Lahore, May 28, 2019 (PPI-OT): Fazal Holdings (Pvt.) Limited (‘Fazal Holdings’) is a holding company for Fazal Group. It’s investment portfolio comprises a combination of strategic investments (long-term investments in subsidiaries and associates) and trading portfolio (with short to medium – term time horizon). As per policy, active trading is minimal. Trading portfolio comprises a combination of blue chip companies, spread across diverse sectors of the economy. Fazal Holdings drives its revenue from dividend income (mainly from strategic investments) and capital gains.
The dividend stream were impacted due to recent downturn in capital markets. Sponsors intend to expand Fazal Holdings. Consequently, profits are being retained and any surplus funds, elsewhere in the Group, are also routed through Fazal Holdings. The Company has designed a conservative investment policy accordance with the Company’s equity. This should help absorb the effects of volatility in stock market on assets of Fazal Holdings and keep financial risk manageable. Investment decisions are mainly led by Mr. Rehman Naseem with assistance from resources within Fazal Group and certain research/brokerage houses. Herein, institutionalization of investment policies would be beneficial.
Ratings are dependent on management’s initiative to strengthen investment making and performance monitoring mechanism of underlying investments. This would facilitate Fazal Holdings assimilation into an effective holding company. Prolonged downturn in the capital market and/or material performance weakening of investee companies would have a negative impact on the ratings. At the same time, adhering to agreed financial matrix and keeping debt coverages at adequate level remains critical.
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