CRISIL Assigns AA+/Stable Rating to Piramal Finance; Total Debt ~₹75,000 Cr
CRISIL Ratings has assigned a long-term rating of AA+/Stable to Piramal Finance Limited, a key milestone for the company. This upgrade reflects improvements in asset quality, profitability, and capitalization. Piramal Finance aims to scale its Assets Under Management (AUM) to over ₹1.5 lakh crore by FY28.
A higher credit rating typically leads to improved access to capital, lower borrowing costs, and enhanced investor confidence, which can significantly benefit the company's growth and financial flexibility.
The assignment of a high long-term rating (AA+/Stable) by CRISIL signifies strong financial health, improved operational performance, and positive future prospects for Piramal Finance Limited.
Piramal Finance Limited (PFL) has received a long-term rating of AA+/Stable from CRISIL Ratings, a significant milestone in its transformation into a scaled, diversified retail-focused lender. This new rating replaces its existing AA/Stable rating from ICRA and CARE Ratings. The upgrade reflects sustained improvements in asset quality, a growing granular retail loan book, strengthening profitability, robust capitalization, and a conservative liquidity position.
The rating also acknowledges the company's strong promoter support, enhancing financial flexibility and strategic stability. CRISIL's assessment considers Piramal Finance's strengthened operating model and balance sheet over the past four to five years, characterized by strong capital buffers, prudent leverage, a well-diversified retail portfolio, a strengthened liability profile with access to diverse and longer-tenor funding, and advanced risk management capabilities enabled by data analytics and AI-led frameworks.
Jairam Sridharan, MD & CEO of Piramal Finance, stated that the CRISIL AA+/Stable rating underscores the company's progress in building a resilient and diversified lending franchise, emphasizing its disciplined approach to risk management, governance, and technology-led execution. He added that the company aims to be the lender of choice by expanding responsible access to credit, particularly in Tier-2 and Tier-3 markets. This recognition is expected to enhance its ability to access competitive funding and support sustainable long-term growth.
Piramal Finance has total outstanding borrowings of approximately ₹75,000 crore and raised nearly ₹21,000 crore in long-term funding in FY25. As an Upper Layer NBFC, the company's AUM (excluding legacy business) has grown at a 40% CAGR over the last four years to about ₹86,000 crore, with total AUM at ₹91,000 crore. The new rating is expected to support its plans to scale AUM to over ₹1.5 lakh crore by FY28, while continuing to improve profitability. CRISIL also reaffirmed an A1+ rating for PFL's Commercial Paper.
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