17 August 2013
1QFY14 Results Update | Sector:
Financials
LIC Housing Finance
BSE SENSEX
19,368
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap.(INR b)/(USD b)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
S&P CNX
5,742
LICHF IN
504.7
91.4/1.5
300/154
-20/-28/-38
Financials & Valuation (INR b)
Y/E MAR
NII
PPP
Adj. PAT
Adj. EPS
(INR)
EPS Gr. (%)
RoAA (%)
RoE (%)
P/E (x)
P/BV (x)
2013 2014E 2015E
15.3
14.5
10.2
20.3
2.2
1.5
16.8
8.9
1.4
18.9
17.8
12.2
24.2
19.4
1.5
17.4
7.5
1.2
23.2
21.8
14.9
29.6
22.3
1.4
18.4
6.1
1.0
CMP: INR181
TP: INR260
Buy
BV/Sh (INR) 128.3 149.3 173.1
LIC Housing Finance’s (LICHF) 1QFY14 PAT stood at INR3.1b, up 36% YoY and down
2% QoQ (in line with our est. of INR3.1b). Strong loan growth of 22% YoY and 3%
QoQ, led to marginally higher-than-expected NII growth of 30% YoY and flat QoQ
to INR4.54b (3% above est). Seasonal deterioration in asset quality (GNPAs up 38%
QoQ) led to higher-than-expected provisioning of INR171m (v/s est. of INR100m).
Loan growth remained strong (up 22% YoY and 3% QoQ) driven by a robust 24%
YoY and 3.5% QoQ increase in individual loans. Builder loans continued to contract
for the 11
th
consecutive quarter (down 21% YoY and 9.6% QoQ) and now
constitute 3% of overall loans, against 3.4% in 4QFY13 and 4.6% in 1QFY13.
NII grew by 30% YoY and remained largely flat QoQ at ~INR4.54b, led by 12bp YoY
margin expansion to 2.3%. While reported yields increased 10bp YoY to 10.79%,
reported cost of funds remained same at 9.58%.
Asset quality witnessed seasonal deterioration, with absolute GNPAs/NNPAs
increasing 37%/112% sequentially, while GNPAs/NNPAs percentage stood
0.80%/0.52, a decline of 19/16bp sequentially.
Valuation and view:
Despite high interest rates and property prices, volume
growth in the individual loan segment remains fairly strong. Meanwhile,
disbursements in the builder segment continue to remain sluggish. We expect
RoAs to remain healthy at ~1.5% and RoEs at ~18%, after falling sharply in FY13,
and estimate adjusted earnings growth of 20% over FY14E-15E. We believe loan
growth will remain healthy, with asset quality intact in the ensuing quarters. At a
valuation of 1x FY15E BV, the stock is attractively valued and largely discounts the
concerns. Maintain
Buy
with a target price of INR260 (1.5x FY15E BV).
Sunesh Khanna
(Sunesh.Khanna@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5521
Alpesh Mehta
(Alpesh.Mehta@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5415
Investors are advised to refer through disclosures made at the end of the Research Report.