LIC Housing Fin expects no further decline in NIMs in FY13

In an interview with CNBC-TV18, VK Sharma, Director & Chief Executive of LIC Housing Finance said the company is waiting for the right opportunity to launch QIP. He is also not expecting NIMs to decline further from the current levels. Further, LIC is looking to convert Rs 12,000 crore of fixed loans into floating loans soon, he added.

Here is the edited transcript of the interview with CNBC-TV18.

Q: With regards to the QIP you are planning of Rs 1200 crore, could you give us more by way of timing and the usage of those funds?

A: We had planned the QIP in the last financial year March and we got our AGM approval for it. Now all the things are in place and we are waiting for the right opportunity. Hopefully, in this quarter or the next quarter, we will be able to do it.

The processes like identification of merchant bankers etc have started. We have created the board level committee; we have created a company level committee also. Hopefully, at the end of this quarter or at the beginning of the next quarter, we will be through with this.

Q: Are you looking for a particular price, else why would you be waiting?

A: We are primarily waiting because of market conditions and secondly, we are not in a hurry as such because LIC has come forward and increased its stake. It was started primarily with view of our capital adequacy ratio. But, now we are comfortable with that and it is just a matter of time, because the process takes time. It has nothing to do with pricing.