Microfinance Sector Check - Gradually Approaching Normalcy: ICICI Securities

Microfinance Sector Check - Gradually Approaching Normalcy: ICICI Securities

Indian one hundred rupee banknotes are held for a photograph in New Delhi. (Photographer Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg)

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ICICI Securities Report

Microfinance sector, after sailing through one of the most prolonged and uncertain asset quality cycles since 2010, is poised to approach normalcy by H2 FY22E , assuming no third-wave disturbance.

Calibrated growth since the Covid-19 onset, restricted to non-delinquent customers, and prudent recognition of the vulnerable pool would ensure quality growth going ahead.

Systemic asset under management grew 1%, but unique borrower base fell 6%, between March 2020-June 2021.

However, with an improving macroeconomic outlook, players have articulated their intention to accelerate new customer acquisition in H2 FY22e, which will balance out the increasing ticket size.

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