OREANDA-NEWS. RusRating has assigned a credit rating to ZAO Smart Finance Group (Moscow). The rating is "BB" on the international scale and "BBB" on the national scale, in both cases with a stable outlook.

The rating is based on a high current operating margin, a relatively low debt burden (compared to other real estate developers) and close business ties to a major financial-industrial group.

Constraining factors include highly-volatile cash flows, the high risk of a fall in business activity after completion of the current investment project, and the low probability of support from the Company’s owner.

About the Company

ZAO Smart Finance Group was registered in 2006. The Company invests in residential real estate, acts as a financial intermediary, and provides accounting and legal services. Currently it has invested in the first and fourth sub-divisions of the elite-class Sadoviye Kvartaly [trs. Garden Neighbourhoods] residential project in Khamovniki (central Moscow). The entire project consists of four sub-divisions with a total of 33 brick/cast-in-place blocks of flats and more than 120 000 m2 in floor space. As of February 2015 the first and fourth sub-divisions were complete and in use. The property developer is OAO Sadoviye Kvartaly, a member of the Inteko group. OOO Stroitelnaya Kompania Strategia [trs. Strategy Construction Company LLC] is acting as general contractor. ZAO Smart Finance Group’s sole owner is Eriskhan Zurabovich Kurazov.

At this time the Company’s debt burden is moderate. Liabilities consist mainly of a loan from B&N Bank. Most revenues are generated by the sale of flats and cash flow is highly volatile. Claims on real estate in the Sadoviye Kvartaly project make up the bulk of assets. Liquidity is sufficient. Risk sensitivity is moderate.