A ratings agency ICRA in its latest report has said that non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) have witnessed a good rise in loan collection efficiencies in Q2 (July- September) of FY21 after the reverses in the first three months of the fiscal. It noted that the build-up in provisions will help NBFCs against incremental uncertainties. It added that such bodies are carrying about 50 percent higher provisions at 3.1 percent of the assets under management (AUM) as against 2 percent in the year-ago period.
According to the report, most companies have reported collection efficiencies between 85-95 percent levels in September, as against 70 percent in August and 65 percent in July for non-bank finance companies. For housing finance companies (HFCs), it said the same was 81 percent in August and 78 percent in July. It pointed out that the improvement is partly due to the closure of loan moratorium to borrowers because of the COVID-19 disruptions and given the fact that collections are typically higher in the last month of the quarter than during other months. It added that the six-month moratorium benefitted the borrowers, helped further by the improved cashflows due to easing of lockdown restrictions and resumption of economic activities in Q2FY21.
The report further stated that the non-performing assets/GS3 (gross stage3) assets, as of September 2020, not adjusted for the Supreme Court order on NPA classification, registered a decline after three quarters, as the prolonged moratorium restricted forward flow into the harder buckets of loans overdue for over 90 days. The reduction was largely in the retail-NBFC segments aided by recoveries/resolutions, while HFC overdues remained stable due to the asset stickiness and continued stress in the loan against property (LAP) and corporate/construction finance exposures.
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