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Contrasting tale of housing finance companies HDFC and LIC HFC -- which one should investors bet on?
The already battered stock of LICHF corrected further following the announcement of its June-quarter earnings pushing it to distressed valuations
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Bandhan Bank’s stress assets surge in Q1. Have asset quality issues peaked for the bank?
The bank’s credit cost increased from 2.3 per cent in FY20 to 5.1 per cent in FY21 to a further 7.2 per cent in Q1FY22
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ICICI Lombard Q1 hit hard by surge in health claims
ICICI Lombard saw a significant spike in COVID-19 claims intimated, from just around 1,300 cases in Q1FY21 to around 46,000 in Q1FY22
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SBI Cards asset quality improves in Q1; a good proxy play on economic recovery
The novelty factor, along with solid market position, growth prospects, strong parentage and superior return ratios, makes SBI Cards a worthy bet
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CSB Bank: Rise in NPAs in gold loans takes the shine off Q1 earnings
While GNPA of CSB Bank has risen, ultimate credit cost – a more appropriate indicator of asset quality for gold loans – is expected to remain low
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Bajaj Finance Q1 hits a rough patch, asset quality loses balance
The stock upside hinges on progress of digital plans
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HDFC AMC Q1 – Rich valuation and falling market share to limit stock upside
Despite a pick-up in AUM and higher equity contribution, yields remained under pressure during the quarter
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HDFC Bank’s earnings growth moderates in Q1 — Is the golden era over?
A marginal blip, but bank well poised to leap forward
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How should investors look at Zomato’s valuation?
While its market share has grown in recent years and popularity has increased manifold after the outbreak of the pandemic, Zomato’s IPO pricing has raised many eyebrows
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Equity inflows moderate in June, but rising SIP folios and assets a bright spot
Regular investing in MF schemes reached a new milestone, with SIP accounts crossing 4 crore and SIP AUM reaching an all-time high of Rs 483,964 crore
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Market cap is soaring and so are fortunes of these financial stocks
These are proxies for capital market growth and have seen a stellar run from the bottom of the crash last year
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Where do HDFC Bank, CSB Bank stand? Pre-earnings business updates reveal a lot
For the quarter ended June, both HDFC Bank and CSB posted strong growth in advances
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The government’s support to the microfinance sector won’t change its fortunes
The ease of credit will certainty help but for sustained improvement, the supply side measures need to be accompanied by demand revival
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Reliance’s foray into green energy will boost India’s renewable energy ambitions and geopolitical standing
RIL AGM 2021: India’s energy sector is on the cusp of a solar powered revolution and Reliance is set to play a leading role in it
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Will Assam MFI package help Bandhan Bank’s stock?
As per the proposed package, the Assam government will take on the liability of up to Rs 8,500 crore for certain categories of MFI borrowers in the state
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Indostar Capital Finance – Past imperfect, present tense but future promising
The equity capital infusion by Brookfield has strengthened Indostar’s ability to grow the book both organically as well as inorganically
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Three factors that add value to LIC Housing Finance
Despite the pressure on asset quality, there were some positive readings from the earnings
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How much value will the potential buyer assign to IDBI Bank?
While the current valuation of IDBI Bank is pricing in the improvements in operating metrics and profitability, there can be further upside, driven by the potential sale of bank
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With large inflows in May, equity mutual funds are back in favour
The peaking of second wave seems to have boosted investor enthusiasm about equities and has drawn them back to mutual funds
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Why should investors consider City Union bank despite sharp fall in asset quality in FY21?
City Union Bank's management had cautioned about the asset quality stress much in advance
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SBI Cards – A quintessential consumption play that stands to gain from peaking of second wave
With around half of its revenue derived from consumer spending (fee income) and other half from credit business (interest income), SBI Cards is a consumption company in the financial services space
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Home First Finance — A worthy long-term bet available at reasonable valuation
Home First, being an affordable housing player, is well poised to benefit from structural growth in the segment
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Reason to cheer despite sharp fall in April inflows into equity mutual funds
With positive flows in equity schemes in the past couple of months, mutual funds have turned saviour for equity markets as they are seen absorbing the selling by FPIs
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CSB posts stellar earnings; will the stock get rerated further?
Given the strong parentage of the Fairfax group, more than adequate capital, relatively better asset quality and high provisioning, we see CSB Bank continuing to grow its loan book at a healthy pace and and improve its return ratios in the medium term
