Rating Rationale
January 05, 2018 | Mumbai
JMP Securities Private Limited
Rated amount enhanced
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.50 Crore (Enhanced from Rs.45 Crore)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A4+ (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its 'CRISIL A4+' rating on the bank guarantee facility of JMP Securities Private Limited (JMP Securities; a part of the JMP Securities group).

The rating continues to reflect the group's adequate capital position, indicated by networth of Rs 78 crore as on March 31, 2017 (Rs 83 crore as on March 31, 2016). The group also benefits from its promoters' extensive experience of two decades in the capital market business. These strengths are partially offset by exposure to risks related to proprietary trading in equity markets, volatility in earnings, and uncertainty in the capital market business.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the rating, CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of JMP Securities, Vora Financial Services Pvt Ltd, and Sunil Capital and Securities Pvt Ltd. The companies, collectively referred to as the JMP Securities group, have common ultimate owners, significant operational and financial synergies, and high functional and management integration.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Adequate capitalisation
The JMP Securities group's adequate capitalisation is reflected in networth of Rs 78 crore as on March 31, 2017 (Rs 83 crore as on March 31, 2016). To support proprietary trading activities, the promoters provide funds through equity and quasi equity (unsecured loans). As on March 31, 2017, nearly 80% of borrowings consisted of unsecured loans from the promoters. The capital position is supported by steady accretion in the proprietary trading business. However, in fiscal 2017, the group reported a loss of Rs 5.4 crore which hit the networth. The loss was mainly due to depletion of market value of stocks/investments held by the company at the end of fiscal 2017. Nevertheless, the group is likely to report profit in fiscal 2018 as equity markets have been favourable. The flagship company of the group, JMP Securities, had profit of Rs 7.9 crore in the first half of fiscal 2018.

* Extensive experience of the promoters in the capital market trading business: The chief promoter of JMP Securities, Mr Mahesh Vora, has experience of more than two decades in the equity broking and proprietary trading businesses. His sons, Mr Kashyap Vora, a chartered accountant by profession, and Mr Jackie Vora, manage the group's proprietary trading operations. The group has 40 in-house traders, with each terminal assigned a specific limit. Each terminal is centrally monitored by Mr Kashyap Vora.

Weaknesses
* Susceptibility to uncertainties inherent in capital market business: Trading volume and earnings depend on the level of trading activity in the capital markets. Income from operations contributes 40-50% to revenue, with the remainder coming from interest income. Therefore, a major proportion of the income is susceptible to changes in market volume.

* High revenue contribution of proprietary trading business: Given the group's focus on proprietary trading, this segment accounts for a major portion of revenue. Despite the substantial risks associated with proprietary trading, the promoters have managed the business well by streamlining processes. CRISIL believes earnings will benefit from proprietary trading income, despite volatility in the segment.
About the Group

JMP is a capital market player focused solely on proprietary trading in equity. The group is wholly owned by the Vora family. Promoter Mr Mahesh Vora has been in trading activities since the early 1990s, and got trading membership from BSE in 1992. The membership was converted into JMP Securities Pvt Ltd in 1999 as per the SEBI guidelines. The company registered with NSE in 2008, and was allotted the trading-cum-self-clearing membership by NSE on the cash and derivatives market segments. Earlier, the company provided client broking services; however, due to continuous volatility in the business, the promoters restrict client broking to 10-20% of the overall business. The company operates out of two branches in Mumbai - at Kandivali and Borivali.

In fiscal 2017, the JMP Securities group had a loss after tax of Rs 5.4 crore and total income of Rs 15 crore, against a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 6.4 crore and total income of Rs 24 crore in the previous fiscal.

In fiscal 2017, JMP Securities' PAT was Rs 3.1 crore and total income was Rs 14 crore, against Rs 1.4 crore and Rs 10 crore, respectively, in the previous fiscal. For the first half of fiscal 2018, PAT was Rs 7.8 crore.

Key Financial Indicators
Particulars Unit 2017 2016
Total assets Rs crore 182 171
Total income Rs crore 15 24
Profit after tax Rs crore (5.4) 6.4
Gearing Times 1.0 1.0
Return on Assets % (3.0) 3.7

Any other information: Not applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
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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 Assigned with Outlook
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 50 CRISIL A4+
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
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  50  CRISIL A4+    No Rating Change    No Rating Change    No Rating Change    No Rating Change  CRISIL A4+ 
Table reflects instances where rating is changed or freshly assigned. 'No Rating Change' implies that there was no rating change under the release.
Annexure - Details of various bank facilities
Current facilities Previous facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating
Bank Guarantee 50 CRISIL A4+ Bank Guarantee 45 CRISIL A4+
Total 50 -- Total 45 --
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating Criteria for Securities Companies
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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