Sharekhan has come out with its report on Stock Ideas.
ADITYA BIRLA NUVO : the company is best valued using the sum-of-the-parts (SOTP) method. In the wake of the better than expected margin and efficiency of the insurance business, we have raised our new business achieved premium (NBAP) margin multiple for the insurance segment from erstwhile 16% to 18% for FY2012 with an assumption of a 15% growth in the new business premium (on the back of a 29% decline reported by the company in FY2011). Further, with the company for the first time reporting net worth for the consumer finance business, we incorporate the same at 1x its book value. Thus, the revised SOTP-based price target works out to Rs960 and we continue with our Hold recommendation on the stock.
