Poonawalla Fincorp rating upgrades to AA+

CARE has upgraded the rating of various long-term bank facilities/instruments of Poonawalla Fincorp Limited [PFL formerly known as Magma Fincorp Limited (MFL)], by two notches to 'CARE AA+; Stable' from 'CARE AA- (under credit watch with developing implications)' and reaffirmed the short-term rating at 'CARE A1+'.

The revision in the ratings assigned to Poonawalla Fincorp Limited (PFL) [formerly known as Magma Fincorp Limited (MFL)] factors in the strength derived from the new promoter i.e., Poonawalla Group acquiring 60% stake through Rising Sun Holdings Private Limited (RSHPL) accompanied with a change in management control with Mr. Adar Poonawalla appointed as the Chairman of the Board, shared brand name and expectation of timely need based financial support from the Group.

Post the completion of this sizeable preferential issue, regulatory approvals & open offer, RSHPL holds 60% stake while the existing promoters' stake reduced to 13.3% from 24.4% in PFL. Following the preferential issue, RSHPL is classified as the promoter of PFL along with existing promoters. Further, PFL and the subsidiaries, namely Poonawalla Housing Finance Limited (PHFL) (erstwhile Magma Housing Finance Limited (MHFL)) have been renamed and rebranded under the brand name 'Poonawalla Fincorp Limited', w.e.f. July 22, 2021.

Shares of Poonawalla Fincorp Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 180.55 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 176.95. The total number of shares traded during the day was 203410 in over 560 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 182 and intraday low of 171. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 36405104.

Source : Equity Bulls

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