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Indiabulls Housing Fin NCD July 23 review (May apply)

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•    IHFL is a housing finance company, offering other financial services as well. 
•    The company has posted declining trends in its top and bottom lines for the last three fiscals.
•    The issue is rated AA/Stable by CRISIL and ICRA.
•    It offers coupon rates ranging between 8.88% to 10.15%.
•    Investors looking for steady income may consider moderate investment for the medium to long term.
•    This is the 9th debt issue from IHFL since September 2016.

ABOUT COMPANY:
Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. (IHFL) is a non-deposit-taking housing finance company ("HFC") registered with the NHB. It is also a notified financial institution under the SARFAESI Act. The company pre-dominantly offer housing loans and loans against property to a varied client base which comprises (i) salaried employees; (ii) self-employed individuals; (iii) micro, small and medium-sized enterprises ("MSMEs") and (iv) corporates. 

IHFL focuses primarily on long-term secured mortgage-backed loans. It also offers mortgage loans to real estate developers in India in the form of lease rental discounting for commercial premises and construction finance for the construction of residential premises. A majority of its Loan Book comprises housing loans, including in the affordable housing segment. 

As of March 31, 2023, housing loans and non-housing loans on a standalone basis constituted 57% and 43%, respectively, of its Loan Book. As on March 31, 2023, its Loan Book was Rs. 48703  crore, on a standalone basis and Rs. 57011 crore on a consolidated basis. It has now shifted to an asset-light business model, focusing on co-lending of loans along with banks, other financial institutions and credit funds and an increased sell down of loan portfolio.

As of March 31, 2023, it had a network of 217 branches spread across India which gives it a Pan-India presence. As of the said date, it had a direct sales team of 2,128 employees, on a consolidated basis, who are located across the network. It also relies on external channels, such as direct sales agents for referring potential customers. In addition, IHFL has an online home loan fulfilment platform called e-Home Loans which allows customers to apply for a home loan and upload the requisite documents online.

ISSUE DETAILS:
The company is coming out with its Tranche-I secured redeemable NCD of Rs. 1000 each to mobilize Rs. 100 cr. and it has a green shoe option to retain oversubscription to the tune of Rs. 100 cr., thus making an overall issue size of Rs. 200 cr. It has a shelf limit of Rs. 2000 cr. The issue opens for subscription on July 10, 2023, and will close on or before July 21, 2023. The minimum application to be made is for 10 NCDs (i.e. Rs. 10000) and in multiple of 1 NCD (i.e. Rs. 1000) thereon, thereafter. Post allotment, NCDs will be listed on BSE and NSE. This is the 9th debt issue from the company since September 2016.

IHFL is spending Rs. 13.50 cr. for this debt issue. From the net proceeds, it will utilize at least 75% for onward lending, financing or repayment with interest on certain borrowings and up to 25% for general corporate purposes. 

This issue is jointly lead managed by Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd., Elara Capital (India) Pvt. Ltd., and Trust Investment Advisors Pvt. Ltd., while IDBI Trusteeship Services Ltd. is the Debenture Trustee. KFin Technologies Ltd. is the registrar of the issue. 

This debt offer has coupon rates ranging from 8.88% to 10.15% and tenors of 24 months, 36 months and 60 months. The frequency of interest payment will be Monthly, Annually or Cumulative as per the selection of the series applied. The company is offering a 0.25% additional incentive to the shareholders/bondholders of the previous issues by it or its subsidiaries. 

The company has allocated 30% for Institutions, 10% for Non-Institutions, 30% for HNIs and 30% for Retail investors. 

ISSUE RATING: 
This debt offer is rated CRISIL AA/Stable by CRISIL Ratings Ltd., and ICRA AA/Stable by ICRA Ltd. These ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and investors should take their own decision. These ratings are subject to suspension, revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agencies and should be evaluated independently of any other ratings.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
On the financial performance front, for the last three fiscals, IHFL has (on a consolidated basis) posted a total income/net profits of Rs. 10030.12 cr. / Rs. 1201.59 cr. (FY21), Rs. 8993.90 cr. / Rs. 1177.74 cr. (FY22), and Rs. 8725.79 cr. / Rs. 1129.69 cr. (FY23). Thus its top and bottom lines posted declining trends. 

For the said periods, its net NPAs stood at 1.90%, 2.21% and 2.24% respectively. As of March 31, 2023, its Rs. 89.72 cr. equity capital was supported by free reserves of Rs. 17271.53 cr., and its debt-equity ratio will rise from 3.02 (as of March 31, 2023) to 3.13 post this issue. 


Conclusion / Investment Strategy

This is a housing finance arm of Indiabulls group. The company posted declining trends for its top and bottom lines for the last three fiscals. Considering its AA/Stable ratings from CRISIL and ICRA, investors looking for a steady income may park funds for the medium to long term.

Review By Dilip Davda on July 8, 2023

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Dilip Davda, a freelance journalist

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