India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Demand outside gold remains soft; co‑funding costs show early easing; asset quality stress is shifting, with vehicle finance and micro‑LAP emerging as pain points.</li>
<li>The divergence across NBFC subsegments (gold, affordable housing, vehicle finance, micro-LAP) is widening, making sector-level staging less helpful - selective bets will matter more.</li>
<li>We remain biased toward affordable HFCs, gold financiers (to ride momentum), and select diversified NBFCs. Vigilance is needed to combat NIM pressure and rising unsecured stress.</li>
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Demand outside gold remains soft; co‑funding costs show early easing; asset quality stress is shifting, with vehicle finance and micro‑LAP emerging as pain points.
The divergence across NBFC subsegments (gold, affordable housing, vehicle finance, micro-LAP) is widening, making sector-level staging less helpful - selective bets will matter more.
We remain biased toward affordable HFCs, gold financiers (to ride momentum), and select diversified NBFCs. Vigilance is needed to combat NIM pressure and rising unsecured stress.


NBFC Q2FY26 Outlook - Rate Cuts, Credit Stress & Selective Wins in NBFCs

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

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<ul><li>The systemic credit growth as of 19 th September, 2025, stood at 10.4% YoY, with muted growth seen in retail and corporate segments.</li><li>However, credit growth is showing gradual signs of revival. For banks that have reported their provisional update, they have reported a healthy sequential growth.</li><li>We expect banks under our coverage to deliver ~11% YoY credit growth, only marginally ahead of industry growth. </li></ul><p><em>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.</em></p>

The systemic credit growth as of 19 th September, 2025, stood at 10.4% YoY, with muted growth seen in retail and corporate segments.However, credit growth is showing gradual signs of revival. For banks that have reported their provisional update, they have reported a healthy sequential growth.We expect banks under our coverage to deliver ~11% YoY credit growth, only 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.

Q2FY26 Earnings Preview - Banks, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of NIFTY in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on Adani Enterprises, State Bank of India, Hero MotoCorp, Eternal, InterGlobe Aviation, IndusInd Bank, Max Healthcare Institute, Interglobe Aviation, State Bank Of India, Max Healthcare Institute.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of NIFTY in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on Adani Enterprises, State Bank of India, Hero MotoCorp, Eternal, InterGlobe Aviation, IndusInd Bank, Max Healthcare Institute, Interglobe Aviation, State Bank Of India, Max Healthcare Institute.


NIFTY Index Earning Revision (Sep): Adani Enterprises, State Bank of India, Hero MotoCorp, Eternal

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

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Equity Capital Markets

Tata Capital Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-capital-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45653:1" rel="noopener">Tata Capital Limited (TATACAP IN)</a> IPO highlights strong branch growth and granular loan book, though new-to-credit exposure remains limited and underwriting largely product-driven.</li>
<li>Weak sourcing disclosures beyond Home Loans raise concerns on DSA reliance, portfolio quality, and resilience during downturns, especially in competitive lending segments.</li>
<li>Collections are highly digitized and analytics-driven, yet regulatory inspections reveal persistent compliance, governance, and risk management lapses across Tata Capital, TMFL, and TCHFL.</li>
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Tata Capital Limited (TATACAP IN) IPO highlights strong branch growth and granular loan book, though new-to-credit exposure remains limited and underwriting largely product-driven.
Weak sourcing disclosures beyond Home Loans raise concerns on DSA reliance, portfolio quality, and resilience during downturns, especially in competitive lending segments.
Collections are highly digitized and analytics-driven, yet regulatory inspections reveal persistent compliance, governance, and risk management lapses across Tata Capital, TMFL, and TCHFL.


Tata Capital Limited - IPO | Underwriting, Collections & Attrition

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

WeWork India Management Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wework-india-management-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44329:1" rel="noopener">WeWork India Management Ltd (1690124D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$338m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>WeWork India (WWI) offers a wide range of workspace solutions, including custom-designed buildings, floors, and offices, enterprise office suites, private offices, co-working spaces, customized managed offices, and hybrid digital solutions.</li>
<li>In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the peer comp and IPO valuations.</li>
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WeWork India Management Ltd (1690124D IN) is looking to raise about US$338m in its India IPO.
WeWork India (WWI) offers a wide range of workspace solutions, including custom-designed buildings, floors, and offices, enterprise office suites, private offices, co-working spaces, customized managed offices, and hybrid digital solutions.
In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the peer comp and IPO valuations.


WeWork India IPO - Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

India

Shriram Finance Limited provides consumer finance services. The Company offers automobile, commercial vehicle, business, and gold loan services. Shriram Finance serves customers in India.

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Shriram Finance (SHFL IN)

NBFC Q2FY26 Outlook - Rate Cuts, Credit Stress & Selective Wins in NBFCs

Soft demand outside gold, easing co-funding costs, shifting asset quality stress in vehicle finance and micro-LAP. Divergence in NBFC subsegments...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Q2FY26 Earnings Preview - Banks, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)

The systemic credit growth as of 19 th September, 2025, stood at 10.4% YoY, with muted growth seen in retail and corporate segments.

Axis Direct

NIFTY Index Earning Revision (Sep): Adani Enterprises, State Bank of India, Hero MotoCorp, Eternal

We analyzed NIFTY's consensus for Sep 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in Adani Enterprises (ADE/S IN), State Bank of India (SBIN IN), Hero...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Tata Capital Limited - IPO | Underwriting, Collections & Attrition

Tata Capital's IPO showcases branch growth and loan book strength, but concerns arise over sourcing disclosures and regulatory lapses in...

Pranav Bhavsar

WeWork India IPO - Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

WeWork India Management Ltd is looking to raise about US$338m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the peer comp and implied valuations in...

Akshat Shah

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NBFC Q2FY26 Outlook - Rate Cuts, Credit Stress & Selective Wins in NBFCs

​Soft demand outside gold, easing co-funding costs, shifting asset quality stress in vehicle finance and micro-LAP. Divergence in NBFC subsegments...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Q2FY26 Earnings Preview - Banks, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)

The systemic credit growth as of 19 th September, 2025, stood at 10.4% YoY, with muted growth seen in retail and corporate segments.

Axis Direct

NIFTY Index Earning Revision (Sep): Adani Enterprises, State Bank of India, Hero MotoCorp, Eternal

We analyzed NIFTY's consensus for Sep 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in Adani Enterprises (ADE/S IN), State Bank of India (SBIN IN), Hero...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Tata Capital Limited - IPO | Underwriting, Collections & Attrition

​Tata Capital's IPO showcases branch growth and loan book strength, but concerns arise over sourcing disclosures and regulatory lapses in...

Pranav Bhavsar

WeWork India IPO - Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

WeWork India Management Ltd is looking to raise about US$338m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the peer comp and implied valuations in...

Akshat Shah

Soft demand outside gold, easing co-funding costs, shifting asset quality stress in vehicle finance and micro-LAP. Divergence in NBFC subsegments...

Tata Capital's IPO showcases branch growth and loan book strength, but concerns arise over sourcing disclosures and regulatory lapses in...