Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)
Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)
Story:It has about 1,900 branches spread across the four southern
states. Its key focus area is lending to small and medium enterprises
(SMEs). It has recently acquired Pune-based Shree Suvarna Sahakari Bank
Limited (deposit base of Rs700 crore, advances of Rs400 crore and three
lakh customers). With this acquisition, IOB is aiming at generating
Rs1,000 crore business from Pune. It is also planning to open branches
in Malaysia along with Andhra Bank and Bank of Baroda. There has been a
19% growth in interest earned in the March 2009 quarter over the
year-ago period. This was due to a 26% growth in income from advances
over the year-ago period.20Gross NPAs for the March quarter increased
12% from the year-ago period; but are still at reasonable levels. Its
five-quarter sales growth and operating profit growth are 28% and 24%,
respectively. Its operating profit margin is 23%. Valuation is low. Its
market-cap is just 0.41 times its income and 1.74 times operating
profit. The price to book value ratio is 0.75. The dividend yield ratio
is 5%. All these are attractive figures. Buy this stock at around Rs80.
Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)
Story:It has about 1,900 branches spread across the four southern
states. Its key focus area is lending to small and medium enterprises
(SMEs). It has recently acquired Pune-based Shree Suvarna Sahakari Bank
Limited (deposit base of Rs700 crore, advances of Rs400 crore and three
lakh customers). With this acquisition, IOB is aiming at generating
Rs1,000 crore business from Pune. It is also planning to open branches
in Malaysia along with Andhra Bank and Bank of Baroda. There has been a
19% growth in interest earned in the March 2009 quarter over the
year-ago period. This was due to a 26% growth in income from advances
over the year-ago period.20Gross NPAs for the March quarter increased
12% from the year-ago period; but are still at reasonable levels. Its
five-quarter sales growth and operating profit growth are 28% and 24%,
respectively. Its operating profit margin is 23%. Valuation is low. Its
market-cap is just 0.41 times its income and 1.74 times operating
profit. The price to book value ratio is 0.75. The dividend yield ratio
is 5%. All these are attractive figures. Buy this stock at around Rs80.