India Infoline Finance Limited

India Infoline Finance Limited November 17, 2017 Ratings Facilities Amount Subordinated Debt 200.00 Details of instruments/facilities in Annexure-1 Rating 1 CARE AA; [Double A; Outlook: ] Rating Action Assigned Detailed Rationale& Key Rating Drivers The ratings factor in India Infoline Group s diversified sources of income, IIFL s strategic importance within the group as well as group synergies in the form of brand and business linkages. The ratings further take into account IIFL s comfortable capitalization levels, experienced management team and diversified resources profile. The rating also factors moderate seasoning of the loan portfolio as well as concentration risk in lending portfolio. Asset quality, capital adequacy, profitability, and client concentration risk are IIFL s key rating sensitivities. Outlook: The outlook has been revised from Stable to on account of expectation of continued improvement in granularity of loan portfolio thereby leading to risk diversification while maintaining profitability and asset quality. The outlook may be revised to Stable if the portfolio composition s granularity does not improve as anticipated by CARE. Detailed description of the key rating drivers Key Rating Strengths Diversified sources of income at Group levelwith diversified loan portfolio: IIHL group has presence across the financial services spectrum. In FY17, income from financing activity contributed 74% (FY16:72%) to total revenues, with income from wealth advisory and equity broking income contributing 14% (FY16:17%) and 12% (FY16:11%) respectively. The income stream from each of the aforementioned segment continues to be stable. IIFL is strategically important for the IIFL group, with the company accounting for a majority of the group s revenue and profits. As on March 31, 2017, IIFL s consolidated AUM was Rs.22,281crore. Within the loan portfolio, Mortgage segment constituted 63.0% [P.Y.: 54.0%], Commercial Vehicles (CV)-13.3% [P.Y.: 11.7%], Gold loans- 13.1% [P.Y.: 14.9%], Capital Market/ loans against shares-5.0% [P.Y.: 13.3%],, Medical Equipment-2.8% [P.Y.: 3.3%], SME-1.5% [P.Y.: 0.4%], Microfinance 1.1% [P.Y.: Nil] and Others 0.2% [P.Y.: 2.4%]. As on Sep 30, 2017, IIFL s consolidated AUM was Rs.26,033crore. Within the loan portfolio, Mortgage segment constituted 60.45%, Commercial Vehicles (CV)-12.11%, Gold loans- 11.75%, Capital Market/loans against shares-8.46%, Medical Equipment/Structured Finance/SME/Digital-5.67% and Microfinance - 1.55%. IIFL scomfortable capitalization levels As on March 31, 2017, IIFL s CAR ratio was comfortable at 20.7% (FY16:17.71%) with Tier-I being 18.10% (FY16:11.65%). Capital adequacy levels have improved on account of CDC Group s investment of Rs. 1,005 crore in IIFL through CCPS. Post conversion of CCPS, CDC shall hold 15.45% equity stake in IIFL on diluted basis. Going forward, with the envisaged growth in the lending portfolio, capital adequacy ratios are expected to moderate. As on Sep 30, 2017, IIFL s capitalization level was adequate with CAR ratio of 18.38% and Tier-I ratio of 17.04%. Experienced management team IIFL Group continues to have experienced professionals on its Board and key management team with strong experience in respective business segments. Ms. RajashreeNambiar, CEO-IIFL (NBFC) joined in July 2014 and Mr. MonuJagdishwarSingh 1 Complete definition of the ratings assigned are available at www.careratings.com and other CARE publications 1 CARE Ratings Limited

Ratra CEO IIHFL (HFC) joined in August 2014. IIFL s board comprises of Mr. Nirmal Jain (Founder, IIFL Group & Chairman, IIFL Holdings Ltd.), Mr. R Venkataraman (Co-promoter & MD, IIFL Holdings Ltd.) and other eminent independent directors. Diversified resource profile As on March 31, 2017, borrowings from banks and FIs were 37% of total borrowings [P.Y.: 50%], NCD/ Sub debt 41% [P.Y.:33%] and commercial paper 22% [P.Y: 17.1%]. As on September 30, 2017, borrowings from banks and FIs were 36% of total borrowings, NCD/Sub debt- 34% and commercial paper (including CBLO)- 30%. Asset Quality As on March 31, 2017, Gross NPAs were Rs. 351.80 crore (at 120dpd) as compared to Rs. 255.39 crore as on March 31, 2016 (at 150dpd basis). As on March 31, 2017, Gross NPA and Net NPA ratio of IIFL were 1.82% and 0.58%, respectively, at 120+DPD (1.44% as on March 31, 2016at 150+DPD). As on Sep 30, 2017, Gross NPA and Net NPA ratio were 1.95% and 1.09%, respectively, at 90+DPD. Key Rating Weaknesses Limited Seasoning in lending portfolio The company has limited track record in retail mortgage (housing loans), CV, Health Care and SME portfolios. IIFL s retail mortgage portfolio has low seasoning where the company has been focusing for past two and half years. Within the mortgage segment, the company in focusing on providing lower ticket home loans to salaried segment which has increased the granularity of its retail portfolio. The company also has plans to significantly increase the SME lending book, which has an average ticket size of Rs.20 lakh (Rs.547 crore as on September 30, 2017; Rs.336 crore as on March 31, 2017). However, the performance of the housing loan and SME portfolios is yet to be seen. Concentrated wholesale book As on March 31, 2017, exposures of top 20 borrowers at the group level were Rs.2,105crore (Rs.2,596 crore as on March 31, 2016). The top 20 borrowers constituted 63.05% of IIFL Finance s consolidated net-worth (including minority interest) as on March 31, 2017 (128.40% as on March 31, 2016). Concentration has reduced on account of capital infusion by CDC Group. However, borrower concentration remains high. Analytical approach: CARE has analyzed the consolidated financial statements of India Infoline group owing to financial and operational linkages between the parent and its subsidiaries and common management. Applicable Criteria Criteria on assigning Outlook to Credit Ratings CARE Policy on Default Recognition Rating Methodology: Factoring Linkages in Ratings CARE's Criteria for NBFC Financial ratios - Financial Sector About the Company India Infoline Finance Ltd. (IIFL) is systemically important RBI registered non deposit taking NBFC focusing on mortgage loans, gold loans and capital market finance, medical equipment financing Unsecured SME loans and commercial vehicle financing. IIFL is a subsidiary of India Infoline Holdings Ltd. (IIHL) (99.99% shareholding). The parent company IIHL along with its subsidiaries is engaged in the businesses of Non Banking Finance, Housing Finance, Wealth Management, Equities, Commodities and Currency Broking, Investment Banking, Insurance and other Financial Products Distribution. IIFL s consolidated Assets Under Management stood at Rs.26,033crore as on September 30, 2017 IIFL operates through a network of 1,112 branches. IIFL has wholly owned subsidiary, India Infoline Housing Finance Ltd. (housing finance company registered with NHB), engaged in retail mortgage finance 2 CARE Ratings Limited

During FY17, IIFL ventured into the microfinance segment with the acquisition of Bengaluru-based microlendersamasta Microfinance Ltd (NBFC-MFI) registered with RBI. As on September 30, 2017, AUM of Samasta Microfinance Ltd was Rs. 403 crore. Brief Financials - IIFL Consolidated FY16 (A) FY17 (A) Total income 2,732 3,165 PAT 339 423 Interest coverage (times) 1.32 1.36 Total Assets 19,172 23,331 Net NPA (%) 0.54^ 0.58* ROTA (%) # 1.72 1.79 ^150dp; *120dpd Calculated on Total Average Adjusted Assets. Brief Financials - IIHL Consolidated FY16 (A) FY17 (A) Total income 3,962 4,925 PAT 555 825 Interest coverage (times) 1.50 1.59 Total Assets 22,658 33,513 ROTA (%) 2.65 2.94 Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA: Not Applicable Any other information:not Applicable Rating History for last three years: Please refer Annexure-2 Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument: CARE has classified instruments rated by it on the basis of complexity. This classification is available at www.careratings.com. Investors/market intermediaries/regulators or others are welcome to write to care@careratings.com for any clarifications. Analyst Contact: Name: Abhishek Gupta Tel: 022-67543 558 Mobile: +91-9967750444 Email: abhishek.gupta@careratings.com **For detailed Rationale Report and subscription information, please contact us at www.careratings.com About CARE Ratings: CARE Ratings commenced operations in April 1993 and over two decades, it has established itself as one of the leading credit rating agencies in India. CARE is registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and also recognized as an External Credit Assessment Institution (ECAI) by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). CARE Ratings is proud of its rightful place in the Indian capital market built around investor confidence. CARE Ratings provides the entire spectrum of credit rating that helps the corporates to raise capital for their various requirements and assists the investors to form an informed investment decision based on the credit risk and their own risk-return expectations. Our rating and grading service offerings leverage our domain and analytical expertise backed by the methodologies congruent with the international best practices. 3 CARE Ratings Limited

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