FPIs pull out net Rs 6,105 cr from Indian capital mkts so far this fiscal, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) pulled out a net Rs 6,105 crore from the Indian capital markets so far in the ongoing financial year amid the pandemic and resultant restrictions in many parts of the country. The equity benchmark BSE Sensex has jumped 3,077.69 points or 6.21 per cent during April-July this fiscal.

Reflecting an upbeat sentiment in the market, the benchmark had reached its all-time high of 53,290.81 on July 16, 2021. It closed at its lifetime high of 53,158.85 on July 15.

According to the depositories data, Rs 6,707 crore were withdrawn on a net basis from equities during the initial four months of this fiscal.

At the same time, a net sum of Rs 602 crore was invested in the debt segment.

This took the total net withdrawal to Rs 6,105 crore during the period under review.

The data showed that FPIs were net sellers in all the months barring June when they had invested Rs 13,269 crore.

The net outflow stood at Rs 9,435 crore in April, Rs 2,666 crore in May and Rs 7,273 in July.

“What is encouraging during the first four months is the fact that the number of new investor registrations in India is up 2.5 times year on year as per data released by the NSE,” said S Ranganathan, head of research at LKP Securities.

Market experts noted that the financial year started with a surge in COVID-19 cases and the consequent restrictions imposed by various states which dented investors’ sentiment.

June witnessed a gradual opening up of the localised lockdown and improved investor sentiments on the back of consistently falling coronavirus cases in the country, hopes of an early opening of the economy along with good quarterly results as per Himanshu Srivastava, associate director – manager research, Morningstar India.

“FPIs started to turn cautious towards Indian equity markets from mid of June and continued with the same stance through July. US Fed‘s hawkish statement that it might raise interest rates much earlier than assumed was the precursor for the change in their stance,” Srivastava added.

He further said that there are outflows but they are not exorbitantly high and this signifies that foreign investors are adopting a cautious stance towards Indian equities rather than turning negative on it.

Going forward, on the back of US Fed monetary policy which is keeping its benchmark policy rate unchanged, while indicating that they have begun talking about scaling back bond buying, and rising crude oil prices, FPI flows in the domestic market is expected to remain volatile, said Shrikant Chouhan, executive vice president, equity technical research at Kotak Securities.



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Fino Payments Bank files for Rs 1300 crore IPO, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Four years after starting operations Fino Payments Bank will soon launch a Rs 1300 crore initial public offering which includes a Rs 300 crore OFS component. The Blackstone, ICICI Group and BPCL backed Fino Payments Bank said it has filed the draft documents with SEBI for an IPO.

Investment bankers Axis Capital, CLSA India, ICICI Securities and Nomura Financial Advisory Services are the book running lead managers to the IPO.

The fintech bank turned profitable in the fourth quarter of FY20 and has consistently enhanced its profitability since. “This makes FPBL the first profitable fintech to file for an IPO,” the payments bank said in a statement.

Fino serves the emerging India market with its digital based financial services. Over the last few years, the payments bank has witnessed a steep surge in transaction volumes on the back of digitization and proliferation of its banking points.

As stated in the DRHP, at the end of fiscal year March 2021 the payment bank’s platform has facilitated more than 434 million transactions having a gross transaction value of Rs 1.32 lakh crores. It has the largest network of micro ATMs as of March 2021 with a market share of 55%, a robust merchant network of 6.4 lakhs and 25.7 lakh bank accounts.

Its revenue for FY21 stood at Rs 791 crores that grew at a CAGR of 29% in last three years. The bank registered a profit of Rs 20.5 crores in FY21 with an annual average ROE of 15%, the DRHP states.



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Banks disburse over Rs 2 lakh cr under ECLGS till mid-July, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Nearly 17 months after the launch of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), banks have sanctioned Rs 2.76 lakh crore, with disbursals adding up to Rs 2.14 lakh crore till mid-July.

Similarly, the PM SVANidhi scheme, providing loans of up to Rs 10,000 to street vendors, has seen flows of a little over Rs 2,500 crore to 25 lakh vendors, although the internal target was more ambitious, with banks nudged to give loans.

Although the government has announced an increase in the ECLGS limit from Rs 3 lakh crore to Rs 4.5 lakh crore, officials do not expect a major surge, amid demands that eligibility norms be eased to enable more small businesses to use the window. When the scheme was announced last year, it was meant for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), but the scope was enlarged later as the demand was not sufficient.

Up to July 2, a little less than 1.1 crore MSME borrowers have been provided guarantee-based support amounting to Rs 1.65 lakh crore, which translates into an average ticket size of Rs 1.5 lakh. Under the originally announced scheme, MSMEs that had loans of up to Rs 50 crore at the end of February 2020 were eligible even with past dues of up to 60 days.

MSME industry groups say that the conditions are such that it is difficult for businesses to get a loan. “The requirements were such that only a certain set of entities with existing loans were eligible. Now banks are reluctant to lend. The government should have dropped the condition of prior credit because we are seeing cash flows being disrupted for a lot of MSME units,” said Animesh Saxena, president of Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME).

Recently, the parliamentary standing committee on industry noted that there is a huge gap between sanctions and disbursals as banks feared defaults in the wake of the second wave, and also said that only half the amount has gone to small businesses.



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Police, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Palghar (Maharashtra), Former Manager of Axis Bank, Anil Dubey – who looted the ICICI Bank and killed a woman Deputy Manager on Thursday – has now been charged with allegedly cheating his immediate previous employer of Rs 26.84 lakh (Rs 2.68 mn), police said here on Saturday.

The huge amount was found missing during a recent audit of the cash reserves at the Axis Bank’s Naigaon Branch where Dubey was the manager before he was abruptly sacked on Friday, hours after the sensational ICICI Bank Virar East Branch heist and murderous attacks on two women staffers inside the bank premises.

The Waliv Police Station has registered a complaint of the missing amount under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and investigations are currently on, said an official.

“The discrepancy was found during the routine monthly tally of accounts and reported to the top authorities. Thereafter, an internal investigation has been launched and we have also lodged an FIR with the police,” an official of Axis Bank told IANS, requesting anonymity.

Simultaneously, the bank is attempting to confirm whether Dubey – who had joined Axis Bank in August 2020 – had cheated its customers or indulged in any other scams or misappropriation of public money.

Apprehending action from the Axis Bank or the police after his misdeeds were discovered in the past few days, he had skipped office during the week, but by the weekend masterminded the ICICI Bank heist to clear off his outstanding dues at one go.

Officials reveal that since he had served ICICI Bank for 15 months, he was on good terms with the staffers there, well acquainted with the bank’s routine activities.

These and other details may have helped him commit the daring – but unsuccessful – loot attempt on Thursday (July 29) night as the bank would be closed for the weekend after the July month-end accounts tally.

As his escape attempt was foiled by the local people, the Virar Police recovered the booty comprising cash and gold totally valued at around Rs 3.38 crore, said Senior Police Inspector Suresh Warade.

Dubey was produced before a Vasai Magistrate Court which remanded him to police custody till August 6, under charges of dacoity, attempt to murder, murder, theft, etc.

Meanwhile, the condition of the injured cashier Shraddha Devrukhkar – who was attacked by Dubey with a cut-throat razor, remains worrisome and she has been shifted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai.

“She is still in deep shock due to the bloody assault on her and also her senior colleague and close friend, Yogita Vartak Choudhary, who succumbed on Thursday,” said another staffer.

Owing to the serious injuries on her neck, shoulder and other parts, Devrukhkar, 32, is communicating through signs with her family, police and bank colleagues.

Dubey, 38, with over 15 years of experience in the banking sector, had piled up huge debts through a lavish lifestyle, expensive tastes, certain investments in lucrative residential/commercial properties, etc, though the sources of his finance are still not clear.



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Buy This Stock, There Are 2 Big Triggers – Divestment and Dividends

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BPCL, dividend of Rs 58 per share

The stock of BPCL is available at a dividend of Rs 58 per share, which was a record dividend declared by the board of directors. Let’s assume that you buy the share of BPCL at the current market price of Rs 445, and hold the shares maybe until Sept, to receive the dividends. Your cost of acquisition becomes only Rs 387.

Now, the dividend yield thus jumps, but the company is unlikely to declare the same dividend next year. So, if you are buying the stock for a regular dividends every year, just forget it, the same is not going to happen.

What we are trying to tell you here is that it reduces your cost of buying the shares to Rs 387, which is a good bet to buy the stock of BPCL. We are not sure when the dividend will be credited, but, the possibility could be later in the month of Sept.

Divestment - the next big trigger for the stock

Divestment – the next big trigger for the stock

The divestment talk in BPCL, whereby the government plans to sell its entire stake in the company has been on for sometime now. However, it is possible that it could happen before March of next year.

According to reports the government was trying to conclude the planned big-ticket disinvestments, including privatisation of fuel retailer-cum-refiner BPCL and despite Covid-induced constraints, department of investment and public asset management (Dipam) secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey, said recently.

Now, given the strain the government is facing with the fiscal deficit, it is highly possible that we would see the conclusion of divestment, which could be another reason to buy the stock of BPCL.

Brokerages initiate buy on the stock of BPCL

Brokerages initiate buy on the stock of BPCL

Two top brokerages, ICICI Direct and Motilal Oswal had initiated a buy coverage on the stock in their reports on BPCL.

“BPCL posted better-than-estimated profitability, driven by better marketing volumes and refining/marketing margin, further aided by inventory gains. The company made huge progress towards privatization in FY21, despite challenges posed by COVID-19, by streamlining its subsidiaries (divested its entire stake in Numaigarh Refinery, consolidated its stake in Bharat Oman Refineries, merged BGRL with BPCL) and sold off its trust shares,” brokerage firm Motilal Oswal said in a report.

At the moment, the shares have BPCL have gone nowhere, thanks to rising crude prices. There has been no momentum in the stock at all over the last few weeks. However, BPCL share price has now slumped to Rs 445, which make it a great stock to pick for the divestment and dividends trigger.

Disclaimer

Disclaimer

Investing in stocks poses a risk of financial losses. Investors must therefore exercise due caution. Greynium Information Technologies, the author, and the brokerage houses are not liable for any losses caused as a result of decisions based on the article. Investors should take care because the markets are near record highs.



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Introduction and evolution of Neo-banks in India, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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The rise of e-commerce led to trusting digital-first options in various segments such as payments, insurance, investments. It was inevitable that this transition would be witnessed by the banking sector as well. Millennial audiences unfamiliar with brick-and-mortar services are open to digital-first banks where the need to visit a branch diminishes.

Globally, India has the 2nd largest base of internet subscribers, smartphones, and social media user base. With ~600mn digitally active customers, India offers a large market for digital banking services. This growth has been enabled by India’s public digital infrastructure and other regulations and policies.

Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has also accelerated the transformation of banking. It created an opportunity to innovate, and almost all traditional banks supplemented their brick-and-mortar branches with sophisticated digital versions of their services. Banks expanded their digital footprint and are using their digital channels to offer a range of services.

Taking this a step further, we now have neo-banks, which are fully operational digital-only banks with advanced features. The state of the art technology is what gave rise to neo-banks in the last few years with startups like Jupiter, Fi, and Finin, launching their services in 2019-20. Revolut, which was last valued at $33B, has recently announced its plan to roll out neo-banking services in India.

What is making Neo-banking the winner?

In the US, neo-banks like Chime allowed consumers to transfer money faster than the usual 3-4 days taken by conventional banks. On the other hand, in the UK, in addition to money transfer, neo-banks also provided borderless banking across Europe, which is a borderless economy. However, such problems do not exist in India, and the winning reasons will be different.

India is different. With an experiential layer added on top of traditional banking, neo-banking will help solve access to several financial products that are not readily available to the 600M Indians and the 65M MSMEs. Riding on the success of the India FinTech stack – Digi locker, Aadhar, UPI 2.0, Account aggregator model, neo-banks will be able to improve digital distribution channels and onboarding for customers. Through the account aggregator model, neo-banks will be able to have access to the financial health of consumers, thus being able to offer personalized financial products. It will also allow them to correctly measure the default risk of these consumers, reducing NPAs and improving ROE margins.

The global scenario for neo-banks is quite different from that in India. In India, digital banking licenses are yet to be issued. Hence the current framework does not allow them to launch full-stack banking services. Obtaining a universal banking license will allow neo-banks to operate as a bank, in addition to the tech angle for better customer experience and ability to offer a myriad of products.

Today, some banks including Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank, and Federal Bank, are willing to partner with neo-banks for offering underlying banking accounts. It is a lucrative proposition for banks since they share RoE without bearing the additional cost to acquire these customers.

Way forward for neo-banks in India?

Since Indian neo-banks are just being launched, it will be interesting to see how they will monetise as the traditional sources of revenue for a bank would be unavailable to them, i.e., taking deposits and lending those deposits. Other revenue streams like MDR fees on card transactions is decreasing with the acceleration of UPI payments (and UPI payments are not revenue-generating). This leaves the neo-banks with cross-selling of financial products (wealth management, insurance, community-led discounts, stock market investments, etc.) and account opening commissions from banks as the primary source of income.

Currently, Neo-banking in India is at a nascent stage where some positive developments have happened in the last few quarters. The business models around neo-banks in India will have to evolve beyond the MDR on card transactions in the next few years. The key to their success will depend on how innovative they will be, in creating new revenue streams and acquire users with high lifetime value. Neo-banks who eventually will acquire a large user base with sustainable revenue streams will stand a chance to get a digital or a universal bank license and they are the ones who will emerge as winners in this space.

The blog has been authored by Kiran Vasireddy, Partner at Kalaari Capital.

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed are solely of the author and ETBFSI.com does not necessarily subscribe to it. ETBFSI.com shall not be responsible for any damage caused to any person/organisation directly or indirectly.



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UPI sets new record in July

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Unified Payments Interface continued to gain in popularity in July and crossed the 300 crore mark in terms of volume and Rs 6 lakh crore in transaction value.

Data released by the National Payments Corporation of India revealed that UPI processed 324 crore transactions worth Rs 6.06 lakh crore in July. This reflected the opening up of the economy and was a sharp jump since June when it had processed 280 crore transactions worth Rs 5.47 lakh crore.

On a daily basis, UPI has been processing 9 to 10 crore transactions recently. As per NPCI’s transaction count for July 29, UPI processed 10.44 crore transactions worth Rs 19,154 crore.

Launched in 2016, UPI processed 100 crore transactions for the first time in October 2019. While the lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic had impacted digital payments and transactions but UPI has been gaining popularity due to its wide acceptance, ease of use as well as norms of social distancing.

NPCI data revealed that other modes of digital payments also continued to gain traction.

Immediate Payments Service (IMPS) clocked 34.97 crore transactions amounting to Rs 3.09 lakh crore in July. This was the first time that IMPS has also breached the Rs 3 lakh crore mark. It had processed 30.37 crore transactions worth Rs 2.84 lakh crore in June.

Aadhar Enabled Payment System (AePS) transactions also rose to 8.88 crore in volume terms and Rs 23,447.11 crore in value in July. It had processed 8.75 crore transactions amounting to Rs 24,667.08 crore in June.

As many as 19.23 crore transactions worth Rs 2,976.39 crore were processed on NETC FASTag in July as compared to 15.78 crore transactions totaling Rs 2,576.28 crore in June.

Reflecting the rapid adoption and deepening of digital payments across the country in recent years, the Reserve Bank of India- Digital Payments Index for March 2021 rose to 270.59 as against 207.84 for March 2020.

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5 Nifty Dividend Stocks That Gave Returns Over 150% In The Last Year

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How is Dividend Yield calculated?

The entire dividend amount in the previous 12 months (determined based on ex-dividend date) prior to the rebalancing reference data is used to compute each company’s dividend yield, which is calculated using average market capitalization for the one-year period ending in January.

Those listed in the top 25 by yearly dividend yield will be required to be included in the index, while companies ranked below 75 will be required to be omitted. The last 50 companies will be chosen based on their higher dividend yield.

Dividend Yield = Cash Dividend per share / Market Price per share * 100 is the formula for calculating dividend yield. Assume a business with a stock price of Rs 100 declares a Rs 10 per share dividend.

In that situation, the stock’s dividend yield will be 10/100*100 = 10%.

5 Nifty Dividend Stocks That Gave Returns Over 150% In The Last Year

5 Nifty Dividend Stocks That Gave Returns Over 150% In The Last Year

Company YTD 1 Year Return
Tata Steel Ltd 66.19 291.24
Central Depository Services 103.07 282.77
Cyient 48.23 203.41
Natl. Aluminium 59.15 187.69
Mindtree 38.02 164.37

Tata Steel

Tata Steel

Tata Steel Limited, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, is an Indian multinational steel-making company based in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. The Tata Group owns the company. Its share price today is 1433.75. It currently has a market capitalization of Rs 172640.62 crore. The company reported gross sales of Rs. 648690 crores and a total income of Rs. 655068.9 crores in the most recent quarter.

Tata Steel Ltd. has given an equity dividend of Rs 37.50 per share in the last 12 months. This equates to a dividend yield of 2.61 percent at the current share price of Rs 1434.30. In a year, the stock returned 284.27% percent, 125.63% percent in six months, and 23.35% percent in a month.

  • Market Cap: Rs 172640.62
  • Earning Per Share: Rs113.00
  • Price To Earnings (P/E) Ratio: 12.69

Central Depository Services

Central Depository Services

Central Depository Services (India) Ltd., founded in 1997, is a Small Cap firm in the Financial Services industry with a market cap of Rs 13,913.65 crore. The stock gained 401.39 percent over three years, compared to 47.35 percent for the Nifty Midcap 100. Its share price presently is 1331.45. It currently has a market capitalization of Rs 13913.65 crore. The company reported gross sales of Rs. 1681.52 crores and total income of Rs. 2113.89 crores in the most recent quarter. Since August 9, 2018, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. has issued three dividends.

Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. has issued an equity dividend of Rs 4.50 per share in the last 12 months. This translates to a dividend yield of 0.34 percent at the current share price of Rs 1331.45. In a year, the stock returned 284.27% percent, 125.63% percent in six months, and 23.35% percent in a month.

  • Market Cap: Rs 13913.65
  • Earning Per Share: Rs 15.32
  • Price To Earnings (P/E) Ratio: 86.93

Cyient

Cyient

The stock gained 41.57 percent over three years, compared to 47.35 percent for the Nifty Midcap 100. Cyient Ltd., founded in 1991, is a Mid Cap business in the IT Software sector with a market capitalization of Rs 10,863.67 crore. Its share price presently is 986.35. It currently has a market capitalization of Rs 10861.16 crore.

Since August 11, 2000, Cyient Ltd. has declared 33 dividends. Cyient Ltd. has declared an equity dividend of Rs 17.00 per share in the last 12 months. This equates to a dividend yield of 1.72 percent at the current share price of Rs 986.70. In a year, the stock returned 203.69% percent, 59.28% percent in six months, and 11.56% percent in a month.

  • Market Cap: Rs 10861.16
  • Earning Per Share: Rs
  • Price To Earnings (P/E) Ratio: 38.97

National Aluminum Company

National Aluminum Company

NALCO, or National Aluminium Company Limited, is a government-owned corporation with integrated and diversified operations in mining, metals, and power under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India. The government of India currently owns 51.5 percent of NALCO.

This stock has returned 50.68 percent over the previous three years, compared to 47.35 percent for the Nifty Midcap 100. Since August 22, 2000, National Aluminium Company Ltd. has declared 38 dividends.

National Aluminium Company Ltd. has declared an equity dividend of Rs 2.50 per share in the last 12 months. This results in a dividend yield of 2.67 percent at the current share price of Rs 93.50.

  • Market Cap: Rs 17154.14
  • Earning Per Share: Rs 7.08
  • Price To Earnings (P/E) Ratio: 13.20

MindTree

MindTree

MindTree Ltd., founded in 1999, is a Mid Cap business in the IT Software sector with a market capitalization of Rs 47,199.98 crore. Its share price presently is 2863.85. It currently has a market capitalization of Rs 47178.51 crore. The company reported gross sales of Rs. 79678 crores and a total income of Rs. 81195 crores in the most recent quarter.

The stock gained 200.05 percent over three years, compared to 37.87 percent for the Nifty 100.

Since July 9, 2007, MindTree Ltd. has declared 45 dividends. MindTree Ltd. has declared an equity dividend of Rs 25.00 per share in the last 12 months. This translates to a dividend yield of 0.87 percent at the current share price of Rs 2865.20.

  • Market Cap: Rs 47178.51
  • Earning Per Share: Rs 75.32
  • Price To Earnings (P/E) Ratio: 38.02

Should You Invest In Dividend Yield Stocks?

Should You Invest In Dividend Yield Stocks?

One method to build wealth and receive a constant source of income is to invest in dividend-yield companies. Dividend-paying stocks offer investors two opportunities to profit: stock price increase and dividend payouts from the firm. Dividends are a percentage of a company’s earnings that it distributes to its shareholders. An investor in dividend yield companies benefits from both dividend income and capital appreciation. However, before investing in such stocks in the hopes of collecting dividends, one should review the company’s financial statements, look at its dividend payment history, and assess its market repute. Note that past performance is not a indication of future growth.



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Top 7 Best Popular Money Transfer Services To-From India 2021: SBI USA, Remitly, Western Union, Moneygram

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Remitly

With over 140,000 agent locations worldwide, Remitly facilitates transfers from 17 countries to over 50 receiving countries.

Remitly is one of the most well-known names in the sector, with a reputation for low costs and a well-designed mobile app. It accepts a variety of payment methods, including bank transfers, cash pickup, and even home delivery. When you send $1,001 or more, there are no costs. When shipping from the United States to India, compare our non-promotional rates and costs.

Customer service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and there is a money-back guarantee.

Support transfer to NRE and NRO accounts.

Recipients can now pick up their money at 100,000+ cash pick-up locations, including Punjab National Bank, EbixCash, Weizmann Forex, Muthoot Fincorp, and others.

The amount of a markup above the mid-market rate will be determined by the currencies and amounts being sent. Remitly often charges a rate that is 1% to 2% higher than the mid-market rate.

STATE BANK OF INDIA, USA

STATE BANK OF INDIA, USA

USD to INR conversion rates that are both attractive and competitive

One of the FASTEST ways to send money to India, with transfers arriving in as little as a few hours! You can submit transfers in three ways: online, via the SBIC Mobile App, or at any SBIC branch. There are no fees on any amount transferred via the SBIC Mobile App or Online Remittance Service. Over $1000, you get a free transfer and a daily transfer limit of $10000.

State Bank of India operates branches in California, New York, and Chicago in the United States. Unlike SBI locations in India, the US branch offers a limited range of services. To use the remittance services, you must first open an account with the SBI USA office.

Western Union

Western Union

Western Union is most recognized for its bank transfer, money order, bill payment, and gift card services, as the company invented money transfer. On their website, they feature a price estimator tool that allows users to determine money owed, transaction fees, and so on. The time it takes them to transfer money ranges from minutes to days. You can receive up to $2,500 USD (or its equivalent in INR) every transfer, as per government regulations.

All Indian nationals are eligible for a maximum cash payout of Rs 50,000; payouts in excess of Rs 50,000 will be made only via local crossed cheque.

Transfast

Transfast

Transfast is a New York-based worldwide money transfer and cross-border payments corporation with operations in India (Kochi, Pune, Jalandhar, and Hoshiarpur), the United Arab Emirates, and the Philippines. Mastercard is the owner of Transfast. Consumers and businesses all over the world use the company’s multi-currency, cross-border payment services. The company’s entirely owned direct-to-bank network processes remittances, and it has 200,000 cash payout locations in 120 countries. Deposits are made instantly to major banks such as HDFC, Axis, Kotak Mahindra, and others. Highly competitive exchange rates and a FREE bank account transfer above $1000. You can use their Fasttrack service for an instant to 24hrs money transfers using a bank or debit card.

WorldRemit

WorldRemit

WorldRemit offers money transfers in over 90 currencies to over 150 countries, with over two million people using their services last year.

They provide a variety of foreign money transfer options, including bank deposits, cash pickups, and mobile money. Most transactions are completed in minutes, with cheap costs and a transparent exchange rate. WorldRemit has an above-average rating of 4.4 out of 5 on Trustpilot, with over 4 million reviews from customers around the world.

There are over 150 nations in which we have a presence.

Transfer rates that are quick (90 percent transfers approved in minutes)

To keep your money safe, use a secure encryption system.

Payments can be made using a variety of methods, including debit/credit cards and bank transfers.

Cash pick-up, airtime top-up, and bank transfer are among the delivery alternatives available.

Although WorldRemit imposes a markup on exchange rates, these are still lower than those offered by banks. Normally, the provider does not charge more than a 1%-1.5 percent mark-up.

Transwise

Transwise

You pay a tiny flat charge plus a fixed percentage of the transfer amount (the total cost is always visible upfront). Some payment options charge an additional cost, but it’s usually insignificant. You will always receive the true mid-market exchange rate, with no markup. Allowing you to save a lot of money. There’s no room on Wise for deceptive bank surcharges or creepy hidden fees.

They do, however, charge fees for transfers, which vary depending on how quickly you need the money, how much you’re sending, and which currencies you’re using. These are usually expressed as a percentage of the amount being transferred, and are normally in the range of 0.5 percent.

Moneygram

Moneygram

MoneyGram has around 350,000 agent locations around the world, making it easy to receive money. Quick and simple. Money can be sent directly to your bank account at over 400 different banks across the world. Transfer money immediately to your bank account in India from other countries, or save your loved ones time by sending money directly to their bank accounts.



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Value Investing vs Growth Investing: Which is Better?

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Investment

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By Rahul Shah

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If Benjamin Graham is the original value investor and Warren Buffett the original moat investor, who would you associate growth investing with?

The name that comes to mind is Peter Lynch.

Lynch, the legendary fund manager at Fidelity, advised investors to choose growth stocks over value stocks.

He even devised a formula for it, arguing how over a long term period, a growth stock will end up giving better returns than a value stock even if growth is available at expensive valuations.

However, if you are a growth investor, don’t break into a celebration just yet.
Just as there are examples of growth beating value, there are also examples of value beating growth.

Let me give you one from real life.

Back in April 2020, I happened to look at two stocks viz. eClerx Services and Page Industries.

eClerx was a classic value stock, growing its earnings at a slow pace. In fact, its earnings were down 20% from the previous year when I was checking it out. However, it seemed like a temporary pullback to me and I felt that the earnings would eventually recover.
Page Industries on the other hand, was a growth investor’s dream come true, growing its earnings at more than 20% over the last five years.

However, what happened to the stock price of the two companies since then may surprise you.

While Page Industries has done well and has seen its stock price go up by 78%, eClerx Services has done even better, and is up an impressive 222%.
Now, that’s interesting. A value stock knocking the daylights out of a true blue growth stock.

What gives? Well, my one word answer to this is ‘valuations’.
Back in April, Page Industries was trading at a princely price to earnings multiple of around 50x. Given its historical growth rate in earnings of 20%-25%, I felt that this was on the higher side.

eClerx services on the other hand, had a low single digit earnings multiple of around 6x.
Thus, investors willing to pay more than 8 times per rupee of profits earned by a growth company like Page Industries as compared to a value stock like eClerx.

I have no idea of the premium that Page Industries deserves over eClerx. What I do know is that it is certainly a lot less than 8x.
Of course, comparing companies from different sectors is like comparing chalk with cheese. However, it still doesn’t make any difference to the point that I am trying to make.

It is not about growth vs value. Always choosing a high growth company over a low growth one irrespective of the underlying valuations, could be a recipe for disaster. As in the case of eClerx services, a low growth company can end up doing much better than a high growth one provided the valuations are attractive.

It was quite evident that at 6x earnings multiple, a company like eClerx Services was quite attractively valued. And at 50x earnings multiple, a company like Page Industries was expensive.

Thus, over a medium term time horizon of 2-3 years, there was always a strong possibility of eClerx outperforming Page Industries and this is exactly what happened.
Thus, the entire thing doesn’t have to be about value vs growth.
The stock that trades at the biggest discount to its intrinsic value should be bought, irrespective of whether it is growth or value.

Given the valuations, it seemed to me that eClerx was trading at a minimum 50% discount to its intrinsic value. In other words, the stock had a potential upside of at least 100%.

Page Industries on the other hand, seemed more or less fairly valued or even slightly overvalued.

My judgement was vindicated with how their respective stock prices have responded over the last one year.

Value Investing vs Growth Investing: Which is Better?

Value Investing vs Growth Investing: Which is Better?

I won’t be surprised if the same pattern is repeated over and over whenever you have to choose between two companies of this kind. So, forget growth or value and focus more on where you are getting a bigger bang for your buck.

About the author

The author, Rahul Shah is Co-Head of Research, Equitymaster.

Story first published: Sunday, August 1, 2021, 7:58 [IST]



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