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04 August 2011

Bank of Baroda – Retains its edge ::RBS

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BOB posted weak net interest income growth in 1Q, but a lower delinquency ratio than peers was
a positive surprise. Domestic net interest margins slid qoq, prompting us to cut our FY12 and
FY13 profit estimates. However, as we expect BOB to continue delivering superior ROAS over
FY12-14, we maintain our Buy.


1QFY12: steep decline in NIMs; lower slippages a positive
BOB’s global net interest margins (NIMs) fell 58bp qoq to 2.9% in 1Q (flat yoy). Its domestic NIMs
slid 77bp qoq to 3.4%, while overseas NIMs were largely stable at about 1.4% (see Table 2). This
prompts us to cut our FY12 NIM forecast to 2.63% from 2.89%. However, loan slippages
remained lower than at peers, at 30bp of loans (on a one-year-lag-basis). As a result, provisions
for bad loans declined to 11bp of loans in 1QFY12 vs 17bp in 1QFY11 and 23bp in 4QFY11.
However, provision coverage fell to 70.1% from 74.9% in 4QFY11.
Business mix
Global loans grew 25% yoy (+1.6% qoq). The domestic loan book (73% of loans at end-June
2011) was largely flat qoq, with the overseas loan book accounting for most of the qoq loan
growth. However, management said loan sanctions have seen a sharp slowdown yoy. Total
deposits grew 22.9% yoy. Domestic deposits (76% of deposits at end-June 2011) grew 20.6%
yoy while overseas deposits grew 30.6% yoy. Low-cost deposits (CASA) accounted for 27.9% of
total deposits as of end-June 2011 vs 29.4% one year previously.
Overseas business
Overseas business contributed 25.7% to BOB’s total business in the quarter and 19.4% to its
gross profits. NIMs in the overseas business improved yoy to 1.37% from 1.31% in 1QFY11.
Gross NPLs were 0.62% of total loans in the overseas operation as at end-June 2011 (largely
stable qoq).
We cut our FY12F/FY13F earnings; we believe BOB retains its edge above peers, Buy
We reduce our earnings forecast by around 10% in FY12 and 12% in FY13, largely driven by our
lower net interest margin estimates. As a result, our target price falls to Rs987 (from Rs1,191).
We expect BOB to maintain a lower-than-peers delinquency ratio and, thus, a superior ROA of
1.2% over FY12-14, and we reiterate our Buy recommendation. At our target price, the stock
would trade at 1.7x FY12F adjusted book value and 8.3x FY12F earnings.

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