India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd October 06, 2017 Ratings Facilities Unsecured Taxable * Amount (Rs. Crore) 3,000 (Rupees Three Thousand crore only) Long-term 67.12 Infrastructure (Rupees Sixty Seven crore and Twelve lakh only) 1,109.04 Secured Taxable (Rupees One Thousand One Hundred Nine crore and Four lakh only) 13,782.06 Long-term Tax-free (Rupees Thirteen Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Two crore and Six lakh only) Long-term Tax-free/ 4,217.93 Taxable (Rupees Four Thousand Two Hundred Seventeen (proposed) crore and Ninety Three lakh only) *backed by unconditional and irrevocable guarantee from the Government of India. Details of instruments/facilities in Annexure-1 Rating 1 CARE ; Stable [Triple A (Structured Obligation); Outlook: Stable] CARE ; Stable CARE ; Stable CARE ; Stable CARE ; Stable Remarks Detailed Rationale & Key Rating Drivers The ratings assigned to the various bonds of India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) continue to factor in the 100% ownership of the Government of India (GoI), the demonstrated GoI support, and IIFCL's status as the key institution for financing infrastructure development. The ratings also factor in growth in the lending operations in FY17 (refers to the period April 1 to March 31), comfortable capital adequacy of the company and access to diversified and low-cost funds. Going forward, continued support from GoI, and ability of the company to sustain profitable operations and asset quality would be the key rating sensitivities. Detailed description of the key rating drivers Key Rating Strengths Ownership and support from GOI IIFCL is wholly owned by Government of India. GoI has supported IIFCL by way of regular equity infusions in the past. The government also supports IIFCL by way of guaranteeing their borrowings. Of the total borrowings of Rs.31,982 crore as on March 31, 2017, 50.5% is guaranteed by Government of India. Key institution for infrastructure development IIFCL serves the strategic role in financing economically viable infrastructure projects in the country. Cumulative gross sanctions as on March 31, 2017 amounted to Rs. 109,159 crore for around 500 projects in various sectors like road, power, airport, ports, railways and urban infrastructure. Cumulative disbursements as on March 31, 2017 stood at Rs.55,966 crore. IIFCL has been providing innovative financing products to the infrastructure sector, like the credit enhancement scheme wherein IIFCL extends unconditional and irrevocable partial credit guarantee (to the extent of 20% of the total project cost) to enhance the credit profile of the proposed bonds of the commercially viable infrastructure projects. IIFCL has also been allowed to participate in the 5:25 Flexible Structuring Scheme of the Reserve Bank of India. The strategic role played by IIFCL is also evident from the fact that the UK subsidiary, IIFC (UK) has been provided by RBI a line of credit of US$5 billion out of the government s foreign currency reserves for onward financing to infrastructure projects of the country for meeting their foreign currency capital expenditure requirements. Moderate financial performance in FY17 marked by growth in loan book As on March 31, 2017, loan portfolio stood at Rs. 34,071 crore which showed growth of 7.8% over previous year. Being an infrastructure lending company, IIFCL has major exposure in power and road sector. Direct funding portfolio increased 11% to Rs.24,933 crore, further loans under take out finance scheme increased by 0.14% to Rs.9,043 crore and refinance portfolio was nil as on March 31, 2017. Total income decreased by 13.8% y-o-y to Rs.3903 crore in FY17 from Rs. 4,527 crore in FY16 on account of loss of interest on NPA accounts. NIM decreased from 4.55% in FY16 to 3.53% in FY17 and Interest spread decreased to 2.42% in FY17 from 3.38% in FY16. Further, the PAT declined significantly to Rs 68 crore from Rs. 468 crore in FY16 mainly due 1 Complete definitions of the ratings assigned are available at www.careratings.com and in other CARE publications. 1 CARE Ratings Limited
increased provisioning on NPA accounts. The company had written off 14 loan accounts amounting to Rs. 659 crore during FY17 (PY: 18 accounts amounting Rs 573 crore). Consequently ROTA declined to 0.16% in FY17 from 1.15% in FY16. Comfortable capitalization and adequate liquidity profile IIFCL has a comfortable capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of 19.2% as on March 31, 2017 (20.30% as on March 31, 2016). Furthermore, the liquidity profile of IIFCL was adequate as on March 31, 2017. Though, there is negative cumulative mismatch in 1-14 days and 2-3 months time bucket as per ALM as on March 31, 2017, IIFCL has access to around Rs.3,700 crore of unutilized OD lines from banks against pledge of FDs which is available to tap any temporary mismatch situation. Access to diversified and low cost funding sources The company has access to diversified low cost funding sources. As on March 31, 2017, of the total external borrowings of Rs.31,982 crore, 47% comprised of secured Non-convertible (including tax free bonds), 11% was unsecured bonds, 39% was financing from multilateral agencies like LIC, ADB, World Banks and KfW and 3% was short term borrowings from banks. The company has been able to raise resources through tax free bond route and from multilateral agencies at very competitive rates. Moderate asset quality parameters The Gross NPA% and Net NPA% deteriorated to 7.78% and 5.47% respectively as on March 31, 2017 (PY: 3.11% and 2.24% respectively), led by gross slippages of Rs.2050 crore (slippage ratio of 6.48%) during FY17. Net NPA/ Net-worth was 25.11% in FY17 (PY: 9.73%). The restructured assets declined as on March 31, 2017 to Rs.3241 crore from Rs.3497 crore as on March 31, 2016. Further, as per discussion with the management, the restructured assets amounting Rs. 2,116.76 crore are expected to be upgraded to standard loans category. IIFCL has been financing viable infrastructure projects having a high gestation period with loans having tenure of more than 10 years. IIFCL s portfolio has low seasoning and the track record of these assets is yet to be seen. IIFCL caps its lending for any project to the lower of 20% of project cost and 80% of lead bank s exposure. This would limit its losses in the event of possible deterioration in asset quality. In case of refinance portfolio, IIFCL s exposure would be on the banks instead of the projects, which provides further comfort. Analytical approach: Standalone Applicable Criteria Criteria on assigning Outlook to Credit Ratings CARE s Policy on Default Recognition Financial Sector Financial Ratios About the company IIFCL is a special purpose vehicle promoted and regulated directly by the GoI with an aim to provide long-term financial assistance to infrastructure projects in India. It is wholly owned by GoI. It is the apex financial intermediary for the purpose of development and financing of infrastructure projects and facilities in India. During FY14, IIFCL got registered with the RBI as Non-Banking Finance Company Infrastructure Finance Company (NBFC-IFC). In February 2008, IIFCL incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary, India Infrastructure Finance Company (UK) Limited, based in London with the objective of lending to Indian companies implementing infrastructure projects in India, or to co-finance their External Commercial Borrowings for such projects, solely for the capital expenditure outside India. IIFC (UK) has been provided by RBI a line of credit of $5 billion out of the government s foreign currency reserves for onward financing to infrastructure projects of the country for meeting their foreign currency capital expenditure requirements. Brief Financials (Rs. crore) FY16 (A) FY17 (A) Total Income 4,527 3,903 PAT 468 68 Interest coverage (times) 1.57 1.74 Total Assets 42,274 42,157 Net NPA (%) 2.24 5.47 ROTA (%) 1.15 0.16 A: Audited 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. 2 CARE Ratings Limited
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2. -Unsecured LT 2000.00 CARE - 3. -Infrastructure LT 67.12 CARE - 4. LT 3748.20 CARE 5. LT 1109.04 CARE 6. LT 4217.93 CARE 7. LT 10033.86 CARE - - - - 4 CARE Ratings Limited
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