HDFC'S FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE PERIOD
APRIL1, 2011 TO MARCH 31, 2012
The Board of Directors of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) approved the thirty-fifth annual accounts of the Corporation for the year ended March 31, 2012 at its meeting held on Monday, May 7, 2012 in Mumbai.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Financials for the year ended March 31, 2012
For the year ended March 31, 2012, the profit before sale of investments and tax stood at Rs. 5,395.43 crores as against Rs. 4,507.22 crores in the previous year, representing a growth of 20%.
Profit on sale of investments for the financial year is Rs. 270.19 crores which is lower than the corresponding amount of Rs. 359.74 crores in the previous year.
After considering profit on sale of investments and after providing Rs. 1,543 crores for taxes, the profit after tax for the year ended March 31, 2012 increased by 17% to Rs. 4,122.62 crores as compared with Rs. 3,534.96 crores in the previous year.
Dividend
The Board of Directors recommend payment of dividend for the year ended March 31, 2012 of Rs. 11 per equity share of face value of Rs. 2 per share as against Rs. 9 per equity share for the previous year.
Financials for the quarter ended March 31, 2012
For the quarter ended March 31, 2012, the profit before sale of investments and tax stood at Rs. 1,745.08 crores as against Rs. 1,420.38 crores in the corresponding quarter of the previous year, representing a growth of 23%.
Profit on sale of investments for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 is Rs. 79.06 crores which is lower than the corresponding amount of Rs. 133.57 crores in the previous year.
After considering profit on sale of investments and after providing Rs. 498 crores for taxes, the profit after tax for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 increased by 16% to Rs. 1,326.14 crores as against
Rs. 1,141.95 crores in the corresponding quarter last year.
TOTAL ASSETS
As at March 31, 2012, the total assets of HDFC stood at Rs. 1,67,520 crores as against Rs. 1,39,242 crores as at March 31, 2011 – an increase of 20%.
Loan Book
As at March 31, 2012, the loan book stood at Rs. 1,40,875 crores as against Rs. 1,17,127 crores in the previous year – an increase of 20%. During the year, the Corporation sold loans amounting to Rs. 4,978 crores. The growth in the loan book would have been 25% had the Corporation not sold any loans during the year.
Spreads and Net Interest Margins
The spread on loans over the cost of borrowings for the year ended March 31, 2012 stood at 2.27% as against 2.33% in the previous year. Net Interest Margin for the year was 4.4%, the same as compared to the previous year.
Investments
As at March 31, 2012, the unrealised gains on HDFC’s listed investments amounted to Rs. 24,464 crores (previous year Rs. 21,392 crores). This excludes the appreciation in the value of the unlisted investments.
LENDING OPERATIONS
Approvals and Disbursements
Loan approvals during the year were Rs. 90,154 crores as compared to Rs. 75,185 crores in the previous year, representing a growth of 20%. Loan disbursements during the year were Rs. 71,113 crores as against Rs. 60,314 crores in the previous year, representing a growth of 18%.
Cumulative loan approvals and disbursements as at March 31, 2012 were Rs. 4,63,400 crores and Rs. 3,73,646 crores respectively. This is in respect of approximately 4.02 million housing units.
The average size of individual loans stood at Rs. 19.5 lacs as compared to Rs. 18.6 lacs in the previous year.
Non-Performing Loans
Gross non-performing loans as at March 31, 2012 amounted to Rs. 1,069 crores. This is equivalent to 0.74% of the portfolio (as against 0.77% in the previous year). This is the twenty-ninth consecutive quarter end at which the percentage of non-performing loans have been lower than the corresponding quarter in the previous year.
Based on a six months overdue basis, the non-performing loans as at March 31, 2012 stood at 0.44% of the loan portfolio as against 0.46% in the previous year.
During the year, National Housing Bank (NHB) made further amendments to the provisioning requirements. Accordingly, the Corporation is required to carry an additional provision in respect of non-performing assets and a general provision on commercial real estate assets at 1% (earlier 0.4%) and other standard loans at 0.40% (earlier nil). In addition, the Corporation has to carry a 2% provision on standard assets in respect of housing loans granted under the Dual Rate Home Loan Scheme.
Based on the aforesaid, as per NHB norms, the Corporation is required to carry a total provision of
Rs. 1,402 crores of which only Rs. 318 crores is on account of non-performing loans and the balance
Rs 1,084 crores is in respect of general provisioning on standard loans including Dual Rate Home Loans.
As against non-performing loans of Rs. 1,069 crores, the balance in the provision for contingencies account as at March 31, 2012 stood at Rs. 1,671 crores (inclusive of provision for non-performing loans ). This is equivalent to 1.16% of the portfolio.
RESOURCES
As at March 31, 2012, the total borrowings of the Corporation stood at Rs. 1,39,128 crores
as against Rs. 1,15,112 crores in the previous year -- an increase of 21%.
The total loans outstanding from banks, institutions and NHB as at March 31, 2012 amounted to Rs. 40,697 crores as compared to Rs. 42,490 crores as at March 31, 2011.
HDFC raised Rs. 22,492 crores through private placement of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) during the year under review. The NCDs were “AAA” rated by both CRISIL and ICRA. During the year, HDFC also raised Rs. 1,000 crores through the issue of long-term Unsecured Redeemable Non-Convertible Subordinated Debentures.
As at March 31, 2012, outstanding deposits stood at Rs. 36,293 crores. CRISIL and ICRA have for the seventeenth consecutive year reaffirmed “AAA” rating for HDFC’s deposits
CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIO
HDFC’s capital adequacy ratio stood at 14.6% of the risk weighted assets, as against the minimum requirement of 12%. Tier 1 capital adequacy was 11.7% against a minimum requirement of 6%.
COST INCOME RATIO
For the year ended March 31, 2012, the cost to income ratio stood at 7.6% as compared to 7.7% in the previous year.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS
In terms of the consolidated financial accounts, the profit after tax for the year ended March 31, 2012 stood at Rs. 5,462.51crores as against Rs. 4,528.41 crores – an increase of 21%.
REVIEW OF KEY SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited (HDFC Life)
Gross premium income of HDFC Life for the year ended March 31, 2012 stood at Rs. 10,202 crores as compared to Rs. 9,004 crores in the previous year – a growth of 13%. The sum assured in force for the current year was Rs. 1,38,718 crores as compared to Rs. 98,917 crores in the previous year.
HDFC Life has reported a maiden profit of Rs. 271 crores for the year ended March 31, 2012. The back book has started generating sufficient profits to offset the new business strain on writing new policies and this has resulted in improving the results under Indian GAAP.
HDFC Life is now ranked No. 2 among private sector life insurers in terms of market share based on the weighted received premium of individual business for FY 2012.
HDFC Asset Management Company Limited (HDFC AMC)
As at March 31, 2012, HDFC AMC managed 38 debt, equity, exchange traded and fund of fund schemes of HDFC Mutual Fund. The average assets under management during the month of March 2012 stood at Rs. 98,607 crores (which is inclusive of average assets under discretionary portfolio management/advisory services).
For the year ended March 31, 2012, HDFC AMC reported a profit after tax of Rs. 269.14 crores.
HDFC Mutual Fund is ranked first in the industry on the basis of Average Assets under Management.
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited (HDFC ERGO)
HDFC ERGO offers a complete range of insurance products like motor, health, travel, home and personal accident in the retail segment and customised products like property, marine, aviation and liability insurance in the corporate segment.
During the year, HDFC ERGO improved its market ranking to the 4th largest private sector player in the general insurance industry. Further, the Company continued to be the largest player in the Personal Accident line of business.
The general insurance industry grew by 24% in FY 2012. In comparison, during the year, HDFC ERGO recorded a growth of 44%, with a Gross Written Premium (excluding cessions from the motor pool) of
Rs. 1,874 crores as against Rs. 1,302 crores in the previous year.
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
HDFC’s distribution network spans 311 outlets which include 74 offices of HDFC’s distribution company, HDFC Sales Private Limited (HSPL). In addition, HDFC covers over 90 locations through its outreach programmes. Distribution channels form an integral part of the distribution network with home loans being distributed through HSPL, HDFC Bank Limited and third party direct selling associates.
To cater to non-resident Indians, HDFC has an office in London, Dubai and Singapore and service associates in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia – Al Khobar, Jeddah and Riyadh.
May 07, 2012
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