Rating Rationale
May 06, 2021 | Mumbai
Jindal Steel and Power Limited
Ratings Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.27442.47 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL A-/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term RatingCRISIL A2+ (Reaffirmed)
 
Rs.237.4 Crore Non Convertible DebenturesCRISIL A-/Stable (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has reaffirmed its ratings on the bank facilities and non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) at ‘CRISIL A-/Stable/CRISIL A2+’.

 

The ratings factor in the recent announcement of the board approval to divest the entire stake (96.4%) in the subsidiary, Jindal Power Ltd (JPL) to a promoter group entity, Worldone Pvt Ltd (Worldone), for cash consideration of Rs 3,015 crore. The proposed divestment is driven by the company’s focus on the steel business and deleveraging its balance sheet. However, even with the proposed divestment, JPL would continue to have strong financial linkages with JSPL (existing capital advances and loans of Rs 4,386 crore from JPL to JSPL will be converted into unsecured loans to JSPL, and also JSPL will continue to hold non-convertible preference shares of around Rs 6,800 crore issued by JPL recently). CRISIL Ratings is in the process of re-evaluating the strengths of linkages between the two companies. Moreover, the deal would need requisite approvals, including from shareholders and lenders. Hence, further developments on the proposed divestment and the contours of financing the transaction by the promoter entity will remain key monitorables.

 

The ratings continue to reflect continued improvement in operating performance on the back of healthy realisations and robust increase in steel volumes, which shall support deleveraging of the balance sheet in line with expectation. In addition to organic deleveraging, divestment of the Oman operations (Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel Co LLC [JSIS Oman]) has also helped to lower the consolidated debt for JSPL.

 

CRISIL Ratings estimates the company’s financial leverage (ratio of consolidated net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation [Ebitda]) to be below 2.3 times as on March 31, 2021, in line with earlier expectation. Any capital expenditure (capex) is expected to be funded only through internal cash accrual. As a result, sustained healthy operating performance may lead to financial leverage improving to below 2 times in fiscal 2022.

 

India is currently experiencing an intense second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. As the company’s steel production is classified as essential services, CRISIL Ratings does not expect any material impact on the company’s production. However, this, along with any impact on the supply chain, shall remain a key monitorable.

 

Operating cash accrual is expected to be adequate to service scheduled debt repayment (including of overseas subsidiaries in Mauritius and Australia) for fiscal 2022. Furthermore, adequate liquidity (more than Rs 5,000 crore as on April 30, 2021) in the form of cash and equivalents along with the unutilised bank limit provides a cushion against any downside risk to steel demand and prices. The company had obtained necessary regulatory approvals for past remittances to overseas subsidiaries in a timely manner. However, the requisite approval for remittances towards March 2021 repayment was delayed, leading to invocation of JSPL’s guarantee on outstanding debt in its overseas subsidiaries. While the required funds were remitted in full and within the stipulated timelines post invocation of the guarantee, the company’s ability to obtain the regulatory approvals in a timely manner for future remittances shall remain a key monitorable.

 

The ratings continue to reflect JSPL’s healthy business risk profile, as reflected in a large-scale and cost-efficient operations; healthy product mix with significant proportion of value-added products especially in infrastructure long-steel products; and moderate raw material integration supported by proximity to raw material sources. While the ratings also factor in an improving financial risk profile (especially liquidity), they are constrained by large scheduled debt repayment in overseas subsidiaries till March 2022.

 

Additionally, CRISIL has withdrawn its rating on the Rs 225 crore NCDs of JSPL on receipt of confirmation of their redemption by the trustee. The rating is withdrawn in line with CRISIL’s rating withdrawal policy.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at its ratings, CRISIL Ratings has combined the business and financial risk profiles of JSPL and its subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures. That’s because all these entities, together referred to herein as JSPL, are under a common management and have strong business and financial linkages.

 

CRISIL Ratings has used moderate consolidation for JSIS Oman.

 

Please Refe - Annexure - List of entities consolidated, which highlights entities considered and their analytical treatment of consolidation.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Strengths

* Superior market position: The large scale of operations and value-added product profile are relatively less vulnerable to demand slowdown. Furthermore, the company is largely into long-steel infrastructure products and is one of the preferred supplier for speciality rail products to the Indian Railways and various metro projects in the country. Hence, despite a fragmented market, it commands a premium because of its superior product profile and strong brand. This is reflected in healthy realisations at over Rs 40,000 per tonne during the third quarter of fiscal 2021. With continued improvement in production efficiency and increasing focus on value-added products, the strong market position is likely to be maintained over the medium term.

 

* Improving operational efficiency in domestic steel: Demand for steel in the domestic market has witnessed strong recovery since August 2020. During fiscal 2021, the company had strong volume growth of about 19% (year-on-year), supported by a healthy operating rate of above 85%. This, along with reduced input cost on account of access to duty-paid iron ore fines and a sharp rise in domestic steel realisations, had resulted in a healthy per tonne Ebitda of more than Rs 15,000 (Rs 9,500 in fiscal 2020) in the first nine months of fiscal 2021.

 

As the company largely exhausted its duty-paid iron-ore stocks in fiscal 2021, per tonne Ebitda is likely to dip in fiscal 2022, though it may remain over Rs 10,000. This will be supported by increase in capacity utilisation and strong operating efficiency due to proximity of the plants to coal and iron ore mines, captive power units, railway sidings and nearness to the Paradip port in Odisha.

 

* Low-cost power generation business: The company also benefits from its low-cost 3,400 megawatt (MW) independent power plants (IPPs) in Chhattisgarh, operated by Jindal Power Ltd (JPL). Though only about 25% of the IPPs’ capacities are tied up with power purchase agreements (PPAs), these capacities benefit from their low capital cost and proximity to coal mines. The consequent low cost of generation allows it to sell power in merchant markets and also bid competitively in power tenders. JPL has been declared L-1 bidder for additional 420 MW capacity under the PFC Pilot Scheme-II, which, if converted to a PPA, would increase its tied capacity to 38% and enhance its cash flows from the power business.

 

* Improving financial risk profile: Consolidated gross debt had reduced to Rs 28,159 crore as on December 31, 2020, from Rs 36,825 crore as on March 31, 2020. This was because of debt repayment of about Rs 3,300 crore (net of loan addition) in domestic as well overseas operations, along with divestment of JSIS Oman. Consequently, JSPL’s financial leverage (ratio of net debt to Ebitda) is estimated to have improved to below 2.3 times and interest coverage ratio to more than 3.3 times in fiscal 2021 from 4.6 times and 1.9 times, respectively, in fiscal 2020.

 

On the back of a better domestic operating performance and lower capex, the financial leverage is expected to improve to below 2.0 times and interest coverage ratio to be more than 3.3 times by fiscal 2022. However, sustenance of these metrics will remain a key monitorable.

 

Weaknesses

* Large debt repayment and weak cash flows in overseas subsidiaries: The company made significant debt-funded investment in acquiring coking coal and thermal coal mines in Africa and Australia. However, on account of limited operating cash flows from these assets, the overseas subsidiaries in Mauritius (outstanding debt of about USD 357 million as on April 30, 2021) and Australia (about USD 219 million) rely on refinancing of the debt or financial support from JSPL’s India operations. Hence, despite continued improvement in the cash accrual of JSPL’s domestic operations along with capital infusion by the promoter and a qualified institutional placement, high overseas scheduled debt repayment (was about Rs 3,300 crore in fiscal 2021 and expected at around Rs 3,600 crore in fiscal 2022) continues to stretch the overall net cash accrual to debt repayment ratio, which is expected at about 1.05 times in fiscal 2022 (estimated at more than 1.3 times in fiscal 2021 and was 1.00 time in fiscal 2020). Large overseas debt repayment reduces the company’s own financial flexibility in case of any adverse cyclical movement in its steel business.

 

*Moderate raw material linkages for domestic business along with offtake risk for power: The company’s current captive iron ore mines meet only one-fifth of its total iron ore requirement. Also, it relies on imports for meeting coking coal requirement while thermal coal requirement is met partially through linkage coal and the rest through e-auctions and imports. Furthermore, absence of any long-term PPAs for around 75% of the power capacity in Tamnar, Chhattisgarh, exposes the company to offtake risk and volatility in merchant rates. Also, this capacity is susceptible to fuel risk because of the absence of fuel linkages (after de-allocation of its coal mines pursuant to the Supreme Court order in September 2014). Nonetheless, secured coal linkages of about 3.8 million tonne for the captive power and sponge iron plants, and proximity of steel and power plants to coal and iron resources provide comfort. Furthermore, JPL has secured coal linkages of 4.5 million tonne for its power plants and has recently won Gare Palma IV/I coal mine in Chhattisgarh having annual capacity of 6.0 million tonne. This shall further increase raw material linkages for the group.  Timely closure of PPAs for the recent win of 420 MW will reduce offtake risk over the medium term for JPL.

 

* Susceptibility to demand and price risks: Demand for long-steel products depends on the level of construction and infrastructure activities and any movement in economic cycles. Furthermore, the steel industry remains exposed to global steel prices. While the company’s cost-efficient and integrated domestic steel operations partially cushion its profitability against cyclical downturns, it shall remain exposed to inherent price and demand volatility in the steel industry (as reflected in a fluctuating operating margin in the past).

Liquidity: Adequate

Consolidated cash accrual is expected at about Rs 7,000 crore (estimated to be more than Rs 8,000 crore in fiscal 2021) against debt repayment of around Rs 6,400 crore (around Rs 5,800 crore) for fiscal 2022. More than half of this debt repayment is in overseas subsidiaries. Liquidity is further supported by unencumbered cash and equivalents of more than Rs 5,000 crore (including an unutilised fund-based bank limit) as on April 30, 2021. Flexibility to undertake advance export transactions shall provide further liquidity cushion.

Outlook: Stable

JSPL should sustain its healthy operating performance over the medium term, which, coupled with absence of any major capex, will result in improved free operating cash flows and continued deleveraging.

Rating Sensitivity Factors

Upward Factors

  • Significantly higher-than-expected profitability, resulting in faster deleveraging
  • Improving liquidity because of higher cash accrual or through refinancing of overseas debt, with the ratio of net cash accrual to debt repayment being sustained at above 1.5 times

 

Downward Factors

  • Lower-than-expected profitability or significant debt-funded capex, resulting in a sharp increase in consolidated leverage
  • Weakening of liquidity because of lower cash accrual, resulting in the ratio of net cash accrual to debt repayment below 1.2 times on a sustained basis

About the Company

The JSPL group, part of the diversified OP Jindal group, is one of India's major steel producers with sizeable presence in power generation and mining. The group has installed capacity of 8.6 million tonne per annum of steel, with plants in Angul and Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.

 

A subsidiary of JSPL, JPL (proposed to be divested) has a total commissioned power capacity of 3,400 MW. The group's international operations include interests in mining assets in resource-rich locations such as Australia, Indonesia, South Africa and Mozambique.

 

For the first nine months of fiscal 2021, consolidated operating revenue was Rs 27,108 crore, Ebitda Rs 9,157 crore and PAT Rs 3,626 crore, against consolidated operating revenue of Rs 23,669 crore, Ebitda of Rs 5,085 and a net loss of Rs 656 crore, during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.

Key Financial Indicators

As on/for the period ended March 31

Unit

2020

2019

Operating Income

Rs crore

36,944

39,221

Profit after tax (PAT)

Rs crore

(400)

(2,412)

PAT margin

%

(1.1)

(6.1)

Adjusted debt/adjusted networth**

Times

2.75

3.24

Interest coverage

Times

1.88

1.94

**Adjustments include reversal of fair valuation of PPE (land, buildings and plants and machinery), deferred tax on adjustments and other adjustments made during adoption of Ind AS norms on networth.

Any other information: Not applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
CRISIL complexity levels are assigned to various types of financial instruments. The CRISIL complexity levels are available on www.crisil.com/complexity-levels. Users are advised to refer to the CRISIL complexity levels for instruments that they consider for investment. Users may also call the Customer Service Helpdesk with queries on specific instruments.

Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)

ISIN

Name of Instrument

Date of Allotment

Coupon Rate (%)

Maturity Date

Issue Size (Rs.Crore)

Complexity level

Rating Assigned with Outlook

NA

Cash credit

NA

NA

NA

1,824.00

NA

CRISIL A-/Stable

NA

Letter of credit and bank guarantee

NA

NA

NA

7,299.80

CRISIL A2+

NA

Proposed non-fund-based bank loan facility

NA

NA

NA

2,100.20

CRISIL A2+

NA

Proposed long-term bank loan facility

NA

NA

NA

1,300.0

CRISIL A-/Stable

NA

Proposed short-term bank loan facility

NA

NA

NA

239.30

CRISIL A2+

NA

Term loan -1

NA

8.70%– 11.35%

Sep-21

179.83

CRISIL A-/Stable

NA

Term loan -2

NA

Sep-22

422.82

CRISIL A-/Stable

NA

Term loan -3

NA

Jun-24

1,496.44

CRISIL A-/Stable

NA

Term loan – 4

NA

Sep-24

900.46

CRISIL A-/Stable

NA

Term loan – 5

NA

Mar-25

465.50

CRISIL A-/Stable

NA

Term loan – 6

NA

Jun-25

1,312.92

CRISIL A-/Stable

NA

Term loan – 7

NA

Sep-27

1,489.99

CRISIL A-/Stable

NA

Term loan – 8

NA

Sep-28

1,371.39

CRISIL A-/Stable

NA

Term loan – 9

NA

Jun-36

7,039.82

CRISIL A-/Stable

INE749A07276

Non-convertible debentures

29-Dec-09

9.80%

29-Dec-21

12.40

Simple

CRISIL A-/Stable

 

Annexure- Details of instruments withdrawn

ISIN

Name of Instrument

Date of Allotment

Coupon

Rate (%)

Maturity

Date

Issue Size (Rs.Cr)

Complexity Level

INE749A07466

Non-convertible debentures

25-Jan-10

9.80%

25-Jan-21

75.00

Simple

INE749A07458

Non-convertible debentures

19-Feb-10

9.80%

19-Feb-21

75.00

Simple

INE749A07433

Non-convertible debentures

26-Mar-10

9.80%

26-Mar-21

75.00

Simple

 

Annexure – List of entities consolidated

Name of Entities consolidated

Extent of Consolidation

Rationale for Consolidation

Ambitious Power Trading Company Ltd

Fully consolidated*

All these entities collectively have significant managerial, operational and financial linkages

Attunli Hydro Electric Power Company Ltd

Fully consolidated*

Belde Empreendimentos Mineiros LDA, a subsidiary of JSPL Mozambique Minerals LDA

Fully consolidated

Blue Castle Ventures Ltd

Fully consolidated

Bon-Terra Mining (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal Energy SA (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Brake Trading (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Eastern Solid Fuels (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal Mining & Exploration Ltd

Fully consolidated

Enviro Waste Gas Services Pty Ltd, subsidiary of Wollongong Coal Ltd

Fully consolidated

Etalin Hydro Electric Power Company Ltd

Fully consolidated*

Everbest Power Ltd

Fully consolidated

Fire Flash Investments (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Gas to Liquids International SA

Fully consolidated

Harmony Overseas Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jagran Developers Pvt Ltd (w.e.f. January 11, 2018)

Fully consolidated*

JB Fabinfra Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal (Barbados) Energy Corp, a subsidiary of Jindal (Barbados) Holding Corp

Fully consolidated

Jindal (Barbados) Holding Corp, a subsidiary of Jindal (BVI) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal (Barbados) Mining Corp, a subsidiary of Jindal (Barbados) Holding Corp

Fully consolidated

Jindal (BVI) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Africa Consulting (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Africa Investments (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Africa SA

Fully consolidated

Jindal Angul Power Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Botswana (Proprietary) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Energy (Bahamas) Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal (BVI) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Energy (Botswana) Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal (BVI) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Energy (SA) Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal Africa Investments (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Hydro Power Ltd

Fully consolidated*

Jindal Investimentos LDA

Fully consolidated

Jindal Investment Holding Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal KZN Processing (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Madagascar SARL

Fully consolidated

Jindal Mauritania SARL

Fully consolidated

Jindal Mining & Exploration Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Mining Namibia (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Mining SA (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Eastern Solid Fuels (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Power Distribution Ltd

Fully consolidated*

Jindal Power Ltd

Fully consolidated*

Jindal Power Senegal SAU

Fully consolidated*

Jindal Power Transmission Ltd

Fully consolidated*

Jindal Power Ventures (Mauritius) Ltd

Fully consolidated*

Jindal Realty Ltd

Fully consolidated*

Jindal Resources (Botswana) Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal Transafrica (Barbados) Corp

Fully consolidated

Jindal Steel & Minerals Zimbabwe Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Steel & Power (Australia) Pty Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Steel & Power (BC) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Steel & Power (Mauritius) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Steel Bolivia SA

Fully consolidated

Jindal Steel DMCC

Fully consolidated

Jindal Tanzania Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Transafrica (Barbados) Corp, a subsidiary of Jindal (BVI) Ltd

Fully consolidated

JSPL Mozambique Minerals LDA

Fully consolidated

Jubilant Overseas Ltd

Fully consolidated

Kamala Hydro Electric Power Co Ltd

Fully consolidated*

Kineta Power Ltd

Fully consolidated*

Koleko Resources (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal Africa Investment (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Landmark Mineral Resources (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Meepong Energy (Mauritius) (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal (Barbados) Energy Corp

Fully consolidated

Meepong Energy (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Meepong Energy (Mauritius) (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Meepong Resources (Mauritius) (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal (Barbados) Mining Corp

Fully consolidated

Meepong Resources (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Meepong Resources (Mauritius) (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Meepong Service (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Meepong Energy (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Meepong Water (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Meepong Energy (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

Oceanic Coal Resources NL, a subsidiary of Wollongong Coal Ltd

Fully consolidated

Osho Madagascar SARL

Fully consolidated

Panther Transfreight Ltd

Fully consolidated*

Peerboom Coal (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal Africa Investment (Pty) Ltd

Fully consolidated

PT BHI Mining Indonesia, a subsidiary of Jindal Investment Holding Ltd

Fully consolidated

PT Jindal Overseas

Fully consolidated

PT Maruwai Bara Abadi, a subsidiary of PT. BHI Mining Indonesia

Fully consolidated

PT Sumber Surya Gemilang, a subsidiary of PT. BHI Mining Indonesia

Fully consolidated

Raigarh Pathalgaon Expressway Ltd

Fully consolidated

Sad-Elec (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal Energy (SA) Pty Ltd

Fully consolidated

Skyhigh Overseas Ltd

Fully consolidated

Southbulli Holding Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Wollongong Coal Ltd

Fully consolidated

Sungu Sungu Pty Ltd

Fully consolidated

Trans Africa Rail (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal Transafrica (Barbados) Corp

Fully consolidated

Trans Asia Mining Pty Ltd

Fully consolidated

Trishakti Real Estate Infrastructure and Developers Ltd

Fully consolidated

Uttam Infralogix Ltd

Fully consolidated*

Vision Overseas Ltd

Fully consolidated

Wollongong Coal Ltd

Fully consolidated

Wongawilli Coal Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Oceanic Coal Resources NL

Fully consolidated

Jindal Synfuels Ltd

Fully consolidated

Urtan North Mining Pvt Ltd

Fully consolidated

Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel LLC

Moderate consolidation

Shadeed Iron & Steel Company Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel LLC

Moderate consolidation

Legend Iron Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel LLC

Moderate consolidation

Cameroon Mining Action (CAMINA) SA, a subsidiary of Legend Iron Ltd

Moderate consolidation

Goedehoop Coal (Pty) Ltd

Equity method

Thuthukani Coal (Pty) Ltd

Equity method

Shresht Mining and Metals Pvt Ltd

Equity method

*On April 26, 2021, JSPL’s Board has approved divestment of its entire equity stake in JPL, subject to receipt of requisite approvals.

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2021 (History) 2020  2019  2018  Start of 2018
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT/ST 18042.47 CRISIL A2+ / CRISIL A-/Stable 30-01-21 CRISIL A2+ / CRISIL A-/Stable 28-08-20 CRISIL A3+ / CRISIL BBB/Stable 17-01-19 CRISIL BBB-/Stable / CRISIL A3 23-05-18 CRISIL BBB-/Stable / CRISIL A3 CRISIL D
      --   -- 03-07-20 CRISIL BBB/Watch Negative / CRISIL A3+/Watch Negative 08-01-19 CRISIL BBB-/Stable / CRISIL A3 09-05-18 CRISIL BBB-/Stable / CRISIL A3 --
      --   -- 13-04-20 CRISIL BBB/Watch Negative / CRISIL A3+/Watch Negative   --   -- --
      --   -- 30-01-20 CRISIL A3+ / CRISIL BBB/Positive   --   -- --
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 9400.0 CRISIL A2+ 30-01-21 CRISIL A2+ 28-08-20 CRISIL A3+ 17-01-19 CRISIL A3 23-05-18 CRISIL A3 CRISIL D
      --   -- 03-07-20 CRISIL A3+/Watch Negative 08-01-19 CRISIL A3 09-05-18 CRISIL A3 --
      --   -- 13-04-20 CRISIL A3+/Watch Negative   --   -- --
      --   -- 30-01-20 CRISIL A3+   --   -- --
Commercial Paper ST   --   --   --   --   -- Withdrawn
Non Convertible Debentures LT 237.4 CRISIL A-/Stable 30-01-21 CRISIL A-/Stable 28-08-20 CRISIL BBB/Stable 17-01-19 CRISIL BBB-/Stable 23-05-18 CRISIL BBB-/Stable CRISIL D
      --   -- 03-07-20 CRISIL BBB/Watch Negative 08-01-19 CRISIL BBB-/Stable 09-05-18 CRISIL BBB-/Stable --
      --   -- 13-04-20 CRISIL BBB/Watch Negative   --   -- --
      --   -- 30-01-20 CRISIL BBB/Positive   --   -- --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
 
 
Annexure - Details of various bank facilities
Current facilities Previous facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating
Cash Credit 1824 CRISIL A-/Stable Cash Credit 1824 CRISIL A-/Stable
Letter of credit & Bank Guarantee 7299.8 CRISIL A2+ Letter of credit & Bank Guarantee 7299.8 CRISIL A2+
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 1300 CRISIL A-/Stable Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 1300 CRISIL A-/Stable
Proposed Non Fund based limits 2100.2 CRISIL A2+ Proposed Non Fund based limits 2100.2 CRISIL A2+
Proposed Short Term Bank Loan Facility 239.3 CRISIL A2+ Proposed Short Term Bank Loan Facility 239.3 CRISIL A2+
Term Loan 14679.17 CRISIL A-/Stable Term Loan 14679.17 CRISIL A-/Stable
Total 27442.47 - Total 27442.47 -
Criteria Details
Links to related criteria
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Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating Criteria for Steel Industry
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation

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