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MUMBAI: The exposure of Indian banks to the embattled Adani Group is not enough to impact their credit profiles, two rating agencies said on Tuesday, weeks after a US short-seller report unleashed a brutal rout in shares of the conglomerate’s businesses.

Investors have been worried about various banks’ exposure to the group ever since late January when US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research alleged improper use of offshore tax havens and stock manipulation by Adani Group.

The group has rejected the criticism and denied any wrongdoing.

The exposure of Indian banks to Adani Group is “insufficient in itself” to present a substantial risk to the credit profiles of these lenders, Fitch Ratings said in a note.

Fitch estimated that loans to all Adani Group entities generally account for 0.8%-1.2% of total lending for Indian banks rated by the agency, equivalent to 7%-13% of total equity.

“Even in a distress scenario, it is unlikely that all of this exposure would be written down, as much of it is tied to performing projects,” it said.

Moody’s Investors Service also made similar comments, saying the exposures are larger for public sector banks than for private sector banks, but they are smaller than 1% of total loans for most banks.

The risk to banks can increase, however, if Adani Group becomes more reliant on bank loans, Moody’s cautioned.

Earlier on Tuesday, CreditSights, part of the Fitch Group, said in a separate note that State Bank of India’s exposure to the group is “well-manageable” given its strong buffer of provision reserves.

SBI’s total exposure was 0.9% of its total loan book, or around 270 billion Indian rupees ($3.26 billion), Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara has said.

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CreditSights pointed out that the country’s largest lender has a provision reserves buffer of around 338 billion rupees, or around 1% of net loans.

Fitch, however, said Indian state banks could face pressure to provide refinancing for Adani entities if foreign banks scale back their exposure or investor appetite for the group’s debt weakens in global markets.

To allay concerns, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country’s banking regulator, has said that the Indian banking system remains resilient and stable.

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SAMIR SARDANA Feb 08, 2023 03:07pm
THE BANKING STRUCTURE OF INDIA PSB PVT BANKS URBAN COOPERATIVE BANKS NABARD STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANKS THESE ARE DESIGNED SO AS TO ENSURE THAT INDIAN BANIAS CAN DISTRIBUTE THEIR LOANS ACROSS THE S[PECTRUM TO STAY WELL BELOW 0.5% OF LOAN BOOK THEN COME THE GROUP AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES WHO ALSO SCATTER THEIR LOANS FROM DIFFERENT BANKS THEN COMES THE NON FUND BASED LIMITS WHICH ARE ALSO SCATTERED THEN COMES IN THE RBI,WHOSE REGUL;ATIONS ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT DEFAULTERS ARE CAUGHT AFTER 7-10 YEARS AND THE AUDIT/RATING AND DISCLOSIURE REQUIREMENTS ARE PATHETIC,OBTUSE AND OPAQUE, TO ENSURE THAT,NO LIABILITY FALLS ON A SINGLE AGENCY - SO ALL HAVE TO COLLABORATE TO SAVE EACH OTHER AND A SMART COOKIE KNOWS HOW TO PLAY THE ABOVE GAME WITH CDR/OTS ETC..SAMIR SARDANA
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