Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

Independent & Unbiased Research

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/home-first-finance-company-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28865:1" rel="noopener">Home First Finance (HOMEFIRS IN)</a> is growing fast and has a low operating cost, there is a reason why. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aavas-financiers-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27422:1" rel="noopener">Aavas Financiers Ltd (AAVAS IN)</a> operates in its own specific domain taking only risks that it is comfortable with.  </li>
<li>Competitive feedback is positive for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/iifl-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20197:1" rel="noopener">IIFL Holdings (IIFL IN)</a> 's HF subsidiary. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/capri-global-capital-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18094:1" rel="noopener">Capri Global Capital (CGCL IN)</a> seems to be following AU Bank's footsteps, but hopefully only in underwriting.</li>
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Home First Finance (HOMEFIRS IN) is growing fast and has a low operating cost, there is a reason why. 

Aavas Financiers Ltd (AAVAS IN) operates in its own specific domain taking only risks that it is comfortable with.  
Competitive feedback is positive for IIFL Holdings (IIFL IN) 's HF subsidiary. Capri Global Capital (CGCL IN) seems to be following AU Bank's footsteps, but hopefully only in underwriting.


India Channel Insight #44 | Home First, Aavas, IIFL Home Finance, Capri Global

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>Placements continued to take center stage this week, beginning with Uber’s clean-up sale of Zomato.</li>
<li>Socar launched its one-day bookbuild earlier in the week. We continued looking at the upcoming deals in our pipeline. </li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
Placements continued to take center stage this week, beginning with Uber’s clean-up sale of Zomato.
Socar launched its one-day bookbuild earlier in the week. We continued looking at the upcoming deals in our pipeline. 


ECM Weekly (7th Aug 2022) - Zomato, Orica, China Tourism, Hongjiu Fruit, Giant Biogene, Socar

AU Small Finance Bank Limited / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We spoke to channels associated with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/au-small-finance-bank-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24196:1" rel="noopener">AU Small Finance Bank Limited (AUBANK IN)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kajaria-ceramics-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13916:1" rel="noopener">Kajaria Ceramics (KJC IN)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apl-apollo-tubes-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16132:1" rel="noopener">Apl Apollo Tubes (APAT IN)</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/blue-star-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5162:1" rel="noopener">Blue Star Ltd (BLSTR IN)</a> </li>
<li>Small Business Loan growth is slowing at AU, some down trading due to price increases seen in Kajaria </li>
<li>APL is getting hurt by cheaper alternatives, Blue Star channels are cautiously optimistic about the upcoming Air Conditioner season. </li>
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We spoke to channels associated with AU Small Finance Bank Limited (AUBANK IN) , Kajaria Ceramics (KJC IN) , Apl Apollo Tubes (APAT IN) &amp; Blue Star Ltd (BLSTR IN) 
Small Business Loan growth is slowing at AU, some down trading due to price increases seen in Kajaria 
APL is getting hurt by cheaper alternatives, Blue Star channels are cautiously optimistic about the upcoming Air Conditioner season. 


Channel Insight #29 | AU Bank, Kajaria, APL Apollo, Blue Star

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<li>We interact with four DSC managers of Bandhan Bank, two managers of AU Bank and Manappuram Finance. </li>
<li>For <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bandhan-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26705:1" rel="noopener">Bandhan Bank Ltd (BANDHAN IN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/manappuram-finance-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12559:1" rel="noopener">Manappuram Finance (MGFL IN)</a> collections remain a challenge. </li>
<li>For <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/au-small-finance-bank-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24196:1" rel="noopener">AU Small Finance Bank Limited (AUBANK IN)</a> loan growth in Wheels segment could be challenging. </li>
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We interact with four DSC managers of Bandhan Bank, two managers of AU Bank and Manappuram Finance. 
For Bandhan Bank Ltd (BANDHAN IN) and Manappuram Finance (MGFL IN) collections remain a challenge. 
For AU Small Finance Bank Limited (AUBANK IN) loan growth in Wheels segment could be challenging. 


India Channel Insight #22 | Bandhan Bank, AU Bank, Manappuram

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<p>In the postcard series, our objective is to understand the macro environment shaping India and to assess the on-ground progress on its ambitious plan to reach USD 5 trillion from the current USD 2.7 trillion economy.</p>
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<p>In this Postcard, we present our key takeaways from the interactions in Jaisalmer, a tourist hotspot in the state of Rajasthan.</p>
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In the postcard series, our objective is to understand the macro environment shaping India and to assess the on-ground progress on its ambitious plan to reach USD 5 trillion from the current USD 2.7 trillion economy.


In this Postcard, we present our key takeaways from the interactions in Jaisalmer, a tourist hotspot in the state of Rajasthan.


Postcard from Jaisalmer | Changing Consumers, Shifting Gears

India

AU Small Finance Bank Limited operates as a commercial bank. The Bank offers financial products and services such as savings and current accounts, term deposits, debit cards, insurance, government banking, retail loans, and microfinance lending. AU Small Finance Bank serves customers in India.

AU Small Finance Bank Limited (AUBANK IN)

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AU Small Finance Bank Limited (AUBANK IN)

India Channel Insight #44 | Home First, Aavas, IIFL Home Finance, Capri Global

We visit a tier 1 location in western India, to understand affordable housing, credit practices and the organizational culture of the key players...

Pranav Bhavsar

ECM Weekly (7th Aug 2022) - Zomato, Orica, China Tourism, Hongjiu Fruit, Giant Biogene, Socar

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Clarence Chu

Channel Insight #29 | AU Bank, Kajaria, APL Apollo, Blue Star

We spoke to channels associated with AU Small Finance Bank Limited (AUBANK IN) , Kajaria Ceramics (KJC IN) , Apl Apollo Tubes (APAT IN) & Blue Star...

Pranav Bhavsar

India Channel Insight #22 | Bandhan Bank, AU Bank, Manappuram

We interact with four DSC managers of Bandhan Bank, two managers of AU Bank and Manappuram Finance to understand the collection and loan growth...

Pranav Bhavsar

Postcard from Jaisalmer | Changing Consumers, Shifting Gears

In this Postcard, we present our key takeaways from the interactions in Jaisalmer, a tourist hotspot in the state of Rajasthan.

Pranav Bhavsar

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