Issuer Overview
Vivriti Capital Limited ('VCL') is a systemically-important non-deposit taking non-banking finance company (NBFC-ND-SI) registered with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). It was started in June 2017 by Mr. Vineet Sukumar and Mr. Gaurav Kumar as private limited company and was consequently converted to public limited company on 09 th June 2023.
It is backed by marquee institutional investors such as Creation Investments, Lightrock and TVS Capital who in addition to providing capital have assisted in the growth through strategic guidance based on their previous experience and insight into financial services sector in India.
On standalone basis VCL had an AUM of ₹ 5,83,580.01 lakh backed by Net Worth which stood at Rs. 1,56,474.55 lakh & Borrowings of Rs. 4,76,646.43 lakhs. Its Debt-to-Equity ratio stood at 3.05x as on 31st Mar 2023
VCL offers lending products to mid-corporates including term loans, working capital demand loans, co-lending with financial partners, securitisation of receivables etc. across sector in the business of healthcare, pharma, logistics, retail etc.
The ticket size of these loans ranges from Rs. 0.10 lakh to Rs. 8,000.00 lakh, with an average ticket size of less than Rs. 350.00 lakh. The loan tenure is determined by the profile of the borrower and the collateral, with the tenure ranging from 1 month to 48 months.
As on 31st Mar 2023, VCL reported Standalone PAT of Rs. 12,929.75 lakh, Rs. 6,736.98 lakh & Rs. 3,000.51 lakh for FY23, FY22 & FY21 respectively
Its Net NPA (%) stood minimal at 0.08%, 0.07% & 0.00% for FY23, FY22 & FY21 respectively.
Issuer Highlights
- Adequate Capitalisation with regular capital infusion from Private Equity Investors: VCL has been able to raise equity capital of around Rs. 1,29,900 lakh from private equity investors – Creation Investments LLC (Rs. 48,000 lakh since January 2019), of which Rs. 7,000 lakh was raised in March 2022, LGT Lightstone (Rs. 35,000 lakh in March 2020 and Rs. 24,700 lakh in March 2022) and TVS Capital fund (Rs. 22,100 lakh in May 2022). VCL as on 31st Mar 2023 on a standalone basis had CRAR of 25.74%, Net Worth of Rs. 1,56,474.55 lakh & Debt-to-Equity ratio of 3.05x
- Professional & Experienced Management Team: VCL is backed by an experienced management team. Mr. Vineet Sukumar is the Managing Director and one of the co-founders of the company. He holds a bachelor's degree in technology (mechanical engineering) from IIT, Kharagpur and a postgraduate diploma in management from Indian IIM, Bangalore. He was previously the CFO of Northern Arc Capital Limited and the CEO of Northern Arc Investment Managers Private Limited. VCL is backed by marquee institutional investors who provide their expertise to operations, including through their representatives on the Board.
Industry
Financial Services