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Money Market
Introduction
• It is a market for overnight to short-term funds and instruments having a maturity period of one or less
than one year.
• It is regulated by Reserve Bank of India.
• The maturity of the instruments is up to 1 year.
Borrowing Limit: -
• Schedule Commercial Bank – 125% of capital funds
• Cooperative Banks – 2% of their aggregate deposits
• Primary Dealers – 225% of the Net Owned funds
Lending Limit
• Schedule Commercial Bank – 50% of capital funds
• Cooperative Banks – No limit
• Primary Dealers – 25% of the Net Owned funds
COMMERCIAL BILLS
• Bills of exchange are negotiable instruments drawn by the seller (drawer) on the buyer (drawee) for
the value of the goods delivered to him.
• Such bills are called trade bills.
• When trade bills are accepted by commercial banks, they are called commercial bills.
• The bank discounts this bill by keeping a certain margin and credits the proceeds.
• Banks, when in need of money, can also get such bills rediscounted by financial institutions such as LIC,
UTI, GIC, ICICI, and IRBI.
• The maturity period of the bills varies from 30 days, 60 days, or 90 days, depending on the credit
extended in the industry.
Certificate of Deposits
❖ Certificates of deposit were introduced in June 1989.
❖ Certificates of deposit are negotiable money market instruments short-term tradable time deposits
issued by commercial banks and financial institutions.
❖ CDs can be issued by:
i) Scheduled commercial banks excluding Regional Rural Banks and Local Area Banks.
ii) Financial institutions (within the limit prescribed by RBI)
• Minimum amount of a CD should be Rs. 1 lakh and should be in the multiples of Rs. 1 lakh thereafter.
• The maturity period of CDs issued by banks should be not less than 7 days and not more than 1 year.
• FIs can issue CDs for a period not less than 1 year and not exceeding 3 years from the date of issue.
• CDs can be issued to entities like individuals, corporations, companies, trusts, funds and
associations.
Commercial Paper
• The Reserve Bank introduced commercial papers in January 1990.
• A commercial paper is an unsecured short-term promissory note issued at a discount by creditworthy
corporates, primary dealers and all-India financial institutions.
• Corporates, primary dealers, and all-India financial institutions are eligible to issue a CP.
• A corporate should have tangible net worth of Rs. 4 crore and a sanctioned working capital limit from
a bank or a financial institution and the borrowal account is a standard asset.
• The minimum credit rating shall be required which is P-2 by CRISIL or equivalent rating by other
approved agencies.
• Maturity – The minimum of 7 days and a maximum of up to 1 year from the date of issue.
• Denomination – Minimum of Rs. 5 lakh and multiples thereof.
• Investment in a CP - A CP may be held by individuals, banks, corporates, unincorporated bodies, NRIs,
and FIIs.
Repo
• Repo is a repurchase agreement entered into between eligible counterparties for borrowing and
lending of funds on a collateralized basis.
• Repo involves selling of a security with the agreement to repurchase the same at a future date.
• The seller of the security would receive funds while the buyer of the security receives collateral for the
funds he has lent.
• The rate at which the funds are lent and borrowed is called as repo rate.
Sub- Targets
Agriculture
• The sub target for Agriculture is 18% of ANBC. The bank can give 18% out of the overall target or
additional to the overall target for agriculture purpose. Also, there is specific target for Small and
Marginal Farmers which is 8%.
Farm Credit
• It includes short-term crop loans and medium/long-term credit to farmers
• Loans to distressed farmers indebted to non-institutional lenders.
• Loans to farmers under Kisan Credit Card Scheme.
• Loans to small and marginal farmers for purchase of land for agricultural purposes.
• Loans to farmers for pre and post-harvest activities.
Also covers: -
• Landless agricultural labourers
• Loans to Self Help Groups (SHGs) or Joint Liability Groups (JLGs), i.e. groups of individual Small and
Marginal farmers directly engaged in Agriculture and Allied Activities.
• Loans to farmers' producer companies of individual farmers, and co-operatives of farmers directly
engaged in Agriculture and Allied Activities, where the membership of Small and Marginal Farmers is
not less than 75 per cent by number.
Ancillary Activities
• It includes other activities related to agriculture.
• Loans up to ₹5 crore to co-operative societies of farmers for disposing of the produce of members.
• Loans for setting up of Agriclinics and Agribusiness Centres.
• Loans for Food and Agro-processing up to an aggregate sanctioned limit of ₹100 crore per borrower
from the banking system.
• Loans to Custom Service Units managed by individuals, institutions or organizations who maintain a
fleet of tractors, bulldozers, well-boring equipment, threshers, combines, etc., and undertake farm work
for farmers on contract basis.
• Bank loans to Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), Farmers’ Service Societies (FSS) and Large-
sized Adivasi Multi-Purpose Societies (LAMPS) for on-lending to agriculture.
• Loans sanctioned by banks to MFIs for on-lending to agriculture sector as per the conditions specified
in paragraph 19 of these Master Directions.
Whether limits are prescribed for loans sanctioned to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to be
classified as priority sector?
• MSME engaged in the manufacture or production of goods under any industry specified in the first
schedule to the Industries - No limit.
• MSME engaged in providing or rendering of services - No limit.
Education
• Loans to individuals for educational purposes including vocational courses up to ₹10 lakh irrespective
of the sanctioned amount will be considered as eligible for priority sector.
Housing
• Loans to individuals up to ₹35 lakh in metropolitan centres (with population of ten lakh and above)
and loans up to ₹25 lakh in other centres for purchase/construction of a dwelling unit per family
provided the overall cost of the dwelling unit in the metropolitan centre and at other centres does not
exceed ₹45 lakh and ₹30 lakh, respectively.
• The housing loans to banks’ own employees will be excluded.
• As housing loans which are backed by long term bonds are exempted from ANBC, banks should either
include such housing loans to individuals up to ₹35 lakh in metropolitan centres and ₹25 lakh in other
centres under priority sector or take benefit of exemption from ANBC, but not both.
• Loans for repairs to damaged dwelling units of families up to ₹5 lakh in metropolitan centres and up to
₹2 lakh in other centres.
Social Infrastructure
• Limit of Rs. 5 crore per borrower for building social infrastructure in Tier II to Tier VI centres are
eligible for classification under priority sector.
• Bank loans up to a limit of ₹ 50 million per borrower for building social infrastructure for activities
namely schools, health care facilities, drinking water facilities and sanitation facilities (including loans
for construction/ refurbishment of toilets and improvement in water facilities in the household) in Tier
II to Tier VI centres are eligible for classification under priority sector.
• Bank credit to Micro Finance Institutions (MFI) extended for on-lending to individuals/ members of
SHGs/ JLGs for water and sanitation facilities is also eligible for classification as priority sector loans
under ‘Social Infrastructure’ subject to certain criteria.
Weaker Sections
Priority sector loans to the following borrowers will be considered under Weaker Sections category:-
No. Category
(i) Small and Marginal Farmers
(ii) Artisans, village and cottage industries where individual credit limits do not exceed ₹1 lakh
(iii) Beneficiaries under Government Sponsored Schemes such as National Rural Livelihood Mission
(NRLM), National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) and Self Employment Scheme for
Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS)
(iv) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
(v) Beneficiaries of Differential Rate of Interest (DRI) scheme
(vi) Self Help Groups
(vii) Distressed farmers indebted to non-institutional lenders
(viii) Distressed persons other than farmers, with loan amount not exceeding ₹1 lakh per borrower to
prepay their debt to non-institutional lenders
(ix) Individual women beneficiaries up to ₹1 lakh per borrower
(x) Persons with disabilities
(xi) Overdraft limit to PMJDY account holder up to ₹ 10,000/- with age limit of 18-65 years.
(xii) Minority communities as may be notified by Government of India from time to time.
Ratio Analysis
Ratio is arithmetical expression of relationship between two or more related or independent figures.
Accounting Ratios
A relation expressed in mathematical terms between individual or group of figures selected from financial
statement. For e.g.-
• Comparison of profits of 2 years.
• Comparison of sales of 2 different companies.
• Comparison of some expense etc..
Types of
Ratios
Solvency Ratios:
Solvency of business is determined by its ability to meet its contractual obligations towards stakeholders,
particularly towards external stakeholders, and the ratios calculated to measure solvency position are
known as ‘Solvency Ratios’. These are essentially long-term in nature.
Profitability Ratios:
It refers to the analysis of profits in relation to revenue from operations or funds (or assets) employed in
the business and the ratios calculated to meet this objective are known as ‘Profitability Ratios’.
Financial Statement
To answer the above questions, the accountant prepares two principal statements,
• Balance sheet - The balance sheet shows the financial position /condition of the firm at a given point of
time.
• Profit and loss account - The profit and loss account reflects the performance of the firm over a period
of time.
• Cash flow statement - The cash flow statement displays the sources and uses of cash during the period.
Financial statements are often an important source of information for financial decisions.
Balance Sheet
It is the summary of the financial balances of an organisation on a given date. In short, it is the image of
company's financial condition. Prominent words in the Balance Sheet are Assets, Liabilities and
Shareholder’s fund.
Assets
Assets can be broadly classified into two types:
1. Fixed Assets
2. Current Assets.
❖ Fixed Assets are held on a long-term basis, such as land, buildings,
machinery, plant, furniture etc. These assets are used for the
normal operations of the business.
❖ Current Assets are assets held on a short-term basis such as
debtors, bills receivable, stock, temporary marketable securities,
cash and bank balances.
Shareholders Fund
❖ Capital Amount invested by the owner in the firm is known as capital.
❖ It may be brought in the form of cash or assets by the owner for the business entity capital is an
obligation and a claim on the assets of business.
❖ It includes Capital and Reserve and Surplus.
❖ It is shown as capital on the liabilities side of the balance sheet.
Mainly, two ratios are used to highlight the business liquidity they are:-
▪ Current Ratio
▪ Quick Ratio
Current Ratio – It is the proportion of current asset to current liabilities. It is expressed as follows:-
Current Ratio = Current Assets
Current Liabilities
Ideal Ratio = 2:1
❖ This ratio provides degree to which current assets cover current liabilities.
❖ The excess of current assets over current liabilities provides a measure of safety.
❖ The ratio should be reasonable neither very high nor very low.
Current Assets includes – Cash and cash equivalents, Short term loans and advances Bank balance,
B/R, Inventories, Prepaid Expenses, Marketable securities, Debtors, Advance tax.
Current Liabilities includes – Creditors, B/P, Short term borrowings.
❖ More current ratio shows the inability of company to use its funds properly.
❖ Less current ratio shows the firm is unable to pay its obligations.
Solvency Ratio:-
• Solvency ratios are calculated to determine the ability of business to services its debt in long term.
• The people who have advanced money to the business on long term basis are interested to know about
the safety of their periodic payments of interest and their principal amount.
Proprietary Ratio
It expresses relationship of proprietor’s(shareholders) funds to total Asset.
Proprietary Ratio = Shareholder’s Fund
Total Assets
Higher proportion of shareholders’ funds in financing the assets is a positive feature
Profitability Ratios
• The profitability or financial performance is mainly summarized in the statement of profit and loss.
• Profitability ratios are calculated to analyze the earning capacity of the business which is the outcome
of utilisation of resources employed in the business.
• There is a close relationship between the profit and the efficiency with which the resources employed
in the business are utilized.
The various ratios which are commonly used to analyze the profitability of the business are:
1. Gross profit ratio
2. Operating ratio
3. Operating profit ratio
4. Net profit ratio
5. Return on Investment (ROI) or Return on Capital Employed
(ROCE)
6. Return on Net Worth (RONW)
7. Earnings per share
8. Book value per share
9. Dividend payout ratio
10. Price earning ratio.
3. Operating Ratio
Total operating expenses x 100
Net Sales