Rating Rationale
November 24, 2023 | Mumbai

FSBF PCG DA Mar 2020 II

(Originator: Five-Star Business Finance Limited)

Rating upgraded to 'CRISIL AAA (SO) Equivalent'

 

Rating Action

Details

Pool Principal (Rs.Crore)

Amount Rated (Rs.Crore)

Outstanding Amount (Rs.Crore)*

Original Tenure

(Months)#

Balance Tenure (Months)*

Credit Collateral (Rs.Crore)

Rating Action

Acquirer Payouts

106.96

106.96

10.79

77

15

16.57

CRISIL AAA (SO) Equivalent (Upgraded from CRISIL AA+ (SO) Equivalent)

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1 crore = 10 million   

Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

#Indicates door to door tenure. Actual tenure will depend on the level of prepayments in the pool, and exercise of the clean-up call option

*As after Sep-23 payout

 

Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has upgraded its credit opinion to CRISIL AAA (SO) Equivalent from ‘CRISIL AA+ (SO) Equivalent’ on Acquirer Payouts under an assignment of receivables by Five-Star Business Finance Limited – FSBF PCG DA Mar 2020 II.

 

The transaction is backed by secured SME loan receivables originated by Five-Star Business Finance Limited (FSBL; not rated by CRISIL). The ratings are based on the credit support available to the PTCs, on account of significant amortization and healthy pool performance.

 

The transaction has a ‘par with EIS flow back’ structure. The acquirer is entitled to receive timely interest on a monthly basis, while the principal is promised on an ultimate basis.

 

After Sep 2023 payouts, the transaction is supported by external credit-cum-liquidity collateral of Rs 16.57 crore which fully covers the future investor payouts. Additionally, internal credit support is also available in the form of scheduled cash subordination, aggregating Rs. 15.11 crores which fully covers the future investor payouts.

 

39 months post securitization (after September 2023 payouts), the 3-month average collection ratio (MCR) of the pool was 101.1%, while the cumulative collection ratio (CCR) was 97.1%.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Strengths:

  • Moderate amortisation and credit structure available in the structure
    • 39 months post securitization (after September 2023 payouts), the pool is amortized by 81.4%, which has led to an increase in credit cover available for the future investor payouts. The existing credit collateral of Rs 16.57 crore fully covers the future investor payouts.
  • Healthy collection efficiency metrics
    • As after Sep 2023 payouts, the CCR stood at 97.1% and 3-month average MCR was 101.1%.

 

Weakness:

  • Basis Risk
    • There is basis risk in the transaction as pool yield is fixed whereas the acquirer’s yield is floating and linked to acquirer’s MCLR
  • Geographical Concentration
    • 86.2% of the pool cash flows comprises of contracts originated in the top 3 states

Liquidity: Strong

Liquidity is strong given that the cash collateral in the structure is sufficient to cover losses exceeding 1.5 times the currently estimated base shortfalls and 16 months of promised interest payouts even with no collections from underlying receivables.

 

CRISIL Ratings has adequately factored these aspects into its rating analysis.

Rating Sensitivity Factors

Downward

  • Credit collateral (internal and external combined) falling below 2.30 times the estimated base case loss
  • A sharp downgrade in the rating of the servicer/originator 
  • Non-adherence to the key transaction terms envisaged at the time of the rating

About the Pool

The pool cash flow is securitised and comprises receivables from secured SME loans originated by Five-Star Business Finance. After Sep 2023 payouts, the pool has a weighted average net seasoning of 57.4 months and top state Tamil Nadu accounting for 32.9% of pool principal. Average ticket size of the existing contracts in the pool is Rs 2.95 lakhs.

 

Pool Performance Summary (as after Sep 2023 payout)

Parameters

FSBF PCG DA Mar 2020 II

Asset class

Secured SME loan Receivables

Months post securitization

39

Principal amortization as % of initial pool principal

81.4%

Cumulative Collection Ratio (CCR)!

97.1%

Average Monthly Collection Ratio (MCR)^ over past 3 months

101.1%

Credit collateral as % of future investor payouts

Fully covered

Credit collateral utilization as % of initial credit collateral

-

Cumulative prepayments as % of initial pool principal

48.3%

Threshold collection ratio (TCR)*

-

90+ delinquency as % of initial pool principal

1.2%

180+ delinquency as % of initial pool principal

1.0%

^MCR = Monthly collections in the pool / Monthly billings

!CCR = {Total collections in the pool/(Total billings + opening overdues at the time of securitisation)}

*TCR = The minimum cumulative collection ratio required on a pool’s future cash flows, to be able to service the investor payouts on time
 

Rating Assumptions

To assess the base case shortfalls for the transaction, CRISIL Ratings has analysed static pool information of MSME loans of FSBFL for originations in the period FY2016 to FY2023 (with performance data till Sep 2022). CRISIL has also analysed the dynamic delinquency performance of FSBFL’s portfolio. As of Sep 2023, 90+ dpd for the overall portfolio stands at 1.4%.

 

CRISIL Ratings has also factored in pool-specific characteristics and estimated the base case peak shortfalls in the pool in the range of 7-9% of pool principal.

 

  • CRISIL Ratings has assumed a stressed monthly prepayment rate of 0.5 – 1.5 % in its analysis.
  • CRISIL Ratings has adequately factored in risk arising on account of commingling of cash flows.
  • CRISIL Ratings has adequately factored in the risks arising on account of counterparties (refer to counterparty details)

 

Counterparty Details

Capacity

Counterparty Name

Counterparty Rating/ Track record

Effect on credit ratings in case of non-performance

Originator and seller

FSBFL

Not rated

No effect.

Servicer

FSBFL

Not rated

Significant effect, because of change in servicing quality and replacement cost of servicer (not factored in by CRISIL). However, CRISIL does not envisage the requirement for replacement.

Collection and Payout Account Bank

Bank of Baroda

Rated ‘CRISIL AAA/CRISIL AA+/Stable’

Negligible effect. Account bank can be changed without impacting the rating.

Collateral in the form of Fixed Deposit

Bank of Baroda

Rated ‘CRISIL AAA/CRISIL AA+/Stable’

Negligible effect. Bank with whom the fixed deposit is maintained can be changed without impacting the rating.

Trustee

Catalyst Trusteeship Limited (CTL)

Adequate track record

Negligible effect. Can be replaced at minimal cost.

About the originator

Five Star, incorporated in 1984, is a non-deposit-taking, systemically important non-banking financial company. It provides small business loans, housing loans, and property loans; secured primarily against self-occupied residential house properties of the borrowers. The small business loans are made mainly to the micro enterprises segment (average ticket size is about Rs 4 lakhs). In fiscal 2007, Five Star shifted its focus to small business and property loans from vehicle loans

 

Key Financial Indicators

Particulars

Unit

2023

2022

2021

Total assets

Rs crore

8703

6343

5795

Total Income

Rs crore

1499

1204

1015

Profit after tax

Rs crore

603

454

359

Gross NPA

%

1.4

1.1

1.0

Adjusted gearing

Times

1.0

0.7

1.5

Return on assets

%

8.0

7.4

7.0

 

Past rated pools

CRISIL Ratings has ratings ratings outstanding on 2 securitisation transactions originated by Five-Star Business Finance Ltd. CRISIL Ratings has been receiving monthly performance reports pertaining to all CRISIL Ratings-rated FSBL originated securitisation transactions.

Any other information: Not Applicable

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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)

Type of Instrument

Rated Amount

(Rs crore)

Date of Allotment

 

Maturity Date#

Coupon Rate (%)

Outstanding

Credit opinion

Complexity level

Credit cum liquidity Enhancement (Rs crore)

Acquirer Payouts&

106.96

01-Jul-20

15-Feb-25

9.25%*

CRISIL AAA (SO) Equivalent

Highly Complex

16.57

*Floating – linked to investor’s MCLR

#Indicates door-to-door tenure; actual tenure will depend on the level of prepayments in the pool, exercise of clean-up call option and the extent of shortfalls

&Acquirer payouts holders are entitled to receive timely interest and ultimate principal

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2023 (History) 2022  2021  2020  Start of 2020
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Acquirer Payouts LT 10.79 CRISIL AAA (SO) Equivalent 13-06-23 CRISIL AA+ (SO) Equivalent 13-12-22 CRISIL AA- (SO) Equivalent 31-12-21 CRISIL AA- (SO) Equivalent 27-07-20 CRISIL AA- (SO) Equivalent --
      -- 15-03-23 CRISIL AA- (SO) Equivalent 17-06-22 CRISIL AA- (SO) Equivalent 30-06-21 CRISIL AA- (SO) Equivalent 21-07-20 Provisional CRISIL AA- (SO) Equivalent --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Criteria Details
Links to related criteria
CRISILs rating methodology for ABS transactions
Evaluating risks in securitisation transactions - A primer
Meaning and applicability of SO and CE symbol

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