Originally posted by basant
Edelweiss will list at US$1.5bn mkt cap? What are they doing differently from MOtilal and Indiainfoline?Any ideas? |
While Motilal and Indiainfoline earn most of their revenues from retail sector, Edelweiss is more like an institutional brokerage and an investment banking house - a micro-Goldman Sachs if you like. The two stocks you mentioned are however trying to get into institutional brokerage business.
Edelweiss seems to be the only independent signifcant player in investment banking business, especially after JM Financial dissolved the tie-up with Morgan Stanley.
I don't think Edelweiss will get into retail broking business. I personally like Edelweiss because their research reports are extremely well written (almost as good as Motilal). And their stock recommendations/calls are very clear (Sell, Reduce, Accumulate, Buy) and fairly accurate.
Services Offered:
- Investment Banking (M&As, Private Equity, Real estate advisory etc)
- Institutional and HNI brokerage business
- Asset/Wealth Management for HNIs/corporates.
Financials:
FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08E
Revenues (Rs. Cr) 77 158 371 520
Net Profits (Rs. Cr) 22 40 109 230
Note: A significant part of income is through trading in equities. However, this should be considered as a part of its core income because that's what global investment banks like MS, GS etc excel in.