Results     12-Aug-21
Analysis
Max Financial Services
Steady performance in challenging times
Max Financial Services (MFSL) has posted sharp 84% decline in the net profit to Rs 21.19 crore in the quarter ended June 2021 (Q1FY2022). The consolidated revenues (excluding investment income) increased 27% to Rs 3420 crore. The base of Q1FY2021 had one-off tax refund, lower operating expenses and lower death claims due to COVID-19 induced lockdown.

The company has exhibited a strong performance on new business premiums (on APE basis) as it achieved a 32% jump to Rs 875 crore from Rs 661 crore in Q1FY2022. The renewal premium income (including group) also moved up 21% to Rs 2244 crore, taking the gross written premium to Rs 3484 crore, a spurt of 27% over the first quarter of the previous financial year.

The company has exhibited healthy performance, despite a 3-4X more severe impact of the second wave of COVID-19 compared with the first wave. Claim experiences were higher than expected across all lines of businesses with significantly higher variance for Protection and Group businesses.

MFSL’s sole operating subsidiary, Max Life, registered a 28% increase in total revenues at Rs 4626 crore in the period under review. The Individual Sum Assured of New business reported a 13% decline in Q1FY22 due to de-growth in protection business while the market share improved to 16.1%.

Max Life maintained 4th rank in the private industry and increased its market share by 63 bps. In terms of industry performance, Max Life once again posed stellar results as it not only grew at 34% – more than twice the overall industry growth of 16% – but outperformed the industry on a 2-Year CAGR basis, too. Max Life also went past other private players who grew at 26% in the quarter under review.

The New Business Margin (NBM) for Q1FY22 was 19.7% (at actual costs), an increase of 260 bps from 17.1% in the year-ago period guided by a change in business mix. Further, this aided a 53%- growth in the Value of New Business (VNB) was Rs 172 crore. The higher growth in VNB was due to higher sales and change in business mix.

Max Life reported an Embedded Value (EV) of Rs 12290 crore, an uptick of 15% from Rs 10670 crore in the year-ago period driven by growth in value of new business and quality of inforce business. The Operating Return on EV (RoEV) in Q1FY22 stood at 13.5%.

Embedded value per share of the company stood at Rs 356.1 per share end June 2021.

Assets under management (AUM) increased 28% to Rs 93697 crore – a rise of 28% over the year-ago period. Max Life’s Claim paid ratio at 99.35% at the end of the first quarter under review is among the best in the industry.

Mohit Talwar, Managing Director, Max Financial Services, said, “Strong focus towards customer measures has helped deliver superior performance across health parameters and will continue to remain an important priority due to the impact of the second wave of the COVID-19.Our partnership with Axis Bank after the conclusion of the deal in April and the longstanding bancassurance with YES Bank helped partnership channels grow 52% in the first quarter of FY22.”

 

Max Financial Services: Consolidated Financial Results

Particulars

2106 (3)

2006 (3)

Var %

2103 (12)

2003 (12)

Var %

Income from operations

5942.05

5504.61

8

31273.91

18239.98

71

Other Income

1.09

12.71

 

14.11

1.78

 

Total Income

5943.14

5517.32

8

31288.02

18241.76

72

Interest Expenses

0.11

0.08

38

0.27

0.28

-4

Other expenses

5857.71

5363.24

9

30744.77

17716.20

74

Gross profit

85.32

154.00

-45

542.98

525.28

3

Depreciation

1.37

1.31

5

5.32

11.37

-53

Profit before tax 

84.37

150.70

-44

592.90

442.48

34

Provision for tax

48.56

-30.83

PL

33.15

169.63

-80

PAT

35.81

181.53

-80

559.75

272.85

105

Minority Interest (MI)

14.62

50.68

-71

134.36

127.86

5

PAT after MI

21.19

130.85

-84

425.39

144.99

193

EPS*(Rs)

2.5

15.2

 

12.3

4.2

 

* Annualized on current equity of Rs 69.02 crore. Face Value: Rs 2, Figures in Rs Crore

Profit to loss: Profit to Loss, LP: Loss to Profit

Source: Capitaline Corporate Database

 

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