Buy IndusInd Bank; target of Rs 1,125: Religare

Religare’s Research report on IndusInd Bank

IIB’s reported PAT grew 30% YoY to Rs 5.8bn in Q3FY16, beating RCMLe of Rs 5.6bn for the quarter. Loan growth was strong at 29% YoY with the retail book growing 27%/7% YoY/QoQ. A decline in cost of funds supported a 3bps QoQ improvement in NIMs to 3.91%. Growth in core fee income was also strong at 30%YoY. Despite higher corporate book slippages, IIB’s asset quality remained stable with the proportion of stressed loans at sub-1%. Maintain BUY with a Sep’16 TP of Rs 1,125.

Loan growth remains strong: IIB’s loan book grew by 29% YoY in Q3FY16 while the CV book by 31% YoY, hinting towards a recovery in the CV cycle. A change in the loan mix in favour of the high-yielding retail portfolio should support NIMs, going ahead.

Corporate book slippages inch up: Headline GNPA increased marginally by 5bps QoQ to 0.82%. Slippages from the corporate segment increased to Rs 1.1bn from Rs 730mn in Q2. According to management, the RBI’s list of 150 truant borrowers does not come as a surprise, and the bank’s current slippages largely reflect these accounts. Post ARC sales worth Rs 410mn during the quarter, security receipts outstanding with the bank have increased to Rs 2.6bn. Credit costs stood at 43bps for 9MFY16, with management confident of keeping costs below its full-year guidance of 60bps.

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