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POWF & RECL: risk-reward remains favourable

n POWF & RECL: stock outperformance set to continue as risk-reward still seems favourable

POWF and RECL are up 40% on average over the past six months vs 13% for the BSE Sensex (ie

27% outperformance). This has been mainly due to currently-depressed valuations, sustained

earnings growth, attractive dividend yields and key government initiatives for the power sector, in our

view. Despite the recent uptick, our ‘what if’ analysis suggests more upside in both names.

n Several variables still in favour of POWF and RECL

We expect several variables to continue working in favour of POWF and RECL: 1) government

reforms in the power sector, the effects of which should be visible over the next two to three years; 2)

a favourable risk-reward scenario as highlighted by our ‘what if’ analysis; 3) the recent stabilization in

money/FX markets, which should help to address concerns on unhedged forex exposures; and 4)

currently-depressed valuations with attractive potential dividend yields of more than 5% in FY15E.

n Increasing earnings estimates and TPs to factor in improved power sector fundamentals

We increase our residual-income-based target prices for POWF and RECL by 17% and 15%. This

reflects increased EPS estimates to factor in stable NIMs and reduced credit costs on the back of the

government’s positive measures to alleviate stress in the power sector. We increase our EPS

estimates for POWF by 12% in FY14 and 9% in FY15, and for RECL by 20% in FY14 and 26% in

FY15. Key risks to our TPs and estimates are insufficient fuel supply, SEB losses on account of higher

T&D losses and no further tariff hikes, which can de-rail the balance sheet repair for SEBs.

BNPP recommendations

Company BBG code Rating Share price Target price Upside/downside

Rural Electrification RECL IN BUY 211.30 248.00 +17.4%

Power Finance POWF IN BUY 180.50 202.00 +11.9%

Source: BNP Paribas estimates

20 MARCH 2014

SECTOR REPORT

INDIA DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS

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Chetan Ganatra [email protected] +91 22 6176 5619

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INDIA DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS Avneesh Sukhija

BNP PARIBAS 20 MARCH 2014

Investment thesis

In the past few months, there has been a positive momentum

on the power sector policy front. The government has moved

swiftly to clear fuel supply issues for power producers,

awarded environmental clearances for power plants and fuel

supplier Coal India.

From a lender’s perspective, all these initiatives should

accrue benefits over the next two to three years. In the near

term, we believe these positive steps have ensured reduced

tail risk for lenders, as the probability of asset quality shock

has gone down substantially.

And over the next two to three years, as fundamentals of the

power sector improve, we can expect an improvement in

loan growth for POWF and RECL.

To factor in these positive developments, we increase our

earnings estimates and target price for POWF and RECL.

For POWF, the increase in TP is about 17%, and for RECL it

is about 15%.

Catalysts

No disruption in fuel supply, especially coal supply from Coal

India.

Further tariff hikes, which would lead to an improvement in

the financials of state electricity boards.

A pick up in loan growth, as environment clearances and fuel

linkages are awarded to power plants.

Risks

Coal India (COAL IN) fails to meet its production targets.

No further tariff hike by state electricity boards, which can

again deteriorate the fundamentals of producers.

BVPS sensitivity analysis ROE scenarios

FY15E Base Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3

ROE (%)

POWF 18.8 13.8 17.1 20.1

RECL 24.5 19.8 23.3 26.1

ROA (%)

POWF 2.53 1.91 2.28 2.55

RECL 3.15 2.60 2.97 3.18

BVPS (INR)

POWF 219 208 217 222

RECL 228 216 225 231

Source: BNP Paribas estimates Note: Refer page 5 and 6 for details. Source: BNP Paribas estimates

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Expect outperformance to continue

Power Finance and RECL have provided a return of 60% and 24%, respectively, in

the past six months, as compared with the broader index (up 13%) and BANKEX (up

31%). The primarily rationale for the outperformance appears to be depressed

valuations, attractive dividend yields, sustained earnings growth and positive steps

taken by the Government of India with regards to the power sector.

The outperformance of POWF and RECL is broadly in line with our thesis and we

believe this outperformance will continue on account of: 1) government reforms in

the power sector, the effects of which should be visible over the next two to three

years; 2) our scenario analysis (detailed later in this report) suggesting a best-case

upside for POWF/RECL of about 35% from current levels; 3) recent stabilization in

FX markets, which should help to address concerns on unhedged forex exposures;

and 4) POWF and RECL trading below their long-term averages with attractive

potential dividend yields of more than 5% in FY15E.

We prefer POWF and RECL over public sector banks for an infrastructure (especially

power) recovery trade – structural issues like market share loss in retail assets, and

liabilities and huge capital requirements plague public sector banks.

Power sector reforms to keep POWF and RECL going

Recently, the government has taken several initiatives to improve the fundamentals

of the power sector, we think these steps are positive for the sector and there is no

major risk associated risk as far as implementation of these steps is concerned.

EXHIBIT 1: Key initiatives in the power sector that have led to outperformance

Power sector reforms Implications for lenders (NBFCs/banks) Key risks

Providing fuel linkages for operating power plants and plants scheduled to start operations in FY15.

Positive from an asset-quality perspective, as fuel supply will ensure that plants are able to operate at their optimal peak load factors (PLF).

Only if Coal India is not able to supply the agreed quantity; this seems unlikely as the government has given environmental clearances for mining about 27MT of coal.

Restructuring of state electricity boards under FRP (Financial Restructuring Plan)

Alleviates default risk, and helps to improve purchasing power of SEBs.

No major risk. Bonds issued under the FRP are government guaranteed.

State electricity boards have raised power tariffs in their respective states as prescribed under FRP covenants.

Improvement in repayment capacity of SEBs a positive for lenders.

No major risk. SEBs can't go back on tariff reductions once they have accepted the FRP terms.

Source: BNP Paribas

As banks curtailed lending to discoms, state governments were forced to allow their

discoms to apply to state regulators for tariff hikes. The Indian central government

used the Appellate Tribunal of Electricity (APTEL) to have state regulators revise

tariffs annually. From 2011 onwards, state regulators have allowed regular tariff

revisions.

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EXHIBIT 2: Tariff revisions for discoms of largest states - FY11-FY14*

States FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 Avg

(%) (%) (%) (%) (%)

Tamil Nadu 9.0 9.1 36.7 3.6 14.6

Rajasthan 0.0 12.9 10.9 13.6 9.4

Uttar Pradesh 0.0 0.0 8.8 40.0 12.2

Delhi 0.0 12.4 16.8 5.0 8.6

Jammu & Kashmir 11.6 11.9 6.1 8.5 9.5

Andhra Pradesh 3.8 5.2 2.7 21.0 8.2

Haryana 16.8 3.9 18.7 13.0 13.1

Punjab 9.8 8.7 18.5 9.1 11.5

Bihar 2.0 17.6 9.8 6.9 9.1

Karnataka 6.7 6.1 2.6 4.3 4.9

Gujarat 2.0 3.3 1.5 6.2 3.3

Orissa 22.2 19.7 11.8 2.4 14.0

Maharashtra NA 0.0 16.5 10.0 8.8

Madhya Pradesh 10.7 6.1 7.2 0.8 6.2

Himachal Pradesh 11.2 8.7 13.0 3.4 9.1

West Bengal NA 0.0 19.3 NA 9.7

Uttaranchal 3.0 5.3 7.1 5.2 5.2

Kerala 0.0 0.0 30.2 12.0 10.6

Chhattisgarh 0.0 14.2 17.5 0.0 7.9

Jharkhand NA 18.5 16.0 16.0 16.8

*Note: Actual tariff hikes in many states should be much higher as they would fluctuate with increases in power purchase costs, which are now allowed to be a pass-through. Sources: State electricity boards and regulators

Coal supply likely to improve over the next three years

The government has provided fuel supply linkages to power plants that are currently

in operation or due to be commissioned in FY15. Coal India will be the major fuel

supplier for all of the coal-based power plants (which are 58-60% of total power

capacity).

Our Metals & Mining research team forecasts mid-single-digit growth for coal

production from Coal India, which should be sufficient to meet the PLF requirement

of c60% (cash flow breakeven).

EXHIBIT 3: Coal production to grow in mid-single digits over the next three years

Sources: Coal India; BNP Paribas estimates

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Asset quality has been stable, probability of asset quality shock fading away

Power Finance and RECL have been able to manage their asset quality well, even in

the current slow-growth and high-interest rate scenario. With the government taking

positive steps in the power sector, which should lead to an improvement in the

fundamentals of the power sector, we expect asset quality to remain stable and do

not foresee any asset quality shocks in the medium term.

EXHIBIT 4: Asset quality remains stable; we do not expect any shocks

Sources: Company data; BNP Paribas

Scenario analysis indicates further upside

We have looked at different scenarios – moderating loan growth, significant increase

in provisions and NIM compression. Our scenario analysis indicates further upside

for Power Finance and Rural Electrification, with potential downside of about 30%

and upside of roughly 35% on a 12-month horizon.

In our worst-case scenario, the two stocks still have c30% downside from current

levels. We think that, post government reforms, the probability of the worst case

panning out has gone down substantially. In our other scenarios, with the market

improving, we estimate our covered infrastructure finance companies can provide an

average return of about 35% over 12-months, implying a favourable risk-reward

ratio.

Scenario assumptions

Scenario 1: Loan growth is 5ppt lower than our base-case estimate, NIMs are 25bp

lower and provisions double our base case estimates. We assume that some of the

projects with strong promoter background also start defaulting.

Scenario 2: everything remains the same as our base-case; only provisions double.

We again assume that some of the projects with strong promoter background also

start defaulting.

Scenario 3: loan growth is 5ppt higher than our base-case estimate and 25bp

margin expansion. We assume Coal India diverts coal from its e-auction and doubles

incremental supply to 50m tonnes from 25m tonnes.

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EXHIBIT 5: POWF – post outperformance, still about 36% upside remains in our best-case scenario

Particulars Current

assumptions Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3

Assumptions

Loan growth CAGR FY13-16E (%) 12.6 7.6 12.6 17.6

NIM - FY13-16E (%) 4.4 3.9 4.4 4.6

Credit Costs - FY14-16E (bps) 23 49 45 21

Impact

Implied fair value (INR) 202 135 186 243

P/ABV - FY14E (x) 1.04 0.71 0.96 1.24

P/ABV - FY15E (x) 0.92 0.65 0.86 1.08

ABV - FY14E (INR) 195 191 194 197

ABV - FY15E (INR) 219 208 217 225

P/E - FY14E (x) 5.6 4.4 5.2 6.1

P/E - FY15E (x) 5.2 4.9 5.3 5.5

ROE - FY14E (%) 19.9 16.8 19.5 21.5

ROE - FY15E (%) 18.8 13.8 17.1 21.1

ROA - FY14E (%) 2.66 2.27 2.61 2.83

ROA - FY15E (%) 2.53 1.91 2.28 2.72

Upside / Downside from CMP (%) 12.9 (24.5) 4.0 35.8

Sources: Company data; BNP Paribas estimates

EXHIBIT 6: RECL– post-outperformance, still about 36% upside remains in our best-case scenario

Particulars Current

assumptions Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3

Assumptions

Loan growth CAGR FY13-16E (%) 12.2 7.2 12.2 17.2

NIM - FY13-16E (%) 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.5

Credit Costs - FY14-16E (bps) 38 84 77 35

Impact

Implied fair value (INR) 248 143 185 296

P/ABV - FY14E (x) 1.26 0.74 0.95 1.49

P/ABV - FY15E (x) 1.09 0.65 0.83 1.26

ABV - FY14E (INR) 197 193 195 199

ABV - FY15E (INR) 228 219 225 234

P/E - FY14E (x) 5.3 3.5 4.1 5.8

P/E - FY15E (x) 4.8 3.3 3.8 5.0

ROE - FY14E (%) 25.8 22.8 24.6 27.6

ROE - FY15E (%) 24.5 20.7 23.3 27.1

ROA - FY14E (%) 3.28 2.94 3.12 3.46

ROA - FY15E (%) 3.15 2.76 2.97 3.34

Upside / Downside from CMP (%) 13.6 (34.5) (15.0) 35.8

Sources: Company data; BNP Paribas estimates

Currency has remained stable – reduced risk from unhedged exposure for now

One of the key investor concerns for Power Finance and RECL has been on the

unhedged portions of their forex exposure. For Power Finance, unhedged exposure

is about 83% and for RECL its roughly 35%.

FX market volatility has subsided meaningfully post RBI initiatives to shore up FX

reserves. The stability of the FX market has helped to reduce the risk from unhedged

FX exposures to the earnings of both companies.

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EXHIBIT 7: FX markets have remained stable, USD-INR near July-13 levels

Sources: Bloomberg; BNP Paribas

Increasing earnings estimates and target price – reiterate BUY

Despite the recent run-up in the share prices of POWF and RECL, we still expect

outperfornance to continue. We increase our earnings and target price estimates for

Power Finance and RECL primarily to account for higher margins and lower credit

costs. Previously, we had expected margin contraction. However, money markets

have stabilized and wholesale borrowing rates have returned to pre-volatility levels

(July 2013), such that margins had actually slightly expanded y-y as of 3QFY14. We

expect this trend to continue for the next few quarters. We model lower steady state

credit costs, as power sector reforms initiated by the government have ensured the

tail risk fades which should support asset quality.

EXHIBIT 8: POWF– earnings change factors in higher margins EXHIBIT 9: RECL– earnings change factors in higher margins

NIM (%) FY14E FY15E FY16E

Current 4.72 4.64 4.56

Prior 4.20 4.26 3.69

Variance (bps) 52 38 87


Current 4.91 5.05 4.96

Prior 4.23 4.12 4.15

Variance (bps) 68 93 81

Source: BNP Paribas estimates Source: BNP Paribas estimates

EXHIBIT 10: POWF – what’s changed EXHIBIT 11: RECL – what’s changed

EPS FY14E EPS FY15E EPS FY16E TP

Current (INR) 41.4 42.3 47.2 202

Prior (INR) 36.8 39.0 46.5 173

Variance (%) 12.5 8.5 1.5 16.8


Current (INR) 48.1 52.0 54.8 248

Prior (INR) 40.0 41.3 44.2 215

Variance (%) 20.5 25.8 24.0 15.3


As a consequence, we increase our residual income based target price for POWF by

about 17% and for RECL by roughly 15%.

EXHIBIT 12: POWF residual income – valuation assumptions EXHIBIT 13: RECL residual income – valuation assumptions

Residual income assumptions

Risk free rate (%) 7

Beta 1.1

Equity risk premium (%) 6

Cost of equity (%) 14


Risk free rate (%) 7

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Valuations remain attractive, we prefer POWF and RECL to PSBs

Even after the recent outperformance, Power Finance’s 1 year fwd P/BV multiple is

close to 1 standard below its long-term mean and RECL’s multiple is close to its

mean. We believe that at current valuations, the risk reward is still favourable and

the potential dividend yield of more than 5% in FY15E will cap the downside from

current levels.

We would also suggest investors who want to position for recovery in infrastructure

(particularly in the power sector) to BUY POWF and RECL instead of public-sector

banks, as the PSBs grapple with structural issues, such as erosion of market share

(in retail assets and liabilities), under-provisioning for stressed assets, cost

pressures from employee wage revisions and huge capital requirements to comply

with BASEL III regulations.

EXHIBIT 14: Stock price performance over past six months EXHIBIT 15: Dividend yield still attractive vs PSBs

Sources: Bloomberg; BNP Paribas Note: PNB – Punjab National Bank (PNB IN), BOB – Bank of Baroda (BOB IN), SBIN – State Bank of India (SBIN IN) Sources: Bloomberg; BNP Paribas estimates

EXHIBIT 16: POWF - valuations still below LT average EXHIBIT 17: RECL – trading close to the long term average

Sources: Bloomberg; BNP Paribas estimates Sources: Bloomberg; BNP Paribas estimates

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Still some upside left n RECL outperforms market by 9%; expect O/P to continue

RECL is up 24% in the past six months, outperforming the Sensex by

about 9%. A major part of this outperformance can be attributed to

stable money/forex markets, positive government policy initiatives in

the power sector, a restructuring package for state electricity boards

coming through, and depressed valuations/attractive dividend yields.

n Recent power sector reforms reduce tail risk

Recent reforms in the power sector, such as providing fuel linkages

for the operating and near-completed plants, tariff hikes by SEBs,

and environmental clearances for mines of Coal India (COAL IN),

have led to improved sector fundamentals – this has led to a

reduction in tail risk for lenders.

n Scenario analysis suggests more upside

We run a scenario analysis factoring in loan growth 5% above/below

our base-case estimate, double the credit cost in the worst case and

a 25bp lower NIM (see our accompanying sector report POWF &

RECL: risk-reward remains favourable for details). We calculate a

best-case upside of about 28% and worst-case downside of 41%.

n We increase our TP 15% and FY14E/15E earnings 21-25%

We raise our earnings estimates for FY14/15/16 by 20%/26%/24%

and our residual income-based target price by about 15% to factor in

an increase in margins and lower credit costs.

RECL still trading below the long-term mean; expect further upside

Sources: Bloomberg; BNP Paribas estimates

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20 MARCH 2014

CHANGE IN NUMBERS 6INDIA / DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RECL IN

BUY UNCHANGED

TARGET PRICE INR248.00

CLOSE INR211.30

UP/DOWNSIDE +17.4%

PRIOR TP INR215.00

CHANGE IN TP +15.3%

HOW WE DIFFER FROM CONSENSUS MARKET RECS

TARGET PRICE (%) 9.3 POSITIVE 18

EPS 2014 (%) 4.2 NEUTRAL 8

EPS 2015 (%) 2.3 NEGATIVE 2

Avneesh Sukhija [email protected] +91 22 6196 4352

Chetan Ganatra [email protected] +91 22 6176 5619

KEY STOCK DATA

YE Mar (INR m) 2013A 2014E 2015E 2016E

Operating Profit 51,388 66,406 73,320 77,249

Rec. net profit 37,925 47,543 51,324 54,075

Recurring EPS (INR) 38.41 48.15 51.98 54.76

Prior rec. EPS (INR) 38.41 39.97 41.32 44.17

Chg. In EPS est. (%) 0.0 20.5 25.8 24.0

EPS growth (%) 34.6 25.4 8.0 5.4

Recurring P/E (x) 5.5 4.4 4.1 3.9

Dividend yield (%) 3.9 6.7 7.4 7.8

Price/book (x) 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8

ROE (%) 23.7 25.1 23.2 21.2

ROA (%) 3.24 3.36 3.14 2.96

Share price performance 1 Month 3 Month 12 Month

Absolute (%) 8.9 3.3 2.5

Relative to country (%) 5.3 (0.2) (8.8)

Next results May 2014

Mkt cap (USD m) 3,409

3m avg daily turnover (USD m) 5.2

Free float (%) 33

Major shareholder GOI (67%)

12m high/low (INR) 242.60/151.05

3m historic vol. (%) 36.4

ADR ticker -

ADR closing price (USD) -

Issued shares (m) 987

Sources: Bloomberg consensus; BNP Paribas estimates

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(%)(INR) Rural Electrification Rel to MSCI India

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Rural Electrification RECL IN Avneesh Sukhija


Investment thesis

Power sector reforms have led to an improvement in the overall fundamentals of the sector, which should benefit lenders in terms of falling credit costs and stable asset quality.

RECL’s operating metrics have remained stable over last few quarters– asset quality trends continue to improve and the net interest margin has remained stable amid an uncertain business environment.

Outstanding sanctions of INR560b (4x of FY13 disbursements) indicate that loan growth in FY15/16 will remain strong.

We increase our earnings estimate for RECL for FY14E/15E/16E by 20%/26%/24% and our residual income-based target price by about 15% to account for an increase in margins and lower credit costs.

Catalyst

Key catalyst for the stock could be successful implementation of SEB restructuring packages and an earlier pick-up in the investment cycle than we expect, as this would help sustain loan growth and also improve asset quality.

Risks to our call

Fuel supply shortages can create an issue for asset quality.

Furthermore, a persistent slowdown in the domestic economy would further delay a recovery in the investment cycle. This would be negative for the company’s asset quality and future growth.

Company background Key assumptions

RECL is an infrastructure finance company, lending mostly to

power projects into generation, transmission and distribution. It

also finances state electricity boards, power equipment

manufacturing companies, etc.


Risk-free rate (%) 7

Beta 1.1



Source: BNP Paribas estimates

Principal activities (FY14E, BNP Paribas estimates) Earnings sensitivity

Credit costs (%) 0.10 0.20 0.28 (Base) 0.30 0.40

FY15E EPS (INR) 53.9 52.9 52.0 50.8 49.7

Key executives Source: BNP Paribas estimates

Age Since Title

Rajeev Sharma 53 2011 Chairman / Managing Director

Ajeet Kumar 53 2012 Director Finance

http://www.recindia.nic.in/

A 10bp reduction in credit cost leads to about 2% upside

in EPS, all else being equal.

Net Interest Income, 98.0%

Non Interest Income, 2.0%

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EXHIBIT 1: RECL – what’s changed EXHIBIT 2: RECL – earnings change factors in higher margins


Current (INR) 48.1 52.0 54.8 248

Prior (INR) 40.0 41.3 44.2 215

Variance (%) 20.5 25.8 24.0 15.3


Current 5.15 5.32 5.31

Prior 5.12 4.75 4.97

Variance (bps) 2.7 57.0 33.5


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Financial statements Rural Electrification Profit and Loss (INR m) Year Ending Mar 2012A 2013A 2014E 2015E 2016E

Interest income 102,640 132,910 166,729 185,502 210,461

Interest expense (63,788) (80,063) (97,901) (106,565) (121,190)

Net interest income 38,852 52,847 68,828 78,937 89,272

Net fees & commission 736 1,290 1,104 1,260 1,540

Foreign exchange trading income 0 0 0 0 0

Securities trading income 0 0 0 0 0

Dividend income 1,715 1,536 332 346 353

Other income 0 0 0 0 0

Non interest income 2,451 2,826 1,436 1,606 1,893

Total income 41,303 55,673 70,264 80,543 91,165

Staff costs (1,710) (1,518) (1,526) (1,523) (1,597)

Other operating costs (1,140) (1,086) (925) (1,484) (1,678)

Operating costs (2,849) (2,604) (2,451) (3,007) (3,274)

Pre provision operating profit 38,453 53,069 67,813 77,536 87,891

Provisions for bad and doubtful debts (523) (250) (1,402) (4,200) (10,625)

Other provisions 0 (1,431) (4) (16) (16)

Operating profit 37,931 51,388 66,406 73,320 77,249

Recurring non operating income 0 0 0 0 0

Associates 0 0 0 0 0

Goodwill amortization 0 0 0 0 0

Non recurring items 0 0 0 0 0

Profit before tax 37,931 51,388 66,406 73,320 77,249

Tax (9,761) (13,463) (18,864) (21,996) (23,175)

Profit after tax 28,169 37,925 47,543 51,324 54,075

Minority interests 0 0 0 0 0

Preferred dividends 0 0 0 0 0

Other items 0 0 0 0 0

Reported net profit 28,169 37,925 47,543 51,324 54,075

Non recurring items & goodwill (net) 0 0 0 0 0

Recurring net profit 28,169 37,925 47,543 51,324 54,075

Per share (INR)

Recurring EPS * 28.53 38.41 48.15 51.98 54.76

Reported EPS 28.53 38.41 48.15 51.98 54.76

DPS 9.00 8.25 14.12 15.59 16.43

Growth

Net interest income (%) 19.3 36.0 30.2 14.7 13.1

Non interest income (%) (36.6) 15.3 (49.2) 11.8 17.9

Pre provision operating profit (%) 10.6 38.0 27.8 14.3 13.4

Operating profit (%) 9.1 35.5 29.2 10.4 5.4

Reported net profit (%) 9.6 34.6 25.4 8.0 5.4

Recurring EPS (%) 9.6 34.6 25.4 8.0 5.4

Reported EPS (%) 9.6 34.6 25.4 8.0 5.4

Income breakdown


Net fees &commission (%) 1.8 2.3 1.6 1.6 1.7

Foreign exchange trading income (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Securities trading income (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Dividend income (%) 4.2 2.8 0.5 0.4 0.4

Other income (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Operating performance

Gross interest yield (%) 11.40 11.80 11.90 11.86 11.70

Cost of funds (%) 8.27 8.33 9.76 10.06 10.85

Net interest spread (%) 3.13 3.46 2.14 1.80 0.85

Net interest margin (%) 4.31 4.69 4.91 5.05 4.96

Cost/income (%) 6.9 4.7 3.5 3.7 3.6

Cost/assets (%) 0.30 0.22 0.17 0.18 0.18

Effective tax rate (%) 25.7 26.2 28.4 30.0 30.0

Dividend payout on recurring profit (%) 31.5 21.5 29.3 30.0 30.0

ROE (%) 20.6 23.7 25.1 23.2 21.2

ROE - COE (%) 5.5 8.6 10.0 8.1 6.1

ROA (%) 2.97 3.24 3.36 3.14 2.96

RORWA (%) 3.16 3.37 3.42 3.21 3.02

*Pre exceptional, pre-goodwill and fully diluted

Sources: Rural Electrification; BNP Paribas estimates

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Financial statements Rural Electrification Balance Sheet (INR m) Year Ending Mar 2012A 2013A 2014E 2015E 2016E

Gross customer loans 980,376 1,274,450 1,405,034 1,571,786 1,815,643

Total provisions (670) (890) (3,519) (7,318) (17,368)

Interest in suspense 0 0 0 0 0

Net customer loans 979,706 1,273,560 1,401,514 1,564,468 1,798,275

Bank loans 12,225 0 0 0 0

Government securities 8,060 0 0 0 0

Trading securities 0 0 0 0 0

Investment securities 107 6,606 6,986 7,142 7,195

Cash & equivalents 35,330 14,843 14,843 14,843 14,843

Other interest earning assets 0 0 0 0 0

Tangible fixed assets 880 801 800 800 800


Goodwill 0 0 0 0 0

Other intangible assets 0 0 0 0 0

Other assets 0 9,264 104,872 151,150 93,145

Total assets 1,036,308 1,305,073 1,529,014 1,738,402 1,914,258

Customer deposits 0 0 0 0 0

Bank deposits 0 0 0 0 0

Other interest bearing liabilities 843,243 1,077,910 1,271,665 1,447,713 1,588,442

Non interest bearing liabilities 47,390 52,620 52,620 52,620 52,620

Hybrid Capital 0 0 0 0 0

Total liabilities 890,633 1,130,530 1,324,285 1,500,333 1,641,062

Share capital 9,875 9,875 9,875 9,875 9,875

Reserves 135,801 164,669 194,854 228,195 263,321

Total equity 145,675 174,544 204,729 238,069 273,196


Total liabilities & equity 1,036,309 1,305,074 1,529,014 1,738,402 1,914,258

Supplementary items

Risk weighted assets (RWA) 969,139 1,278,971 1,498,434 1,703,634 1,875,972

Average interest earning assets 900,513 1,126,633 1,401,514 1,564,468 1,798,275

Average interest bearing liabilities 771,641 960,576 1,003,430 1,059,673 1,116,494

Tier 1 capital 138,130 166,337 193,804 224,141 256,105

Total capital 145,675 176,147 206,332 239,672 274,799

Gross non performing loans (NPL) 4,845 4,900 8,086 13,110 26,893

Per share (INR)

Book value per share 148 177 207 241 277

Tangible book value per share 140 167 207 241 277

Growth

Gross customer loans (%) 19.3 30.0 10.2 11.9 15.5

Average interest earning assets (%) 21.2 25.1 24.4 11.6 14.9

Total assets (%) 20.7 25.9 17.2 13.7 10.1

Risk weighted assets (%) 19.5 32.0 17.2 13.7 10.1

Customer deposits (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Leverage & capital measures

Customer loans/deposits (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Equity/assets (%) 14.1 13.4 13.4 13.7 14.3

Tangible equity/assets (%) 14.1 13.4 13.4 13.7 14.3

RWA/assets (%) 93.5 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0

Tier 1 CAR (%) 14.3 13.0 12.9 13.2 13.7

Total CAR (%) 15.0 13.8 13.8 14.1 14.6

Asset quality

Change in NPL (%) 2,322.4 1.1 65.0 62.1 105.1

NPL/gross loans (%) 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.5

Total provisions/gross loans (%) 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.0

Total provisions/NPL (%) 13.8 18.2 43.5 55.8 64.6

Valuation 2012A 2013A 2014E 2015E 2016E

Recurring P/E (x) * 7.4 5.5 4.4 4.1 3.9

Recurring P/E @ target price (x) * 8.7 6.5 5.2 4.8 4.5

Reported P/E (x) 7.4 5.5 4.4 4.1 3.9

Dividend yield (%) 4.3 3.9 6.7 7.4 7.8

Price/book (x) 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8

Price/tangible book (x) 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.8

Price/tangible book @ target price (x) 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.9

* Pre exceptional, pre-goodwill and fully diluted

Sources: Rural Electrification; BNP Paribas estimates

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Financial statements Power Finance

Profit and Loss (INR m) Year Ending Mar 2012A 2013A 2014E 2015E 2016E

Interest income 125,695 172,438 215,058 219,606 244,451

Interest expense (83,528) (111,605) (136,303) (133,582) (139,431)

Net interest income 42,167 60,833 78,755 86,025 105,020

Net fees & commission 997 0 0 0 0

Foreign exchange trading income 0 0 0 0 0

Securities trading income 0 0 0 0 0

Dividend income 992 0 0 0 0

Other income 500 288 1,162 3,365 3,459

Non interest income 2,488 288 1,162 3,365 3,459

Total income 44,655 61,121 79,917 89,390 108,479

Staff costs (801) (809) (876) (1,028) (1,108)

Other operating costs (563) (641) (1,258) (1,426) (1,822)

Operating costs (1,365) (1,451) (2,134) (2,454) (2,930)

Pre provision operating profit 43,290 59,670 77,783 86,935 105,549

Provisions for bad and doubtful debts (365) 0 (1,226) (7,220) (16,537)

Other provisions (1) 0 (1) (3) (3)

Operating profit 42,924 59,670 76,556 79,712 89,009

Recurring non operating income 0 0 0 0 0


Goodwill amortization 0 0 0 0 0

Non recurring items 1,410 0 0 0 0

Profit before tax 44,334 59,670 76,556 79,712 89,009

Tax (11,620) (15,474) (21,870) (23,914) (26,703)

Profit after tax 32,714 44,196 54,686 55,799 62,306


Preferred dividends 0 0 0 0 0

Other items 0 0 0 0 0

Reported net profit 32,714 44,196 54,686 55,799 62,306

Non recurring items & goodwill (net) (1,410) 0 0 0 0

Recurring net profit 31,304 44,196 54,686 55,799 62,306

Per share (INR)

Recurring EPS * 23.72 33.48 41.43 42.27 47.20

Reported EPS 24.78 33.48 41.43 42.27 47.20

DPS 5.68 9.04 11.19 11.41 12.75

Growth


Non interest income (%) (14.9) (88.4) 303.4 189.7 2.8

Pre provision operating profit (%) 21.7 37.8 30.4 11.8 21.4

Operating profit (%) 21.1 39.0 28.3 4.1 11.7

Reported net profit (%) 24.9 35.1 23.7 2.0 11.7

Recurring EPS (%) 3.9 41.2 23.7 2.0 11.7

Reported EPS (%) 8.6 35.1 23.7 2.0 11.7

Income breakdown


Net fees &commission (%) 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Foreign exchange trading income (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Securities trading income (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Dividend income (%) 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Other income (%) 1.1 0.5 1.5 3.8 3.2

Operating performance

Gross interest yield (%) 10.97 11.90 12.88 11.84 12.34

Cost of funds (%) 8.28 8.74 9.32 8.22 8.00

Net interest spread (%) 2.69 3.15 3.56 3.61 4.34

Net interest margin (%) 3.68 4.20 4.72 4.64 5.30

Cost/income (%) 3.1 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.7

Cost/assets (%) 0.11 0.09 0.12 0.13 0.14

Effective tax rate (%) 26.2 25.9 28.6 30.0 30.0

Dividend payout on recurring profit (%) 23.9 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0

ROE (%) 17.2 19.7 21.1 18.8 18.5

ROE - COE (%) 2.1 4.6 6.0 3.7 3.4

ROA (%) 2.60 2.87 3.11 2.89 2.89

RORWA (%) 2.68 2.94 3.17 2.95 2.95

*Pre exceptional, pre-goodwill and fully diluted

Sources: Power Finance; BNP Paribas estimates

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Financial statements Power Finance

Balance Sheet (INR m) Year Ending Mar 2012A 2013A 2014E 2015E 2016E

Gross customer loans 1,295,740 1,604,647 1,738,217 1,981,214 2,214,795

Total provisions (446) (981) (2,259) (7,328) (21,591)

Interest in suspense 0 0 0 0 0

Net customer loans 1,295,294 1,603,666 1,735,958 1,973,887 2,193,204

Bank loans 9,534 0 0 0 0

Government securities 0 0 0 0 0

Trading securities 0 0 0 0 0

Investment securities 540 1,910 591 591 591

Cash & equivalents 78,386 47,538 22,992 8,034 13,570

Other interest earning assets 0 0 0 0 0

Tangible fixed assets 760 743 730 730 730


Goodwill 0 0 0 0 0

Other intangible assets 0 0 0 0 0

Other assets 0 44,308 56,702 56,572 63,876

Total assets 1,384,515 1,698,166 1,816,972 2,039,814 2,271,971

Customer deposits 0 0 0 0 0

Bank deposits 0 0 0 0 0

Other interest bearing liabilities 1,157,150 1,395,827 1,529,470 1,718,970 1,908,470

Non interest bearing liabilities 18,512 61,797 9,520 4,660 4,660

Hybrid Capital 0 0 0 0 0

Total liabilities 1,175,662 1,457,624 1,538,990 1,723,630 1,913,130

Share capital 13,199 13,200 13,200 13,200 13,200

Reserves 195,654 227,341 264,781 302,983 345,641

Total equity 208,853 240,541 277,982 316,184 358,841


Total liabilities & equity 1,384,515 1,698,166 1,816,972 2,039,814 2,271,971

Supplementary items

Risk weighted assets (RWA) 1,339,536 1,664,202 1,780,632 1,999,017 2,226,532

Average interest earning assets 1,145,501 1,449,480 1,669,812 1,854,922 1,980,269

Average interest bearing liabilities 1,008,827 1,276,489 1,462,649 1,624,220 1,742,845

Tier 1 capital 197,467 226,451 261,157 296,569 336,111

Total capital 208,853 296,577 277,982 316,184 358,841

Gross non performing loans (NPL) 13,580 13,687 13,131 18,219 33,775

Per share (INR)

Book value per share 158 182 211 240 272

Tangible book value per share 150 172 211 240 272

Growth

Gross customer loans (%) 30.1 23.8 8.3 14.0 11.8

Average interest earning assets (%) 27.7 26.5 15.2 11.1 6.8

Total assets (%) 35.4 22.7 7.0 12.3 11.4

Risk weighted assets (%) 34.6 24.2 7.0 12.3 11.4

Customer deposits (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Leverage & capital measures

Customer loans/deposits (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Equity/assets (%) 15.1 14.2 15.3 15.5 15.8

Tangible equity/assets (%) 15.1 14.2 15.3 15.5 15.8

RWA/assets (%) 96.8 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0

Tier 1 CAR (%) 14.7 13.6 14.7 14.8 15.1

Total CAR (%) 15.6 17.8 15.6 15.8 16.1

Asset quality

Change in NPL (%) 487.9 0.8 (4.1) 38.7 85.4

NPL/gross loans (%) 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.5

Total provisions/gross loans (%) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0

Total provisions/NPL (%) 3.3 7.2 17.2 40.2 63.9

Valuation 2012A 2013A 2014E 2015E 2016E

Recurring P/E (x) * 7.6 5.4 4.4 4.3 3.8

Recurring P/E @ target price (x) * 8.5 6.0 4.9 4.8 4.3

Reported P/E (x) 7.3 5.4 4.4 4.3 3.8

Dividend yield (%) 3.1 5.0 6.2 6.3 7.1

Price/book (x) 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7

Price/tangible book (x) 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7

Price/tangible book @ target price (x) 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7

* Pre exceptional, pre-goodwill and fully diluted

Sources: Power Finance; BNP Paribas estimates

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History of change in investment rating and/or target price

Power Finance (POWF IN)

Avneesh Sukhija started covering this stock from 13-Jun-2012 Price and TP are in local currency Valuation and risks: TP is based on residual income model and key risks are shortfall in fuel supply and no further tariff hikes by SEBs. Sources: Bloomberg; BNP Paribas

Rural Electrification (RECL IN)

Avneesh Sukhija started covering this stock from 13-Jun-2012 Price and TP are in local currency Valuation and risks: TP is based on residual income model and key risks are shortfall in fuel supply and no further tariff hikes by SEBs. Sources: Bloomberg; BNP Paribas

State Bank of India (SBIN IN)

Avneesh Sukhija started covering this stock from 05-Sep-2013 Price and TP are in local currency Valuation and risks: Key risks to our SOTP-based TP are continued economic slowdown and worsening of asset quality.

Sources: Bloomberg; BNP Paribas

Date Reco TP

18-Mar-11 BUY 400.00

14-Sep-11 Not Rated

13-Jun-12 BUY 192.00

88.00

138.00

188.00

238.00

288.00

338.00

388.00

438.00

Mar-11 Sep-11 Mar-12 Sep-12 Mar-13 Sep-13 Mar-14

(INR) Power Finance Target Price

Date Reco TP

18-Mar-11 BUY 380.00

14-Sep-11 Not Rated

13-Jun-12 BUY 202.36

132.00

182.00

232.00

282.00

332.00

382.00


(INR) Rural Electrification Target Price

Date Reco TP

18-Mar-11 BUY 3,000.00

16-Sep-11 Not Rated

12-Oct-11 BUY 2,102.00

7-Mar-12 HOLD 2,253.00

11-May-12 BUY 2,258.00

10-Nov-12 HOLD 2,137.00

21-Feb-13 BUY 2,575.00

5-Sep-13 REDUCE 1,226.00

24-Jan-14 HOLD 1,589.00

1,103.00

1,603.00

2,103.00

2,603.00

3,103.00


(INR) State Bank of India Target Price

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Punjab National Bank (PNB IN)

Avneesh Sukhija started covering this stock from 24-Jan-2014 Price and TP are in local currency Valuation and risks: Key risks to our excess return based TP are continued economic slowdown and worsening of asset quality. Sources: Bloomberg; BNP Paribas

Bank of Baroda (BOB IN)

Avneesh Sukhija started covering this stock from 24-Jan-2014 Price and TP are in local currency Valuation and risks: Key risks to our excess return based TP are continued economic slowdown and worsening of asset quality. Sources: Bloomberg; BNP Paribas

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Date Reco TP

18-Mar-11 BUY 1,200.00

16-Sep-11 Not Rated

12-Oct-11 BUY 1,160.00

7-Mar-12 HOLD 958.00

4-Jan-13 BUY 1,006.00

22-Oct-13 Not Rated

24-Jan-14 REDUCE 520.00

368.00

468.00

568.00

668.00

768.00

868.00

968.00

1,068.00

1,168.00

1,268.00


(INR) Punjab National Bank Target Price

Date Reco TP

18-Mar-11 BUY 950.00

16-Sep-11 Not Rated

12-Oct-11 BUY 941.00

7-Mar-12 HOLD 890.00

11-May-12 BUY 799.00

23-Oct-12 REDUCE 650.00

21-Feb-13 HOLD 757.00

22-Oct-13 Not Rated

24-Jan-14 HOLD 683.00

401.00

501.00

601.00

701.00

801.00

901.00

1,001.00


(INR) Bank of Baroda Target Price

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Additional Disclosures Target price history, stock price charts, valuation and risk details, and equity rating histories applicable to each company rated in this report is available in our most recently published reports available on our website: http://eqresearch.bnpparibas.com, or you can contact the analyst named on the front of this note or your BNP Paribas representative. All share prices are as at market close on 19 March 2014 unless otherwise stated.

RECOMMENDATION STRUCTURE

Stock Ratings Stock ratings are based on absolute upside or downside, which we define as (target price* - current price) / current price. BUY (B). The upside is 10% or more. HOLD (H). The upside or downside is less than 10%. REDUCE (R). The downside is 10% or more. Unless otherwise specified, these recommendations are set with a 12-month horizon. Thus, it is possible that future price volatility may cause a temporary mismatch between upside/downside for a stock based on market price and the formal recommendation. * In most cases, the target price will equal the analyst's assessment of the current fair value of the stock. However, if the analyst doesn't think the market will reassess the stock over the specified time horizon due to a lack of events or catalysts, then the target price may differ from fair value. In most cases, therefore, our recommendation is an assessment of the mismatch between current market price and our assessment of current fair value.

Industry Recommendations Improving (é): The analyst expects the fundamental conditions of the sector to be positive over the next 12 months. Stable (previously known as Neutral) (çè): The analyst expects the fundamental conditions of the sector to be maintained over the next 12 months. Deteriorating (ê): The analyst expects the fundamental conditions of the sector to be negative over the next 12 months. Country (Strategy) Recommendations Overweight (O). Over the next 12 months, the analyst expects the market to score positively on two or more of the criteria used to determine market recommendations: index returns relative to the regional benchmark, index sharpe ratio relative to the regional benchmark and index returns relative to the market cost of equity. Neutral (N). Over the next 12 months, the analyst expects the market to score positively on one of the criteria used to determine market recommendations: index returns relative to the regional benchmark, index sharpe ratio relative to the regional benchmark and index returns relative to the market cost of equity. Underweight (U). Over the next 12 months, the analyst does not expect the market to score positively on any of the criteria used to determine market recommendations: index returns relative to the regional benchmark, index sharpe ratio relative to the regional benchmark and index returns relative to the market cost of equity.

RATING DISTRIBUTION (as at 19 March 2014)

Total BNP Paribas coverage universe 665 Investment Banking Relationship (%)

Buy 339 Buy 4.40

Hold 217 Hold 3.70

Reduce 109 Reduce 2.80

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