ix. Provisions, contingent assets and contingent liabilities
Provisions are recognized only when there is a present obligation, as a result of past events, and when a reliable estimate of the amount of obligation can be made at the reporting date. These estimates are reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimates. Provisions are discounted to their present values, where the time value of money is material.
Contingent liability is disclosed for:
a) Possible obligations which will be confirmed only by future events not wholly within the control of the Company or
b) Present obligations arising from past events where it is not probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation or a reliable estimate of the amount of the obligation cannot be made.
x. Leases Company as a lessee
A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time, the lease term, in exchange for consideration. The Company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease on inception.
The lease term is either the non-cancellable period of the lease and any additional periods when there is an enforceable option to extend the lease and it is reasonably certain that the Company will extend the term, or a lease period in which it is reasonably
certain that the Company will not exercise a right to terminate. The lease term is reassessed if there is a significant change in circumstances.
The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred.
Right-of-use assets are depreciated from the commencement date on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term and useful life of the underlying asset.
The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the total lease payments due on the commencement date, discounted using either the interest rate implicit in the lease, if readily determinable, or more usually, an estimate of the Company’s incremental borrowing rate.
Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise the following:
a) fixed payments, including payments which are substantively fixed;
b) variable lease payments that depend on a rate, initially measured using the rate as at the commencement.
The lease liability is measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in a rate, if the Company changes its assessment of whether it will exercise a purchase, extension or termination option or if there is a revised in¬ substance fixed lease payment. When the lease liability is remeasured in this way, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset or is recorded in profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset has been reduced to zero.
Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets
As permitted by Ind AS 116, the Company does not recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for leases of low-value assets and short-term leases. Payments associated with these leases are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
xi. Financial instruments
A Financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.
Initial recognition and measurement
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument and are measured initially at fair value adjusted for transaction costs. Subsequent measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities is described below.
Derivative financial instruments
Derivative financial instruments
The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to interest rate and foreign exchange rate risks through cross currency interest rate swaps.
Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value at the date the derivative contracts are entered into and are subsequently remeasured to their fair value at the end of each reporting period. The resulting gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedging relationship and the nature of the hedged item.
Hedge accounting
The Company designates certain hedging instruments, which include derivatives in respect of foreign currency risk, as cash flow hedge.
At the inception of the hedge relationship, the entity documents the relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item, along with its risk management objectives and its strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. Furthermore, at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, the Company documents whether the hedging instrument is highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk.
Cash flow hedges
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is recognised in other comprehensive
income and accumulated under the heading of cash flow hedge reserve. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognised immediately in “statement of profit and loss”.
Amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity relating to (effective portion as described above) are reclassified to profit or loss in the periods when the hedged item affects profit or loss, in the same line as the recognised hedged item. However, when the hedged forecast transaction results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or a non-financial liability, such gains and losses are transferred from equity (but not as a reclassification adjustment) and included in the initial measurement of the cost of the non-financial asset or non-financial liability.
Hedge accounting is discontinued when the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, or when it no longer qualifies for hedge accounting. Any gain or loss recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity at that time remains in equity and is recognised when the forecast transaction is ultimately recognised in profit or loss. When a forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, the gain or loss accumulated in other equity is recognised immediately in statement of profit and loss.
Non-derivative financial assets
Subsequent measurement
i. Financial assets carried at amortised cost -
a financial asset is measured at the amortised cost if both the following conditions are met:
a) The asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets for collecting contractual cash flows, and
b) Contractual terms of the asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI) on the principal amount outstanding.
After initial measurement, such financial assets are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate (EIR) method. Amortised cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the
EIR. The EIR amortisation is included in interest income in the Statement of Profit and Loss.
ii. Financial assets carried at fair value through other comprehensive income - a financial asset is measured at fair value, with changes in fair value being carried to other comprehensive income, if both the following conditions are met:
a) the financial asset is held within a business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets, and
b) Contractual terms of the asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI) on the principal amount outstanding.
De-recognition of financial assets
Financial assets (or where applicable, a part of financial asset or part of a group of similar financial assets) are derecognised (i.e. removed from the Company’s balance sheet) when the contractual rights to receive the cash flows from the financial asset have expired, or when the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards are transferred. Further, if the Company has not retained control, it shall also derecognise the financial asset and recognise separately as assets or liabilities any rights and obligations created or retained in the transfer.
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Other financial liabilities - Subsequent measurement
Subsequent to initial recognition, all non-derivative financial liabilities, except compulsorily convertible preference shares, are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
De-recognition of financial liabilities
A financial liability is de-recognised when the obligation under the liability is discharged or cancelled or expired. When an existing financial liability is replaced by another from the same lender on substantially different terms, or the terms of an existing liability are substantially modified, such an exchange or modification is treated as the de-recognition of the original liability and the recognition of a new liability. The difference in the respective carrying amounts is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss.
First loss default guarantee
First loss default guarantee contracts are contracts that require the Company to make specified payments to reimburse the bank and financial institution for a loss it incurs because a specified debtor fails to make payments when due, in accordance with the terms of a debt instrument. Such financial guarantees are given to banks and financial institutions, for whom the Company acts as ‘Business Correspondent’ or avails any facilities like Term Loans, Securitization transactions etc. Any amounts forfeited by the banks or financial institutions on account of any payment failure will be adjusted in the books accordingly.
Offsetting of financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset and the net amount is reported in the balance sheet if there is a currently enforceable legal right to offset the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, to realise the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.
xii. Earnings per share
The Company reports basic and diluted earnings per share in accordance with Ind AS 33 on Earnings per share. Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net profit or loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders (after deducting attributable taxes) by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the period. The weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the period is adjusted for events including a bonus issue.
For the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share, the net profit or loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders and the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period are adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential equity shares including the treasury shares held by the Company to satisfy the exercise of the share options by the employees. Dilutive potential equity shares are deemed converted as of the beginning of the period, unless they have been issued at a later date. In computing the dilutive earnings per share, only potential equity shares that are dilutive and that either reduces the earnings per share or increases loss per share are included.
xiii. Foreign currency
Functional and presentation currency
Items included in the financial statement of the Company are measured using the currency of the
primary economic environment in which the entity operates (‘the functional currency’).
Transactions and balances
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency, by applying the exchange rates on the foreign currency amounts at the date of the transaction. Foreign currency monetary items outstanding at the balance sheet date are converted to functional currency using the closing rate. Non¬ monetary items denominated in a foreign currency which are carried at historical cost are reported using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction.
Exchange differences arising on monetary items on settlement, or restatement as at reporting date, at rates different from those at which they were initially recorded, are recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss in the year in which they arise.
xiv. Significant management judgement in applying accounting policies and estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the Company’s financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, and the related disclosures. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Significant management judgements
Recognition of deferred tax assets - The extent to which deferred tax assets can be recognized is based on an assessment of the probability of the future taxable income against which the deferred tax assets can be utilized.
Business model assessment - The Company determines the business model at a level that reflects how groups of financial assets are managed together to achieve a particular business objective. This assessment includes judgement reflecting all relevant evidence including how the performance of the assets is evaluated and their performance measured, the risks that affect the performance of the assets and how these are managed and how the managers of the assets are compensated. The Company monitors financial assets that are derecognised prior to their maturity to understand the reason for their disposal and whether the reasons are consistent with the objective of the business for which the asset was held. Monitoring is part of the Company's continuous assessment of whether the business model for which the remaining financial assets are held continues to be appropriate and if it is not appropriate whether there has been
a change in business model and so a prospective change to the classification of those assets.
Evaluation of indicators for impairment of assets - The
evaluation of applicability of indicators of impairment of assets requires assessment of several external and internal factors which could result in deterioration of recoverable amount of the assets.
Classification of leases - The Company enters into leasing arrangements for various assets. The classification of the leasing arrangement as a finance lease or operating lease is based on an assessment of several factors, including, but not limited to, transfer of ownership of leased asset at end of lease term, lessee’s option to purchase and estimated certainty of exercise of such option, proportion of lease term to the asset’s economic life, proportion of present value of minimum lease payments to fair value of leased asset and extent of specialized nature of the leased asset.
Expected credit loss (‘ECL’) - The measurement of expected credit loss allowance for financial assets requires use of complex models and significant assumptions about future economic conditions and credit behaviour (e.g. likelihood of customers defaulting and resulting losses). The Company makes significant judgements with regard to the following while assessing expected credit loss:
a) Determining criteria for significant increase in credit risk;
b) Establishing the number and relative weightings of forward-looking scenarios for each type of product/market and the associated ECL; and
c) Establishing groups of similar financial assets for the purposes of measuring ECL.
Provisions - At each balance sheet date basis the management judgment, changes in facts and legal aspects, the Company assesses the requirement of provisions against the outstanding contingent liabilities. However, the actual future outcome may be different from this judgement.
Significant estimates
Useful lives of depreciable/amortisable assets -
Management reviews its estimate of the useful lives of depreciable/amortisable assets at each reporting date, based on the expected utility of the assets. Uncertainties in these estimates relate to technical and economic obsolescence that may change the utility of assets.
Defined benefit obligation (DBO) - Management’s estimate of the DBO is based on a number of underlying assumptions such as standard rates of inflation, mortality, discount rate and anticipation of future salary increases. Variation in these assumptions may significantly impact the DBO amount and the annual defined benefit expenses.
Fair value measurements - Management applies valuation techniques to determine the fair value of financial instruments (where active market quotes are not available). This involves developing estimates and assumptions consistent with how market participants would price the instrument.
xv. Implementation of Indian Accounting Standards by RBI
The RBI issued Circular DOR (NBFC).CC.PD. No.109/22.10.106/2019-20 dt. March 13,2020, which require Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) covered by Rule 4 of the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 to comply with the respective circular while preparing the financial statements from financial year 2019-20 onwards.
xvi. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘MCA’) notifies new standard or amendments to the existing standards under Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules as issued from time to time. For the year ended March 31, 2025, MCA has notified Ind AS - 117 Insurance Contracts and amendments to Ind AS 116 - Leases, relating to sale and leaseback transactions, applicable to the Company w.e.f. April 1, 2024. The Company has reviewed the new pronouncements and based on its evaluation has determined that it does not have any significant impact in its financial statements.
(i) All loans given to employees are without any security of assets or guarantee.
(ii) Refer note 42 for loans pledged as security.
(iii) Refer note 45 for expected credit loss related disclosures on loan assets.
(iv) The Company has not granted any loans or advances in the nature of loans, to promoters, Directors, KMPs and related parties (as defined under the Companies Act, 2013), either severally or jointly with any other person, that are either repayable on demand or without specifying any terms or period of repayment during the year.
(v) Refer Note 55 (xxiii) for Loans where fraud has been committed and reported for the year.
(vi) The Company has securitised certain term loans and managed servicing of such loan accounts. The carrying value of these assets have not been de-recognised in the books. Refer Note 49 for securitised term loans not derecognised in their entirety.
(vii) Secured Loans granted by the Company are secured or partly secured by one or a combination of equitable mortgage of property, Hypothecation of assets including Gold.
(viii) The above loan excludes microfinance loans assigned to a third party on direct assignment in accordance with RBI Guidelines which qualify for derecognisation as per Ind AS 109. The amounts given are of minimum retention retained in the books.
(i) The Company has a Board approved policy for entering into derivative transactions. Derivative transactions comprise of currency and interest rate swaps. The Company undertakes such transactions for hedging of foreign currency borrowings. The Asset Liability Management Committee periodically monitors and reviews the risk involved.
(ii) The Company borrows in Foreign currency for its External Commercial Borrowing(“ECB”) programme. These borrowings are governed by RBI guidelines which requires entities raising ECB for an average maturity of less than 5 years to hedge minimum 70% of the ECB exposure (principal and coupon). The Company hedges its entire ECB exposure for the full tenure of the ECB. For its ECB, the Company evaluates the foreign currency exchange rates, tenure of ECB and its fully hedged costs and manages its currency risks by entering derivative contracts as hedge positions.
(iii) The Company is exposed to foreign currency fluctuation risk for its external commercial borrowing(ECB).The Company’s borrowings in foreign currency are governed by RBI guidelines (RBI master direction RBI/FED/2018-19/67 dated 26 March 2019 and updated from time to time) which requires entities raising ECB for an average maturity of less than 5 years to hedge minimum 70% of its ECB exposure (Principal & coupon).As a matter of prudence, the Company has hedged the entire ECB exposure for the full tenure.
18. Borrowings (other than debt securities) (Contd..)
(i) Borrowings under securitisation arrangements represents securities issued by the special purpose vehicles ('SPVs') to the investors pursuant to the securitisation arrangement. Since such arrangements do not fulfil the derecognition criteria under Ind AS 109, the Company has recognised the associated liabilities with corresponding loans. Refer Note 49 for securitised term loans not derecognised in their entirety.
(ii) The Company holds derivative instrument i.e. Interest rate cross currency swap to mitigate the risk of change in interest rates and exchange rates on foreign currency exposure. The tenure of ECBs and derivative Instruments are same and hence are treated as perfectly hedged.
Treasury shares
Treasury shares represents Company's own equity shares held by MML Employee Welfare Trust for implementing Employee Stock Option Plan of the Company. The Company treats ESOP trust as its extension and the Treasury shares are presented as a deduction from total equity.
(i) Rights, preferences and restrictions attached to equity shares:
The Company has equity shares having a par value of H 10 per share. Each holder of equity shares is entitled to one vote per share. The company declares and pays dividend in Indian Rupees. The dividend proposed by the Board of Directors in any financial year is subject to the approval of the shareholders in the ensuing annual general meeting, except interim dividend. In the event of liquidation of the Company, the holders of equity shares will be entitled to receive remaining assets of the company, after distribution of all preferential amounts. The distribution will be in proportion to the number of equity shares held by the shareholders.
Nature and purpose of reserves Securities premium reserve
Securities premium reserve is used to record the premium on issue of shares. The reserve can be utilised only for limited purposes such as issuance of bonus shares in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
Reserve fund u/s 45-IC of RBI Act 1934
The Company creates a reserve fund in accordance with the provisions of section 45-IC of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and transfers therein an amount equal to/more than twenty per cent of its net profit of the year, before declaration of dividend. Accordingly, during the year ended March 31,2025, the Company has transferred an amount of INR Nil (March 31, 2024: INR 899.17 million).
Employee stock options outstanding
The account is used to recognise the grant date value of options issued to employees under Employee stock option plan and adjusted as and when such options are exercised or otherwise expire.
Loan assets through other comprehensive income
The Company recognises changes in the fair value of loan assets held with business objective of collect and sell in other comprehensive income. These changes are accumulated within the FVOCI debt investments reserve within equity. The Company transfers amounts from this reserve to the statement of profit and loss when the loan assets are sold. Any impairment loss on such loans are reclassified immediately to the statement of profit and loss.
Retained earnings
All the profits or losses made by the Company are transferred to retained earnings from statement of profit and loss.
General reserve
Represents the profits or losses made by the employee welfare trust on account of issue or sale of treasury stock.
Effective portion of Cashflow hedge
The amount refers to changes in the fair value of derivative financial Contracts which are designated as effective Cash flow Hedge.
Notes to actuarial assumptions:
(a) Encashment of compensated absence is payable to the employees on death or resignation or on retirement at the attainment of superannuation age, and it is not applicable on termination and unserved notice period of an employee.
(b) These assumptions were developed by management with the assistance of independent actuarial appraisers. Discount factors are determined close to each year-end by reference to government bonds and that have terms to maturity approximating to the terms of the related obligation. Other assumptions are based on management’s historical experience.
(c) The discount rate is based on the prevailing market yield of Government of India bonds as at the balance sheet date for the estimated terms of obligations.
B Fair values hierarchy
The fair value of financial instruments as referred to in note 'A' above has been classified into three categories depending on the inputs used in the valuation technique. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities [Level 1 measurements] and lowest priority to unobservable inputs [Level 3 measurements].
The categories used are as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in an active market;
Level 2: Directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices) observable market inputs, other than Level 1 inputs; and Level 3: Inputs which are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
B.1 Valuation framework
Loan assets carried at fair value through other comprehensive income are categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Company's fair value methodology and the governance over its models includes a number of controls and other procedures to ensure the quality and adequacy of the fair valuation. In order to arrive at the fair value of the above instruments, the Company obtains independent valuations. The valuation techniques and specific considerations for level 3 inputs are explained in detail below. The objective of the valuation techniques is to arrive at a fair value that reflects the price that would be received to sell the asset or paid to transfer the liability in the market at any given measurement date.
The fair valuation of the financial instruments and its ongoing measurement for financial reporting purposes is ultimately the responsibility of the finance team which reports to the Chief Financial Officer. The team ensures that final reported fair value figures are in compliance with Ind AS and will propose adjustments wherever required. When relying on third-party sources, the team is also responsible for understanding the valuation methodologies and sources of inputs and verifying their suitability for Ind AS reporting requirements.
B.3 Valuation techniques
B.3A Loan assets carried at fair value through other comprehensive income
Loan receivables valuation is carried out for two portfolios segregated on the basis of repayment frequency - monthly and weekly. The valuation of each portfolio is done by discounting the aggregate expected future cash flows with risk-adjusted discounting rate for the remaining portfolio tenor. The discounting factor is applied assuming the cashflows will be evenly received in a month. The overdue cashflows upto 30days are considered in the sixth month and 31-90 days are considered in 12th month. For Stage 3 loans, the outstanding principal after applying LGD is considered in the 12th month cashflow.
Following inputs have been used to calculate the fair value of loans receivables:
(i) Future cash flows: Include principal receivable, interest receivable and tenor information based on the repayment schedule agreed with the borrowers.
(ii) Risk-adjusted discount rate: This rate has been arrived using the cost of funds approach.
44. Financial instruments and Fair value disclosures (Contd..)
B.3B Investment in Security Receipts carried at fair value through other comprehensive income
For investment in Security Receipts, the Company has considered the Net Asset Value declared by the Trust.
B.3C Investment in equity instruments carried at fair value through other comprehensive income
For investment in equity instruments, the Company has assessed the fair value on the basis of using a market comparable
book value multiple.
B.3D Investment in government securities carried at fair value through other comprehensive income
For investment in government securities, the Company has assessed the fair value on the basis of the closing price
published by FBIL and are classified as level 1.
B.4 Fair value of instruments measured at amortised cost
The fair value of the financial assets and liabilities is included at the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged
in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale.
(i) The management assessed that fair values of the following financial instruments to be approximate their respective carrying amounts, largely due to the short-term maturities of these instruments - Cash and cash equivalents, Bank balances other than cash and cash equivalents, Trade receivables and Other receivables, Trade payables and Other payables, Other financial assets and liabilities.
(ii) Majority of the Company's borrowings are at a variable rate interest and hence their carrying values represent best estimate of their fair value as these are subject to changes in underlying interest rate indices.
(iii) The management assessed that fair values arrived by using the prevailing interest rates at the end of the reporting periods to be approximate their respective carrying amounts in case of the following financial instruments-Loans, Lease liabilities and Debt securities.
45. Financial risk management (Contd..)
A Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty fails to discharge its obligation to the Company. The Company's exposure to credit risk is influenced mainly by cash and cash equivalents, other bank balances, other receivables, loan assets, investments and other financial assets. The Company continuously monitors defaults of customers and other counterparties and incorporates this information into its credit risk controls.
A.1 Credit risk management
The Company assesses and manages credit risk based on internal credit rating system. Internal credit rating is performed for each class of financial instruments with different characteristics. The Company assigns the following credit ratings to each class of financial assets based on the assumptions, inputs and factors specific to the class of financial assets.
(i) Low credit risk
(ii) Moderate credit risk
(iii) High credit risk
The Company provides for expected credit loss based on the following:
Based on business environment in which the Company operates, a default on a financial asset is considered when the counter party fails to make payments within the agreed time period as per contract. Loss rates reflecting defaults are based on actual credit loss experience and considering differences between current and historical economic conditions.
Assets are written off when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery, such as a borrower become non contactable or in financial distress or a litigation decided against the Company. The Company continues to engage with parties whose balances are written off and attempts to enforce repayment. Recoveries made subsequently are recognized in the statement of profit and loss.
45. Financial risk management (Contd..)
A.3 Management of credit risk for financial assets other than loans Cash and cash equivalents and bank deposits
Credit risk related to cash and cash equivalents and bank deposits is considered to be very low as the Company only deals with high rated banks. The risk is also managed by diversifying bank deposits and accounts in different banks across the country.
Other receivables
The Company faces very less credit risk under this category as most of the transactions are entered with highly rated organisations and credit risk relating to these are managed by monitoring recoverability of such amounts continuously.
Other financial assets measured at amortised cost
Other financial assets measured at amortised cost includes advances to employees and security deposits. Credit risk related to these financial assets is managed by monitoring the recoverability of such amounts continuously.
A.5 Management of credit risk for loans
Credit risk on loans is the single largest risk of the Company's business, and therefore the Company has developed several processes and controls to manage it. The Company is engaged in the business of providing unsecured micro finance facilities to women having limited source of income, savings and credit histories repayable in weekly or monthly instalments.
The Company duly complies with the RBI guidelines ('Non-Banking Financial Company-Micro Finance Institutions’ (NBFC- MFIs - Directions) with regards to disbursement of loans namely:
- Microfinance loans are given to an individual having annual household income up to INR 3,00,000
- Maximum FOIR (Fixed Obligation to Income Ratio) should be 50%
The credit risk on loans can be further bifurcated into the following elements:
(i) Credit default risk
(ii) Concentration risk
45. Financial risk management (Contd..)
(i) Management of credit default risk:
Credit default risk is the risk of loss arising from a debtor being unlikely to pay the loan obligations in full or the debtor is more than 90 days past due on any material credit obligation. The Company majorly manages this risk by following ""joint liability mechanism"" wherein the loans are disbursed to borrowers who form a part of an informal joint liability group (“JLG”), generally comprising of eight to forty five members. Each member of the JLG provide a joint and several guarantees for all the loans obtained by each member of the group. In addition to this, there is set criteria followed by the Company to process the loan applications. Loans are generally disbursed to the identified target segments which include economically active women having regular cash flow engaged in the business such as small shops, vegetable vendors, animal husbandry business, tailoring business and other self-managed business. Out of the people identified out of target segments, loans are only disbursed to those people who meet the set criterion - both financial and non-financial as defined in the credit policy of the Company. Some of the criteria include - annual income, repayment capacity, multiple borrowings, age, group composition, health conditions, and economic activity etc. Some of the segments identified as non-target segments are not eligible for a loan. Such segments include - wine shop owners, political leaders, police & lawyers, individuals engaged in the business of running finance & chit funds and their immediate family member or people with criminal records etc.
(ii) Management of concentration risk:
Concentration risk is the risk associated with any single exposure or group of exposures with the potential to produce large enough losses to threaten Company's core operations. It may arise in the form of single name concentration or industry concentration. In order to avoid excessive concentrations of risk, the Company’s policies and procedures include specific guidelines to focus on maintaining a diversified portfolio. Identified concentration risks are controlled and managed accordingly.
A.5.1 Credit risk measurement - Expected credit loss measurement
Ind AS 109 outlines a “three stage” model for impairment based on changes in credit quality since initial recognition as
summarised below:
- A financial instrument that is not credit impaired on initial recognition and whose credit risk has not increased significantly since initial recognition is classified as “Stage 1”.
- If a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition is identified, the financial instrument is moved to “Stage 2” but is not yet deemed to be credit impaired.
- If a financial instrument is credit impaired, it is moved to “Stage 3”.
ECL for depending on the stage of financial instrument:
- Financial instrument in Stage 1 have their ECL measured at an amount equal to expected credit loss that results from default events possible within the next 12 months.
- Instruments in Stage 2 or Stage 3 criteria have their ECL measured on lifetime basis.
A.5.2 Criteria for significant increase in credit risk
The Company considers a financial instrument to have experienced a significant increase in credit risk when one or more
of the following quantitative or qualitative criteria are met.
(i) Quantitative criteria
The remaining lifetime probability of default at the reporting date has increased, compared to the residual lifetime probability of default expected at the reporting date when the exposure was first recognized. The Company considers loan assets as Stage 2 when the default in repayment is within the range of 30 to 90 days.
If other qualitative aspects indicate that there could be a delay/default in the repayment of the loans, the Company assumes that there is significant increase in risk and loan is moved to stage 2.
The Company considers the date of initial recognition as the base date from which significant increase in credit risk is determined.
A.5.3 Criteria for default and credit-impaired assets
The Company defines a financial instrument as in default, which is fully aligned with the definition of credit-impaired, when it meets the following criteria:
(i) Quantitative criteria
The Company considers loan assets as Stage 3 when the default in repayment has moved beyond 90 days.
(ii) Qualitative criteria
The Company considers factors that indicate unlikeliness of the borrower to repay the loan which include instances like the significant financial difficulty of the borrower, borrower deceased or breach of any financial covenants by the borrower etc
A.5.4 Measuring ECL - explanation of inputs, assumptions and estimation techniques
Expected credit losses are the discounted product of the probability of default (PD), exposure at default (EAD) and loss given default (LGD), defined as follows:
- PD represents the likelihood of the borrower defaulting on its obligation either over next 12 months or over the remaining lifetime of the instrument.
- EAD is based on the amounts that the Company expects to be owed at the time of default over the next 12 months or remaining lifetime of the instrument.
- LGD represents the Company’s expectation of loss given that a default occurs. LGD is expressed in percentage and remains unaffected from the fact that whether the financial instrument is a Stage 1 asset, or Stage 2 or even Stage 3. However, it varies by type of borrower, availability of security or other credit support.
Probability of default (PD) computation model
The Probability of Default is an estimate of the likelihood of default over a given time horizon. A default may only happen at a certain time over the assessed period, if the facility has not been previously derecognised and is still in the portfolio.
Loss given default (LGD) computation model
The loss rate is the likely loss intensity in case a borrower defaults. It provides an estimation of the exposure that cannot be recovered in the event of a default and thereby captures the severity of the loss. The loss rate is computed by factoring the main drivers for losses (e.g. joint group liability mechanism, historical recoveries trends etc.) and arriving at the replacement cost.
A.6.1 Credit enhancements
The assessment of significant increase in risk and the calculation of ECL both incorporate forward-looking information.
The Company has evaluated that the analysis of forward-looking information reveal that the scenario applicable to the
Company is “Base Case Scenario” which assumes that the Macroeconomic conditions are normal and is similar to
previous periods. In this case normal credit rating and corresponding PD & LGD is considered for ECL computation.
A.7 Loss allowance
The loss allowance recognized in the period is impacted by a variety of factors, as described below:
- Transfers between Stage 1 and Stages 2 or 3 due to financial instruments experiencing significant increases (or decreases) of credit risk or becoming credit-impaired in the period, and the consequent “step up” (or “step down”) between 12-month and Lifetime ECL.
- Additional allowances for new financial instruments recognized during the period, as well as releases for financial instruments de-recognized in the period
- Impact on the measurement of ECL due to changes in PDs, EADs and LGDs in the period, arising from regular refreshing of inputs to models
- Financial assets derecognised during the period and write-offs of allowances related to assets that were written off during the period
The microfinance sector in India faced many challenges during the financial year 2024-25. The overall market conditions are improving but has impacted the portfolio quality and performance. Following are the major factors contributed to the impacts.
Industry level challenges:
We have witnessed a rapid industry growth post-pandemic recovery has led to over-heating in the segment. Increased competition among MFIs for market share, causing stress on lending practices and risk management. This has resulted in increased leverage among the Microfinance lenders in terms of portfolio outstanding and number of lenders. Isolated political movements and local unrest have disrupted normal economic activities in certain regions. We have seen revival of Karza Mukti related activities which led to prolonged nancial instability in affected areas. Centre and borrower disciplines is taking time to fall in place; leading to higher time consumption for Regular collections. MFIs are focusing on collections to reduce delinquency rates, further limiting new loan disbursements. This has impacted the credit availability among the borrowers, which disrupted the customer cash flows and face challenges in maintaining repayments. Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs) have implemented guardrails to control the delinquency situation and aggressive lending practices in sector. This has brought in necessary discipline in the sector.
Karnataka Crisis:
The micronance sector in Karnataka has been affected by The Karnataka Micro Loan and Small Loan (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Ordinance, 2025, an initiative by the state government. The act is to prevent un-registered money lenders in the state and against coercive collection practices. The act is expected to help the MFI Industry and registered regulated entities on a long-term basis but had made disruptions in the short term. This has contributed to uctuations in portfolio performance; though the same peaked in February 2025, the same is currently getting resolved gradually with improved portfolio performance in March 2025.
A.7.2 In respect of loans granted by the Company -
i) The schedule of repayment of principal and payment of interest has been duly stipulated and the repayments of principal amounts and receipts of interest have generally been regular as per repayment schedules except for 433,296 cases having loan outstanding balance at year end aggregating to H 9,355.05 Million wherein the repayments of principal and interest are not regular; and
ii) The total amount overdue for more than 90 days as at the balance sheet date are H 942.90 Million (Principal amount H 744.42 Million and Interest amount H 198.48 Million) for 238,391 cases. Necessary steps are being taken by the Company for recovery thereof.
A.9 Write off policy
The Company writes off financial assets, in whole or in part, when it has exhausted all practical recovery efforts and has concluded there is no reasonable expectation of recovery.
Indicators that there is no reasonable expectation of recovery include:
- Ceasing enforcement activity
- Where the Company's recovery method is foreclosing and there is no reasonable expectation of recovery in full.
- Specific identification by Management
The Company may write off financial assets that are still subject to enforcement activity. The outstanding contractual amounts of such assets written off during the year ended March 31, 2025 was INR 3,320.42 million (March 31, 2024: INR 1,319.20 million). The Company still seeks to recover amounts it is legally owed in full, but which have been partially written off due to no reasonable expectation of full recovery.
B Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. The Company's approach to managing liquidity is to ensure as far as possible, that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when they are due. Management monitors rolling forecasts of the Company's liquidity position and cash and cash equivalents on the basis of expected cash flows. The Company takes into account the liquidity of the market in which the entity operates.
C.2 Assets
The Company’s fixed deposits are carried at amortised cost and are fixed rate deposits. The Company's loan assets are at fixed interest rate. They are therefore not subject to interest rate risk as defined in Ind AS 107, since neither the carrying amount nor the future cash flows will fluctuate because of a change in market interest rates.
C.3 Foreign Exchange Rate Risk
In the normal course of its business, the Company does not deal in foreign exchange in a significant way. Any foreign exchange exposure on account of foreign exchange borrowings is fully hedged to safeguard against exchange rate risk. The Company’s treasury risk management policy covers the framework for managing currency risk including hedging. The Company determines hedge effectiveness for hedging instrument at the inception of the hedge relationship and through periodic prospective effectiveness assessments to ensure that an economic relationship exists between the hedged item and hedging instrument. The Company enters into hedge relationships where the critical terms of the hedging instrument match with the terms of the hedged item, and so a qualitative and quantitative assessment of effectiveness is performed.
Exposure to currency risks
Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of an exposure will fluctuate because of changes in foreign currency rates. The Company’s exposure to the risk of changes in foreign exchange rates relates primary to the foreign currency borrowings taken from banks and External Commercial Borrowings (ECB).
In order to minimise any adverse effects on the financial performance of the Company, derivative financial instruments, such as cross currency interest rate swaps and forwards contracts are entered to hedge certain foreign currency risk exposures and variable interest rate exposures, the Company’s central treasury department identifies, evaluates and hedges financial risks in close co- operation with the Company’s operating units.
The Company follows a conservative policy of hedging its foreign currency exposure through Forwards and / or Cross Currency Interest Rate Swaps in such a manner that it has fixed determinate outflows in its functional currency and as such there would be no significant impact of movement in foreign currency rates on the Company's profit before tax (PBT) and equity.
45. Financial risk management (Contd..)
Since the Company has entered into derivative transaction to hedge this borrowing, the Company is not exposed to any currency risk on this borrowing.
C.4 Hedging activities and derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
The foreign currency and interest rate risk on borrowings have been actively hedged through cross currency interest rate swaps.
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk arising from its foreign currency borrowings amounting to USD 154.67 Million (March 31, 2024 USD 60 Million ). Interest on the borrowing is payable at a floating rate linked to SOFR. The Company hedged the interest rate risk arising from the debt with a ‘receive floating pay fixed’ cross currency interest rate swap.
The Company uses Cross Currency Interest Rate Swaps (IRS) Contracts (Floating to Fixed) to hedge its risks associated with interest rate and currency fluctuations arising from external commercial borrowings. The Company designates such contracts in a cash flow hedging relationship by applying the hedge accounting principles as per IND AS. These contracts are stated at fair value at each reporting date.
The Company uses Critical Terms Matching to determine Hedge effectiveness. If the hedge is ineffective, then the movement in the Fair Value is charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss. If the hedge is effective, the movement in the Fair Value of the underlying and the derivative instrument is transferred to “Other Comprehensive Income” in Other Equity.
There is an economic relationship between the hedged item and the hedging instrument as the critical terms of the Cross Currency Interest Rate Swaps match that of the foreign currency borrowings (notional amount, interest payment dates, principal repayment date etc.). The Company has established a hedge ratio of 1:1 for the hedging relationships as the underlying risk of the Cross currency interest rate swaps are identical to the hedged risk components.
For the year ended 31 March 2025, the Company has reassessed the accounting treatment and has applied cash flow hedge accounting, with the effective portion of changes in fair value of the derivative instruments recognised in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) under the hedge reserve.
Based on a materiality assessment, the Company did not apply hedge accounting in the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023, even though the hedge relationship met the eligibility criteria under Ind AS 109. However, the Company had prepared the required hedge documentation, including identification of hedged items, hedging instruments, risk management strategy, and method of assessing hedge effectiveness, at the inception of the hedge relationship. Accordingly, the comparative figures for the previous financial year have not been restated. Resultant impact of cash flow hedge accounting in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) under the hedge reserve is Rs.19.83 millions for the previous year ended March 31,2024.
D Operational Risk
Operational risk is the risk arising from inadequate or failed internal processes, people or systems, or from external events. The Company manages operational risks through comprehensive internal control systems and procedures laid down around various key activities in the Company viz. loan acquisition, customer service, IT operations, finance function etc. This enables the Management to evaluate key areas of operation risks and the process to adequately mitigate them on an ongoing basis.
E Compliance Risk
Compliance Risk is the risk of legal or regulatory sanctions, penalties, material financial loss or damage to reputation an entity may suffer as a result of its failure to comply with laws, regulations, rules, supervisory instructions and codes of conduct, etc., applicable to its business activities. The Company has a strong compliance framework to ensure compliance standards are robust across all divisions of the Company.
46. Capital management
The Company’s capital management objectives are
- to ensure the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern
- to provide an adequate return to shareholders
Management assesses the Company’s capital requirements in order to maintain an efficient overall financing structure while avoiding excessive leverage. This takes into account the subordination levels of the Company’s various classes of debt. The Company manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in the light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure the Company may issue new shares, or sell assets to reduce debt.
48. Operating segments
The Company is primarily engaged in business of micro finance and the business activity falls within one operating segment, as this is how the chief operating decision maker of the Company looks at the operations. All activities of the Company revolve around the main business. Hence the disclosure requirement of Indian Accounting Standard 108 of “Segment Reporting” is not considered applicable.
49. Transfer of financial assets
Transferred financial assets that are derecognised in their entirety
During the year ended March 31, 2025, the Company has sold some loans and advances measured at fair value through other comprehensive income as per assignment deals, as a source of finance. As per the terms of these deals, since substantial risks and rewards related to these assets were transferred to the buyer, the assets have been derecognised from the Company’s balance sheet.
The Company has assessed the business model under Ind AS 109 ""Financial Instruments"" and consequently the financial assets are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income.
The gross carrying value of the loan assets derecognised during the year ended March 31, 2025 amounts to INR 18,463.91 millions (March 31, 2024: INR 27,133.93 millions) and the gain from derecognition during the year ended March 31, 2025 amounts to INR 1,379.65 millions (March 31,2024: INR 2,231.66 millions)
Transferred financial assets that are not derecognised in their entirety
In the course of its micro finance or lending activity, the Company makes transfers of financial assets, where legal rights to the cash flows from the asset are passed to the counterparty and where the Company retains the rights to the cash flows but assumes a responsibility to transfer them to the counterparty.
Revenue recognition for contract with customers - Commission income:
The Contract with customers through which the Company earns a commission income includes the following promises:
(i) Sourcing of loans
(ii) Servicing of loans
Both these promises are separable from each other and do not involve significant integration. Therefore, these promises
constitute separate performance obligations.
No allocation of the consideration between both the promises was required as the management believes that the contracted
price are close to the standalone fair value of these services.
Revenue recognition for both the promises:
(i) Sourcing of loans: The consideration for this service is arrived based on an agreed percentage/fee on the loans disbursed
during the year. Revenue for sourcing of loans shall be recognized as and when the loans are disbursed. The revenue therefore, for this service, shall be recognized based on the disbursements actually made during each year.
(ii) Servicing of loans: The consideration for this service is arrived based on an agreed percentage on the actual collections
during the year. The Company receives servicing commission only on actual collections. Revenue for servicing of loans shall be recognized over a period of time, as the customer benefits from the services as and when it is delivered by the Company. However, since the Company has a right to consideration from a customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value of service provided to date, applying the practical expedient available under the standard, the Company shall recognise revenue for the amount to which it has a right to invoice.
53 The Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail
(edit log) facility and the same has been operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software.
Further, during the year there were no instance of the audit trail feature being tampered and the audit trail has been preserved
by the Company as per the statutory requirements for record retention.
54. Additional Regulatory information as per amendments in Schedule III of Companies Act, 2013 (MCA notification dated March 24, 2021)
(i) The Company doesn't have any immovable property whose title deeds are not held in the name of the Company.
(ii) Investments made by the Company is carried at fair valued through Other Comprehensive Income in the financials.
(iii) The Company has not revalued its Property, Plant and Equipment (including Right-of-Use Assets) during the year or previous year.
(iv) The Company has not revalued its intangible assets during the year or previous year.
(v) The Company has not given any loans or advances in the nature of loans to promoters, directors, KMPs and the related parties (as defined under Companies Act, 2013), either severally or jointly with any other person, that are a) repayable on demand; or b) without specifying any terms or year of repayment.
(vi) Capital Work in Progress & Intangible Assets under Development are nil for current year and Previous year.
(vii) The Company dosen't hold any benami property under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 (45 of 1988) and rules made thereunder and no proceedings have been initiated or pending against the company for the same.
(viii) The Company has not made any default in repayment of its financial obligations and is not declared wilful defaulter by any bank or financial Institution or other lender.
54. Additional Regulatory information as per amendments in Schedule III of Companies Act, 2013 (MCA notification dated March 24, 2021) (Contd..)
(ix) The Company has reviewed transactions to identify if there are any transactions with companies struck off under section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 or section 560 of Companies Act, 1956. To the extent information is available on struck off companies, there are no transaction with struck off companies.
(x) There is no charges or satisfaction to be registered with ROC beyond the statutory period.
(xi) The Company has complied with the number of layers prescribed under clause (87) of section 2 of the Act read with the Companies (Restriction on number of Layers) Rules, 2017.
(xii) Company has not traded/invested in crypto currency or virtual currency during the current year and previous year.
(xiii) The Company has not advanced or loaned or invested funds (either borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) to any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (Intermediaries) with the understanding (whether recorded in writing or otherwise) that the Intermediary shall
(a) directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the company (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or
(b) provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries."
(xiv) The Company has not received any fund from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (Funding Party) with the understanding (whether recorded in writing or otherwise) that the company shall
(a) directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or
(b) provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(xv) There have been no transactions which have not been recorded in the books of accounts, that have been surrendered or disclosed as income during the year ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961. There have been no previously unrecorded income and related assets which were to be properly recorded in the books of account during the year ended March 31,2025 and March 31,2024.
(xvi) Analytical Ratios :
Disclosures on Risk Exposure in Derivatives Exchange Traded Interest Rate (IR) Derivatives
The Company has not traded in exchanged traded Interest Rate Derivative during the financial year ended March 31, 2025 (Previous year : Nil).
Qualitative Disclosures
The Company has a Board approved policy in dealing with derivative transactions. Derivative transaction consists of hedging of foreign exchange transactions, which includes cross currency interest rate swap. The Company undertakes derivative transactions for hedging on-balance sheet assets and liabilities. Such outstanding derivative transactions are accounted on accrual basis over the life of the underlying instrument. The Asset Liability Management Committee and Risk Management Committee closely monitors such transactions and reviews the risks involved.
(viii) Details of non-performing financial assets purchased/sold
The Company has not purchased /sold non-performing financial assets in the current and previous year, except the sale of non performing assets to Asset Reconstruction Company as mentioned in Note 54 (A)(v).
(ix) Exposures:-
The Company has no exposure to the real estate sector and capital market directly or indirectly in the current and previous year.
There is no intra group exposure in the current and previous year.
(x) Details of financing of parent Company products
The Company does not finance the products of the parent / holding company.
(xi) Unsecured advances
The Company has not given any Loans and advances against intangible securities during the current and previous year
Refer note 6 for details related to unsecured loans. The Company has not issued any advances against the right, licence and authority as collateral.
(xii) Registration obtained from other financial sector regulators:-
The Company has obtained Corporate Agency Licence from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India vide Registration No. CA0953.
(xiii) Net profit or loss for the period, prior period items and changes in accounting policies
There are no prior period items that have impact on the current year’s or previous year’s profit and loss.
(xiv) Revenue Recognition
There is no transaction in which the Revenue recognition has been postponed or pending the resolution of significant uncertainty.
55. Additional disclosures as required by the Reserve Bank of India (Contd..)
(xv) Disclosure of Penalties/ fines imposed by RBI & other regulators:-
During the last two year, there have been no instances of non-compliance by the Company on any matters relating to the Companies Act, RBI Regulations, SEBI Regulations, Labour Laws, Income Tax and GST Laws and other applicable Acts, Rules, and Regulations except for the details mentioned below:
For financial year 2024-25
Company has received notice from BSE Ltd. with respect to Non-submission of Intimation of Board Meeting in accordance with Regulation 50(1)(d) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Company has requested for the waiver of fine on account of interpretation of Law. Request for waiver is under process and the Company is awaiting positive response.
Also, Company received notice from the both the stock exchanges with respect to Delay in furnishing prior intimation about the meeting of the board of directors (Regulation 29 (2)/ 29 (3) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015). Company has requested the waiver of fine mentioning that no action triggering the requirement of notice has occurred during the current financial year. Request for waiver is under process and the Company is awaiting positive response.
For financial year 2023-24
As per Regulation 60(2) SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015, the listed entity shall give notice in advance of at least seven working days to the recognized stock exchange(s) of the record date. The Company has delayed submission of the notice of Record Date for one instance and a fine of 10,000/- was imposed by the BSE Limited. The Company has paid the required fine amount.
(xvi) Draw down from reserves:-
There has been no draw down from reserve during the period ended March 31, 2025 (31 March 2024: Nil).
(xvii) Divergence in Asset classification and provisioning:-
Below two conditions are not satisfied hence the details of diversions are not required to be disclosed:
a) No additional provisions have been assessed by RBI exceeding 5 percent of the reported profits before tax and impairment loss on financial instruments for the year ended 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2024.
b) RBI has not identified additional GNPAs exceeding 5 percent of reported GNPAs for the year ended 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2024.
55. Additional disclosures as required by the Reserve Bank of India (Contd..)
(xxxi) Instances of breach of covenant of loan availed or debt securities issued:-
During the current financial year, the Company has witnessed a surge in delinquencies due to multiple factors such as the macro-economic, socio-political events, over leveraging and climatic shocks. These induced disruption caused many of the borrowers across the microfinance industry to face challenges in servicing their loans on-time resulting in elevated PAR, GNPA, write offs and accelerated provisioning. Though the Company has been regular in servicing all its borrowings, including interest and principal obligations, without any defaults during the year, there have been instances of breach of covenants relating to certain loans and debt securities outstanding as at 31 March 2025. The breaches primarily pertain to financial performance thresholds, including deterioration in key asset quality parameters such as Portfolio at Risk (PAR), Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA), and elevated credit costs, which arose due to sector-wide stress in the Microfinance industry. The Company was not immune to this industry trend and witnessed breach of some of the covenants. All instances of breach of covenant of loan availed or debt securities issued are outlined in the below table:
Despite the covenant breaches, the Company has engaged in discussions with its lenders and has not received any notice of adverse action, such as invocation of penal interest clauses, downgrade in facility rating, or recall of facilities etc. The management, therefore, does not expect any material impact on the Company’s financial position as of the date of the financial statements. Further, there was no breach of covenant of loans availed or debt securities issued by the Company during the year ended March 31,2024.
(xxxii) Details of Single Borrower Limit (SGL) / Group Borrower Limit (GBL) exceeded by the NBFC
The Company has not exceeded Single Borrower Limit (SGL) / Group Borrower Limit (GBL) during the year ended March 31, 2025 (March 31, 2024: Nil)
The Company has not exceeded the prudential exposure limits during the current and previous year.
57. Liquidity Coverage Ratio:-
As per RBI guidelines no DOR.NBFC (PD) CC. No.102/03.10.001/2019-20 Dated November 04, 2019, NBFCs assets with more than Rs.5,000 crores, required to maintain Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) as mentioned therein. The Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) is one of the key parameters closely monitored by RBI to enable a more resilient financial sector. The objective of the LCR is to promote an environment wherein Balance Sheet carries a strong liquidity for short term cash flow requirements. To ensure strong liquidity NBFCs are required to maintain adequate pool of unencumbered high-quality liquid assets (HQLA) which can be easily converted into cash to meet their stressed liquidity needs for 30 calendar days. The LCR is expected to improve the ability of financial sector to absorb the shocks arising from financial and/or economic stress, thus reducing the risk of spill over from financial sector to real economy.
The Liquidity Risk Management of the Company is managed by the Asset Liability Committee (ALCO) under the governance of Board approved Liquidity Risk Framework and Asset Liability Management policy. The LCR levels for the Balance Sheet date is derived by arriving the stressed expected cash inflow and outflow for the next calendar month. To compute stressed cash outflow, all expected and contracted cash outflows are considered by applying a stress of 15%. Similarly, inflows for the Company is arrived at by considering all expected and contracted inflows by applying a haircut of 25%.
The Company for purpose of computing outflows, has considered: (1) all the contractual debt repayments, and (2) other expected or contracted cash outflows. Inflows comprises of: (1) expected receipt from all performing loans, and (2) liquid investment which are unencumbered and have not been considered as part of HQLA.
For the purpose of HQLA the Company considers: (1) Unencumbered Government securities, and (2) Cash and Bank balances.
The LCR is computed by dividing the stock of HQLA by its total net cash outflows over one-month stress period. LCR guidelines have become effective from 1 December 2020, requiring NBFCs to maintain minimum LCR of 50%, LCR is increased to 100% from December 2024. The Company is maintaining LCR of 100%.
58 The comparative financial information of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024 are based on the previously issued statutory financial statements audited by SHARP & TANNAN ASSOCIATES, predecessor auditor whose report for the year ended March 31, 2024 dated May 06, 2024 expressed an unmodified opinion on those financial statements.
59 Previous year's figures have been regrouped and reclassified, wherever necessary to conform to current year's presentation / classification.
For Suresh Surana & Associates LLP For and on behalf of the Board of Directors of
Chartered Accountants Muthoot Microfin Limited
Firm’s Registration No.: 121750W/W100010 CIN : L65190MH1992PLC066228
Ramesh Gupta Thomas Muthoot John Thomas Muthoot Thomas George Muthoot
Partner Executive Director Director Director
Membership No.: 102306 DIN: 07557585 DIN: 00082099 DIN: 00011552
Place: Mumbai Place: Kochi Place: Kochi Place: Kochi
Sadaf Sayeed Praveen T Neethu Ajay
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Chief Compliance Officer
& Company Secretary Membership No.: A34822
Date: 08 May 2025 Place: Kochi Place: Kochi Place: Kochi
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