Bandhan Bank Initiating Coverage The Evolving Story December 15, 2020 Shreepal Doshi (
[email protected], +91 99786 71550), Rohan Mandora (
[email protected], +91 97370 65666) India Equity Research | BFSI December 15, 2020 Initiating Coverage Bandhan Bank CMP Target Price Rs 412 Rs 490 Evolving biz model, profitable franchise Mar 2022 Rating Upside LONG 19% () ➢ Bandhan Bank (Bandhan) has seen a remarkable transition to an universal bank with Stock Information new non-MFI product additions. Its distinctive business model is backed by industry Market Cap (Rs Mn) 663,715 leading track record in MFI and Housing (erstwhile Gruh Finance) coupled with one of 52 Wk H/L (Rs) 527/152 the fastest growth in deposits (54% CAGR over FY16-1HFY21). Avg Daily Volume (1yr) 18,239,190 ➢ While underpenetrated/rural geographies remain focus areas, Bank plans to re- Avg Daily Value (Rs Mn) 80.0 classify/expand the product bouquet under its Vision 2025 with a target loan mix of Equity Cap (Rs Mn) 387 30%/30%/30%/10% for EEB/Mortgages /CB/Retail segments. Face Value (Rs) 10 ➢ In Oct’20, ~95% of Bandhan's MFI customers have started paying, leading to ~91% Share Outstanding (Mn) 1,610.4 collection efficiency. COVID provisions stand at Rs 21bn (2.7% of gross loans). Bloomberg Code BANDHAN IN ➢ Expect 2H disbursements to be healthy. We build in 24%/25% CAGR for gross Ind Benchmark BANKEX loans/deposits over FY20-FY23 with RoEs of ~23% for FY22/FY23 each. Initiate with LONG with Mar’22 TP of Rs 490, valuing the company at 3.3x on FY23E ABV.