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<ul><li>Growth Momentum to Build-up: UJSFB’s MFI portfolio has seen a consistent improvement in the customer acquisition run-rate and management expects further improvement in Q4.</li><li>Rejection rates had risen sharply post implementation of MFIN 2.0 guardrails to 46-47%, primarily due to lender caps and tighter underwriting.</li><li>However, rejection rates have started to moderate and currently stand at 30-35% with expectations of them settling at these 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.

Growth Momentum to Build-up: UJSFB’s MFI portfolio has seen a consistent improvement in the customer acquisition run-rate and management expects further improvement in Q4.Rejection rates had risen sharply post implementation of MFIN 2.0 guardrails to 46-47%, primarily due to lender caps and tighter underwriting.However, rejection rates have started to moderate and currently stand at 30-35% with expectations of them settling at these 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.

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd. - Stress Behind, Strength Ahead; Set for a Stronger FY27!

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<ul><li>Banks (incl. SFBs) fared better across parameters in a seasonally weak Q1, with the key highlight of the quarter being robust credit growth momentum across the board and strong asset quality performance.</li><li>Credit growth accelerated to ~18/3% YoY/QoQ, largely driven by Corporate, SME, and select Retail Segments, with banks seeing a revival in unsecured segment growth as asset quality concerns normalised.</li><li>The Small/Mid banks outperformed their larger peers with growth robust at 27/4% and 20/4% YoY/QoQ respectively, closely followed by PSBs (+18/2% YoY) and larger private (pvt.) banks (+17/4% YoY/QoQ) under our coverage. </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) fared better across parameters in a seasonally weak Q1, with the key highlight of the quarter being robust credit growth momentum across the board and strong asset quality performance.Credit growth accelerated to ~18/3% YoY/QoQ, largely driven by Corporate, SME, and select Retail Segments, with banks seeing a revival in unsecured segment growth as asset quality concerns normalised.The Small/Mid banks outperformed their larger peers with growth robust at 27/4% and 20/4% YoY/QoQ respectively, closely followed by PSBs (+18/2% YoY) and larger private (pvt.) banks (+17/4% YoY/QoQ) under our coverage. 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.

High Conviction Ideas:Banking, Financial Services & Insurance

<ul><li>Systemic credit growth has seen further acceleration to ~17.7% YoY as of mid-Jun’26, led by banks shifting focus away purely from maintaining a balanced LDR, improving trends in corporate credit, MSME lending and strong growth in certain retail segments (gold, auto).</li><li>Provisional updates underscore this trend, and we expect our coverage universe banks to deliver ~17/2% YoY/QoQ credit growth, with SFBs leading the growth momentum.</li><li>Within our coverage, we expect SFBs/Mid-Pvt Banks/PSBs/Larger Pvt Banks to grow at ~27/20/17/16% YoY, respectively. </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.

Systemic credit growth has seen further acceleration to ~17.7% YoY as of mid-Jun’26, led by banks shifting focus away purely from maintaining a balanced LDR, improving trends in corporate credit, MSME lending and strong growth in certain retail segments (gold, auto).Provisional updates underscore this trend, and we expect our coverage universe banks to deliver ~17/2% YoY/QoQ credit growth, with SFBs leading the growth momentum.Within our coverage, we expect SFBs/Mid-Pvt Banks/PSBs/Larger Pvt Banks to grow at ~27/20/17/16% YoY, respectively. 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.

Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) - Q1FY27 Result Preview

<ul><li>Market Recap: Volatility Persists: Indian markets experienced sharp swings during May 2026 amid fluctuating global risk sentiment.</li><li>The Nifty 50 remained under pressure due to weakness in heavyweight Banking, IT, and Oil-linked sectors, while broader markets demonstrated resilience.</li><li>The Nifty Midcap100 and Nifty Smallcap 250 outperformed frontline indices, supported by stronger earnings growth, domestic liquidity, and sectoral rotation into industrials, capital goods, defence, manufacturing, and select consumption themes. </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.

Market Recap: Volatility Persists: Indian markets experienced sharp swings during May 2026 amid fluctuating global risk sentiment.The Nifty 50 remained under pressure due to weakness in heavyweight Banking, IT, and Oil-linked sectors, while broader markets demonstrated resilience.The Nifty Midcap100 and Nifty Smallcap 250 outperformed frontline indices, supported by stronger earnings growth, domestic liquidity, and sectoral rotation into industrials, capital goods, defence, manufacturing, and select consumption themes. 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 Top Picks for the Month of June 2026

<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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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd. is a mass-market focused bank in India, primarily serving financially unserved and underserved segments. It offers a comprehensive range of banking products and services, including savings and current accounts, fixed and recurring deposits, and various loans such as microfinance, housing, agriculture, vehicle, and MSME loans. The bank is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, and commenced banking operations on February 1, 2017.

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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd. - Stress Behind, Strength Ahead; Set for a Stronger FY27!

Growth Momentum to Build-up: UJSFB’s MFI portfolio has seen a consistent improvement in the customer acquisition run-rate and management expects...

Axis Direct

High Conviction Ideas:Banking, Financial Services & Insurance

Banks (incl. SFBs) fared better across parameters in a seasonally weak Q1, with the key highlight of the quarter being robust credit growth...

Axis Direct

Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) - Q1FY27 Result Preview

Systemic credit growth has seen further acceleration to ~17.7% YoY as of mid-Jun’26, led by banks shifting focus away purely from maintaining a...

Axis Direct

Axis Top Picks for the Month of June 2026

The Nifty 50 remained under pressure due to weakness in heavyweight Banking, IT, and Oil-linked sectors, while broader markets demonstrated...

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)...

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