India’s shadow banking industry is going through one of its worst-ever crisis. But there are some players in the sector who have emerged as outliers.
Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) that give loans by taking gold as collateral are not only beating the economic downturn but are also growing at a scorching pace.
Two major gold loan financiers—Muthoot Finance and Manappuram Finance—reported stellar results in the March quarter. Subsequently, their stock prices sky-rocketed and are nearing their record highs.