Rating Rationale
December 05, 2017 | Mumbai
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Rating Reaffirmed 
 
Rating Action
Rs.500 Crore Certificate of Deposits Programme  CRISIL A1+ (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
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Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its 'CRISIL A1+' rating on the Rs.500 crore certificate of deposits programme of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation's Indian branch operations (SMBC India). The rating is based on the counterparty credit ratings of 'A/Stable/A-1' of S&P Global Ratings (S&P) on Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).

The reaffirmation follows a revision in the rating outlook by S&P Global (S&P) on Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), to 'Stable' from 'Positive' on November 29, 2017. S&P has reaffirmed the issuer credit ratings on SMBC at A/A-1. The outlook revisions reflect the view that Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG's) creditworthiness will likely be stable in the next two years or so. SMFG's improving capitalization will likely be offset by the group's increasing exposure to countries that deem to have higher economic risk than Japan.

Analytical Approach

CRISIL's rating on SMBC Bank (India) continues to be centrally based on S&P's counterparty credit rating of 'A/Stable/A-1' on SMBC.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strength
* Comfortable asset quality and capitalisation metrics
SMBC India's asset quality and capitalisation metrics are comfortable. Its gross non-performing assets (NPAs) have remained nil since inception. However, given that the bank has set up operations in India only in March 2013, asset quality performance will need to be demonstrated over a longer period as SMBC India scales up its operations. Till date, SMBC has infused Rs 3489 crore in the Indian operations. SMBC India's networth, at Rs 3883 crore as on March 31, 2017 (Rs 3741 crore as on March 31, 2016), is sufficient to support its growth over the medium term. Tier-I and overall capital adequacy ratio (as per Basel III norms) were 41.43% and 41.80%, respectively, as on March 2017.

Weakness
* Small scale of operations
SMBC India is a relatively small foreign bank operating in India with total assets and advances of Rs 13,944 crore and Rs 5370 crore, respectively, as on March 31, 2017. It primarily focuses on Japanese corporates having operations in India, multinational organisations, highly rated Indian corporates, and Indian public sector undertakings. It provides both export/import related solutions to all its clients in India with fund-based facilities as well as services such as derivative solutions, trade related services, and forex services. While the portfolio is expected to scale up over the medium term, it will remain a small player in the Indian market.

About SMBC Bank
SMBC is one of Japan's leading banks and the core unit of the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial group. The group was established by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, which is the second largest bank in Japan by market value. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and its group companies offer a broad range of financial services centred on banking. They are also engaged in the leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitisation, venture capital, and other credit related businesses. SMBC had total assets of JPY 180,408.6 BN as on March 31, 2016.

About SMBC Bank (Indian Operations)
SMBC Bank's Indian operations started in March 2013 with the opening of its first branch in New Delhi. In March, 2017, the bank opened its second branch in Mumbai. The total asset size of SMBC Indian branch was Rs 13,944 crore as on March 31, 2017 (Rs 9,060 crore as on March 31, 2016).

For fiscal 2017, SMBC (India) reported a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 142 crore on a total income (net of interest expense) of Rs 372 crore, against a PAT of Rs 146 crore on a total income (net of interest expense) of Rs 359 crore for the previous fiscal.
Key Financial Indicators
As on / for the period ended March 31 Unit  2017 2016
Total Assets Rs crore 13944 9060
Total income Rs crore 798 655
Profit after tax Rs crore 142 146
Gross NPA % NIL NIL
Overall capital adequacy ratio % 41.80 55.31
Return on assets % 1.24 1.95

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
NA Certificate of Deposits Programme NA NA 7-365 Days 500 CRISIL A1+
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2017 (History) 2016  2015  2014  Start of 2014
Instrument Type Quantum Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Certificate of Deposits  ST  500  CRISIL A1+  24-08-17  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.
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