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Date
26-Nov-18

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Adnan Dilawar
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PACRA Maintains Entity Ratings of Fazal Holdings (Pvt.) Limited

Rating Type Entity
Current
(26-Nov-18 )
Previous
(07-May-18 )
Action Maintain Maintain
Long Term A A
Short Term A1 A1
Outlook Stable Stable
Rating Watch - -

Fazal Holdings (Pvt.) Limited ('Fazal Holdings') is an investment holding company for Fazal Group. It's investment portfolio comprises a combination of strategic investments (long-term investments in subsidiaries and associates) and trading investments (with short to medium - term time horizon). As per policy, active trading is minimal. The portfolio comprises a combination of blue chip companies. Fazal Holdings investments are spread across diverse sectors of economy. The ensuing dividend stream from the investments supplements Fazal Holdings revenues, which include capital gains. Sponsors intend to expand Fazal Holdings. Consequently, profits are being retained and any surplus funds, elsewhere in the Group, are also routed to Fazal Holdings. The Company has designed a conservative leverage policy according to the size of investment book. This should help absorb the effects of volatility in stock market on assets of Fazal Holdings and keep financial risk manageable. Investment decisions are led by Mr. Rehman Naseem. He gets assistance from resources within Fazal Group and certain research/brokerage houses. Herein, institutionalization would be beneficial.
Ratings are dependent on management's initiatives to strengthen mechanism for monitoring performance of underlying investments. This would facilitate Fazal Holdings assimilation into an effective holding company. Downturn in capital market and/or material performance weakening of investee companies would have a negative impact on ratings. At the same time, adhering to agreed financial matrix and keeping debt coverages at adequate level is critical.

About the Entity
Fazal Holdings is a private limited company and is engaged in the trading of listed and un-listed securities. The Company was established in April, 1995 with the name of Amir Fine Export (Private) Limited and was engaged in the trading of yarn, cloth and securities. In 2016, the Company’s name was changed to Fazal Holdings (Pvt.) Limited and it's operations were limited to investing and trading in quoted and unquoted securities.

Mr. Rehman Naseem holds 49% of the shareholding followed by Mr. Yousaf Amir and Mr. Abdullah Amir (Sons of Mr. Amir Naseem) holding 22% each. Remaining 7% shareholding is held by other members of Fazal Family.

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