Rating Rationale
May 06, 2019 | Mumbai
Julius Baer Capital India Private Limited
'CRISIL AA+/Stable' assigned to NCD 
 
Rating Action
Rs.200 Crore Non Convertible Debentures CRISIL AA+/Stable (Assigned)
Rs.1200 Crore Commercial Paper CRISIL A1+ (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has assigned its 'CRISIL AA+/Stable' rating to Rs.200 crore non-convertible debentures of Julius Baer Capital India Private Limited (JBCIL) and reaffirmed its 'CRISIL A1+'' rating to Rs.1200 crore commercial paper. 
 
The ratings centrally factors the company's strategic importance to, and the expectation of strong support from its ultimate parent, Julius Baer Group Ltd (JBG).  The company has significant linkages with JBG in terms of branding, management, systems and processes leading to expectation of strong support. The rating also factors in Julius Baer India's healthy capitalisation and strong risk management systems. These strengths are partially offset by small scale of the lending business.

Analytical Approach

CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of Julius Baer Wealth Advisors (JBWA) and its subsidiary JBCIL. That's because these companies, together referred to as Julius Baer India, have strong operational and financial linkages, common board and senior management, and a shared brand name. Moreover, the product offerings of JBCIL compliments that of the bouquet of services that JBG provides in India under private banking and wealth management arm, JBWA.
 
Moreover, for arriving at the rating, CRISIL has factored in the support that Julius Baer India is expected to receive from its parent, JBG. 

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Strong expectation of support from parent, JBG
Zurich-based JBG is among the leading wealth management players globally with assets under Management (AUM) of over CHF 382 billion (Rs 26 lakh crore) as on December 2018 spread across 25 countries. The Indian business (including NRI business) accounts for around 6% of JBG's AUM and remains a strategically important market for the group. CRISIL believes the holding structure will remain unchanged over the medium term and JBG will continue to provide financial and managerial support to Julius Baer India
 
Furthermore, Julius Baer India benefits from continued strong management, branding, funding, and operational linkages with JBG. CRISIL believes close operational linkages, 100% ownership, and a shared name imply a strong moral obligation on JBG to continue supporting Julius Baer India both on an ongoing basis and in case of distress.

* Comfortable capitalisation
Capital position is comfortable, with Julius Baer India's adjusted networth at Rs 447 crore and adjusted gearing at 1.8 times as on March 31, 2019. Additionally, the lending business had healthy tier-1 capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of 31.4% and overall CAR of 31.8%, as on March 31, 2019. Till date, JBG has invested Rs 1,008 crore (share capital) in the company (Julius Baer Wealth). CRISIL believes JBCIL's capitalisation is comfortable for the proposed scale of operations in India, and will continue to be supported by JBG.
 
* Strong risk management systems:
Julius Baer India has strong risk management systems, which are at par with those followed globally by JBG. Given the nature of the business, the loan book is concentrated, with top five clients accounting for around 34% of the loan book as on March 31, 2019. However, the loan to value ratio (LTV) remains conservative at around 33% (at overall book level; regulatory cap is 50%). Credit underwriting and risk management practices are strong, with nil non-performing assets (NPAs) since inception (around 14 years). CRISIL believes Julius Baer India will maintain healthy asset quality over the medium term.
 
Weakness
* Small scale of lending operations:
Julius Baer India's lending operations are relatively small with a loan book of Rs 1,147 crore as on March 31, 2019. JBCIL is present in a single line of business, i.e. loans against security, mainly to support the wealth business of JBWA. Moreover, the growth in loan book is generally linked to developments in capital markets and to domestic and global economic events. Nevertheless, JBCIL's loan book is expected to grow at healthy pace supported by introduction of new products in the wealth business including insurance, real estate advisory, and institutional broking business leading to addition of new clientele in JBWA. The ability to successfully scale up business amid economic cycles while managing asset quality and profitability will, however, remain a monitorable. 
Liquidity

CRISIL's analysis of Julius Baer Capital's asset liability maturity profile as of December 31, 2018 shows positive cumulative mismatches across all buckets upto one year. The liquidity position is also supported by sanctioned equity line of CHF 50 million (~Rs 355 crore) from the parent and Rs 200 crore of unutilized committed lines of credit. Moreover, the company's lending is mostly against securities which are liquid and has short tenor. These facilities along with fairly liquid underlying portfolio shall be sufficient to meet repayments amounting to Rs 825 crore over next three months which primarily comprises of commercial papers (>90% of total borrowing as on March 31, 2019). Further, the company's CPs are well staggered to avoid any large outgo in any given week. Also, JBCIL has been able to raise fresh CPs over last months despite tough market conditions.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes Julius Baer Capital India will remain strategically important to, and will continue to receive financial, managerial, and operational support from, Julius Baer Group. A revision in CRISIL's opinion on Julius Baer Group's credit risk profile may result in a revision in the ratings or outlook on Julius Baer Capital India's debt instruments. The outlook may also be revised to 'Negative' in case of a significant diminution in support from Julius Baer Group, or if Julius Baer Capital India's capital position or asset quality deteriorates significantly.

About the Company

JBCIL (Formerly known as Banc of America Securities (India) Private Limited is a systematically important non deposit taking, Non-Banking Financial Company ('NBFC'). The company is principally engaged in lending activities. It is a 100% subsidiary of Julius Baer Wealth Advisors (India) Private Limited (JBWA) which is ultimately held by Julius Baer Group Limited. The lending business primarily supports the wealth management business carried out by JBWA. As on March 31, 2019, the JBCIL had loan book of Rs 1,147 crore mainly in loan against shares.
 
Julius Baer India reported total income and net loss (after tax) of Rs 225.7 crore and Rs 30.1 crore, respectively for fiscal 2019 against total income and net loss (after tax) of Rs 222.2 crore and Rs 24.5 crore, respectively for the previous fiscal. Losses were mainly on account of amortization of goodwill from purchase of business from DSPML in 2015.
 
JBCIL reported total income and profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 104.1 crore and Rs 15.8 crore, respectively for fiscal 2019 against total income and PAT of Rs 94.3 crore and Rs 16.2 crore, respectively for the previous fiscal.

Key Financial Indicators
Particulars Unit 2019* 2018
Total Assets Rs Cr 1,759 1,787
Total Income Rs Cr 226 222
Profit After Tax Rs Cr -30 -25
Gross NPA % Nil Nil
Capital Adequacy Ratio % 31.8 33.1
Return on Assets % -1.7 -1.4
*Provisional 

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 Assigned with Outlook
NA Non-Convertible Debentures# NA NA NA 200 CRISIL AA+/Stable
NA Commercial Paper NA NA 7-365 days 1,200 CRISIL A1+
#Yet to be issued
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2019 (History) 2018  2017  2016  Start of 2016
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Commercial Paper  ST  1200.00  CRISIL A1+      19-10-18  CRISIL A1+  03-10-17  CRISIL A1+    --  -- 
Non Convertible Debentures  LT  0.00
06-05-19 
CRISIL AA+/Stable    --    --    --    --  -- 
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Links to related criteria
Rating Criteria for Finance Companies
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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