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Nuvama Wealth (543988) Nov 2025 Filing Analysis
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.”
While India remains the core, Nuvama is actively expanding its geographic footprint in Dubai (DIFC and mainland) and Singapore to capture international client demand. (2 expanding, 1 shifted)
“We've now expanded into Singapore because there has been client demand... We are also looking to add another office in Dubai, which is outside of DIFC... an ESCA license, which gives you license to operate on the mainland”
The segment faced a temporary contraction due to the loss of a large client, but management reports that 50% of that revenue loss has already been recovered on a run-rate basis. (1 contracting, 1 expanding)
“50% of the loss is now recovered. So let's say, the client was contributing X revenues. As we speak, by end of Q2, 50% of the X is now recovered on a run rate basis”
Capital Markets revenue contracted significantly by 28% YoY due to lower secondary market volumes. (3 contracting, 1 shifted)
“Capital Markets Q2 revenues were lower by 28% YoY, primarily due to moderation in secondary market volume”
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Where does growth come from?
The company is maintaining a steady execution of its plan to double RM capacity, currently at ~1,300 RMs with a target to double in 3-5 years. (1 steady across 1 signal)
“Building entire ecosystem with People at center. Double RM capacity in 3-5 years”
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What could break the thesis?
The risk remains high as institutional equities and investment banking continue to face headwinds. New SEBI regulations on Futures & Options (F&O) have structurally reduced market volumes (ADTO), and the absence of large one-off M&A deals like the previous year's Appasamy deal has slowed growth in this segment. (2 intensifying)
“Institutional equities and IB, I think, is going through a tough phase... the key change that has happened is that the F&O regulations came, which has brought down the ADTO across the market level.”
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