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KFin Technolog.
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Excluding the GBS business, the core business grew by 26.1% year-on-year in Q2 and 27.5% for the half year. (4 exceeded, 1 met across 5 tracked commitments)
“manage close to 40% of the overall industry and one that we are confident we will get close to 50% into the next 12 to 18 months.”
EBITDA margins for the quarter including the Ascent integration were 40.9%, which is within the guided range of 40% to 45%. (1 met, 1 exceeded across 2 tracked commitments)
“our goal to reduce the dependency on the domestic mutual funds to be below 50%... And we said that we'll get to under 50% over a 5-year period.”
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How durable is the business?
The company is evolving its tech moat by replatforming its core Mutual Fund system and launching AI-native platforms for bond markets and Investor Relations to reduce delivery cycles by 50%. (1 expanding)
“We have, however, gone ahead and already created two platforms, which are AI native... managed to deliver them by reducing the cycle time of the delivery by about 45% to 50% thereabout.”
The segment is expanding rapidly, with International and other investor solutions revenue growing 26.1% year-on-year, driven by the Ascent acquisition and new client wins in Malaysia. (1 expanding)
“International & Other Investor Solutions (excl. GBS) revenue grew by 26.1% y-o-y in Q2FY26”
See the full cited Business Model analysis of KFin Technolog.
Where does growth come from?
KFintech's NPS subscriber base is growing significantly faster than the industry average, with a 32.2% year-over-year increase compared to the industry's 12.7%. (5 accelerating across 5 signals)
“The overall pension subscribers in the industry have grown about 11% for the full year... We have grown little over 34% and that basically explains in terms of the superior technology solutions and the market share we are taking away from the current market leader”
International revenue growth is showing strong momentum, consistently growing north of 30% year-on-year. The core international business (excluding GBS) grew at 36% this quarter, and the company expects this to accelerate to 35-40% as the Ascent acquisition integrates. (5 accelerating across 5 signals, 1 leading indicator)
“And with that included, we are looking at a pretty robust international revenue -- the organic revenue to grow a little over 60% plus into this year, and the overall international revenue to be a little over 70%, including that of Ascent, so to speak.”
See the full cited Future Growth analysis of KFin Technolog.
What could break the thesis?
The risk is intensifying as the AUM mix shifted by 200 basis points toward passives, causing a 2.6% decline in domestic mutual fund yields. (1 intensifying, 4 easing, 1 high-severity)
“One, a significant mark-to-market erosion in the case of mutual funds has impacted and that is the data is out there for everyone to see in terms of the total mark-to-market write-downs.”
The risk is intensifying in the short term with a slight degrowth in folios, but management views it as a symptom of market volatility. They expect retail participation to return with market momentum and FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out). (4 intensifying, 1 stable)
“There has been a net erosion of close to -- almost 2 million folios in this year.”
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