GS on SBI Life
Buy, TP Rs 2235
Management meet takeaways
Sounded broadly confident on company's medium-term growth and margin outlook, while acknowledging continued regulatory uncertainty around distributor commissions and expense structures
Key message was that SBI Life appears relatively better placed versus peers given its consistent lower commission structure, stable captive relationship with State Bank of India and ongoing efforts to scale protection, non-par on the product side and raise agency channel salience in the distribution mix
Management reiterated Individual APE growth guidance of around 14%–15%, with bancassurance growing likely closer to 12%/agency at c.20%, while product mix improvement and operating leverage should help offset near-term GST-related margin pressure.
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