Bajaj Finance Ltd

Finance - NBFC

CMP
Rs. 4298.30
Rating:
Buy
November 12, 2020

Stock Info

BSE
500034
NSE
BAJFINANCE
Bloomberg
BAF:IN
Reuters
BJFN.NS
Sector
Finance - NBFC
Face Value (Rs)
2
Equity Capital (Rs cr)
120
Mkt Cap (Rs cr)
257244.54
52w H/L (Rs)
4923.40 - 1783.00
Avg Daily Vol (BSE+NSE)
5,857,426

Shareholding Pattern

(as on 30-Sep)
%
Promoter
56.12
FIIs
21.31
DIIs
10.70
Public & Others
11.87
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Price performance

Return (%)
1m
3m
12m
Absolute
28.39
23.50
2.40
Sensex
7.39
13.50
8.05
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Indexed Stock Performance

Bajaj Finance Ltd Sensex
Bajaj Finance Ltd
Source: Ace equity, StockAxis Research

Muhurat pick

Profile
Set up in 1987, Bajaj Finance Limited (BFL) is a subsidiary of Bajaj Finserv (52.7% ownership), the financial services arm of the Bajaj group. Bajaj Finance has a diversified product suite comprising key businesses such as vehicle loans (2- and 3-wheelers manufactured by Bajaj Auto), consumer durable loans, personal loans, mortgage loans, small business loans, loans against securities, commercial finance, and rural finance.

Investment Rationale
Strong market presence in the Indian retail finance operations
Bajaj Finance has emerged as one of the largest retail asset financing NBFCs in India and continues with its two-pronged strategy of building scale and maximising profit.

Consistent growth in consumer finance business
The company is amongst the largest personal loan lenders in India and continued to be the dominant lender for consumer electronics, furniture and digital products. The company’s growth has been sustained by an expanding distribution reach, innovative credit outreach and cross-selling opportunities

Focus on Analytics & technology modernisation
The company has invested deeply in data analytics, machine learning models and artificial intelligence (AI) to better service customers and drive the business. Productivity has increased due to the effective use of technology and analytics.

Outlook & Valuation
We expect the company to drive growth supported by healthy capitalization, surplus liquidity on its balance sheet and resilient asset quality. Further we expect company to invest in distribution & expand its geographic footprint and it has multiple levers to reduce cost, given its multiple product lines. Further disbursements have been picking up gradually month on month which will enable stable earnings growth going forward. The stock is currently trading at P/BV of 6.8x TTM basis.