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October 21, 2016
BSE Limited ‘National Stock Exchange of India Limited
P. J, Towers, Listing Department
Dalal Street, Fort, Exchange Plaza, 5* Floor,
Murnbai —400 00% Plot no. C/1, G- Block,
Serip Code: $11218 Bandra-Kurla Complex,
Mutabai ~ 400 051
NSE Symbol: SRTRANSFIN
Deer Sirs,
Sub. : Half Yearly Communication to Exchanges w. r. . Our Public Issue of Nom-Convertible Debenture
May 2010 (NCDs Il} of Rs.$00 Crs.
‘As per Regulation 52{4) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we are pleased to furnish the following informations.
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Credit Rating: -
“CARE A+’ (Double A Plus) and “CRISIL. A+/Stable" for Secured NCDs and CARE AA+ (Double
A Plus) and “CRISIL AA+/Stable’ for Unsecured NCDs by CARE and CRISIL vide letters dated
January 12, 2016 and August 2016 respectively. ‘There was no change in the Credit Rating of NCDs
during the period April D1, 2016 to September 30, 2016. (Please refer Annexure ~1 and 1),
Asset Cover available:
Aspper the proviso to Clause 52(4), the requirement for disclosing Asset cover ratio is not applicable to
cur Company being a Non-Banking Financial Compeny registered with the Rescrve Bank of India.
Debt Equity Ratio:
The Debi Equity Ratio will be provided after the Unaudited Financial Statements (Standalone) are
approved in Board Meeting to be held on October 25, 2016.
Previous due date ~
L. For the payment of dividend / repayment of principal of Non-Convestible Preference
‘Shares and whether the same has been paid or not: - Nat Applicable.
HL. For the payment of interest / principal and whether the same has been paid ar not: The
Company on October 01. 2016 had made Semiannual interest payment of NCDs under
Option II from April 01, 2016 till September 30, 2016 to the holders of NCDs en Record
Bate being September 14, 2016. The summary of such interest payment of NCDs are as
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5. Next due date for payment of interest / principal along with amount of interest:
1 On Non-Convertible Prefécence Shares: - Not Applicable,
U, On Non-Convertible Debentures: As per provisions of the Prospectus far Public Issue of
Non-Convertible Debentures (NCD3) duted May 6, 2010, the following Redemptions are
due
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April O1, 2017.
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6. Debt service coverage Ratio :-
As per the proviso to Clause 52(4), the requirement for disclosing debt service coverage is not
applicable to our Company being a Non-Banking Financial Company registered with the Reserve
Bank of India
7. Interest service coverage Ratio:
As per the provise to Clause $2(4), the requirement for disclosing Enterest service coverage Ratio is not
applicable to our Company being a Non-Banking Financial Company registered with the Reserve
Bank of India.
8. Outstanding redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures: Please refer annexure IL.
9, Debenture Redemption Reserve :-
The Debenture Redemption Reserve will be created as per requirement of Rule 18(7) of Companies
(Share and Debentures) Rules, 2014,
10. Net worth
‘The detail will be provided after the Unaudited Financial Statements (Standalone) are approved
Board Meeting to be held on October 25, 2016.
11, Net Profit After Tax:-
‘The detail will be provided after the Unaudited Financial Statements (Standalone) are appro
‘Board Mesting to be held on October 25, 2016.
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12. Earnings Per Share:~
‘ie detall will be provided after the Unaudited Financial Statements (Standalone) are approved in
Board Meeting t be held on October 25, 2016,
As per Regulation $6 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we are pleased fo furnish the following information.
1. A copy ofthe annual report at the same time as iti issued along with a copy of certificate rom the
listed entity's auditors in respect of utilisation of funds during the implementation period of the
Project for which the funds have been raised:- Already pravided copy enclosed,
Provided that in the case of debentures or preference shares issued for financing working capital or
geacral corporate purposes or for capital raising purposes the copy of the auditor's certflome may
be submited at the end of each financial year fill the funds have been fully utilised or the purpose
for which these funds were intended has been achicved. - Not Applicable
2. A-copy of ll notices, resolutions and circulars relating to-
(}) new issue of non-
‘The detail will be provided after the Unaudited Financial Statements (Standalone) are approved in
Board Meeting to be heli on October 25, 2016.
12, Eamings Por Share -
‘Thedetail will be provided after the Unaudited Financial Statements (Standalone) are approved in
Board Meeting to be held on October 25, 2016,
Il. As per Regulation $6 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and
Diselogure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we are pleased to furnish the following information :-
1. A copy of the annual report the same time as itis issued along with a copy of certificate ftom the
listed entity's auditors in respect of uillisation of funds during the implementation period of the
project for which the funds have been raised:
‘Already provided copy enclosed.
Provided that in the care of debentures issued for financing working capital or general corporate
(purposes or for capital raising purposes the copy’ of the auditor's certificate may Be submitied at
the end of each financial year (i the fonds have Been filly wilised or the purpose for which these
fioxds were intended has been achieved, — Not Applicable
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2, A copy of all notices, resolutions and circulars relating to-
(3 new issue of not-convertible debs securities atthe same time as they are sent to holders of non-
convertible debt securites:-
‘There were no new issue of non-convertible debensares.
(Gi) the meetings of holders of non-convertible debt securities atthe same time as they are sent to the
bolders of non-convertisie debt recurities or advertised in the media including those retating to
proceedings ef the meetings
‘There were no meeting for holders of non-convertibie debentures,
3. Intimations regarding :
(i) Any revision in the rating:=
There was no change in the rating forthe half year ended September 30, 2016,
(ii) ony defaut: in timely payment of interest or redemption or both in respect of the non-
convertible debt securities:-
There was no default in timely payment of interest of the non- convertible debt securities for
the half year ended September 30, 2016.
re to create charge on the assets:
‘There was no failure to-erewte eharge on the assets.
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4. A half-ycatly certificate regarding maintenance of hundred percent, asset cover in respect of listed
non-canvertible debt securities, by either a practicing company secretary or a practicing chartered
accountant, along with the half yearly financial resul
As per the proviso to Clause S6(1}(A, the requirement of a half-yearly certificate is not appli
to our Company being a Non-Banking Financial Company registered with the Reserve Bank of
Ind
IML. As por Regulation 58 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we are pleased to fumish the following information:
1. Hard copies of full annual reports to these holders of non-convertible debt securities who requested
for the game:
There were no requests for hard copies of Annual Report for the Financial Year 2015-16 by hokders
of non-convertible debentures.
Half yeasly communication as specified in sub-regulation (4) and (5) of regulation 52 to holders of
non convertible debt securities:- Please refer Annexure-V
3. Notice(s) of all meetings of holders of non-convertible debt securities specifically stating that the
provisions of appointment of peaxy as mentioned in Section 105 of the Companies Act, 2013 shall
te applicable for such mcting:- Not Applicable.
4. Proxy farms to holders of nan convertible debt sceurities which shall be worded in such a manner
that holders of these securities may vote either for ar aguinst each resolution:- Not Applicable.
5. Name of Stock Exchanges on which debentures are listed ==
i) BSE Limited and
ii) National Stock Exchange of India Limited
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7. Benpos of Non-Convertible Debentures for the quarter ended September 30, 201
Please refer Annexure - TV,
= The copy of listing agreement has already boon submiced.
Thanking you,
‘Yours faithfal
For AM JRANSPORT FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED
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Executive Director & CRO
Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.
Woekhardt Towers, Level 3
West Wing, C-2, G Block
Bandra Kurla Complex
Bandra (East)
‘Mumbai —400 031
January 12, 2016
Dear Sir,
Rating of various Long ‘Term Debt Instruments
‘This is to confirm that CARE has rated long term debt instruments of Shritam Transport Finanes
Company Lid. The outstanding rating for Non Convertible Debenture and Subordinated Debt
siands at CARE AA+ (Double A Plus) as on December 31, 2015.
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[Abhishek Gupta]
Manager
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Ratings Key Rating Drivers
Sorc rem sora Predominant Market Position: Sharam Transport Finance Company Litew's (STFCY ratings
fect Daa lew {aor in Re leadership postion wih urique postioning inthe commercial veNele tnancing
Seneue Seerar, ‘space, The company is he largest tnancer of used commercial vehicles in India, a sagrent
cote outer ‘hare thers ia liiled competition, lis assets under management af used commercial wehicles
bikisasa\meriier! NOAA ge ogee than the cembined used aesats lan porto of rye NBC
Inieratbn Cong:ferm ack oun IMD AAC
irtcen shawn aan Laan’ lO Air Portfolia Transiting Towards Less Volatile Credit Coste: The company ts consolidating is
——, oat portico: towards the moderate to slightly high yiskd segment while withdrawing from the very
futile Fgh lela (argely nigh uilage vile) and consecuorty the high eet cast segment. Tis
Stoo soning same WU madera eth te expected as wel the coca loss expen, ws eeu
Seems SEES otis eee cst. The aston teng diver by on reason se Bul
ey See egusory presure veh os height dicumsion on phasing out aver 18 year old vices,
Ghetemrannenconense S50 ang ghia elion name, The changing nai ofthe commer! vehce (CV) uney
ColTermsoeConverthis Sabla ‘with efficient higher tannage vehicles being rolled with lower cperatianal cost, grester
CET aecainioet suse _avallablly of ved wohicls af Ue yaar to fv year’ viniage together with an Be spread cap
on the asset efit for securlanion futher using Ws, Having Eid ha, be competion
Financial Data faa strong inthis segment
Baten Mperrinanee Company Demonstrated Ability to Manage Gredit Costs through Cycles: STFC has developed
2 significant expesience which has enabled i to develop strong ski ast in assessing and
Tazeweniugoe) 164462 M478 managing ct fk in he used vehises segment. STFC's crest cont, tough bighe! than
Eecerinen) SSt2 “Bin? ‘oat er aeettrane compan tween age bound avai aon 28% of tans
erscutrs 31 or 36 31M
raster 70 TATE py12-EY16). The spike in creat costs in FYG (327% of the loan partfoich was party on
force 12T 11% account of prawsioning for ie acquired egupment tnance portoio of the subsidy. The
sant company's median ore-ptaion perating proft (PPOP) butlers |., PPOP to credt costs,
stood al around 2 (FYIG: 1.Gx), ea account of an increase in the provisioning cost on
the acquired portislo) The larpely sed venice portalo alse helpe as while heving
weaker borrower profie, the segment refects lower woliiily in cred cost vis-2-s new
ommercal venice.
‘cyclical Pressure on Asset Quality Porsists: The persistent econornic weakness which
resuted in uncerutlsation of eapacty and suppressed prices on ressie of vehicles duc: fo
tiscount an new vehicles exerted pressure an assat quay of the STFC. However, the
‘company’s fighter loan Soprslsl processes and sloxdoun In cizburcaments, coom to have
helped stabline acest quali. WRilé the eompary/s 90 days past dus (ope) proportion
increased by 14x in SGFYI6 from FY'S fe lend In early delnquency suggests te
lncremental build up on pressure on asset qualty could be lower, Having said that, tha heading
INPLE are ikely o remsin elevated as the bactdoa. bull over tha last fow yoars wil ake time la
‘dear Optoaty, the reported delinquency retio would remain eeveted on sccount of the
traneiton to 90-daye past due NPL recognition, which coud add anctver 3006p to the reported
‘salinquancies. There could howkser be same benefit an account of recoveries on ts equipment
Analyste Iinance pentoke, though the quantian i Hkely to be modo
Fin pena Lower Growth. with Reesanable internal Aecruole to Support Capitalisation: STFC
2 ene internal acetuale are reasonable (FV'12-FY'6: 14%]-and ean supports moderated loan grow
‘hana cos projections (FY: gromth af about 15%) maintsining comfortable capitalisation (FY 16: oquly to
‘onan ano ren ‘ola! managed laans 144). in-Ra @xzects STFC te mainisin above-average eaptal given I
sateen agecaien, shove eae ered cot and wos usa pre,
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‘Transition to Larger Retail Funding: STFC plans to increase la retell funding (including debe
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(Curtailed on-balance sheet liquidity: STFC hae largely recuoed its on balance sheet bquidy
which it used fo maintain inthe form of unencumbered liquid assets, which provided an extra
‘cushion forthe company during uid ightvess. This is all the more important given the large
balance shee! the company has. Having seid thal the assets list tenwee are well matched.
Profitability te Remain Under Pressure: A higher proparton of new vehicies: snd transition
into lower vintage vehiiea will ada pressure on yicids. Tha ooet of funds ic ike to come uncer
Pressure on dual impact of 1} oguistory lent of 25% mutual fund exposure in NBFCs and 2)
Reserve Bank of India's increased risk weights and provisioning norme fer barke on banking,
system wide concestraled exoaeure, Having eaid that the agency expects, the crecit costs to
be ass volatile while charge in policy on an-balance sheet quldlly reducing negative carry
may offcet some of the impact
Rating Sensitivities
Positive: Though unlikely inthe medium term, sharply higher stable and diversified funding
vith lower concentration, significantly higher erect cast buffers in the foam of pre prosisin
Prot multiples of cedil costs over the cycle while maintaining comfortable capitalisation
snd cominant franchise in the used C¥ financing segment can be positive far the Long-Teem
Iesuer Rating
Negative: Any sharp se in cred costs trom an unewpected sharp inerease in sippages,
weakened cantaication, funding oriquidity andlor a significant es of franchise could result in
a negative raling action
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STFE's borrowers are larpely ftom semi-uban and rural areas and the company targets the
high-yielding, frstsime buyers/users and ema road traraponare segmant Besices it a etrong
network of branches (43 branches in PY apraad seress india togstner with 803 rural centes,
‘end te uo with 600 ihancers) to access these regions.
‘Ox the years, the company has further strengthened its used vehicle franchiee end nas
‘ceded market share in the new vehicle segments. The proportion of new vehicles in ta AUM
Goctinad ta 10%9in FY16 trom 23% in FY12. Toexnand its businessline, STFC has developed
lused-CV nubs ~auto malls = trough 2 wholly owned subsidiary, Stricam Automall India, This
acts a& 2 condult between the buyers and sella of used vehicles, relubished CVs end
repossessed vehicies, Beslcos providing suppart to STFC In sefing repossessed venicies, st
abo helps STFC in generating new businesses,
In March this year. the eorpany had wound up by marging wit itself ts specialised focused
‘onstructian finence company as the experience hid bees leas than setetactory. The pertioio
ff the merged assets was 2.5% of STFC's AUM about half of which was non-performing
‘assets. The maiged company was carrying a significant proportion of stressed assets on its
Pporfolio which has added to the total stressed assets of STFC.
Franchise and Strategy
‘STFC dominates the organised esd CV Handing sactor which is estimated fo be 2.51-3.0¢
larger tan the few Vehicle Rnancing segment, STFC has a pan Inca franchise witn presence
spread across India. The leadership is evan more proncunced in the older vintage segment
‘second refnancing! five to 15 years and olde: segment) which requires & special sll eet in
‘assessing and recovery, and hence faces imited-campatiton in that spac.
\Whia competion has made inoads ln the used vehicie segment, itis mosity lined ta the
ower uintage segment. The sbove-fve-year vintage: vehicles fnencing, the foe of STFC, has
allmited presence of oiganised players. Nevertheless, with the slowdown in the growth of neve
‘vehicle sales, mest of the CV francing nan-bankang nancial companies are targeting used
‘vehicles a2 ona of the growth araos, White inghvicually hey are small players, together they
‘can become mates! competion in the median to-lang term.
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‘While STFC’s partfoso largely consists of older vintage vehicles, itis expanding te presence in
newer winiage frst rafrancing vehicies (hie years to five years category) lower yield
category. The transition & aren by 1) the cap of &% on spread between yield end base rete
fn assets elgible for sacurtsation 2) demand for more fuel eifcient vehicles 5) higher
Ceentibution of rus! merkots In inoremental growth where light CV have higher demand and-4)
rester evaiabilty of veed venioes of lower vintage eepecially in view of high grat of light
commas! vehicles in the Inst foo years, In addition, the regulatory pressures in terme of
forced phasing out af higher vintage vehicles (heightened discussion on phasing out 1S yoar
and alder vehicles. 10 year and cider vehicle not slowed im NCR) i sie nudging the
{ransition to lower vintage vehicles.
Further the company's portfolio is also shifing towards the hesiier tonnape segment trom the
predominantly medium sagment fil a ow years back with a change in the market dynamics,
‘The positive operating cost dynamics ef higher tonnage wehies, which have been introduced
more recently, Is adding to the transition, The medium tonnage vehicles are becoming less
economically veable wail the improvement of road infrastructure and the improving hub and
‘spoke model in the country.
'STFC's proportion of new vehicles financing has bean decining aé the sale of naw vehicles
‘tart faling in the system and compelive pressure Increesed in the market, especially nt
ccaplive france companies. The propertion of new vehicles which was increasing and reachad
‘2bout 258% in FY'12, with STFC being the market leader even in the now vehicie segment has
Feduced to about 10% in FY16, However, the trend hae reversed in FY16 and with the rexival in
‘s8les.0f now wehiela, he company’s dicburesmant of nvr wehicas as picked up.
‘The company is planning to expand ils presence in high-viekfing vised rural products to. gain
(growth 83 well to offset the compression in margins. The company Is penetrating dee
(Geographies wih law cost tnuch point models to target this segment nhich is almost enrely
served by the unorganised segment, ile this segment is ikely to offer vary high yaks, it may
ao eamy very high apax and erect oot Hf nat managed wll
Credit Risk
Used vehicle Financing coud be a challenge given that assessment of valuation of used
vehicles (or calculation of the amount of financing) requires skilled judgement calls. with
characteristics varying for each vehicie. A higher valuation wil loner borrowers equity and
could result in higher delinquencies and higher crodit lossos a the collateral walue say Be
sharply ower than loan outatanding. toner valuation may, on the other hand, result In loss of
business cu to Ineuficient financing, In addition, baekground checks In tems of Gear te
‘Geta ofthe asst fnanced, loan outstanding if any on the vehicles ete. are requir.
‘Aigo, most of the borrowars in tha high-vintage used vehicle segment mould be the fret-time
borrawers and would migrate from Being drivers to owners, Suen eustomers have poor banicing
habits and Iinted formal credit track record, ling their ancess to bank eredil and other
organised players, Moreover, most of te Borrowers Would heraly have any addtional sesets
besides the asses fnanced, limiting the scope for collaerais, This requires nat only atrang.
appraisal sls (for both borrower and vehisl), but also high lovels of engagement wits the
borrawser, robust collection mechanisms and the abilty to quickly sell and realise the value of
the repossessed vehicles,
STFO has developed stiong riche in assessing, valuing and nancing high vintage used
vehicles, STFC's skill eet developed over the years, arperienced employees, establched
relationship with al authoribes and agencies, and wise franchise provides it = compottive
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financad, any streee on eamings from the assets financed has a direct impact on aes evally,
“Twa. engoing macrosconcmc slowdown with a sharp stagnation in industiis! production and
sluggieh construction activites nad Increased the company’s credit cost. Credit costs Mave
Deen nishg since FYOS (Figure 3), reflecting the stress inthe industry.
Newertheless, the hneremental penssure an crest costs Ikaly to be maderste 8s 1) Tho cradit
‘appraiaal standards are ikely to have been tightened in the last feu" years in the face. ring
‘sbess 2) Recovery Inthe economy together with sdustment of excess canaciy in the system
leading to freight rate improvement, the truck cpesaling dynamics are likely to ingrove 3)
Higher seasoning of porto as disbursement growl has been lawer. Having said that, the
einquencies ae thkely to ramain elevated on account of 3 signifcently large proportion of
delinquent assets with large everduee
Nevertheless, wile the used vehicle barrmwers ara cansidarad to have @ wesk borrower
profile, the cash Row from used vehicles is less corelated withthe broader econory than that
‘ofthe new vehicle, The same is algo wefactod in the current cycle where we have seen thatthe
increase in tke slrees on new vahics financed portfoke has been higher than used wehictes.
Delinquencies and Crecit Costs
STFC'S gross non-performing loans (NPL) and credit costs have come under cyclical stress
and risen in the current dowmiurn (FY%8: GNPLs 8.2% , about 1.9% of tus comes from
portiaia taken over from Shriram Equipment snd sbout Sdbp on account of transition fram
1WOsed fo 1S0d—d. The comparable figure for FY16 cn 7BOdpd basis would be 4.2% (FY15:
2.8%) . Tha aary delinquencies (SOpd) Increased by 1 4x in 3OFY16 from FY13. The laner
Jaan growtn over lest faw years, resuiting in more seasoned partfolo snd tightened appraisal
In the face of the Eight ervirenment aver last couple of yaors tagathar wh improved resale
value of vehicles helps in stabilsation in incrertental etress on te portiote. Having said that,
the backlog of stressed assets is likely t0 keep headline delinquency high The heagine
‘umber wil futher rise an account of regulatory tantan ta G0de NPL retagnition.
STFC's reported delinquencies (exclusing equiarent france pomfoia) cout inereBes by
480bp each foreach Sodpd migration (tha current S0dpd standalone postolio wuld be around
8%, compared with 4.8% at 150cpc) Nevertheless, the Incremental impact an crac costs is
planned th be offset tough reducing provision coverage. Curent, as the company moved
{om “8Mcpd to 180dp, the incremental increase in NPLs wes to the extent of INR, while
the company reduced provision caverage fom 80% to 70%, thereby more than arsattag any
Impact on provisioning costs,
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‘median PPoP of loans cver the same period. The size of bubble represents AUM. Wile
‘Sundaram hes the best butlers, the rast have similar Profit & Lass defences over the last faur-
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Market Risk
Market risk i low foc STFC. Whie its investments stood at INR12.6bn (stout 2.1% of total
hnalance sheet assets) at FYE18, most of it wes in shorten, highly liquid bank
ddoposits\gowemmant securities.
Funding and Liquidity
Funding
SSTFC's funding, though whales, is fatty diversified and would compare favourably wath mast
of fis large peers. About half of ils funding ecewes trough bank (term loans,
secuttisalioniessignments end working ospital) and is wall sptead ccrose severe! inttwsonal
rvestors and banks, with noligh concentatian on a partiolar bank stil
‘The company has bean targeting extensively to increase its non-instnrbonal funding proportion
that vauld furtier strengthen its funding stabaty. It plane to increase non-insitutonal funding
{inches of pubic debt ieauances) to about = quarter of the total funding. The pure ral
funding (Le. fied deposits and legacy fetal non-convertile debentures and sub-debts}
increased to about 164 in FY16 from 13% in FY4, However a8 the legacy retil and NCD as.
‘weil 2 subsdebts phase out, increasing pure retal funding through FOs could be & challenge
ven the regulatory cap of 1.5x of net worth on FDS for NBFES,
ajomty of en back bank funding is medium fo long term eth a fd tenure. Having sai that.
tne tightening regulatory restictions such a te 25% sectors cap for mutual funds, and
discussion papers an concentrated lending in the Ranking space, have the potential to nereaso,
the funding cost meaningful.
Liquidity
STFC’ borrowings are targely lang tenure wih limited reliance on short-term borrowings. The
company has wel-matched asset and liabilty tenors, mitigating refinancing risk. Additionally.
the company maintain about two-three months of sbalties, maturing In cash and cash
equivalent gud seeunties, aver and above the Esnctioned Ine of credit which can help the
‘company tise over in case af any unforescen Equisity tightness,
Securitisation/Bilateral Assignments
Fiower ‘The proportion of securtisationtilaieral essignmenis of AUM has come down sharply in recent
‘AUM Break-up years (FY16=15%), though it continue to form a eignifcsnt source of funding. STEC's almost
{On Book and Of Book) ‘nti porfalo ig to eMmall read transport operator (SIeTO) and hance qualifies for peicrty
‘sor out =O dont sector lending and hence, has ready access to private and foreign commercial banks who
peneraly are short of Yielr mendatad priory sector landing dua ta limited outreach and
capability constrains.
‘The company’s laans though mostly qualifes as priority sector, the rewuaslary quidesines which
provides 8% cap on the soraad between the base rale of fhe investing bank and yield on the
poo! to be secutised and requirement of minimum holding periad for the loans in the ciginator
Books. before securitisation nae reduced te eligible porttalo mat can be securiised. In
‘dation, lower Ioen of banking sector raducing =ppatie for sxority sactor loans: on account of
eure: ETFE. Ine ‘a own Tow loan grow and updated guideinas slowing RIDF deposits for entre tenure top
be eligible to be counted under prierly sector expasure hae alsa impacted the amount of
portale that can he eecurttend.
Profitability
‘Though STFO's profitsbilty reduced in FY18 ea account of lower secuntisation and higher
. credit costs, it remained strong with above-sverage retuin on managed assets as compared to
poets! (return on total AUM (total assets and off balence shest FY'11-FY16: 296) This is driven
by strong income trom securitsstiontitatersl assignment, comfortable spreeds on on-boak
accets (pet interest margins controlled cost stuciure (around 25%, and range-bound
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Interest yiekl can remain under pressure) on 4ézount of the company expanding into lower
vintage end consequently fhe loser yiold sopmenl, a& wall as due to the increasing
‘competion, Moreover, the recent guidelines on capping mutual funds" investments coud push
Up the cost of torrewngs Impacting the net inierest macpins,
The coreaniy’s cast structure is wall eontplled! a8 retlacted in among the best cost to AUM
ratio. Newortheloss, this cauld go up a6 the company expands in rural areas (through low cost
branches) atleast in the short run.
‘The crest costs ara Ikely to remain high in the short term on account af 2 backlog of
elinquent assets, The Impact of Gipd NPLs recognition is largely planned to be offset
iraugh recueng provision coverage rato,
Capitalisation
STFC has the largest equty capital among the essst francs NBFOS in India. Its ceptasaton
level ie esmforabia supported by comfortable internal aocruats and maderaied foan growth
{eouty to loans fncdng a Balance sheet ans) at 14.5% and iar Teapitel to Fesk Weighted
Asses aio of 147%)
“Tha moderated ALIM grourh projection of 15% also means that the growth capital required for
the company ¢an largely Be eupperted by ls Intomal accruals wile incremental capital
Fequiesiant could be modest Howsver, ind-Fa expscte STFC to maintain sbove-aversgs
capitalisation given iis weak customer profle snd monoline business to cushion any
Unexpected sharp rss in eros casts
‘The company is well piaced for transitioning Ino the proposed regulatory capital norms of 10%
er 1 eopitst While the current regulations, which have signifcantiy reduces lsteral
sesignments and replaced tranesetons with socurtisation through pass-trraugh ceriicaes,
\WoUid be capital cutive, STFE is urikely to be signlieanty impacted ao & reports capt on an
adjusted basi Navertaless, the capital requirement could increase should it remain
aggressive ints assets growth as experienced in the last few quarts
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Tales. icone on Loara’ Ravage Gross Loss wet Tee = Tae
2 lntsoot Expense Customs’ Oapoet urage Customer Depots 1008 1088 1003 19960
2 Inteeel comma! Avrage Earring sets az 184 WF vas
4 Intessat Expensa Average Intros: bearing ish be wos 135 1108 4
Ret itereet cores erage Eaming Assets 794 a2 2.08 ssa
6. Na I Ne LEE Loan Papaimamt Charge! Aw Eaming Aesets 407 as 80 asi
tie terest ne Lees Prefered Stock Disend/ Average Esming Asset 194 a2 2.05 102
1. Gther Operating Pratl Ratios —__
7. Ninviieest come Grass venues 7H an 7 ra
2. Nvvinteest Expanae! Grose Revenue ae ms 00 Bie
4. Nest Expenaa! erage Asa 2 2H 210 223
4 Preimosimanl Op; Profi Avrage Exsity see 510 are 45,
5 Preirpakmnent Op. roti Average Toul Assets 603 73 3.05 7.40
65. Loans are secures mammal charges! Peimasiment Op. Prat set aur 3602 267
7. Operating Prot Asrage Equty sar 2085 2351 m8
18. Operating Proll! Average Toll stele 280 340 370 20
9. Operating Prot isk Weighted Juaets na ap. na na,
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1. Net ncaa! Aomrage Tota Ely ee Tar em mae
2. Me irom! Average Toll Anes as 2a 262 351
4. Taxee! Pretax Prom 38 mM 30.84 mar
4. Nel core Rk Whe Ansa ne on na na
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7. Tangible Common Equiyy Tangs AESaT Tae ay a eee
2 Ter 1 Reguiatoy Capi Roto 171 16.40 i788 na
4. Talal lgulalary Cpl Patio 78 moe na m7
Core Tet | Feguary Capt Faso na na a na,
5. Equity! Tota Assets 1498 sar 1480 vee
6. Gah Dhisends Pall & Declares Net eae na 19.38 1200 i188
7 reewsd Capitd Generséon a0 10.98 13.98 16.70
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2. Grou ef Grose Loane 70 0.55 rer 145
8 impaked Users Grass Loans 58 ae 302 2a
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