11 May 2011

HDFC Ltd (HDFC IN) OW: 4QFY11 – As safe as houses  HSBC research

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HDFC Ltd (HDFC IN)
OW: 4QFY11 – As safe as houses
 Continued strength in new individual loan growth and rocksteady
spreads
 Subs contributing incrementally more to profit growth
 Maintain OW with target price revised up to INR760 from
INR756 implying a potential return of 16.4%
4QFY11 earnings: With core operating profits coming in marginally higher than expected
and the sale of its stake in Lafarge driving 23% profit growth (10% higher than expected), the
stock recovered its initial intraday 2% losses immediately after reporting earnings.
Operational review: The 9% y/y growth in total disbursements during 4Q11 comes on the
back of unusually high 36% growth last year. In fact, individual disbursements grew by a
robust 27% y/y. Firm home loan spreads at 2.33% and continued improvement in the cost
income ratio helped operating profits pre-capital gains grow by 17% y/y. The sale of its
Lafarge India holdings contributed to earnings growth, ramping up to 23% y/y. Substantially
reduced losses in its life insurance business and a higher contribution from its real estate fund
company helped consolidated earnings growth to reach 40% y/y.
Earnings outlook: We are increasing our estimates for FY12E and FY13E by 5% and
7%, respectively, largely on the back of higher capital gains. We look for continued
momentum in loan growth, steady margins contributing to 21% net profit CAGR up to
FY13E. An upside to this number is the potential write back of ‘teaser’ home-loan
provisions of INR4.47bn over the next two years. We see ROE increasing to a range of
23-25% by FY13E for the parent company.
Valuations and target price: We see HDFC as a safe harbour in a volatile market,
particularly as its subsidiaries increasingly contribute more to its growth and profitability. We
value HDFC using a weighted average combination of PE, PB, and economic profit model
(EPM) methodologies; and we incorporate sum-of-the-parts to value its non-mortgage
businesses. We value the stock at 24x PE and 5x PB and are raising our 12-month target price
to INR760 from INR756, implying a potential return, including dividend, of 16.4%. While we
are revising our earnings upwards, we are now rebalancing the weights of PE, PB and DCF in
our methodology from 75%, 15% and 10% to 50%, 20% and 30%, respectively to realign the
valuations with the near macro uncertainties and increasing risks to earnings’ growth for the
sector (details inside). Key risks: (1) Any sharp increase in rates could temporarily slow down
business momentum; (2) Asset quality risks

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