Shriram Transport Finance is coming with yet another issue of non-convertible debentures (NCD). The issue opens on May 17, 2010, and closes on May 31, 2010. The investor can invest with a minimum sum of Rs 10,000. The company intends to raise Rs 250 crore through this issue with an option to retain over subscription of another Rs 250 crore. The company had tapped the NCD route to raise funds last year too.
The investment in company’s debt gets strength from the fact that it is one of the most successful non- banking financial companies (NBFC) in the country. It is primarily into financing of second-hand commercial vehicle. It is the only company in the organised market providing finance for such kind of customers, which other financial institutions are not comfortable dealing with due to an extremely difficult credit appraisal process. The company can access the creditworthiness of its borrowers, as it is into this market for the past three decades. And its success is borne by the fact that net non-performing assets form less than 1% of its net advances as at the end of December 2009 quarter. This is one of the best asset qualities in NBFC space in India. And it gives comfort to the investors too. The salient part of the issue is that this time the company intends to raise 80% of corpus from the retail investors. The scheme is structured in five options. In three of the options the investment is secured and in the remaining two, it is unsecured. While the secured options are rated as CARE AA+, the unsecured have been rated as CARE AA. A point to be noted is that even the unsecured option is rated adequately high by the credit rating agency. So the retail investors can be rest assured that the risk is minimal. Within secured options, there are three alternatives, wherein an investor can invest for either 5 or 7 years depending upon the duration of investment he is comfortable with. The yield that a retail investor can earn ranges from 9.5% to 10.51% per annum. At a time, when most of the bank’s fixed deposits are not giving a better interest than 7.5% per annum, the company’s NCD issue seems to offer an attractive yield for the retail investors. The yield is higher for unsecured options. The investor can invest either for six-and-a-half or for seven years. The yield a retail investor can make ranges from 10.75% to 11.25% per annum. The premium over fixed deposit rates is obviously more in case of unsecured options. What makes this issue attractive for retail investors is that the term of investment is quite high i.e. 5-7 years. We are in a phase, where interest rates are on an upward trajectory. At a time, when the general interest levels are already a bit high, this offer provides a premium over and above already high interest rates. So it makes a lot of sense for retail investor to park some funds at high rates for a long period of time. Moreover, NCDs are going to be listed at National Stock Exchange (NSE). So an investor can redeem his investments should an urgent need for cash arises. Therefore a crucial aspect of investment i.e. liquidity is taken care of. In nutshell, an investment in Shriram Transport Finance’s NCD comes with twin advantages of high return and high liquidity. It makes sense for retail investors to park some hard-earned money here. -- Posted By FinPower to FinPower-"For Your Financial Power"<http://finpower.blogspot.com/2010/05/investment-in-shriram-transport.html>at 5/17/2010 08:03:00 AM -- Thanks & Regards Team FinPower http://finpower.blogspot.com Group:[email protected] <group%[email protected]> FaceBook:-http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/FinPower/316009055309 Twitter:-http://twitter.com/FinPowerin SMS update:- Join FinPower 567678 HelpLine: +91 93753 66066 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""GLOBAL SPECULATORS"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalspeculators?hl=en.
