25 August 2021
Company Update | Sector: Financials
Bajaj Finance
BSE SENSEX
55,944
S&P CNX
16,635
CMP: INR6,943 TP: INR7,700 (+11%)
Buy
BAJFIN and the entire Financial Services group set to
benefit from the new AMC license in the parent entity
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap.(INRb)/(USDb)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
12M Avg Val (INR M)
BAF IN
602
4190.4 / 56.4
7052 / 3009
7/16/47
15784
2023E
246.3
173.8
101.4
168.6
43.3
863
10.0
29.4
4.5
21.4
10.0
41.2
8.0
0.2
Financials & Valuations (INR b)
Y/E March
2021
2022E
Net Income
172.7
199.2
PPP
119.6
138.9
PAT
44.2
70.8
EPS (INR)
73.5
117.7
EPS Gr. (%)
-16.3
60.2
BV/Sh. (INR)
606
712
Ratios
NIM (%)
9.5
10.0
C/I ratio (%)
30.7
30.3
RoA (%)
2.6
3.8
RoE (%)
12.8
17.9
Payout (%)
13.6
10.0
Valuations
P/E (x)
94.5
59.0
P/BV (x)
11.5
9.8
Div. Yield (%)
0.1
0.2
Shareholding pattern (%)
As On
Jun-21
Bajaj Finserv has got an in-principle approval from SEBI for sponsoring
a Mutual Fund (MF). While the opportunity is huge, given the under
penetration and financialization of savings in the country, the
competitive intensity in the industry is high with 44 players.
Bajaj Finserv has inherent advantages in its business model, given its
presence in the Retail Finance, Life Insurance, General Insurance, and
Securities businesses. Strong brand presence and wide distribution
reach are key pillars for garnering AUM, where BAGIC, BALIC, and BAF
have proved their expertise. Cross-sell to the existing customers of
these businesses is a huge opportunity.
Technology investments will be a key differentiator, given the
emergence of new-age Fintech players. Akin to the strong growth
displayed in other lines of businesses, Bajaj Finserv will be able to
deliver an industry-leading growth in the AMC business as well.
Barring any new COVID-related disruptions, we expect BAF to deliver
~21% AUM growth in FY22E and 25% CAGR thereafter. This Financial
Services group already had Lending products, General and Health
Insurance, Life Insurance, and Broking services. With an AMC in the
fold, the missing piece of a captive MF investment product (other than
deposits/traditional savings/ULIP products) will also be complete. This
should aid the fee and commission (particularly distribution) income
of BAF, which was already exhibiting high growth until Mar’20 when
COVID-19 struck.
BAF’s return ratios have been consistent and also the highest in our
Coverage Universe (excluding gold Financiers). Given the strong recovery
post relaxation of the lockdowns and the healthy progress made in its
digital transformation program (including wallets and payments), we
reiterate our Buy rating, with a TP of INR7,700 per share (8x 1HFY24E BV).
Jun-20
56.2
10.1
21.5
12.2
Mar-21
Promoter
56.0
56.1
DII
9.3
9.1
FIIFIIFII
24.2
24.2
Others
10.4
10.6
FII Includes depository receipts
Stock Performance (1-year)
The AMC business offers a huge growth opportunity
Bajaj Finance
Sensex - Rebased
6,800
5,600
4,400
3,200
2,000
India’s MF industry has come a long way, with assets under
management (AUM) quadrupling to INR32t in the past decade (16%
CAGR). At 12% of GDP, India’s MF penetration is significantly lower
than that of other countries (UK: 62%, Brazil: 68%, and the US: 120%).
Increasing per capita income, the gradual financialization of savings, a
growing awareness with targeted marketing campaigns such as
‘Mutual Funds
Sahi Hai’,
and improving reach, with digital platforms,
will lead to strong AUM growth ahead.
While the number of PAN card holders in India has crossed the 500m
mark, the industry has ~23m unique MF investors.
Research Analyst: Abhijit Tibrewal
(Abhijit.Tibrewal@MotilalOswal.com)
Prayesh Jain
(Prayesh.Jain@motilaloswal.com)
Nitin Aggarwal
(Nitin.Aggarwal@MotilalOswal.com) |
Divya Maheshwari
(Divya.Maheshwari@Motilaloswal.com)
21 July 2021
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