DHFL : Multi Bagger in the Housing Boom !

                                  DHFL : Multi Bagger in the Housing Boom

CMP : 575-585

BSE CODE :511072

Market Cap : 18,075 Crores

       LISTED ON : NSE AND BSE

TARGET : 1200

TIME-FRAME : 12-16 Months

History of the Company :

DHFL Ltd (Dewan Housing Finance Ltd) was established by Late Shri Rajesh Kumar Wadhawan in the year 1984. He wanted every Indian to own a home and this vision of his laid to incorporation of DHFL Ltd. Over 33 years have passed since the company's inception and today DHFL stands strong as one of India's leading housing finance companies. DHFL reaches the vast-customer base through network of 348 offices spread across the country. 

As a group, product offerings also include insurance, mutual funds, education loans etc. by way of various associate and subsidiary companies.

Strong Management team has played a major role in success of the company. It is expected to strengthen in future.

Products:

• Home Loans
• SME Loans
• Mortgage Loans

Financials of the Company : 

• Profit After Tax (PAT) for the year ended on 31st March,2017 has been reported  at Rs 2896 Crore and turnover at Rs 10,821 Crore.
• As per the numbers as on 31st March,2017 the company has generated Return on Equity of approx. 23% , Return on Capital Employed of 151% and Return on Assets of 13%
• The company is a regular dividend paying company and has paid dividend for past 10 consecutive years.

Investment Rationale : Why to Invest in this Stock ??

• Shareholding of the promoters in the company is 39.23% as on 30th December,2017 which strongly indicates interest of promoters in growth of the company.
• Indian real estate industry is expected to reach 180 Billion USD by 2020. Housing segment is likely to grow at a double digit CAGR for coming decade. Affordable housing space is looking like a multi-year growth opportunity considering vast population base of 1.30 Billion and vision of present leadership which aims to provide housing for all by year 2022.
• Housing finance is asset backed lending which ensures realization in case of default by borrower and normally the default rate is lower compared to business loans
• Market Cap to Sales Ratio : 1.80 (Considering March 2017 Sales and current market cap) is very reasonable
• At current price of 580 Rs per share and EPS of 40 Rs, the stock is presently trading at a  reasonable P/E ratio of 15.
• At a forward reasonable P/E of 25 and EPS of 50, we expect the stock price to soar higher at least to 1200 and higher levels in coming time.

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