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    Nuvama Wealth

    NUVAMAStrong
    Financial Services·3 Feb 2025
    Management Summary

    Nuvama Wealth delivered a strong Q3 FY25 performance characterized by robust growth in client assets and profitability despite market volatility. The company successfully transitioned to self-clearing in its wealth business, which caused a temporary dip in Net Interest Income (NII) but is expected to improve capital efficiency long-term. Management remains highly bullish on the Indian wealth management story, focusing on scaling managed products and expanding its relationship manager (RM) capacity.

    Highlights

    8

    • Revenue for Q3 FY25 reached ₹723 crores, representing a 30% YoY growth.

    • PAT for the quarter stood at ₹252 crores, up 43% YoY; 9M PAT reached ₹731 crores, up 76% YoY.

    • Total Client Assets grew by 36% YoY to approximately ₹4.5 lakh crores.

    • Return on Equity (RoE) remained consistent and robust at 32% for both Q3 and the 9-month period.

    • Cost-to-Income ratio improved significantly to 54% compared to 59% in the previous year.

    • Nuvama Wealth (Affluent segment) AUM crossed ₹1 lakh crore, growing 38% YoY.

    • Nuvama Private (UHNW segment) client assets crossed ₹2.1 lakh crore, up 24% YoY.

    • Asset Services custody and clearing assets grew 57% YoY to ₹1.3 lakh crores.

    What Changed1

    vs Q4 FY25

    Tone shiftGood → Strong

    Key financials

    Single quarter

    05 metrics
    1. 01Revenue₹723 Cr+30%YoY
    2. 02PAT₹252 Cr+43%YoY
    3. 03RoE32%
    4. 04Cost-to-Income Ratio54%-8.5%YoY
    5. 05Client Assets₹4.50L Cr+36%YoY

    Segment breakdown

    Nuvama Wealth (Affluent)
    ₹1.0L Cr AUM24% Revenue Growth67% Cost-to-Income
    Nuvama Private (UHNW)
    ₹2.1L Cr Client Assets₹8,000 Cr ARR Net Flows (9M)
    Asset Management
    ₹11,300 Cr AUM₹1,200 Cr Net Flows (Q3)
    Asset Services
    ₹1.3L Cr Assets Under Custody22% Market Share (Incremental AIF/PMS)
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    Guidance & targets

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    CategoryTargetPriority
    Margin
    Wealth Management Cost-to-Income Ratio
    60%
    		High
    Margin
    Private Segment Sustainable Yield
    80-85 bps
    		High
    Profitability
    Asset Management Cost-to-Income Ratio
    80-90%
    		Medium
    Capacity
    Asset Management Breakeven AUM
    ₹20,000 crores
    		Medium
    Volume
    Normalized AUM Growth
    25%
    		Medium

    Risks & concerns

    3
    RiskSeverity

    Market Volatility and Broking Volumes

    Secondary market volatility led to a 10% fall in market volumes, impacting broking revenues. — Both acknowledged

    medium

    Regulatory Changes in F&O

    Implementation of SEBI F&O regulations kept the market on its toes and hit broking revenues. — Management acknowledged

    medium

    Concentration Risk in International Asset Services

    Management noted that while the top 10 clients change, the business is not dependent on just one or two. — Analyst downplayed

    low

    Q&A highlights

    3

    “Out of this, INR 4 crores comes from [temporary borrowing for self-clearing]... average loan book itself was down by INR 100 crores... we will see the margins come back in Q4.”

    Clarifies that the margin compression was due to temporary operational transitions rather than structural business deterioration.

    asked by Prayesh Jain, Motilal Oswal

    2 min read5 chapters

    Detailed Narrative

    01

    Strategic Shift to Self-Clearing

    Nuvama transitioned its wealth management clearing from the Asset Services division to a self-clearing model within the wealth business. This move, aimed at improving operating and capital efficiency, required a temporary borrowing of ₹800 crores for 45 days. While this caused a temporary ₹10 crore dip in Net Interest Income (NII) for the quarter, management expects margins to normalize in Q4 FY25.

    02

    Aggressive RM Capacity Expansion

    The company added over 270 Relationship Managers (RMs) in the last 12 months, bringing the total count to approximately 1,237. Currently, 40-45% of the RM cohort has less than one year of vintage and is producing at roughly 1x productivity. Management anticipates a significant 'cost-income advantage' as these RMs mature into the 3-year+ bucket, where productivity typically jumps 4x.

    03

    Asset Management Path to Profitability

    The Asset Management business currently operates at a 127% cost-to-income ratio when including allocated group costs, though it is breaking even on a standalone basis. Management has set a target to reach breakeven with allocated costs once AUM crosses ₹20,000 crores, a milestone expected within the next 12 to 15 months. Current AUM stands at approximately ₹11,300 crores with strong net flows of ₹1,200 crores in Q3.

    04

    Wealth and Private Segment Resilience

    Nuvama Wealth's AUM crossed the ₹1 lakh crore mark, while the Private segment reached ₹2.1 lakh crores in client assets. The focus remains on 'Managed Products and Investment Solutions' (MPIS), which now contributes 90% of net flows in the wealth segment. Despite market volatility🌐, ARR net flows for the Private segment reached ₹8,000 crores in 9M FY25, already exceeding the total for the full previous fiscal year.

    05

    Offshore Expansion and New Licenses

    The company's first offshore location in DIFC (Dubai) is now live and generating revenue, with a breakeven expected in 6-9 months. Additionally, Nuvama is applying for a new 'Specialized Investment Fund' (SIF) mutual fund license from SEBI. This new category, featuring a ₹10 lakh minimum ticket size, is intended to house strategies like long-short and absolute return in a more tax-efficient structure for clients.

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