Shares of One 97 ., the parent of India’s leading digital payments brand Paytm, plunged to a record low on Tuesday after Macquarie Group Ltd. analysts flagged risks from billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s foray into the financial services business.
.’s Jio Financial Services Ltd. “can pose a significant growth and market-share risk” for players such as Paytm and ., Macquarie analysts led by Suresh Ganapathy wrote in a note on Monday.
The shares fell more than 11% in Mumbai, to head for their lowest level since the company’s debut on exchanges last November. The stock has dropped about 75% from its listing price as Paytm’s losses widened and SoftBank Group Corp. lowered its stake in the company.
already has a non-banking finance company license which it can leverage to kickstart consumer and merchant lending in a big way, according to the Macquarie analysts, who have a target of 450 rupees on Paytm with an underperform rating. The stock was trading at 487 rupees as of 1:05 p.m. local time.
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The warning comes after Reliance Industries last month announced it would spin off and list its financial services unit to bolster its presence across consumer businesses. This throws up a new challenge for Paytm which has struggled since its $2.3 billion IPO in 2021, which was one of the biggest offerings in India ever.
“Jio’s plan has added woes for ,” said Prashanth Tapse, an analyst at . “The plummeting valuations of consumer technology companies is making it difficult for new investors to keep faith in these stocks.”
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