@LJ AU Small Finance Bank

February 22, 2018
AU Small Finance Bank (AUBANK IN)

Not Rated
Smooth Transition Share Price INR 579
Management optimistic on opportunities Company Description

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. operates primarily in
We recently met management and visited some bank branches in
semi-urban and rural areas of India. The bank offers
Mumbai. Management is now building up low-cost deposits after incurring
secured loans for revenue generating activities.
expenses to set up branches, hire staff and improve technology. The
company has also introduced new products, such as home loans, gold
loans and business banking. Its medium-term ROE target is 14-16%, up Statistics
from its current 13%. AUBANK’s stock price has been volatile since its IPO 52w high/low (INR) na/na
in Jul 2017 (INR358), rising sharply, owing huge demand for such 3m avg turnover (USDm) 3.0
specialized lender with strong track record of returns, and then Free float (%) 67.3
Banks
decreasing through August, rallying in 4QCY17, and falling sharply YTD Issued shares (m) 286
because of subdued earnings in 1HFY18. Market capitalisation INR164.4B
USD2.5B
Rapidly building up funds
Major shareholders:
In a short span of one year since the commencement of its banking
AGARWAL SANJAY K 19.6%
operations, AUBANK has scaled up its CASA deposits. This was helped by Redwood Investment Ltd. 15.7%
introducing CASA deposit facilities in 306 branches, offering higher International Finance Corp. 8.0%
interest rates and using digital channels for client on-boarding. Accounts
India
Price Performance
are opened in less than 15 minutes, thanks to the use of the Aadhar
740 150
biometric. It added 175k deposits in the last one year. CASA ratio stands 720 145
at 37.2%. AUBANK continues to focus on rural and semi-urban areas, with 700 140
680 135
over 50% of its branches in these locations.
660 130
Expanded offerings 640 125
620 120
Vehicle and SME loans continue to dominate its loans at 82%. New 600 115
products will be introduced the next few years, such as home loans, gold 580 110
560 105
loans and business banking that will help diversify risks. For now,
540 100
management will focus on western and northern India. It has tied up 520 95
Jul-17 Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18
with 11 mutual funds and one health insurer to distribute their products.
AU Small Finance Bank - (LHS, INR)
A tie-up with a life insurer is in the cards, according to management. AU Small Finance Bank / BSE SENSEX 30 Index - (RHS, %)
Premium valuations due to high growth -1M -3M -12M

AUBANK trades at 6.1x FY19E P/BV, based on consensus forecasts, which Absolute (%) (19) (11) na
is above its peer private bank/NBFC average of 1.8x/3.0x, respectively. Relative to index (%) (15) (12) na
Being a niche player with a strong rural and semi-urban presence, net Source: FactSet
profit has grown at a 56% CAGR over the past five years. Its 3QFY18, ROE
of 13.3% is among the best in the sector (sector avg. ROE is 10.2%).
FYE Mar (INR m) FY13A FY14A FY15A FY16A FY17A

Operating income 2,159 2,838 4,074 6,202 8,871
Pre-provision profit 1,194 1,704 2,560 3,665 5,382
Core net profit 694 725 1,395 2,116 3,051
Core EPS (INR) 17 17 32 48 11
Core EPS growth (%) (15.6) (1.5) 87.4 51.8 (77.6)
Net DPS (INR) 0 0 0 0 0
Core P/E (x) 33.8 34.3 18.3 12.1 53.9
P/BV (x) 5.3 4.2 3.3 2.5 8.3
Net dividend yield (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Book value (INR) 109 139 174 229 70
ROAE (%) 18.6 14.0 20.4 23.9 20.4
ROAA (%) 3.2 2.4 4.0 4.1 3.8
Vishal Modi Anuja Dighe

vishal@maybank-ke.co.in anuja@maybank-ke.co.in
(91) 22 6623 2607 (91) 22 6623 2612
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SEE PAGE 23 FOR IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES AND ANALYST CERTIFICATIONS
AU Small Finance Bank
Value Proposition Price Drivers

 Converted to a small finance bank from NBFC in Apr 2017. Historical share price
Serves the underpenetrated middle-income segment in 740 1 145
north-western India. AUBANK has market share of 0.1%. 720 140
700 4 135
 Loan growth of 37% YoY in 3Q18, with share of high- 680 130
yielding and small-ticket retail loans in loan mix at 82%. 660 3 125
640 120
98% of loan book secured by underlying income-generating 620 115
2
assets or immovable property. 600 110
580 105
 Healthy asset quality with a gross NPL ratio of 2.8% vs 560 100
4.2%/5% for its peer SFBs UJJIVAN/EQUITAS, respectively. 540 95
 CASA ratio as 37.2% superior compared to its peer SFBs 520 90
Jul-17 Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18
UJJIVAN (4%) and EQUITAS (33%). AU Small Finance Bank - (LHS, INR)
Fig 1: Loan CAGR of 34% in FY13-17 AU Small Finance Bank / MSCI AC Asia ex JP - (RHS, %)
150 60%
Source: Company, FactSet, Maybank Kim Eng
50%
100 40% 1. Stock doubled from IPO price in 4 days of listing.
2. Corrected due to subdued earnings and slight climb in
30%
NPLs in 1QFY18.
50 20%
3. Improved asset quality and earnings.
10% 4. Higher interest rates induced fears of treasury losses and
0 0% margin compression.
FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 9MFY18
AUM (INR b) Growth YoY
Source: Company
Financial Metrics Swing Factors

 Cost-income jumped to 53% in 9MFY18 due to technology Upside
and infrastructure spending. Management expects 40-42%
in long term.  Success in new launches.
 Management guidance for loan growth is in the range of  Ramp-up of CASA deposits, trimming cost of funds and
35-40% pa for FY18-20. lifting NIM.
 Incremental cost of funds fell to 7.2% in 9MFY18 from 8.2%  Cost-income ratio to improve with increasing use of
in Apr 2017. Management believes cost of funds will fall technology and digital channels for loan processing.
further with a higher share of low-cost deposits.
 Focus on high-yielding products such as vehicle, MSME and
SME loans kept NIMs healthy at 7% as of 3QFY18. Medium- Downside
term guidance is 7-8%.
 Management guided for credit cost below 0.5% over long  Failure to scale up new retail/SME loans such as home
run. and gold loans.
 ROEs of 19.5% over FY13-17. Moderated after conversion  Historically, asset quality has been benign in retail loans.
to small finance bank. Management expects 17-18% in the Higher delinquencies can hurt asset quality due to high
long run. exposure.
Fig 2: Healthy return ratios
30% 5%
25% 4%
20%
3%
15%
23.9% 2%
10% 18.6% 20.4% 20.4%
14.0% 13.3% 1%
5%
0% 0%
FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 9MFY18*
ROE (RHS) ROA (LHS)
Source: Company
vishal@maybank-ke.co.in
February 22, 2018 2
Focus on SMEs/MSMEs in rural, semi-urban areas
AUBANK targets low-mid-income individuals and businesses in rural and semi-

urban markets. Its recent conversion to a bank has allowed it to roll out products
such as cash credit and overdraft facilities for SMEs. Retail lending remains its
bread-and-butter market, aided by the use of technology platforms. About 82% of
its loan book is made up of small-ticket retail loans of short tenures. The average
size of its retail loans is just INR400k and average size of loans on its books,
INR800k. AUBANK extends loans for income-generating activities. These loans are
secured against assets such as vehicles and properties. About 98% of its
outstanding loan book is secured.
AUBANK has started overdraft and cash credit facilities for small businesses and
corporates. In FY18, it introduced gold and agriculture loans to diversify its
products. Gold loans have potential in rural and semi urban areas. NBFC,
Mannapuram Finance (MGFL IN, CMP INR105, NR), which are primarily into gold
loans had robust AUM growth of 19% CAGR for FY14-17 benefiting from strong
demand for gold loans. Management feels that it can also gradually build gold
loan book.
Fig 3: Robust loan growth in recent years
160 60%
140
50%
120
40%
100
80 30%
60
20%
40
10%
20
0 0%
AUM (INR b) Growth YoY
Source: Company
Fig 4: Vehicle loans form the bulk of its loans
3%
5%
10%
0%
6%
47%
29%
Vehicle MSME SME Gold + Farm NBFC Real Estate Group Business Banking
Source: Company
Vehicle loans are made to self-employed, first-time buyers and small-road

transporters for income generation. Such loans cover cars, utility vehicles (UVs),
tractors, two-wheelers, three-wheelers and multi-utility vehicles (MUVs). These
are secured by the vehicles. Their maximum tenure is five years with an average
tenure of 3-4 years. Interest rate is in the 15-19% range.
February 22, 2018 3

In the MSME and SME segments, AUBANK caters to businesses such as provision
stores, dairy vendors, hotels, restaurants, traders, wholesalers, retailers and
distributors of consumer goods. Their loans are secured by immovable property.
Maximum tenure is 12 years for MSMEs and 15 for SMEs. Average tenure is 5-7
years. Interest rates are 12-19%, depending on client and collateral cover.
In the wholesale segment, AUBANK’s clientele includes non-banking finance

companies (NBFCs), real-estate developers, MSMEs and SMEs. In real estate, it
extends working-capital loans to contractors and small construction companies.
AUBANK provides capital required by NBFCs, micro finance institutes (MFIs) and
housing finance companies (HFCs). NBFC loans are secured by loan receivables. In
business banking, it takes care of the working-capital needs of all types of
businesses.
AUBANK recently started gold, consumer-durable and agriculture/SME loans. It

also offers overdraft and cash credit facilities in business banking.
Fig 5: AUBANK has diversified its products

AUM AUM IRR
Product Features Clientele
(INRm) (%) (%)
Retail Loans 110,060 82%
First-time users/buyers, small
Vehicle Loans 62,690 47% 15%-19% Income / revenue generation road transport operators, self-
employed
Business expansion; working-capital Provision stores, dairy vendors,
MSME Loans 39,200 29% 15%-19%
requirements / equipment purchase hotels, restaurants
Business expansion; working-capital Traders, wholesalers retailers,
SME loan 7,930 6% 12%-16%
requirements / equipment purchase distributors
Gold + Consumer
Durables + agriculture 240 - - -- Retail customers
loans
Wholesale Loans 24,100 18%
Capital requirements at various stages
NBFC 13,330 10% 10%-14% NBFCs, MFIs, HFCs
of business cycle
Working-capital for construction- Contractors, small construction
Real Estate Group 7,370 5% 14%-19%
related tasks. companies
Working capital for all types of
Business Banking 3,400 3% 10%-12% MSMEs and SMEs
businesses.
Source: Company
Fig 6: Average size of loans is INR800k. 78% of loans are small, at less than
INR10m
100% 2%
5% 15%
80% 7%
60% 73%
93%
40% 78%
20% 19%
8%
0%
Retail loans Wholesale loans Total Loans
Up to INR10m INR10m to INR50m Above INR50m
Source: Company
February 22, 2018 4

Fig 7: Loan mix has become more diversified
100% 1% 2% 2% 3%
7% 7% 6% 5% 6% 5%
5% 6%
8% 7% 8% 10%
6% 9% 9%
80% 6% 6%
30%
28% 30% 31% 30%
60% 29%
40%
55% 51% 50% 49% 48% 47%
20%
0%
2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 3Q18
Vehicle MSME SME Gold + Farm NBFC Real Estate Group Business Banking
Source: Company
Fig 8: Active loan accounts have increased rapidly since it became a bank…
350,000
320,000
290,000
260,000
230,000
200,000
1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 3Q18
Number of active loan accounts
Source: Company
Fig 9: …so have loan disbursements
28,000
24,000
20,000
16,000
12,000
8,000
4,000
1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 3Q18
Disbursement (INR m)
Source: Company
February 22, 2018 5

Fig 10: From a low base, wholesale loans have grown strongly
Loan Book Composition (INR m) 3Q17 2Q18 3Q18 YoY (%) QoQ (%)
Retail loans
Vehicle loans 50,020 57,860 62,690 25.3% 8.3%
MSSME loans 27,260 36,080 39,200 43.8% 8.6%
SME loans 5,700 7,850 7,930 39.1% 1.0%
Gold loans + agriculture loans 0 60 240 na 300.0%
Total retail loans 82,980 101,850 110,060 32.6% 8.1%
Wholesale loans
NBFC 6,510 10,210 13,330 104.8% 30.6%
Real Estate Group 6,890 7,050 7,370 7.0% 4.5%
Business Banking 1,610 2,240 3,400 111.2% 51.8%
Total wholesale loans 15,010 19,500 24,100 60.6% 23.6%
Total loans 97,990 121,350 134,160 36.9% 10.6%
Loan Mix (%)
Retail loans
Vehicle loans 51.0% 47.7% 46.7% -4.3% -1.0%
MSSME loans 27.8% 29.7% 29.2% 1.4% -0.5%
SME loans 5.8% 6.5% 5.9% 0.1% -0.6%
Gold loans + agriculture loans 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
Total retail loans 84.7% 83.9% 82.0% -2.6% -1.9%
Wholesale loans
NBFC 6.6% 8.4% 9.9% 3.3% 1.5%
Real Estate Group 7.0% 5.8% 5.5% -1.5% -0.3%
Business Banking 1.6% 1.8% 2.5% 0.9% 0.7%
Total wholesale loans 15.3% 16.1% 18.0% 2.6% 1.9%
Total loans 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Disbursement (INR m)
Retail loans 11,000 17,710 17,440 58.5% -1.5%
Wholesale loans 1,300 7,490 8,430 548.5% 12.6%
Total loans 12,300 25,200 25,870 110.3% 2.7%
Source: Company
Fig 11: Western states such as Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra are the top
contributors
7% Geographic retail loan mix

6%
13%
46%
13%
15%
Rajasthan Gujarat Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Delhi Other
Source: Company
February 22, 2018 6

Strong in west & north India
AUBANK caters to the middle and lower-middle class in rural and semi-urban
areas. As of Dec 2017, 149 of its 306 branches were in rural and semi-urban
areas. The majority are in Rajasthan (46%), Gujarat (13%), Maharashtra (12%) and
Madhya Pradesh (12%). AUBANK also has 113 asset-financing centres (AFCs).
These can be found serving middle and upper-middle-class individuals and
businesses in urban locations. Owing to India’s large unbanked population,
AUBANK has opportunities to expand in these states before moving out to new
ones.
Management plans to add branches in its existing 11 states to increase

penetration. Under SFB licensing terms, it is required to keep 25% of its branches
in unbanked areas. To meet this criterion, it may tie up with business
correspondents.
Fig 12: 50% of AUBANK’s branches are in semi-urban & rural areas
Semi- Total number
Metropolitan Urban Rural
Urban of branches
Rajasthan 11% 16% 58% 14% 142
Maharashtra 32% 43% 24% 0% 37
Gujarat 20% 50% 30% 0% 40
Madhya Pradesh 14% 43% 43% 0% 37
Punjab 6% 61% 33% 0% 18
Haryana 7% 79% 14% 0% 14
Other States 39% 39% 22% 0% 18
Total 16% 34% 43% 7% 306
Source: Company
Fig 13: Rajasthan has the highest number of touchpoints
19 4
2
14 5 UTTAR PRADESH
142 37
40 5
1 37
Source: Company
February 22, 2018 7

Initial success in low-cost deposit collection
Its initial momentum in gathering low-cost CASA deposits was strong. From the
commencement of its banking operations, deposits have grown to form 34% of its
funding mix, as of 3QFY18. CASA now stands at 37.2% of deposits vs 33% for
Equitas Small Finance Bank (EQUITAS IN, CMP: INR144, NR) and 3.7% for Ujjivan
Small Finance Bank (UJJIVAN IN, CMP: INR356, NR). Management attributes this
to: a) its higher interest rates; b) Tablet-based account opening; and c) monthly
interest payments vs yearly for peers.
Fig 14: Deposit base has expanded rapidly
40 37.2 70%
35 60%
30 61.1%
50%
25
19.8 40%
20
37.2% 30%
15 32.6%
8.2 20%
10
5 10%
0 0%
1Q18 2Q18 3Q18
Total Deposits (INR b) (LHS) CASA Ratio (%) (RHS)
Source: Company
Large and established banks offer lower interest rates for savings deposits,
averaging 3.5% pa. AUBANK offers 6.5% pa for deposits over INR1m, 5% for
deposits up to INR100K and 6% for INR101K-1m. Even though 6.5% seems high, it
is lower than its existing average cost of funds of 8.6%. AUBANK also pays
monthly interest on deposits, another selling point. On top of that, it avoids too
many product variants and does not adopt a home-branch concept; rather, it
provides the same level of service in all its branches. Extended banking hours and
a single-page form for all banking needs are further appealing features. Along
with traditional banking products, most of its branches offer lockers for
depositing valuables like gold, jewellery and important documents. Cash
recyclers, where customers can deposit cash to their bank account, are available
in 50 locations.
Fig 15: AUBANK attracts depositors with higher yields… Fig 16: … enabling it to add savings accounts rapidly
9% 350,000 341,712
8.00%
8% 7.25% 7.25%
6.80% 6.75% 6.70% 300,000
7% 6.5% 7%
6% 6%
250,000
6%
5%
5% 200,000 175,451
4%
4% 150,000
3%
100,000
2% 53,292
1% 50,000
0% 0
UJJIVAN AUBANK EQUITAS IIB YES KMB 1Q18 2Q18 3Q18
Saving rate Term deposit rate Current accounts Savings accounts Term deposit accounts
Source: Companies Source: Company

Note: Term deposit rates mentioned are fixed deposit rates for 24 months
Savings rates mentioned are for deposits > INR1m
February 22, 2018 8

AUBANK attributes strong underwriting to low NPLs
As management is focused on serving the customer segment with weak credit

history, credit assessment plays a vital role in risk management. Emphasis on
secured lending and financing for income-generating assets addresses the risk. To
make credit assessment robust, management follows multiple practices such as
in-house sourcing of loans vs. outsourcing to third party, door-to-door collection
of loans in rural areas and centralised monitoring cell. Using differentiated credit
processes and policies for each segment, it caters to the different needs of
different markets. AUBANK has a three-layered system of assessment process,
which includes visits by credit officers, relationship officers and business officers
to analyse the business and collateral quality. Localised sales teams and physical
investigation help in credit underwriting process to minimise risk.
Fig 17: Historically, AUBANK’s asset quality has been benign
3.0%
2.5%
2.0%
1.5%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 9MFY18
Gross NPLs (LHS) Net NPLs (LHS)
Source: Company
Up until FY17, NPL recognition was based on 120 days past due while from
June’17 it changed to 90 days past due to comply with the change in regulatory
requirement. As a result, in FY18 NPLs appears to be higher than the historical
trend. Gross NPLs were at 2.8% as of 9MFY18 and net NPLs were at 1.9%, which is
the best amongst the small finance banks.
Fig 18: On a like-to-like basis, AUBANK’s asset quality has remained stable
3.5% 40%
3.0% 35%
2.5%
30%
2.0%
25%
1.5%
20%
1.0%
0.5% 15%
0.0% 10%
1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 3Q18
Gross NPLs (LHS) Net NPLs (LHS) Provision Coverage ratio (RHS)
Source: Company
February 22, 2018 9

Fig 19: AUBANK has one of the lowest NPLs among small finance banks/NBFCs
8%
7%
6%
5%
4%
3%
2%
1%
0%
RBL
KVB
DCB
EQUITAS
MGMA
UJJIVAN
LVB
CAFL
CUB
CIFC
SUF
AUBANK
SIB
SCUF
Net NPL Gross NPL
Source: Company
Small finance bank peers, EQUITAS and UJJIVAN, are primarily focused on
microfinance lending. These banks witnessed a sharp spike in NPLs in FY17 due to
demonetisation-led slippages. However, for AUBANK NPLs were reduced to 0.6%
in FY17 from 0.9% in FY16. Lending to individuals and small businesses for
income-generating activities, a secured loan book and strong credit underwriting
policies helped it to maintain excellent asset quality.
Fig 20: AUBANK’s asset quality has always been stable among small finance
banks
6%
5%
4%
3%
2%
1%
0%
FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 9M18
AUBANK EQUITAS UJJIVAN
Source: Companies
February 22, 2018 10

Beneficiary of lower costs of funds, improved credit rating
AUBANK has access to multiple sources of funds, which reduces its dependency
on any one segment. Its cost of borrowing fell from 11.6% in FY13 to 8.6% in
3QFY18 as it benefited from conversion to a bank and improvement in credit
rating. AUBANK has ‘A+’ long term credit rating and ‘A1+’ short-term credit
rating.
After being converted from a NBFC to a bank, it now has access to new sources of
funding such as low-cost CASA deposits. Over the past three quarters, AUBANK’s
costs have fallen further as CASA ramp-up continues. Incremental cost of funds
was reduced to 7.2% in 9MFY18 from 8.2% in Apr’17. Management believes there
is room to lower the cost of funds further with increase in contribution of low-
cost deposits.
Fig 21: Improvement in credit rating helping reduce cost of funds

FY12 FY17
Rating Agency Short Term/ Loan Term Short Term/ Loan Term
CRISIL Ratings BBB+ / Positive A+ / Stable
ICRA - A+ / Stable
India Ratings - A+ /Positive
CARE Ratings BBB+ A+
Brickwork Ratings - AA / Stable
Source: Company
Fig 22: Incremental cost of funds fell after transition to SFB
70 7.90% 8.0%
60 7.8%
50
7.6%
40 7.40%
7.4%
30 7.20%
7.2%
20
10 7.0%
0 6.8%
1Q18 1H18 9M18
Incremental funds (INR b) Cost of Incremental Funds (%)
Source: Company
Fig 23: Deposits’ share in funding mix is increasing rapidly
100% 1%
80% 40% 34%

45% 50% 46%
60%
23%
12% 21%
16%
40% 21% 5% 3%
14% 6%
11%
7% 8% 4%
20% 23% 13%
4% 34%
18% 21%
8% 5% 10%
0%
2Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 3Q18
Deposits Tier II capital Term loans CPs DA / Sec NCDs Others
Source: Company

Fig 24: Spread has increased benefiting from lower cost of funds
20% 17.9% 17.7% 17.5% 17.1% 16.5%

15.3%
16%
12.6% 12.0% 11.4%
12% 10.5% 10.1%
8.6%
8%
6.6% 6.4% 6.7%

4% 5.7% 6.1%
5.3%
0%
Yield on Gross AUM Cost of Borrowing Spread
Source: Company
AUBANK’s focus on the low and middle-income customer segments, and high-
yielding products has led to higher yields. A larger share of high-yielding MSME
(Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) and SME (Small & Medium Enterprise) loans
in the loan mix, and lower cost of funds aided margin expansion. NIMs improved
steadily from 6.9% in FY13 to 11.9% in FY17. Deployment of INR22-23b in G-Sec
instruments to comply with regulatory reserve ratio norms led to margin squeeze
in 9MFY18. Banks are required to set aside 20% of the borrowings as liquid
instruments. These instruments are relatively of lower yields of 6-7.5% vs. 15-16%
for loans. Management guidance for medium-term NIMs is in the range of 7-8%.
Fig 25: NIMs impacted post conversion due to regulatory reserve

requirements
10 11%
10%
8
9%
6
8%
4
7%
2
6%
0 5%
NII (INR b) (LHS) NIM (%) (RHS)
Source: Company; *Note: 9MFY18 NIM and NII are annualized
Technology and branch expansion pushes up costs initially
AUBANK has made significant investment in IT infrastructure and has adopted the
latest technologies. This has resulted in better customer experience, such as
Aadhar (biometric identity) linked TAB-based “Paperless” account opening,
interactive voice response systems in regional languages and blue-tooth printers
by field officers. 90% of savings accounts are opened using TAB-based banking. As
on 3QFY18, AUBANK launched more than 250 point-of-sales terminals. The bank
also uses data analytics for target customer profiling, and customised & tailor-
made products. AUBANK has entered into agreements with IT companies like
Accenture and Netmagic for its technology rollout. It deploys solutions like
accounting platform (Flexcube) by Oracle, and Newgen for workflow-based loan
origination & collection system and CRM solutions. These investments have
initially led to a rise in cost, which in management’s view are necessary keeping
long-term benefits of its transition in mind.

Fig 26: Investment in branches and technology has adversely impacted C-I
ratio
60%
55%
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 3Q18
Cost to Income (%)
Source: Company
Fig 27: AUBANK is well capitalised with tier-1 CAR at 20% vs 7% of regulatory
requirement
32%
26.6%
27% 24.0% 24.5%
23.0% 23.5%
22% 21.0%
19.9%
17%
24.4%
21.3% 22.3% 21.5% 22.5%
18.9% 20.0%
12%
7%
1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 3Q18
Tier I (%) CAR (%)
Source: Company

Return ratios impacted in short run due to investments and regulators costs
AUBANK has consistently reported high earnings with strong return ratios. PAT
jumped from INR694m in FY13 to INR3,051m in FY17. Core business performance
has been backed by robust loan growth, NIM expansion and controlled credit
cost. Loans grew by a 33% CAGR from FY12-17, while NIMs expanded 2.8ppts to
9.7%. Credit cost has remained steady at 0.9% in the past five years. AUBANK has
one of the best ROEs in the industry. Its average ROE for the past five years was
20.2% while it was 21.8% for FY17 vs the sector average of 19.7%.
During the transition from NBFC to SFB, AUBANK’s expenditure on technology and
infrastructure increased. Its cost-to-income ratio jumped to 57% in 3QFY18 from
34% in 3QFY17. As a result, in 9MFY18, return ratios fell slightly. Also, regulatory
reserve requirements have also dented margins. Management believes opex will
gradually fall and the cost-to-income ratio will be around 50% for the next three
years. In the long run, it will fall into the range of 40-42%.
AUBANK is in the early stages of growth and it has only 0.1% share of bank loans,
by value, in India. With a diversified loan portfolio and lower competition in
unserved geographies management is confident about AUBANK’s rapid growth. In
the medium term, management expects return ratios to fall and ROEs will be
around 14-16% due to higher spending on expansion/technology and regulatory
investments yielding lower returns. Long-term ROEs are expected to return to
the 17-18% range.
Fig 28: AUBANK’s returns moderated in FY18 post conversion to a bank
30% 5%
25%
4%
20%
3%
15%
23.9% 2%
10% 18.6% 20.4% 20.4%
14.0% 13.3% 1%
5%
0% 0%
ROE (RHS) ROA (LHS)
Source: Company; *Note: 9MFY18 ROE and ROA is annualized

Fig 29: Earnings grew at a 56% CAGR from FY13-17
3,500 100%
3,000 80%
2,500
60%
2,000
40%
1,500
20%
1,000
500 0%
0 -20%
PAT (INR m) (LHS) YoY growth (%) (RHS)
Source: Company

AUBANK differentiates from SFB peers
AUBANK has strong presence in the underpenetrated and credit-starved western

and northern states of India, and it caters to the unserved customer segments.
UJJIVAN and EQUITAS are listed SFB peers. However, these SFBs are primarily
focused on microfinance lending whereas AUBANK is into asset-backed lending
wherein underlying income generating asset (e.g. commercial vehicle) or
immovable property is kept as collateral. Geographically EQUITAS is present in
the southern states of India while UJJIVAN has a strong presence in the southern
and northern states. Because of difference in product offerings, customer profile
and geographic operations, AUBANK cannot be strictly compared to these listed
SFBs.
New-generation private banks, and MSME and vehicle-loan-focused NBFCs would

be AUBANK’s comparable peers. According to Bloomberg consensus, AUBANK is
trading at 6.3x FY19 P/BV, which appears expensive with its comparable NBFCs
and small private banks. Comparable NBFCs, which are primarily focused on
vehicle financing, trade at an average P/BV of 3.0x for FY19 forecast based on
Bloomberg consensus. Small private banks trade at an average of 1.8x FY19E
P/BV. Given AUBANK’s high growth and prospects of improving profitability,
investors appear to have assigned a higher valuation multiple to AUBANK.
Fig 30: Comparative valuation of banks and NBFCs: P/BV vs ROE (FY19E)
7.0
P/BV FY19E
6.0 AUBANK
5.0 BAF
4.0
SUF
CIFC
3.0 RBK
CAFL
CUBK
EQUITAS UJJIVAN
2.0
DCBB
MGMA SCUF
KVB
1.0
LVB SIB ROE FY19E
0.0
6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% 22%
Source: Bloomberg, Maybank Kim Eng

Note: For stocks not under coverage, Bloomberg consensus estimates used

Fig 31: Comparative valuation
BB TP CMP Mcap P/E P/B ROE

Company Rating
Ticker (INR) (INR) (USD M) FY17 FY18E FY19E FY17 FY18E FY19E FY17 FY18E FY19E
Au small Finance Bank AUBANK NR NA 576 2,537 59.3 55.6 40.1 9.7 7.2 6.1 21.8 13.8 16.5
Private /Small finance banks
City Union Bank CUBK NR NA 174 1,782 22.8 19.2 16.4 3.2 2.8 2.5 15.2 15.4 15.9
DCB Bank DCBB NR NA 165 783 20.9 20.3 16.0 1.9 2.0 1.8 9.6 10.6 11.4
Equitas EQUITAS NR NA 144 754 30.0 118.8 29.7 2.2 2.2 2.0 8.9 1.9 6.9
Lakshmi Vilas Bank LVB HOLD 140 118 467 9.4 12.7 10.2 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.1 9.4 9.2
Karur Vysya Bank KVB NR NA 111 1,246 12.0 19.4 10.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 12.6 7.9 11.4
RBL Bank RBK NR NA 472 3,037 37.5 29.9 22.7 4.1 3.0 2.7 12.2 11.9 13.0
South Indian Bank SIB NR NA 27 749 10.3 14.7 7.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 9.0 7.0 12.1
Ujjivan UJJIVAN NR NA 356 662 20.0 NA 20.3 2.4 2.4 2.2 14.1 NA 11.6
Average NR NA NA NA 20.4 33.6 16.7 2.2 2.0 1.8 10.2 8.0 11.4
NBFCs (Vehicle & SME)
Bajaj Finance BAF NR NA 1,639 14,569 48.2 36.6 27.1 9.3 5.9 4.9 21.6 20.5 20.4
Capital First CAFL BUY 925 678 1,035 28.6 20.9 15.7 3.0 2.6 2.3 11.9 13.3 15.6
Chola Finance CIFC NR NA 1,333 3,213 28.9 22.0 18.1 4.8 4.1 3.4 18.0 19.7 20.1
Magma Fincorp MGMA NR NA 161 590 187.7 16.7 13.2 1.8 1.6 1.5 0.9 10.1 12.0
Shriram City Unioun SCUF NR NA 1,970 2,004 22.5 17.6 13.5 2.5 2.3 2.1 11.8 13.8 15.8
Sundaram Finance SUF NR NA 1,635 2,801 26.6 30.6 26.4 3.8 4.3 3.9 15.2 15.1 15.6
Average NR NA NA NA 57.1 24.1 19.0 4.2 3.5 3.0 13.2 15.4 16.6
Source: Companies, Bloomberg, Maybank Kim Eng; *Prices as of 20th February 2018
Fig 32: Stock price performance
750 INR/share
700
650
600
550
500
450
400
10-Jul-17
19-Jul-17
28-Jul-17
04-Nov-17
13-Nov-17
22-Nov-17
28-Dec-17
08-Oct-17
17-Oct-17
26-Oct-17
01-Dec-17
10-Dec-17
19-Dec-17
06-Jan-18
15-Jan-18
24-Jan-18
06-Aug-17
15-Aug-17
24-Aug-17
02-Feb-18
11-Feb-18
20-Feb-18
02-Sep-17
11-Sep-17
20-Sep-17
29-Sep-17
Source: Bloomberg

About AUBANK
AUBANK started as a vehicle financing NBFC in Rajasthan in 1996. After receiving

the small finance bank (SFB) licence in Oct’15, it successfully converted into a
bank and commenced its business as a bank from Apr’17. AUBANK primarily offers
small-ticket loans to small business owners and vehicle operators. These loans
have relatively better yields (PSL). Retail focused secured loan portfolio, strong
underwriting processes, lower credit cost, robust recovery and collection system
and an experienced team are key strengths of AUBANK.
AUBANK has reported robust performance in all key parameters with loan growth
at 30% CAGR over FY13-17, healthy NIMs at 7% as on 3QFY18, benign asset quality
with net NPLs at 1.9% for 3QFY18. It has diversified product portfolio. Within
retail segment, AUBANK offers vehicle loans and secured business loans to MSME
and SMEs whereas in wholesale loans it extends loans to NBFCs, SMEs and MSMEs,
micro-finance institutions (MFIs) and real estate developers. Since becoming a
bank it has widened its product suite to include current accounts, saving
accounts, term deposits, locker services, online banking and electronic fund
transfer. It is rapidly building a granular retail deposit franchise. Its CASA ratio
was at 37% with a total deposit base of INR37.2b as on 3QFY18.
With increasing share of low cost deposits in funding mix, cost of funds fell to
8.6% in 3QFY18 from 10% in FY17. This helped spread to increase to 6.7% and
kept NIMs healthy at 7% despite reduction in loan yields. With robust AUM growth
and healthy NIMs, return ratios have always been high with average ROEs at
19.4% over FY13-9MFY18.
Geographically AUBANK is present in 10 northern and western states with strong

presence in home market –Rajasthan. More than 20 years of experience in rural
and semi-urban markets and a deep understanding of local characteristics have
enabled AUBANK to understand customer needs and penetrate deeper by using a
cost-efficient and technology-driven hub-spoke model.
Strong presence in underpenetrated states, customer-centric approach, adoption

of latest infrastructure and technology, expansion using cost-efficient and
technology-driven hub-spoke model will help drive rapid growth as per
management.

Branch visit: infrastructure comparable to modern private banks
We visited branches to get a sense of the ambience and facilitates available for
customers. We found the branches have a modern design. Bank accounts
primarily are opened using Aadhar linked tabs with no documentation. These
tablets have biometric sensor. Branches are divided into e-lobby, reception with
welcome desk, branch manager’s cabin, locker room, and asset origination and
collection section. Asset centres look after loan processing and disbursement.
ATMs and cash recyclers are provided in the e-lobby. The look and feel is
comparable to modern private sector banks. According to management, most
urban branches offer full services and are located in densely populated
catchment areas. Incrementally, expansion in braches may be limited as growth
will shift to garnering business from the existing branches.
Fig 33: Branches are located in densely populated locations.. Fig 34:.. so footfalls are high
Source: Maybank Kim Eng Source: Maybank Kim Eng
Fig 35: Branches have modern designs.. Fig 36:.. which improves customer experience
Source: Maybank Kim Eng

Fig 37: In e-lobby, ATMs and cheque deposit boxes are Fig 38: Branches are spacious
provided

Fig 39: Asset centre looks after loan processing and Fig 40: AUBANK also provides lockers to its customers
disbursement

Fig 41: ATMs are equipped with finger print sensor Fig 42: Aadhar linked TAB-based ‘paperless’ account opening

FYE 31 Mar FY13A FY14A FY15A FY16A FY17A

Key Metrics
Core P/E (x) 33.8 34.3 18.3 12.1 53.9
Core FD P/E (x) na na na na na
P/BV (x) 5.3 4.2 3.3 2.5 8.3
P/NTA (x) 146.9 154.9 144.2 111.7 60.0
Net dividend yield (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
INCOME STATEMENT (INR m)

Interest income 4,118.9 5,691.6 6,872.7 10,119.0 13,822.4
Interest expense (1,971.8) (2,875.6) (2,819.7) (3,952.5) (5,003.3)
Net interest income 2,147.0 2,816.0 4,053.0 6,166.4 8,819.0
Net insurance income 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Net fees and commission 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other income 12.0 21.6 21.3 35.9 52.0
Total non-interest income 12.0 21.6 21.3 35.9 52.0
Operating income 2,159.0 2,837.6 4,074.3 6,202.3 8,871.0
Staff costs (526.8) (696.8) (945.2) (1,577.3) (1,927.8)
Other operating expenses (437.7) (437.2) (569.6) (960.5) (1,561.6)
Operating expenses (964.6) (1,133.9) (1,514.8) (2,537.7) (3,489.4)
Pre-provision profit 1,194.5 1,703.7 2,559.6 3,664.6 5,381.7
Loan impairment allowances (204.4) (633.1) (496.3) (436.0) (649.9)
Other allowances 36.7 26.0 9.8 (2.1) (1.9)
Associates & JV income 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pretax profit 1,026.7 1,096.5 2,073.1 3,226.5 9,898.5
Income tax (333.1) (371.1) (678.6) (1,110.3) (1,678.8)
Minorities 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Discontinued operations 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Reported net profit 693.6 725.4 1,394.5 2,116.2 8,219.8
Core net profit 693.6 725.4 1,394.5 2,116.2 3,051.2
BALANCE SHEET (INR m)

Cash & deposits with banks 3,760.2 2,033.6 2,029.2 1,234.3 6,245.0
Sec. under resale agreements 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Derivatives financial assets 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dealing securities 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Available-for-sale securities 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Investment securities 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Loans & advances 19,003.0 25,660.3 35,487.8 58,125.0 65,949.9
Central bank deposits 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Investment in associates/JVs 7,386.9 1,135.6 1,398.4 2,315.6 21,503.1
Insurance assets 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fixed assets 159.5 160.5 176.9 228.5 2,744.2
Intangible assets 8.1 8.1 12.9 17.4 14.2
Other assets 810.4 587.8 693.9 1,019.1 1,660.2
Total assets 31,128.1 29,585.9 39,799.0 62,939.9 98,116.7
Deposits from customers 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Deposits from banks & FIs 243.2 285.7 213.4 257.3 192.4
Derivatives financial instruments 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Subordinated debt 1,300.0 1,750.0 1,750.0 3,550.0 3,300.0
Other securities in issue 20,102.9 15,669.3 23,772.0 34,624.3 56,007.5
Other borrowings 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Insurance liabilities 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other liabilities 5,063.3 5,903.4 6,399.1 14,414.0 18,740.9
Total liabilities 26,709.5 23,608.4 32,134.5 52,845.6 78,240.7
Share capital 404.7 429.6 440.8 440.8 2,842.5
Reserves 4,013.9 5,547.9 7,223.7 9,632.8 16,971.9
Shareholders' funds 4,418.6 5,977.5 7,664.5 10,073.6 19,814.4
Preference shares 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.8 61.5
Minority interest 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total equity 4,418.6 5,977.5 7,664.5 10,094.4 19,875.9
Total liabilities & equity 31,128.1 29,585.9 39,799.0 62,939.9 98,116.7

FYE 31 Mar FY13A FY14A FY15A FY16A FY17A

Key Ratios
Growth (%)
Net interest income 69.7 31.2 43.9 52.1 43.0
Non-interest income 49.7 80.0 (1.1) 68.0 45.0
Operating expenses 45.9 17.6 33.6 67.5 37.5
Pre-provision profit 95.1 42.6 50.2 43.2 46.9
Core net profit 86.0 4.6 92.2 51.8 44.2
Gross loans 117.2 35.5 38.1 63.4 13.8
Customer deposits na na na na na
Total assets 169.0 (5.0) 34.5 58.1 55.9
Profitability (%)
Non-int. income/Total income 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.6
Average lending yields 20.14 19.30 20.29 20.12 17.79
Average cost of funds 14.55 14.62 12.98 12.32 10.22
Net interest margin 6.86 6.91 8.09 8.94 11.35
Cost/income 44.7 40.0 37.2 40.9 39.3
Liquidity (%)
Loans/customer deposits nm nm nm nm nm
Asset quality (%)

Net NPL 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.1
Gross NPL 0.5 1.2 0.9 0.6 1.6
Gross NPF 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
(SP+GP)/average gross loans 1.3 2.9 1.6 0.8 1.0
Loan loss coverage 50.0 50.0 52.5 40.2 35.3
Capital adequacy (%)

CET1 na na na na na
Tier 1 capital 14.8 15.7 15.8 13.5 21.1
Risk-weighted capital 18.3 18.7 17.3 16.9 23.2
Returns (%)
ROAE 18.6 14.0 20.4 23.9 20.4
ROAA 3.2 2.4 4.0 4.1 3.8
Shareholders equity/assets 14.2 20.2 19.3 16.0 20.2
Source: Company; Maybank

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February 22, 2018

AU Small Finance Bank (AUBANK IN)

Management optimistic on opportunities Company Description

Premium valuations due to high growth -1M -3M -12M

FYE Mar (INR m) FY13A FY14A FY15A FY16A FY17A

Vishal Modi Anuja Dighe

Value Proposition Price Drivers

Financial Metrics Swing Factors

Focus on SMEs/MSMEs in rural, semi-urban areas

AUBANK targets low-mid-income individuals and businesses in rural and semi-

Fig 3: Robust loan growth in recent years

Vehicle loans are made to self-employed, first-time buyers and small-road

February 22, 2018 3

In the wholesale segment, AUBANK’s clientele includes non-banking finance

AUBANK recently started gold, consumer-durable and agriculture/SME loans. It

Fig 5: AUBANK has diversified its products

February 22, 2018 4

Fig 7: Loan mix has become more diversified

Number of active loan accounts

Fig 9: …so have loan disbursements

February 22, 2018 5

7% Geographic retail loan mix

Rajasthan Gujarat Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Delhi Other

February 22, 2018 6

Strong in west & north India

Management plans to add branches in its existing 11 states to increase

Fig 13: Rajasthan has the highest number of touchpoints

February 22, 2018 7

Initial success in low-cost deposit collection

Fig 14: Deposit base has expanded rapidly

Source: Companies Source: Company

February 22, 2018 8

AUBANK attributes strong underwriting to low NPLs

As management is focused on serving the customer segment with weak credit

Fig 17: Historically, AUBANK’s asset quality has been benign

Gross NPLs (LHS) Net NPLs (LHS)

February 22, 2018 9

AUBANK EQUITAS UJJIVAN

February 22, 2018 10

Beneficiary of lower costs of funds, improved credit rating

Fig 21: Improvement in credit rating helping reduce cost of funds

80% 40% 34%

Deposits Tier II capital Term loans CPs DA / Sec NCDs Others

February 22, 2018 11

20% 17.9% 17.7% 17.5% 17.1% 16.5%

6.6% 6.4% 6.7%

Yield on Gross AUM Cost of Borrowing Spread

Fig 25: NIMs impacted post conversion due to regulatory reserve

NII (INR b) (LHS) NIM (%) (RHS)

Source: Company; *Note: 9MFY18 NIM and NII are annualized

Technology and branch expansion pushes up costs initially

February 22, 2018 12

Cost to Income (%)

Tier I (%) CAR (%)

February 22, 2018 13

Fig 28: AUBANK’s returns moderated in FY18 post conversion to a bank

ROE (RHS) ROA (LHS)

Source: Company; *Note: 9MFY18 ROE and ROA is annualized

PAT (INR m) (LHS) YoY growth (%) (RHS)

February 22, 2018 14

AUBANK differentiates from SFB peers

AUBANK has strong presence in the underpenetrated and credit-starved western

New-generation private banks, and MSME and vehicle-loan-focused NBFCs would

Source: Bloomberg, Maybank Kim Eng