Rating Rationale
February 09, 2018 | Mumbai
IIFL Facilities Services Limited
Rating Reaffirmed 
 
Rating Action
Rs.5000 Crore Commercial Paper Issue* CRISIL A1+ (Reaffirmed)
Rs.5000 Crore Commercial Paper Issue* CRISIL A1+ (Reaffirmed)
Rs.700 Crore Short Term Debt (Including Commercial Paper) CRISIL A1+ (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
*Assigned for initial public offering financing on an episodic basis
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its 'CRISIL A1+' rating on short term debt instruments of IIFL Facilities Services Limited (IFSL) following the announcement of a composite scheme of arrangement by IIFL group (IIFL Holdings Ltd (IIFLHL) and its subsidiaries) of a reorganisation in its corporate structure.
 
The proposed reorganization will result in listing of three entities - IIFL Finance (Loans and Mortgages business), IIFL Wealth (Wealth and Asset Management business), and IIFL Securities (currently India Infoline Limited; Capital Markets and Other businesses). IIFL Holding Ltd., which is currently the holding company of the group, will cease to exist post the reorganisation. The scheme of arrangement will be subject to necessary shareholder, regulatory and other requisite approvals.
 
The reaffirmation is driven by CRISIL's belief that IFSL will be able to retain its credit risk profile from a short term debt servicing perspective. This would be despite the fact that some of the benefits accruing to it currently from being part of the consolidated IIFL group may not be available to it post reorganization. IFSL will be a wholly owned subsidiary of IIFL Securities (currently India Infoline Limited) as part of the reorganization. Subsequently, IFSL's credit profile will be notched up for support from the IIFL Securities.
 
For arriving at the ratings of IFSL, CRISIL currently combines the business and financial risk profile of the company and then notches it up for support from the IIFL group.
 
The rating continues to centrally factor in the expectation of strong management, financial and, operational support for IFSL from IIFL Holdings Limited, both on an ongoing basis and in the event of distress. The rating strength is partially offset by the company's limited scale of operations.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Expectation of support from the IIFL group: The rating currently factors in the expectation of strong management, financial and operational support for IFSL from the IIFL group, both on an ongoing basis and in the event of distress. This emanates from the role played by IFSL in managing the primary properties used by the IIFL group companies as well as in providing other administrative service. Further, IFSL is wholly owned by India Infoline Holdings Limited which also is the holding company of other key IIFL group entities. IFSL also has common senior management with other IIFL group entities and a shared brand. CRISIL believes that IFSL will receive strong support from its IIFL group, given the shared brand name and the strong moral obligation of the group to support the company.
 
Weakness
* Limited scale of operations: On a standalone basis, scale of operations is limited with the main revenue of the company coming in the form of rent from IIFL group companies. The company also receives income from real estate broking and advisory services. Revenues and net profit of Rs 131 crore and Rs 6.9 crore, respectively for fiscal 2017 remain relatively small. (revenues of Rs 128 crore and loss of Rs 2.6 crore for previous fiscal).

About the Company and the Group
IFSL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IIFL Holdings Limited. It primarily acts as property holding company for the IIFL group. The company holds real estate assets of the group, which are then leased out to other group companies against lease rental income. IIFL Facilities derives almost all of its lease rental income from its group companies. Beside lease rental income, which accounts for 74% of the total operating income, the company also provides real estate broking and advisory services.
 
For fiscal 2017, IFSL reported a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs.6.9 crore on total income of Rs 131 crore, against a loss of Rs.2.6 crore on total income of Rs.128 crore for fiscal 2016.
 
IIFL Holdings Ltd is the holding company of the IIFL group and holds majority stakes in various subsidiaries. IIFL Holdings Ltd. through its main companies, India Infoline Ltd, India Infoline Finance Ltd, India Infoline Housing Finance Ltd, IIFL Wealth Management Ltd, offers a wide range of financial products and services, including retail finance, broking, investment banking, and wealth management, and distribution of life insurance.
 
The Canada-based Fairfax group holds 35.5% equity stake in the company.
 
For the nine months ended December 31, 2017, the IIFL group's PAT was Rs 844 crore on total income of Rs 4695 crore, against a PAT of Rs 588 crore on total income of Rs 3513 crore for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. For fiscal 2017, the IIFL group reported a PAT of Rs 822 crore on a total income of Rs 4925 crore as against a PAT of Rs 554 crore on a total income of Rs 3962 crore for the previous fiscal.
Key Financial Indicators
As on / for the period ended March 31   2017 2016
Total Assets Rs crore 680 571
Operating income Rs crore 83 118
Profit after tax Rs crore 6.9 -2.6
Adjusted gearing Times 5.1 5.3

Any other information: Not applicable

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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)
ISIN Name of Instrument Date of Allotment Coupon Rate (%) Maturity Date Issue Size (Rs. Cr) Rating Outstanding
with Outlook
NA Commercial Paper Issue* NA NA 7-30 days 5000 CRISIL A1+
NA Commercial Paper Issue* NA NA 7-30 days 5000 CRISIL A1+
NA Short Term Debt (including commercial paper) NA NA 7-365 days 700 CRISIL A1+
*Assigned for initial public offering financing on an episodic basis
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2018 (History) 2017  2016  2015  Start of 2015
Instrument Type Quantum Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Commercial Paper Issue  ST  10000  CRISIL A1+    No Rating Change  20-12-17  CRISIL A1+    --    --  -- 
Non Convertible Debentures  LT    --    --    --    --  01-10-15  Withdrawal  CRISIL AA-/Stable 
Short Term Debt  ST    --    --    --    --  01-10-15  Withdrawal  CRISIL A1+ 
Short Term Debt (Including Commercial Paper)  ST  700  CRISIL A1+    No Rating Change  29-09-17  CRISIL A1+    --    --  -- 
Short Term Debt Issue  ST    --    --  20-12-17  Withdrawal    --    --  -- 
            06-10-17  CRISIL A1+           
            29-09-17  Withdrawal           
            07-03-17  CRISIL A1+           
Table reflects instances where rating is changed or freshly assigned. 'No Rating Change' implies that there was no rating change under the release.
Links to related criteria
Rating Criteria for Finance Companies
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt
Criteria for Notching up Stand Alone Ratings of Companies based on Parent Support

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