3 December 2019
Update | Sector: Financials
ICICI Bank
BSE SENSEX
40,675
S&P CNX
11,994
CMP: INR509
TP: INR625 (+23%)
Buy
Growth momentum robust; technology remains a key
business enabler
One Bank One RoE; core operating profits – the key focus
We attended ICICI Bank’s (ICICIBC) analyst day, wherein the bank highlighted the
progress that its different businesses are making and how well it is positioned to
capitalize on the exciting opportunities in financial services. The topics of discussion
ranged around (a) management’s efforts to build a strong bank with best-in-class digital
capabilities, (b) the usage of technology to accelerate growth across business verticals
and maintain healthy operating metrics, (c) collaboration with start-ups to offer
improved customer proposition, penetrate newer markets and reduce operating costs,
and (d) maximizing the risk calibrated core operating profit as it follows ‘One Bank One
RoE’ approach.
ICICIBC has historically been a technology savvy bank with several innovations to its
credit. However, asset quality challenges over the past few years have taken the center
stage and many digital capabilities were not getting duly appreciated. Over the past few
years, the bank has been reporting strong growth in retail advances, supported by an
impressive share of digital originations across key product lines. With asset quality issues
getting sorted, ICICIBC appears firmly positioned to deliver healthy sustainable growth,
led by continued investments in technology and further expansion in digital offerings.
We thus estimate RoA/RoE of 1.6%/15.7% in FY21. Reiterate Buy with a revised SOTP-
based target price of INR625 (2.5x Sep’21E ABV).
Stock Info
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
M.Cap.(INRb)/(USDb)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
12M Avg Val (INR M)
Free float (%)
ICICIBC IN
6,461
3291 / 45.9
520 / 336
9/21/31
7908
100.0
Financials Snapshot (INR b)
Y/E March
FY19 FY20E
NII
270.1 325.1
OP
234.4 274.8
NP
33.6 109.7
NIM (%)
3.4
3.6
EPS (INR)
5.2 17.0
EPS Gr (%)
-52.8 225.6
ABV/Sh .INR
135.5 152.1
Cons. BV/Sh. INR 177.2 201.7
RoE (%)
3.2 10.1
RoA (%)
0.4
1.1
Valuations
P/BV (x) (Cons)
2.9
2.5
P/ABV (x)
2.7
2.4
P/E (x)
69.5 21.4
Div. Yield (%)
0.3
1.1
FY21E
383.5
322.9
188.9
3.6
29.3
72.3
174.5
234.0
15.7
1.6
2.2
2.1
12.4
1.3
Retail Banking – continued strong traction in building retail franchise
ICICIBC has been building strong digital capabilities with a focus on improving on
all five key operating parameters: margins, fee income, acquisition cost, opex and
credit cost. The bank aims to increase customer stickiness and further gain liability
market share by offering a wide range of digital asset solutions to its customers.
The bank sources 56% of its personal loans through digital channels, with ~75% of
the unsecured products being sourced through its existing customers. ICICIBC has
started offering online credit cards to pre-approved customers, while the effective
use of technology has facilitated a significant improvement in opex and
delinquency trends across key product segments. ICICIBC suggested for robust
traction in its unsecured loans business – it has reported a 41% CAGR since FY15
and will continue growing strongly as the market share in these segments is not
very high.
Shareholding pattern (%)
As On
Sep-19 Jun-19 Sep-18
Promoter
0.0
0.0
0.0
DII
37.4
34.8
33.3
FII
54.0
56.8
58.9
Others
8.6
8.4
7.9
FII Includes depository receipts
Stock Performance (1-year)
ICICI Bank
Sensex - Rebased
550
500
450
400
350
300
Business Banking – growth engine set to revive
The business banking segment remains significantly under-penetrated and the
bank has identified focus sectors like tourism, retail, e-commerce, IT and financial
services for pursuing growth opportunities. ICICIBC has built customized digital
solutions to accelerate growth in business banking and expects this segment to
grow at 35-40% over the next few years. The bank follows four levers of business
strategy: (i) segmentation of markets into micro market and customer profile
based on risks, (ii) customized product offering, (iii) partnership with fin techs and
(iv) strong distribution.
Research Analyst: Nitin Aggarwal
(Nitin.Aggarwal@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1542 |
Parth Gutka
(Parth.Gutka@motilaloswal.com); +91 22 6129 1567
Alpesh Mehta
(Alpesh.Mehta@MotilalOswal.com); |
Himanshu Taluja
(Himanshu.Taluja@motilaloswal.com); |
Yash Agarwal
(Yash.Agarwal@motilaloswal.com)
Investors are advised to refer through important disclosures made at the last page of the Research Report.
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