Brief Equities Bottom-Up: Aptus Value Housing Finance India: Value Emerging, Upgrade to ADD and more
In this briefing: Aptus Value Housing Finance India: Value Emerging, Upgrade to ADD Samsung Electronics (005930 KS Jan 8, 2025) - No Signs of Slowing Vale Indonesia (INCO.IJ) On-Track Ore Monetization to Drive FY26-27 Earnings S-Oil (010950 KS/Buy)Refining Margins to Remain Strong into 2026 LODE: Final Permitting Paves Way for Silver Springs Facility Commissioning 1. Aptus Value Housing Finance India: Value Emerging, Upgrade to ADD APTUS remains focused on the core customer segment - LIG, self-employed and rural-based customers, constituting >70% of AUM to scale up its portfolio to INR 250bn by FY29 The company’s superior profitability (~7.5% RoA, ~19-20% RoE) stems from strong risk-adjusted yields (~17%), superior operating efficiency (CI at 20%, opex to assets at 2.7%) and low leverage (D/E at 1.6x) However, APTUS’s scalability outside core markets and core products has been protracted over the last few years Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only.