23 July 2020 PNBHOUSI reported 1QFY21 PAT of INR2.6b (v/s est. The beat was driven by stronger PPoP and significantly lower credit cost. AUM remained sequentially stable at INR835b. Given the high leverage, we expect the company to continue to run down its balance sheet until it raises fresh equity capital. Maintain Neutral, with TP of INR210. As disbursements were negligible, AUM remained sequentially unchanged at INR835b. The company did not sell down any loans in the quarter; hence, upfront assignment income was nil v/s INR1.2b YoY. Cost of funds is likely to further decline due to recent MCLR cuts by banks. The GS3 ratio remained stable QoQ at 2.76%. While the company kept Stage 1 and 2 ECL provisions stable, it increased Stage 3 PCR from 36% to 40% QoQ. Collection efficiency stood at 9697% during the quarter and was largely stable each month.