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Restructuring impacts even the smallest player: 5 not so much talked about PSU banks

When it comes to PSU banks, all the limelight is taken by the top players, like SBI, BoB, PNB and one or two others. But the fact is that there are many other small PSU banks, which of course have smaller books and less of national presence, but the fact is that they have been also the beneficiary of the “ reconstruction and restructuring" (R&R) which both government and RBI have done in the banking sector in the last seven years. The good part of any R&R exercise in banking is that all the players whether it is small or large have to follow the rules and that ensures that the operating matrix improves across the sector and which leads to long term beneficial impact. We take a look at 5 small PSU banks, which are not normally in news, but over years they have also seen an improvement in their working. Yes, they have their own risks in terms of loan book and other business risk, but then because they are under owned in institutional space, a bit of institutional buying can lead to sharp re-rating.

Taking risk & understanding risks are two different things; 13 PSU banks, 7 with upside potential of up to 37%

In the last two weeks, there has been a clear divergence in the performance of the banking space. While private sector banks were under pressure, the PSU banks have either been able to keep their head above water or even moved upward. The question is it a rotational trade, where the money stays in banking but moves from private sector to public sector banks or this is due to the fact that PSU banks have actually cleaned up their act and they are set for a long term re-rating. This question becomes important because PSU banks have seen a run up in their stock prices, so should one buy at these levels or not is the open question whose answer even the best of the name on the street are looking for and the fact is it is not easy to come.

Is it time for them to get re-rated? Only for moderate risk takers, 5 mid & small-sized PSU banks

When a sector gets re-rated, it is the leader of that particular sector which tends to get the attention in the first leg. If the fundamentals of that sector continue to improve, then companies which are lower than in terms of scale and size are the ones which tend to get re-rated. If one looks at the re-rating of PSU banking space, the likes of SBI, BoB had started to do well some time back. But the mid and smaller PSU banks, not smaller when one looks at the market cap, but in terms of geographical presence and overall size of the business are likely to get more attention now. There are multiple reasons for it: GDP growth rate has a strong correlation with credit off take, which will be visible even in the books of these banks. Some of these banks started their digital journey late, the impact of which will be visible in the coming quarter.

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