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Product | Quantum (Rs. Cr) | Long Term Rating | Short Term Rating |
Bank Loan Ratings | 250.00 | ACUITE A- | Negative | Reaffirmed | - |
Non Convertible Debentures (NCD) | 125.00 | ACUITE A- | Negative | Assigned | - |
Non Convertible Debentures (NCD) | 25.00 | ACUITE A- | Negative | Reaffirmed | - |
Non Convertible Debentures (NCD) | 50.00 | PP-MLD | ACUITE A- | Negative | Reaffirmed | - |
Commercial Paper (CP) | 25.00 | - | ACUITE A2 | Reaffirmed |
Non Convertible Debentures (NCD) | 50.00 | - | ACUITE A2 | Assigned |
Non Convertible Debentures (NCD) | 25.00 | - | ACUITE A2 | Reaffirmed |
Total Outstanding Quantum (Rs. Cr) | 550.00 | - | - |
Total Withdrawn Quantum (Rs. Cr) | 0.00 | - | - |
Rating Rationale |
Acuité has reaffirmed the long-term rating of ‘ACUITE A-’ (read as ACUITE A minus) on the Rs. 250.00 Cr. bank facilities of Dvara Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services Private Limited (Dvara KGFS). The outlook is ‘Negative’. Ratiionale for the rating |
About the company |
Chennai based, Dvara Kshetriya Grameen Financial Services Private Limited (previously Pudhuaaru Financial Services Private Limited) is a non-deposit taking, systemically important non-banking finance company (‘NBFC-ND-SI’). The company is co-founded by Ms. Bindu Ananth, chairperson of Dvara Trust and Dvara KGFS. Dvara KGFS is promoted by Dvara Trust (erstwhile IFMR Trust) which holds ~32.12 percent of shareholding as on January 31, 2021, the rest is held by Accion International, LeapFrog Investment, Stakeboat Capital and Nordic Microfinance Initiative. Dvara KGFS is engaged in extending loans and financial products. It majorly provides loans under Joint Liability Group (JLG) model and also provides enterprise loans, personal loans, jewel loans, consumer loans and crop loans. |
Standalone (Unsupported) Rating |
Not Applicable |
Analytical Approach |
Acuité has considered the standalone business and financial risk profile of Dvara KGFS to arrive at the rating. |
Key Rating Drivers
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ESG Factors Relevant for Rating |
Dvara Kshetriya Grameen Financial Services Private Limited (Dvara KGFS) belongs to the NBFC-MFI sector which facilitates lending to the unbanked population. Some of the material governance issues for the financial services sector are policies and practices with regard to business ethics, board diversity and independence, compensation structure for board and KMPs, role of the audit committee and shareholders’ rights. On the social aspect, some of the critical issues for the sector are the contributions to financial inclusion and community development, responsible financing including environmentally friendly projects and policies around data privacy. The industry, by nature has a low exposure to environmental risks. The entity maintains adequate transparency in its business ethics practices as can be inferred from the entity’s disclosures regarding related party transactions, vigil mechanism and whistle blower policy. The board of directors of the company comprise of 8 directors out of which 3 are independent directors and 3 are nominee directors which includes 1 female director who is the co-founder and chairperson of Dvara Trust. The audit committee is with the objective to monitor and provide an unbiased supervision of the management’s financial reporting process. Dvara KGFS also maintains transparency in terms of disclosures pertaining to interest rate policy and its adherence to Fair Practice Code as disseminated by Reserve Bank of India's circular. Dvara KGFS aims to empower women by providing micro loans to help them generate additional income opportunities, hence making an economic contribution by way of financial inclusion. It continues to work on several community development initiatives and has also developed a social performance management system to facilitate financial stability of its staff and clients. |
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Material Covenants |
Dvara KGFS is subject to covenants stipulated by its lenders/investors in respect of various parameters like capital structure, asset quality, among others. |
Liquidity Position |
Adequate |
Dvara KGFS’s overall liquidity profile remains adequate with no negative cumulative mismatches in near to medium term as per ALM dated November 30, 2022. As per ALM statement, the company has debt servicing obligations of around Rs. 668 Cr. over the period of one year. Dvara KGFS’s borrowing (including term loans and NCD) tenure generally ranges between 2 to 6 years, with average maturity between 2.5 to 3 years, while the company provides loans (JLG loans) having a tenure of 1 to 2 years. The company’s collection efficiency for scheduled demand for the current month due was at 97 percent for the month of September 30, 2022. The company has maintained unencumbered Cash and bank balances of Rs. 52.95 Cr. as on September 30, 2022. |
Outlook: Negative |
Acuité believes that Dvara KGFS’s credit profile will be under pressure on account of significant impairment in asset quality. The outlook may be revised to ‘Stable’ in case Dvara KGFS is able to demonstrate a significant improvement in asset quality and profitability. The rating may be downgraded if the company faces challenges in raising fresh equity or long term debt funding commensurate with its near term business requirements and higher than expected deterioration in asset quality/ profitability. Any decline in AUM or capitalization will also impart a negative bias to the rating. |
Other Factors affecting Rating |
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Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA (if applicable): |
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Any other information |
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Applicable Criteria |
• Application Of Financial Ratios And Adjustments: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-53.htm • Commercial Paper: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-54.htm • Default Recognition: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-52.htm • Non-Banking Financing Entities: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-44.htm |
Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument |
In order to inform the investors about complexity of instruments, Acuité has categorized such instruments in three levels: Simple, Complex and Highly Complex. Acuite’ s categorisation of the instruments across the three categories is based on factors like variability of the returns to the investors, uncertainty in cash flow patterns, number of counterparties and general understanding of the instrument by the market. It has to be understood that complexity is different from credit risk and even an instrument categorized as 'Simple' can carry high levels of risk. For more details, please refer Rating Criteria “Complexity Level Of Financial Instruments” on www.acuite.in. |
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