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Sudarshan Bhandari

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<li>The microfinance sector sees 7.6% YoY growth, but quarterly loan book shrinks by 4.3%. Rising delinquencies, particularly in Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu, raise concerns.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nippon-life-india-asset-management-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25984:1" rel="noopener">Nippon Life India Asset Management (NAM IN)</a>  launches the Nippon India Large Cap Fund GIFT in GIFT City, offering global investors access to India's equity market.</li>
<li>FHRAI and NRAI are challenging <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/swiggy-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35630:1" rel="noopener">Swiggy (SWIGGY IN)</a>  and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zomato-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28820:1" rel="noopener">Zomato (ZOMATO IN)</a>  private labels, Snacc and Bistro, alleging market manipulation and anti-competitive practices. </li>
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The microfinance sector sees 7.6% YoY growth, but quarterly loan book shrinks by 4.3%. Rising delinquencies, particularly in Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu, raise concerns.

Nippon Life India Asset Management (NAM IN)  launches the Nippon India Large Cap Fund GIFT in GIFT City, offering global investors access to India's equity market.
FHRAI and NRAI are challenging Swiggy (SWIGGY IN)  and Zomato (ZOMATO IN)  private labels, Snacc and Bistro, alleging market manipulation and anti-competitive practices. 


#86 India Insight: Microfinance Grows 7.6%, Nippon AMC Fund Launch, FHRAI Challenges Swiggy, Zomato

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<ul><li>Banks (incl. SFBs) under our coverage reported a largely in-line performance delivering a credit growth at ~14% YoY, with a continuous and conscious slowdown visible in the unsecured segments, particularly credit cards, personal loans, and microfinance as asset quality concerns continued to linger.</li><li>Credit growth was primarily driven by Retail and SME segments, while corporate growth especially in the large corporates remained subdued owing to competitive pricing.</li><li>Management commentary has been around credit growth gradually converging with deposit growth, in an attempt to maintain balanced LDR, especially in private (Pvt.) banks.</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) under our coverage reported a largely in-line performance delivering a credit growth at ~14% YoY, with a continuous and conscious slowdown visible in the unsecured segments, particularly credit cards, personal loans, and microfinance as asset quality concerns continued to linger.Credit growth was primarily driven by Retail and SME segments, while corporate growth especially in the large corporates remained subdued owing to competitive pricing.Management commentary has been around credit growth gradually converging with deposit growth, in an attempt to maintain balanced LDR, especially in private (Pvt.) banks.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)”

<ul><li>The systemic credit growth (as of 20th Sep’24) continued to remain healthy at 13% YoY.</li><li>This growth continues to be led by Retail and SMEs, while corporate credit continues to remain sluggish.</li><li>The deceleration in credit growth is most likely primarily amongst the private sector banks as they aim to reduce their LDR and maintain them at balance levels. </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 20th Sep’24) continued to remain healthy at 13% YoY.This growth continues to be led by Retail and SMEs, while corporate credit continues to remain sluggish.The deceleration in credit growth is most likely primarily amongst the private sector banks as they aim to reduce their LDR and maintain them at balance levels. 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.

Q2FY25 Earnings Preview - Banks, Financial Services and Insurance

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Axis Top Picks: We are proud to share that our Axis Top Picks basket delivered impressive returns of 41% over the last one year, beating the benchmark Nifty 50 index (31.1% return over the same period) by a wide margin.Also, it delivered a return of 2.7% in the last month against the 1.1% returns posted by Nifty 50 over the same period.A few picks that reported excellent returns included Lupin (17.2%), TVS Motor Company (11.2%), Aurobindo Pharma (9.4%), HCL Technologies (6.7%) and Bharti Airtel (6.5%). 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.

Axis Research Scorecard Report for Aug 2024

<ul><li>Banks (incl. SFBs) under our coverage continued to report healthy credit growth at ~15% YoY (ex-HDFCB), marginally lower than our expectation of ~16% YoY (ex-HDFCB).</li><li>This growth was largely led by the retail/SME segment, with a moderation in unsecured segment growth for certain banks.</li><li>The trends in corporate portfolio were divergent, with certain banks pointing out intense competition and unfavorable pricing resulting in them not pursuing growth in the segment, while certain banks witnessed strong demand-led 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.

Banks (incl. SFBs) under our coverage continued to report healthy credit growth at ~15% YoY (ex-HDFCB), marginally lower than our expectation of ~16% YoY (ex-HDFCB).This growth was largely led by the retail/SME segment, with a moderation in unsecured segment growth for certain banks.The trends in corporate portfolio were divergent, with certain banks pointing out intense competition and unfavorable pricing resulting in them not pursuing growth in the segment, while certain banks witnessed strong demand-led 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.

Top Sector Ideas: Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) Q1FY25

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Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited is one of India's largest asset management companies, serving as the investment manager for Nippon India Mutual Fund. The company offers a diversified suite of investment solutions including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), portfolio management services, alternative investment funds, pension funds, and offshore advisory mandates. It was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

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#86 India Insight: Microfinance Grows 7.6%, Nippon AMC Fund Launch, FHRAI Challenges Swiggy, Zomato

Microfinance sector shows growth but faces delinquency concerns; Nippon Life India AMC launches fund in GIFT City; FHRAI and NRAI challenge Swiggy...

Sudarshan Bhandari

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

Banks (incl. SFBs) under our coverage reported a largely in-line performance delivering a credit growth at ~14% YoY, with a continuous and...

Axis Direct

Q2FY25 Earnings Preview - Banks, Financial Services and Insurance

Mirroring the systemic credit growth trends, we expect banks under our coverage (incl. SFBs) to register credit growth of ~14/4% YoY/QoQ.

Axis Direct

Axis Research Scorecard Report for Aug 2024

A few picks that reported excellent returns included Lupin (17.2%), TVS Motor Company (11.2%), Aurobindo Pharma (9.4%), HCL Technologies (6.7%) and...

Axis Direct

Top Sector Ideas: Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) Q1FY25

Banks (incl. SFBs) under our coverage continued to report healthy credit growth at ~15% YoY (ex-HDFCB), marginally lower than our expectation of...

Axis Direct

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#86 India Insight: Microfinance Grows 7.6%, Nippon AMC Fund Launch, FHRAI Challenges Swiggy, Zomato

​Microfinance sector shows growth but faces delinquency concerns; Nippon Life India AMC launches fund in GIFT City; FHRAI and NRAI challenge Swiggy...

Sudarshan Bhandari

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

Banks (incl. SFBs) under our coverage reported a largely in-line performance delivering a credit growth at ~14% YoY, with a continuous and...

Axis Direct

Q2FY25 Earnings Preview - Banks, Financial Services and Insurance

Mirroring the systemic credit growth trends, we expect banks under our coverage (incl. SFBs) to register credit growth of ~14/4% YoY/QoQ.

Axis Direct

Axis Research Scorecard Report for Aug 2024

A few picks that reported excellent returns included Lupin (17.2%), TVS Motor Company (11.2%), Aurobindo Pharma (9.4%), HCL Technologies (6.7%) and...

Axis Direct

Top Sector Ideas: Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) Q1FY25

Banks (incl. SFBs) under our coverage continued to report healthy credit growth at ~15% YoY (ex-HDFCB), marginally lower than our expectation of...

Axis Direct

Microfinance sector shows growth but faces delinquency concerns; Nippon Life India AMC launches fund in GIFT City; FHRAI and NRAI challenge Swiggy...