What is strategic debt recovery scheme?

With rising non-performing loans (NPAs) or stressed loans of banks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come out with Strategic Debt Restructuring (SDR) scheme which will enable banks to recover their bad loans by converting the advances into equity and taking control of distressed companies.

What is debt restructuring scheme?

Under the scheme, borrowers’ accounts will not be downgraded as sub-standard or ‘non-performing’ if their loans are restructured. Rather, they will retain their ‘standard’ status. Banks will report the accounts of borrowers as ‘restructured’ to credit bureaux, even though the credit score will not get impacted.

Does debt restructuring hurt your credit?

Debt restructuring builds off an existing contract and more negotiation is involved. Restructuring debt may hurt your credit score because borrowers are defaulting on original agreement. “It can hurt score for up to three years after final payment,’ says Tayne.

Why write off is done?

There can be several reasons why a company may need to write off some of its inventory. Inventory can be lost, stolen, spoiled, or obsolete. On the balance sheet, writing off inventory generally involves an expense debit for the value of inventory unusable and a credit to inventory.

What is S4A scheme of RBI?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently introduced a new scheme “Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets (S4A)” for resolution of bad loans of large projects. The S4A will cover those projects which have started commercial operations and have outstanding loan of over Rs. 500 crore.

What are the different types of debt restructuring?

Debt restructurings typically involve one or more of the following approaches:

• a covenant waiver and reset.
• a debt rescheduling.
• a new debt injection.
• a refinancing by new lenders.
• a break up/sale of non-core assets.
• a new equity injection/recapitalisation.
• a debt for equity swap, and.
• a transfer to a Newco.

How do you get debt restructuring?

How to Achieve Debt Restructuring

1. Debt for Equity Swap. Creditors may agree to forgo a certain amount of outstanding debt in exchange for equity in the company.
2. Bondholder Haircuts.
3. Informal Debt Repayment Agreements.