CARE Ratings ne Bajaya Danger Bell!
Dekho, CARE Ratings ne Star Housing Finance Limited (SHFL) ki long-term bank facilities ko revise kiya hai, jismein ₹300 crore ka AUM cover hota hai. Pehle outlook 'Stable' tha, ab 'Negative' ho gaya hai. Yeh sab funding issues aur operations ko scale up karne mein aa rahi problems ki wajah se hua hai.
Number Check Karo!
As of March 31, 2025, company ka AUM 22% badh kar ₹521 crore ho gaya hai. Lagta toh achha hai, par ruk jao!
Profitability mein gadbad hai. Net Interest Margin (NIM) 6.32% tak gir gaya FY25 mein.
Return on Total Assets (ROTA) bhi 2.13% ho gaya FY25 mein, aur H1FY26 mein toh 1.15% (annualized) par aa gaya.
Waise, Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) abhi bhi mazboot hai 50.55% par (March 31, 2025 tak).
Par Gearing badh kar 2.84x ho gaya hai.
Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) March 31, 2025 tak 1.85% tha, jo September 30, 2025 tak thoda sudhar kar 1.65% ho gaya.
Liquidity abhi theek hai, December 31, 2025 tak ₹20 crore cash hai.
The Real Drama: Paisa Kahan Se Ayega?
Sabse bada tension hai equity raise karne mein. Company ne ₹100 crore ka rights issue launch karne ki koshish ki thi, par subscription kam hone ke karan use cancel karna pada. Uske baad ₹40 crore ka preferential capital infusion bhi nahi ho paya. Is wajah se loans dene ki speed (disbursements) FY25 aur H1FY26 mein kaafi slow ho gayi hai.
Upar se, company mein management aur board mein bhi changes hue hain, jisse governance par bhi sawal uth rahe hain.
Risk Factor Aur Future ka Game
Capital Raising: Sabse bada risk yahi hai ki agar company paisa jama nahi kar paati toh growth mushkil hoga.
Execution: Funding kam hone se growth plans ko implement karne mein dikkat aa sakti hai.
Concentration: Loan book mostly mid- and low-income segments mein hai aur 72% borrowers salaried nahi hain. Maharashtra mein 69% business concentrated hai. Economic slowdown mein yeh sab risk badha sakta hai.
Asset Quality: GNPA abhi control mein hai, par agar funding issues rahe toh yeh bhi bigad sakta hai.
CARE Ratings ne saaf kaha hai ki jab tak company achha khaasa capital raise nahi karti aur apni profitability maintain nahi karti, tab tak outlook 'Negative' hi rahega. Investors ko naye capital infusion plans par nazar rakhni hogi.