Rating Rationale
June 06, 2018 | Mumbai
TJSB Sahakari Bank Limited
Rated amount enhanced
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.320 Crore (Enhanced from Rs.225 Crore)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A2+ (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its 'CRISIL A2+' rating on the bank guarantee facility of TJSB Sahakari Bank Limited (TJSB). The rating continues to reflect TJSB's comfortable earnings profile and stable resource profile. These rating strengths are partially offset by average asset quality and exposure to risks inherent in the urban cooperative banking sector.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Comfortable earnings profile:
Average return on assets (RoA) was 1.1% during fiscal 2018.  RoA has been at 1.1-1.4% over the past three years, and exceeds the average for other urban co-operative banks (UCBs). The higher profitability was driven by TJSB's higher yields from MSMEs, traders, and other small borrowers. Core profitability, as seen in the net profitability margin (NPM) improved to 0.7% in fiscal 2018 from 0.5% the previous fiscal. This has been on account of improvement in cost of funds, subsequent to increase in low-cost current and savings (CASA) deposit. Profitability may, however, be marginally impacted by increasing competition and expected increase in cost of borrowings.
 
* Stable resource profile, with healthy base of retail deposits
Resource profile is stable, marked by a large share of retail term deposits and moderate share of current account and savings account (CASA) deposits. The bank's proportion of retail term deposits (less than Rs 15 lakh) was high, over 80% of its total term deposits as on March 31, 2018. The high proportion of retail deposits reduces the bank's dependence on volatile bulk deposits and provides stability to its deposit base. TJSB's low-cost CASA deposit ratio remained moderate, at 33% of total deposits as on March 31, 2018, as against 29.7% as on March 31, 2017. The cost of deposits declined to 6.2% in fiscal 2018 from 7.1% in fiscal 2017.
 
Weakness
* Average asset quality
TJSB has large exposure to SMEs and MSMEs. Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) increased to 4.8% as on March 31, 2018 from 4.7% as on March 31, 2017. CRISIL believes that SMEs and MSMEs remain more vulnerable to economic slowdown than large corporate entities, given their relatively weak financial risk profiles, customer concentration in revenue, and dependence on a single line of operations. In view of TJSB's material exposure to these sectors, like most other cooperative banks, the bank's asset quality will remain vulnerable to asset quality pressures.
 
* Exposure to risks inherent in the urban cooperative banking sector
Given regulatory framework, organisational structure, and track record of operations, UCBs in India have certain inherent risks such as lack of market access for raising capital, dual control of state/Central governments and the RBI, and exposure to reputational risks.
About the Bank

TJSB was established in 1972 by Mr B K Patwardhan, a chartered accountant, to extend credit services to SMEs. The bank has 140 branches across Thane, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Kolhapur, Nashik, and Pune in Maharashtra, and in Karnataka, Goa, and Gujarat; it has one extension counter in Pune. The bank had 48,700 regular members as on March 31, 2018. It received scheduled bank status in 1996, and became a multi-state scheduled co-operative bank in November 2008. TJSB is a Category'I authorised dealer in foreign exchange and has been operating in this segment since July 2010. In fiscal 2008, TJSB acquired two co-operative banks, Navjeevan Nagri Sahakari Bank Ltd, Pune, and Shree Sadguru Jangli Maharaj Sahakri Bank, Chinchwad (Maharashtra).

TJSB had deposits of Rs 9,875 crore and advances of Rs 5,465 crore as on March 31, 2018. It had a capital adequacy ratio of 14.2% as on March 31, 2018. During fiscal 2017-18 the bank reported profit of Rs 126 crore on a total income of Rs 344 crore compared to profit of Rs 102 crore on a total income of Rs 335 crore.

Key Financial Indicators
Particulars Unit 2018 2017
Total assets Rs. Crore 11645 11283
Total income Rs. Crore 344 335
Profit after tax Rs. Crore 126 102
Gross NPA % 4.8 4.7
Overall Capital adequacy ratio  % 14.2 13.8
Return on assets % 1.1 1.0

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 Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 320 CRISIL A2+
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2018 (History) 2017  2016  2015  Start of 2015
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  320.00  CRISIL A2+  22-01-18  CRISIL A2+  28-12-17  CRISIL A2+  29-09-16  CRISIL A2+  16-06-15  CRISIL A2+  CRISIL A2+ 
                23-09-16  CRISIL A2+       
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of various bank facilities
Current facilities Previous facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating
Bank Guarantee 320 CRISIL A2+ Bank Guarantee 220 CRISIL A2+
-- 0 -- Proposed Bank Guarantee 5 CRISIL A2+
Total 320 -- Total 225 --
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating Criteria for Banks and Financial Institutions
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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