Rating Rationale
February 11, 2020 | Mumbai
STAR PCG CV SERIES I OCT 19
(Originator: IndoStar Capital Finance Limited)
 'CRISIL AA (SO) Equivalent ' converted from provisional rating to final rating for Acquirer Payouts 
 
Rating Action
Transaction Details Pool
Principal
(Rs Crore)
Rated amount (Rs Crore) Original Tenure (Months) Credit Collateral (Rs.Crore) Ratings/Credit opinion Rating action
STAR PCG CV SERIES I OCT 19 Acquirer's Payouts 148.26 148.26 55 17.50 CRISIL AA (SO) Equivalent  Converted from Provisional Credit Opinion to Final Credit Opinion
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has converted its provionional cedit opinion assigned to the Acquirer payouts issued by 'STAR PCG CV SERIES I OCT 19' to final credit opinion of 'CRISIL AA (SO) Equivalent'.
 
CRISIL has received the final legal documents executed for this transaction. These executed documents are in line with terms of the transaction when provisional rating/credit opinion was assigned. IndoStar Capital Finance Ltd. (Indostar), vide letter dated February 4, 2020 addressed to the Assignee, has informed that they have maintained Cash Collateral amounting to Rs.17.50 cr. and it shall be available to the Assignee/ Assignee Representative for the benefit of the Assignee at all times until the final Assignee Payout is made to the Assignee. This letter forms a part of the Assignment Documents. Hence, CRISIL has converted the provisional rating/credit opinion to a final rating/credit opinion.
 
Please click on the following link for detailed information on CRISIL's policy on provisional rating:
Revision in CRISIL policy for assigning 'provisional' ratings
 
As required, CRISIL has received the following final executed legal documents and other documents relevant to the transaction:
Legal documntes:-

  • Agreement to Assign
  • Servicing Level Agreement
  • Deed of assignment
  • Power of attorney
  • Letter dated 4-Feb-20 issued by Indostar In favour of Assignee

Other document:-

  • Legal opinion
  • Auditor's certificate
  • Seller's representations and warranties letter
  • Assignee Representative Awareness Letter

The pool is backed by vehicle loan receivables originated by Indostar Capital Finance Limited (Indostar; 'CRISIL A1+'). The credit opinion on the acquirer payouts is based on the credit quality of pool cash flow, Indostar's origination and servicing capabilities, the transaction's credit enhancement, and payment mechanism and soundness of the transaction's legal structure.
 
The transaction has been evaluated as part of Partial Credit Guarantee (PCG) scheme offered by Government of India to Public Sector Banks (PSBs) for purchase of pooled assets from NBCFs/HFCs through DA route. The credit opinion does not factor in the partial credit guarantee that is expected to be provided by the Government of India to the transaction and is purely based on the credit collateral as provided by the originator in the structure.
 
The transaction has a 'par' structure wherein the seller will assign the loan receivables to 'Star PCG CV Series I Oct 19' in exchange for a purchase consideration which is equal to the 100.0% of the pool principal. An acquirer's representative will be appointed to monitor the overall transaction on behalf of the acquirers. Indostar will continue to service the pool contracts as the servicing agent. Indostar will appoint Beacon Trusteeship Limited to monitor the overall transaction on behalf of the acquirers.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Supporting Factors
  • Credit-cum-liquidity collateral of 11.8% of pool principal or 9.6% of the pool cash flows and scheduled EIS (at current acquirer yield assuming zero prepayments) aggregating to 8.9% of pool principal
  • Pool is amortised to the extent of 23.1% of the pool principal, aggregating to weighted average seasoning1 of 10.1 months
  • Current nature of all the contracts in the pool as of the cut-off date
Constraining Factors
  • Unseasoned portfolio as disbursement for CV segment started in Nov-17
  • Borrower concentration ' Top 10 borrowers contribute 7.0% to overall pool principal
  • Continuously evolving political and regulatory environment
CRISIL has adequately factored these aspects in its rating analysis
 
Liquidity: Strong


  • Liquidity is strong given that the credit enhancement available in the structure is sufficient to cover losses exceeding 1.5 times the currently estimated base shortfalls
Rating Sensitivity factors
Upward


  • Credit enhancement  (based on both internal and external credit enhancements) available in the structure exceeding 2.5 times the estimated base case shortfalls on the residual cash flows of the pool.
  • A sharp upgrade in the rating of the servicer/originator

Downward
 

  • Credit enhancement falling below 1.75 times the estimated base case shortfalls
  • A sharp downgrade in the rating of the servicer/originator
  • Non-adherence to the key transaction terms envisaged at the time of the rating
About the pool
The pool consists of vehicle loan contracts conprimsing mostly of commercial vehicles. The weighted average seasoning of the pool is 10.1 months, and the pool is geographically concentrated, with the top three states accounting for 74.5% of the pool principal. All the contracts in the pool are current on payments as on the pool cut-off date, with a weighted average loan-to-value ratio of 83.3% and average ticket size of Rs. 5.8 lakhs.
 

Key Rating Assumptions
To assess the base case shortfalls for the transaction, CRISIL has analysed the moving portfolio delinquency information on CV asset class for performance from Jan-18 to Aug-19. CRISIL has also analysed the portfolio cuts based on Tenure, Asset type, State, etc. and compared the pool with the portfolio on these parameters.

Indostar started disbursement in CV from Nov-17. Portfolio has grown rapdly in last 1 Yr (almost 10 times; ~131 cr in Mar-18 and ~1496 crore in Mar-19. Unseasoned portfolio having 90+ dpd as of Aug-19 is 2.2% The portfolio is unseasoned and peaks are yet to be observed in static pool.

Based on these aspects, CRISIL has estimated base case shortfalls in the pool at 8.0-10.0% of cash flows. CRISIL has also assumed a monthly prepayment of 0.1% - 0.8% in its credit enhancement calculation.

 Counterparty Details

Capacity

Counterparty Name

Counterparty Rating / Track record

Effect on credit ratings in case of non-performance

Originator and seller IndoStar CRISIL A1+ No effect.
Servicer IndoStar CRISIL A1+ Significant effect, because of change in servicing quality and replacement cost of servicer (not factored in by CRISIL). However, CRISIL does not envisage the requirement for replacement.
Collection and Payout Account Bank State Bank of India CRISIL AAA/CRISIL AA+/FAAA/Stable/CRISIL A1+ Negligible effect. Account bank can be changed without impacting the rating
Credit-cum-liquidity collateral in the form of Fixed deposit State Bank of India CRISIL AAA/CRISIL AA+/FAAA/Stable/CRISIL A1+ Significant effect; as the credit opinion on acquirer payouts is linked to long term credit risk profile of the credit enhancement provider.
Acquirer's representative Beacon Trusteeship Limited Adequate track record Negligible effect. Can be replaced at minimal cost
 
About the Originator
IndoStar, incorporated in November 2011, and is registered with the Reserve Bank of India as a systemically important non-deposit taking non-banking financial company.  The company was founded and incorporated by private equity players (Everstone, Goldman Sachs Baer Capital Partners, ACPI Investment managers, and CDIB International) with an initial capital of about Rs 900 crore. The funds have been invested through IndoStar Capital Mauritius (Everstone holds 51% stake in the company), which holds 58% in IndoStar Capital Finance (June-2018)
 
The company started its business in fiscal 2011 as wholesale financier and then entered in SME finance (loan against property) in fiscal 2015. From fiscal 2018 onwards, the company has been growing in to vehicle finance and housing finance (via IndoStar Home Finance Pvt Ltd). As on June 30, 2018 the total assets under management were Rs 7,640 crore compared to Rs 4,968 crore in corresponding period of previous year. Total AUM for CV as of Mar-19 is Rs 1,496 crore.
 
Past Rated Pools
This is the fourth securitisation transaction of IndoStar to be rated by CRISIL. CRISIL is receiving monthly collection report of the previous transactions.


1Net Seasoning = No. of instalments due ' No. of instalments not paid
Key Financial Indicators
Particulars Unit 2019 2018 2017
Total assets Rs.Crore 12,278 7,296 5,489
Total income Rs.Crore 1,177 510 407
Profit after tax Rs.Crore 255 224 211
Gross NPA % 2.8 1.3 1.4
Gearing % 2.9 2.3 1.8
Return on assets % 2.6 3.5 4.1

Any other information: Not applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
CRISIL complexity levels are assigned to various types of financial instruments. The CRISIL complexity levels are available on www.crisil.com/complexity-levels. Users are advised to refer to the CRISIL complexity levels for instruments that they consider for investment. Users may also call the Customer Service Helpdesk with queries on specific instruments.
Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)
Type of Instrument Rated Amount
(Rs Crore)
Date of Allotment Maturity date# Coupon Rate (p.a.p.m.) (%) Outstanding
Rating/Credit Opinion &
Credit cum liquidity Enhancement
(Rs Crore)
Acquirer's payouts 148.26 09-Jan-2020 30-Aug-2024 9.65%* CRISIL AA (SO) Equivalent 17.50
#Indicates door-to-door tenure; actual tenure will depend on the level of prepayments in the pool, exercise of clean-up call option and the extent of shortfalls
*Coupon rate is floating and linked to the PSB's one-year MCLR (subject to reset every year)
&Acquirer payouts holders are entitled to receive timely interest and timely principal on a monthly basis
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2020 (History) 2019 2018 2017 Start of 2017
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Acquirer's Payouts LT  148.26 CRISIL AA (SO) Equivalent 30-01-20 Provisional CRISIL AA (SO) Equivalent              
All amounts are in Rs.Cr
Links to related criteria
CRISILs rating methodology for ABS transactions
Evaluating risks in securitisation transactions - A primer
Understanding CRISILs Ratings and Rating Scales

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