SBI LIFE INSURANCE

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE | INDIA | 26 OCTOBER 2018 09:17 CET | CONTACT: VISHAL RAMPURIA 1/7

Q2 FY 2019 RESULTS

Investment thesis
• In H1, NBPs rose a healthy 30% y/y to INR55.7bn driven by
broad-based growth with good showing at its individual sav- Stock rating (relative) Buy
ings business (+10% y/y), group NBPs (+84% y/y) and protec- New price target INR 770.00
tion NBPs (+142% y/y). These were somewhat offset by the Previous price target INR 820.00
digitisation-led disruption in its processes (rolled out in May
Closing price* INR 563.40
2018). Compared to FY 2018, the NBP share of its protection
Return potential 36.67%
business improved 6ppt to 11%, while ULIPs edged down 7ppt
MSCI ESG rating** -
to 49% in H1.
• It has consistently delivered superior operating performance, MSCI ESG Controversies -
with industry-leading NBP growth (a CAGR of 26% over FY Risk rating Low
2015-FY 2018), improving persistency ratios (PRs; 13-month:
83.2% in H1 FY 2019 vs. 73.6% in FY 2015), a low-cost struc- * as of 25 October 2018
ture and a highly productive agency force, leading to an uptick ** as of 30 September 2018
in the reported VNB^ margin to 17.3% in H1 FY 2019 com- Company profile
pared with 16.2% in FY 2018. Incorporated in 2001, SBI Life Insurance Company Limited (SBI
• Life insurance players are poised to benefit from secular tail- Life) is a joint venture between State Bank of India (SBI; Buy,
winds – favourable demographics, rising income levels and a Price/Target: INR249.7/380.0; a 62% stake) and BNP Paribas
large protection gap, with penetration at 2.8% of GDP^ vs. a Cardif (not listed; 22% stake), an insurance subsidiary of BNP
median of 3.5% for emerging economies. Given SBI’s strong
Paribas**. SBI Life is a leading private insurer in India, with a
footprint (activation is 59%), a productive agency channel,
market share of ca. 19% in new business premiums (NBPs) and
strong brand and solid capital position (solvency ratio [SR]:
22% in individual-rated premiums among private sector players
221% at end-Q2 FY 2019), we believe SBI Life is well placed to
in H1 FY 2019. The company offers a range of life insurance,
tap this multi-year growth opportunity. We maintain Buy with
a price target of INR770 (EV^ + 20x VNB H1 FY 2021). savings and pension products, mainly through its bancassurance
(banca) tie-up with its parent SBI, a strong network of over
H1 and Q2 FY 2019 results and key highlights 113,000 agents and through other corporate brokers/
• APE^ growth accelerated to 14% y/y in Q2 to reach INR23.9bn intermediaries. At end-Q2 FY 2019, SBI Life had AUM^ of
vs. the subdued 2% y/y seen in the prior quarter, taking APE INR1.3trn. The company has a fairly diversified NBP mix, with
growth in H1 to 10% y/y. This y/y growth in Q2 was led by shares of ULIP^/PAR^/Non-PAR/Protection of 49%, 14%, 26%
ULIPs (+22% y/y) and robust performance in its individual pro- and 11%, respectively, in H1 FY 2019.
tection business. The share of protection on an APE basis im- Performance (listed since Oct 2017)
proved 1.4ppt q/q and 1.6ppt y/y to 5.9%.
INR
• The adjusted VNB margin (for the effective tax rate) in H1 ex-
panded 80bps to 19.2% vs. FY 2018 on a better protection mix, 800
given a shift in credit protection products towards single pre-
750
mium products from regular premium. The reported VNB mar-
gin was at 17.3% (FY 2018: 16.2%). 700
• Persistency improved across most cohorts in H1, with its 13-
month, 37-month and 49-month PRs up 20bps, 1.0ppt and 650
50bps to 83.2%, 71.0% and 64.4%, respectively, vs. FY 2018.
• The cost ratio improved 130bps y/y to 12.0% in H1 on better 600
operating expenses (-80bps y/y to 7.8%) and the commission
ratio (-60bps y/y to 4.1%). H1 net profits were up 12% y/y to 550
INR6.0bn (Q2: +11% y/y to INR2.5bn).
500
• AUM grew 5% q/q to INR1.26trn by end-Q2. SR improved Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19
7ppt q/q to 221% vs. the 150% regulatory requirement. SBI Life Insurance Price targe t

Guidance 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months

• Management expects premium growth to improve in the sea- Absolute return -0.47% -14.60% -26.46% -15.90%
sonally strong H2, and as per its earlier guidance, it targets to
achieve APE growth of ca. 25% y/y in FY 2019. Source: FactSet, Julius Baer
^ AUM – assets under management, ULIP – Unit-Linked Insurance Plan, PAR – Participating Busi-
ness, VNB – value of new business, GDP – gross domestic product, EV – embedded value, APE -
annualised premium equivalent (based on the effective tax rate)
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SWOT ANALYSIS

Strengths Sales segmentation (FY 2018)

• Largest private life insurer in India, with a leading market share By product mix
of ca. 19% in NBP generated among private-sector players in
FY 2018
• Strong distribution network, with an expansive banca channel ULIP (55.7%)
(largely through SBI) and a growing agency force with superior
productivity PAR (18.5%)
• Benefits from a well-diversified product mix, low-cost struc- Group Savings (18.4%)
ture, improving persistency ratios and a strong capital position
Weaknesses Protection (5.5% )

• Higher share of ULIPs in its product mix (FY 2018: 56% of Non-PAR (1.9%)
NBP) than peers; ULIPs are low-margin-yielding; sales growth
is susceptible to capital market performance
• Minimal contribution from direct channel to NBP (a mere 1%-
2%) owing to a sub-scale digital presence
Opportunities By channel mix

• Significant headroom for growth given untapped SBI branches

Bancassurance (62.0% )
and low penetration of life insurance in India, with a large pro-
tection gap
• Expansion of its direct/digital sales channel to mitigate distri-
bution risks and further enhance cost efficiency Agency (25.0%)

Threats
• Slowdown in economic growth or slower-than-expected re-
Others (13.0%)
forms, which could negatively impact life insurance sales
• The industry is regulated by the IRDA^. Unfavourable tax re-
forms or regulatory changes and increasing price competition
from existing/new private insurance players are added threats
• Any increase in the tax rate (14.5%) would have an adverse im- Source: FactSet
pact on the company's earnings in the short to medium term
^ IRDA – Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

FACTS & FIGURES

Consensus rating Financials

Buy Hold Sell 2017 2018 2019E* 2020E*
18 analyst(s) 0 analyst(s) 0 analyst(s) Sales (INRm) 291,675 349,086 358,014 441,775
Net income (INRm) 9,547 11,504 13,480 15,534

Consensus target (INR) 794.44 ROE (%) 18.56 19.05 17.88 17.61

Consensus target return potential (%) 41.01 EPS (INR) 9.55 11.50 13.41 15.64
EPS growth (%) 13.15 20.42 16.59 16.66
Market capitalisation (INRbn) 561.15
P/E (x) - 59.11 41.49 35.57
Free float (%) 34.00
P/B (x) - 10.32 7.36 6.30
Beta 0.48
Dividend yield (%) - 0.30 0.47 0.56
Average Daily volume (m) 0.43
52-week high (INR) 766.10
52-week low (INR) 511.60 * Estimates
Exchange National Stock Exchange of India - Implies not available/not meaningful
Ex-dividend date 3 April 2018 Source: FactSet

Results date -
Standard & Poor’s rating -
ISIN INE123W01016
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CHARTS & FINANCIAL DETAILS

12-month forward P/E (Nov 2017 - present) 12-month forward P/B (Nov 2017 - present)
P/E (x) P/B (x)
55 11

50

9
45

40
7
35

30 5
Nov 17 Mar 18 Jul 18 Nov 17 Mar 18 Jul 18

+/- 1 Standard de viation Forward P/E (x) +/- 1 Standard de viation Forward P/B (x)

Average (x) Average (x)

Source: FactSet Source: FactSet

Peer valuation Earnings per share versus performance

Estimates P/E (FY 2020)
INR INR
60
800 15.5
15.0
40 750
14.5
700
14.0
20
650 13.5
13.0
600
0 12.5
ICICIPRULI-
500271-IN

540777-IN*
SBILIFE-NSE

550
12.0
NS E

500 11.5
Nov 17 Mar 18 Jul 18

Estimates P/E ( FY 2020) Average Share price (l.h.s.) Ne xt 12 months' EPS (r.h.s.)
* Not covered, Julius Baer offers no recommendation and does not provide
any advice on potential risks
SBILIFE-NSE-SBI Life Insurance, 500271-IN-Max Financial Services, ICI-
CIPRULI-NSE-ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, 540777-IN-HDFC Standard
Life Insurance Source: FactSet
Source: FactSet

Valuation ratios (x)

2016 2017 2018 2019E* 2020E*

P/E - - 59.11 41.49 35.57

P/B - - 10.32 7.36 6.30

P/S - - 2.68 1.55 1.26

P/embedded value - - 3.53 2.49 2.11

* Estimates
- Implies not available/not meaningful
Source: FactSet
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Terms and abbreviations

CAGR Compound an-
nual growth rate
Consensus Consensus rating indicates the ana-
rating lysts' opinions on the security. It
shows the number of analysts cover-
ing the security and the breakdown
between Buy, Hold and Sell ratings.
Consensus The consensus target is the average
target price to which analysts expect the se-
curity to rise.

DCF Discounted cash EBIT Earnings before interest and taxes EBITDA Earnings before interest, taxes, depre-
flow ciation and amortisation

EPS Earnings per EV Enterprise value FCF Free cash flow

share

FY Fiscal year MV Market value P/B Price-to-book value

P/CF Price to cash P/E Price-to-earnings ratio P/S Price to sales

flow

PEG P/E divided by ROA Return on Assets ROE Return on equity

year-on-year EPS
growth

Equity rating allocation as of 26/10/2018

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