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Buy Larsen and Toubro Finance Holdings; target of Rs 175: Motilal Oswal

Motilal Oswal is bullish on Larsen and Toubro Finance Holdings has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 175 in its research report dated October 25, 2018.

October 30, 2018 / 15:37 IST
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Motilal Oswal's research report on Larsen and Toubro Finance Holdings

L&T Finance Holdings’ (LTFH) 2QFY19 PAT grew 66% YoY to INR5.6b, in line with our estimate. The quarter was marked by a strong AUM growth (+24% YoY), ‘retailization’ of the balance sheet and improving asset quality for LTFH. LTFH’s focused loan book grew 6% QoQ/26% YoY to INR900b. The growth across segments was similar to that in the prior quarters – 71% YoY in rural finance, 40% YoY in housing finance and 8% YoY in wholesale finance. LTFH’s microfinance book has now crossed the INR100b mark.

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Outlook

Key risks to our estimates stem from any change in regulatory norms for NBFCs. Our TP of INR175 is based on 2.0x Sep 2020E BVPS.