Why HDFC Bank Should Be on Your Radar Today

HDFC Bank is the largest private sector bank by market cap in India, and the future could still be bright for this banking powerhouse. Led by longtime CEO Aditya Puri, the full-service bank has a strong deposit franchise (its loan to deposits ratio is only at 90% despite rapid loan growth) and nice chunk of fee-based revenues (30% of total revenue).

While Puri has been a great leader, Paresh Sukthankar was recently promoted to deputy managing director and appears ready to fill Puri's shoes when he ultimately leaves. Despite a valuation that looks rich on the face of it, shares of HDFC Bank could be a great long-term holding of because of the growth potential and proven track record of growing book value per share.

In this segment of The Motley Fool's financials-focused show, Where the Money Is, banking analysts David Hanson and Matt Koppenheffer discuss the positives and negatives of investing in HDFC bank.

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