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Sumeet Singh
EUR 92.91 For Business Accounts Only

Indian Railway Finance Pre-IPO - Low risk, low margin business

Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) aims to raise around US$400m via selling new and existing shares in its Indian IPO.

IRFC is the dedicated financing arm of the Indian Railways for mobilizing funds from domestic as well as overseas capital markets. Its primary business is financing the acquisition of rolling stock assets and project assets of the Indian railways and lending to other entities under the Ministry of Railways.

IRFC’s AUM has grown by 25-30% over FY18-FY19, while disbursements have been growing at 34-43%. Although earnings growth has lagged AUM growth in FY19, after posting a strong FY18.

Although, its net interest margin has been under pressure due to the rising cost of funds and lower margin set by the Ministry of Railways.

Furthermore, a higher proportion of financing of project assets in the future will probably continue to pressurise margins.

Due to its government linked financing, the company has no non-performing assets and high capital adequacy.
Underlying
INDIAN RAILWAY FINANCE CORP

Provider
Aequitas Research
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Sumeet Singh

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