March 2018 Results Preview | Sector: Financials - NBFCs
Financials - NBFCs
Company name
Bajaj Finance
Capital First
Chola. Inv & Fin.
Dewan Housing
GRUH Finance
HDFC
Indiabulls Housing
L&T Finance
LIC Housing Fin
M & M Financial
MAS Financial
Muthoot Finance
PNB Housing
Repco Home Fin
Shriram City Union
Shriram Transport Fin.
Vehicle financiers lead the pack
Vehicle financiers could surprise on the upside
Core housing growth has stabilized post RERA implementation, and tier II and III
locations are the key growth drivers. For housing finance corporations (HFCs), we
expect the share of non-retail loans in the overall portfolio to inch higher.
Growth rates will remain healthy for segments like consumer durables, two-wheelers
and vehicle finance. M&HCV demand has been strong in the quarter – GoI’s infra push
being the key driving factor.
Farm loan waivers and normal monsoon have lifted sentiment in the rural economy.
The focus on collections has also helped companies ensure strong recoveries. Vehicle
financiers are expected to report healthy asset quality and growth.
We expect a gradual improvement for microfinance institutions (the most impacted
segment post demonetization) in terms of both growth and asset quality. Our
interactions with gold financiers suggest that growth is slowly coming back.
Elevated G-Sec yields could play a spoilsport over the medium term from a spreads
perspective. Yields have hardened 100bp+ from their lows six months ago. If they
sustain at these levels, HFCs would be most impacted. Vehicle financiers have pricing
power to maintain margins.
BAF, CAFL, MASFIN, CIFC and PNBHF are likely to post earnings growth of 25%+ YoY,
which is commendable, in our view. Our top picks in this space are HDFC, SHTF, BAF
and CIFC.
HFCs – G-Sec yields key monitorable:
HFCs under our coverage are likely to post
AUM growth in line with past trends. Repco may witness another muted quarter, as
state-specific issues in Tamil Nadu are yet to be resolved. We expect the shift
toward LAP for LICHF and toward corporate loans (opportunistic in LRD segment) for
HDFC to continue. Core retail housing yields are expected to remain under pressure
due to intense competition. The benefit of cost of funds is likely to recede, given
100bp+ increase in G-Sec yields over the last six months. G-Sec yield is a key
monitorable.
AFCs – growth across segments to continue:
We expect sturdy performance across
asset financiers. Bajaj Finance is likely to report strong AUM and PAT growth. We
expect growth for vehicle finance players like SHTF and MMFS to pick up
sequentially, helped by a better rural economy and clarity emerging post GST
implementation. Auto OEMs, especially CV players, have delivered decent volume
growth in the quarter. Within the 2W segment, we expect market share gains by
smaller players like CAFL and LTFH to continue, while SCUF is expected to lose some
market share.
Gold financiers – recovery taking root:
Over the past year, AUM of most gold
financiers has been stable. Our interactions with companies suggest that they have
witnessed some green shoots of recovery in the past quarter.
MFIs – disbursements bouncing back:
With stabilization in most states, we expect
credit costs to start declining this quarter onward.
Research Analyst: Alpesh Mehta
(Alpesh.Mehta@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5415
| Piran Engineer
(Piran.Engineer@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3980 4393
Nitin Aggarwal
(Nitin.Aggarwal@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5540
| Shubhranshu Mishra
(Shubhranshu.Mishra@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5558
Investors
March 2018
are advised to refer through important disclosures made at the last page of the Research Report.
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