20 July 2017
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Today’s top research idea
L&T Finance (Initiating Coverage): Focused approach
Strong execution toward stated goals to boost profitability; Buy with TP of
INR180, 20% Upside
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LTFH is a quintessential turnaround story, in our view. From a company with
20+ product lines and sub-standard return ratios, it is gradually transforming
itself to a focused financier with eight product lines across three verticals,
with a target to achieve 18-20% RoE by FY20 (~12% in FY17).
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LTFH is one of the market leaders in many of the segments it operates in. A
well-diversified book, strong growth, and a decline in expense ratio and credit
costs should elevate RoA/RoE from 1.5%/12.4% in FY17 to 2.3%/19.2% in
FY20. While the stock has re-rated well over the past year due to strong
execution by management, we expect re-rating to continue. We thus initiate
coverage on LTHF with a Buy rating and TP of INR180 (3.0x FY19E BVPS).
Market snapshot
Equities - India
Close
Chg .%
Sensex
31,955
0.8
Nifty-50
9,900
0.7
Nifty-M 100
18,344
0.7
Equities-Global
Close
Chg .%
S&P 500
2,474
0.5
Nasdaq
6,385
0.6
FTSE 100
7,431
0.6
DAX
12,452
0.2
Hang Seng
10,861
1.0
Nikkei 225
20,021
0.1
Commodities
Close
Chg .%
Brent (US$/Bbl)
49
2.1
Gold ($/OZ)
1,240
0.2
Cu (US$/MT)
5,930
-0.7
Almn (US$/MT)
1,894
-0.6
Currency
Close
Chg .%
USD/INR
64.3
0.0
USD/EUR
1.2
-0.3
USD/JPY
112.1
-0.2
YIELD (%)
Close
1MChg
10 Yrs G-Sec
6.4
0.0
10 Yrs AAA Corp
7.5
0.0
Flows (USD b)
19-Jul
MTD
FIIs
0.2
0.2
DIIs
0.0
0.5
Volumes (INRb)
19-Jul
MTD*
Cash
325
281
F&O
5,448
5,145
Note: YTD is calendar year, *Avg
YTD.%
20.0
20.9
27.8
YTD.%
10.5
18.6
4.0
8.5
15.6
4.7
YTD.%
-11.3
6.9
7.4
11.2
YTD.%
-5.2
9.3
-4.3
YTDchg
-0.1
-0.1
YTD
8.7
3.7
YTD*
285
4,933
Research covered
Cos/Sector
L&T Finance
Tata Steel
Bajaj Finance
UltraTech Cement
Aurobindo Pharma
Havells India
Canara Bank
Sanofi India
Mindtree
KPIT Tech
H T Media
Hindustan Media
Key Highlights
Focused approach; Buy with TP of INR180, 20% Upside
EBITDA growth was offset by WC in FY17
Getting better by the day
Volumes disappointment offset by better pricing
Launch of niche product bodes well for near-term growth
Results meaningfully below estimates
Slippages remain elevated; One off gains help PPoP
Weak results; margin improvement is key
Dragged by acquisitions, top clients and standalone margins
Revenue beat led by one-time license fees; Margin disappoints
GST impacts ad growth, cost efficiencies lead to margin beat
GST-led pain impacts ad growth
ABB | Alembic Pharma | Bajaj Auto | DB Corp | Hind.Zinc | Kotak Mah.
Results Expectation
Bank | NIIT Tech | RBL Bank | Reliance Inds | Wipro | Zensar Tech
Piping hot news
Cabinet clears HPCL stake sale to ONGC, but combo entity falls short of
mega scale
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State-run hydrocarbon producer ONGC will buy the government’s 51.1% stake
in public-sector oil refiner-cum-marketer HPCL ...
Chart of the Day: L&T Finance Holdings: Key changes introduced to drive shareholder value
Steps taken to enhancing shareholder value
Research Team (Gautam.Duggad@MotilalOswal.com)
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