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<ul><li>MFI Stress Peaks; Growth to Accelerate Hereon: The commentary around MFI has been positive, with EQSFB’s seeing green shoots in the MFI portfolio.</li><li>X-bucket CE has improved across geographies. Amongst the core geographies, TN continues to behave well, with CE better than the overall portfolio.</li><li>In KA, the bank has seen improvement in CE during Q2. Additionally, the forward flows to the OD bucket have been arrested and have declined significantly QoQ. </li></ul>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.

MFI Stress Peaks; Growth to Accelerate Hereon: The commentary around MFI has been positive, with EQSFB’s seeing green shoots in the MFI portfolio.X-bucket CE has improved across geographies. Amongst the core geographies, TN continues to behave well, with CE better than the overall portfolio.In KA, the bank has seen improvement in CE during Q2. Additionally, the forward flows to the OD bucket have been arrested and have declined significantly QoQ. 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.

Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd - Margin Tailwinds and Credit Cost Normalisation...

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Banks (incl. SFBs) credit growth was marginally in line with our estimates, delivering an 15/5% YoY/QoQ growth in Q4, with a recovery in corporate demand for most larger banks, along with steady demand in the retail segment (particularly LAP, Auto and Gold) and a gradual pick-up in the unsecured segments (improved disbursement momentum driving sequential advances growth).</li><li>While our coverage universe PSU banks (+16/5% YoY/QoQ) continued to deliver strong credit growth, the larger private banks (+13/4% YoY/QoQ) witnessed growth revival during the quarter.</li><li>SFBs delivered strong growth (+25/8% YoY/QoQ) as unsecured segments, particularly MFI, resumed growth, while secured segments growth remained buoyant. </li></ul>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.

Banks (incl. SFBs) credit growth was marginally in line with our estimates, delivering an 15/5% YoY/QoQ growth in Q4, with a recovery in corporate demand for most larger banks, along with steady demand in the retail segment (particularly LAP, Auto and Gold) and a gradual pick-up in the unsecured segments (improved disbursement momentum driving sequential advances growth).While our coverage universe PSU banks (+16/5% YoY/QoQ) continued to deliver strong credit growth, the larger private banks (+13/4% YoY/QoQ) witnessed growth revival during the quarter.SFBs delivered strong growth (+25/8% YoY/QoQ) as unsecured segments, particularly MFI, resumed growth, while secured segments growth remained buoyant. 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.

Top Conviction Ideas - “Banks, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)”

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<li>After a decade of volatile, high-cost build-out, India's Small Finance Bank sector is at a inflection point, shifting decisively from high-risk MFI lending to diversified, secured loan books.</li>
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Market skepticism, fueled by past MFI stress and value erosion, has left most SFBs trading at a 10-35% discount. This valuation disconnect ignores maturing branch networks and superior growth potential.</li>
<li>The sector's transformation is real, but not all SFBs are equal. The path to re-rating will be determined by execution in building a low-cost liability franchise.</li>
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After a decade of volatile, high-cost build-out, India's Small Finance Bank sector is at a inflection point, shifting decisively from high-risk MFI lending to diversified, secured loan books.

Market skepticism, fueled by past MFI stress and value erosion, has left most SFBs trading at a 10-35% discount. This valuation disconnect ignores maturing branch networks and superior growth potential.
The sector's transformation is real, but not all SFBs are equal. The path to re-rating will be determined by execution in building a low-cost liability franchise.


Thematic Report on Small Finance Banks: The MFI Curse Is Fading & A New Era of Secured Growth Begins

<ul><li>The systemic credit growth (as of 13th June, 2025) has derailed to &lt;10%.</li><li>This can be attributed to a meaningful slowdown in the unsecured loans amidst continued asset quality challenges alongside banks, mainly private banks, intending to bring down their LDRs to a balanced level.</li><li>We expect the bank under our coverage to deliver ~11% YoY credit growth, marginally ahead of industry growth. </li></ul>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.

The systemic credit growth (as of 13th June, 2025) has derailed to &lt;10%.This can be attributed to a meaningful slowdown in the unsecured loans amidst continued asset quality challenges alongside banks, mainly private banks, intending to bring down their LDRs to a balanced level.We expect the bank under our coverage to deliver ~11% YoY credit growth, marginally ahead of industry growth. 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.

Q1FY26 Earnings Preview - Banks, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)

<ul><li>The systemic credit growth (as of 21st March, 2025) has tapered to ~11% vs. 15-16% YoY.</li><li>This can be primarily attributed to a meaningful slowdown in the unsecured loans amidst continued asset quality challenges alongside banks, mainly private banks, intending to bring down their LDRs to a balanced level.</li><li>We expect banks under our coverage to deliver ~12% YoY credit growth, largely in line with industry growth. </li></ul>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.

The systemic credit growth (as of 21st March, 2025) has tapered to ~11% vs. 15-16% YoY.This can be primarily attributed to a meaningful slowdown in the unsecured loans amidst continued asset quality challenges alongside banks, mainly private banks, intending to bring down their LDRs to a balanced level.We expect banks under our coverage to deliver ~12% YoY credit growth, largely in line with industry growth. 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.

Q4FY25 Earnings Preview - Banks, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)

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Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd. is a Chennai-based banking institution that evolved from a microfinance company into a full-service small finance bank. It focuses on serving individuals and small businesses often underserved by traditional banking channels, offering products like microfinance, small business loans, vehicle finance, and housing finance. The bank was founded in 2007, and its banking operations commenced in 2016.

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Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd - Margin Tailwinds and Credit Cost Normalisation...

MFI Stress Peaks; Growth to Accelerate Hereon: The commentary around MFI has been positive, with EQSFB’s seeing green shoots in the MFI portfolio.

Axis Direct

Top Conviction Ideas - “Banks, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)”

While our coverage universe PSU banks (+16/5% YoY/QoQ) continued to deliver strong credit growth, the larger private banks (+13/4% YoY/QoQ)...

Axis Direct

Thematic Report on Small Finance Banks: The MFI Curse Is Fading & A New Era of Secured Growth Begins

India's Small Finance Banks sector is transitioning from MFI lending to diversified loan books offering growth potential through branch network...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Q1FY26 Earnings Preview - Banks, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)

The systemic credit growth (as of 13th June, 2025) has derailed to <10%. This can be attributed to a meaningful slowdown in the unsecured loans...

Axis Direct

Q4FY25 Earnings Preview - Banks, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)

We would watch out for management commentary on growth trajectory in FY26 and direction for recovery in the unsecured segments, particularly MFI...

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Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd - Margin Tailwinds and Credit Cost Normalisation...

MFI Stress Peaks; Growth to Accelerate Hereon: The commentary around MFI has been positive, with EQSFB’s seeing green shoots in the MFI portfolio.

Axis Direct

Top Conviction Ideas - “Banks, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)”

While our coverage universe PSU banks (+16/5% YoY/QoQ) continued to deliver strong credit growth, the larger private banks (+13/4% YoY/QoQ)...

Axis Direct

Thematic Report on Small Finance Banks: The MFI Curse Is Fading & A New Era of Secured Growth Begins

​India's Small Finance Banks sector is transitioning from MFI lending to diversified loan books offering growth potential through branch network...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Q1FY26 Earnings Preview - Banks, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)

The systemic credit growth (as of 13th June, 2025) has derailed to <10%. This can be attributed to a meaningful slowdown in the unsecured loans...

Axis Direct

Q4FY25 Earnings Preview - Banks, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)

We would watch out for management commentary on growth trajectory in FY26 and direction for recovery in the unsecured segments, particularly MFI...

Axis Direct

India's Small Finance Banks sector is transitioning from MFI lending to diversified loan books offering growth potential through branch network...