Equity L/S Analyst | Forensic Accounting | India, Yellowstone Equity

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

I possess investment research experience across asset classes and geographies, acquired at Investcorp (New York) and Howe & Rusling (Rochester). At Investcorp, an alternative asset manager, I was part of an investment team managing >$1bn in discretionary client assets. I was also a member of investment recommendation, monitoring, cross-asset strategy and macro outlook committees that met periodically for investment decisions and top-down views. At Howe & Rusling, a long-only asset manager, I helped cover US large-cap equity investments across sectors for growth and income focused portfolios as well as assisted in managing a US small-cap growth focused equity portfolio. I possess an MBA in finance and corporate accounting from University of Rochester in US, a CFA Charter, and an Engineering degree from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in India.  

My current focus is L/S equity fundamental research across market cap and sectors with an eye on corporate governance and forensic accounting. I am currently based in India and my current coverage universe is biased towards India.

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Regulatory Disclosure: Note that Ankit Agrawal (Proprietor of Yellowstone Equity) is a SEBI registered Research Analyst (Registration No.: INH000007216). Registration granted by SEBI and certification from NISM in no way guarantee performance of the intermediary or provide any assurance of returns to investors. Investment in securities market are subject to market risks. Read all the related documents carefully before investing.

Research Analyst Contact Details -
Address: 5184, Dolatganj Bajar, Ankit Hospital, Dahod (Gujarat) - 389151 |
Email: services@yellowstoneequity.com |
Mobile: +91-7575817289

Compliance/Grievance Officer -
Name: Ankit Agrawal |
Email: services@yellowstoneequity.com |
Mobile: +91-7575817289
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Equity L/S Analyst | Forensic Accounting | India

LICHF: FY25 Performance Ended in Line With the Expectation

The Beat Ideas: LIC Housing Finance- RoA at Decade High, Valuation Near Lows?

Long LIC Housing (LICHF IN) Vs. Short Bank of India (BOI IN): Statistical Arbitrage Pair Trade

Stat-Arb Pair Trade: Long Central Bank Of India (CBOI IN) Vs. Short Indian Overseas Bank (IOB IN)

Bendigo (BEN AU) Vs. NAB (NAB AU): Price-Ratio Signals 5% Pair Trade Potential In Aussie Banks

Creating Wealth through Alpha and Compounding

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Providing unbiased and independent research on Indian equities to global institutions and individual investors


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Regulatory Disclosure: 
Note that Ankit Agrawal (Proprietor of Yellowstone Equity) is a SEBI registered Research Analyst (Registration No.: INH000007216). Registration granted by SEBI and certification from NISM in no way guarantee performance of the intermediary or provide any assurance of returns to investors. Investment in securities market are subject to market risks. Read all the related documents carefully before investing.

Research Analyst Contact Details:
Address: A-412, Shilp Aaron, Sindhu Bhavan Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 380059
Email: services@yellowstoneequity.com
Mobile: +91-7575817289

Compliance/Grievance Officer:
Name: Ankit Agrawal
Email: services@yellowstoneequity.com
Mobile: +91-7575817289
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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>LICHF has been producing below-average growth over the past four years; however FY26 is expected to be a normal year in terms of growth and asset quality.</li>
<li>Q1FY26 saw growth of 7% YoY in AUM, which is decent considering that Q1 tends to have employee promotions and transfers which disrupt the operations somewhat.</li>
<li>Asset quality has stabilized with GNPA at 2.6% vs 3.3% YoY, although it has worsened slightly QoQ due to collection delinquencies in some retail loans. </li>
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LICHF has been producing below-average growth over the past four years; however FY26 is expected to be a normal year in terms of growth and asset quality.
Q1FY26 saw growth of 7% YoY in AUM, which is decent considering that Q1 tends to have employee promotions and transfers which disrupt the operations somewhat.
Asset quality has stabilized with GNPA at 2.6% vs 3.3% YoY, although it has worsened slightly QoQ due to collection delinquencies in some retail loans. 


LIC Housing Finance (LICHF): Decent Q1FY26 | FY26 Looks Promising