Funds can be raised via NCDs on one or more tranches as private placement
Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd on Wednesday said it has raised Rs 200 crore through the issuance of non-convertible debentures (NCDs).
Godrej Industries on Tuesday said its board has approved a proposal to raise Rs 750 crore by issuing non-convertible debentures (NCDs).
Religare Enterprises on Wednesday said its arm Religare Finvest Limited will default on Rs 100 crore NCD payment obligation later this month to subscriber Axis Bank
The tenure of the NCDs is three years and the coupon rate is 8.25%. The NCDs will be listed on the BSE
Under the current framework, an investor can either subscribe to the combined offering of NCD instrument with warrants or to the individual securities.
The issue was the joint widest distributed debt issuance by an Indian private sector corporate in the current fiscal
Overall, 24 investors (including 23 qualified institutional buyers) have invested in the non-convertible debentures (NCDs)
The company's BSE filing read that Suzlon and its subsidiaries have recently concluded a comprehensive debt restructuring and issued various convertible and optional securities pursuant to the same
The nationwide lockdown has impacted the company's cash flow and the firm needs funds for its business continuity and growth over the next 12-18 months, Blue Star said in a regulatory filing
M&M has a diversified business profile with presence across farm equipment, auto and automotive components, defence, information technology, hospitality, steel trading, infrastructure and aerospace
The most cash-rich company is also one of the most indebted corporates sitting on debt pile of over Rs 1.54 trillion as of March 2020.
The issuance is pursuant to the approval of the board of directors' resolution passed at its meeting held on October 25, 2019
Unlike bank FDs that are considered risk-free investments, NCDs do carry a certain amount of risk
While interest rate is 100-200 basis points higher than bank FDs, quality of issuer is important
But watch out for the issuer's credit ratings in the upcoming issuances, especially if looking at tenure of more than 3 yrs
Inflation-linked option offers no added benefit as underlying benchmark is difficult to predict
NCDs are loan-linked bonds that cannot be converted into stock and usually offer higher interest rates than convertible debentures
Investors in the 10% and 20% slabs can get better post-tax returns compared to a bank fixed deposit
According to the latest data with Sebi, this is on top of the Rs 33,812 crore garnered in the entire preceding financial year