Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

Beat the Street

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.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

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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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>During rate cut cycle, NBFCs with a higher proportion of floating-rate liabilities &amp; a relatively lower proportion of floating-rate assets are poised to experience an expansion in their profitability.</li>
<li>This insight analyzes the asset-liability profiles of select Vehicle Financiers, Prime HFCs, and Affordable HFCs to identify their sensitivity to interest rate movements</li>
<li>Overall, NBFCs expect the benefit of the rate cut to have a lagged effect from H2FY26, leading  expansion in NIM and overall profitability</li>
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During rate cut cycle, NBFCs with a higher proportion of floating-rate liabilities &amp; a relatively lower proportion of floating-rate assets are poised to experience an expansion in their profitability.
This insight analyzes the asset-liability profiles of select Vehicle Financiers, Prime HFCs, and Affordable HFCs to identify their sensitivity to interest rate movements
Overall, NBFCs expect the benefit of the rate cut to have a lagged effect from H2FY26, leading  expansion in NIM and overall profitability


Thematic Report : Impact of Rate Cuts on Profitability of NBFCs and HFCs in India

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

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<ul><li>State Bank of India: SBIN reported its best-ever quarterly profits on the back of strong fee income traction, healthy loan growth, and stable NIMs</li><li>Strong loan growth (15.8%YOY) came in across asset classes with corporate book also gaining traction</li><li>Deposit growth (~11% YoY) lagged loan growth with CASA% (39.5%) being stable on the back of seasonal pick-up in current accounts</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.

State Bank of India: SBIN reported its best-ever quarterly profits on the back of strong fee income traction, healthy loan growth, and stable NIMsStrong loan growth (15.8%YOY) came in across asset classes with corporate book also gaining tractionDeposit growth (~11% YoY) lagged loan growth with CASA% (39.5%) being stable on the back of seasonal pick-up in current accountsContent 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.

HSIE Results Daily: State Bank of India, Asian Paints, SRF, Kalpataru Projects International

<ul><li>Indian Oil Corporation: Our ADD rating on Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), with a target price of INR 102, is premised on robust refining and marketing margins, offset by muted petchem earnings and elevated debt</li><li>IOCL reported EBITDA at INR 222bn (+13x YoY, +44% QoQ), while APAT came in at INR 138bn, above our estimate</li><li>The beat was largely driven by the better-than-expected performance from the marketing segment</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.

Indian Oil Corporation: Our ADD rating on Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), with a target price of INR 102, is premised on robust refining and marketing margins, offset by muted petchem earnings and elevated debtIOCL reported EBITDA at INR 222bn (+13x YoY, +44% QoQ), while APAT came in at INR 138bn, above our estimateThe beat was largely driven by the better-than-expected performance from the marketing segmentContent 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.

HSIE Results Daily: Indian Oil Corporation, SBI Cards and Payment Services

India focused: IPO, special situations, Stylus Holdings

Himanshu Dugar

India focused: IPO, special situations

Stylus Holdings

Stylus Holdings is a buy-side equity research firm. We offer bottom-up investment ideas as well as provide on demand equity research and portfolio tracking. 
At Stylus, our focus is to identify market dislocations that can generate 20+% IRR with a reasonable margin of safety. As part of our research process, we do a deep dive into the fundamentals of the company, evaluate their competitive positioning and assess their valuation.
Our investment team is led by Himanshu Dugar. Himanshu is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA charter holder. He has 10+ years of active experience in the stock market with stints at CRISIL Research, a S&P Global copmany and Miras Investments, a single family office based in Dubai.

Equity Research Firm

Equity Bottom-Up

Five-Star Business Finance / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Five-Star is emerging from a stress-led portfolio repair phase into calibrated growth. Operations have been institutionalised. Collection efficiency exceeds 98%, signalling improving asset quality while disbursements are expected to pick-up.</li>
<li>Management guides for disbursements to grow 10% YOY as it slows down branch expansion. Considering strong credit demand and improving asset quality, we model AUM to grow 20% over FY26-28.</li>
<li>Despite near-term NIM compression and elevated operating expenses from investments in collections, technology and employee retention, Five-Star retains industry-leading profitability, expecting to close FY27 with RoA/RoE of 7.7%/16%</li>
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Five-Star is emerging from a stress-led portfolio repair phase into calibrated growth. Operations have been institutionalised. Collection efficiency exceeds 98%, signalling improving asset quality while disbursements are expected to pick-up.
Management guides for disbursements to grow 10% YOY as it slows down branch expansion. Considering strong credit demand and improving asset quality, we model AUM to grow 20% over FY26-28.
Despite near-term NIM compression and elevated operating expenses from investments in collections, technology and employee retention, Five-Star retains industry-leading profitability, expecting to close FY27 with RoA/RoE of 7.7%/16%


Five Star Business Finance - At an Inflection Point

Silver Point

Thomas J. Monaco

Silver Point is a boutique research firm that focuses on the broader financial services sector, with a particular focus on troubled institutions globally. 

Asia Ex Japan

*Not So Stable: According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), gross NPLS are not anticipated to be as bad as originally believed. In addition, the RBI retains its cautious outlook on MSME credit risk; and
* Rose Colored Glasses: As we have highlighted in numerous individual Indian bank notes, credit quality continued to deteriorate at an accelerated pace prior to the second wave of COVID-19. While many financials are already considered technically insolvent, the reality is that there has been absolutely no let up in the breakdown of credit quality.

*Not So Stable: According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), gross NPLS are not anticipated to be as bad as originally believed. In addition, the RBI retains its cautious outlook on MSME credit risk; and
* Rose Colored Glasses: As we have highlighted in numerous individual Indian bank notes, credit quality continued to deteriorate at an accelerated pace prior to the second wave of COVID-19. While many financials are already considered technically insolvent, the reality is that there has been absolutely no let up in the breakdown of credit quality.

Reserve Bank Of India – FSR Is Very Unrealistic

India

HomeFirst Finance is a technology-driven housing finance company in India, specializing in affordable housing loans. It provides home loans, mortgage loans, and home construction loans primarily to first-time homebuyers in low and middle-income groups. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

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Thematic Report : Impact of Rate Cuts on Profitability of NBFCs and HFCs in India

NBFCs with more floating-rate liabilities and less floating-rate assets set to profit from rate cuts, with increased profitability expected in...

Nimish Maheshwari

HSIE Results Daily: State Bank of India, Asian Paints, SRF, Kalpataru Projects International

State Bank of India: SBIN reported its best-ever quarterly profits on the back of strong fee income traction, healthy loan growth, and stable NIMs

HDFC Securities

HSIE Results Daily: Indian Oil Corporation, SBI Cards and Payment Services

ur ADD rating on Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), with a target price of INR 102, is premised on robust refining and marketing margins, offset by...

HDFC Securities

Five Star Business Finance - At an Inflection Point

Q1 results show turnaround is underway with strong disbursement growth and improving recoveries. The Balance sheet remains conservatively run with...

Himanshu Dugar

Reserve Bank Of India – FSR Is Very Unrealistic

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA: According to the RBI, NPLS are not anticipated to be as bad. This couldn't be further from the truth. NPLs continue to...

Thomas J. Monaco

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Thematic Report : Impact of Rate Cuts on Profitability of NBFCs and HFCs in India

​NBFCs with more floating-rate liabilities and less floating-rate assets set to profit from rate cuts, with increased profitability expected in...

Nimish Maheshwari

HSIE Results Daily: State Bank of India, Asian Paints, SRF, Kalpataru Projects International

State Bank of India: SBIN reported its best-ever quarterly profits on the back of strong fee income traction, healthy loan growth, and stable NIMs

HDFC Securities

HSIE Results Daily: Indian Oil Corporation, SBI Cards and Payment Services

ur ADD rating on Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), with a target price of INR 102, is premised on robust refining and marketing margins, offset by...

HDFC Securities

Five Star Business Finance - At an Inflection Point

Q1 results show turnaround is underway with strong disbursement growth and improving recoveries. The Balance sheet remains conservatively run with...

Himanshu Dugar

Reserve Bank Of India – FSR Is Very Unrealistic

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA: According to the RBI, NPLS are not anticipated to be as bad. This couldn't be further from the truth. NPLs continue to...

Thomas J. Monaco

NBFCs with more floating-rate liabilities and less floating-rate assets set to profit from rate cuts, with increased profitability expected in...