L&T Finance Stock Price Analysis and Quick Research Report. Is L&T Finance an attractive stock to invest in?

Around 2% of India's total population invests in financial assets. The mutual fund industry's penetration in India is close to 7% (Based on the number of PAN cardholders). This under penetration 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.

L&T Finance stock price today is Rs 185.69. To understand the functions of the L&T 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 L&T Finance is Rs 2617.81 Cr and the compounded growth of profit in the past 3 years is 128.930750090982 %. The PAT margin of L&T Finance is 16.4517 %.

• 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 L&T Finance , the EPS grew by 14.231 % YOY. 

 Financial Ratios –

•  Return on Equity (ROE): L&T Finance has a average ROE track record. The ROE of L&T Finance is at 10.8465 % for the latest year.

• P/E Ratio: Relative valuation metrics like the P/E ratio can be used to see if the stock of L&T Finance is worth at the current levels at Rs 185.69. The stock is trading at a current P/E ratio of 14.6005 and the average historical P/E for the last 5 years was 67.5032572536569.

• P/B ratio can be one of the best metrics to value such companies. Currently, L&T Finance is trading at a P/B of 1.8417 . The average historical P/B of L&T Finance for the last 5 years was 1.63352414593564. 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 L&T Finance is Rs 185.69. One can use valuation calculators of ticker to know if L&T Finance share price is undervalued or overvalued.