The fall of DHFL: hidden issues that everyone ignored

What is it about?

In late January 2019, the allegation by an online investigative portal about the misuse of the Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. (DHFL) money by its promoter for buying asset abroad was the start of the fall of the Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) giant. This was followed by a series of downgrade by credit rating agencies on its debt and eventual default on its interest payment on June 4, 2019 which upset multiple portfolio investors and the regulators. Investors became skeptical about the regulator’s policy and inefficiencies of credit rating agencies in predicting the default along with asset management houses which were expected to guard investors’ interest. One investor, Mukesh Singh, decided to scrutinize all hidden information on DHFL to investigate if DHFL crisis arises because of unknown factors which was not in control of management or was it a clear negligence on the part of all involved parties. The case tries to emphasize the aspect of Asset-Liability Management and process of credit analysis while looking for red flags which aids in identifying any stress in company’s financial or any potential default by company.

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