22 April 2014
4QFY14 Results Update | Sector:
Financials
HDFC Bank
BSE SENSEX
22,758
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap.(INR b)/(USD b)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
S&P CNX
6,815
HDFCB IN
2,399.1
1,743/28.6
761/528
-5/0/-15
CMP: INR726
TP: INR825
Buy
Financials & Valuation (INR Billion)
Y/E March
NII
OP
NP
EPS (INR)
EPS Gr. (%)
BV/Sh.(INR)
P/E (x)
P/BV (x)
RoE (%)
RoA (%)
2014 2015E 2016E
184.8
143.6
84.8
35.3
25.0
181.1
20.6
4.0
21.3
1.9
221.6
183.9
106.0
44.2
25.1
215.0
16.4
3.4
22.3
2.0
272.2
229.7
132.4
55.2
24.9
257.4
13.2
2.8
23.4
2.0
HDFC Bank's (HDFCB) 4QFY14 PAT grew 23% YoY to INR23.3b (in-line). NII was in
line with estimate at INR49.5b (+15% YoY and 7% QoQ) led by 15bp+ QoQ
improvement in NIM to 4.4% and in-line loan growth (26% YoY).
Lower non-core income (including forex) of INR4.8b (estimate of INR7.8b)
impacted revenue. Fees were marginally (4%) below estimate. Continued
operating leverage (opex flat YoY, 4% below estimate) and lower-than-expected
provisions (INR2.9b v/s INR5b) led by strong asset quality helped earnings.
PBT growth remains healthy at 30% YoY though high tax rate YoY (34% v/s 29% a
year ago) led to 23% YoY growth in PAT. Even for FY14, PBT growth remained at
30%+ YoY; however, high tax rate at 34% (31% in FY13) led to PAT growth of 26%.
Other highlights:
1) Strong SA deposits growth of 9% QoQ (+17% YoY) and CA
float (+26% QoQ, 17.6% YoY) led to an increase in CASA ratio to 44.8% v/s 41%
(43.7% ex-FCNR (B) deposits) in 3QFY14, 2) net stress loans were at 50bp (40bp in
FY13), 3) loan mix shifted in favor of non-retail loans driven by strong growth in
overseas loans (23% of incremental loans in FY14) and corporate loans (+38% YoY)
and 4) RWA to total assets declined to 70% v/s 76% in FY13.
Maintain Buy:
HDFCB is best-placed in the current environment, with a CASA ratio of
~45%, growth outlook of at least 1.3x of industry, least asset quality risk and healthy
CET1 of 11.8%. While FIPB approval and reduction in weights in MSCI index can impact
stock’s performance in the near term, we believe valuations are at an attractive level,
with one-year forward P/BV of 3.4x (near its LPA). Comfort on earnings (25%+ CAGR)
remains high and RoE is expected to be at decadal best of 22%+.
Alpesh Mehta
(Alpesh.Mehta@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5415
Sohail Halai
(Sohail.Halai@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 39825430
Investors are advised to refer through disclosures made at the end of the Research Report.