2.12 Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the enterprise has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of past events, and it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
When the effect of the time value of money is material, the enterprise determines the level of provision by discounting the expected cash flows at a pre-tax rate reflecting the current rates specific to the liability. The expense relating to any provision is presented in the standalone statement of profit and loss net of any reimbursement.
2.13 Contingent Liabilities
A contingent liability is a possible obligation that arises from past events whose existence will be confirmed by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events beyond the control of the Company or a present obligation that is not recognized because it is not probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation. A contingent liability also arises in extremely rare cases where there is a liability that cannot be recognized because it cannot be measured reliably. The Company does not recognize a contingent liability but discloses its existence in the financial statement.
2.14 Earnings Per Share
The Company reports basic and diluted earnings per share in accordance with Ind AS 33 on Earnings per share. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the net profit or loss for the year attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the year.
For the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share, the net profit or loss for the year attributable to equity shareholders and the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year are adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential equity shares including the treasury shares held by the Company to satisfy the exercise of the share options by the employees. Dilutive potential equity shares are deemed converted as of the beginning of the period, unless they have been issued at a later date. In computing the dilutive earnings per share, only potential equity shares that are dilutive and that either reduces the earnings per share or increases loss per share are included.
2.15 Segments
Based on “Management Approach” as defined by Ind AS 108, The Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) evaluates the “Operating Segments”. Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the CODM. The accounting policies adopted for segment reporting are in conformity with the accounting policies adopted for the Company.
2.16 Significant accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions
The preparation of financial statement in conformity with the Ind AS requires the management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities and the accompanying disclosure and the disclosure of contingent liabilities, at the end of the reporting period. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimates are revised, and future periods are affected. Although these estimates are based on the management’s best knowledge of current events and actions, uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in the outcomes requiring a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities in future periods.
In particular, information about significant areas of estimation, uncertainty and critical judgments in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the financial statement is included in the following notes:
2.17.1 Impairment of loans portfolio
The measurement of impairment losses across all categories of financial assets requires judgement, in particular, the estimation of the amount and timing of future cash flows and collateral values when determining impairment losses and the assessment of a significant increase in credit risk. These estimates are driven by a number of factors, changes in which can result in different levels of allowances.
It has been the Company’s policy to regularly review its models in the context of actual loss experience and adjust when necessary.
2.17.2 Share-Based Payments
Estimating fair value for share-based payment transactions requires use of an appropriate valuation model. The Company measures the cost of equity- settled transactions with employees using Black- Scholes Model to determine the fair value of the options on the grant date.
Inputs into the valuation model, includes assumption such as the expected life of the share option, volatility and dividend yield.
Further details used for estimating fair value for share- based payment transactions are disclosed in Note 41.
2.18 Operating Cycle
Based on the nature of products/ activities of the Company and the normal time between acquisition of assets and their realisation in cash or cash equivalents, the Company has determined its operating cycle as 12 months.
2.19 Foreign Currency
Foreign currency transactions are recorded on initial recognition in the functional currency using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rate at the reporting date.
Exchange differences arising on the settlement or translation of monetary items are recognised in Standalone Statement of profit or loss in the year in which they arise.
2.20 Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘MCA’) notifies new standard or amendments to the existing standards under Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules as issued from time to time. For the year ended March 31, 2025, MCA has not notified any new standards or amendments to the existing standards applicable to the Company.
6.1 The Company's business model is to collect contractual cash flows, being the payment of Principal and Interest and accordingly, the loans are measured at amortized cost.
6.2 Loans granted by the Company are secured or partly secured by one or a combination of the following securities:- Registered/ equitable mortgage of property, Hypothecation of assets including Gold.
6.3 Loans where fraud has been committed and reported for the year is ' 3.51 million (March 31, 2024: ' Nil)
6.4 The Company has not provided any loans or advances to promoters, directors, KMPs and the related parties.
6.5 The Company has securitised certain term loans and managed servicing of such loan accounts. The carrying value of these assets have not been de-recognised in the books. Refer Note 49 for securitised term loans not derecognised in their entirety.
6.6 The Company has transferred certain stressed loans to Asset Reconstruction Company during the current year. Refer Note 51 for Disclosure pursuant to RBI notification No. RBI/DOR/2021-22/86 DOR.STR.REC.51 /21.04.048/2021-22 dated September 24, 2021.
6.7 Unsecured Loans includes unsecured business loans which is guaranteed by Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises amounting to ' 0.32 Million (March 31, 2024: ' 2.27 Million).
14.4 8.57% Secured Rated Listed Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures: Face value of Non Convertible Debentures is ' 1.00 Million. These debentures are redeemable at the end of 36 months from the date of allotment. Payment of Interest is yearly and principal repayment at maturity.
Secured Rated Listed Redeemable Non Convertible Debenture Series A1 Tranche 1 Date Of Maturity 27/05/2025 (9.00% - Mar' 25): Face value of Non Convertible Debentures is ' 0.10 Million. These debentures are redeemable at the end of 15 months from the date of allotment. Payment of Interest is Monthly and principal repayment at maturity.
Rate Reset Secured Rated Listed Redeemable Non Convertible Debenture Series A1 Tranche 2 Date Of Maturity 19/03/2025 (8.76% - 19 Mar' 25): Face value of Non Convertible Debentures is ' 0.10 Million. These debentures are redeemable at the end of 12 months 20 days from the date of allotment. Payment of Interest is Monthly and principal repayment at maturity.
9.00% Rate Reset Secured Rated Listed Redeemable Non Convertible Debenture Series A2 Date Of Maturity 04/03/2027: Face value of Non Convertible Debentures is ' 0.10 Million. These debentures are redeemable at the end of 36 months from the date of allotment. Payment of Interest is Yearly and principal repayment at maturity.
9.00% Rate Reset Secured Rated Listed Redeemable Non Convertible Debenture Series A3 Date Of Maturity 13/05/2027: Face value of Non Convertible Debentures is ' 0.10 Million. These debentures are redeemable at the end of 36 months from the date of allotment. Payment of Interest is Yearly and principal repayment at maturity.
9.00% Rate Reset Secured Rated Listed Redeemable Non Convertible Debenture Series A4 Date Of Maturity 18/07/2027: Face value of Non Convertible Debentures is ' 0.10 Million. These debentures are redeemable at the end of 36 months from the date of allotment. Payment of Interest is Yearly and principal repayment at maturity.
9.00% Rate Reset Secured Rated Listed Redeemable Non Convertible Debenture Series A5 Date Of Maturity 04/02/2030: Face value of Non Convertible Debentures is ' 0.10 Million. These debentures are redeemable half yearly in 4 tranches of 1000 Million each starting from August 2028. Payment of Interest is Yearly.
14.5 The debentures are secured by way of first pari passu charge against the book debts, Investment in PTC and loan assets of the Company which are standard. Minimum security cover of 1.1 times is required to be maintained throughout the year.
15.1 a) Term loan from banks: These are secured by First Pari Passu charge by way of hypothecation of standard loan receivables of the Company, Investments in PTC and on all other book debts and current assets of the Company. Minimum security cover of 1.1 times is required to be maintained throughout the year.
b) Term loan from financial institutions: These are secured by First Pari Passu charge by way of hypothecation of standard loan receivables of the Company, Investments in PTC and on all other book debts and current assets of the Company.Minimum security cover of 1.1 times is required to be maintained throughout the year.
c) Working capital demand loan from banks: These are secured by First Pari Passu charge by way of hypothecation of standard loan receivables of the Company, Investments in PTC and on all other book debts and current assets of the Company.Minimum security cover of 1.1 times is required to be maintained throughout the year.
d) Foreign Currency loan from banks: These are secured by First Pari Passu charge by way of hypothecation of standard loan receivables of the Company, Investments in PTC and on all other book debts and current assets of the Company. Minimum security cover of 1.1 times is required to be maintained throughout the year.
e) Collateralized borrowings are secured against pool of Loan Assets. Refer Note 49 for more details.
39.2 Valuation technique used to determine fair value
The following table provides an analysis of financial instruments that are measured subsequent to initial recognition at fair value, grouped into Level 1 to Level 3, as described below.
Quoted prices in an active market (Level 1): This level of hierarchy includes financial assets that are measured by reference to quoted prices (adjusted/unadjusted) for identical assets. This category consists of quoted mutual fund units and government securities.
Valuation techniques with observable inputs (Level 2): This level of hierarchy includes financial assets, measured using inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset, either directly (i.e.; as prices) or indirectly (i.e.; derived from prices). This category includes derivative financial instruments.
Valuation techniques with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3): This level of hierarchy includes financial assets measured using inputs that are not based on observable market data. Fair values are determined in whole or in part, using a valuation model based on assumptions that are neither supported by prices from observable current market transactions in the same instrument nor are they based on available market data. This category includes investment in Pass-through Certificates.
There has been no transfer between level 1, level 2 and level 3 for the year ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024.
The carrying amounts of trade receivables, trade payables and cash and cash equivalents are considered to be the same as their fair values, due to their short-term nature.
The fair value of Loan approximates the carrying amount.
For financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value, the carrying amounts approximates the fair values.
40 Employee Benefits
(a) Defined Contribution plans Provident Fund
The Company makes Provident Fund contributions to defined contribution retirement benefit plans for eligible employees. Under the schemes, the Company is required to contribute a specified percentage of the payroll costs to fund the benefits. The contributions as specified under the law are paid to the Employee Provident Fund Organization (Government).
The Company recognized expense as contribution to provident fund amounting to ' 119.30 Million (March 31, 2024: ' 95.78 Million) in the statement of profit and loss. The contributions payable to these plans by the Company are at rates specified in the rules of the schemes.
(b) Defined benefit plans Gratuity Fund
Characteristics of defined benefit plan
The Company has a defined benefit gratuity plan in India (funded). The Company’s defined benefit gratuity plan is a final salary plan for employees, which requires contributions to be made to SBFC Finance Limited employees group gratuity cash accumulation scheme."
Risks associated with defined benefit plan
Gratuity is a defined benefit plan and Company is exposed to the following risks:
A. Actuarial Risk: It is the risk that benefits will cost more than expected. This can arise due to one of the following reasons:
Adverse Salary Growth Experience: Salary hikes that are higher than the assumed salary escalation will result into an increase in Obligation at a rate that is higher than expected.
Variability in mortality rates: If actual mortality rates are higher than assumed mortality rate assumption than the Gratuity Benefits will be paid earlier than expected. Since there is no condition of vesting on the death benefit, the acceleration of cashflow will lead to an actuarial loss or gain depending on the relative values of the assumed salary growth and discount rate.
Variability in withdrawal rates: If actual withdrawal rates are higher than assumed withdrawal rate assumption than the Gratuity Benefits will be paid earlier than expected. The impact of this will depend on whether the benefits are vested as at the resignation date.
B. Investment Risk: For funded plans that rely on insurers for managing the assets, the value of assets certified by the insurer may not be the fair value of instruments backing the liability. In such cases, the present value of the assets is independent of the future discount rate. This can result in wide fluctuations in the net liability or the funded status if there are significant changes in the discount rate during the inter-valuation period.
C. Liquidity Risk: Employees with high salaries and long durations or those higher in hierarchy, accumulate significant level of benefits. If some of such employees resign/ retire from the Company there can be strain on the cashflows.
D. Market Risk: Market risk is a collective term for risks that are related to the changes and fluctuations of the financial markets. One actuarial assumption that has a material effect is the discount rate. The discount rate reflects the time value of money. An increase in discount rate leads to decrease in Defined Benefit Obligation of the plan benefits & vice versa. This assumption depends on the yields on the corporate/ government bonds and hence the valuation of liability is exposed to fluctuations in the yields as at the valuation date.
E. Legislative Risk: Legislative risk is the risk of increase in the plan liabilities or reduction in the plan assets due to change in the legislation/regulation. The government may amend the Payment of Gratuity Act thus requiring the companies to pay higher benefits to the employees. This will directly affect the present value of the Defined Benefit Obligation and the same will have to be recognized immediately in the year when any such amendment is effective.
During the year ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, there were no plan amendments, curtailments and settlements.
The Life Insurance Corporation is managing the Gratuity Plan and the contributions to it is done as guided by rule 103 of Income Tax Rules, 1962.
Other Post Retirement Benefit Plan
The details of the Company’s post-retirement benefit plans for its employees including whole-time directors are given below which is as certified by the actuary and relied upon by the auditors.
(c) Code on Social Security
The Indian parliament has approved Code on Social Security, 2020 ("the Code") which would impact the contributions by the Company towards Provident Fund and Gratuity. The Ministry of Labour and Employment has released draft rules for the Code on Social Security, 2020 on November 13, 2020 and has invited suggestions from stakeholders which are under active consideration by the Ministry. The Company will assess the impact and its evaluation once the subject rules are notified and will give appropriate impact in its financial statements in the period in which, the Code becomes effective and the related rules to determine the financial impact are published.
47.1 The Company’s pending litigations comprise of claims against the Company by the customers and proceedings pending with other authorities. The Company has reviewed all its pending litigations and proceedings and has adequately provided for where provisions are required and disclosed the contingent liabilities where applicable, in the financial statements. The Company does not expect the outcome of these proceedings to have a materially adverse effect on its financial statements.
48 Risk Disclosures
The Company’s risk is managed through an integrated risk management framework, including ongoing identification, measurement and monitoring, subject to risk limits and other controls. This process of risk management is critical to the Company’s continuing profitability and each individual within the Company is accountable for the risk exposures relating to his or her responsibilities. The Company is exposed to credit risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk and price risk. It is the Company’s policy to ensure that a robust risk awareness is embedded in its organizational risk culture.
48.1 Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that the Company will incur a loss because its customers or counterparties fail to discharge their contractual obligations. The Company manages and controls credit risk by setting limits on the amount of risk it is willing to accept for individual counterparties.
48.1.1 Impairment assessment
During the current year, the Company has made refinement in the ECL model and said changes have been updated in the ECL policy which is duly approved by the audit committee. However, there is no material impact on the financial statements of the Company.
Exposure at Default
EAD is taken as the gross exposure under a facility upon default of an obligor. The amortized principal and the interest accrued is considered as EAD for the purpose of ECL computation
The advances have been bifurcated into following three stages:
Stage 1
All exposures where there has not been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition or that has low credit risk at the reporting date and that are not credit impaired upon origination are classified under this stage. The Company classifies all standard advances and advances up to 0-30 days default under this category. Stage 1 loans also include facilities where the credit risk has improved, and the loan has been reclassified from Stage 2.
Stage 2
All exposures where there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition but are not credit impaired are classified under this stage. Financial assets past due for 31-90 days are classified under this stage. The Company uses the below criteria for assessing movement to Stage 2:
a) Financial assets past due between 31-90
b) The Company becomes aware about any deterioration in the financial condition and reputation of the obligor which the management believes may lead to significant deterioration in credit risk
Stage 3
All exposures assessed as credit impaired when one or more events that have a detrimental impact on the estimated future cash flows of that asset have occurred are classified in this stage. For exposures that have become credit impaired, a lifetime ECL is recognised and interest revenue is calculated by applying the effective interest rate to the amortised cost (net of provision) rather than the gross carrying amount. Stage 3 is considered where “Contractual payments of principal and/or interest are past due for more than 90 days.
Non performing Asset classification is done in line with Reserve Bank of India Master Circular on Prudential norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances and Clarifications dated November 12, 2021 and dated February 15, 2022.”
Significant increase in credit risk
The ECL allowance is based on the credit losses expected to arise over the life of the asset (the lifetime expected credit loss), unless there has been no significant increase in credit risk since origination, in which case, the allowance is based on the 12 months’ expected credit loss.
The Company has established a policy to perform an assessment, at the end of each reporting period, of whether a financial instrument’s credit risk has increased significantly since initial recognition, by considering the change in the risk of default occurring over the remaining life of the financial instrument. The Company does the assessment of significant increase in credit risk at a borrower level. If a borrower has various facilities having different past due status, then the highest days past due (DPD) is considered to be applicable for all the facilities of that borrower.”
PD estimation process
Probability of default (“PD”) is defined as the likelihood of default over a particular time horizon. The PD of an obligor is a fundamental risk parameter in credit risk analysis and depends on obligor specific as well as macroeconomic risk factors. The impact of macroeconomic criteria on the PD results in two different PD estimates, through-the-cycle (“TTC”) and the point-in-time (“PIT”) PD. A TTC PD estimate remains largely unaffected by the economic cycle, while a PIT PD estimate varies with the economic cycle.
Loss given default
The Loss Given Default is an estimate of the loss arising in the case where a default occurs at a given time. It is based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due and those that the lender would expect to receive, including from the realisation of any collateral. It is usually expressed as a percentage of the EAD.
48.1.2 Analysis of risk concentration - Refer Note 54.16.3
48.1.3 Collateral and other credit enhancements
The amount and type of collateral required depends on an assessment of the credit risk of the counterparty. Company has Guidelines in place covering the acceptability and valuation of each type of collateral. The Company also adheres to the RBI guidelines in respect of maintenance of adequate Loan to Value Ratios.
The main types of collateral for loans are Registered / equitable mortgage of property, Hypothecation of assets including Gold. Management monitors the market value of collateral and requests additional collateral in accordance with the underlying agreement.
In case of defaults by customers, where the Company is unable to recover the dues, the Company through a legal process enforces the security and recover the dues.
48.2 Liquidity risk and funding management
Liquidity risk is defined as the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. Liquidity risk arises because of the possibility that the Company might be unable to meet its payment obligations when they fall due as a result of mismatches in the timing of the cash flows under both normal and stress circumstances. Such scenarios could occur when funding needed for illiquid asset positions is not available to the Company on acceptable terms. To limit this risk, management has arranged for diversified funding sources and adopted a policy of managing assets with liquidity in mind and monitoring future cash flows and liquidity on a daily basis.
Liquidity risk is managed in accordance with our Asset Liability Management Policy. This policy is framed as per the current regulatory guidelines and is approved by the Board of Directors. The Asset Liability Management Policy is reviewed periodically to incorporate changes as required by regulatory stipulation or to realign the policy with changes in the economic landscape. The Company also maintains LCR in accordance with RBI guidelines and board approved Liquidity risk framework. The Asset Liability Committee (ALCO) of the Company formulates and reviews strategies, LCR and provides guidance for management of liquidity risk within the framework laid out in the Asset Liability Management Policy.
Analysis of financial assets and liabilities by remaining contractual maturities is provided in Note 38
52.4 The Company has taken borrowings from banks and financial institutions and utilised them for the specific purpose for which they were taken as at the Balance sheet date. Unutilised funds as at March 31, 2025 are held by the Company in the form of bank balances, debt mutual funds and short term fixed deposits till the time the utilisation is made subsequently.
52.5 Details of Benami Property held:
No proceedings have been initiated or pending against the Company for holding any benami property under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 and rules made thereunder, as at March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024.
52.6 Wilful Defaulter:
The Company is not a declared wilful defaulter by any bank or financial Institution or other lender, in accordance with the guidelines on wilful defaulters issued by the Reserve Bank of India, during the year ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024.
52.7 Compliance with number of layers of companies:
The Company has complied with the number of layers prescribed under clause (87) of section 2 of the Act read with Companies (Restriction on number of Layers) Rules, 2017.
52.8 Undisclosed Income:
There have been no transactions which have not been recorded in the books of accounts, that have been surrendered or disclosed as income during the year ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961. There have been no previously unrecorded income and related assets which were to be properly recorded in the books of account during the year ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024.
52.9 Details of Crypto Currency or Virtual Currency:
The Company has not traded or invested in Crypto currency or Virtual Currency during the year ended March, 31 2025 and March 31, 2024.
52.10 Title Deeds of Immovable Properties not held in the name of the Company:
The Company does not hold any immovable property as on March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024. All the lease agreements are duly executed in favour of the Company for properties where the Company is the lessee.
52.11 Revaluation of Property, plant and equipment and Intangible assets
There is no revaluation of Property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets during the year ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024.
52.12 Utilisation of Borrowed funds and share premium:
As a part of normal lending business, the Company grants loans and advances on the basis of security/ guarantee provided by the Borrower/ co-borrower and makes investments. These transactions are part of Company’s normal non¬ banking finance business, which is conducted ensuring adherence to all regulatory requirements.
52.13 (a) Other than the transactions described above, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from
borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other persons or entities, including foreign entities (“Intermediaries”) with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall lend or invest in party identified by or on behalf of the Company (Ultimate Beneficiaries).
(b) The Company has also not received any fund from any parties (Funding Party) with the understanding that the Company shall whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified by or on behalf of the Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
54.4.3 Disclosures on Risk Exposure in Derivatives Qualitative Disclosures
The Company has a Board approved policy in dealing with derivative transactions. Derivative transaction consists of hedging of foreign exchange transactions, which includes forward contracts. The Company undertakes derivative transactions for hedging on-balance sheet assets and liabilities. Such outstanding derivative transactions are accounted on accrual basis over the life of the underlying instrument. The Asset Liability Management Committee and Risk Management Committee closely monitors such transactions and reviews the risks involved.
The Company has entered into derivative agreement to mitigate the foreign exchange risk pertaining to foreign currency borrowing. The description of risk policies and risk mitigation strategies are disclosed in note 48.4 of the financial statements.
i Maturity pattern of assets and liability has been compiled by management on contractual payment basis and relied upon by the auditors.
ii Amount shown in the tables are after netting off the provision.
iii Amount disclosed represents the amortised cost of the borrowings and foreign currency liabilities as per Ind AS as given in Note 2.4 of the standalone financial statement.
iv Amount disclosed represents the amortised cost of loans and advances and Investments and fair value in case of FVTPL instruments as per Ind AS as given in Note 2.4 of the standalone financial statements.
v Assets and liabilities bifurcation into various buckets is based on RBI guidelines.
vi Foreign Currency Liability (borrowing in foreign currency) will get converted into Rupee term loan in the month of June 2025 as per agreement with the bank and therefore, Foreign Currency Liability shown as paid and corresponding liabilities towards payment of term loan has been created and shown under Borrowings in same period. External Commercial Borrowing is considerd Fully Hedge in reference to the Swap transaction entered with RBL Bank Ltd.
54.8 Disclosure of Penalties imposed by RBI and other regulators
There is no other instance of penalty or stricture imposed on the Company by RBI or any other regulatory on matter during the current year.
The Company had, suo moto, filed a compounding application dated January 25, 2021 with the Registrar of Companies ("RoC") under the Companies Act. The Compounding Application pertained to compounding the offence committed under Section 179(3)(d) and Section 179(3)(f) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Secretarial Standards 1 on “Meetings of the Board of Directors” with respect to items of business which should not have been passed by a circular resolution. In accordance with the second explanation to paragraph 1.3.8 and the explanation to paragraph 6.1.1 of the Secretarial Standards 1, items of business in relation to borrowing money other than by issue of debentures and providing security in respect of loans should be placed in a board meeting of a company and shall not be passed by a circular resolution. In contravention of the above, our Company had passed certain circular resolutions to avail credit and loan facilities. By way of order signed on May 31, 2023, the RoC has disposed off the Compounding Applications and the offences thereunder have been compounded, after payment of fees of ' 0.97 million by the Company and the KMP's.
There is no other instance of penalty or stricture imposed on the Company by RBI or any other regulatory during the previous year.
54.13 Net profit or loss for the period, prior period items and changes in accounting policies
There are no prior period items that have impact on the current year's or previous year's profit and loss.
54.14 Revenue Recognition
There is no transaction in which the Revenue recognition has been postponed or pending the resolution of significant uncertainty.
54.15 Indian Accounting Standard 110 -Consolidated Financial Statements (CFS)
SBFC Home Finance, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company is in the process of voluntary liquidation, and the official liquidator had been appointed on January 27, 2025 for this process. The liquidator has completed the process of realization of assets and liabilities. Consequently, the net proceeds of the realization have been distributed to the Company on March 27, 2025. Accordingly, the Company has derecognised the investment and the resultant surplus has been recorded as gain on voluntary liquidation of subsidiary.
Notes:
In respect of loans granted by the Company:
- the schedule of repayment of principal and payment of interest has been duly stipulated and the repayments of principal amounts and receipts of interest have generally been regular as per repayment schedules except for 16,552 cases having loan outstanding balance at year end aggregating to ' 5,944.67 Million wherein the repayments of principal and interest are not regular; and
- the total amount overdue for more than 90 days as at the balance sheet date are ' 2,422.77 Million (Principal amount ' 2,110.38 Million and Interest amount ' 312.39 Million) for 4,576 cases. Interest income ' 312.39 Million which overdue for more than 90 days are not recognised as income as a matter of prudence as per accounting policies and practices of the Company.
Necessary steps are being taken by the Company for recovery thereof.
In respect of loans granted by the Company:
- the schedule of repayment of principal and payment of interest has been duly stipulated and the repayments of principal amounts and receipts of interest have generally been regular as per repayment schedules except for 24,721 cases having loan outstanding balance at year end aggregating to ' 5,204.16 Million wherein the repayments of principal and interest are not regular; and
- the total amount overdue for more than 90 days as at the balance sheet date are ' 1,721.16 Million (Principal amount ' 1,456.59 Million and Interest amount ' 264.57 Million) for 2,680 cases. Interest income ' 264.57 Million which overdue for more than 90 days are not recognised as income as a matter of prudence as per accounting policies and practices of the Company.
Necessary steps are being taken by the Company for recovery thereof
57 Disclosure on Liquidity Coverage Ratio
As per RBI guidelines no DOR.NBFC (PD) CC. No.102/03.10.001/2019-20 Dated November 04, 2019, NBFCs assets with more than ' 5,000 crores, required to maintain Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) as mentioned therein.
As on October 31, 2022 the Company has crossed ' 5,000 crores assets mark and adopted to start complying with the monitoring and tracking of Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) as part of Liquidity Risk Management framework from November 25, 2022 onwards as per RBI guidelines.
The objective of this policy is to create an institutional mechanism to compute, review and monitor periodically all the elements of the liquidity, develop suitable Liquidity Risk Management Framework, identify potential risks, take suitable decisions and mitigate such risks.
As per RBI guidelines to ensure strong liquidity, NBFCs shall maintain an adequate level of unencumbered High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA) that can be converted into cash to meet its liquidity needs for a 30-day calendar time horizon under a significantly severe liquidity stress scenario.
The Company follows the criteria laid down by RBI for calculation of Liquidity coverage Ratio (LCR) which is represented by the ratio “Stock of HQLA” divided by “Total Net Cash Outflows over the next 30 calendar days”. Total expected cash outflows (stressed outflows) are calculated by multiplying the outstanding balances of various categories or types of liabilities and off-balance sheet commitments by 115% (15% being the rate at which they are expected to run off further or be drawn down). Total expected cash inflows (stressed inflows) are calculated by multiplying the outstanding balances of various categories of contractual receivables by 75% (25% being the rate at which they are expected to under-flow). However, total cash inflows will be subjected to an aggregate cap of 75% of total expected cash outflows. In other words, total net cash outflows over the next 30 days = Stressed Outflows - Min (stressed inflows; 75% of stressed outflows).
The Company for purpose of computing cash outflows, have considered:
1. Secured wholesale funding i.e., all the contractual debt repayments,
2. Liquidity needs (e.g., collateral calls) related to financing transactions, derivatives and other contracts where ‘downgrade triggers’ up to and including a 3-notch downgrade,
3. Currently undrawn committed credit and liquidity facilities,
4. Any other contractual outflows not captured elsewhere in the template i.e., operational expenditure Cash Inflows comprises of:
1. All other assets i.e., expected receipt from all performing loans,
2. Lines of credit - Credit or liquidity facilities or other contingent funding facilities that the NBFC holds at other institutions for its own purpose (Facilities which are sanctioned but not yet disbursed)
3. Other contractual cash inflows (Includes fixed deposits and mutual funds)
HQLA is considered as per RBI guidelines.
The Company exceeds the regulatory requirement of LCR which mandated maintaining 60% of expected net cash outflows for next 30 days in a stressed scenario in high quality liquid assets (HQLA) by December 2022; which has to be increased to 100% by December 2024 in a phased manner. During the quarter ended June 24, September 24, December 24 and March 25, the Company maintained a LCR of 335.24%, 395.33%, 285.14% & 261.09% respectively, well in excess of the RBI’s stipulated norm of 85%.
61 Balances of certain trade receivables, advances given and trade payables are subject to confirmation / reconciliation, if any. The management does not expect any material difference affecting the financial statements on such reconciliation / adjustments.
62 Previous Year Figures
Previous year's figures have been regrouped and reclassified wherever necessary to conform to current year classification/ presentation.
For M M Nissim & Co LLP For and on behalf of the Board of Directors of
Chartered Accountants SBFC Finance Limited
Firm's Registration No. 107122W / W100672 CIN: L67190MH2008PLC178270
Hiren P Muni Mr. Neeraj Swaroop Mr. Aseem Dhru
Partner Chairperson & Independent Director Managing Director & CEO
Membership No: 142067 DIN: 00061170 DIN: 01761455
Mr. Narayan Barasia Ms. Namrata Sajnani
Chief Financial Officer Company Secretary &
Chief Compliance Officer F10030
Place: Mumbai Place: Mumbai
Date: April 26, 2025 Date: April 26, 2025
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