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Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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<li>Emirates NBD to invest USD3 billion for a controlling stake of up to 74% in RBL Bank through a mix of preferential issue and open offer.</li>
<li>The deal boosts RBL’s capital strength, global linkages, and business mix amid ongoing margin and asset-quality challenges.</li>
<li>Short-Term earnings may stay uneven, but the investment sets up a long-term re-rating opportunity dependent on execution, regulation, and credit control.</li>
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Emirates NBD to invest USD3 billion for a controlling stake of up to 74% in RBL Bank through a mix of preferential issue and open offer.
The deal boosts RBL’s capital strength, global linkages, and business mix amid ongoing margin and asset-quality challenges.
Short-Term earnings may stay uneven, but the investment sets up a long-term re-rating opportunity dependent on execution, regulation, and credit control.


Emirates NBD’s Entry Redefines RBL Bank’s Growth Trajectory

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Emkay Global Financial Services Limited

Emkay

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Emkay Global Financial Services Limited

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<ul><li>RBL has initiated a clean-up act in 3Q amid rising delinquencies in the MFI portfolio due to imposition of MFIN guardrails, in addition to elevated, though moderating, stress in the card portfolio due to breakup from BAF, leading to higher provisions and thus PBT loss at Rs1.9bn.</li><li>However, RBL benefited from tax reversal and thus reported negligible PAT at Rs0.3bn.</li><li>It posted MoM improvement in MFI X bucket collection efficiency at 98.4%, and expects stress to largely peak-out (3+ lenders @19-20%) by 4Q.</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.

RBL has initiated a clean-up act in 3Q amid rising delinquencies in the MFI portfolio due to imposition of MFIN guardrails, in addition to elevated, though moderating, stress in the card portfolio due to breakup from BAF, leading to higher provisions and thus PBT loss at Rs1.9bn.However, RBL benefited from tax reversal and thus reported negligible PAT at Rs0.3bn.It posted MoM improvement in MFI X bucket collection efficiency at 98.4%, and expects stress to largely peak-out (3+ lenders @19-20%) by 4Q.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.

RBL Bank - A Clean up Act in 3Q; to Continue in 4Q

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC 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.

Equity Capital Markets

CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cleanmax-enviro-energy-solutions-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45702:1" rel="noopener">CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Ltd (8382406Z IN)</a> (CEESL) is looking to raise US$586m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>CEESL is a provider of commercial and industrial renewable energy, specializing in delivering decarbonization solutions, including supplying renewable power and offering energy services and carbon credit solutions to customers.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Ltd (8382406Z IN) (CEESL) is looking to raise US$586m in its upcoming India IPO.
CEESL is a provider of commercial and industrial renewable energy, specializing in delivering decarbonization solutions, including supplying renewable power and offering energy services and carbon credit solutions to customers.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Pre-IPO- The Positives- Scalable Growth with Strong Market Position

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its latest monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting, maintained status quo on policy rates while also retaining its neutral stance</li><li>While the RBI maintained its FY26 forecast for GDP growth at 6.5%, we believe that the RBI’s forecasts are subject to downside risks unless the system sees a meaningful rebound in bank credit growth</li><li>Although asset yields have seen reasonably quick transmission by banks (71bps on fresh loans), aggregate bank credit growth has been clocking at sub-10% over the past few months</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 Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its latest monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting, maintained status quo on policy rates while also retaining its neutral stanceWhile the RBI maintained its FY26 forecast for GDP growth at 6.5%, we believe that the RBI’s forecasts are subject to downside risks unless the system sees a meaningful rebound in bank credit growthAlthough asset yields have seen reasonably quick transmission by banks (71bps on fresh loans), aggregate bank credit growth has been clocking at sub-10% over the past few monthsContent 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.

Leveraged Financials: Transmission Underway, Searching for Growth Catalysts

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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<li>The banking sector will likely see earnings growth bottom out in FY26, with the second half potentially performing better than the first half as deposit rate reductions eventually flow through.</li>
<li>This divergence between declining lending rates and sticky deposit costs is the core driver of NIM compression.</li>
<li>This monetary easing is expected to exert downward pressure on banks' lending yields, impacting NIMs, particularly in the first half of fiscal year 2026 (1HFY26). </li>
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The banking sector will likely see earnings growth bottom out in FY26, with the second half potentially performing better than the first half as deposit rate reductions eventually flow through.
This divergence between declining lending rates and sticky deposit costs is the core driver of NIM compression.
This monetary easing is expected to exert downward pressure on banks' lending yields, impacting NIMs, particularly in the first half of fiscal year 2026 (1HFY26). 


Impact of Rate Cut on Indian Banking Sector: NIMs & Earnings to Contract Further Amid Slowdown

India

RBL Bank Limited operates as a commercial bank. The Company offers banking products and services such as savings accounts, fixed deposits, personal and business loans, debit and credit cards, insurance, investment management, and mobile banking. RBL Bank serves customers throughout India.

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Emirates NBD’s Entry Redefines RBL Bank’s Growth Trajectory

Emirates NBD to invest USD3 billion for a controlling stake in RBL Bank, boosting capital strength and global linkages with potential for long...

Sudarshan Bhandari

RBL Bank - A Clean up Act in 3Q; to Continue in 4Q

We trim FY25/26E/27E earnings 33%/12%/7%, building in slower growth/higher LLP, but retain BUY; we cut TP to Rs225 (valuing at 0.8x Dec-26E ABV) vs...

Emkay

CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Pre-IPO- The Positives- Scalable Growth with Strong Market Position

CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Limited (CEESL) is looking to raise US$586m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the...

Akshat Shah

Leveraged Financials: Transmission Underway, Searching for Growth Catalysts

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its latest monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting, maintained status quo on policy rates while also retaining...

HDFC Securities

Impact of Rate Cut on Indian Banking Sector: NIMs & Earnings to Contract Further Amid Slowdown

Banking sector earnings growth expected to improve in FY26 as deposit rate reductions flow through, but NIM compression likely due to declining...

Nimish Maheshwari

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Emirates NBD’s Entry Redefines RBL Bank’s Growth Trajectory

​Emirates NBD to invest USD3 billion for a controlling stake in RBL Bank, boosting capital strength and global linkages with potential for long...

Sudarshan Bhandari

RBL Bank - A Clean up Act in 3Q; to Continue in 4Q

We trim FY25/26E/27E earnings 33%/12%/7%, building in slower growth/higher LLP, but retain BUY; we cut TP to Rs225 (valuing at 0.8x Dec-26E ABV) vs...

Emkay

CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Pre-IPO- The Positives- Scalable Growth with Strong Market Position

CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Limited (CEESL) is looking to raise US$586m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the...

Akshat Shah

Leveraged Financials: Transmission Underway, Searching for Growth Catalysts

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its latest monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting, maintained status quo on policy rates while also retaining...

HDFC Securities

Impact of Rate Cut on Indian Banking Sector: NIMs & Earnings to Contract Further Amid Slowdown

​Banking sector earnings growth expected to improve in FY26 as deposit rate reductions flow through, but NIM compression likely due to declining...

Nimish Maheshwari

Emirates NBD to invest USD3 billion for a controlling stake in RBL Bank, boosting capital strength and global linkages with potential for long...

Banking sector earnings growth expected to improve in FY26 as deposit rate reductions flow through, but NIM compression likely due to declining...