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Buy SBI Life Insurance; target of Rs 1600: Motilal Oswal

Motilal Oswal is bullish on SBI Life Insurance has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 1600 in its research report dated January 22, 2022.

February 10, 2022 / 17:36 IST
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Motilal Oswal's research report on SBI Life Insurance

SBILIFE reported a strong 3QFY22, with APE growth of 31% YoY and stellar VNB growth of 54% (10% beat). VNB margin stood broadly stable QoQ at 25.6%. Shareholders’ PAT grew 56% YoY to INR3.64b (20% beat). Among segments, ULIP saw an APE growth of 28% YoY. Non-PAR/Protection grew better than its peers at 67%/27% YoY. Persistency improved across cohorts, with 13th month persistency at 87.2% (up 103bp YoY). We raise our growth projections and expect SBILIFE to deliver 29% CAGR in APE over FY21-24E. VNB margin is estimated to touch 26.3% by FY24E, thus enabling 34% VNB CAGR, while RoEV sustain at ~19%. SBILIFE remains our preferred pick in the Life Insurance space. We reiterate our Buy rating.

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Outlook

We maintain our Buy rating with a revised TP of INR1,600/share (2.9x Sep’23E EV).