CRISIL upgrades IIFL Finance’s outlook to ‘Positive’ from ‘Stable’

Fairfax-backed IIFL Finance Limited, which is one in every of India’s largest non-banking monetary firms, mentioned on Tuesday that main score company CRISIL has upward revised its outlook to ‘Positive’ from ‘Stable’.

The company has additionally reaffirmed the long-term score at ‘CRISIL AA’ and short-term score at ‘CRISIL A1+’.

In the score rationale, CRISIL Ratings mentioned, “The outlook revision displays the strengthening market place of IIFL Finance group and the anticipated sustained enchancment in its profitability. The rankings proceed to be supported by the group’s snug capitalisation with improved gearing, and its diversified portfolio with majority contribution from inherently much less dangerous asset courses.”

The optimistic outlook revisions have additionally been made for IIFL Home Finance Limited and IIFL Samasta Finance Limited, each materials subsidiaries of IIFL Finance Limited. Further, they’ve additionally reaffirmed the long-term score at ‘CRISIL AA’ and short-term score at ‘CRISIL A1+’ for IIFL Home Finance Limited and long-term score at ‘CRISIL AA-‘ and short-term score at ‘CRISIL A1+’ for IIFL Samasta Finance Limited.

Nirmal Jain, Founder, IIFL Group and Managing Director, IIFL Finance, mentioned, “The rankings outlook improve vindicates our progress technique centered on retail loans to comparatively under-banked buyer segments and robust monetary efficiency.”

Kapish Jain, President and Group Chief Financial Officer at IIFL Finance, mentioned, “The upward outlook revision is a affirmation to our constant and sturdy monetary efficiency and validation of our sound enterprise mannequin.”

IIFL Finance presents gold mortgage, reasonably priced house mortgage, microfinance loans and enterprise loans and has consolidated belongings below administration of Rs 73,066 crore as on September 30, 2023, making it one of many largest retail-focused non-banking finance firms in India.

(With inputs from IANS)