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Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

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Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Canara Bank reported a robust Q2 FY26, defying sector-wide headwinds. The headline surprise was the sharp asset quality improvement, with GNPA collapsing to 2.35% and NNPA at a pristine 0.54%. 
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<li>The bank has successfully pivoted from "balance sheet repair" to "sustainable compounder." While NII is flat, the bank is offsetting this with volume growth and 42% jump in non-interest income.</li>
<li>With the "bad bank" legacy officially buried(PCR &gt;93%), the narrative now shifts to value unlocking. The listing of subsidiaries and the decline in credit costs makes the current valuation attractive.</li>
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Canara Bank reported a robust Q2 FY26, defying sector-wide headwinds. The headline surprise was the sharp asset quality improvement, with GNPA collapsing to 2.35% and NNPA at a pristine 0.54%. 

The bank has successfully pivoted from "balance sheet repair" to "sustainable compounder." While NII is flat, the bank is offsetting this with volume growth and 42% jump in non-interest income.
With the "bad bank" legacy officially buried(PCR &gt;93%), the narrative now shifts to value unlocking. The listing of subsidiaries and the decline in credit costs makes the current valuation attractive.


The Beat Ideas: Is Canara Bank’s Compounder Thesis Intact Amid NIM Compression?

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

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Context: This Insight is an update on two previously published relative value pairs.</li>
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Highlight: The trades provide a case study illustrating how mean-reversion trades can fail to revert or hit stop-losses within extended timeframes.</li>
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Why Read: Gain insights into timing-related challenges in mean-reversion strategies and time-based exit as a risk management choice.</li>
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Context: This Insight is an update on two previously published relative value pairs.

Highlight: The trades provide a case study illustrating how mean-reversion trades can fail to revert or hit stop-losses within extended timeframes.

Why Read: Gain insights into timing-related challenges in mean-reversion strategies and time-based exit as a risk management choice.


Case Study: Time-Based Exit in Two Long-Running Pair Trades

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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.</li>
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Highlight: Three pair trade opportunities across three markets and two sectors persist.</li>
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Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.</li>
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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.

Highlight: Three pair trade opportunities across three markets and two sectors persist.

Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.


Relative Value Roundup: Opportunities and Performance Recap of Pair Trades in Asia-Pacific

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canara-bank" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:543:1" rel="noopener">Canara Bank (CBK IN)</a> vs. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lic-housing-finance-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15667:1" rel="noopener">LIC Housing Finance (LICHF IN)</a> Price-Ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.</li>
<li>The relative value opportunity can be implemented through stocks, derivatives, or as relative over-/underweights in a long only context.</li>
<li>This Insight provides a target return and discusses trade setup and risk management strategies.</li>
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The Canara Bank (CBK IN) vs. LIC Housing Finance (LICHF IN) Price-Ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.
The relative value opportunity can be implemented through stocks, derivatives, or as relative over-/underweights in a long only context.
This Insight provides a target return and discusses trade setup and risk management strategies.


Pair Trade Signal: LIC Housing Finance (LICHF IN) Long Vs. Canara Bank (CBK IN) Short

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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.</li>
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Highlight: Two pair trade opportunities in the Indian financial sector persist, with price ratios exceeding two standard deviations from their historical means.</li>
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Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.</li>
</ul>



Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.

Highlight: Two pair trade opportunities in the Indian financial sector persist, with price ratios exceeding two standard deviations from their historical means.

Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.


Relative Value Roundup: Performance Recap of Financial Pair Trades

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Canara Bank Ltd. provides a full range of banking services throughout India. The Group's activities include retail banking, commercial and personal banking, investment management, treasury & NRI services, cash management and assorted ATM facilities.

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Canara Bank (CBK IN)

The Beat Ideas: Is Canara Bank’s Compounder Thesis Intact Amid NIM Compression?

Canara Bank shines in Q2 FY26 with strong asset quality improvement, pivoting to sustainable growth with volume and non-interest income growth,...

Nimish Maheshwari

Case Study: Time-Based Exit in Two Long-Running Pair Trades

Case study illustrating when to exit mean-reversion pair trades that stall without hitting profit targets or stop-losses.

Gaudenz Schneider

Relative Value Roundup: Opportunities and Performance Recap of Pair Trades in Asia-Pacific

Statistical methodology identifying and tracking pair trade opportunities across markets and sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.

Gaudenz Schneider

Pair Trade Signal: LIC Housing Finance (LICHF IN) Long Vs. Canara Bank (CBK IN) Short

Long LIC Housing Finance vs. short Canara Bank continues to be flagged as a statistical relative value play. The pair's price ratio is currently...

Gaudenz Schneider

Relative Value Roundup: Performance Recap of Financial Pair Trades

A collection of relative value opportunities uncovered by a mean-reversion methodology, offering unique insights for potential gains in the Indian...

Gaudenz Schneider

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The Beat Ideas: Is Canara Bank’s Compounder Thesis Intact Amid NIM Compression?

​Canara Bank shines in Q2 FY26 with strong asset quality improvement, pivoting to sustainable growth with volume and non-interest income growth,...

Nimish Maheshwari

Case Study: Time-Based Exit in Two Long-Running Pair Trades

Case study illustrating when to exit mean-reversion pair trades that stall without hitting profit targets or stop-losses.

Gaudenz Schneider

Relative Value Roundup: Opportunities and Performance Recap of Pair Trades in Asia-Pacific

​Statistical methodology identifying and tracking pair trade opportunities across markets and sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.

Gaudenz Schneider

Pair Trade Signal: LIC Housing Finance (LICHF IN) Long Vs. Canara Bank (CBK IN) Short

Long LIC Housing Finance vs. short Canara Bank continues to be flagged as a statistical relative value play. The pair's price ratio is currently...

Gaudenz Schneider

Relative Value Roundup: Performance Recap of Financial Pair Trades

A collection of relative value opportunities uncovered by a mean-reversion methodology, offering unique insights for potential gains in the Indian...

Gaudenz Schneider

Canara Bank shines in Q2 FY26 with strong asset quality improvement, pivoting to sustainable growth with volume and non-interest income growth,...

Statistical methodology identifying and tracking pair trade opportunities across markets and sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.