Motilal Oswal Recommends To ‘Buy’ This Healthcare Stock For +43% Returns, In 1 Year

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Target Price

The Current Market Price (CMP) of Laurus Labs is Rs. 482. The brokerage firm, Motilal Oswal has estimated a Target Price for the stock at Rs. 690. Hence the stock is expected to give a 15% return, in a Target Period of 1 year.

Stock Outlook
Current Market Price (CMP) Rs. 482
Target Price Rs. 690
1 year return 43.00%

Company performance

Company performance

Additionally, Laurus Labs (LAURUS) has agreed to acquire a 26.6% stake in ImmunoACT for a consideration of Rs. 460m, implying an enterprise value of Rs. 1.7b. ImmunoACT currently has four CAR-T cell molecules, with one of them undergoing clinical trials. CAR-T cell is a new therapy for Leukemia/Lymphoma, with USD 1.5b in worldwide sales of five commercialized products. The brokerage firm mentioned, “Given that ImmunoACT products are under development, the commercialization would be subject to a successful clinical outcome. However, this represents LAURUS’ entry for a potential CDMO opportunity into a new therapy space over the next 4-5 years.”

Comments by Motilal Oswal

Comments by Motilal Oswal

Motilal Oswal maintained BUY rating for the stock and said, “We remain positive on LAURUS on the back of a scale-up in CDMO (Synthesis/Biologics), market share gains in the Non-ARV segment, and growth potential in the Non-ARV business. We continue to value LAURUS at 24x 12M forward earnings to arrive at a Target Price of Rs. 690.”

About the company

About the company

Laurus Labs develops innovative medicines, and they work with the top 10 generic pharmaceutical companies globally. They sell APIs in 56 countries, while their major focus areas include anti-retroviral, Hepatitis C, and Oncology drugs. The company undertakes dedicated R&D in areas that have significant growth potential.

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Disclaimer

The above stock was picked from the brokerage report of Motilal Oswal. 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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“BUY” This Small Cap FMCG Stock For A Gain of 51% In 6 Months: HDFC Securities

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Q1FY22 results of GSL

HDFC Securities has said in its research report that “GSL, in Q1FY22, reported net revenue growth of 61% to Rs 371 Cr backed by an increase in the share of Rajasthan Medium Liquor (RML) in the Consumer Business segment and higher sales volume of 29.9 Mn liters in Bulk Alcohol Segment. EBITDA Margin grew for the 6th consecutive quarter and stood at a record high of 26.5% – up 940/183 bps YoY/QoQ in Q1FY22 on account of higher RML share in Consumer Business and better realizations. Bulk Alcohol sales volumes stood at 29.9 Mn litre in Q1FY22, up 45% YoY and 5% QoQ. The average realization for bulk alcohol came in at Rs. 51.6 per litre in Q1FY22. The share of Consumer Business grew to 42% in Q1FY22 from ~35% in Q1FY21, on the back of both volume and value growth.”

The company’s “Value Segment sales volumes grew by 65% YoY to 3.3 Mn cases and realisations by 16% YoY and 10% QoQ to Rs 462.5 per case in Q1FY22. Despite the 2nd wave of Covid-19, the Capacity Utilization in Q1FY22 stood at 98% (vs 58% in Q1FY21 and 99% in Q4FY21). On the expansion front, in West Bengal, expansion work of an additional 140 KLPD is nearing completion and likely to be commissioned in Q3FY22. In Jharkhand, work has commenced on a planned expansion of 140 KLPD and the project is expected to be commissioned in FY23. Additional 140 KLPD expansion is under evaluation between Bihar and another location; work expected to start later in FY22” said the brokerage.

Buy Globus Spirits Limited (GSL) with a target price of Rs. 1761

Buy Globus Spirits Limited (GSL) with a target price of Rs. 1761

The brokerage has said that the company’s “Net revenues/ EBITDA/ PAT have grown at a CAGR of 15%/40%/94% over the last 5 years with EBITDA/PAT margin expanding from 9.5%/1.4% to 20.7%/11.4%. In fact the company has reported EBITDA margin expansion over the past 6 consecutive quarters, with it reaching a high of 26.5% in Q1FY22. Stable working capital, lower cash outlay for tax due to availability of MAT credit and a reduction in interest cost led CFO to improve to Rs 148.4 Cr in FY21 from Rs. 30.6 Cr in FY19. The company strengthened its balance sheet by reducing the debt of Rs. 75 Cr despite ongoing CAPEX. Robust cash flow generation will further aid debt reduction.”

HDFC Securities claims that “Going ahead, we expect GSL’s Net Revenues/EBITDA/ PAT to witness a strong CAGR growth of 21%/23%/28% over FY21-24E driven by capacity expansion in bulk alcohol and faster growth in IMIL business, led by increasing pricing gap vs. IMFL players in key states and the emergence of the ‘premium country liquor’ (medium liquor), which in our opinion is a game changer. Medium liquor realisations are ~50% higher than the value segment and offer strong growth and upgrading opportunities across the company’s key markets. While its foray in premium IMFL (highly margin accretive) through Unibev is at a nascent stage, a successful ramp-up here can drive the profitability.”

HDFC Securities has clarified in its research report that “Govt’s aim of 20% blending target by 2025 has created sheer supply-deficit of Ethanol (details inside) and has led to the diversion of ENA towards ethanol, creating structural support for ENA prices. While GSL may witness some moderation in margins (from 26.5% in Q1FY22), we expect the company to maintain 20%+ over near to mid-term, driven by higher realizations for bulk alcohol and benign input costs. Robust sales growth and improvement in profitability coupled with stable working capital is likely to aid higher cash flow generation in the coming years. We expect GSL to generate strong cumulative cash flows of ~Rs. 900 Cr to be utilised for its ongoing and future CAPEX programmes and, debt reduction.”

The brokerage has further stated that “Though the stock has rallied ~4x over the past 6 months, we believe there’s still upside to this rally, with the caveat that the Government maintains its supportive stance on ethanol blending. We think the base case fair value of the stock is Rs 1,619 (17x Sept’23E EPS) and the bull case fair value is Rs 1,761 (18.5x Sept’23E E EPS). Investors can buy the in stock Rs 1,454-1,482 band (15.5x Sept’23E EPS) and add more on dips to Rs 1,273-1,297 band (13.5x Sept’23E EPS). At LTP of Rs 1,469, it quotes at 15.4x Sept’23E EPS.”

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Disclaimer

The stock has been picked from the brokerage report of HDFC Securities Limited. 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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Asset quality pains for banks ease, focus on growth likely in H2

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Asset quality pains for banks have largely eased after the second quarter and they are now likely to focus on growth, believe analysts.

A report by ICICI Securities noted that overall the quarter ended September 30, 2021 saw improvement in broad business parameters and management commentaries have been positive suggesting better traction in the second half of the fiscal.

“We believe profitability should see a boost in coming quarters with better top-line growth and lower provisions. Loan growth is to be largely driven by retail and MSME segment while corporate segment should witness gradual pick up in working capital utilisation,” it said.

Also read: NPAs of NBFCs, HFCs may rise for 3-4 quarters due to tweak in norms

Asset quality performance was better than previous quarter with less slippages and better recoveries, the report said.

Slippages were mostly at about 1- 1.4 per cent compared to 2-2.5 per cent quarter-on-quarter while gross non performing assets declined by 30 to 70 basis points, except for a few banks.

With the opening up of the economy and normalisation of business activities, most banks have reported better collection efficiencies as well as higher credit demand.

“The asset quality pain for most banks is largely behind and the focus now is on the growth acceleration. The one-off gains helped public sector banks to maintain a strong profitability; whereas the private banks’ performance was a shade better than the first quarter,” said a report by Emkay Global Financial Services.

The second quarter of the fiscal was marked by sequential moderation in stress formation, mainly led by retail, and more so for large private and public sector banks, the report said, adding that it expects non performing asset ratios to moderate due to lower slippages and higher recovery and write offs as most banks, barring a few small private banks, sit on a comfortable provision cover.

Motilal Oswal in a report also said that the asset quality outlook for public sector banks is improving gradually after a prolonged corporate NPL cycle – GNPA ratios had reached the peak of about 15 per cent in 2017-18.

A recent report by CARE Ratings had also noted that the NPA situation of the Indian banking system as represented by 23 banks – 9 PSBs and 14 private sector lenders, indicates a gradual improvement in the NPA ratio in September 2021.

The NPA ratio for these 23 banks was 6.97 per cent as on September 30, 2021 compared to 7.36 per cent as on September 30, 2020.

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SBI warns against fraudulent customer care numbers, gives instructions to avoid getting scammed, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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If you are a State Bank of India (SBI) account holder, then it is important for you to check the correct customer care number to avoid getting scammed.

“Beware of fraudulent customer care numbers. Please refer to the official website of SBI for correct customer care numbers. Refrain from sharing confidential banking information with anyone,” said the bank via a tweet on its official Twitter handle.

This is not the first time that the bank has issued such advice to its customers. Earlier, there have been instances where customers have been conned by calling the customer care number mentioned on a google search for the bank, on food delivery apps etc.Along with the tweet, the bank has also posted an instructional video online, guiding customers on how they can avoid getting conned.

As per the video, while calling the customer care centre, the account holder should not share personal details i.e. bank account number, debit card details, CVV, One-time password (OTP), ATM PIN etc. The bank also sends SMS to its customers reminding them that SBI never asks for confidential information such as PIN and OTP from customers. Any such calls can be made only by a fraudster. Please do not share personal info.

Further, the customer care numbers should be verified from the bank’s official website before making a call.

If you have received such calls or emails, then such frauds can be reported to the bank by sending an email at report.phishing@sbi.co.in or by calling the cybercrime helpline number.



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Reserve Bank of India – Press Releases

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April 14, 2015




Dear All




Welcome to the refurbished site of the Reserve Bank of India.





The two most important features of the site are: One, in addition to the default site, the refurbished site also has all the information bifurcated functionwise; two, a much improved search – well, at least we think so but you be the judge.




With this makeover, we also take a small step into social media. We will now use Twitter (albeit one way) to send out alerts on the announcements we make and YouTube to place in public domain our press conferences, interviews of our top management, events, such as, town halls and of course, some films aimed at consumer literacy.




The site can be accessed through most browsers and devices; it also meets accessibility standards.



Please save the url of the refurbished site in your favourites as we will give up the existing site shortly and register or re-register yourselves for receiving RSS feeds for uninterrupted alerts from the Reserve Bank.



Do feel free to give us your feedback by clicking on the feedback button on the right hand corner of the refurbished site.



Thank you for your continued support.




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Buy ICICI Bank Ltd With A Target Price of Rs. 900: HDFC Securities

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Q2FY22 results of ICICI Bank

The brokerage has said “ICICI Bank reported strong all round performance in Q2FY22. The Net Interest Income (NII) grew by 24.8% YoY and 7% QoQ aided by improvement in the NIM. The Fee Income growth was strong at 21% YoY. OPEX grew 28% YoY and 9% QoQ. Despite this, the core operating profit rose 23.3% YoY and 10.6% sequentially. Net Profit stood at Rs. 55.1 bn, up 29.6%/19.4% YoY/QoQ.”

According to the brokerage’s research report “The bank continued to deliver industry-leading loan growth at 17% YoY, driven by mortgage (+25%) and business banking (+43%). The retail portfolio grew by 20% YoY and 5% QoQ. Excluding the builder portfolio, the domestic corporate portfolio grew by 14% YoY and was flat sequentially. Deposits also reported healthy growth of 17.3% YoY. During the quarter, average current account deposits increased by 35.7% YoY and average savings account deposits by 24.9% YoY. The average CASA ratio improved to 44.1% compared to 43.7% in the June quarter. This has further helped the bank in reducing the cost of funds (12bps QoQ improvement). The cost of funds now stands at industry best level.”

Buy ICICI Bank Ltd. with a target price of Rs. 900

Buy ICICI Bank Ltd. with a target price of Rs. 900

HDFC Securities in its research report has stated that “ICICI Bank has reported strong all round performance in Q2FY22. Asset quality shocks of Q1FY22 were largely reversed during the quarter, with net slippages at 0.1% of loans. With PCR at 80% and non-NPA provisions at 2% of loans, credit costs are likely to remain subdued as the back-book clean-up is nearly complete. There could be higher recoveries in the next two-three years than slippages. We have envisaged 16.7% CAGR in Net Interest Income and 24.8% CAGR in net profit over FY21-FY24E. Further, we have estimated that the loan book would grow at 17% CAGR over this period. We expect NIM to trend around this all-time high level and asset quality might improve further.”

The brokerage further claims that “We feel that investors can buy ICICI bank at Buy at Rs.758-764 and add more at Rs.692-695 band. We expect the Base case fair value of Rs.847 (~2.55xSA ABV Sep-22+SOTP) and the Bull case the fair value of Rs.900 (~2.75xSA ABV Sep-22+SOTP) over the next 2 quarters.”

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Disclaimer

The stock has been picked from the brokerage report of HDFC Securities Limited. 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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Reserve Bank of India – Press Releases

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(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent)

  Volume
(One Leg)
Weighted
Average Rate
Range
A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 3,235.85 3.47 2.70-5.75
     I. Call Money 1,063.85 3.17 2.70-3.50
     II. Triparty Repo 2,102.00 3.55 3.00-4.00
     III. Market Repo 0.00  
     IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 70.00 5.64 5.35-5.75
B. Term Segment      
     I. Notice Money** 8,872.08 3.44 2.00-4.70
     II. Term Money@@ 70.00 3.10-4.15
     III. Triparty Repo 3,91,280.85 3.67 3.30-4.30
     IV. Market Repo 1,09,442.06 3.48 0.01-4.30
     V. Repo in Corporate Bond 661.30 4.01 3.58-5.35
  Auction Date Tenor (Days) Maturity Date Amount Current Rate /
Cut off Rate
C. Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) & Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)
I. Today’s Operations
1. Fixed Rate          
     (i) Repo          
    (ii) Reverse Repo Thu, 18/11/2021 4 Mon, 22/11/2021 97,803.00 3.35
    (iii) Special Reverse Repo~          
    (iv) Special Reverse Repoψ          
2. Variable Rate&          
  (I) Main Operation          
     (a) Reverse Repo Thu, 18/11/2021 15 Fri, 03/12/2021 4,45,742.00 3.99
  (II) Fine Tuning Operations          
     (a) Repo          
     (b) Reverse Repo          
3. MSF Thu, 18/11/2021 4 Mon, 22/11/2021 1,215.00 4.25
4. Special Long-Term Repo Operations (SLTRO) for Small Finance Banks (SFBs)£          
5. Net liquidity injected from today’s operations
[injection (+)/absorption (-)]*
      -5,42,330.00  
II. Outstanding Operations
1. Fixed Rate          
    (i) Repo          
    (ii) Reverse Repo          
    (iii) Special Reverse Repo~          
    (iv) Special Reverse Repoψ          
2. Variable Rate&          
  (I) Main Operation          
     (a) Reverse Repo          
  (II) Fine Tuning Operations          
     (a) Repo          
     (b) Reverse Repo Tue, 16/11/2021 7 Tue, 23/11/2021 2,00,010.00 3.94
  Tue, 02/11/2021 28 Tue, 30/11/2021 50,007.00 3.97
3. MSF          
4. Long-Term Repo Operations# Mon, 17/02/2020 1095 Thu, 16/02/2023 499.00 5.15
  Mon, 02/03/2020 1094 Wed, 01/03/2023 253.00 5.15
  Mon, 09/03/2020 1093 Tue, 07/03/2023 484.00 5.15
  Wed, 18/03/2020 1094 Fri, 17/03/2023 294.00 5.15
5. Targeted Long Term Repo Operations^ Fri, 27/03/2020 1092 Fri, 24/03/2023 12,236.00 4.40
  Fri, 03/04/2020 1095 Mon, 03/04/2023 16,925.00 4.40
  Thu, 09/04/2020 1093 Fri, 07/04/2023 18,042.00 4.40
  Fri, 17/04/2020 1091 Thu, 13/04/2023 20,399.00 4.40
6. Targeted Long Term Repo Operations 2.0^ Thu, 23/04/2020 1093 Fri, 21/04/2023 7,950.00 4.40
7. On Tap Targeted Long Term Repo Operations Mon, 22/03/2021 1095 Thu, 21/03/2024 5,000.00 4.00
  Mon, 14/06/2021 1096 Fri, 14/06/2024 320.00 4.00
  Mon, 30/08/2021 1095 Thu, 29/08/2024 50.00 4.00
  Mon, 13/09/2021 1095 Thu, 12/09/2024 200.00 4.00
  Mon, 27/09/2021 1095 Thu, 26/09/2024 600.00 4.00
  Mon, 04/10/2021 1095 Thu, 03/10/2024 350.00 4.00
  Mon, 15/11/2021 1095 Thu, 14/11/2024 250.00 4.00
8. Special Long-Term Repo Operations (SLTRO) for Small Finance Banks (SFBs)£ Mon, 17/05/2021 1095 Thu, 16/05/2024 400.00 4.00
Tue, 15/06/2021 1095 Fri, 14/06/2024 490.00 4.00
Thu, 15/07/2021 1093 Fri, 12/07/2024 750.00 4.00
Tue, 17/08/2021 1095 Fri, 16/08/2024 250.00 4.00
Wed, 15/09/2021 1094 Fri, 13/09/2024 150.00 4.00
Mon, 15/11/2021 1095 Thu, 14/11/2024 105.00 4.00
D. Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) Availed from RBI$       24,195.80  
E. Net liquidity injected from outstanding operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]*     -1,39,824.2  
F. Net liquidity injected (outstanding including today’s operations) [injection (+)/absorption (-)]*     -6,82,154.2  
G. Cash Reserves Position of Scheduled Commercial Banks
     (i) Cash balances with RBI as on 18/11/2021 7,47,220.41  
     (ii) Average daily cash reserve requirement for the fortnight ending 19/11/2021 6,34,320.00  
H. Government of India Surplus Cash Balance Reckoned for Auction as on¥ 18/11/2021 0.00  
I. Net durable liquidity [surplus (+)/deficit (-)] as on 05/11/2021 11,23,716.00  
@ Based on Reserve Bank of India (RBI) / Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL).
– Not Applicable / No Transaction.
** Relates to uncollateralized transactions of 2 to 14 days tenor.
@@ Relates to uncollateralized transactions of 15 days to one year tenor.
$ Includes refinance facilities extended by RBI.
& As per the Press Release No. 2019-2020/1900 dated February 06, 2020.
* Net liquidity is calculated as Repo+MSF+SLF-Reverse Repo.
# As per the Press Release No. 2020-2021/287 dated September 04, 2020.
^ As per the Press Release No. 2020-2021/605 dated November 06, 2020.
As per the Press Release No. 2020-2021/520 dated October 21, 2020, Press Release No. 2020-2021/763 dated December 11, 2020, Press Release No. 2020-2021/1057 dated February 05, 2021 and Press Release No. 2021-2022/695 dated August 13, 2021.
¥ As per the Press Release No. 2014-2015/1971 dated March 19, 2015.
£ As per the Press Release No. 2021-2022/181 dated May 07, 2021 and Press Release No. 2021-2022/1023 dated October 11, 2021.
~ As per the Press Release No. 2021-2022/177 dated May 07, 2021.
ψ As per the Press Release No. 2021-2022/323 dated June 04, 2021.
Ajit Prasad            
Director (Communications)
Press Release: 2021-2022/1227

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Different Types of Personal Loans; Loans For Every Situation

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Wedding Loans

This loan is intended to assist couples and families in dealing with the financial stress of planning a wedding. It can be used to cover key wedding expenses such as the venue, guest accommodations, jewellery, food, and decoration. During peak wedding season, interest rates for these loans are usually higher than during the off season. The Personal Loan product will help you finance your dream wedding. It’s intended to be a one-stop shop for all of your financial demands and issues.

Home Renovation

Home Renovation

Do you want to rebuild your kitchen, replace your old furniture around the house, or perhaps spruce up your patio?

Renovations to a home can be expensive, especially if the modifications are significant. Not everyone has the cash on hand to complete a renovation when they want to, so a Home Renovation Loan is a simple alternative. You can get a Personal Loan for Home Renovation from HDFC Bank and give your house the makeover it deserves. You will not only improve the aesthetic appeal of your property, but you will also increase the value of your home for future sale.

Vacation loan

Vacation loan

You can take out a travel loan to support your holiday plans without jeopardising your savings and investments. This form of personal borrowing is then referred to as a travel loan. You will be required to present travel documentation in order to qualify for this loan. For example, airline tickets, hotel reservations, passport or visa information for international travel, and so on. With the help of a personal loan, you may take your family on a well-deserved vacation without depleting your funds. Your travel expenses are covered by a personal loan, and the funds can be utilised anywhere and at any time.

You can take out a travel loan to support your holiday plans

Consumer durable loan

Consumer durable loan

Consumer durable loans are also available from banks at no cost EMI. Any consumer durable item, such as a phone, refrigerator, furniture, washing machine, microwave, and so on, can be purchased using this form of loan. The product’s cost is divided into EMIs, which can be returned over a set period of time. Some products may require a deposit or a processing fee, while others do not.

Pension loan

Yes, retirees can take out loans worth at least 7 to 10 times their pension to cover any financial emergency. Typically, this loan can only be obtained from the same bank where the pensioner receives his or her pension.



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5 PSU Banking Stocks To Buy According To Motilal Oswal

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Asset quality outlook improving

According to the brokerage firm, the asset quality outlook for public sector banks is improving gradually after a prolonged corporate NPL cycle – gross non performing asset ratios had reached the peak of 15% in FY18. a) Government initiatives to boost manufacturing; b) rising commodity prices; c) deleveraging by large corporates; and d) balance sheet cleanup, along with the increasing pace of stressed asset resolution, have resulted in GNPA ratios moderating to 9.5% as of FY21.

“Most public sector banks carry healthy PCR in the 63-70% range (barring BoI with 79%). This places them broadly in line with private peers. Thus, we estimate credit costs to moderate, but believe normalization to be an FY23 event,” the brokerage has said.

Strong rebound in earnings

Strong rebound in earnings

Motilal Oswal in its latest report has also said that these banks are well-placed to deliver a strong rebound in earnings as we estimate FY22E PAT to be 11 times of the sum of FY17-21 PAT, while FY22-24E earnings would grow at a healthy 25% CAGR.

“We estimate RoA/RoE to improve to 0.8%/13.2% for FY24E v/s 0.4%/6.1% for FY21. For the past few years, PSBs have focused on strengthening their balance sheets by improving the coverage ratios, which improved significantly to 68% in FY21 v/s 47% in FY18. During FY15-21, the Top seven public sector banks took a significant stock of provisions towards stressed accounts, with the total provisions coming in at Rs 7.2t. Thus, provisions as a percentage of PPoP stood elevated at 63-144% in FY20,” the brokerage has said.

But the stocks of Bank of Baroda, Union Bank, Canara Bank, SBI and Indian Bank

But the stocks of Bank of Baroda, Union Bank, Canara Bank, SBI and Indian Bank

Motilal Oswal has a buy call on the stocks of public sector banking names like State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Indian Bank, Canara Bank and Bank of Baroda. The highest stock price gains that are being seen are in the stocks of Union Bank of India, State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda.

Name Current market price Target price
Union Bank of India Rs 46.45 Rs 65
Canara Bank Rs 218 Rs 270
Indian Bank Rs 158.40 Rs 250
SBI Rs 499 Rs 675
Bank of Baroda Rs 94.35 Rs 130

As far as we at goodreturns are concerned, while there maybe value in PSB stocks to buy them, the indices have run-up too sharply, thanks to huge inflows into mutual funds. We believe that it makes sense to avoid pumping large sums of money into stocks at the moment. Be a little cautious only because of where the markets are at the moment.

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The stocks have been picked from the brokerage report of Motilal Oswal Financial Services. 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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Crypto crowdfunding goes mainstream with ConstitutionDAO bid

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A loosely-organised group of investors made casual and even some long-time observers of the crypto world wonder what’s a DAO, or decentralised autonomous organisation, after they mounted a crowdfunding-like campaign to buy a rare copy of the US Constitution.

While the bid from the project known as ConstitutionDAO fell short at a Sotheby’s auction on Thursday, the effort showed the power of the DAO, and how the idea has the potential to change the way people buy things, build companies, share resources and run non-profits. The Ethereum-based project ended up raising $46.3 million from thousands of donors, one of the largest amounts ever through the process.

Crypto investing: Beware of traps laid by cybercriminals, warn experts

Here’s how the community-owned blockchain projects work and some of the questions being raised.

In a traditional company, a CEO and management typically make all decisions. In a DAO, thousands or even millions of people can be involved in deciding on product features, strategy and fees. Their votes are counted, and they impact what the project’s funds go toward.

Developers, investors and users first often have to put some money or work into a project to get special digital tokens, with which they can vote, and which are often available for sale on crypto exchanges. A share of the tokens issued is also usually put into the project’s treasury. That treasury is governed by a smart contract — a piece of software that sits on a blockchain, a digital ledger similar to that underpinning Bitcoin. The smart contract only allocates funds to efforts approved by the token holders. No one can access the treasury without the approval of the group.

Barcelona, Manchester City drop club crypto sponsors amid concerns

The smart contract can also let participants make operational decisions. In the case of ConstitutionDAO, contributors were promised a governance token with which they could have voted on where the constitution would be displayed.

Unsurprisingly, it turns out that users are more loyal to projects that reward them with governance tokens. The tokens often have various additional incentives baked in. Holders of tokens of decentralised exchange dYdX, for example, get discounts on trades. Users can also make the project more agile.

Centralised or traditional organisations “can be slow to change and have difficulty scaling and resolving multiple goals,” said Aaron Brown, a crypto investor who writes for Bloomberg Opinion. “Decentralised organisations can be much more flexible and innovative, self-interested people have more difficulty co-opting them.”

More expensive

Over the years, DAOs have been created to run venture funds, distribute money to non-profits, and lend and borrow digital coins while earning interest via decentralised-finance, or DeFi apps. In one of the best-known examples, PleasrDAO paid $4 million in July for a copy of a single-issue Wu-Tang Clan album once owned by Martin Shkreli.

To be sure, investing in a DAO can end up being more expensive than it initially seems. A median donation to ConstitutionDAO was $206.26. To process the donation, many investors likely paid a substantial amount in so-called gas fees to complete the transaction. With the bid lost, ConstitutionDAO will need to send the funds back, minus gas fees needed to process the reimbursement. As a result, many small investors could end up losing half or more of the funds contributed. That’s why many DAOs are now being set up on newer networks such as Solana, in part because the transaction fees are so high on Ethereum.

No matter the ownership structure, DAO projects have to abide by existing laws and regulations — and, in many cases, may need to register with authorities.

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