Computer Age Management Services Ltd (CAMS) is  India’s largest registrar and 
transfer  agent  (RTA)  of  mutual  funds  with  an  aggregate  market  share  of 
approximately  70%  based  on  mutual  fund  average  assets  under  management 
(AAUM) managed by its clients and fastest growing RTA for last 5 years. CAMS is 
responsible for entire back end work of its mutual fund clients i.e. from account 
creation  to  processing  to  redemption  and  also  provides  statutory  statements, 
transaction  origination,  operations,  investor  &  distributor  services,  risk 
management services and compliance services. For all the above service, CAMS 
charges  fees  of  0.036%  (FY20)  on  AUM  managed  by  its  clients.  All  41  mutual 
funds outsource back end/operational work to RTA. 
Huge growth potential in Mutual Fund AUM to support CAMS’ revenue: Over the 
past five years (FY15-20), equity AUM for  the  Indian MF  industry has  increased 
2.7x from  `3.24  lakh cr  to  `9  lakh cr. Further, overall AUM has nearly jumped 
2.4x from `11.48 lakh cr to `27.14 lakh cr over the same period. There is a huge 
growth potential for MF industry as the penetration of mutual funds is low in India 
with an AUM/GDP ratio of 12% as of Dec 2019 vs. that of developed countries at 
>50%. Lower attraction in real estate by investors due to subdued returns coupled 
with lower  inflation will  direct investors  from physical assets to  financial savings, 
resulting in MF AUM to grow at a healthy rate. Given that CAMS’ 87% revenue is 
linked to AUM growth, MF industry growth is positive for CAMS. 
Leadership  position  in  MF  RTA  business  and  foray  in  new  growing  business: 
CAMS is the largest RTA of mutual funds with an aggregate market share of 70%. 
Its mutual fund clients include four of the five largest mutual funds as well as nine 
of  the  15  largest  mutual  funds  based  on  AAUM  during  July  2020.  Most  of  the 
bank-led  top  mutual  funds  are  CAMS’  clients.  Leveraging  on  current  domain 
expertise,  processes,  and  infrastructure,  CAMS  has  also  started  to  cater  to  AIFs, 
insurance companies, banks and NBFCs. 
Healthy  financials  to  support  higher  dividend  payout:  Revenue  has  grown  at  a 
steady CAGR of 13% over FY15-20.Its leadership position has helped to report a 
healthy  EBIDTA  margin  of  41%  for  FY20.  Return  on  equity  (ROE)  for  FY20  was 
34%  and  the  last  3  years  average  ROE  was  31.3%.  For  FY20,  CAMS  has 
registered  dividend  payout  of  41%.  Considering  the  ability  to  generate  strong 
cash  flow  from  operations,  we  expect  the  company  would  continue  to  pay  a 
generous dividend to shareholders. 
Outlook  &  Valuation:  At  the  upper  end  of  the  IPO  price  band,  it  is  offered  at 
34.6x  its  FY20  EPS  and  11x  its  FY20  book  value,  demanding  `6,000cr  market 
cap,  which  we  believe  is  reasonable.  Given  CAMS’  leadership  position,  huge 
growth  potential  of  MF  industry,  strong  return  ratios,  asset-light  business  and 
higher  dividend  payout  ratio,  we  are  positive  on  this  IPO  and  rate  it  as 
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