entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals.
We have looked at various aspects of the deal in our previous note, in this note, we talk about valuations.


Five-Star Business IPO - Thoughts on Valuation

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/five-star-business-finance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35238:1" rel="noopener">Five Star Business Finance (0958461D IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$250m in its upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>Five-Star Business is a non-banking financial company (NBFC-ND-SI) that provides secured business loans to micro-entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and undertake a peer comparison.</li>
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Five Star Business Finance (0958461D IN) is looking to raise around US$250m in its upcoming India IPO. 
Five-Star Business is a non-banking financial company (NBFC-ND-SI) that provides secured business loans to micro-entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals.
In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and undertake a peer comparison.


Five-Star Business IPO - RHP Updates and Peer Comparion

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC IPOs & Placements

Fusion Micro Finance / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fusion-micro-finance-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36450:1" rel="noopener">Fusion Micro Finance Ltd (1053199D IN)</a> is looking to raise approximately US$134m in its India IPO.  </li>
<li>Fusion Micro Finance (FMF) is a non-banking financial company - microfinance institution (NBFC-MFI) that provides financial services to unserved and underserved women in rural and peri-rural areas across India.</li>
<li>We have looked at the background of the deal in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about its recent RHP updates, peer comparison and valuations.   </li>
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Fusion Micro Finance Ltd (1053199D IN) is looking to raise approximately US$134m in its India IPO.  
Fusion Micro Finance (FMF) is a non-banking financial company - microfinance institution (NBFC-MFI) that provides financial services to unserved and underserved women in rural and peri-rural areas across India.
We have looked at the background of the deal in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about its recent RHP updates, peer comparison and valuations.   


Fusion Micro Finance IPO - Not Worth the Premium

Equity L/S Analyst | Forensic Accounting | India, Yellowstone Equity

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

Equity L/S Analyst | Forensic Accounting | India

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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 IN)</a> reported a strong Q2FY23 earnings with an AUM growth of 7.0% QoQ and 31% YoY. AUM growth was broad-based with all business lines doing well.</li>
<li>BAF is upbeat about its customer acquisition momentum and has upgraded its customer acquisition guidance for FY23 to 10-11mm vs 9-10mm earlier.</li>
<li>Competitive intensity remains high, however, BAF continues to be disciplined around margins and risk management. Also, BAF's increasing digital footprint is helping it to drive growth despite elevated competition.</li>
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Bajaj Finance Ltd (BAF IN) reported a strong Q2FY23 earnings with an AUM growth of 7.0% QoQ and 31% YoY. AUM growth was broad-based with all business lines doing well.
BAF is upbeat about its customer acquisition momentum and has upgraded its customer acquisition guidance for FY23 to 10-11mm vs 9-10mm earlier.
Competitive intensity remains high, however, BAF continues to be disciplined around margins and risk management. Also, BAF's increasing digital footprint is helping it to drive growth despite elevated competition.


Bajaj Finance: Continues to Scale Up Well

India

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

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Five-Star Business IPO - Thoughts on Valuation

Five Star Business Finance is looking to raise around US$250m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we'll talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

Five-Star Business IPO - RHP Updates and Peer Comparion

Five Star Business Finance is looking to raise around US$250m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and undertake...

Sumeet Singh

Fusion Micro Finance IPO - Not Worth the Premium

Fusion Micro Finance Ltd (1053199D IN) is looking to raise approximately US$134m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about its recent RHP...

Ethan Aw

Bajaj Finance: Continues to Scale Up Well

BAF continues to scale up well with 7%+ AUM growth QoQ in Q2FY23. At current valuation, BAF offers an upside potential of 35%+ or an IRR potential...

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

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