HDFC rating: Buy | Margin pressure is likely to persist
HDFC’s core lending franchise is currently valued at 1.3x FY24e BVPS (adjusted for the value of its subsidiaries). The lending business of HDFC generates a core RoE of 12-13%. Impediments to an improvement in the core RoE are (i) incremental loan growth being driven by the individual segment, which is a low spread business; (ii) …