ICICI securities: Buy ICICI Securities, target price Rs 578: KR Choksey Research

KR Choksey Research has buy call on with a target price of Rs 578. The current market price of Securities is Rs 467.1.

ICICI Securities Ltd, incorporated in the year 1995, is a Mid Cap company with a market cap of Rs 14951.12 Crore, operating in Financial Services sector.

ICICI Securities key Products/Revenue Segments include Income From Brokerage & Commission, Other Services, Interest, Income From Financial Services, Income From Sale Of Share & Securities and Dividend for the year ending 31-Mar-2020.

Investment Rationale

Market penetration through digital channels and new product launches by partnering with various

companies with all possible required services is a part of company’s focused long term business strategy. Its cost-efficient model (~45 per cent C/I ratio) has witnessed annual growth of 97 per cent in earnings ahead of 52 per cent in revenue in FY21.

Financials

Q4 FY21 PAT more than doubled YoY to Rs 3.3 billion (45 per cent beat), driven by 54 per cent growth in revenue. EBITDA was reported at Rs 4.9 billion (+22 per cent qoq/+93 per cent yoy). EBITDA margin improved to 65.7 per cent (+169bps qoq / +1341bps yoy).

Promoter/FII Holdings

Promoters held 75 per cent stake in the company as of March 30, 2021, while FIIs held 3.7 per cent, DIIs 9 per cent and public and others 12.2 per cent.

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