After 12% slide, brokerages spot value in India’s mutual fund registry firm CAMs as yield concerns appear overdone and diversification strategy shows progress The market has been unkind to Computer Age Management Services lately. Down 12% over three months, the stock that powers India’s booming mutual fund industry appeared toContinue Reading

IndusInd Bank’s management promises a return to 1% profitability by 2027—but the path from 0.12% may be uphill If some banks are choosing safety over margins, IndusInd Bank is trying to extinguish a siren. The private lender’s third-quarter results read like a case study in financial firefighting: profits down 89-91%Continue Reading

The bank is prioritising safer assets over higher margins   Kotak Mahindra Bank finds itself in an unusual predicament: it’s growing faster than most of its rivals, yet analysts are trimming their earnings forecasts. The Mumbai-based lender reported third-quarter profits of ₹3,450 crore, up a modest 4% from last year. AtContinue Reading

India’s oldest asset manager posted another quarter of shrinking market share. So why did analysts upgrade?  UTI Asset Management’s third quarter was a study in contradictions. Reported profit crashed 20% year-on-year to Rs 1.2 billion, but beat Centrum’s estimate of Rs 1.1 billion. Strip out one-time charges, and core profitContinue Reading

Brokerages have different verdicts on India’s state refiner. One sees 46% upside, the other warns of value traps.  The problem with investing in oil refiners is an agreement on what they are actually worth is difficult.Take Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), which just reported quarterly earnings that somehow managed to disappointContinue Reading

InterGlobe Aviation’s stock trades at Rs 4,909, with divergent analyst views on its path forward amid capacity constraints and rising costs India’s aviation bellwether IndiGo is navigating choppy skies as operational challenges, regulatory penalties, and cost pressures test the resilience of the country’s dominant airline operator. InterGlobe Aviation reported aContinue Reading