Buy Axis Bank, target Rs 580: Kunal Bothra

Independent analyst Kunal Bothra has a buy call on Axis Bank Ltd. with a target price of Rs 580. The current market price of Axis Bank Ltd. is Rs 547.65. Time period given by the analyst is Intra Day when Axis Bank Ltd. price can reach defined target. Kunal Bothra recommended to keep stop loss at Rs 530. Axis Bank Ltd., incorporated in 1993, is a banking company with a market cap of Rs 140616.34 crore.

Axis Bank Ltd. key Products/Revenue Segments include Interest & Discount on Advances & Bills which contributed Rs 33124.96 Crore to Sales Value (74.36 % of Total Sales), Income From Investment which contributed Rs 9622.82 Crore to Sales Value (21.60 % of Total Sales), Interest which contributed Rs 1290.54 Crore to Sales Value (2.89 % of Total Sales) and Interest On Balances with RBI and Other Inter-Bank Funds which contributed Rs 503.84 Crore to Sales Value (1.13 % of Total Sales)for the year ending 31-Mar-2017.

The Bank has reported a Gross Non Performing Assets (Gross NPAs) of Rs 34248.64 Crore (6.77 % of total assets) and Net Non Performing Assets (Net NPAs) of Rs 16591.71 Crore (3.40% of total assets). For the quarter ended 31-03-2018, the company has reported a Standalone Interest Income of Rs 8753.01 Crore, down -.17 % from last quarter Interest Income of Rs 8767.57 Crore and up 5.94 % from last year same quarter Interest Income of Rs 8262.56 Crore. The bank has reported net profit after tax of Rs -2188.74 Crore in latest quarter.
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