High LeverageSignificant leverage raises refinancing and interest-rate vulnerability for a borrower-funded lender. High debt levels reduce financial flexibility, amplify earnings volatility from rate moves or credit stresses, and constrain the company's ability to expand or absorb shocks without raising fresh equity.
Weak Cash GenerationPersistent negative operating and free cash flow means reported profits are not converting to cash, forcing reliance on market borrowings to fund lending. This structural cash gap heightens liquidity risk, increases funding costs and limits the firm's buffer to manage asset quality deterioration.
Declining Operating MarginsFalling EBIT/EBITDA margins point to emerging operational inefficiencies or higher operating expenses. Over time this erodes the firm's ability to absorb higher credit costs or funding rates, squeezing net interest margin and weakening resilience of long-tenor project financing profits.