Acquire Kotak Mahindra Bank, target price Rs 1,561: Goldman Sachs

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Goldman Sachs has a buy rating on Kotak Mahindra Bank with a target price of Rs 1,561 after the bank announced a board meeting on April 22
to consider equity capital raising
The stock ended down 4 per cent at Rs 1,130.45 on Tuesday while the BSE Sensex closed 1011.29 points down (-3.20 per cent) at
30,636.71. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd., incorporated in 1985, has a market cap of Rs 216259.42 crore
Investment RationaleThe rationale for the potential capital raise may not necessarily be for shoring up provisions or potential asset
quality concerns given the strong balance sheet and healthy NPL coverage, said Goldman Sachs
possibilities if valuations are reasonable, said Goldman Sachs
FinancialsKotak Mahindra Bank's key products/revenue segments include Interest - Discount on Advances - Bills which contributed Rs
14727.95 crore to sales value (74.57 per cent of total sales); Income From Investment which contributed Rs 3933.00 crore to sales value
(19.91 per cent of total sales); Interest On Balances with RBI and Other Inter-Bank Funds which contributed Rs 755.29 crore to sales value
(3.82 per cent of total sales) and Interest which contributed Rs 332.25 crore to sales value (1.68 per cent of total sales)for the year
ending March 31, 2018
The Bank has reported a Gross Non Performing Assets (Gross NPAs) of Rs 5914.92 croreand Net Non Performing Assets (Net NPAs) of Rs 2174.73
crore. Promoter/FII HoldingsPromoters held 29.96 per cent stake in the company as of third quarter (December 31, 2019), while FIIs held
39.75 per cent, DIIs 12.13 per cent and retail investors 17.92 per cent.