HDFC Bank is continuing to underperform the Nifty!
Is the market worried about how the merged entity will play out?
Is this the 2019 ITC moment for HDFC Bank?
A thread🧵on what lies ahead for HDFC Bank?
Lets go👇
What is happening?
HDFC Bank ever since the merger was announced has continued to underperform the index.
How is the business shaping up?
Lets find out👇
Q1FY24 Results:-
Loan growth:-
🏦The loan growth was at 16%
🏦Missing retail loan growth came back to 18%
🏦Retail to Wholesale mix was at 47:53
Overall steady growth from on the loan side
Deposit Growth:-
🏦Overall system deposit growth was at 10-12%
🏦HDFC Bank grew its deposits at 19%
🏦New branches will certainly help the bank ramp up deposits
HDFC Bank is gaining market share in both loan and deposits
Cost of funds:-
🏦Cost of funds for the bank is now at 4%
🏦Yield is now at 8.1%
🏦NIMs have stabilized at 4.1%
NPAs:-
🏦Gross NPAs rose marginally sequentially
🏦Agri loans continue to be a pain point for the bank
🏦All other loans continue to show stable asset quality
Capital Adequacy:-
The bank has a strong Captial Adequacy 18.9%
TIER-1 capital is at 16.9%
With strong profitability, the bank has enough capital for near-term growth
So why is the market worried?
RoA and RoE could get hit in the near term as the HDFC book comes with a lower NIM.
This is one of the major concerns for the market.
NIM erosion below 4% is a key concern for the market.
Aggressive expansion of branches by HDFC Bank
The bank envisions to be 1-2 km of clients rather than the current 5-6 Km
This could inflate costs for the bank in the near term and needs to be monitored
Valuation:-
The bank now trades at historically low valuations of about 3x P/Bx
While this is not cheap,It is the lowest in the history of the bank
After a change in strategy,
VA Tech Wabag reported spectacular nos with
🥤Strong margins and
🥤strong cash flows
But are these changes sustainable?🤔🤔
A thread🧵on the business of VA tech wabag & what lies ahead?
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Water purification is a major theme not only in India but across the world
In India,
The
Ministry of Jal Shakti allocated nearly 99500 cr for this.
Other Southeast Asian countries are also investing in this,
Most of this market is dominated by Municipalties across the world
As if derivative accounting problems were not enough,
Indusind Bank reported shocking numbers with even more problems:-
🏦 NPAs hidden in microfinance
🏦Inflated fee income
🏦The board suspects fraud by some employees🤯🤯
A thread on 🧵on the results of Indusind Bank and what lies ahead?👇
What is happening at Indusind bank?
In March,
Indusind Bank reported an accounting error in the derivatives book.
This led to 2000 cr and exit of top management.
That was just the tip of the iceberg,
The stock price has tanked from there
Let's find out more👇
First of all.
Let's break down the current fiasco,
1. Accounting discrepancy in the derivatives book
From 2019,
Indusind Bank did not report losses in the derivatives portfolio,
This lead to massive loss of 1960cr this quarter,
Third party investigation confirms the loss and that this is all of the loss,
It is suspected many insiders were involved in this cover up
IDFC First Bank spent
🩺400cr on Indian cricket sponsorship
🩺180cr in dividends
But to fund this
The bank raised nearly 10,000cr in the last 1 year😅😅😅
Now, as NPAs surge,
The bank reported a very poor set of numbers
A thread🧵on the business of IDFC First Bank & what lies ahead?👇
What has happened?
From the high of nearly Rs 90,
IDFC First bank has now lost nearly 30%,
The bank is seeing a surge in microlending NPAs,
Lets find out what lies ahead for IDFC👇
Lets first analyse the Q4 results:-
Loan growth:-
🏦The Bank reported a loan growth of 20%.
🏦Predominantly a retail asset bank.
🏦Unsecured loans remained 60% of the book.
🏦Credit cards book has started to grow sharply
🏦Home loans are now growing well