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    Nuvama Wealth

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    Financial Services·29 May 2025
    Management Summary

    Nuvama Wealth reported a 'breakout year' for FY25, characterized by strong growth across all business segments despite a challenging macro environment in the second half. The company successfully scaled its managed products (ARR/MPIS) and improved operational efficiency, leading to a significant jump in ROE to 31.5%. Management remains focused on capacity building, particularly adding relationship managers, while targeting further margin expansion in FY26.

    Highlights

    8

    • Full year PAT reached ₹986 crores, representing a significant 65% YoY growth.

    • Total Client Assets grew 24% YoY to reach ₹4.3 lakh crores.

    • Q4 Revenue stood at ₹771 crores, up 29% YoY, while Q4 PAT grew 41% to ₹255 crores.

    • Return on Equity (ROE) improved substantially from 23.6% to 31.5% for the full year.

    • Cost-to-Income ratio improved to 56% for the year, down from 60% in the previous year.

    • Nuvama Private ARR net flows exceeded ₹10,000 crores for the full year, a 52% YoY increase.

    • Asset Services revenue surged 85% YoY, driven by increased market share and higher float yields.

    • Final dividend of ₹69 per share approved, taking the total dividend for FY25 to ₹132 per share.

    Concerns

    1

    • Talent War and Compensation Inflation

    Key financials

    Single quarter

    06 metrics
    1. 01Revenue₹771 Cr+29.0%YoY
    2. 02PAT₹255 Cr+41%YoY
    3. 03Full Year PAT₹986 Cr+65%YoY
    4. 04ROE31.5%
    5. 05Cost-to-Income Ratio56%

    Segment breakdown

    Nuvama Wealth (HNI/Mid-market)
    17% Revenue Growth₹30,000 Cr MPIS Assets₹6,500 Cr MPIS Net Flows (FY25)67% Cost-to-Income Ratio
    Nuvama Private (UHNI)
    ₹2.0L Cr Client Assets₹45,000 Cr ARR Assets₹10,000 Cr ARR Net Flows (FY25)60% ARR Revenue Contribution
    Asset Management
    ₹11,300 Cr AUM62% AUM Growth92% Fee-paying AUM
    Asset Services
    85% Revenue Growth₹1.3L Cr Assets under Custody/Clearing
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    Guidance & targets

    5
    CategoryTargetPriority
    Margin
    Cost-to-Income Ratio Reduction
    100 bps
    		Medium
    Volume
    Total Core Net Flows
    ₹23,000 - 24,000 crores
    		High
    Volume
    Lending Book Growth
    20%
    		Medium
    Profitability
    Asset Management Breakeven AUM
    ₹20,000 crores
    		Medium
    Capacity
    Real Estate Fund AUM
    ₹4,000 crores
    		High

    Risks & concerns

    4
    RiskSeverity

    Market Volatility and Denominator Effect

    Management noted that a 50% market rally would increase revenue but mathematically lower the reported yield percentage due to the denominator effect of MTM assets. — Management acknowledged

    medium

    Talent War and Compensation Inflation

    Ashish Kehair described the current market hiring frenzy as a 'race to death' and expects many firms to be decimated when the cycle turns. — Management acknowledged

    high

    Regulatory Uncertainty in F&O

    While F&O regulations caused uncertainty, management believes the business is relatively inelastic and the removal of intraday peak limits is a positive development. — Both downplayed

    medium

    Areas of Evasion(1)

    • Deflected specific details on the rumored PAG exit, stating they are 'at the same page' as the analyst regarding news reports.

    Q&A highlights

    3

    “So typically, average assets, if you see, within that, the float has actually gone up... And some yield pickup has also happened because if you see now the yield is inching towards 2%.”

    Explains why revenue grew 85% despite flattish sequential assets; highlights the high-margin nature of the clearing float.

    asked by Prayesh Jain, Motilal Oswal

    2 min read5 chapters

    Detailed Narrative

    01

    Breakout Year Driven by Diversification

    Nuvama characterized FY25 as a breakout year, with PAT growing 65% to ₹986 crores and ROE expanding to 31.5%. This performance was underpinned by a 24% growth in client assets to ₹4.3 lakh crores. Management highlighted that the platform's resilience was tested in a tough Q4 market environment, yet they managed to maintain strong execution across Wealth, Private, and Asset Services segments.

    02

    Strategic Shift Toward Managed Products

    A key theme of the call was the focus on 'annuity-style' revenue through managed products (ARR in Private and MPIS in Wealth). MPIS assets grew 29% to reach ₹30,000 crores, while Private ARR assets grew 33% to ₹45,000 crores. For FY26, management is targeting ₹23,000 - 24,000 crores in total core net flows, with a significant portion expected from these managed product categories.

    03

    Asset Services Emerges as a High-Margin Engine

    The Asset Services segment saw an 85% YoY revenue jump, driven by a 38% increase in assets under custody to ₹1.26 lakh crores. Management explained that revenue growth outpaced asset growth due to higher yields on the cash float (inching toward 2%) and the full-quarter impact of self-clearing for their own wealth business. They expect the 'new normal' for clearing yields to be between 1.8% and 1.9%.

    04

    Asset Management Path to Profitability

    The Asset Management business, while currently at a 130% cost-to-income ratio, has a clear roadmap to breakeven. Management expects to reach quarterly breakeven by mid-FY27, contingent on reaching ₹20,000 crores in assets (currently at ₹11,300 crores). The segment is seeing traction in its commercial real estate fund, which made its first marquee deployment in a Delhi office asset with an equity value of over ₹460 crores.

    05

    Balancing Aggressive Capacity Building with Efficiency

    Nuvama added approximately 350 Relationship Managers (RMs) over the last 18 months, which has kept the fixed cost base high. Despite this investment, the company improved its consolidated cost-to-income ratio to 56%. Management plans to continue investing in talent but targets a further 100 bps reduction in the cost-to-income ratio for FY26 as the productivity of new cohorts improves.

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