Thread on IDFC first Bank 🧵

Market cap: 37,087 crores
Revenues: 15,968 crores
P/E: 82
P/B: 2.42
ROE: 2.95%

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Unique evolution,

On getting a license, it was created out of a demerger of infrastructure financing business followed by the merger of erstwhile Capital First;

Stress build-up and franchise investment resulted in a weak Return profile during the transition phase;

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After merger of Capital First, with Mr. V. Vaidyanathan at the helm, management is focused on building a high-yielding retail banking franchise (average retail yield at >15%);

Infrastructure loans to be completely run down, selective lending in non-infra corporate segment:

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Of the wholesale exposure, infra book has been almost halved since merger to Rs108bn and will be further rationalized to a very negligible proportion in 3-5 years;

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Remarkable transition in asset and liability profile post the merger:

After having rolled out a 5-year strategic roadmap towards targeted RoA and RoE of 1.4-1.6% and 13-15% respectively, it has made significant strides on most operating parameters:-

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