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Daily Brief India: Bandhan Bank Ltd, Nuvama Wealth Management, NIFTY Index and more

In today’s briefing:

  • India Channel Insight | Bandhan Bank (BANDHAN IN) | The Other Shoe to Drop
  • Nuvama: Continues to Deliver Strong
  • EQD / NSE Vol Update / IVs Rise in Conjunction with Equities Counter to Regular Spot-Vol Correlation


India Channel Insight | Bandhan Bank (BANDHAN IN) | The Other Shoe to Drop

By Pranav Bhavsar

  • While the street is getting excited about Bandhan Bank (assuming a change in management, end of a bad asset cycle, and lower valuations), we are not.
  • We believe the next set of problems for the bank are yet to be unleashed, and a change in management will only intensify the challenges ahead.
  • We believe the worst is yet to come for the bank. 

Nuvama: Continues to Deliver Strong

By Ankit Agrawal, CFA

  • Nuvama Wealth Management (“Nuvama”)  continues to report strong growth with Q4FY24 revenue at INR 596cr, a growth of 35% YoY. Q4FY24 PAT grew 57% YoY to reach INR 181cr. 
  • Overall, FY24 revenue and PAT ended strong at INR 2063cr (YoY growth of 31%) and INR 597cr (YoY growth of 62%), respectively.
  • FY24 growth was led by the capital markets (revenue grew 64% YoY) segment, aided by favorable cycle and market-share gains. Wealth and asset management segments are also scaling up well.

EQD / NSE Vol Update / IVs Rise in Conjunction with Equities Counter to Regular Spot-Vol Correlation

By Sankalp Singh

  • Implied Volatilities (IVs) continued to rise as the underlying index tried to break above critical resistance – marking a break-down of usual spot-vol correlations.
  • Vol surface smile & skew characteristics held steady at the 25-Delta point of curve, while dynamics at the 10-Delta zone extended further.
  • Nifty50 Back-end Term Structure is in Backwardation as Monthly options enjoy markups based on July-end Indian Budget release.   

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