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<keyword id="334749" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="icici-securities-ltd" source="Orion">ICICI Securities Ltd</keyword> on Wednesday said it is one-year forward Nifty target is 19,425 with a sectoral bias towards banks, capital goods/infrastructure and automobiles. It has suggested investors to avoid sectors like information technology (IT), oil and gas and metals as they have more global exposure. The company has recommended Axis Bank, City Union Bank, Apollo Tyres, Eicher Motors, Coforge, Lemon Tree Hotels, Healthcare Global Enterprises, Laurus Labs, Container Corp, and Havells India stocks as its Muhurat 2022 picks. In a report, <keyword id="46909" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="icici-securities" source="Orion">ICICI Securities</keyword> said the year 2022 has been marked by volatility on account of a wide variety of global new flows ranging from geopolitical issues, higher inflation (mainly food and energy), and hawkish action of central banks. This has led to a decline in global equities, mainly in the US and <keyword id="28249" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="europe" source="Orion">Europe</keyword>. However, India has relatively outperformed global peers in terms of all economic parameters (capex spend, discretionary consumption, robust pick-up in banking activity, etc), the report notes. The same is reflected across Indian equity markets. "Going ahead, we believe Corporate India will likely deliver earnings growth in excess of 15 per cent over the next two years given the current economic milieu and provide a plethora of investing opportunities in Indian markets," ICICI Securities said. However, sticky global inflation will keep central banks hawkish and India will be no exception. Similar implications for global liquidity flows may create medium-term volatility in Indian markets. However, if such a scenario materialises, then the same will be a strong opportunity to take exposure to Indian equities, the report said. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/financial-data-of-over-9-mn-cardholders-leaked-including-from-sbi-researchers/articleshow/94814538.cms">Financial data of over 9 mn cardholders leaked, including from SBI: Researchers</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/these-are-the-5g-bands-supported-by-airtel-and-jio/articleshow/94814497.cms">These are the 5G bands supported by Airtel and Jio – make sure your phone has them</a>

Avoid sectors having global exposure like IT, oil, gas: ICICI Securities

New Delhi, Brokerage house <keyword id="46909" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ICICI-Securities" source="Orion">ICICI Securities</keyword> on Friday reported a one per cent decline in profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 271 crore for three months ended June 2023. In comparison, the company reported a PAT of Rs 273.6 crore in the year-ago period, ICICI Securities said in a regulatory filing. The decline in the profit could be attributed to higher expenses, as the broking firm's total expenses shot up by 33 per cent to Rs 570 crore in the quarter under review. However, the company's total revenues rose by 18 per cent to Rs 934 crore in the first quarter under review, from Rs 795 crore in the April-June quarter of financial year 2022-23. During the quarter under review, the company added 2.1 lakh clients, taking its overall customer base to 93 lakh. Last month, ICICI Bank approved a proposal to delist ICICI Securities and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the bank after delisting. ICICI Securities, promoted by ICICI Bank, is the country's leading retail-led equity franchise, distributor of financial products and investment bank. The company began its operation in May 1995 and continues to grow its operation through expanding its client base and providing different types of services.

ICICI Securities Q1 2023-24 PAT dips 1%, revenues surge 18%

New Delhi, Nov 28 () ICICI Securities Ltd has settled with markets regulator Sebi a case of alleged violation of stock broker norms by paying over Rs 28 lakh towards settlement charges.
 While disposing of the case, Sebi said "the enforcement proceedings for the alleged default...are settled qua the applicant."
 The matter pertains to an investigation carried out by Sebi pursuant to appearance of news items alleging dematerialisation and selling of shares of dormant accounts using forged documents by certain entities.
 The probe found that physical share certificates of certain scrips were fraudulently acquired in the names of 26 non-existing bogus entities and then dematted in fraudulently opened demat accounts of these entities having different addresses, but similar looking photographs at different points of time.
 Out of these 26 non-existing bogus entities, two entities dealt through ICICI Securities Ltd. It was thus alleged that there was lack of diligence on part of ICICI Securities in dealing with them.
 Pending adjudication proceedings, ICICI Securities filed a settlement application with the regulator "without admitting the findings of fact and conclusions of law."
 Thereafter, Sebi's high-powered advisory committee recommended the case for settlement on payment of Rs 28.68 lakh. This was also approved by Sebi's panel of whole-time members, following which ICICI Securities remitted the amount.
 Accordingly, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) disposed of the adjudication proceedings.
 However, it said that enforcement actions, including commencing or reopening of the proceedings, could be initiated if any representation made by it is found to be untrue. SRS
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ICICI Securities settles with Sebi case of alleged violation of stock broker norms

New Delhi, May 8 () Shares of ICICI Securities on Friday jumped nearly 14 per cent, a day after the company reported a 28 per cent rise in profit after tax for the March quarter.The scrip zoomed 13.80 per cent to Rs 429 on the BSE.On the NSE, it rose 13.77 per cent to Rs 430.ICICI Securities on Thursday reported a 28 per cent increase in profit after tax at Rs 156 crore for the March quarter on account of growth in revenue and changes in statutory tax rates. In comparison, the company had posted a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 122 crore in the corresponding period of 2018-19, ICICI Securities (I-Sec) said in a statement. The financial services firm's revenue rose 13 per cent to Rs 482 crore in the quarter under review from Rs 428 crore in the year-ago period, supported by growth in retail equities and allied business. I-Sec attributed the increase in quarterly PAT to growth in revenue and changes in the statutory tax rates. SUM RUJRUJ

ICICI Securities' shares zoom nearly 14 pc after Q4 earnings  

<ul><li>The 30-share BSE index, Sensex was trading 285.62 points higher at 45,894.13. And, the NSE Nifty rose 78.25 points to 13,471.20.</li><li>Here’s a list of the top losers and gainers in the Nifty pack. </li><li>These are the top stocks that are buzzing in trade today.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Indian equity benchmark indexes touched a fresh lifetime peak in early trade on Wednesday tracking gains in index majors Reliance Industries, TCS and Infosys amid persistent foreign fund inflow and positive cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE index, Sensex was trading 285.62 points higher at 45,894.13. And, the NSE Nifty rose 78.25 points to 13,471.20. Here’s a list of the top losers and gainers in the Nifty pack. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Gainers </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Losers </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ITC </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">UltraTech Cement </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">UPL </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Titan </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HCL Tech </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Maruti </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sun Pharma </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HDFC Life </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Coal India </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Eicher Motors </td></tr></tbody></table>*as of December 9, 10:00 am These are the top stocks in news today. ICICI Securities trades 3% higher The shares of ICICI Securities gained over 3% as ICICI Bank gears up to sell up to 2.21% stake in brokerage arm ICICI Securities through an offer for sale. The floor price for the sale that begins today has been fixed at ₹440 apiece, and it may fetch the bank at least ₹313 crore. The shares of ICICI Bank were also trading in green. JSW Steel opens 2% higher The shares of JSW Steel opened 2% higher after it reported 3% growth in its crude steel production to 13.32 lakh tonnes (LT) for November 2020. The company’s output stood at 12.90 LT in the corresponding month last year, the steelmaker said in a statement. ITI rallies 4% The shares of ITI rallied over 4% after a senior official of the IT major Tech Mahindra said the company along with the state-run telecom manufacturing firm ITI should be able to provide a 5G technology ecosystem in India including 5G-enabled devices, core system etc. Yes Bank soars nearly 10% The shares of Yes Bank soared nearly 10% after Brickwork Ratings upgraded the rating of Tier I Subordinated Perpetual Bonds (Basel II) of Yes Bank to ‘stable’. TCS trades over a percent higher The shares of TCS were trading nearly a percent higher after the company launched a new Blockchain-based Digital Bank Guarantee Platform in Israel powered by the Quartz Blockchain solution. Israel’s largest bank, Bank Hapoalim, has signed up as the anchor customer for the platform. Pfizer India shares soar 2% The shares of Pfizer India soared nearly 2% after the US regulator USFDA released its first scientific evaluation of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine and confirmed that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has a ‘favourable safety profile.’ SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/farmers-protest-talks-between-amit-shah-and-farmer-leaders-fail-sixth-round-of-talks-uncertain/articleshow/79635770.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Farmers' protest: Talks between Amit Shah and farmer leaders fail — sixth round of talks uncertain</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/supreme-court-told-that-blanket-waiver-of-moratorium-loans-would-take-6-lakh-crore-and-wipe-out-the-net-worth-of-banks/articleshow/79636002.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Supreme Court told that blanket waiver of moratorium loans would take ₹6 lakh crore and wipe out the net worth of banks</a>

Top stock movers — TCS, ITC, HCL Tech, Yes Bank, ICICI Securities, ITI, Pfizer India, and others

India's largest fintech company <keyword id="6357120" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="paytm" source="Orion">Paytm</keyword> saw its mandatory lock-in expiry end today, with 86 per cent of its shares becoming free to trade. Trends showed that the lock-in expiry had minimal or no impact on the company's share price, which was trading at Rs 637, down 0.2 per cent at 10:30 am. In fact, details on <keyword id="35140" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="bse" source="Orion">BSE</keyword> show that more shares were being bought than sold. Paytm counts the likes of Warren Buffet, SoftBank, Elevation Capital, and Alibaba as its long-term investors. Top brokerage firms such as JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, <keyword id="6361649" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="goldman-sachs" source="Orion">Goldman Sachs</keyword>, <keyword id="46909" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="icici-securities" source="Orion">ICICI Securities</keyword>, Dolat Analysis and Research Themes, and CITI have extended their confidence in Paytm's strong performance. The company recently announced Q2 FY23 financials and posted a 76 per cent yearly growth in revenue to Rs 1,914 crore. Meanwhile, the company's losses were reduced by 11 per cent on a sequential basis. The company's contribution profit surged 224 per cent year-on-year to Rs 843 crore. Recently, in a shareholder letter, the founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, said: "We are now excited about the next year of our journey, as we get close to EBITDA profitability and free cash flow generation." In fact, brokerages like JP Morgan, and Goldman Sachs expect Paytm to achieve its breakeven target ahead of September 2023. On Monday, the company announced that it had disbursed 3.4 million loans in October, registering a yearly growth of 161 per cent. The value of total loans disbursed in October grew to Rs 3,056 Cr (USD 407 million, year-on-year growth of 387 per cent). Paytm's leadership in offline payments strengthened further with its total merchant subscription devices deployed increasing to 5.1 million. With its subscription-as-a-service model, the strong adoption of devices drives higher payment volumes, and subscription revenues, while increasing the funnel for merchant loan distribution. For October, the total merchant gross merchandise value processed through Paytm aggregated to Rs 1.18 lakh crore (USD 14 billion), marking a yearly growth of 42 per cent. Sharma, in his letter further wrote that the payment revolution continues in India, with merchants and users enthusiastically adopting digital payment technology. The government's incentives for <keyword id="6358921" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="upi" source="Orion">UPI</keyword> payments and merchants' adoption of its devices and subscription product, is making payments increasingly "monetizable and profitable" for the company. Talking about the company's rapidly growing lending business which is now at an annualised run rate of Rs 37,000 crore in the month of October, Sharma said, "In parallel, we are now scaling up lending distribution which can bring financial inclusion to hundreds of millions of people in our country." "Due to the huge demand for lending in our country, our low penetration and the compounding nature of our lending journey, we are extremely optimistic about the prospects of our lending business," Sharma added. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/sebi-approves-adani-groups-open-offer-for-26-stake-in-ndtv/articleshow/95527185.cms">Sebi approves Adani Group's open offer for 26% stake in NDTV</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/ongc-q2-results-profit-drops-30-to-12826-crore-as-govt-levies-windfall-tax/articleshow/95528095.cms">ONGC Q2 Results: Profit drops 30% to ₹12,826 crore as govt levies windfall tax</a>

Paytm sees no impact from lock-in expiry, trends show heavy buying

<ul><li>Even though <keyword id="6653" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="ICICI-bank">ICICI Bank</keyword> missed the market rally, analysts still believe that India’s second-largest lender will come out on top by the end of year. </li><li>ICICI Bank’s share price has lost 28% of its value since January but could be back up by as much as 34% as per brokerage firm Edelweiss.</li><li>Analysts believe that ICICI Bank remains the best placed to weather the bad loans storm </li></ul>India’s financial sector may look shrouded in gloom-and-doom, but India’s second-largest private lender, ICICI Bank, remains the world’s favourite banking stock. <a href="https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/bank-stock-most-favored-by-world-s-analysts-has-lagged-behind">Bloomberg</a> data indicates that ICICI Bank has 56 ‘buy’ recommendations with a consensus rating of 4.95 out of 5, ranking it the highest among the top 50 global banks. Even though it missed the market rebound rally, analysts are still positive that things will turn around for the $32 billion lender despite it having a higher percentage of loans under moratorium in comparison to peers. Its share price has lost 28% of its value since January. Yet, analysts expect the stock to revive in the coming year. Edelweiss is most optimistic with a target price of ₹525 — a 34% jump from yesterday’s closing price of ₹389.75. <div type="image" title="icici (1)" msid="77776402" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;ICICI Bank&amp;#39;s share price since January&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Today, ICICI Bank’s share value rallied by nearly 1% as markets opened after its board of directors approved the sale of over 6.4 million equity shares in ICICI Securities at a face value of ₹5 each. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Brokerage on ICICI Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Target Price </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">% growth from closing price* </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Edelweiss </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 525 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">34.7% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nirmal Bang Institutional </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 520 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">33.4% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">YES Securities </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 500 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">28.3% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Axis Direct </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 480 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">23.2% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Motilal Oswal Securities </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 475 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">21.9% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Arihant Capital </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 425 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Geojit BNP Paribas </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 415 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">6.5% </td></tr></tbody></table>*Growth calculated using closing price as of Aug 26 While the moratorium risks remain high, the bank has created ample buffers against bad loans and profit growth despite adding provisions.ICICI bank looks best placed to weather this storm as the moratorium on loan repayments expires on August 31. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top private sector banks </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">% of loans under moratorium </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">18% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IndusInd Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">16% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Axis Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">10% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Kotak Mahindra Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">10% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HDFC Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9% </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: Jefferies <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="77758597" title="Loan moratorium still ends on Aug 31 while Supreme Court gives the government another week to clarify if accrued interest should be waived" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Bad loans or not, ICICI Bank has it covered Being a large private sector bank, JM Financial forecasts that ICICI Bank is likely to see limited impact from the moratorium even with 17.5% of loans opting to delay their interest payments. Even though margins dropped and there is a slowdown in credit demand, ICICI Bank still managed to post 36% yearly growth in profit at the end of the first quarter. Supported by core earnings, HDFC Securities estimates that ICICI Bank’s profit is likely to register a sharp 52% growth by the end of the year despite the volatility of 2020. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="77167522" title="ICICI Bank's gross bad loans drop to the lowest in 5 years" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> The bank was lauded for ‘prudently’ using its gains from the treasury and stake sale in insurance arms by Motilal Oswal Securities. At the end of June, ICICI Bank’s COVID-19 related buffers amounted to ₹82.8 billion — covering 1.3% of loans. Merrill Lynch picks up ₹341 crore worth of ICICI Bank shares Betting on the bank's growth, Merrill Lynch Markets Singapore picked shares worth ₹341 crore from Societe Generale. Data with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) shows that the block deal was more 90 lakh shares were sold at ₹378.6 apiece. This is the second time that Merrill Lynch has bought into ICICI Bank within the last six months. Earlier this month, the bank confirmed that it will be raising funds through a qualified institutional placement (QIP) of its equity shares at a floor price of ₹351.36 per share. It has since closed its QIP and raised ₹15,000 crore. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="77140214" title="Just like SBI, ICICI Bank has created a cash cushion in case bad loans rise" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Stake sale </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Value </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Prudential Life </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 840 crore </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Lombard </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 2250 crore </td></tr></tbody></table> SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/china-fires-two-missiles-into-the-south-china-sea-and-asian-markets-feel-the-blow/articleshow/77777358.cms">China fires two missiles into the South China Sea and Asian markets feel the blow</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/ladakh-will-be-the-front-to-hold-for-india-and-china-for-at-least-a-year-if-not-longer-as-per-experts/articleshow/77779668.cms">Ladakh will be the 'front to hold' for India and China for at least a year if not longer as per experts</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/mars-spotted-first-time-by-uae-hope-probe-on-its-maiden-voyage-in-space/articleshow/77775267.cms">UAE’s Hope probe spots Mars for the very first time on its maiden voyage through space</a>

ICICI Bank's share price is expected to surge as much as 34% in the coming year — despite having more loans under moratorium than other lenders

New Delhi, Nov 28 () In a case of fraudulent trading by bogus entities through several brokerage houses, ICICI Securities has settled charges of alleged violation of stock broker norms without admission or denial of any wrongdoing with markets regulator Sebi.
 ICICI Securities has settled the case by paying over Rs 28 lakh towards settlement charges, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in a settlement order.
 Another brokerage house, Angel Broking, has approached the regulator for the settlement of the case.
 "We have made a proposal for settlement with Sebi and it is in a pending consideration. We cannot divulge more than this at this stage but it is proper that we assert that we are a whistle-blower and victim," a spokesperson of Angel Broking told .
 Edelweiss Broking spokesperson said, "Along with other brokers, we have received an enquiry from Sebi to which we have responded. We have asked Sebi for additional documents which we are waiting."
 However, other brokerage houses allegedly involved in the matter did not comment immediately on whether they also have plans for such settlement.
 The other bogus entities dealt through leading brokerage houses including Aditya Birla Money, Edelweiss Broking, Angel Broking, and Arihant Capital and sub-broker P Babulal &amp; Co, according to showcause notices issued by the markets watchdog to these bogus entities in 2017.'
 However, these notices remain unserved and were therefore made public by Sebi in September 2019.
 The matter pertains to an investigation carried out by the markets watchdog after reports which alleged dematerialisation and selling of shares of dormant accounts using forged documents by certain entities.
 The probe found that physical share certificates of scrips of 14 listed companies were fraudulently acquired in the names of 26 non-existing bogus entities and then dematted in fraudulently opened demat accounts of these entities having different addresses, but similar looking photographs at different points of time.
 Out of these 26 non-existing bogus entities, two entities dealt through ICICI Securities.
 The other bogus entities dealt through leading brokerage houses including Angel Broking, Aditya Birla Money, Edelweiss Broking and Arihant Capital and a sub-broker P Babulal &amp; Co.
 According to the notice, more than 3.56 lakh shares of 14 listed companies were acquired in the name of 26 entities through transfer of physical shares and subsequent demat of scrips in the accounts of these entities. The market value of these shares was Rs 4.6 crore.
 Several existing entities, who dealt in the off-market with these 26 non-existing bogus entities, and various stock brokers including Angel Broking were called for recording their statements to the regulator.
 On the basis of deposition of such entities it was revealed that Arvind Babulal Goyal, managing director of Global Securities, was the mastermind in the matter and these 26 non-existing entities and various existing entities were brought only as front entities and their accounts and dealings were being operated by Goyal only, Sebi had said in the notice.
 In fact, the accounts of the off-market existing entities were also opened only on the insistence and assistance of Goyal, the notice had said
 According to Sebi, these bogus entities had defrauded original and genuine shareholders by not only fraudulently using the fake accounts but also by using the systems at the offices of registrar and transfer agents, depository participants and stock brokers.
 Besides, it was alleged that there was lack of diligence on part of brokerage houses in dealing with them.
 Pending adjudication proceedings, ICICI Securities filed a settlement application with the regulator "without admitting the findings of fact and conclusions of law".
 After ICICI filed settlement application, Sebi's high-powered advisory committee recommended the case for settlement on payment of Rs 28.68 lakh. This was also approved by Sebi's panel of whole-time members, following which ICICI Securities remitted the amount.
 Accordingly, the regulator ordered that the "enforcement proceedings for the alleged default ...are settled".
 However, it said that enforcement actions, including commencing or reopening of the proceedings, could be initiated if any representation made by it is found to be untrue. SP HRS

Fraudulent trading by bogus entities case: ICICI Securities settles case with Sebi

New Delhi, May 8 () Shares of ICICI Securities on Friday erased all its early gains and closed 5 per cent lower due to profit-booking. During the trading session, it jumped nearly 14 per cent after the company reported a 28 per cent rise in profit after tax for the March quarter.The scrip, which zoomed 13.80 per cent to Rs 429 during the day on the BSE, later eroded its gains and closed at Rs 357.80, down 5.08 per cent.On the NSE, shares of the company fell 4.85 per cent to close at Rs 359.60. Intra-day, it rose 13.77 per cent to Rs 430.ICICI Securities on Thursday reported a 28 per cent increase in profit after tax at Rs 156 crore for the March quarter on account of growth in revenue and changes in statutory tax rates. In comparison, the company had posted a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 122 crore in the corresponding period of 2018-19, ICICI Securities (I-Sec) said in a statement. The financial services firm's revenue rose 13 per cent to Rs 482 crore in the quarter under review from Rs 428 crore in the year-ago period, supported by growth in retail equities and allied business. I-Sec attributed the increase in quarterly PAT to growth in revenue and changes in the statutory tax rates. SUM RUJRUJ

ICICI Securities' shares shed early gains; close 5 pc lower

<ul><li>There are a total of 14 life insurance companies and 13 non-life insurance companies with a market share less than 1%, so acquisition is bound to happen.</li><li><keyword id="75577" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="icici-prudential-life" source="Orion">ICICI Prudential Life</keyword> and <keyword id="80292" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sbi-life" source="Orion">SBI life</keyword> are among top two gainers in the insurance segment.</li><li>Reliance Life, Bharti Axa, and Edelweiss Tokio too are good acquisition candidates in the life insurance space, say analysts at ICICI Securities.</li></ul>The insurance industry is likely to witness more mergers and acquisitions as the competition gets tougher. Recently, <keyword id="472962" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hdfc-life" source="Orion">HDFC Life</keyword> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=exide&amp;sortorder=score">acquired </a>Exide Life to strengthen its operations while ICICI Lombard General Insurance has received final nod to acquire Bharti AXA General. So, mergers and acquisitions will be a crucial part of the growth journey as there are many insurance companies with less than 1% market share. There are a total 14 life insurance companies and 13 non-life insurance companies with a market share less than 1%, according to a report by ICICI Securities. In the listed space, SBI Life and ICICI Life have performed well with 36% and 43% returns in 2021, so far, respectively. Analysts at CLSA reportedly say SBI Life leads listed life insurers with strong growth and hence is their top pick among life insurers. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Listed insurance companies </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">% year-to-date returns </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Prudential Life </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">43% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">SBI Life </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">36% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">The New India Assurance </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">21% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HDFC Life </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Lombard General </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">5% </td></tr></tbody></table> “When we look into all the life insurers, beyond the leading ones in the private sector, Exide actually had the largest agency new business premium in FY21 at ₹4.3 billion followed by Reliance Life (₹3.6 billion), Bharti Axa (₹2.9 billion) and Edelweiss Tokio (₹2 billion). Hence, if agency premiums and agent number is taken into consideration, Reliance Life, Bharti Axa, and Edelweiss Tokio too are good acquisition candidates in the life insurance space,” said a report by ICICI Securities. <div type="image" title="life chart" height="900" width="1200" msid="86035349" hostid="261"></div> The broking firm has given a positive call on the shares of HDFC Life, SBI Life and ICICI Prudential Life. It has recommended a ‘buy’ rating to HDFC and SBI while an ‘add’ rating to ICICI Prudential. 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More consolidation may happen in insurance sector going ahead; SBI Life, ICICI Prudential Life among analysts top picks

As many as seven brokerage houses and investment firms have given a "buy" call for <keyword id="6391710" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="aditya-birla-capital" source="Orion">Aditya Birla Capital</keyword> shares as the financial services provider recently reported a healthy earnings in Q4 and for the entire fiscal. They are Motilal Oswal, <keyword id="48085" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="credit-suisse" source="Orion">Credit Suisse</keyword>, <keyword id="103838" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="hdfc-securities" source="Orion">HDFC Securities</keyword>, ICICI Securities, <keyword id="14017217" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="investes" source="Orion">Investes</keyword>, and <keyword id="48670" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="morgan-stanley" source="Orion">Morgan Stanley</keyword>, and their target price falls in the range of Rs 130 to Rs 169. ICICI Securities pegged the highest at Rs 169, whereas Credit Suisse the lowest at Rs 130. It posted a rise of 20 per cent in its consolidated profit after tax at Rs 450 crore Q4, whereas the consolidated revenue rose 18 per cent year on year to Rs 6,962 crore. For the entire financial year FY22, the consolidated revenue rose 16 per cent to Rs 23,633 crore, whereas profit after tax rose 51 per cent to Rs 1,706 crore, which is reportedly the highest ever recorded by the company. "With the worst on asset quality behind it, the coming years will see an uptick in its growth and margin profile, lower credit costs, and better return ratios," Motilal Oswal said, adding that the asset management business is likely to churn out better profitability, driven by an improvement in revenue as well as cost rationalization. Further, brokerage house ICICI Securities believes that franchise investment, cross-sell or up-sell and leveraging digital and analytics will likely help the company boost its RoE (return on equity) profile. Looking at the FY22 performance, Investec opined that the company has mitigated Covid-19 impact and is well positioned to deliver strong earnings growth over next three years.

Seven brokerage and investment firms give 'buy' call for Aditya Birla Capital since it reported healthy earnings in fiscal year

New Delhi, Jan 20 () ICICI Securities, the investment services arm of ICICI Group, on Monday reported a 36 per cent rise in consolidated profit to Rs 137 crore for the third quarter of 2019-20. 
 In comparison, the company's profit stood at Rs 101.1 crore in the October-December quarter of 2018-19, ICICI Securities said in a regulatory filing.
 The company's total income also rose to Rs 422.12 crore, compared with Rs 404.7 crore in the third quarter of the previous fiscal. 
 Rise in profit was on account of growth in revenue, reduction in expenses, and changes in statutory tax rates, it said. 
During the quarter, ICICI Securities' revenues from retail equities and allied business climbed 5 per cent to Rs 228 crore from Rs 216 crore in the year-ago period.
 I-Sec, which is a retail led equity franchise, distributor of financial products, and investment banker, has 4.7 million operational accounts, of which about 94,000 were added during the quarter. 
"We continued to focus on executing our strategy of offering appropriate products and solutions to varied clientele across a spectrum of needs. We are continuously working towards building for the future with client interest at the center and a keen focus on using digitization to contain cost, enhance productivity and efficiency.
"During the quarter, we saw an uptick in retail participation due to large, mid, and small caps participating in the rally, and If the momentum in the broader market sustains, it will be beneficial for a franchise like ours," the company's MD and CEO Vijay Chandok said.
 He said that in the current environment, where investors are looking for trust, transparency, and safety especially in the light of recent market developments, the company is well positioned to capitalise on it. 
 The company's revenue from investment banking plunged by 31 per cent to Rs 18 crore in the quarter under review primarily due to lower number of high value deals. Besides, revenue from distribution business slipped 4 per cent to Rs 103 crore due to the anticipated reduction arising due to changes in regulations pertaining to mutual fund distribution. DP SP MR
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ICICI Securities Q3 profit up 36 pc to Rs 137 crore

<ul><li>Shares of <keyword id="80004" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="info-edge" source="Orion">Info Edge</keyword> (India) Limited reached ₹6,692 at 11:56 a.m. on September 8.</li><li>The development coincides with ICICI Securities issuing a buy call on Info Edge (India) with a target price of ₹8,040.</li><li>The analyst expects increase in hiring, real estate rentals and wedding trends to fill Info Edge’s pockets in the near term.</li></ul>Sanjeev Bikhchandani-led Info Edge’s shares reached ₹6,692 at 11:56 a.m. This represents an increase of ₹509 in value compared to the previous close of ₹6,183 on September 7. Over the last one month, Info Edge’s share price has increased by 23%. Each share was valued at ₹5,368 on August 9 compared to ₹6,692 at 11:56 a.m. The development comes as ICICI Securities has issued a buy call on Info Edge (India) with a target price of ₹8,040 today. The analyst expects the share to reach the target price in a span of one year. The analyst had issued a similar buy call in June with a target price of ₹6,300. ICICI Securities have now revised the target as <keyword id="6740899" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="info-edge-shares" source="Orion">Info Edge shares</keyword> have crossed the said target. In its latest report on Info Edge, ICICI Securities has elaborated on the strong points that would lead the company’s stock price to increase. The broking house has also revised the estimated valuations of Info Edge and its subsidiaries. “We value Naukri at 75x [times] financial year 2023 estimates earnings per share. We value 99 Acres and Jeevansathi [Info Edge’s subsidiaries] each at 20x FY 2023 estimated sales. As elaborated in our report, our 1-year forward valuation of Zomato [a portfolio company of Info Edge] stands at $22 billion.” <div type="image" title="Here is how Naukri parent Info Edge’s stock went up 23% in the last one month" msid="86032580" hostid="261"></div> Meanwhile, Info Edge’s portfolio companies — Zomato and Info Edge — are also moving away from the ‘startup’ tag to a maturity stage. Zomato has already hit the public market and bought over <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/info-edges-remaining-stake-in-zomato-is-worth-15000-crore/articleshow/84668883.cms">₹15,000 crore</a> in return for Info Edge, PolicyBazaar has filed <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/policybazaar-ipo-all-you-need-to-know-the-details-of-sixth-largest-fintech-startup/articleshow/84967042.cms">preliminary papers</a> to go public soon. Further Info Edge invested in another <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/travel-app-ixigo-files-for-a-1600-crore-ipo/articleshow/85292327.cms">initial public offering (IPO)</a>-bound company ixigo in July. Key points working in favour of Info Edge <div type="image" title="Here is how Naukri parent Info Edge’s stock went up 23% in the last one month" msid="86032598" hostid="261"></div> Strong hiring could benefit Naukri.com Trends in other markets like the US, which publish job market data periodically, hint towards a significant demand-supply mismatch when it comes to hiring. In India, entrepreneurship, preference to work in startups and flexibility of workplace are going to be biggest drivers of this demand-supply mismatch in hiring, as per ICICI Securities. This is likely to benefit job search platforms like Naukri.com for the next 12-18 months. Vibrant job market will push more people to move out ICICI Securities in its latest report noted that several new trends have emerged in the proptech segment — low interest rate, strong pipeline, print to online shift in advertising, recent direct-to-customer (D2C) approach taken by builders to drive traction in online real estate classifieds. The brokerage firm predicted the spike in paid listing going ahead, which will enable Info Edge-owned 99acre.com’s EBITDA [earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation] profitability to exceed the street estimates. ICICI Securities, however, also noted that competitive intensity is one of the key reasons for the suboptimal profitability in this segment for Info Edge. Besides this, the decline of funding in the real estate segment is also pushing Info Edge’s competition to reduce cash burn. “Nevertheless, the full stack aspirations of competitors like Square Yards is a key risk to watch out for,” the report added. Matchmaking is back on the table Easing of lockdown restrictions and best-in-a-decade job security will encourage more people to look for their partners on matchmaking platforms. ICICI Securities is anticipating a sharp increase in paid listings in the near term to also drive EBITDA profitability, in FY23. This will be a surprise to the current street expectation, the ICICI Securities added. 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