Gold Prices Expected To Surge To Rs 52000-53000 Over Next 12-months

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Inflation and interest rates the key

Gold being a non-yielding asset have always reacted first incase of any change in interest rate and hence even now with so much panic in market regarding tapering and policy tightening metal prices have held its ground on the back of low rates.

Inflation has been on the rise and exceeded comfort zones of most central banks which is also supporting the overall safe haven appeal of Gold interestingly (as a Commodity and also as an inflation hedge). This along with a host of other tailwinds like growing uncertainties regarding China’s Evergrande, Power shortage issue, trade talks between the U.S. – China, rising cases of Covid-19 and Delta variant, growing debt and few others could keep the optimism of the gold bulls high. In the next Fed meets there are growing expectations of tapering of the massive bond purchase program which the Fed had initiated in order to safeguard the US economy from a hard landing during the Covid led economic crisis. Although the market is well prepared for the same, but some knee jerk reactions could likely to give the gold bulls another buying opportunity.

Big surge in 2019 and 2020

Big surge in 2019 and 2020

Gold prices have seen a good surge if we look 2019 and 2020, which were ~52% and ~25% respectively. However we witnessed some underperformance in 2021 where prices have been trading between Rs.47,000 and 49,000 mark. The demand for gold in India has bounced sharply from the lows seen during pandemic in 2020.

Recent World Gold Council data suggest that the for quarter ended Sep’21 demand for gold jumped to 47% YoY to 139.1 tonnes as compared to 94.6 tonnes in the year ago. The jewelery demand also has seen a jump of 58% YoY in India during July -Sep 2021 period to 96.2 tonnes due to strong pent up demand, occasion related gifts, economic rebound and lower prices. ETF’s have not been the best supporter for gold since the start of this year, although Central bank gold buying spree and CFTC positions maintaining their position in net longs, have increased the overall sentiment for the gold prices.

Unlike Diwali 2020, this year there are much less restrictions, shops are open, with the overall demand has also increased in this year which can be seen from the import numbers which stand at 740 tonnes till September. Risky assets have seen massive upside and have delivered handsome returns in the last few months, and any change in trend or weakening if the momentum could lead to a massive surge in safe havens – particularly gold.

Outlook

Outlook

We have been bullish and continue to maintain a positive bias for gold price over the next 12 months, and expect that the consolidation is stretched could see some directional move soon. The current scenario could have some short term hiccups which might give investors a better buying opportunity. We believe that gold has a potential to surge towards $2000 once again and might even make a new life time high on the Comex. On the domestic front we expect prices to surge towards highs of Rs.52000-53000 over the next 12 months.

Courtesy: Motilal Oswal Financial Services



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1 Cement, 2 Auto Ancillaries Stocks To Buy As Suggested By ICICI Securities

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SKF India- Solid revenue growth compensates for low gross margin

The brokerage firm recommends a buy with a target price of Rs. 3960. The stock was last trading at Rs. 3340, representing a gain of 19 percent.

Q2FY22 Result

SKF announced strong Q2FY22 performance.

Revenue for the quarter was | 966.4 crore (I-direct estimate: Rs 787.2 crore), up 37.4 percent year over year and 39.3 percent quarter over quarter.

In Q2FY22, EBITDA was Rs 159.8 crore, up 40.7 percent from the previous quarter.

Consequent PAT was Rs 117.6 crore in Q2FY22, with a tax rate of 24.7 percent.

Target and Valuation

“SKF has been making strides towards innovation and R&D and has made significant inroads in REP. Going ahead, a recovery in auto, upcoming e-market & commencement of DFC should augur well for the company. Build in revenue, EBIDTA, PAT CAGR of 21.4%, 20.8%, 21% respectively Target Price and Valuation: We value SKF at Rs 3957 i.e. 40x P/E on FY23E EPS,” the brokerage has said.

Key triggers for future price performance

  • The auto industry’s recovery should help the manufacturing sector.
  • The upcoming DFC in mid-CY22, which will push out Class K bearings, as well as metro developments in 25-26 new cities, would give the industrial industry a boost.
  • Gross and EBITDA margins will improve as the industrial segment bearings become more indigenized.

Wabco India

Wabco India

The brokerage firm recommends a buy with a target price of Rs. 8800. The stock was last trading at Rs. 7475, representing a gain of 18 percent.

Q2FY22 Results

The firm had a strong second quarter of fiscal year 22.

For the quarter, the total operating income was $ 616.5 crore, up 47.2 percent year on year.

EBITDA margins were 10.2 percent, up 160 basis points from the previous quarter.

PAT for the period was Rs 32.3 crore compared to Rs 35 crore in Q2FY21.

Target and Valuation

“WIL share price has grown at ~6% CAGR from ~Rs 5,600 in October 2016, thereby outperforming Nifty Auto index in that time. We retain BUY; CV recovery play focused on exports, content increase. Target Price, and Valuation: We value the company at a revised target price of Rs 8,800 i.e. 50x P/E on FY23E EPS (earlier target price Rs 8,020),” the brokerage has said.

Key triggers for future price-performance:

  • New product development, including connected, driverless, and electric vehicles, is one of the company’s top priorities.
  • Mix and operating leverage pushed margins up to 15.5 percent and 18.2 percent, respectively (FY23E).

Sagar Cement

Sagar Cement

The brokerage firm recommends a buy with a target price of Rs.350. The stock was last trading at Rs. 265, representing a gain of 32 percent.

Q2FY22 Results

  • In Q2FY22, higher gasoline prices resulted in a significant decrease in margins.
  • During Q2FY22, the margin shrank by 1568 basis points year over year and 1081 basis points quarter over quarter to 16.5 percent, owing mostly to a substantial increase in gasoline prices.
  • Non-trade demand was strong, resulting in a 13.2 percent increase in revenue year over year to Rs 368.9 crore. The rainy season had a negative impact on retail demand.
  • PAT fell 58.6% year on year to Rs 20.8 crore (vs. I-forecast direct’s of Rs 35.3 crore).

“With capacity expansions into high growth regions like East & Central, we expect strong growth momentum going forward. Given the healthy outlook, cost efficiency, healthy b/s and relatively inexpensive valuations, we maintain BUY rating Target Price and Valuation: We value Sagar at Rs 350 i.e.8.5x FY23E EV/EBITDA,” the brokerage has said.

Disclaimer

Disclaimer

Investing in equities poses a risk of financial losses. Investors must therefore exercise due caution. Greynium Information Technologies, the author, and the brokerage house are not liable for any losses caused as a result of decisions based on the article. This article is for educational purpose.



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3 Special Dividends Stocks To Watch Out In November 2021

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Why companies issue special dividends?

A special dividend may be paid by a company for a variety of reasons.

A special dividend may be paid if the company’s financial performance is especially strong. When a firm earns a lot of money, it may decide to pay a special dividend rather than reinvesting it in the business or using it for anything else.

Asset sales have been linked to special payouts in the past. When a corporation realises a substantial profit on the sale of a subsidiary or other asset, it may choose to distribute some or all of the earnings to shareholders rather than reinvesting them in the business.

When a company makes significant changes to its capital structure, it may declare a special dividend. Paying a single sum of money to shareholders can quickly boost a company’s debt ratio, which may be advantageous when transitioning to a new business model.

Tech Mahindra

Tech Mahindra

Tech Mahindra’s export revenues account for more than 93 percent of its total revenue. It earns 47.5 percent of its income in the United States, 26.5% in Europe, and 26.5 percent in the rest of the globe. It’ll be interesting to see how US corporations spend their money on technology.

On October 25, 2021, the company declared a dividend of Rs 15.0 per share, with a record date of November 5, 2021. The stock returned 115.71 percent over three years, compared to 72.47 percent for the Nifty 100 index.

Tech Mahindra special dividend

Tech Mahindra special dividend

Over a three-year period, the stock returned 115.71 percent, while the Nifty IT delivered investors a 147.04 percent gain.

Since March 21, 2007, Tech Mahindra Ltd. has declared 21 dividends.

Tech Mahindra Ltd. has declared an equity dividend of Rs 30.00 per share in the last 12 months. This translates to a dividend yield of 2.03 percent at the current share price of Rs 1477.85.

Procter & Gamble Health

Procter & Gamble Health

Only 1.06 percent of trading sessions in the last 16 years had intraday drops of more than 5%. The company has enough cash on hand to cover its contingent liabilities. The company’s QoQ revenue increase was 29.42 percent, the best in the prior three years. The stock returned 86.58 percent over three years, compared to 82.17 percent for the Nifty Midcap 100. Over a three-year period, the stock achieved an 86.58 percent return, compared to 43.69 percent for Nifty Pharma.

Procter & Gamble Special Dividend

Procter & Gamble Special Dividend

Procter & Gamble Health Ltd., founded in 1967, is a Mid Cap business in the Pharmaceuticals sector with a market cap of Rs 9,003.09 crore.

Since May 29, 2001, Procter & Gamble Health Ltd. has declared 26 dividends.

Procter & Gamble Health Ltd. has declared an equity dividend of Rs 230.00 per share in the last 12 months.

This equates to a dividend yield of 4.24 percent at the current share price of Rs 5423.75.

Triveni Turbine

Triveni Turbine

Triveni Turbine Ltd., founded in 1995, is a Mid Cap business in the Engineering industry with a market capitalization of Rs 6,201.00 crore. Over a three-year period, the stock returned 88.04 percent, compared to 57.97 percent for the S&P BSE Capital Goods index. The stock returned 88.04 percent over three years, compared to 82.17 percent for the Nifty Midcap 100. On October 26, 2021, the company declared a dividend of Rs 0.4 per share, with a record date of November 9, 2021.

Since November 8, 2011, Triveni Turbine Ltd. has declared 19 dividends. Triveni Turbine Ltd. has declared an equity dividend of Rs 1.20 per share in the last 12 months. This translates to a dividend yield of 0.63 percent at the current share price of Rs 191.80.

3 Special Dividends Stocks To Watch Out In November 2021

3 Special Dividends Stocks To Watch Out In November 2021

Company Dividend Date Record date Dividend%
Triveni Turbine 08-Nov-2021 09-Nov-2021 60
Procter & Gamble Health 02-Nov-2021 05-Nov-2021 900
Tech Mahindra 02-Nov-2021 05-Nov-2021 300

Disclaimer

Disclaimer

Investing in equities poses a risk of financial losses. Investors must therefore exercise due caution. Greynium Information Technologies, the author, and the brokerage house are not liable for any losses caused as a result of decisions based on the article.



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Why gold loans continue to glitter in these trying times

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Gold accounts for a large proportion of Indian household wealth and this asset has been coming in handy during the period of financial stress caused by the pandemic. Demand for gold loans was strong last fiscal year and the trend continues in 2021-22 too.

Demand for gold loans from micro enterprises and individuals – to fund working capital and personal requirements, respectively – has increased with the pick-up in economic activity and the onset of the festive season, which coincides with the easing of lockdown restrictions by several States, stated Crisil in a recent note.

Loans against gold jewellery portfolio of scheduled commercial banks surged by 59.1 per cent to ₹63,770 crore as on September 24, 2021 from ₹40,086 crore as on September, 2020, according to data with the Reserve Bank of India. SCBs LAGJ portfolio stood at ₹28,163 crore as on September 27, 2019.

 

Q2 disbursements

Second quarter results of banks reveal a continued demand for gold loans while gold loan-focussed non-banking finance companies also said there continues to be a robust appetite for these loans.

“We remain optimistic about gold loans. Year-to-date, gold loans have increased by 26 per cent and we forecast a growth of 25 to 30 per cent for gold loans this fiscal,” said Shyam Srinivasan, Managing Director and CEO, Federal Bank after the second quarter results.

 

The private sector lender’s gold loan disbursals rose to ₹15,976 crore in the quarter-ended September 30, 2021.

CSB Bank also reported a 10.3 per cent year-on-year increase in gold loans for the second quarter of the fiscal.

Second quarter results of gold loan-focussed NBFCs – Muthoot Finance and Manappuram Finance – are likely to shed more light on this trend but analysts said that they are likely to have seen good growth.

“We expect a healthy growth in the gold loan portfolio for Manappuram Finance and Muthoot Finance given the various attractive interest schemes introduced by these gold financiers to attract high ticket-size gold loan customers. Since gold prices have been stable, we expect gold financiers to offer some reprieve to customers (especially those who continue to pay the interest component) to repay rather than rush to auction off their gold,” said a recent report by Motilal Oswal.

IIFL Finance also reported a 19 per cent year-on-year growth in its gold loans AUM to ₹13,600 crore as of September 30, 2021.

 

Will growth sustain?

Umesh Mohanan, Executive Director and CEO, Indel Money pointed out that the economy is getting back on track but a large number of sectors are still badly impacted.

“People trying to reopen or restart their businesses need urgent cash, and for this gold loan is a convenient and fast option that does not require a credit check. Gold is in fact becoming an alternative capital option,” he said.

Indel Money has registered a growth of 25 per cent year-on-year in gold loans and expect the demand to continue. The average ticket size of loans is ₹75,000-85,000 and the average tenure is 1 year.

Experts point out that small business owners, many of whom took the moratorium or restructuring, may now find it difficult to get a loan from the bank.

In this case, gold loans prove to be a useful option.

VP Nandakumar, Managing Director and CEO, Manappuram Finance said, “With the unorganised sector also getting back on its feet, we expect improved growth in gold loans, microfinance, as well as our other business verticals.”

 

Assets under management (AUM) of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), which primarily offer loans against gold, is expected to rise 18-20 per cent to ₹1.3 lakh crore this fiscal, according to Crisil’s forecast.

 

PSBs lead

According to a recent report by ICICI Securities, the organised gold loan industry, including agriculture loans, has grown at an even stronger pace since 2018-19, with a near 31 per cent growth in 2020-21 due to the cautious stance taken by financial institutes in other loan products due to pandemic-hit economy and higher gold prices.

 

Public sector banks held the largest market share of the organised gold loan industry (excluding agriculture loans) at about 44 per cent in 2017-18, compared to 34 per cent of specialised NBFCs and 12 per cent of private sector banks.

The report estimated that overall, the market share of banks in the organised gold loan industry including agri loans, increased to about 75 per cent in 2020-21 from about 73 per cent in fiscal year 2019-20.

“If banks versus NBFCs share in organised gold loan industry including agriculture loans is observed, banks’ share is estimated to have increased in fiscal year 2020-21 on the back of increased LTV or loan to value and risk aversion by banks in other loan products,” it noted.

However, operationally intensive nature of the business, existing well-distributed infrastructure across India and a well-established client base provide strong business moats for specialised NBFCs, it said.

Online gold loans are also now catching up.

Federal Bank in its investor presentation said disbursals through fintech enabled gold and micro lending platforms crossed ₹3,800 crore.

Recently, asset-backed digital lending platform Rupeek has signed an agreement with Kerala-headquartered South Indian Bank as a lending partner to provide online gold loan services. The service is, however, initially available in limited cities.

Gold prices, repayments

Experts note that gold prices have been stable, which has led to low delinquency amongst borrowers and has helped NBFCs fare better than banks in the business.

“While there has been a moderation in gold prices in the second half of FY21 with around 10 per cent decline in gold prices over peak of August 2021, the decline has been moderated in year to date 2021-22,” ICRA said, adding that gold loan NBFCs have reported low gross net performing assets (GNPAs) since fiscal year 2017-18.

Many NBFCs are also reworking the typical one-year tenure for gold loans to shorter tenures of three months or six months.

Gold loan auctions, which saw a spurt earlier this year, are also likely to normalise as the economic conditions improve.

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5 BSE Small-Cap Company Stocks With High ROCE Annual Percentage

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Sun Pharma Advanced Research

Sun Pharma Advanced Research Business (SPARC) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to consistently enhancing patient care standards around the world through therapeutic and delivery innovation. The stock returned -12.38 percent over three years, compared to 82.17 percent for the Nifty Midcap 100. The company’s annual revenue increase of 198.43 percent surpassed the 45.34 percent CAGR for the previous three years.

Sun Pharma Advanced Research Business Ltd., founded in 2006, is a Mid Cap company in the Pharmaceuticals industry with a market capitalization of Rs 6,915.62 crore. Over a three-year period, the stock had a -12.38 percent return, compared to 43.69 percent for Nifty Pharma.

Mahanagar Telephone

Mahanagar Telephone

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, d/b/a MTNL, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited, based in New Delhi, India. MTNL provides services in India’s metro cities of Mumbai and New Delhi, as well as the African island nation of Mauritius.

For the fourth quarter in a row, the company has lost Rs 688.7 crore. Stock returned 38.58 percent over three years, compared to 83.58 percent for the Nifty Smallcap 100. Over a three-year period, the stock returned 38.58 percent, compared to 78.18 percent for the S&P BSE Telecom index.

Kilpest India

Kilpest India

Kilpest India Ltd is a significant agribusiness company in India. Kilpest is an ISO-certified firm with a presence in India in the agricultural market, which includes Crop Protection and Public Health Products, Bio Products, Micronutrients, and Mix Fertilizers. In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, the company had a ROE of 86.23 percent, exceeding its five-year average of 60.74 percent. The company’s annual sales growth of 653.53 percent surpassed its three-year compound annual growth rate of 112.21 percent. Stock returned 545.74 percent over three years, compared to 83.58 percent for the Nifty Smallcap 100.

HCL Infosystems

HCL Infosystems

After three consecutive quarters of losses, the company made a profit of Rs 40.58 crore in the quarter ending June 30, 2021. The stock returned -49.71 percent over three years, compared to 83.58 percent for the Nifty Smallcap 100. Revenue fell by 70.67 percent on a quarter-over-quarter basis, the lowest level in the last three years. Stock returned -49.71 percent over three years, compared to 83.58 percent for the Nifty Smallcap 100.

PNB Gilts

PNB Gilts

PNB Gilts Ltd., founded in 1996, is a Small Cap business in the Financial Services industry with a market capitalization of Rs 1,166.47 crore. In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, the company generated a return on equity of 34.49 percent, surpassing its five-year average of 17.23 percent. The stock returned 128.17% over the last three years, compared to 83.58 percent for the Nifty Smallcap 100.

Since July 3, 2001, PNB Gilts Ltd. has declared 24 dividends. PNB Gilts Ltd. has given an equity dividend of Rs 10.00 per share in the last 12 months. This translates to a dividend yield of 15.43% at the current share price of Rs 64.80.

5 Small-Cap Stocks With High ROCE Annual Percentage

5 Small-Cap Stocks With High ROCE Annual Percentage

Company ROCE Price
Sun Pharma Advanced 3,836.5 262.50
Mahanagar Telephone 734.2 18.50
Kilpest India 101.1 447.50
HCL Infosystems Ltd. 79.7 12.90
PNB Gilts Ltd. 75.6 64.80

Conclusion

Conclusion

Although ROCE is a key statistic for determining shareholder value, it is rarely included in annual reports. It has been noted that organizations with a higher ROCE than their industry have a relentless focus on driving their organizations to achieve it. All of their strategic and operational efforts, including performance measures across functions and levels, are linked to important ROCE value drivers including fixed asset productivity, working capital turns, and operating margins in such organizations.



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60 per cent of Indian shoppers used digital payments multiple times each week during festive season: Report

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A majority of consumers in India are leveraging digital payments more frequently during the festive season, according to a new study conducted by YouGov and ACI Worldwide.

As per the report, frequent usage (2-3 times per week) of digital payments has increased from 57 per cent last year, while 6 per cent of respondents have no intention of using digital payments this festive season, declining from 9 per cent a year ago.

The research highlighted that digital payments continued to be the payment method of choice for festive season spending, with 60 per cent of consumers having used digital payments (including eWallets and UPI) multiple times per week for festive season purchases.

41 per cent of consumers chose digital payments as their preferred payment method, ahead of cash (26 per cent) and debit and credit card payments (23 per cent).

Digital payments were the preferred payment method for 41 per cent of respondents overall, rising to 50 per cent in the 25-34 age group. The over-45 age were divided in terms of their their payment preferences between card payments and digital payments almost equally (35 per cent and 33 per cent, respectively).

19 per cent of respondents used digital payments for purchases of ₹10,000 to ₹50,000 this festive season, in line with 21 per cent last year. Only 4 per cent made purchases exceeding ₹50,000, the same as last year.

57 per cent of respondents said that they use digital payments for groceries and essentials, which remains the most common category for digital payment purchases.

Nearly half of those surveyed used digital payments for apparel (48 per cent) and electronics (47 per cent), with other popular categories including household appliances (43 per cent) and homewares (41 per cent).

While concerns related to digital payments have dropped across the board, failed transactions continued to remain a top concern for 41 per cent of respondents, followed by data privacy (34 per cent) and poor internet connectivity (30 per cent). 14 per cent of respondents had no concerns with digital payments whatsoever.

It also highlighted the advantages of such payments as seen by respondents. 69 per cent feel digital payments offer greater financial transparency (better insights into how, when and what money is spent on) compared to other payment methods. Similarly, 69 per cent think digital payments offer better promotions, incentives, or cashbacks than other payment methods.

Concerns over digital payments fraud have decreased, with 24 per cent identifying it as a concern compared to 30 per cent last year. In line with this trend, digital payments are considered the most secure way to pay for 33 per cent of respondents, up from 24 per cent in 2020, and just behind cash-on-delivery (35 per cent).

“It is encouraging to see the heightened trust in digital payments by Indian consumers, which is also corroborated by the month-on-month growth in transaction volumes, increased frequency of usage among consumers and use of digital payments for higher value payments. This reinforces the fact that digital payments are becoming an even more integral part of our daily lives, as India continues to shine as a global leader in real-time, digital payments,” said Ankur Saxena, country leader, South Asia, ACI Worldwide.

70 per cent of respondents said that with the greater dependence on online shopping that developed during pandemic-related restrictions, they now prefer online to in-store shopping, the report further added. However, 60 per cent also said they look forward to in-person shopping if adequate precautions – including social distancing – are in place.

“While our research suggests that consumers will continue to seek the convenience of online shopping, they’re also looking forward to complementing it with in-store shopping experiences as pandemic restrictions ease,” continued Saxena.

“This highlights how merchants and payment providers will have to account for many different customer journeys, which cross over traditional channels. Omni-channel payments will emerge as a major focus for retailers,” he added.

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Indian Bank reports ₹266.73 crore worth of fraud to RBI

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Public sector lender Indian Bank has reported ₹266.73 crore worth of fraud to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), it said in a regulatory filing on Saturday.

The bank has reported three non-performing accounts as fraudulent.

It detailed the Non Performing Accounts (NPAs) as that have been declared as fraud and reported to RBI as per regulatory requirements, it said in the filing.

The nature of fraud for all three accounts has been specified as “Diversion of funds.”

The lender has declared M P Border Checkpost Development Co Ltd as fraud with an outstanding of ₹166.89 crore, Pune Sholapur Road Development with the amount involved totaling ₹72.76 crore and M/s SONAC with an amount of ₹27.08 crore.

The bank further specified that as on September 30, 2021, it has held provisions worth ₹12.58 crore against SONAC.

In the case of M P Border Checkpost Development Co and Pune Sholapur Road Development, the provisions held were equal to the entire exposure, respectively.

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7 Fintech Startup Gained Unicorn Status In India 2021

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BharatPe

BharatPe, an Indian merchant payment service, was valued at $2.85 million in a $370 million funding round led by Tiger Global, a US investment firm.

To enable offline merchants to accept electronic payments, BharatPe has developed a QR code-based payments service that uses India’s UPI infrastructure. It also provides working finance to small businesses and this year created its own card acceptance terminal, which has already been placed in over 50,000 locations.

Five of the seven current institutional investors – Coatue Management, Insight Partners, Sequoia Growth, Ribbit Capital, and Amplo – returned to the latest round, along with new investors Dragoneer Investment Group and Steadfast Capital.

CoinDCX

CoinDCX

At a valuation of $1.1 billion, CoinDCX raised $90 million (INR 670 crores) in Series C fundraising. CoinDCX has now achieved the designation of ‘Unicorn,’ making it the first Indian crypto exchange to do so.

CoinDCX has been committed to making cryptocurrencies accessible to the Indian audience with simpler, secure, and compliant solutions since its beginning in 2018. It has onboarded over 3.5 million users so far, and on track to fulfil goal of onboarding 50 million Indians by the end of the year

Furthermore, the Covid-19 pandemic enticed many investors to invest in cryptocurrencies because of their lucrative yields and decentralised nature. Since its beginning, CoinDCX has amassed a user base of over 3.5 million people thanks to a combination of these characteristics.

Ofb Business

Ofb Business

Ruchi Kalra, Vasant Sridhar, Bhuvan Gupta, and Nitin Jain launched OfBusiness, which provides raw material procurement services and finance to small and medium companies (SMBs). Ofbusiness, a B2B firm based in Gurugram, has reached the unicorn club after raising $160 million from SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2.

According to a press release from the firm, existing investors Falcon Edge Capital and Matrix Partners also participated in the round. By September 2021, OfBusiness hopes to be profitable, with a revenue run rate of more than $1.1 billion. The company claims to be growing at a rate of four times every year.

Chargebee

Chargebee

Chargebee, the premier subscription billing and revenue management platform (in the SaaS industry), is the city’s newest unicorn, with a valuation of $1.4 billion following a new round of $125 million in series G funding. Zoho and Freshworkks are two other Unicorns from Chennai (both in the SaaS space).

Chargeebee’s customer portfolio includes Okta, Freshworks, Calendly, Study.com, and thousands of other high-growth subscription businesses in verticals ranging from vertical and horizontal SaaS to D2C e-commerce, OTT streaming, e-learning, publishing, and others, in over 60 countries, selling to end customers all over the world.

Digit

Digit

With a valuation of US$1.9 billion, Digit Insurance, a general insurer founded in 2017, has become India’s first unicorn of 2021.

A unicorn is a privately held startup with a market capitalization of more than $1 billion.

Digit’s premium income increased by 31.9 percent to US$186 million from April to December 2020, according to a statement, and the company has served over 15 million consumers since its establishment. Despite the economic downturn that afflicted other businesses, the insurance was profitable in the first three quarters of fiscal year 20-21.

Groww

Groww

Groww, an investment platform, raised $83 million in a Series D funding round led by Tiger Global Management, valuing the company at more than $1 billion. Sequoia India, Ribbit Capital, YC Continuity, and Propel Venture Partners were among the existing investors in the round.

Groww, which was founded in 2017, claims to have over 1.5 million registered members in over 900 cities. By simplifying the onboarding process, the company makes it simple for consumers to invest in stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, IPOs, and gold. It debuted stocks with an easy-to-use interface for do-it-yourself (DIY) investors in June of last year. Groww competes with online stock brokerages Zerodha and Upstox, as well as Paytm Money, One97 Communications Ltd’s wealth management subsidiary, which controls Paytm.

CRED

CRED

Cred, a fintech startup, has raised $215 million in a fundraising round led by new investment Falcon Edge Capital and existing investor Coatue Management LLP, valuing the company at $2.2 billion. Cred’s current Series D financing comes after the Kunal Shah-led startup secured $81 million at a $806 million valuation just a few months ago. DST Global, RTP Global, Tiger Global, Greenoaks Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, and Sofina were among the new investors, as were current investors DST Global, RTP Global, Tiger Global, Greenoaks Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, and Sofina.

Cred was created in 2018 to make it easier for customers to pay their credit card bills and earn incentives. Since then, it has expanded into financing via Cred Cash, as well as online commerce and brand discovery via its ‘Store’ and ‘Discover’ platforms.

Acko

Acko

Acko General Insurance, a digital insurance provider, said on October 28 that it has secured $255 million in a Series D round headed by General Atlantic and Multiples Private Equity. With this financing, the firm became the 34th startup in India to become a unicorn in 2021, bringing its worth to $1.1 billion.

A unicorn is defined as any privately held company with a valuation of $1 billion or more.

The round also includes current investors Intact Ventures and Munich Re Ventures, as well as the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Lightspeed. The Company is valued at USD 1.1 billion as a result of this fundraise. The entire amount raised by Acko is now $450 million.



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Reserve Bank of India – Annual Report

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April 14, 2015




Dear All




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Confident that NPAs will reduce ‘substantially’ in next few months: Bandhan Bank

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In absolute terms, NPAs of the bank soared to Rs 8,763.60 crore from Rs 873.97 crore for the corresponding period last fiscal.

Private sector lender Bandhan Bank, which witnessed a massive 10-fold year-on-year rise in its non-performing assets (NPAs) for the second quarter this fiscal, has said it is confident that the NPA level will reduce “substantially” in the next few months as there is clear visibility of improving asset quality day-by-day.

The bank on Friday reported a whopping net loss of Rs3,008.59 crore for the second quarter on the back of Rs5,577.92 crore provisions as the lender saw a huge surge in bad loans. In absolute terms, NPAs of the bank soared to Rs8,763.60 crore from Rs873.97 crore for the corresponding period last fiscal. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, NPAs grew 36% from Rs 6,440.38 crore in the first quarter this fiscal.

“The option was to take it (provisions) over three quarters or take it upfront. But what happens is if I take it over three quarters, the people, the readers will not get the sense of what is the level of stress and how long it can remain. Today, when I am taking it upfront, I am taking the entire possible stress portfolio, whether it is restructuring or whether it is NPA upfront. As I am fully provided, going forward, it will be business as usual and you will see the real strength of Bandhan Bank what it used to be in the pre-pandemic period,” Sunil Samdani, chief financial officer, Bandhan Bank, told FE on Saturday.

During the second quarter, the bank made an accelerated provision on NPA accounts of around Rs1,500 crore. In addition to this, it also provided an additional standard assets provision amounting to around Rs 2,100 crore and provision on restructured assets amounting to around Rs 1,030 crore.

Asked about the Rs2,100 crore provisioning on the standard accounts, Samdhani said, “It is not that we are seeing stress against our standard book. Since we have restructured some accounts, when they come out of restructuring, surely there will be some portions that will fall into the NPAs. So, against that we have taken this provisioning.”

Bandhan Bank MD and CEO Chandra Shekhar Ghosh said this was a “right time” to make one-time provisioning and focus more on future growth. “In the ground level, there are very good improvements. The scenario is becoming normal as Covid-related lockdown restrictions have been removed in most parts of the country. Business is coming back. This is the right time we go for one-time provisioning and focuss more on future growth. It is better to make provision in one quarter and then register profits in the subsequent quarters,” Ghosh pointed out.

“Our bank’s collection efficiency on month-on-month basis improving in a good way. Credit growth is coming back. Whatever we are seeing now, we may see normalcy in the third quarter itself,” he said.

In a post-earnings conference call on Friday, Ghosh said the majority of the bank’s customers are either part paying or full paying their dues. “There is clear visibility of improving asset quality day-by-day. In the last month alone, we have seen that per day 14,000 customers standardized their accounts every day. I firmly believe that the most difficult period with respect to Covid-related disruptions and asset quality challenges are behind us,” he said. The lender was now in a position to accelerate the next phase of its growth with a strong balance sheet, he emphasised.

“If economic growth is coming back as the recoveries come in, there is a strong possibility of a part of this provisioning getting retained back. With credit growth rising, collection efficiency improving, recoveries gathering steam, we are confident that our NPA level will reduce substantially in the next few months,” Ghosh added.

Samdani, during the post-earnings conference call, said the bank was very confident that by the end of this fiscal it would be able to recover around Rs6,000 crore of bad loans. “If we look at collections, disbursement and demands from customers and DPD (days past due) position, there has been substantial improvement,” he added.

In September, the lender’s collection efficiency for non-NPA customers stood at 94%. Sector-wise, EEB (erstwhile microbanking segment) collection efficiency stood at 93% as against 77% in June. In Assam and West Bengal, collection efficiencies improved.

During the second quarter this fiscal, the bank’s gross NPAs as a percentage of total loans increased 964 basis points on year-on-year basis to 10.82% from 1.18% during the same quarter last fiscal. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the gross NPA ratio soared 264 basis points from 8.18% in Q1FY22.

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