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Introduction
Matt
Welcome back to Business Breakdowns. Today, we are covering India's largest nonbanking financial company, Bajaj Finance. Today, Bajaj has a market cap of over $50 billion, which can largely be attributed to the significant growth over the past two decades. To break down Bajaj, I'm joined by Saurabh Mukherjea, the Founder and CIO of Marcellus Investment Managers. Now Saurabh previously joined us for a breakdown on Titan and returned to dive into this specialized lender.
One of the headline numbers that immediately caught my attention from Bajaj is that the loan book compounded 40% from 2009 to 2022. But we won't just judge that book value by its cover here. We needed to dive into what Bajaj is actually capturing in the lending economy. And Saurabh gets us into the unique dynamics with India's lending system, how Bajaj embedded itself into the consumer durables purchasing funnel, and how this business has performed in various cycles.