Indbank Merchant Banking (BSE: 511473) Fundamentals look very good, I'll keep adding during dips. Indbank is headed a lot higher.
Here is my latest analysis:
1. Indbank Merchant Banking has paid all of its loans as of June 30, 2007
2. Indbank Merchant Banking has wiped out all its losses (accumulated during the years 2001, 2002 etc) using share premium account and profits.
3. Indbank's investments in shares such as Punj Lloyd, Numeric Power etc. is worth around Rs.10 a share. Moreover Indbank has quite a lot of investments that are currently not traded, but if the economy keeps doing well, those assets could be recovered as well. But I'm not counting on it.
4. CMP Rs.38 minus Rs.10 of investments (shares held by Indbank), you are paying only Rs.28 per share
5. For Rs.28 a share you are getting a company which made Rs.7 in the last 2 quarters and an annualised EPS of Rs.15
6. The best part is Indbank's brokerage business is doing extremely well, derivatives business added, number of branches doubled, they're also going to add trading terminals in Indian Bank locations. Note: cost of setting up these terminals are extremely low compared to other brokerages since Indian Bank is the parent company. Indbank is also entering Insurance business.
7. All these 1-6 points are in addition to my original analysis that Indian Bank holds 65% equity (positive), Macro economics for financial companies and investment banks look very attractive.
So I would just buy Indbank and keep it and not sell it until I feel the valuations are right.
If you have any doubts about the holding strategy, please read this thread where I posted my last recommendation:
http://forum.mumbaibull.com/viewtopic.php?t=888