29 July 2011

SUBSCIRBE - L & T Finance Holding Ltd. - IPO :ICICI Secrities

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L&T Finance Holdings IPO


R o b u s t   g r o w t h   a n d   h i g h   m a  r g i n s …
L&T Finance Holdings has a loan portfolio of | 17411 crore, which grew at
a robust 57% CAGR over FY09-11. L&T Finance and L&T Infrastructure
Finance are the main growth drivers of the holding company contributing
99% to total revenues and 97% of total loan book. We believe the growth
will remain strong considering lower base.
ƒ Strong promoter group and brand equity
L&T Finance Holdings Ltd is 95.9% owned by L&T, one of India’s largest
corporate houses having  | 40 billion of profits  annually. L&T does not
have any identifiable promoters and is a widely held and professionally
managed company. We believe the brand will remain a strong positive for
the company in future.
ƒ Lower NPAs in spite of riskier asset classes provide comfort…
GNPA in L&T infra financing is just 0.7% and NNPA at 0.5%. Even for L& T
Finance, the GNPA stands at 1.4% and GNPA at 0.8% provides comfort
that NPA provisions are not substantial.
ƒ Healthy margins and return ratios for L&T Finance and L&T Infra….
L&T Finance enjoys average NIM of 7.9%, which is quite high in the
current scenario whereas L&T Infra has a slightly low yielding portfolio
leading to average NIMs being lower at 5%. Return on assets (RoA) and
equity (RoE) for both companies are in the range of 2.5-3.5% and 16-18%
respectively. We believe these strong return ratios offer enough to
achieve reasonable profits in future.
V a l u a t i o n
L&T Finance Holdings’ current NW stands at | 2890 crore on pre-issue
basis and | 4345 crore on post issue basis. This translates to a book value
of | 20 on pre issue and | 26 on post issue basis. At the issue price of |
59, the company will trade at 2.2x current BV. As NPAs are not material
we are not adjusting the BV accordingly. L&T Finance has close to 5%
stake, both in City Union Bank and Federal Bank providing further boost
to valuations not factored by  us. Even M&M Finance and Shriram
Transport Finance with similar business segments are also trading at 2.5x
to 3x FY11 BV. Hence, we recommend SUBSCRIBE to the issue.

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