Cholamandalam Investment announces unaudited financial results for the quarter ended 30th June 2022

Key Financial results (Q1 FY 22-23):

• Disbursements at ₹ 13,329 Cr for the quarter (Up by 267% YoY)
• Total AUM at ₹ 86,703 Cr (Up by 14% YoY)
• Net Income Margin up at ₹ 1,640 Cr for the quarter (Up 19% YoY)
• PAT at ₹ 566 Cr for the quarter (Up 73% YoY)

The Board of Directors of Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd. (CIFCL) announced the unaudited financial results for the quarter ended 30th June 2022.

Highlights:

Consumer confidence continued to improve with Indian economy growing at 14-15% in Q1, in spite of higher-than-expected inflation and tightening of monetary policy by RBI. Chola delivered best-ever first quarter disbursals, collections, and profitability with domestic auto sales zooming 55% in the current quarter, albeit on a low base, and sustained growth momentum in residential unit sales.

Performance Highlights:

Aggregate disbursements in Q1 FY 23 were at ₹ 13,329 Cr as against ₹ 3,635Cr in Q1 FY 22 with a growth of 267%. Q1 FY 22, was impacted by Covid 2nd wave, resulting in lower disbursements and profitability.
Vehicle Finance (VF) disbursements were at ₹ 8,562 Cr in Q1 FY 23 as against ₹ 2,846 Cr in Q1 FY22, growth of 201%.
• Loan Against Property including Affordable LAP, business disbursed ₹ 2,169 Cr in Q1 FY 23, as against ₹ 386 Cr in Q1 FY 22, with a growth rate of 462%.
• Home Loan (HL) business disbursed ₹ 478 Cr in Q1 FY 23, as against ₹ 199 Cr in Q1 FY 22, registering growth of 140%.
• Small and Medium Enterprises Loan (SME) business disbursed ₹ 1,030 Cr in Q1 FY 23, as against ₹ 204 Cr in Q1 FY 22.
• Our new businesses Consumer and Small Enterprise Loans (CSEL) and Secured Business and Personal Loans (SBPL) had registered disbursements of ₹ 1,055 Cr and ₹ 36 Cr respectively in Q1 FY 23.
• Assets under management as of 30th June 2022, stood at ₹ 86,703 Cr as compared to ₹ 75,763 Cr as of 30th June 2021.
• Profits after Tax (PAT) for Q1 FY 23 were at ₹ 566 Cr compared to ₹ 327 Cr in Q1 FY 22, reporting a growth of 73%.
• PBT-ROA for Q1 FY 23 was at 3.7% as against 2.5% in the same period last year.
• ROE for Q1 FY 23 was at 18.9% as against 13.5% in previous year.
• The Company continues to hold a strong liquidity position with ₹ 5,113 Cr as cash balance as at end of June 2022 (including ₹ 1500 Cr / ₹ 200 Cr invested in Gsec / T-Bill shown under investments), with a total liquidity position of ₹ 11,324 Cr (including undrawn sanctioned lines). The ALM is comfortable with no negative cumulative mismatches across all time buckets.
• Consolidated Profit After Tax (PAT) for Q1 FY 23 were at ₹ 562 Cr as against ₹ 329 Cr in Q1 FY 22, reporting a growth of 71%.

Asset Quality

CIFCL asset quality as at end of June 2022, represented by Stage 3 assets stood at 4.16% with a provision coverage of 40.69%, as against 4.37% as at end of March 2022 with a provision coverage of 39.67%. The total provisions currently carried against the overall book is 2.92% as against the normal overall provision levels of 1.75% carried prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Management overlay provisions carried in books as of Jun’22 stands at 528 Cr.

As per revised RBI norms (circular dated Nov 12th, 2021 early adopted though the implementation date is only 1st Oct 2022) GNPA% and NNPA% as of June 2022 is at 6.31% and 4.35% respectively. We carry ₹ 736 Cr higher provisions under INDAS over IRAC. As per prevailing IRAC norms the GNPA will be similar to the stage 3 numbers, given above.

The details of the stagewise assets and provisions are given in the annexure.

Capital Adequacy:

The Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) of the company as on 30th June 2022, was at 19.15% as against the regulatory requirement of 15%. Tier-I Capital was at 16.3% against the regulatory norm of 10%

Annexure
Stage wise ECL Summary – Jun 22