MSME lending: U GRO Capital aims ₹20,000 crore AUM by 2025

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U GRO Capital, a digital first NBFC focused on MSME lending, aims to achieve assets under management (AUM) of ₹20,000 crore by 2025, its Chairman and Managing Director, Shachindra Nath, said.

This NBFC, already listed in the BSE, was added to the National Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

“The second wave of Covid-19 did impact us. However, we will still more than double our AUM this fiscal going by our current rate. Our aspiration is to take about 1 per cent market share of outstanding MSME credits in India by opening around 270 branches in the next few years,” Nath told BusinessLine.

The company had achieved an AUM of ₹1,561 crore as of July end this year, against ₹1,375 crore as of June 30, 2021 and ₹847 crore as of June 30 last year. U GRO Capital currently has 34 branches, and it aims to hit 100 by the end of FY’2021-22.

Cumulative disbursement has crossed ₹3,000 crore and monthly disbursal crossed ₹250 crore in July 2021.

Also see: Public sector banks report sharp slippages in MSME loans in Q1

U GRO Capital was instituted in the year 2017 by Shachindra Nath, with the buyout of Chokhani Securities Limited. This was followed by its recapitalisation and rebranding with a tech enabled business lending model. This company has raised about ₹920 crore of capital from a diversified set of institutional investors like private equity funds and family offices.

Partnership with SBI

Nath added that U GRO Capital will soon go live with its co-lending partnership with State Bank of India. “We are already live with our co-lending partnership with Bank of Baroda. We will soon go live with SBI and may also enter into a co-lending agreement with one more public sector bank this fiscal,” he said.

For the first quarter ended June 30, U GRO Capital recorded a profit after tax of ₹1.75 crore on a total income of ₹51.3 crore. The company had recorded a PAT of ₹1.55 crore on a total income of ₹48.7 crore in the previous quarter (Jan-March 2021). On a year-on-year basis, the company recorded a net profit of ₹3.73 crore on a total income of ₹30.78 crore in same quarter last fiscal.

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Bank credit grows 6.11% in fortnight ended July 30: RBI data

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Bank credit grew by 6.11 per cent to ₹109.1 lakh crore and deposits by 9.8 per cent to ₹155.49 lakh crore in the fortnight ended July 30, according to RBI data.

Bank advances stood at ₹102.82 lakh crore and deposits at ₹141.61 lakh crore in the fortnight ended July 31, 2020, according to RBI’s Scheduled Banks’ Statement of Position in India as on July 30, 2021 that was released on Thursday.

In the previous fortnight ended July 16, 2021, bank credit increased by 6.45 per cent and deposits by 10.65 per cent.

In 2020-21, bank credit increased by 5.56 per cent and deposits by 11.4 per cent.

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Suryoday Small Finance Bank posts ₹48-cr loss in June quarter

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Suryoday Small Finance Bank (SSFB) reported a net loss of ₹48 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, 2021, on account of a write-off, provision on restructuring as well as the earnings impact on account of lower disbursements due to the second wave of Covid–19.

The bank had reported a net profit of ₹27 crore in the year-ago quarter.

Net interest income (difference between interest earned and interest expended) declined 8 per cent year-on-year (yoy) to ₹123.5 crore (₹134 crore in the year ago period).

Also read: Suryoday Small Finance Bank launches ‘Health and Wellness Savings Account’

Other income, including processing fees, profit on sale of investment securities, income on dealing in priority sector lending certificate etc., was up 8 per cent yoy at ₹23 crore (₹21 crore).

Gross non-performing assets (GNPA) level nudged up to 9.52 per cent of gross advances as at June-end 2021 against 9.41 per cent as at March-end 2021. The bank said it has done a technical write-off of ₹78.5 crore during reporting quarter.

However, net NPAs declined to 4.47 per cent of net advances against 4.73 per cent due to increased provisioning.

Overall provisions soared 107 per cent yoy to ₹111 crore (₹54 crore). This includes a provision on restructuring of ₹27.8 crore.

Disbursement during the reporting quarter were down to ₹361 crore from ₹1,058 crore in the preceding quarter primarily due to effects of the second wave of Covid-19, the bank said in its presentation. It added that disbursements for July 2021 were ₹360 crore.

Gross advances increased 13 per cent yoy to stand at ₹4,004 crore as at June-end 2021 (₹3,534 crore as at June-end 2020).

Collection efficiency down

Collection efficiency (on one EMI basis) was down to 70.2 per cent for June from 86.8 per cent for March, SSFB said.

Overall collection efficiency in June 2021 was 89.3 per cent. Collection efficiency as on July 2021 (on one EMI basis) improved to 79.2 per cent and on overall basis was 107.4 per cent.

Baskar Babu, MD & CEO, said, “The bank during July 21 disbursed ₹360 crore, which is closer to the entire disbursements done for the Q1 FY22.

“The bank reported a collection efficiency (1-EMI adjusted) of 79 per cent and 107 per cent (overall), for the month of July-21, which was on an increasing trend from the previous month.”

Further, with easing of restrictions and pick-up in the business activity, Babu expects the numbers would improve substantially.

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Noopur Chaturvedi appointed CEO of NPCI Bharat BillPay

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National Payments Corporation of India, on Thursday, announced the appointment of Noopur Chaturvedi as the Chief Executive Officer of NPCI Bharat BillPay.

“As CEO, Chaturvedi’s mandate is to work on RBI’s vision to scale up the Bharat Bill Pay (BBPS) platform and make it the preferred solution for all bill payments. She will work closely with the BBPS ecosystem to grow digital bill payments with superior customer experience,” NPCI said in a statement.

NPCI Bharat BillPay is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NPCI. It came into effect from April 1, 2021.

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Top 5 Best Flexi Cap Mutual Funds Ranked By CRISIL In 2021

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5 Best Flexi Cap Mutual Funds Ranked By CRISIL

Funds 1-Year Returns 3-Year Returns 5-Year Returns CRISIL Rank
PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund 67.94% 25.23% 20.79% Rank 1
UTI Flexicap 61.01% 18.84% 17.94% Rank 1
Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Fund 50.07% 18.12% 18.33% Rank 2
DSP Flexi Cap Fund 58.76% 18.63% 17.55% Rank 2
Union Flexicap 53.99% 17.70% 15.33% Rank 2

PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund

PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund

PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund Direct-Growth is a PGIM India Mutual Fund Multi-Cap mutual fund scheme. The assets under management (AUM) of PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund Direct-Growth is $1,689 crores. The fund’s expense ratio is 0.3 percent, which is lower than the expense ratios charged by most other Multi Cap funds.

The 1-year returns on PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund Direct-Growth are 67.76 percent. It has had an average yearly return of 17.09 percent since its inception. The Technology, Healthcare, Financial, Construction, and Chemicals sectors account for the majority of the fund’s holdings. To begin a SIP in this fund, a minimum monthly commitment of Rs 1000 is required.

The fund is ranked number 1 by CRISIL rating agency.

UTI Flexicap

UTI Flexicap

UTI Mutual Fund’s UTI Flexi Cap Fund Direct-Growth is a Multi Cap mutual fund program. UTI Flexi Cap Fund Direct-Growth manages assets of Rs. 20,922 crores (AUM). The fund’s expense ratio is 1.19 percent, which is higher than the expense ratios charged by most other Multi Cap funds.

The 1-year returns on UTI Flexi Cap Fund Direct-Growth are 61.66 percent. It has had an average yearly return of 17.57 percent since its inception. The fund’s top 5 holdings are in Bajaj Finance Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd., Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd., Housing Development Finance Corpn. Ltd.

The fund is benchmarked against Nifty 500 TRI. The NAV of UTI Flexi Cap Fund for Aug 10, 2021 is 255.33.

The fund is ranked number 1 by CRISIL rating agency.

Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Fund

Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Fund

Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Fund Direct-Growth is a Canara Robeco Mutual Fund Multi-Cap mutual fund plan. Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Fund Direct-Growth manages a total of 5,185 crores in assets (AUM). The fund’s expense ratio is 0.6 percent, which is lower than the expense ratios charged by most other Multi Cap funds.

Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Fund Direct-Growth returns have been 50.30 percent during the last year. It has returned an average of 15.70 percent every year since its inception. The portfolio of the Scheme is made up of 46 securities, with the top ten underlying securities accounting for 51% of the net assets.

The fund is ranked number 2 by CRISIL rating agency.

DSP Flexi Cap Fund

DSP Flexi Cap Fund

DSP Mutual Fund’s DSP Flexi Cap Fund Direct Plan-Growth is a Multi Cap mutual fund strategy. DSP Flexi Cap Fund Direct Plan-Growth manages a total of 5,985 crores in assets (AUM). The fund’s expense ratio is 0.94 percent, which is comparable to the expense ratios charged by most other Multi Cap funds.

DSP Flexi Cap Fund Direct Plan’s 1-year growth returns are 58.78 percent. It has had an average yearly return of 16.57 percent since its inception. The financial, construction, technology, automobile, and chemical industries account for the majority of the fund’s holdings. The NAV of DSP Flexi Cap Fund for Aug 10, 2021 is 68.07. ICICI Bank Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Infosys Ltd., Ultratech Cement Ltd., and Bajaj Finance Ltd. are among the companies in which the DSP Flexi Cap Fund has placed the majority of its money.

The fund is ranked number 2 by CRISIL rating agency.

Union Flexi Cap

Union Flexi Cap

Union Mutual Fund’s Union Flexi Cap Fund-Growth is a Multi Cap mutual fund plan. Union Flexi Cap Fund-Growth manages assets worth a total of 645 crores (AUM). The fund’s expense ratio is 2.51%, which is greater than the expense ratios charged by most other Multi Cap funds.

Union Flexi Cap Fund’s 1-year growth returns are 53.86 percent. It has returned an average of 11.94 percent per year since its inception. The financial, technology, healthcare, automobile, and services sectors account for the majority of the fund’s holdings.

HDFC Bank Ltd., Infosys Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd., and Muthoot Finance Ltd. are the fund’s top five holdings. Union Flexi Cap Fund’s NAV on August 10, 2021 is 31.51.



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2 Pharma Stocks To Buy That Can Generate 30% Gains

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In line with the broader markets, pharma stocks have done reasonably well. The advent of Covid last year, has led to a select surge in pharma stocks, as healthcare is back in the limelight. Here are 2 pharma stocks that can generate good returns for investors according to broking firm, Emkay Global.

Lupin Ltd

Emkay Global has set a price target of Rs 1,300 on the stock of Lupin, which signifies a nearly 30% upside on the stock from its current market price of Rs 997.

Double-digit revenue growth guidance was maintained but margin guidance was lowered to 17- 18% in H2FY22 vs. 19-20% for FY22, Emkay Global has said.

“The US business was marred by price erosion in key products such as Famotidine, L-thyroxine and Metformin, failure to supply penalty related to Albuterol and transitioning to long-term contracts for Albuterol,” the brokerage has said.

Adjusted for one-time licensing fees, revenue/EBITDA/PAT missed Emkay’s estimates by 10%, 32% and 37%. The revenue miss was largely driven by substantial miss in the US revenue. EBITDA miss was driven by lower-than-expected GM and higher employee costs, offset by lower operational expenditure.

“We reiterate our Buy rating on the stock but cut our target price of Rs 1,300 from Rs 1,325 as we modestly lower our earnings estimates for FY22/23/24 to reflect the Q1 miss, leading to a lower US revenue base,” Emkay Global has said.

Cadila Healthcare

Emkay Global has set a target price of Rs 600 on the stock of Cadila Healthcare in the next 1-year, which is higher than the current market price of Rs 544.

“The management sounded confident of selling its limited vaccine supply (10-12mn/month) in the domestic market. We believe vaccine uptake beyond FY22 could be minimal. Hence, we reduce vaccine-related upside to Rs10 per share from Rs 50 per share.

Management reaffirmed the US launch expectation of 30+ products but expects low-single digit growth in FY22. Similarly, US growth in FY23 is also expected to be subdued. Growth in the US business will be driven by complex injectables and transdermal products,” the brokerage has said.

The management of Cadila expects US revenue growth in low-single digits in FY22. “While the company plans to launch 30 plus products in the US, generic entry into Asacol may keep the growth in check. Management is expecting 1-2 additional generic entries in Asacol. Even for FY23, US growth is expected to be muted. US growth is expected to pick up once inejctables and transdermal products are commercialized. We estimate a mid-single digit decline in FY22 and flat US revenue in FY23 as the basket of in-licensed products (24 in total, of which 5 will be monetized in FY23) might offset the decline in Asacol,” Emkay has said.

“We maintain Hold rating but reduce our target price to Rs 600 from Rs 640 as we lower the Covid vaccine upside. Our FY23/24E headline numbers are revised down meaningfully as we remove vaccine upside, but our core earnings estimates are maintained,” the brokerage has added.

2 Pharma Stocks To Buy That Can Generate 30% Gains

Disclaimer

Investing in equities 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.

Story first published: Thursday, August 12, 2021, 17:26 [IST]



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Deutsche Bank to start IFSC Banking Unit at GIFT City

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German banking major Deutsche Bank will set up an IFSC-Banking Unit (IBU) at India’s first International Financial Services Centre at GIFT City (GIFT IFSC).

The GIFT SEZ Authority on Thursday accorded approval to the European lender to set up an IBU making it the 17th IBU to come at the country’s first IFSC.

The bank currently has over ₹19,000 crore of capital deployed in its India branch operations, would now look to carry out international business transactions from the IBU at GIFT-IFSC.

“The banking unit will allow us to expand the services available to our clients to smoothly carry out international business transactions, particularly in the areas of Financing, Trade and Currencies,” said Kaushik Shaparia, CEO, Deutsche Bank India. “With borders between global financial centres increasingly blurring, establishing a presence at the IFSC in GIFT City was the next logical step for us as we seek to support the growth aspirations of our clients,” he added.

Deutsche Bank has global network spread across 59 countries, is among the largest international banks operating in India for over 40 years.

It offers services across Corporate Banking, Investment Banking and its International Private Bank. The Deutsche Bank Group currently employs more than 18,000 people across its various entities in the country.

“We welcome Deutsche Bank, one of the leading European banks to launch its offshore banking operations at GIFT IFSC. This will serve as a primer for renowned banks from other geographies to consider GIFT City a viable destination for international financial services,” said Tapan Ray, MD & Group CEO, GIFT City.

Adding further, he said, “Progressive banking regulations in GIFT IFSC provides new business opportunities in several areas for foreign banks such as FPI Business, Non-Deliverable Forwards (NDF), Aircraft leasing- financing, and upcoming framework to enable international bullion exchange operations from GIFT IFSC.”

With the latest Deutsche Bank IBU, the total number of IBUs at GIFT-IFSC will increase to 17.

Since being established in 2015, the International Financial Services Centre at GIFT City has attracted leading international and domestic players across the financial services spectrum. The Banking transactions at the GIFT IFSC has crossed USD 100 billion in value by the end of July 2021.

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Large private banks undercut smaller ones in corporate loans, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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The battle among banks for corporate loans pie is getting fierce even as corporates look at bond markets for cheaper fundraising to refinance existing high-cost loans.

Large private banks are offering aggressively priced refinance loans to lower-rated corporate borrowers of smaller banks.

The rates offered are almost 200 basis points lower than the market rate, which smaller banks are unable to match, according to reports.

With the Reserve Bank of India maintaining an accommodative stance, there is abundant liquidity in the market and rates are at rock bottom. Corporates whose loans are up for refinance are looking to take advantage of the opportunity to cut their interest costs.

PSU banks

PSU banks took are taking a hit.

The domestic corporate loans by the State Bank of India fell 2.23 per cent to Rs 7,90,494 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared to Rs 8,09,322 crore in the same quarter last year. In the first quarter of FY21, SBI reported 3.41 per cent growth in corporate advances.

Union Bank of India‘s share of industry exposure in domestic advances dropped to 38.12 per cent at Rs 2,40,237 crore from 39.4 per cent at Rs 2,47,986 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Corporate loans dropped 3% at Indian Bank during the last quarter. At PNB, corporate loans fell 0.57 per cent at Rs 3,264,66 crore in June quarter 2021 compared to Rs 3,28,350 crore a year ago. However, HDFC Bank expanded its corporate loans over 10% in the April-June quarter to about Rs 3.15 lakh crore.

Up to May, the gross loans to large industries declined by 1.7 per cent year­-on­year, according to RBI data.

Ceding ground to private-sector rivals

The market share of public sector banks in loans declined to around 59 per cent (of all scheduled commercial banks’ outstanding credit) in December 2020 against around 65 per cent in December 2017.

However, during this period, PvSBs market share rose to around 36 per cent from around 30 per cent, going by Reserve Bank of India data.



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What if Future Group heads to bankruptcy court?, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Future group lenders are staring at legal proceedings following the SC ruling against its deal with Reliance Retail.

They have more to worry about as $14 million of coupons, falling due later this month, could be a trigger for some debt investors to suggest legal measure against the Future Group if the local retailer fails to meet its financial commitment to bondholders.

Bond investors, who own a minority portion of Future Group’s aggregate debt liability of Rs 21,000 crore, may be more eager than banks to initiate legal proceedings in the event of missed coupon payments after the last week’s Supreme Court order stalled a vital deal with Reliance Retail.

Banks, although unsure about the recovery prospects of the bulk of the Rs 21,000-crore of debt they own, fear that the payout could be lower through the insolvency mechanism.

The group has very little immovable property that can be sold. All its assets are in the form of inventory and receivables that are very difficult to recover. The Reliance-led plan is the best option right now because the recovery will be very low in the bankruptcy courts.

The restructuring

Local and overseas banks — 28 of them led by Bank of India — were counting on Reliance Retail’s takeover of the Future Group for recovery of their dues.

In April, the K V Kamath Committee set up by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved a proposal by the lenders to restructure loans to Future Retail and

Future Enterprises, the main units of the Kishore Biyani-led group. Bank of India is the lead lender among the 28 local and overseas financiers that floated the loan recast plan.

According to that deal, Future Group had promised to pay banks Rs 6,900 crore in two tranches by the end of FY22, mainly by selling its small-format stores.

This would allow lenders to convert the short-term loans, non-convertible debentures and overdue working capital loans into term loans, which were to be repaid in two years. The group has not yet identified any buyers for these stores.

Bankers had agreed on the deal as a temporary arrangement on expectations that the Reliance takeover will be completed soon, meaning the lenders would no longer depend upon Future to make the payments.

With this latest court order, all such plans will have to be reconsidered.

The group firms

Future Retail is the largest debtor in the group, with about Rs 10,000 crore of dues. Two other listed companies — Future Enterprises that holds its supply chain, and Future Lifestyle Fashions that houses apparel brands such as Central and Brand Factory — add another Rs 11,000 crore to the debt pile.

Lenders had agreed to an interest moratorium between March 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021. They had also agreed upon waiving all penal interest and charges, default premiums and processing fees unpaid since March 2020 to the date of the implementation of the Reliance Retail takeover.

There is some respite in the central bank’s extension of the timeframe for meeting the financial parameters for companies undergoing restructuring.

What CARE said

Future Enterprise’s liquidity profile has been severely impacted on account of lockdown measures and weakened credit profile of its key customer, Future Retail, CARE Ratings had said in April this year.

“The inability of FEL to realise its debtors during the pandemic and shut down operations during Q1 of FY21 led to a cash crunch, increase in debtor days and subsequently default on its debt service obligations. There have been substantial delays in receipt from group entities and subsequent receipts have not been significant,” CARE had said in April.



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4 Things To Know About Post Office Withdrawal Rules

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For post office account holders, India Post has increased the withdrawal limit at Post Office GDS (Gramin Dak Seva) branches. The withdrawal limit per account holder has been increased from Rs 5,000 to Rs 20,000 after the most recent update made by India Post. But in order to make a withdrawal from a savings account, an account holder has to complete the required KYC norms. For all post office savings account holders here are the new withdrawals rules made by India Post.

4 Things To Know About Post Office Withdrawal Rules

  1. A cash deposit transaction in an account totaling more than Rs 50,000 in a calendar day would not be authorized by the branch postmaster of the Post Office GDS (Gramin Dak Seva). Deposits in these accounts can only be made using a withdrawal form or a cheque.
  2. If handed at a Core Banking enabled (CBS) Post Office, all post office savings bank (POSB) cheques generated by any CBS Post office will be considered as at par cheques and will not be forwarded for settlement.
  3. On a calendar day, no cash transactions worth more than Rs 50,000 are authorized at other Service Outlets (SOLs) in an account.
  4. The minimum contribution amount to open a savings account at a post office is Rs 500, an account maintenance charge of Rs 100 will be withheld if the minimum conditions are not satisfied.

India Post Payments Bank has also recently announced that it has achieved a milestone of Rs 15,000 Cr AePS transactions value disbursement till date. Via its Twitter handle India Post Payments Bank has confirmed that “Celebrating the milestone of Rs. 15,000 crore AePS Transactions value disbursement till date. Thanks to our customers for their trust in our Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks which keeps them motivated to provide digital banking services at your doorstep.”

Story first published: Thursday, August 12, 2021, 13:14 [IST]



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