**[investwise]** Banks-Seeing A Quantum Jump In Growth, Scale Of Operations

 

HSBC Indian Banks :Uncertainties Receding -Improving clarity on growth, rates and asset quality likely to support price gains. -Prefer private banks near term as growth proxies – Axis, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank. -PSU banks provide 12mth PE rerating opportunity after interim concerns dissipate top picks PNB, Union, Canara. -A minor increase in PEs will mean a 10-15 per cent upside for Banks from current levels..prospects of Andhra Bank and Allahabad Bank look bright for a re-rating. Banks to gain from EPS acceleration and PE rerating. We expect 24% EPS CAGR for our coverage banks over FY10-12e vs. 18% last year, causing PE multiples to expand quicker than PB as the street starts to focus on credit and earnings growth upside rather than asset quality risks. Three uncertainties diminishing. Loan growth, direction of short rates and asset quality trends are all closer to moving up than down, as economic indicators (PMI, industrial growth, overnight liquidity) point to a pickup in the credit cycle and tightening liquidity. Earnings sensitivity analysis on these three parameters points to Canara being most leveraged and Punjab National Bank most insulated. We like both names given relatively attractive valuations vs. peers even after factoring in significantly higher provisions for Canara. Multiples increased.  We increase target PE multiples by up to 25% for public sector (PSU) banks to 7.0-8.5x, more so for Union Bank and Canara Bank which historically have traded at discounts to peers in the downcycle. Near term prefer private banks…  Underperformance of private banks to PSU banks by ~10% and private banks trading at discounts to their average multiples point to better entry opportunities, particularly given brighter growth prospects in the early stages of the upcycle as well as fewer asset quality issues and more flexible pricing power. …but over 12 months prefer PSU banks, which hold out promise of a higher PE rerating and earnings growth into the upcycle once near-term hiccups are overcome. Safe Harbor Statement: Some forward looking statements on projections, estimates, expectations & outlook are included to enable a better comprehension of the Company prospects. Actual results may, however, differ materially from those stated on account of factors such as changes in government regulations, tax regimes, economic developments within India and the countries within which the Company conducts its business, exchange rate and interest rate movements, impact of competing products and their pricing, product demand and supply constraints.   Nothing in this article is, or should be construed as, investment advice.

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