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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bajaj-finance-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8950:1" rel="noopener">Bajaj Finance Ltd (BAF IN)</a>, one of India’s largest NBFCs, aims to raise up to US$1bn via a QIP.</li>
<li>Bajaj Finance is an NBFC offering auto, consumer and home loans, along with other products as well.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and recent updates.</li>
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Bajaj Finance Ltd (BAF IN), one of India’s largest NBFCs, aims to raise up to US$1bn via a QIP.
Bajaj Finance is an NBFC offering auto, consumer and home loans, along with other products as well.
In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and recent updates.


Bajaj Finance US$1bn QIP Early Look -Doesn’t Really Need the Raise, All past Deals Have Done Well

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<ul><li>Healthy operating metrics: BAF reported a healthy quarter across financial and operational metrics.</li><li>The company added 3.58 Mn customers during the quarter (vs. 2.6/3.8 Mn customers YoY/QoQ), taking the total customer base to 76.6 Mn customers (+22/5% YoY/QoQ).</li><li>The company booked ~8.5 Mn loans during the quarter (+25% YoY, -14% QoQ, largely seasonal) </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Healthy operating metrics: BAF reported a healthy quarter across financial and operational metrics.The company added 3.58 Mn customers during the quarter (vs. 2.6/3.8 Mn customers YoY/QoQ), taking the total customer base to 76.6 Mn customers (+22/5% YoY/QoQ).The company booked ~8.5 Mn loans during the quarter (+25% YoY, -14% QoQ, largely seasonal) Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Bajaj Finance Ltd - Healthy Quarter; Growth Momentum to Continue!

<ul><li>Bajaj Finance (BAF) is one of India’s largest NBFCs for consumer finance with a wide product portfolio comprising of loans for two-wheelers, consumer durables, housing, and small businesses among others.</li><li>The company operates its business through 1,400+ urban and 2,400+ rural lending branches, with over 1.6+ Lc distribution points and caters to a customer base of 73 Mn as on Jun’23.</li><li>AUM growth levers intact: In Q1FY24, BAF reported a strong operational performance adding 3.84 Mn customers (+41%/24% YoY/QoQ) and booking ~9.9 Mn (+34%/31% YoY/QoQ) loans. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Bajaj Finance (BAF) is one of India’s largest NBFCs for consumer finance with a wide product portfolio comprising of loans for two-wheelers, consumer durables, housing, and small businesses among others.The company operates its business through 1,400+ urban and 2,400+ rural lending branches, with over 1.6+ Lc distribution points and caters to a customer base of 73 Mn as on Jun’23.AUM growth levers intact: In Q1FY24, BAF reported a strong operational performance adding 3.84 Mn customers (+41%/24% YoY/QoQ) and booking ~9.9 Mn (+34%/31% YoY/QoQ) loans. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Pick of the Week - Bajaj Finance Ltd - 03 OCT 2023

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bajaj-finance-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8950:1" rel="noopener">Bajaj Finance (BAF)</a> reported a strong Q1FY24 earnings, led by an all-time-high quarterly AUM growth of INR 22718cr. With this, BAF has upgraded its FY24 AUM growth guidance to 29-31%.</li>
<li>AUM growth was aided by the highest ever new loans in a quarter. New loans booked at 9.94mm in Q1FY24 were up 34% YoY and 31%+ QoQ.</li>
<li>Opex-To-NII has come down to 34.0% vs 35%+ earlier, led by operational leverage and deceleration in investments. This has helped the ROE to jump to 24.0% vs 23.1% YoY.</li>
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Bajaj Finance (BAF) reported a strong Q1FY24 earnings, led by an all-time-high quarterly AUM growth of INR 22718cr. With this, BAF has upgraded its FY24 AUM growth guidance to 29-31%.
AUM growth was aided by the highest ever new loans in a quarter. New loans booked at 9.94mm in Q1FY24 were up 34% YoY and 31%+ QoQ.
Opex-To-NII has come down to 34.0% vs 35%+ earlier, led by operational leverage and deceleration in investments. This has helped the ROE to jump to 24.0% vs 23.1% YoY.


Bajaj Finance: Strong Q1FY24 Earnings - Guidance Upgraded

<ul><li>Healthy operating metrics: BAF added 3.84 Mn customers during the quarter (vs 2.7/3.1 Mn customers YoY/QoQ, +41%/24% YoY/QoQ), taking the total customer base to 73 Mn customers (+21%/6% YoY/QoQ).</li><li>The company booked ~9.9 Mn (+34%/31% YoY/QoQ) loans during Q1FY24.</li><li>Encouraging operational performance: AUM growth was driven by rural business (+21%/7% YoY/QoQ) and mortgages (+27%/7% YoY/QoQ) and pick-up in 2/3-Wheeler finance (+48%/14% YoY/QoQ). </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Healthy operating metrics: BAF added 3.84 Mn customers during the quarter (vs 2.7/3.1 Mn customers YoY/QoQ, +41%/24% YoY/QoQ), taking the total customer base to 73 Mn customers (+21%/6% YoY/QoQ).The company booked ~9.9 Mn (+34%/31% YoY/QoQ) loans during Q1FY24.Encouraging operational performance: AUM growth was driven by rural business (+21%/7% YoY/QoQ) and mortgages (+27%/7% YoY/QoQ) and pick-up in 2/3-Wheeler finance (+48%/14% YoY/QoQ). Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Bajaj Finance Ltd. - Strong Start to FY24, Momentum To Continue!

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Bajaj Finance Ltd (BAF IN)

Bajaj Finance US$1bn QIP Early Look -Doesn’t Really Need the Raise, All past Deals Have Done Well

Bajaj Finance QIP is now live with the company looking to raise around US$1bn from investors. The deal is a very well flagged one.

Sumeet Singh

Bajaj Finance Ltd - Healthy Quarter; Growth Momentum to Continue!

The company added 3.58 Mn customers during the quarter (vs. 2.6/3.8 Mn customers YoY/QoQ), taking the total customer base to 76.6 Mn customers (+22...

Axis Direct

Pick of the Week - Bajaj Finance Ltd - 03 OCT 2023

The company operates its business through 1,400+ urban and 2,400+ rural lending branches, with over 1.6+ Lc distribution points and caters to a...

Axis Direct

Bajaj Finance: Strong Q1FY24 Earnings - Guidance Upgraded

BAF reported a strong Q1FY24 with record AUM growth and customer acquisition, leading it to upgrade its FY24 guidance. At current valuation, BAF...

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

Bajaj Finance Ltd. - Strong Start to FY24, Momentum To Continue!

Healthy operating metrics: BAF added 3.84 Mn customers during the quarter (vs 2.7/3.1 Mn customers YoY/QoQ, +41%/24% YoY/QoQ),

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