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History & profile
HDB Financial Services Ltd was incorporated in 2007 by HDFC Bank. HDBFS is engaged in the business of financing, collection, and insurance services. HDBFS also carries a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) business and provides back-office processing services. The company is also engaged in the business of marketing and promotion of the various financial products. It distributes general and life insurance products for HDFC Ergo General Insurance Company and HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company.
HDBFS is a wholly owned subsidiary of HDFC Bank which holds 95.87% of equity shares. The product portfolio of the company consists of loans (secured and unsecured), asset finance (commercial vehicle, construction equipment & tractor loans), sales finance, fee-based products (insurance services) and BPO services. The company has 1151 branches in 815 cities in India and has its data centre at Bengaluru and centralised operations in Hyderabad and Chennai.
HDBFS is ranked 6th among top Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) in India. The company has been reporting strong financial performance. Its revenue and net profit has grown at about a scorching pace of 40% CAGR over the past three years.
HDB enjoys high ratings among NBFC companies. CARE Ratings Limited (CARE) and CRISIL Limited (CRISIL) have assigned CARE AAA / Stable and CRISIL AAA / Stable. ratings to the various facilities availed by the company.
The Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) was amongst the first to receive an ‘in principle’ approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up a bank in the private sector, as part of the RBI’s liberalisation of the Indian Banking Industry in 1994. The bank was incorporated in August 1994 in the name of ‘HDFC Bank Limited’, with its registered office in Mumbai, India. HDFC Bank commenced operations as a Scheduled Commercial Bank in January 1995.
Lending
HDBFS offer a wide range of secured and unsecured loans to customers. It provides a one-stop-shop for all requirements, be it loans, investments or protection. It has quickly grown to have more than 1000 Branches spread across 22 States & 3 Union Territories.
BPO Services
BPO services division delivers back office services such as forms processing, documents verification, finance and accounting services and correspondence management. It also delivers front office services such as Contact center management, Outbound marketing and collection services.
Parent Company
HDB Financial Services Limited is a subsidiary company of HDFC Bank. The Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) was amongst the first to receive an ‘in principle’ approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up a bank in the private sector, as part of the RBI’s liberalisation of the Indian Banking Industry in 1994. The bank was incorporated in August 1994 in the name of ‘HDFC Bank Limited’, with its registered office in Mumbai, India. HDFC Bank commenced operations as a Scheduled Commercial Bank in January 1995.
| Top management | |
|---|---|
| Name | Designation |
| Mr. Aditya Puri |
Chairman |
| Mr. Ramesh G |
Managing Director & CEO |
| Mr. Bhavesh Zaveri |
Non-Executive Director |
| Mr. Jimmy Tata |
Non-Executive Director |
| Ms. Smita Affinwalla |
Independent Director |
| Mr. Venkatraman Srinivasan |
Independent Director |
Financials (Rs crore)
| Year Ended March | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Revenue | 8724.8 | 5714.5 | 3302 |
| Profit After Tax | 1153.2 | 698.8 | 534.4 |
Key Ratios
| Year Ended March | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Adequacy Ratio | 17.91% | 17.94% | 20.79% |
| Net NPA | 1.26% | 1.58% | 0.84% |
| AUM | 55425 | 44469 | 34277 |
| EPS | 14.71 | 11.94 | 9.6 |
HDBFS posted net profit of Rs 1153 crore for the year ended 31 March 2019. Profits were up 23.57 % for the year. The company has emerged as one of the larger players in the retail financing space over the past few years; Overall AUM has grown to Rs 55425 crore as on 31 March 2019
Investment rationale
HDB Financial Services has loan book of around Rs 55,000 crores spread across three major segments namely consumer loans, enterprise loans and asset finance. The company focuses mainly on asset financing, which includes commercial vehicle, commercial equipment and tractor loans.
The company is further expanding into consumer durable financing, digital product loans, consumer durable financing and related segments.Though the company has traditionally focused on the self-employed segment in non-metros, it has now widened its reach to metro regions.
The loans-against-property segment was the second-highest contributor to HDBFS’s total loan book. Unsecured business loans and other secured loans make up the rest of the book. The overall quality of the loan book remains strong.
HDBFS benefits from HDFC’s nationwide presence, network, brand recognition, and has the advantage of leveraging the expertise of the bank’s senior management who are represented on the board of the company.
NBFC is one of the fastest growing sectors in India. The company will command premium valuations compared to its peers due to its ability to manage asset quality.
