Buy rating on HDFC Bank, target Rs 1,255: Jefferies
Posted on 30th January 2015 |
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| We maintain a ‘buy’ rating on HDFC Bank and raise price target to Rs 1,255 (earlier Rs 1,240). The stock trades at 5x adjusted book value (December 2014) and 21.4x 12-month rolling earnings (Dec 15). Our target implies a forward book multiple of 4.4x and 20.0x earnings versus last eight-year averages of 3.9x and 19.8x, respectively. HDFC Bank’s Rs 10,000-crore issue received CCEA approval on Wednesday, so long as overall foreign ownership remains within 74% (currently at 73.4%). Theoretically, offer could be higher than 74:26 in favour of foreigners. With foreign limit at 74% and foreign ownership at 73.4%, technically, the issuance can happen slightly ahead of the 74:26 split. Management, however confirmed that they won’t use this capital issue to issue more rupee shares to create foreign headroom. We concur, as the size of issue is unlikely to move the ownership needle much, even as greater FII ownership implies better price realisation (ADRs and FII board trades at a decent premium over local shares). We factor in Rs 10,000 crore of new capital issued at current market price of Rs 1,059, versus our earlier estimate of Rs 8000 crore at Rs 950. We forecast total new shares at 94.4 million, or a dilution of 3.9% (on Q2FY15 shares). Asset quality should ease and expense ratio should stabilise around 45%. The uptick in investment in branches/staffing does indicate that the bank is poised for the next cycle of growth. |
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Bharti Airtel defers Q2 results till Nov 14 over ambiguity on AGR verdict
Posted on 29th October 2019 |
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Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it has postponed its second-quarter earnings report to mid-November, as the wireless operator sought clarity on the court ruling asking telecom firms to cough up overdue payments to the government.
Shares of the company, which was expected to release its quarterly numbers later in the day, dropped 3.3 per cent in early trade. |
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Rupee slips 8 paise vs US dollar in early trade amid drop in oil prices
Posted on 7th October 2019 |
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The rupee on Monday opened eight paise lower at 70.96 against the US dollar amid drop in crude oil prices and rise in Asian equities. The domestic unit on Friday closed almost flat at 70.88 against after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a widely expected move cut key interest rates by 0.25 percentage point. On a weekly basis, the local unit slumped by 32 paise. |
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LIC pips private insurers in first-year premium growth during April-August
Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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In the first five months of the current financial year, first-year premiums of life insurance companies grew by 39.84% (year-on-year) at Rs 1.05 lakh crore as compared to Rs 75,588.35 crore in April-August of 2018-19. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) continued to grow at a faster pace compared to private insurance players, shows the data from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai). |
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Apollo Hospitals rules out further stake sale
Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (AHEL) has ruled out further dilution of promoters’ stake in the company. The company also said its Rs 1,337-crore stake sale of Apollo Munich Health Insurance with mortgage major HDFC will be concluded by October. Following these stake sales, the promoters’ pledged position will come down from a high of 76% to 54% by October and eventually to 20% by November or December, company sources said here. |
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World trusts India on Kashmir, not us: Pakistan minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah
Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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In a major embarrassment for Pakistan and its Prime Minister Imran Khan, the country's Interior Minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah, a retired brigadier, said the international community didn't believe Pakistan's narrative on Kashmir; instead it is India whose version is trusted. |
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