India BFSI - Long-Short - Equity Research Analyst

Raj S, CA, CFA

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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Indian Life Insurance Sector is a play on lucrative Indian demographics, under-penetration of life insurance and retirement savings across cohorts of the population.</li>
<li>The large firms<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-life-insurance-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25899:1" rel="noopener">SBI Life</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hdfc-standard-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26004:1" rel="noopener">HDFC Life</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/life-insurance-corp-of-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28829:1" rel="noopener">LIC IN</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-prudential-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23608:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Pru</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/max-financial-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2233:1" rel="noopener">MAXF IN</a> are ripe for long-term secular growth for decades to come as they dominate the market.
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<li>This "Primer" sets the stage for the company-specific notes to follow. Here we discuss the sector level issues, key metrics and relative valuations. See attached PDF- Free access.
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Indian Life Insurance Sector is a play on lucrative Indian demographics, under-penetration of life insurance and retirement savings across cohorts of the population.
The large firmsSBI Life, HDFC Life , LIC IN , ICICI Pru, MAXF IN are ripe for long-term secular growth for decades to come as they dominate the market.

This "Primer" sets the stage for the company-specific notes to follow. Here we discuss the sector level issues, key metrics and relative valuations. See attached PDF- Free access.



Indian Life Insurance (And Savings) Sector Primer - Long-Term Potential and Strong Operating Margins

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

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

India Shelter Finance / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/india-shelter-finance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40025:1" rel="noopener">India Shelter Finance (0570670D IN)</a> is looking to raise up to US$217m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by Ambit, Citigroup, ICICI Securities and Kotak Mahindra.</li>
<li>India Shelter Finance (ISF) is a retail focused affordable housing finance company. Between FY21-23, the firm registered a two-year CAGR growth of 40.8% in terms of AUM, according to CRISIL. </li>
<li>Its target segment comprises self-employed customers, focusing on first time home loan takers in the low and middle income group in Tier II and Tier III cities in India. </li>
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India Shelter Finance (0570670D IN) is looking to raise up to US$217m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by Ambit, Citigroup, ICICI Securities and Kotak Mahindra.
India Shelter Finance (ISF) is a retail focused affordable housing finance company. Between FY21-23, the firm registered a two-year CAGR growth of 40.8% in terms of AUM, according to CRISIL. 
Its target segment comprises self-employed customers, focusing on first time home loan takers in the low and middle income group in Tier II and Tier III cities in India. 


SBFC Finance Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbfc-finance-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36713:1" rel="noopener">SBFC Finance Limited (1547353D IN)</a> raised around US$131m in its India IPO, after the deal was priced at INR57/share, the top end of its IPO price range.</li>
<li>SBFC Finance is a systematically important, non-deposit taking non-banking finance company (NBFC-ND-SI), offering secured MSME Loans and Loans against Gold. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other trading dynamics.</li>
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SBFC Finance Limited (1547353D IN) raised around US$131m in its India IPO, after the deal was priced at INR57/share, the top end of its IPO price range.
SBFC Finance is a systematically important, non-deposit taking non-banking finance company (NBFC-ND-SI), offering secured MSME Loans and Loans against Gold. 
In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other trading dynamics.


SBFC Finance IPO Trading - Strong Demand but Priced at Fair Value

Clarence Chu

Fedbank Financial Services / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fedbank-financial-services" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40010:1" rel="noopener">Fedbank Financial Services (0702066D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Fedbank Financial Services (Fedbank) is a retail-focused non-banking finance company (NBFC) promoted by The Federal Bank Limited.</li>
<li>As per CRISIL, the firm had the second lowest cost of borrowing across the MSMEs, gold loan and MSME &amp; gold loan peer set in India in FY23. </li>
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Fedbank Financial Services (0702066D IN) is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming India IPO.
Fedbank Financial Services (Fedbank) is a retail-focused non-banking finance company (NBFC) promoted by The Federal Bank Limited.
As per CRISIL, the firm had the second lowest cost of borrowing across the MSMEs, gold loan and MSME &amp; gold loan peer set in India in FY23. 


Fedbank Financial Services Pre-IPO Tearsheet

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbfc-finance-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36713:1" rel="noopener">SBFC Finance Limited (1547353D IN)</a> is looking to raise up to US$131m in its India IPO. </li>
<li>SBFC Finance is a systematically important, non-deposit taking non-banking finance company (NBFC-ND-SI), offering secured MSME Loans and Loans against Gold. </li>
<li>In our previous note, we looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about RHP updates, undertake a peer comparison and provide our thoughts on valuation.</li>
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SBFC Finance Limited (1547353D IN) is looking to raise up to US$131m in its India IPO. 
SBFC Finance is a systematically important, non-deposit taking non-banking finance company (NBFC-ND-SI), offering secured MSME Loans and Loans against Gold. 
In our previous note, we looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about RHP updates, undertake a peer comparison and provide our thoughts on valuation.


SBFC Finance IPO - RHP Updates, Peer Comparison and Thoughts on Valuation

India

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited of India provides life insurance services. The Company offers claim processing, electronic insurance accounts, and other services. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance conducts its business in India.

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (IPRU IN)

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ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (IPRU IN)

Indian Life Insurance (And Savings) Sector Primer - Long-Term Potential and Strong Operating Margins

Indian Life Insurance companies - SBI Life, HDFC Life , LIC IN , ICICI Pru, MAXF IN - are ripe for long-term secular growth for decades to come as...

Raj S, CA, CFA

India Shelter Finance Pre-IPO Tearsheet

India Shelter Finance (0570670D IN) is looking to raise up to US$217m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by Ambit, Citigroup, ICICI...

Ethan Aw

SBFC Finance IPO Trading - Strong Demand but Priced at Fair Value

SBFC Finance Limited (1547353D IN) raised around US$131m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other...

Ethan Aw

Fedbank Financial Services Pre-IPO Tearsheet

Fedbank Financial Services (0702066D IN) is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming India IPO. Fedbank is a retail-focused non-banking...

Clarence Chu

SBFC Finance IPO - RHP Updates, Peer Comparison and Thoughts on Valuation

SBFC Finance Limited (1547353D IN) is looking to raise up to US$131m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about RHP updates, undertake a peer...

Ethan Aw

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