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Indian Railway Finance Corp's IPO will not dent govt support: S&P; Global

 S & P Global Ratings has said that Indian Railway Finance Corporation's (IRFC's) initial public offering does not alter its view of government support to the company.The government, which has been the sole owner of IRFC since its inception in 1986, holds about 86 per cent shares after the listing. In the IPO exercise, the government sold 5 per cent stake and additional 10 per cent shares were issued to the market."The divestment does not affect our assessment of IRFC's critical link and integral role to the government. The IPO plans were announced as far back as 2017 and we had factored the potential share sale in our ratings on the company since then."S & P said it continues to see an almost certain likelihood of extraordinary government support for IRFC in the event of financial distress. There is no change to the company's business model and it remains the sole financing arm of the Ministry of Railways.IRFC will remain integrally linked to the government. The government...
02-02-2021
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Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd - 543257 - Intimation Pursuant To SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 For GMTN Programme

 Intimation pursuant to SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 for GMTN Programme
01-02-2021
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Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd - 543257 - Intimation Under Regulation 30 Of Securities And Exchange Board Of India (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements), Regulations 2015

 Intimation under Regulation 30 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations 2015
01-02-2021
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Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd - 543257 - Closure of Trading Window

 Closure of Trading Window
01-02-2021
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IRFC Shares Make Weak Debut On Exchanges, List At A Discount Of 4%

 IRFC's three-day share sale via initial public offering which ended on January 20 was subscribed over 3 times on the BSE and National Stock Exchange
29-01-2021
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Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd - 543257 - Listing of equity shares of Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd

 Trading Members of the Exchange are hereby informed that effective from January 29, 2021, the equity shares of Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd (Scrip Code: 543257) are listed and admitted to dealings on the Exchange in the list of 'B' Group Securities. For further details please refer to the notice no 20210128-26 dated January 28, 2021.
29-01-2021

Indian Railway Finance Corporation - The Indian Railways' prime lender goes public

 Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) is the last of the four public sector railway companies to go public. In April 2017, the government started a disinvestment drive for public sector undertakings (PSUs) under the Ministry of Railways (MoR). As part of a Union Cabinet decision, five rail PSUs--IRCON International, Rites, Rail Vikas Nigam, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), and Indian Railway Finance Corporation--would have to list on the exchanges. This is the first initial public offering (IPO) of 2021. IRFC is a dedicated lender to the Indian Railways. The PSU under the MoR is registered as a non-banking financial company (NBFC). More specifically it is an infrastructure finance company under the Reserve Bank of India’s regulations. This makes IRFC the first government-owned NBFC to attempt an IPO. IRFC is an NBFC like no other. It has only one customer - the Indian Railways. As of FY20, over 76% of all rolling stock of the Indian Railways was financed by IRFC. But this dependency also makes it susceptible to many risks. Any changes in the debt structuring or lease agreements by the MoR can cause a shift in its business model (lease and loans collectively contribute over 95% of revenue). However, since it is operating in a restricted market, with a low-risk business model, and posting strong financials, IRFC can be considered a safe bet. The IPO will fuel additional lending IRFC’s IPO is worth up to Rs 4,633 crore. This is the largest public offering since Gland Pharma’s Rs 6,470-crore offer in November 2020. The share offer is divided between an offer for sale of 59.4 crore equity shares worth up to Rs 1,544 crore and a fresh issue of 118.8 crore equity shares for Rs 3,088.8 crore. The price band of the IPO is Rs 25-26. After the IPO, IRFC’s public shareholding will be 13.7%, and the MoR will hold 86.3%. On January 15, IRFC’s offering opened to anchor investors. It raised Rs 1,389 crore from 31 institutional investors. IRFC will use the proceeds from the fresh issue to provide increased liquidity to its equity capital base. This will be done to support future borrowing requirements as it expects the business to grow in the future. For the six months ended September 2020, it had issued loans worth Rs 6,240 crore, a 10.5% increase on a YoY basis. Between FY19 and FY20, its loan book increased by 9% to Rs 6,420 crore. Two main revenue sources IRFC’s revenues come from two sources - leasing rolling stock to companies under the MoR and receiving interest on loans to these companies. Rolling stock refers to locomotives, wagons, coaches, cranes, and track machines. These are used in passenger and freight trains. In FY20, 76% of the Indian Railway’s rolling stock was financed by IRFC. However, this is down from 84% seen in FY19, and 93% in FY18. In FY20, IRFC’s total assets under management (AUM) was Rs 2.6 lakh crore, a rise of 32.4% over the previous year. For the six months ended September 2020, AUM was Rs 2.7 lakh crore, a 25% rise on a YoY basis. IRFC’s AUM is divided between - leasing rolling stock, advancing loans to companies under the MoR, and advancing loans to other central PSUs under the Ministry of Railway like RailTel Corporation, the Container Corporation of India, etc. IRFC gave out loans worth Rs 71,390 crore in FY20, up by 36% against the previous year. However, for the six months ended September 2020, less than Rs 20,000 crore in loans were disbursed, a 22% decline YoY. This was because the Indian Railways canceled passenger trains from March to June 30, decreasing its revenues, and was unable to finance interest payments to the lender. Net interest income (NII), a key monitorable for banks and NBFCs, representing the difference between interest received and interest paid, was Rs 3,224 crore in FY20, a 16% rise on a YoY basis. For the six months ended September 2020, NII was Rs 1,932 crore, a 20% increase against the same period last year. A liquid balance sheet IRFC’s total borrowings as of March 2020 was Rs 2.2 lakh crores. Over 60% of this is from bonds issued in the Indian market, and 20% is from term loans from domestic banks. For the six months ended September 2020, total borrowings were Rs 2.4 lakh crore, an increase of 36% on a YoY basis. Its cost of borrowing on loans and bonds was an average of 7.2% at the end of March 2020. IRFC has received the highest possible rating by CRISIL of AAA rating on its long-term borrowing, and an A1+ on its short term borrowings. On the assets front, for the six months ended September 2020, IRFC’s lease receivables were Rs 1.5 crore, a 14% jump against the previous year. Loans advanced rose by 10.5% to Rs 6,240 in H1FY21, against the year-ago period. As of March 2020, it had Rs 1.4 lakh crore in lease receivables, a 19% rise YoY, and Rs 6,420 crore in loans advanced, a 9% rise YoY. Lease receivables and loans advanced contributed 54.3% and 2.3% of its FY20 assets. Rising interest revenue In FY20, IRFC reported total revenue of Rs 13,341 crore, a 22% increase from the previous year. Leasing income contributed 79% of FY20 revenue, and interest income was 20.5% of revenue. Leasing income’s share in the overall revenue pie has been dropping, while interest income has been increasing. In FY18 leasing income contributed nearly 90% of revenue, and interest income was less than 10%. For the six months ended September 2020, revenue was Rs 1,716 crore, a 12.3% rise from the year-ago period. Leasing income contributed 75% of the total income in H1FY21, and interest income was 25%. In FY20, finance costs were Rs 10,162 crores (99.4% of total costs), up by 24.3% against the previous year. For the six months ended September 2020, finance costs were Rs 5,440 crore, an 11% rise YoY. Net profit for FY20 was Rs 3,192 crore, nearly a 50% jump on a YoY basis. However, between FY18 to FY19, net profit rose by less than 7%. For the six months ended September 2020, net profit was Rs 1,886 crore, a rise of 15.7% against the previous year. IRFC has maintained a profit margin of between 20-25% since 2018. IRFC’s earnings per share (EPS) for the year ended March 2020 was Rs 3.4 per share. Taking the upper price band of Rs 26 per share, and the EPS of FY20, IRFC is valued at a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.6 times. Single customer focus IRFC operates under the Indian Railways, Asia’s largest rail network. Its business is dependent on the railway network of the country which is expansive and largely uninterrupted. Around 2.3 crore Indians were ferried via 13,500 passenger trains, and over 33 lakh tonnes were transported every day in FY19. Indian Railways recorded Rs 1.9 lakh crore in revenue for FY19, a 6.2% rise against the previous year. Over 70% of the revenue came from freight traffic, and 30% from passengers ferried. IRFC leases out rolling stock for passenger and freight trains. The capital expenditure (capex) for the Indian Railways between FY16 to FY20 was Rs 5.8 lakh crore, 46% lower than the estimate of Rs 8.5 lakh crore. Over 45%of this expenditure was dedicated to decongest and expand the railway network, and 12% was to add rolling stock, which is financed by IRFC. This capex is funded through budgetary support from the central government, internal funds, and market borrowings through IRFC. The capex for FY21 is Rs 1.6 lakh crore, an increase of 8% YoY. The largest source of funding for this capex is from IRFC, contributing Rs 58,000 crore (36%), ahead of the central government’s budgetary support (29%). In April 2020, the Indian Railways and Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) said it would borrow Rs 58,000 crore from IRFC in FY21. As of September 2020, various bodies under the MoR have borrowed Rs 3.5 lakh crore from IRFC, cumulatively, a rise of 6% since April 2020. Earlier this month the MoR stated that it would increase the borrowing amount for FY21 to Rs 62,500 crore. With borrowings necessary to finance an expansive industry like the railways, and IRFC being the prime lender to the Indian Railways, the PSU can be considered a safe bet in the NBFC space.
18-01-2021

Indian Railway Finance Corporation IPO subscribed 19.5%, employee portion fully booked on Day 1

 Mehta Equities believes IRFC IPO gives investors a unique opportunity to invest in a dedicated market borrowing arm created by the Minister of Finance to support financing requirements of Indian Railways.
18-01-2021
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