CARE Ratings upgrades Muthoottu Mini Financiers Ltd to BBB+ from BBB

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CARE Ratings has upgraded ratings on various debt instruments of Muthoottu Mini Financiers Ltd to BBB+ (Stable) from (BBB Stable).

Muthoottu Mini registered a growth of 18 per cent for the financial year 2020-21. The company, during FY 20-21, mopped up ₹700 crore through listed public non-convertible debenture issues. Further, it posted excellent organic growth, adding four more lending banks during the period. As many as 23 branches and five zonal offices were added during the financial year.

Mathew Muthoottu, Managing Director, Muthoottu Mini, said, “We at Muthoottu Mini Financiers consider this upgrade in ratings as an indication that the company is growing in the right direction. This could not have been possible without the unstinted support of our customers. This upgrade will further enable us in widening our reach both in corporate and retail sectors. We believe that our commitment is to provide support to fulfil the financial needs of our customers.”

Muthoottu Mini Financiers eyes 100 new branches, increasing booksize by ₹1,500 cr this FY

The total CAR and Tier I CAR of the company stood at 25.75 per cent and 22.38 per cent respectively, as on March 31, with a noted increase in the scale of operations during the period.

Improvement in resource profile

The group has been maintaining a ROTA above 2.50 per cent on a sustained basis along with improvement in scale of operations and improvement in resource profile, with a good mix of borrowings from diversified sources. MMFL has registered improvement in interest spread of 0.82 per cent in FY21 as compared to previous year, by reducing the cost of borrowings and operating expenses with increased AUM per branch.

CARE Ratings incorporates ‘Association of Indian Rating Agencies’

Backed by one of the safest securities around i.e. gold, the loans are secure with good asset quality, according to the company. The proportion of gold loans having tenure up to six months increased from 1 per cent as on March 31, 2020, to 81 per cent as on March 31, 2021, which allows the company to keep price volatility in check. Gross NPA and Net NPA have been reduced to 0.86 per cent and 0.75 per cent as on March 31, 2021 as against 1.89 per cent and 1.34 per cent as on March 31, 2020.

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Muthoottu Mini Financiers eyes 75% AUM growth in FY22

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MMFL has currently four lakh active customers, predominately from rural and semi urban areas.

Another NBFC from the Muthoot family is planning big, with the gold loan business doing well because of the pandemic. Kerala-based Muthoottu Mini Financiers (MMFL) has plans to open 100 branches across the country, and is targeting a 75% growth in assets under management (AUM) in the current fiscal, Mathew Muthoottu, managing director of MMFL, said.

MMFL had closed nearly 100 branches in 2019 and was in a consolidation phase after lagging way behind Muthoot Finance and Muthoot Fincorp in book value and AUM.

“Gold loan business is looking very good at this point of time due to the uncertainty as people need money and banks are not willing to lend. After the first lockdown, people wanted money to restart their trade, small shops and business, etc. Going forward, we believe gold loan has an essential part in servicing immediate capital requirement before banks come in,” Mathew Muthoottu said.

The gold loan NBFC achieved a growth of 40-50% in the last fiscal in spite of 2-3 months of complete lockdown.

MMFL has currently four lakh active customers, predominately from rural and semi urban areas.

“Before 2020, we were in a consolidation phase and closing down loss making branches. Now, we are planning to increase our branch network to 900 from 806 in this fiscal and gold loan AUM of Rs 3,500 crore from the present level of Rs 2,000 crore,” he added.

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Muthoottu Mini Financiers eyes 100 new branches, increasing booksize by ₹1,500 cr this FY

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Muthoottu Mini Financiers is looking to open about 100 branches this fiscal and increase its book size by ₹1,500 crore.

“This fiscal year, we have planned to open 100 branches as part of our expansion. We are predominantly a South India based company with presence throughout India. We are looking at opening further branches in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana along with a few more branches in Delhi- NCR, Mumbai and Gujarat,” said Mathew Muthoottu, Managing Director, Muthoottu Mini Financiers.

The company has also set a target to grow the book size by ₹1,500 crore by the end of this fiscal year, he said.

“We expect to hit ₹7,000 crore assets under management by 2024 and might even think of an IPO down the line,” Muthoottu told BusinessLine.

As of now, the Kerala based non deposit taking NBFC has 806 branches and a book size of about ₹2,000 crore.

PE Mathai, CEO, Muthoottu Mini Financiers said the company also wants to improve the business of existing branches. “At present, business per branch is about ₹2.5 crore. This can easily be increased to ₹4 crore to ₹4.5 crore within one year,” he said.

According to the company, demand for gold loans is still very strong with access to credit still an issue. Catering to the middle and lower middle income segments, the average ticket size of gold loans for the company is ₹35,000 to ₹40,000.

Mathai said the NBFC is also in talks with banks to lower the cost of funds by two per cent to three per cent from the current rate of 10.5 per cent to 12 per cent.

“Our rating has improved to BBB stable. We are expecting further improvement in our bottom line. We have approached our banks and are getting positive responses,” he said.

According to Mathai, Canara Bank has sanctioned ₹100 crore at 9.5 per cent rate to the company.

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