Analysts stay bullish on Aadhar Housing Finance, with some elevating goal costs following the corporate’s December quarter numbers that got here according to their estimates. The corporate continues to take care of its management place among the many reasonably priced housing finance firms (AHFCs), with an AUM of ₹240 billion as of December 2024.
Analysts word that the corporate’s portfolio is well-diversified, with no single state accounting for greater than 14% of its AUM. It additionally has one of many largest distribution networks, comprising over 550 bodily branches (34 added in 9MFY25), which they imagine are key enablers of its regular and sustainable AUM development.
They additional acknowledged that the corporate is on observe to attain its FY25E disbursement and AUM development steerage of roughly 18–20% and 20–22%, respectively, whereas sustaining credit score prices inside the guided vary of 25–27 foundation factors.
Aadhar’s Q3FY25 PAT got here in at ₹2.4 billion, up 18% year-on-year (YoY) and 5% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), pushed by robust NII development of 27% YoY and eight% QoQ. Nonetheless, decrease payment revenue as a consequence of reductions supplied by Aadhar led to general income development of 20% YoY and 5% QoQ.
Following the corporate’s December quarter outcomes, Japanese brokerage agency Nomura retained its ‘purchase’ name on the inventory with a goal worth of ₹560 per share. The inventory stays the brokerage’s most well-liked choose within the reasonably priced housing phase as a consequence of its geographically diversified mortgage e-book and powerful profitability metrics.
Nomura estimates an EPS CAGR of 21% throughout FY25-27F, with a median RoA/RoE of 4.5%/17% over the identical interval. Equally, world brokerage agency Citi has additionally maintained its ‘purchase’ name on the inventory, with a goal worth of ₹565 per share. Investec has set a goal worth of ₹600 per share, together with a ‘purchase’ ranking.
“Aadhar stays one of many regular performs within the 20%+ compounding part, with minimal asset high quality dangers as a consequence of its publicity to residence loans, largely within the (formal and casual) salaried phase,” mentioned home brokerage agency Kotak Institutional Equities.
Inexpensive housing loans, as a phase, are thought of a safer asset class within the present setting, given the uncertainty in different lending companies on the decrease finish. Kotak revised its estimates downward by 0.5-1.7% to mirror yield strain and barely increased working bills. Nonetheless, it retained its ‘purchase’ ranking and marginally raised the goal worth to ₹560 per share from the sooner ₹550.
Inventory worth historical past
Aadhar Housing Finance shares have been sliding over the past 4 months, closing within the crimson with every passing session. After reaching an all-time excessive of ₹516.65 per share in September, the inventory has corrected by 26% up to now.
However, it’s nonetheless up 22% from its IPO worth of ₹315. The corporate’s shares debuted on Dalal Avenue in Could 2024, itemizing at ₹329 per share, which was 4.6% increased than their concern worth.
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