IDFC First Bank-Next Multi Bagger?

                                                      IDFC First Bank- Next Multi bagger?

 

Just a thought, without looking to fundamentals, Technical Chart, Expert View etc etc , can IDFC First Bank be next multi-bagger?

How this thought emerges? Let us look at below comparison with recently established private sector bank(s).

Banking Licence history of recent private sector bank and their highest closing share price

In 1994, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued banking licence to HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank. Thereafter in 2003-2004, RBI issued new licence to Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank. Latest in the category are IDFC First Bank and Bandhan Bank which got licence in 2015.

Highest closing share price of these banks since their listing are as follows (Source: MoneyControl.com)

Bank Name	Highest Closing Price	Date of Highest Price	Face Value (FV) of Share	No. of times from FV
HDFC Bank	1305.50	Dec 19, 2019	Re 1	1305.50
ICICI Bank	552.20	Dec 30, 2019	Re 2	276.10
Kotak Mahindra Bank	1740.00	Feb 19, 2020	Re 5	348.00
Yes Bank	404.00	Aug 20, 2018	Re 2	202.00
Bandhan Bank	741.80	Aug 09, 2018	Re 10	74.18

 

Data suggest that highest price has moved upto 1300 times of face value. Even if we consider lowest price movement in the category than also it comes to 74 times of face value.

Currently (around 15th June 2020), the market price of IDFC First Bank is in the range of Rs 20-25 per equity share. With face value of Rs 10/-. this share is currently traded at 2 to 2.5 times of face value. At this price, this share looks attractive if we compare the market price of recently established private sector banks.

Many factors affect the share price of any company and above analysis is just an attempt to connect the share price movement of other private sector bank vis-a-vis potential lies with IDFC First Bank.

As mentioned, above is Just a thought and you should do your own research before investing.

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To Clear Chartered Accountant (CA) Exams- Some Useful Tips

To Clear Chartered Accountant (CA) Exams-    Some Useful Tips

Become a member of one of the most respected chartered accountant fraternity is the dream of each student appearing for the exam. Chartered Accountancy Exam is organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and is held in May and November every year.  The duration of the chartered accountancy course is 4.5 years after clearing the 12th exam and 3 years after clearing graduation in any stream. The duration of this course increases with the number of attempts.

An exam with an average of 8-10% as passing percentage is clearly the tough course for students to pass. Hard and persistent studies have no alternatives and along with studies, if students can practice following tips than it will enhance the possibility of clearing his/her exams. These tips are other than normal examination tips like start early, sleep well, draw realistic timetable etc.

   1) Increase writing speed: You know the exact answer to question asked in the examination but knowing the answer will not convert into “marks” till you write on answer sheet. So, the practice to increase writing speed is extremely important during preparation of exams.

Immediately buy rough paper notebook and try to write at least one page every day while copying the contents from study material. You will notice that It took 15-20 minutes to write a single page and with this speed in an examination time of 3 hours you can write max 9-10 pages. Practice enough to write 6-7 pages in an hour with a writing speed of at least 1 page every 10 minutes.

     2)  Practice Formats: Every minute saved in the examination can be used by the student for other critical stuff like re-reading all the attempted answers, to give more thoughts to technical questions etc. In case of paper like accountancy, practice the exact format of Revenue account, Profit and loss account, Balance Sheet and practice to mention other small things like Rs in thousands/Lakh, reference of note number etc. To draw right format is non-technical but important step for scoring additional point in exams. Continuous practice of formats while solving accounting, costing, tax questions can easily save time during exams and also add additional marks.

     3)  Identify your strength and weakness: Student need atleast 40% mark in each paper and 50% mark in aggregate to clear any group of CA intermediate/Final exam. Identify your strong and weak subject and study with focused target to score atleast 40% marks in weak subject and 60% plus marks in strong subjects to achieve aggregate target of 50% marks.

     4)  Do focused Studies: Many students buy multiple text book authored by various author to practice subjects like accountancy, costing, tax etc. Please note everyone has limited time for preparation of exams and any group cannot be cleared by mastering in a particular subject. You have to attempt all the papers and has to study every subject in a limited span of time. Do focused study and spend more time to clear the “concepts” of the subject.

     5) Revision before exams: Student generally gets a day off before next exam for any revision. While preparing for exams make small notes, rephrase key points on the right hand side of study material etc which will help you to revise the subject in short span of available time and also boost the confidence level.

     6) Tutor another student: This tip is for student who had already appeared the same group/exam in earlier attempts. It is really boring to study the same subject which was already tried multiple times. By tutoring another student not only earns money but will also increases the clarity, gives different prospective of same problem while solving the queries of your student.

There is no alternative to hard work and with some different steps/efforts you can easily achieve your goals. I like to conclude this article with few lines on “efforts”. Albert Einstein is widely credited with saying, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results." Success is not directly proportional to effort; Success is absolutely about what you focused on and how effective you use your time to achieve your goals.

Nalin Bhandari Chartered Accountant Cell:+919930018666

Gratuity Accounting in the books of Trust

At the outset, I apologize to all my readers for such a long gap between these two blogs.

In this part-2 on Gratuity Accounting, we will learn the accounting and various other aspects in the books of Gratuity Trust.

In the books of Gratuity trust, the main source of fund is contribution received from employer  company. This Fund is mainly used for investment as per the investment policy of Fund. At the time of retirement/ sepration of an employee, the gratuity amount is paid out of the Gratuity Fund.

The main source of income for gratuity trust is interest and dividend income. On the other hand, operating expenses include salary of trust staff, bank charges, professional fees etc.

Accounting Entries

The accounting entries in the books of Gratuity Trust will be as follows:

Date	Particular	Dr/Cr	Nature of Ledger	Amount
Payment Date	Bank A/c	Dr	Asset	100
	Gratuity Fund-Contribution received	Cr	Contribution/Gratuity Fund	100
	(toward contribution received from employer company)
Payment Date	Gratuity Fund-Settlement	Dr	Contribution/Gratuity Fund	1
	Bank A/c	Cr	Asset	1
	(towards payment made on separation of employee)

Accounting entries pertaining to investment (Asset), investment income (P/L item) and other operating expenses (P/L item) are simple as apply in case of other entities.

Under Source of Fund (in Balance Sheet), Gratuity Fund will be reflected as follows:

Particular	Amount
Opening Balance	Nil
Add: Contribution  during the period	100
	100
Less: Settlements  made during the period	1
Closing Balance	99

Presentation of above Gratuity Fund is same like “Capital Account” in case of proprietorship firm.

I hope readers must have enjoy this entire series on Gratuity Acc. In case of any query, the readers can post their comment and I will try to resolve the same at the earliest.

Nalin Bhandari Chartered Accountant Cell:+919930018666

Grautity Accounting in the Books of Gratuity Trust & Company

This blog is intended to highlight the accounting treatment in the books of Employer Company and Gratuity Trust. I have divided this series in two parts. The first part is intended to help the reader to understand the accounting treatment in the books of Employer Company.

Case Study

The Employer Company has decided to create a Gratuity Trust in order to manage the Gratuity liability for their employees. The main motto of the Gratuity Trust is to manage the Funds contributed by Employer Company & to pay the Gratuity Amount to the employee at the time of retirement or separation. The payment will be made out of the funds managed by Gratuity Trust. The Employer Company will periodically contribute to the Funds of Gratuity Trust, which in turn will invest in the securities as approved at the time of creation of trust.

Above arrangement is treated as “Defined Benefit Plan” under AS-15_Accouting for Retirement Benefits issued by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

As per AS-15, the Employer Company is required to value the Gratuity Liability from the qualified actuary.

Looking to the above discussion & for the better understanding of the reader, we can take the following example:

In a Financial Year, Employer Company has contributed Rs 100 millions to Gratuity Trust. At the end of Financial Year, the further liability calculated by qualified Actuary is Rs 25 million. The extract from Actuary Report is as follows:

Balance Sheet Recognition           (Rs in millions)
Present Value Of Obligation	125
Fair Value Of Plan Assets	-100
Liability (assets)	0
Unrecognised Past Service Cost	0
Liability (asset) recognized in the Balance Sheet	25

Accounting Entries

The accounting entries in the books of Employer-Company will be as follows:

Date	Particular	Dr/Cr	Nature of Ledger	Amount
Payment Date	Provision for Gratuity A/c	Dr	Liability	100
	Bank A/c	Cr	Asset	100
	(Toward Contribution to Gratuity Trust)
31/MAR/2XXX	Gratuity Expenses	Dr	Expense	125
	Provision for Gratuity A/c	Cr	Liability	125
	(Liability & Expense Booking As per Actuarial Valuation)

So the Gratuity Expense recognized in the books of accounts is Rs 125 million vis-a-vis Gratuity Liability as Rs 25 million. It means that the Employer Company has to still contribute Rs 25 millions to Gratuity Trust to meet the Gratuity Liability.

In case of any query, the readers can post their comment and I will try to resolve the same at the earliest.

Please follow this blog to learn the accounting treatment in the books of Gratuity Trust

Nalin Bhandari Chartered Accountant Cell:+919930018666