NBFCs NPA ratio surges to 6.1% in FY19: RBI

26 Dec 2019 Evaluate

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its report on Trends and Progress 2018-19 has said that the non-banking financial company (NBFC) sector, which has been affected by a series of default by Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS), reported a sharp jump in gross non-performing assets (NPA) ratio to 6.1 per cent in FY19 from 5.3 per cent in FY18.  The net NPA ratio saw a marginal uptick at 3.4 per cent in the fiscal ended March 2019, compared to 3.3 per cent in FY18.

The RBI in its report said in FY20, up to September, asset quality of the sector showed deterioration with a slight increase in gross non-performing asset (GNPA) ratio. However, it did not disclose of the September NPA ratio. The report said in 2018-19, GNPA ratio of non-deposit NBFCs deteriorated to 6.1 per cent from 5.3 per cent in FY18. The net NPA ratio for NBFCs-ND-SI edged up marginally, reflecting the maintenance of adequate buffers, especially by microfinance institutions (MFIs) and Infrastructure Finance Companies (IFC).

NBFCs-MFI, however, reported a significant improvement in the GNPA ratio at 4.3 per cent in FY19 compared to 7.5 per cent. The improvement in the GNPA ratio of the NBFCs-MFI may be attributed to write offs of aging loans. In the case of deposit taking NBFCs, gross NPAs declined to 5.3 per cent in FY19 to 6.1 per cent in FY18. Although, the report said the NBFC sector grew in size to Rs 30.9 lakh crore in FY19 from Rs 26.2 lakh crore in FY18, the pace of expansion was lower than in FY18, mainly due to rating downgrades and liquidity stress in a few large NBFCs in the aftermath of the IL&FS event.

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