LIC Housing – Dizzying Gearing, Soaring Bad Loans
The risks are obvious even if it’s housing lending. Debt/equity is 996% for LIC Housing Finance (LICHF IN), higher than any other NBFC in India as...
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Shift Exposure From EAFE to EM
We are recommending a shift from developed international markets (EAFE) to emerging market equities, as the MSCI EM index is breaking topside...
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Muthoot Finance – Top ROA Lender, with 116 Tons of Gold!
India’s non-banking finance company (NBFC), Muthoot Finance (MUTH IN; "MTF"), lends against gold, arguably the best collateral of all. Its gold...
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India: Corporate Liquidity Tightness Shows No Signs of Abating
We interacted with a few companies over the past week to gauge the current liquidity scenario. These include an infrastructure player, a tire maker...
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U.P. Loan Waiver: 'Populist' or a Necessity?
Post the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) decisive victory in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) state elections, alarm bells have commenced tolling in the...
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