The shares of the leading investment service provider plummeted by 7 percent after the company is at risk of a credit rating downgrade from AA to AA-.
With a market capitalization of Rs 20,565.14 crore, the shares of IIFL Finance (NS:IIFL) Ltd were trading at Rs 483.85 per share, decreasing around 8 percent as compared to the previous closing price of Rs 528.80 apiece.
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Reason for fall:-
Today the company shares have seen a bearish movement after IIFL Finance Ltd is at risk of a credit rating downgrade from AA to AA- because the ban on its gold loan business remains unresolved.
Furthermore, a prospective downgrade may put pressure on the firm’s borrowing channels as financing prices rise, and lenders may demand early repayment from the struggling non-banking lending organization, which is already experiencing business contraction.
Additionally, in March, as part of a crackdown on financial institutions, the central bank urged IIFL to halt disbursing new gold-backed financing due to “material supervisory concerns”. Three local rating organizations, ICRA (NS:ICRA) Ltd, Crisil Ltd, and Care Ratings Ltd, have placed it on rating watch with negative or emerging implications as a result of the prohibition. Fitch Ratings, an international credit rating agency, has also put its B+ rating on negative watch.
Meanwhile, If the restriction remains in place, the company may lay off more than 9,000 gold loan personnel, according to one of the sources. According to financial records, the number of employees in gold loan outlets has already reduced from 15,000 in March to 12,000 in June.
Since the March ban, its gold loan assets have been reduced by more than half to 121.62 billion rupees ($1.5 billion) as of August 5.
Financial performance:-
The company’s revenue surged 13%, increasing from Rs 2,301 crore in Q1FY24 to Rs 2,613 crore in Q1FY25. However, net profit declined by 13%, dropping from Rs 1.27 crore to Rs 1.44 crore, indicating strong revenue growth despite a decrease in profitability during the same period.
Business segment growth:-
In Q1FY25, IIFL Home Finance saw 23% y-o-y growth in home loan assets, reaching ₹28,089 crore, with a focus on affordable housing. Gold loan AUM fell by 33% y-o-y, while microfinance grew by 17%. Digital loans surged 59%, and loans against property grew 23% y-o-y.
As of June 30, 2024, GNPA stood at 2.2%, up 40 basis points year on year, while NNPA stood at 1.1%, up 4 basis points year on year. With the adoption of Expected Credit Loss under Ind AS, provision coverage for NPAs is 128%.
Company profile:-
IIFL Finance Limited offers a suite of financial products such as home loans, mortgage loans, gold loans, loans against securities loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), microfinance loans (MFI), and digital finance loans.
Written by:- Abhishek Singh
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