01 February 2011

IDFC - Upgrade to Neutral: Valuations undemanding but near-term risks remain: JP Morgan

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Upgrade to Neutral: Valuations undemanding but near-term risks remain


• IDFC reported 3Q FY11 net profit of Rs3.2B, up 19% y/y, which was
~10% lower than our estimate. NII was higher due to one-off treasury
gains, but fee income growth continued to disappoint with a >20% q/q
fall. We upgrade IDFC to Neutral  as valuations at ~1.8 FY12E book
now look undemanding, but we see risks on margins from tight liquidity
and on growth from delayed execution.

• 3Q FY11: Trade off between margins and growth: 12-month rolling
spreads were flat sequentially, but loan growth is moderating with just
2% q/q growth. Loan growth has been strong YTD at 40%, and we see
limited risks to management’s target of 3x loan book over FY10-14E.
However, we expect tight liquidity to have an impact on near-term
growth as management is likely to consciously moderate near-term
growth as incremental spreads are under pressure.
• Fees continued to disappoint: Fee income contracted ~23% q/q and
~13% y/y due to low gains from principal investment, a slowdown in
disbursements impacting loan fees, and lower flow business income. We
believe fee income will continue to  lag overall profit growth with just
12% growth vs 35% balance sheet growth over FY10-13E.
• Valuations undemanding, but near-term risks remain: With the
~20% underperformance over the past three months, valuations look
undemanding at 1.8x FY12E book,  and the gap with PFC/REC has
narrowed to almost nil. But tight liquidity will affect margins over the
next 2-3 quarters, and near-term growth could moderate given pressure
on incremental spreads.
• Upgrade to Neutral; better liquidity and budget could be catalysts:
We adjust our earnings by 0-2% over FY11-13E. We cut our Sep-11 PT
to Rs170 from Rs200 as we lower our target multiple to 13.5x Sep12E
EPS (~16x earlier) as we see increasing risks to growth and margins. But
valuations look undemanding after  the ~30% correction; hence our
upgrade to Neutral. We would wait for better system liquidity before
turning more positive. Higher Infra spending in the budget could also be
an upside catalyst.

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