In today’s briefing:
- Edelweiss: Scaling Up Well | Value Unlocking Is Catalyzing Re-Rating
- Shivam Autotech Ltd- Forensic Analysis
Edelweiss: Scaling Up Well | Value Unlocking Is Catalyzing Re-Rating
- Edelweiss Financial Services (“Edelweiss”) continues to scale up well its asset management and insurance businesses. The credit business has been also turning around led by the co-lending model.
- In particular, the asset management business has been growing rapidly. The alternatives asset management AUM grew 17% YoY, of which fee-paying AUM grew 32% YoY.
- With all its businesses now running independently, Edelweiss is focusing on unlocking value. It already demerged Nuvama and is now close to unlock value in its Alternative Asset management business.
Shivam Autotech Ltd- Forensic Analysis
- Shivam Autotech (SVAT IN) or (SATL) serves OEMs by manufacturing a range of auto components and accessories including transmission gears, transmission shafts, etc.
- The company’s business performance over the last few years has looked grim with stagnant revenues, declining margins and ballooning losses. Balance sheet has only gotten more fragile.
- Auditor’s comments on material weakness on internal controls, increasing receivables, balance sheet ALM mismatch are few red herrings to look out for.