25 July 2017
1QFY18 Results Update | Sector:
Financials
Mahindra Financial Services
BSE SENSEX
32,228
S&P CNX
9,370
CMP: INR399
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TP: INR459 (+15%)
Buy
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Operating performance strong; Strengthening the balance sheet
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services (MMFS) had a strong quarter on the
operating front.
Value of assets financed increased 16% YoY in 1QFY18 – the
fourth consecutive quarter of 15%+ YoY growth.
This comes after a span of over
12 quarters of sluggish growth, caused by a variety of external factors.
Management expects strong growth to sustain or even improve.
GNPL ratio increased 150bp QoQ, but declined 20bp YoY to 10.5%.
The
sequential increase, which is seasonal, is much lower than that witnessed in the
past three years.
Asset quality data from the past 10 years suggest that in a good
economic cycle, 4Q-to-1Q GNPL increase is ~50-100bp, while in a bad cycle, it
goes to as high as 250+bp.
The company incurred provisioning cost of INR834m, based on its assessment of
underlying collateral for NPLs, on which 100% provisioning has been made.
As a
result, PCR was largely stable at 60-62%. The sequential PCR decline of a mere
130bp is the lowest in the past 11 years (average decline of 600bp). We view
this shoring-up of provisions as a positive sign as it strengthens the balance
sheet, despite the negative impact on near-term profitability.
Valuation and view:
The business environment for MMFS seems to be getting
better. After several quarters of sluggish disbursement growth, MMFS has finally
delivered four consecutive quarters of 15%+ growth. Asset quality data too signal
early signs of revival. We like the fact that the company chooses to improve
balance sheet quality over near-term profitability. The company’s long-term
prospects remain strong. As MMFS is highly levered to growth and asset quality,
this would have a multiplier effect on the return ratios. We upgrade FY18/19 EPS
estimates by 9%/18% and our TP to INR459 (SOTP FY19 based).
Buy.
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Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap.(INRb)/(USDb)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
Avg Val, INRm
Free float (%)
MMFS
565.0
225.5 /3.5
405 / 244
17/23/10
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Financials & Valuations (INR b)
Y/E March
2017 2018E 2019E
NII
33.2 40.0 45.1
PPP
19.3 23.9 26.8
PAT
4.0
7.8 10.0
EPS (INR)
7.1 13.9 17.8
BV/Sh.(INR)
111.8 120.1 130.6
ABV/Sh (INR)
92.0 95.4 104.4
RoA on AUM (%)
1.0
1.7
1.9
RoE (%)
6.5 12.0 14.2
Payout (%)
39.2 41.0 41.0
Valuations
P/E (x)
56.3 28.8 22.5
P/BV (x)
3.6
3.3
3.1
P/ABV (x)
4.3
4.2
3.8
Div. Yield (%)
0.7
1.2
1.6
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