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We maintain our BUY recommendation on the stock

About the stock: Nippon Life India AMC (Nippon) is among the largest asset managers in India with total AUM size of 7.6 lakh crore+. Focus on strong distribution network (1,19,200+ distributors) and passive schemes (ETF Market share of ~20% on QAAUM basis) remains key strategy....

Strong distribution network with 280 branches and over 1,03,000 empanelled distribution partners Q2FY26 performance: HDFC AMC continues to report healthy set of result as expected. Market share and revenue yields across asset classes were broadly maintained esp. w.r.t. equity-oriented schemes. Closing AUM grew 2% QoQ to 8.8 tn with market share of 11.5%. High yielding equity mix maintained at healthy proportion of 66% vs industry average of 58%. EBITDA margin remains healthy though it declined 190 bps QoQ to 77.9% owing to sharper increase in staff and...

We estimate revenue/earnings CAGR of 14.6%/15.5% over FY25-FY27E respectively, led by healthy inflows, consistent market share gains, rebound in other income driven by improved investor sentiment and consistent yield on overall AUM.

HDFC AMC’s operating revenue grew 16% YoY/6% QoQ to INR10.3b (in line) in 2QFY26. Yields came in at 46.6bp vs. 46.8bp in 2QFY25 and 46.7bp in 1QFY26. For 1HFY26, revenue grew 20% YoY to INR20b.

NAM saw a stable quarter as QAAuM and core income were largely in-line. Despite strong equity QAAuM growth of 9.1% QoQ and fall in equity share by 37bps QoQ, blended yields were higher to PLe by 0.9bp since (1) company is still benefitting from commission rationalization and (2) ETF yields improved by 2bps QoQ due to sizable growth in higher yielding AuM. NAM continues to gain market share in equity MAAuM as share in net equity flows (ex-NFO) is healthy at 11.4% in Q1FY26 (10.6% in FY25) which is higher than stock MAAuM...

We maintain our BUY recommendation on the stock

Nippon Life India AMC’s (NAM) operating revenue grew 20%/7% YoY/QoQ to INR6.1b (in line) in 1QFY26. Yields declined to 39.6bp from 40.7bp in 4QFY25 and 41.8bp in 1QFY25.

Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC’s (ABSLAMC) 1QFY26 operating revenue grew 16% YoY to ~INR4.5b (in line), leading to YoY improvement in yields to 44.4bp from 43.9bp in 1QFY25 (vs. our est. of 44.7bp).

UTI AMC’s 1QFY26 operating revenue stood at INR3.8b (in line), up 13% YoY/6% QoQ. Yield on management fees stood at 42bp in 1QFY26 vs. 43.4bp in 1QFY25 and 42.4bp in 4QFY25.

In Q1FY26, operational revenue came in at INR 9,678 Mn., up 24.8% YoY (+7.4% QoQ), in-line with our estimates. Revenue growth stood robust majorly driven by stronger growth in QAAUM.

HDFC AMC’s operating revenue grew 25% YoY/7% QoQ to INR9.7b (in-line). Yields for the quarter came in at 46.7bp vs 46.2bp in 1QFY25 and 46.6bp in 4QFY25.

UTI AMC’s fund performance over the past five months has improved considerably, with an average of ~70% equity AUM appearing in Q1 and Q2 on a one-year return basis in May’25 vs an average of 25% in the preceding 12 months.

QoQ at 33.9bps. Equity performance in 1-yr bucket has been consistently improving since Mar'24, and 59% of equity AUM is in quartile 1 & 2 as of Mar'25. A dilution of 1-2bps is expected in yields which will be cushioned by commission rationalization carried out in Q4FY25. Staff cost is guided to grow by 3%/5% at the standalone/consol level; we envisage other opex to grow at an 11% CAGR...

NAM saw a stable quarter as core numbers i.e. QAAuM and core income were in-line. Overall and equity QAAuM declined by 2.2%/5.1% QoQ owing to equity market correction in Feb'25. As a result, equity share fell by 137bps QoQ leading to fall of 0.6bps in blended yields. As per the company, commission has been rationalized for 45-50% of equity AuM. Market share in net equity flows (exNFO) continues strong in FY25; it was 10.6% (11.8% in FY24) and reduction was lower than larger peers. Closing equity AuM for industry corrected by 3.0% over...

We maintain our BUY recommendation on the stock

Core performance was healthy and in line with expectations in Q4FY25. Core revenues grew by 21.0% y-o-y/ down 4% q-o-q to Rs. 567 crore in Q4. For FY25, core revenue grew by 36% y-o-y. Overall, AUM reached Rs 6.5 lakh crore (up 25% y-o-y/ flat q-o-q), while MF QAAUM rose by 29% y-o-y / down 2% q-o-q.

Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC’s (ABSLAMC) 4QFY25 operating revenue grew 17% YoY to ~INR4.3b (in line), leading to a ~0.9bp YoY improvement in yield on management fees to 44.9bp (vs. our est. of 45.4bp). For FY25, revenue grew 25% YoY to INR16.8b.

Nippon Life India AMC (NAM)’s operating revenue grew 21% YoY to INR5.7b (in line) in 4QFY25. Yields declined to 40.7bp from 41.3bp in 4QFY24. NAM’s FY25 revenue came in at INR22.3b, recording a growth of 36% YoY.