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Nuvama Wealth
Our verdict on Nuvama Wealth isn’t the consensus take — see where we landed, and the one risk the bull case glosses over.
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The company maintained a consistent dividend payout of approximately 49% of annual operating profits for FY26, aligning with the target of ~48%. (1 met, 1 exceeded across 2 tracked commitments)
“Consistent payout of ~48% of annual operating profits for last two financial years”
Management reported that Q3 float balances have already exceeded Q1 levels (pre-client loss) and expects Q4 earnings to be at par with Q1, indicating a full recovery of the revenue base. (1 met across 1 tracked commitment)
“we should be more around 1.95% to maybe 2.3%-2.4% range over a period of time. That is point number one. So, yield on a steady-state basis in line with market interest rates should be in this range.”
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How durable is the business?
The scale moat is being reinforced by a 40% growth in the lending book (Margin Trading and ESOP financing) in a single quarter, aiming to close the gap with peers. (2 expanding)
“One quarter itself, the book size has grown by about 40%... if you look at our overall lending income, it's, let's say, 10% to 12%, whereas if you look at our peers, it's about 20%. So there is a 50% gap, which is a clear scope available for us to ramp up the loan book.”
The distribution moat is expanding with the wealth relationship manager (RM) count reaching ~1,300, up from previous levels, and a network of 7,000+ external wealth managers. (2 expanding)
“~1,300 Wealth RMs... ~7,000 Active External Wealth Managers (EWM)”
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Where does growth come from?
The lending book (Loan against Securities) is a high-growth driver within the wealth segment, with loan assets growing 39% YoY in the Nuvama Wealth sub-segment. (5 accelerating across 5 signals)
“Loan assets: FY26 4,932 Cr, +76% YoY”
Asset Management is seeing a massive surge in scale with AUM growing 62% YoY. The focus is shifting toward fee-paying assets (92% of total AUM) and the successful first close of a commercial real estate fund. (5 accelerating across 5 signals, 1 leading indicator)
“Management fee: ₹22 Cr in Q4, grew by 34% YoY and ₹77 Cr in FY26, grew by 31% YoY”
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What could break the thesis?
The risk remains high as Capital Markets revenue fell 28% YoY in Q2 FY26, a steeper decline than the 19% drop seen in the full year FY25. This is attributed to moderation in secondary market volumes. (5 intensifying, 1 high-severity)
“Capital Markets: FY26 revenues declined 19% YoY... Capital Markets Q4 revenues were lower by 17% YoY”
Concentration in Wealth and Private segments has actually increased, now contributing 57% of total revenue compared to 47% in the same quarter last year. While this is a strategic focus, it increases the company's reliance on these specific segments. (3 intensifying, 2 easing)
“Wealth Management Q4 revenues grew by 19% YoY and contributed to 57% of the total revenues”
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