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Edelweiss Financial NCD April 24 Issue review (May apply)

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•    This is the 11th debt issue from the company since December 2020.
•    The last debt offer from the company was in the month of January 2024.
•    The rating for this issue is maintained A+/Stable by CRISIL.
•    The company offers coupon rates ranging from 9.00% to 10.45%.
•    Investors may park funds in this issue for the medium to long term rewards.
 
ABOUT COMPANY:
Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. (EFSL) - erstwhile known as Edelweiss Capital Ltd. commenced its business as an investment banking firm, it diversified through its subsidiaries to include credit including retail and corporate credit, asset management including mutual fund and alternative asset management business, asset reconstruction, insurance both life and general insurance business, and wealth management business. 

It has a Pan-India and international network with 244 domestic offices, and 3 international offices (total 247 offices) and employed 6092 employees, and the group comprises 27 subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023. 

Edelweiss group today enjoys a strong brand franchise in the financial services space backed by a reputation for consistent focus on execution and innovation. It has sought to carve a distinct brand identity which, help it to increase awareness and consideration amongst customers.

ISSUE DETAILS:
The company has emerged as the frequent debt market visitor and is now coming out with its 11th NCD issue since December 2020. The company will issue Secured Redeemable NCDs having a face value of Rs. 1000 each for an amount of Rs. 1005 cr. with a green shoe option of retaining oversubscription up to Rs. 100 cr., thus making an overall issue size of Rs. 200 cr. The issue opens for subscription on April 08, 2024, and will close on or before April 23, 2024.

For this issue, the merchant bankers are Trust Investment Advisors Pvt. Ltd. and Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd. (erstwhile known as Edelweiss Securities Ltd.) and KFin Technologies Ltd. is the registrar of the issue. Beacon Trusteeship Ltd. is the Debenture Trustee. 

The company is spending Rs. 7.39 cr. for this debt offer and from the net proceeds, it will utilize at least 75% for the purpose of repayment/prepayment of existing borrowings with interest, and a maximum of up to 25% for general corporate purposes. A minimum application is to be made for 10 NCDs (i.e. Rs. 10000) and in multiple of 1NCD (i.e. Rs. 1000) thereon, thereafter. Post allotment, NCDs will be listed on BSE. 

This debt issue carries coupon rates ranging between 9.00% to 10.45% based on the series opted by the investors. It has tenors of 24 months, 36 months, 60 months, and 120 months. The company has allocated 10% for Institutional investors, 10% for Non-institutional investors, 40% for HNIs and 40% for Retail investors. 

ISSUE RATINGS:
This issue is rated CRISIL A+/Stable by CRISIL Ratings Ltd., the only rating agency this time. The ratings given by the Credit Rating Agencies are valid as of the date of this Prospectus and shall remain valid until the ratings are revised or withdrawn. The rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold securities and investors should make their own decision. The rating may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency and each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. The rating agency has a right to suspend or withdraw the rating at any time on the basis of factors such as new information. Securities with these ratings indicate adequate degree of safety regarding timely servicing of financial obligations. Such securities carry low credit risk.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
On the financial performance front, for the last three fiscals, EFSL has posted a total income of Rs. 10954.94 cr. / Rs. 253.92 cr. (FY21), Rs. 7212.59 cr. / Rs. 212.07 cr. (FY22), and Rs. 8632.59 cr. / Rs. 405.56 cr. (FY23). It suffered a setback for FY22 in line with the general trends following the Pandemic.
For 9M of FY24, it earned a net profit of Rs. 324.96 cr. on a total income of Rs. 6574.95 cr. 

Its Net NPA were at 1.64% as on December 31, 2023, 2023. against 1.36% as of March 31, 2023.  Its debt/equity ratio of 3.64 as of September 30, 2023, will increase to 3.68 post this issue. As of December 31, 2023, its AUMs stood at Rs. 52133.21 cr., and the customer base reached 6.7+ million.


Conclusion / Investment Strategy

Amidst static interest rates scenario, this debt offer has lucrative coupon rates with A+/Stable rating by CRISIL. Its higher debt ratio and overall borrowing raises concern. Investors looking for a steady income may consider parking funds for the medium to long-term perspectives.

Review By Dilip Davda on April 6, 2024

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