Profitability of NBFCs may dampen due to loan impairment, lower credit demand: RBI

30 Dec 2020 Evaluate

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2019-20 has said that going forward, the profitability of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) may be dampened due to loan impairment, lower credit demand and a tendency to preserve cash. However, it said many NBFCs have made additional provisioning as per expected credit loss (ECL) norm; and bolstered their capital position by ploughing back dividends.

According to the report, overall, the percentage of customers availing the moratorium has been relatively lower for NBFCs, while loans outstanding under moratorium were higher than those extended by scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) indicative of incipient stress. It noted that as on August 31, 2020, around 26.6 percent of the total customers of NBFCs availed moratorium and close to 44.9 percent of their total loan outstanding was under moratorium. It added that the consolidated balance sheet of NBFCs decelerated in 2019-20 due to stagnant growth in loans and advances beset with a challenging macroeconomic environment and weak demand compounded by risk aversion.

However, the report said in the first half of FY21, balance sheet growth of NBFCs gained traction. It said although asset quality deteriorated marginally, the NBFC sector remains resilient with strong capital buffers. It further said though economic activity is expected to remain muted in FY20-21, strong NBFCs maintain a ‘cautiously optimistic’ view and are expected to perform well as many have reported strong revival, almost to pre-COVID levels, in disbursements and collections.

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