29 MAY 2019 Quarterly Update

ICICI BANK LTD

BFSI BUY
Target Price : Rs 478

Operating performance on track…

CMP : Rs 426
ICICI Bank (ICICIBC) reported a healthy core performance in Q4FY19. While loan and NII Potential Upside : 12%
growth was healthy, net profit growth was lower due to a spike in provision costs. NIM Relative to Sector : Positive
increased by 32bps QoQ to 3.72% owing to interest on income tax refund and interest
received on NPA a/cs. Excluding this NIM, NIM in Q4 would have been 3.47% vs. 3.22%
MARKET DATA
in Q3FY19. Slippages increased largely due to one Sugar account where payment
No. of Shares : 644.19 Cr
obligations are being met but has been classified as NPA pursuant to regulatory FV (Rs) :2
interpretation. IL&FS exposure (Rs 275cr) has been classified as NPA. GNPA/NNPA ratio Market Cap (Rs Cr.) : 2,74,425
improved by 105/52 bps QoQ to ~6.7%/2.1%. Domestic loan growth at 17% YoY was 52-week High / Low : Rs 439 / Rs 257
driven by retail/SME at 22%/20%, corporate book grew by 5.7%. Avg. Daily vol. (6mth) : 92,47,831 shares
With asset quality stabilising, we expect credit cost trajectory to moderate over FY20-21E. Bloomberg Code : ICICIBC IN
Reuters Code : ICBK BO
Also, key subsidiaries remain profitable and add meaningfully to SoTP. We maintain a
BSE Code : 532174
BUY on the stock with a target price of Rs 478 (on SOTP assigning 2xcore ABV and sub. NSE Code : ICICIBANK
value of Rs 121).

Key Highlights
 Asset quality improves, albeit BB and below account keenly eyed : Total slippages stood at Rs 3547cr, of which retail
slippages came in at Rs 8.23cr, while corporate and SME slippages came in at Rs 2724cr(including slippages of Rs1877cr
from BB & below pool). The increase in slippages was largely due to technical downgrade of a sugar account (~ Rs 800cr)
driven by regulatory interpretation. Absolute GNPA declined 10.3% QoQ to Rs46290cr at 6.7% (down 105bps QoQ), while
NNPA declined 16.5% QoQ to Rs 13580cr at 2.06% (down 52bp QoQ). Calculated PCR improved 217bp QoQ to 70.7%. The
BB and below rated book continued to shrink (Rs 17,530cr, 2.99% vs. 3.33% QoQ). ~10% (Rs 19bn) of the opening BB and
below rated book slipped into NPA. This is a key monitrable.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (Standalone)

Y/E NII PAT EPS EPS chg Book ABV PE P/ABV ROE ROA
March (Rs Cr) (Rs Cr) (Rs) (%) Value (Rs) (Rs) (x) (x) (%) (%)
FY18 23,026 6,777 10.5 -31.4 163.6 110.7 40.7 2.8 6.6% 0.8%
FY19E 27,015 3,363 5.2 -50.6 168.1 137.7 82.4 2.1 3.3% 0.4%
FY20E 31,305 13,991 21.8 322.3 184.7 156.2 19.5 1.7 12.3% 1.3%
FY21E 36,932 17,929 28.1 28.8 207.2 178.5 15.2 1.4 14.1% 1.5%
Source: Company, Axis Securities, Consensus Estimates

PRICE PERFORMANCE
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Key Highlights (Cont’d)

 Stressed asset exposure: In case of Jet Airways, management stated that this was part of the ‘BB & below’
pool of assets as of Q3FY19 and has been adequately provided for. ICICIBC’s exposure of Rs 43,200cr to
NBFCs and HFCs increased 24% QoQ and accounts for 7.4% of outstanding loans. Management stated
that the increase was on account of lending to well-rated NBFCs and those with a strong parentage. The
real estate builder portfolio of the bank stood at Rs 19600cr (up 1.4% QoQ). ICICIBC’s power sector
exposure stood at Rs 37,400cr, as of FY19 (down 19% QoQ), of which ~31% is part of the ‘BB & below’
portfolio. Management stated that credit cost in FY20 would be 1.2-1.3% - higher than the normal level
and would normalise thereafter. Management reiterated that slippages in the retail segment would be
relatively higher in Q1FY20 and Q3FY20 on account of the Kisaan Credit Card portfolio.

 Loan growth driven by retail: Overall loan growth stood strong at 14.5%/4.0% YoY/QoQ. Domestic loan
growth up 17% YoY was led by yet another quarter of continued traction in the retail segment (+21.7%
YoY). SME loans rose 20.3% YoY; corporate loans growth was muted at 5.7% YoY. The focus on corporate
lending is around the higher-rated portfolio. A- and above rated accounts now comprise 67.1% of overall
loans (vs 62.5% YoY). The bank’s capital position remains healthy (CAR/tier-I at 16.9%/15.1%,
respectively) and should support overall growth

 Deposits strong: CASA deposits improved by 11.7/8.2% YoY/QoQ led by 13.3%/8.0% YoY/QoQ growth
in SA deposits, while CA deposits grew at 8.2%/8.7% YoY/QoQ. Overall CASA ratio improved by 30bp
QoQ to 49.6%, but the average CASA mix declined by 140bp QoQ to 44.6% v/s 46.0% in Q3FY19.

 NIMs expand: Reported NIM for the quarter expanded 32bp/48bp QoQ/YoY to 3.72%, largely led by a
one-off impact on account of income tax refund and impact due to interest collection from NPLs. Domestic
margin including one-off impact improved by 40bp to 4.12%, while excluding one-offs expanded to 3.87%.
Overseas NIM shrank significantly by 74bp QoQ to 0.03%.

 Subsidiaries performance mixed: Consolidated net profits were up by 2.5% YoY to Rs 1,170cr / 4,254cr for
Q4FY19/FY19. The drop in profits was largely led by decline in profits of life insurance and brokerage
subsidiaries. The general insurance business did well, with PAT up 8% YoY for Q4FY19 and 22% for FY19.
Among the international subsidiaries, the Canadian subsidiary recorded strong growth in profits at 13%
YoY during the quarter while the losses for the UK subsidiary continue to inflate. Among other business
lines, the AMC recorded robust rise in profits at 48% YoY to Rs 217cr for the quarter.

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SOTP Valuation
Rs cr Per Share Methodology
ICICI Bank 2,07,543 357 2x FY21E ABV
ICICI Life Insurance 32,776 56 11% APE CAGR FY18-21E; NBAP Margin at 16%.
ICICI Non Life 20,346 35 30xFY21E PAT
ICICI AMC 12,208 21 7% of FY21E AUM
ICICI UK 4,252 7 1x FY21E BV
ICICI Canada 5,360 9 1x FY21E BV
ICICI Housing Finance 5,242 9 1.8x FY21E ABV
ICICI Sec 5,693 10 16xFY21E PAT
Others 2,325 4 I Ventures and others
Total Val of Sub. 88,202 152
Less: 20% holding discount 17,640 30
Net Value of Sub. 70,561 121
Total Value 2,78,105 478

Retail book continues to gain traction

Loan break-up (%) Q4FY16 Q4FY17 Q4FY18 Q1FY19 Q2FY19 Q3FY19 Q4FY19
Retail 46.6 51.8 56.6 57.5 57.3 59.0 60.2
Housing 54.0 53.2 51.8 52.0 51.6 51.4 50.5
Vehicle 17.4 16.9 16.2 16.0 15.7 15.9 15.8
Other secured 21.0 20.9 21.6 21.0 21.3 20.9 21.4
Personal Loans 5.0 5.9 7.2 7.5 8.0 8.3 8.8
Credit Card & Others 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5
Domestic corporate 27.5 27.3 25.9 25.4 25.4 24.1 23.9
SME 4.4 4.8 5.0 4.6 4.6 4.9 5.2
International 21.6 16.1 12.6 12.5 12.7 11.9 10.7

Subsidiaries performance mixed…

PAT (Rs cr) Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q4FY18 YoY(%) QoQ(%) FY19 FY18 YoY (%)
ICICI Securities 122 101 151 -19% 21% 491 553 -11.2
ICICI Prudential Life 261 297 341 -23% -12% 1141 1620 -29.6
ICICI Lombard 228 239 212 8% -5% 1049 862 21.7
ICICI UK ($ mill) -2530 -1460 -3170 NM NM -52.9 -25.5 NM
ICICI Canada (CAD mill) 1260 1340 1120 13% -6% 52.4 44.2 18.6
ICICI AMC 217 196 147 48% 11% 683 614 11.2
ICICI PD 24 119 26 -8% -80% 78 84 -7.1

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NIMs on the uptrend Improvement in asset quality

10.0 3.7 3.8 10 80

3.7 70
9.0 8
3.6 60
8.0 3.5 6 50
3.4
3.3 3.4 40
7.0
3.3 3.2 3.3 4 30
3.2
6.0 3.2 20
2
3.1 10
5.0
3.0 0 0
4.0 2.9 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 Q1FY19 Q2FY19 Q3FY19 Q4FY19
FY17 FY18 Q1FY19 Q2FY19 Q3FY19 Q4FY19
PCR(%) GNPA(%) NNPA(%) Credit cost(%)
NIM(%) YOA (%) COF (%)

Source: Company, Axis Securities

Results Update (Standalone)

Quarterly Performance
(Rs.Cr.)
Q4FY19 Q4FY18 %Change (YoY) Q3FY19 % Change (QoQ)
Net Interest Income 7,620 6,022 26.5 6,875 10.8
Non-Interest Income 3,621 5,679 -36.2 3,883 -6.7
Treasury Income 156 2,685 -94.2 479 -67.4
Operating Income 11,241 11,700 -3.9 10,758 4.5
Operating Expenses 5,008 4,186 19.6 4,612 8.6
Staff cost 1,899 1,526 24.4 1,734 9.5
Others 3,109 2,660 16.9 2,878 8.0
PPoP 6,233 7,514 -17.0 6,146 1.4
Provisions 5,451 6,626 -17.7 4,244 28.4
PBT 782 888 -12.0 1,902 -58.9
Tax Expenses -187 -132 42.0 297 -162.9
Net Profit 969 1,020 -5.0 1,605 -39.6
Balance Sheet/Ratios
Deposits 6,52,900 5,61,000 16.4 6,06,755 7.6
CASA (%) 49.60 51.70 49.30 0.30
Advances 5,86,600 5,12,400 14.5 5,64,308 4.0
CD Ratio (%) 89.8 91 93.0
CAR (%) 16.9 18 17.2
Tier I (%) 15.1 15.9 15.1
Profitability
Yield On Advances (%) 9.3 8.7 9.0
Cost Of Funds (%) 5.2 4.9 5.1
NIM (%) 3.7 3.2 3.4
Cost-Income Ratio (%) 44.5 35.8 42.9
Asset quality
Gross NPA (Rs cr) 46,292 54,063 -14.4 51,591 -10.3
Net NPA (Rs cr) 13,577 27,886 -51.3 16,252 -16.5
Gross NPAs (%) 6.70 8.84 7.75
Net NPAs (%) 2.06 4.77 2.58
Delinquency ratio (%) 2.47 12.37 3.55
Coverage Ratio (%) 70.7 48.4 48.3
Source: Company, Axis Securities

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