CARE Ratings

The upgrade by CareEdge Ratings follows subsequent prepayment of 64 per cent of external debt supported by funds infusion from APSEZ

The plan is to establish regional hubs to enhance local connections in the countries rated by CARE

Thus far in the month of October 2024, CARE Ratings has outperformed the market by surging 32%, compared to the 5% decline in the BSE Sensex during the period

The rating agency, in a statement placed on its website, said the assets under management (AUM) of IFL's gold business shrunk to Rs 14,727 crore as of June 30, 2024

CARE Ratings Ltd on Friday settled a case pertaining to alleged violation of Credit Rating Agencies (CRA) rules with markets regulator Sebi after paying Rs 13.05 lakh. The order came after CARE Ratings filed an application with Sebi proposing to settle the proceedings initiated against it, "without admitting or denying the findings of facts" through a settlement order. "In view of the acceptance of the settlement terms and the receipt of the settlement amount...the instant adjudication proceedings initiated against CARE Ratings Limited is disposed of in terms of...the Settlement Regulations," Sebi said. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had initiated adjudication proceedings against CARE Ratings Ltd for alleged violation of a clause related to 'Monitoring and Review of Ratings by Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) specified under CRA Regulations.

Care Ratings on Friday reported a 35 per cent jump in its standalone net profit at Rs 34.8 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024. The domestic rating agency had a profit after tax of Rs 25.9 crore in the January-March quarter of the 2022-23 fiscal. Total income rose 13 per cent to Rs 88.5 crore during the March quarter, Care Ratings said in a late night regulatory filing on Thursday. For the 2023-24 fiscal, the standalone net profit rose 15 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 119.4 crore. Total income also grew 15 per cent to Rs 330 crore in the 2023-24 fiscal. The board of Care Ratings has declared a final dividend of Rs 11/share, which will take the total declared for the year to Rs 18/share. Shares of Care Ratings were trading at Rs 1,104.20 on Friday in early trade on BSE, up 0.29 per cent over the previous close.

Capital markets regulator Sebi has given approval to CARE Ratings Ltd's subsidiary CARE ESG Ratings to provide environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings. Such ratings will enable the issuers to discern steps for the betterment of their sustainability performance. Having received the registration under the Sebi (Credit Rating Agencies) Regulations on May 2, 2024, CARE ESG Ratings Ltd will commence its ESG rating activity, according to a statement issued by CareEdge Group on Friday. "With the use of ESG ratings, a sustainable growth journey of businesses can get an independent viewpoint. A business can now assess its relative position and take action to strengthen its sustainability policies & practices. Investors and stakeholders have adopted new perspectives on ESG-based reporting, and performance, both domestically and internationally," Mehul Pandya, MD and Group CEO of CareEdge, said. Last month, Sebi gave clearance to ICRA's subsidiary Pragati Development Consulting .

Engineering solutions provider Axiscades Technologies Ltd (ACTL) on Thursday said Care Ratings has upgraded its ratings on the company's long-term bank facilities, on account of factors, including improvement in capital structure and stable operational performance. "Care Ratings has upgraded its long-term bank facilities at CARE A- with a stable outlook and short-term facilities at CARE A2+ from CARE BBB+ - stable and CARE A2, respectively," Axiscades Technologies said in a statement. The ratings agency has taken into account factors like improvement in the capital structure of the company following a fundraise of Rs 203 crore in January, stable operational performance in the April-December period of FY24 among others while upgrading the ratings, the statement said. Of Rs 203 crore, the company earmarked Rs 158 crore for debt repayment while the balance Rs 45 crore is for utilisation towards general corporate purposes. ACTL CEO and MD Arun Krishnamurthi said, "This upgrade reaffirm

Stocks to watch on Monday, December 18, 2023: Shares of Zee Entertainment are likely to be in focus as company seeks an extension to complete the proposed merger with Sony India.

Banks are still grappling with policy rate hikes on deposits, along with regulatory actions on unsecured lending

The market regulator has advised the rating agency to take corrective steps, rectify discrepancies and submit the action taken report (ATR) to Sebi within 30 days

The uptick in factory gate inflation comes days after retail inflation bucked the downward trend and touched a three-month high in November due to a seasonal spike in vegetable prices

Delay in securing working capital limits triggers rating action

According to Reserve Bank of India data, sequentially, loans grew by Rs 1.28 trillion from Rs 148.52 trillion as on October 20, 2023

In talks to tie-up funding for airport in Andhra Pradesh

CARE Ratings indicated that Indian students in Canada contribute nearly CAD 10 billion annually, a figure projected to rise in the long term

NII, a key earning source for lenders, may show higher growth in private banks (24.4 per cent Y-o-Y) compared to public sector banks (12.1 per cent Y-o-Y) in Q2FY24

Rating upgrades outnumber downgrades in Apr-Sep 23; global slowdown begins to bite export oriented units

The merger of HDFC with HDFC Bank has pushed credit offtake by an incremental 500 basis points to 19.7 per cent for the fortnight to July 28, excluding which the system-wide lending growth was only 14.7 per cent on-year, according to a report. The largest pure-play mortgage lender HDFC merged with its own banking subsidiary on July 1 in a record USD 40 billion all stocks merger, creating a banking behemoth with a balance sheet of over Rs 23 lakh crore. Credit offtake continued to show robust growth, increasing by 19.7 per cent on-year to reach Rs 148 lakh crore for the fortnight to July 28. This was primarily driven by the impact of the HDFC-HDFC Bank merger as well as growth in personal loans and loans to NBFCs, Care Ratings said in the report. If the merger impact is excluded, credit grew at a lower 14.7 per cent on-year for the fortnight, it noted. Deposits too witnessed healthy growth, increasing by 12.9 per cent for the fortnight, including the merger impact. Growth has not b

The rating for Rs 10,000-crore certificate of deposits (CoD) factors-in the long track record of operations, comfortable capitalisation levels, diversified advances book and deposit base