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Brief Commentary On HDFC Bank Limited’s (NSE:HDFCBANK) Fundamentals

I’ve been keeping an eye on HDFC Bank Limited (NSE:HDFCBANK) because I’m attracted to its fundamentals. Looking at the company as a whole, as a potential stock investment, I believe HDFCBANK has a lot to offer. Basically, it is a financially-sound , dividend-paying company with a a strong track record of performance. Below is a brief commentary on these key aspects. If you’re interested in understanding beyond my high-level commentary, read the full report on HDFC Bank here.

Excellent balance sheet established dividend payer

Over the past year, HDFCBANK has grown its earnings by 21.57%, with its most recent figure exceeding its annual average over the past five years. Not only did HDFCBANK outperformed its past performance, its growth also surpassed the Banks industry expansion, which generated a 12.83% earnings growth. This paints a buoyant picture for the company.

NSEI:HDFCBANK Income Statement June 21st 18
NSEI:HDFCBANK Income Statement June 21st 18

For those seeking income streams from their portfolio, HDFCBANK is a robust dividend payer as well. Over the past decade, the company has consistently increased its dividend payout, reaching a yield of 0.63%.

NSEI:HDFCBANK Historical Dividend Yield June 21st 18
NSEI:HDFCBANK Historical Dividend Yield June 21st 18

Next Steps:

For HDFC Bank, I’ve compiled three fundamental factors you should further examine:

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  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for HDFCBANK’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for HDFCBANK’s outlook.

  2. Valuation: What is HDFCBANK worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether HDFCBANK is currently mispriced by the market.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of HDFCBANK? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!


To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.