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Nice writeup. I believe all state government's will end up with Ladli Behena and other populist schemes targeting rural voters which will help MFI players.

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Ujjivan might be a better bet, perhaps the best in the sector given its current P/B of 1.1. Thoughts?

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Thanks for the comment! I also think Ujjivan SFB is a good buy at the moment. Comparison between Ujjivan and CreditAcess:

1) higher average interest rate (23% vs 21%)

2) higher cost-to-income ratio (60% vs 30%) , showing that creditaccess is more cost efficient

3) similiar GNPA and CRAR - both are pretty conservative in lending

4) similiar 5-yr average ROE (13% vs 12%)

5) lower 5-yr average growth (16% vs 25%)

6) lower PE (6 vs 10) and PB currently (1.1 vs 1.9)

Hence, purely looking at financials, Ujjivan looks like a better deal. However , i think CreditAccess has a clearer competitive advantage (low cost loans with the widest network). So, I think it has a better growth runway than Ujjivan. So, over long term, it is a better bet. That being said, even Ujjivan looks attractive at the moment.

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