LIC Housing Finance Stock Price Analysis and Quick Research Report. Is LIC Housing Finance an attractive stock to invest in?

Housing finance companies is a highly concentrated business-facing fierce competition and the industry has remained competitive for several years. The growth of the economy and also increase in the per capita income of individuals impact the housing industry as a whole.

These companies provide finance for housing in India to individuals and corporations. The housing finance companies majorly cater to low and middle-income individuals. The proportion of loans coming from housing companies is significantly increasing.

Around 2% of India's total population invests in financial assets. The penetration of the mutual fund industry in India is close to 7% (Based on the number of PAN cardholders). This under penetration of the mutual fund industry offers a huge opportunity for the industry to grow. Migration to financial savings, wider distribution and sustainable performance are expected to enable growth in the industry. Also, increasing financial literacy among investors, digitization and the number of mediums available tend to attract more investors to invest in the financial markets.

LIC Housing Finance stock price today is Rs 600. To understand the functions of the LIC Housing Finance better, you must go through the following points:

Key Financials –

• Profitability: Profit margin (PAT margin) of the company shows how well a company controls its cost. It is one of the important indicators to show the financial health of the company. Net profit of the company is Rs 4765.41 Cr and the compounded growth of profit in the past 3 years is 20.3414152326672 %. The PAT margin of LIC Housing Finance is 17.5017 %.

• EPS growth: Investors should ensure the EPS figure is growing faster than revenue numbers because it indicates company management is increasing the efficiency with which it runs the company. In LIC Housing Finance , the EPS grew by 64.8345 % YOY. 

 Financial Ratios –

•  Return on Equity (ROE): LIC Housing Finance has a average ROE track record. The ROE of LIC Housing Finance is at 16.2934 % for the latest year.

• P/E Ratio: Relative valuation metrics like the P/E ratio can be used to see if the stock of LIC Housing Finance is worth at the current levels at Rs 600. LIC Housing Finance is trading at a current P/E ratio of 7.0537 and the average historical P/E for the last 5 years was 6.95940491304851.

• P/B ratio can be one of the best metrics to value such companies. Currently, LIC Housing Finance is trading at a P/B of 0.9106 . The average historical P/B for the last 5 years was 0.848929122057097. This can be compared with the Market price per share in order to know if the stock is undervalued or overvalued.

• Share Price: - The current share price of LIC Housing Finance is Rs 600. One can use valuation calculators of ticker to know if LIC Housing Finance share price is undervalued or overvalued.