Equity L/S Analyst | Forensic Accounting | India, Yellowstone Equity

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

I possess investment research experience across asset classes and geographies, acquired at Investcorp (New York) and Howe & Rusling (Rochester). At Investcorp, an alternative asset manager, I was part of an investment team managing >$1bn in discretionary client assets. I was also a member of investment recommendation, monitoring, cross-asset strategy and macro outlook committees that met periodically for investment decisions and top-down views. At Howe & Rusling, a long-only asset manager, I helped cover US large-cap equity investments across sectors for growth and income focused portfolios as well as assisted in managing a US small-cap growth focused equity portfolio. I possess an MBA in finance and corporate accounting from University of Rochester in US, a CFA Charter, and an Engineering degree from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in India.  

My current focus is L/S equity fundamental research across market cap and sectors with an eye on corporate governance and forensic accounting. I am currently based in India and my current coverage universe is biased towards India.

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Regulatory Disclosure: Note that Ankit Agrawal (Proprietor of Yellowstone Equity) is a SEBI registered Research Analyst (Registration No.: INH000007216). Registration granted by SEBI and certification from NISM in no way guarantee performance of the intermediary or provide any assurance of returns to investors. Investment in securities market are subject to market risks. Read all the related documents carefully before investing.

Research Analyst Contact Details -
Address: A-602, Titanium Business Park, Makarba, Ahmedabad - 380051 |
Email: services@yellowstoneequity.com |
Mobile: +91-7575817289

Compliance/Grievance Officer -
Name: Ankit Agrawal |
Email: services@yellowstoneequity.com |
Mobile: +91-7575817289
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Equity L/S Analyst | Forensic Accounting | India

Edelweiss: Retail Credit Business Is Now Scaling Up | Rest of the Businesses Continue to Grow Strong

Edelweiss: Hitting All the Right Notes to Scale Up Businesses and Unlock Value

Edelweiss: Wealth Management Arm Demerger Is Nearing

Edelweiss: Credit Business Is Normalizing; Rest of the Businesses Are Scaling Up Well

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Yellowstone Equity

Providing unbiased and independent research on Indian equities to global institutions and individual investors


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Regulatory Disclosure: 
Note that Ankit Agrawal (Proprietor of Yellowstone Equity) is a SEBI registered Research Analyst (Registration No.: INH000007216). Registration granted by SEBI and certification from NISM in no way guarantee performance of the intermediary or provide any assurance of returns to investors. Investment in securities market are subject to market risks. Read all the related documents carefully before investing.

Research Analyst Contact Details:
Address: A-412, Shilp Aaron, Sindhu Bhavan Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 380059
Email: services@yellowstoneequity.com
Mobile: +91-7575817289

Compliance/Grievance Officer:
Name: Ankit Agrawal
Email: services@yellowstoneequity.com
Mobile: +91-7575817289
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Equity Bottom-Up

Edelweiss Financial Services / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Edelweiss' stock was down over -5% yesterday. The reason for downfall seems to be a <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/pti-stories/news/three-top-brokers-face-multiple-probes-including-for-money-laundering-fraudulent-trades-123051400524_1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">media article</a> which states that three large brokers are being investigated for money laundering activities.</li>
<li>We think Edelweiss is not one of them as the article mentions that these brokers are being investigated since their involvement in the NSEL scam, where Edelweiss had no involvement.</li>
<li>In fact, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/edelweiss-financial-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15015:1" rel="noopener">Edelweiss</a> was among the few brokers that had come out unscathed in the NSEL scam, as it detected early on that there was some wrongdoing happening at NSEL.</li>
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Edelweiss' stock was down over -5% yesterday. The reason for downfall seems to be a media article which states that three large brokers are being investigated for money laundering activities.
We think Edelweiss is not one of them as the article mentions that these brokers are being investigated since their involvement in the NSEL scam, where Edelweiss had no involvement.
In fact, Edelweiss was among the few brokers that had come out unscathed in the NSEL scam, as it detected early on that there was some wrongdoing happening at NSEL.


Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFS IN)

Edelweiss: Recent Volatility In The Stock Seems Unwarranted