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Product | Quantum (Rs. Cr) | Long Term Rating | Short Term Rating |
Pass Through Certificates (PTCs) | 0.38 | ACUITE BBB | SO | Reaffirmed | - |
Total Outstanding | 0.38 | - | - |
Total Withdrawn | 0.00 | - | - |
Rating Rationale |
Acuité has reaffirmed the long-term rating of ‘ACUITE BBB (SO)’ (read as ACUITE Triple B (Structured Obligation) to the Pass Through Certificates (PTCs) of Rs. 0.38 Cr. issued by Procyon 06 2024 (Trust) under a securitisation transaction originated by VELICHAM FINANCE PRIVATE LIMITED (VFPL) (The Originator). The PTCs are backed by a pool of unsecured MSME and secured MSME loans with current principal outstanding of Rs.1.33 Cr.( After the September 2025 payout). The pool has an amortisation of 82.50 percent after the September 2025 payout. The rating addresses the timely payment of interest and ultimate payment of principal on monthly payment dates in accordance with the transaction documentation. The transaction is structured at par. The rating is based on the strength of cash flows from the selected pool of contracts; the credit enhancement is available in the form of: (i)Subordinated Equity tranche with investment of Rs 0.76Cr.; (ii)Cash collateral of Rs 0.38 Cr; (iii) Excess Interest Spread of Rs 1.13 Cr. (iv) Overcollateralization of the current pool principal outstanding of Rs 1.33 Cr and PTC outstanding of Rs 0.38 Cr. |
About the Originator |
Chennai based Velicham Finance Private Limited (VFPL) is an NBFC engaged in extending loan against property (LAP) towards MSME borrowers and income generation loans. Velicham Finance Private Limited (VFPL) has its genesis with Bharathi Women Development Centre (BWDC), which was established in December 1987 as a Society by Mr. Nagarajan Muthukrishnan, who is the Managing Director of Velicham Finance Private Limited (VFPL). The company operates in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Maharashtra, Telangana and Kerala with a network of 56 branches as on June 30, 2025. |
Standalone Rating of the Originator ((if rated by Acuite) |
Acuite BBB-/Stable |
Assessment of the Pool |
As per the initial rating,VFPL had Assets under management of Rs. 164.63 Cr. as on February 29, 2024.(VFPL's AUM stood at Rs.231.85 crore in March 2025 (prov.) ). The intial pool being securitised comprised 4.62 percent of the total AUM. The underlying pool in the current Pass Through Certificate (PTC) transaction comprises of unsecured and secured MSME loans extended towards 522 borrowers, with an average ticket size of Rs. 1.83 lakhs, minimum ticket size of Rs. 0.75 lakhs and maximum of Rs. 5 lakhs, indicating moderate granularity. The current average outstanding per borrower stands at Rs. 1.46 lakhs. The weighted average original tenure for the pool is 25.65 months. The pool has weighted average seasoning of 6.42 months (minimum 5 months seasoning and maximum of 9 months seasoning). Hence, the pool is moderately seasoned. All the loans under the pool are current as on pool cut-off date. The pool’s geographical concentration is high. 100.00 percent of the borrowers are concentrated in Tamil Nadu. The top 10 borrowers of pool constitute 5.52 percent of the pool principal o/s. |
Transaction Structure |
The transaction has a par structure, wherein the initial loan pool assigned to the trust for a purchase consideration was equal to 87.50% of the principal outstanding (POS) consisting of Series A1 PTCs and Subrodinated Equity Tranche of 10.00%. The rating of Series A1 PTCs addresses the timely payment of interest on each payout date and the ultimate payment of principal to the Series A1 PTCs investors on the scheduled payout date in accordance with the transaction documentation. |
Brief Methodology |
Parameters considered are seasoning of the pool, pool vs portfolio, portfolio cuts, amortisation of the pool, internal cash flow modeling, pool characteristics, static pool, dynamic DPDs to assign the rating. |
Legal Assessment |
The final rating is assigned based on the adherence to the structure, terms and covenants detailed in the executed trust deed, servicing agreement, legal opinion, assignment agreement, final term sheet and other documents relevant to the transaction. |
Key Risks |
Counter Party Risks |
The pool has average ticket size of Rs. 1.83 lakhs, minimum ticket size of Rs. 0.75 lakhs and maximum of Rs. 5 lakhs. Considering the vulnerable credit profile of the borrowers, the risk of delinquencies/defaults are elevated. These risks of delinquencies are partly mitigated, considering the efficacy of the originator’s origination and monitoring procedures. |
Concentration Risks |
The pool is concentrated, i.e. 77.06 percent of underlying assets in the pool are in nature of unsecured MSME loans extended towards 522 individual borrowers, hence the concentration risk exists. However top 10 borrowers constitutes 5.52 percent of the pool principal O/s |
Servicing Risks |
Since this is one of the few initial PTC transactions for the originator. Also, the vintage of the originator in this portfolio is low. Therefore, the servicing risk for the transaction remains high. |
Regulatory Risks |
In the event of a regulatory stipulation impacting the bankruptcy remoteness of the structure, the payouts to the PTC holders may be impacted. |
Prepayment Risks |
The pool is subject to prepayment risks since rate of interest is significantly high and borrowers may be inclined to shift to low cost options (based on availability). Further, the asset class being housing loans, the risk of prepayment remains high. In case of significant prepayments, the PTC holders will be exposed to interest rate risks, since the cash flows from prepayment will have to be deployed at lower interest rates. |
Commingling Risk |
The transaction is subject to commingling risk since there is a time gap between last collection date and transfer to payout account. |
Credit Enhancements (CE) |
The rating is based on the strength of cash flows from the selected pool of contracts; the credit enhancement is available in the form of (i)Subordinated Equity tranche with investment of Rs 0.76Cr; (ii)Cash collateral of Rs 0.38 Cr; (iii) Excess Interest Spread of Rs 1.13 Cr. (iv) Overcollateralization of the current pool principal outstanding of Rs 1.33 Cr and PTC outstanding of Rs 0.38 Cr. |
Rating Sensitivity |
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All Covenants |
OBLIGATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLERThe Seller hereby covenants and undertakes the obligations set out below:
(a) The MRR shall be maintained by way of Seller's Credit Enhancement;
(b) The MRR shall not be reduced either through hedging credit risk or selling or encumbering MRR; (c) MRR shall be maintained by Seller itself and not by/through any group entities; and (d) The form of MRR shall not change until Last Maturity Date, and MRR as a percentage unamortised principal shall be maintained on an ongoing basis except for reduction retained exposure due to repayment or through absorption losses. 16.For purposes of ensuring compliance with paragraph 114 of Securitisation Directions; on September 30 and March 31 of each calendar year, it shall provide such disclosures and confirmations as may be required in the format prescribed in Securitisation Directions confirming that it is in compliance with the minimum holding period and minimum retention requirements prescribed in the Securitisation Directions.
17. For purposes of ensuring compliance with paragraph 65 of Securitisation Directions, it shall report securitisation transactions undertaken to RBI in such format as may be prescribed in Securitisation Directions on a quarterly basis or such other periodicity as may be prescribed by RBI. 18. It will always follow its defined credit policy. 19. While originating Facilities comprising the Pool, the Seller has complied with applicable provisions of Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer [KYC]) Directions, 2016. 20. The Seller shall execute a power of attorney in favour of the Trustee in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee to authorise collection of Receivables from the Obligor and/or enforce relevant Facility Agreements. Such power of attorney shall include the right and interest in order to enforce such interest. 21. For the purposes of paragraph 24 of the Securitisation Directions, in the event the actions of any of the counterparties or institutional intermediaries associated with the transactions contemplated under the Deeds of Securitisation (including without limitation, the Seller, the Trustee and/or the Trust, the Servicer, and the providers of any credit enhancement), result in, at any point, a material alteration of the risk profile of PTCs, the Seller shall ensure that adequate details about such occurrence are provided to PTC Holders, Rating Agency and any other service providers promptly, and in no case later than within 14 (fourteen) calendar days of occurrence. 22. It shall, make available, a copy of the Trust Deed and the accounts and statement of affairs of the Trust to the RBI, if required to do so. 23. It shall make available to the Trustee, on request and free of charge, all evidence (under the control and possession of the Seller) required by the Trustee in any proceedings and strive to ensure the attendance at any hearing of such witnesses as the Trustee may require.
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All Assumptions |
Acuité has arrived at a base case delinquency estimate basis its analysis of the company's historical delinquencies and further applied appropriate stress factors to the base loss figures to arrive at the final loss estimates. The loss estimate also consider the risk profile of the particular asset class, the borrower strata, economic risks, collection efficiency over the past several months as well as the credit quality of the originator. Acuité also has simulated the potential losses to an extent by applying sensitivity analysis. |
Liquidity Position |
Adequate |
The liquidity position in the transaction is adequate. The rating is based on the strength of cash flows from the selected pool of contracts; the credit enhancement is available in the form of: (i)Subordinated Equity tranche with investment of Rs 0.76Cr.; (ii)Cash collateral of Rs 0.38 Cr; (iii) Excess Interest Spread of Rs 1.13 Cr. (iv) Overcollateralization of the current pool principal outstanding of Rs 1.33 Cr and PTC outstanding of Rs 0.38 Cr. |
Outlook: Not Applicable |
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Key Financials - Originator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Total Income is Net of Interest income plus other income ** GNPA and NNPA w/o FLDG for FY24, however the GNPA and NNPA inclusive of FLDG for FY24 stood at 0.4 % and 0.3%. |
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Status of disclosure of all relevant information about the Obligation being Rated |
Non-public information |
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Any Other Factor Affecting Rating |
None |
Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument |
Applicable Criteria |
• Application Of Financial Ratios And Adjustments: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-53.htm • Default Recognition: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-52.htm • Explicit Credit Enhancements: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-49.htm • Securitized Transactions: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-48.htm |
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