RATING RATIONALE
22Sep2023

Birla Tyres Ltd.

Brickwork Ratings reaffirms the ratings of the long-term and short-term bank loan facilities of Birla Tyres Ltd for Rs.1221.91 Crs. and both the ratings are continued in the ISSUER NOT COOPERATING category based on best available information, as the issuer did not cooperate.

Particulars
Facilities** Amount (Rs.Crs.) Tenure Rating#
Previous Present Previous
(22 Jun 2022)
Present
Fund Based 1072.85 1072.85 Long Term BWR D
Reaffirmation/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*
BWR D
Continues to be in ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* category/Reaffirmed
Non Fund Based 149.06 149.06 Short Term BWR D
Reaffirmation/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*
BWR D
Continues to be in ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* category/Reaffirmed
Grand Total 1221.91 1221.91 (Rupees One Thousand Two Hundred Twenty One Crores and Ninety One lakhs Only)
#Please refer to BWR website www.brickworkratings.com for definition of the ratings
**Details of Bank Loan facilities,consolidation or instruments are provided in Annexure
*Issuer did not cooperate; based on best available information.


RATING ACTION / OUTLOOK / NATURE OF NON-COOPERATION

Brickwork Ratings has reaffirmed the ratings at BWR D for the long-term bank loan facilities of Rs. 1072.85 Crores and short-term bank loan facilities of Rs. 149.06 Crs at BWR D (aggregating Rs. 1221.91 Crores, outstanding as in Dec 2020) of  Birla Tyres Limited and both the ratings are continued in “Issuer Not Cooperating” category based on best available information, as the Issuer did not cooperate.

The rating was due for review on 22 June 2023. BWR took up with the Company and its bankers, over emails and through telephone calls, to provide the required information. However, despite the best efforts of BWR to get at least the minimum required information for a review, neither the company nor the banker have provided the same, nor have they shared the latest financials and other relevant information/documents required for a review. The company has also not been submitting the No Default Statements (NDS) for more than 3 months.

In the absence of management cooperation on the part of the company to provide adequate information/documents for a review within the required timelines despite follow-up, coupled with non submission of NDS and lack of banker's feedback, BWR is unable to assess the company's current financial performance or its ability to service its debt and maintain a valid rating. Accordingly, keeping in view the regulatory guidelines in this regard, the long term and short term ratings are reaffirmed at BWR D / BWR D and both the ratings are continued in the “Issuer Not Cooperating” category, based on best available information as the Issuer did not cooperate..

The rating reaffirmation is also based on the company's financial results for Q1FY23 and Annual report of FY22 as obtained from the public domain and the latest auditor's report dated 15/08/2022 and 11/04/2022 mentioning that the company has defaulted in repayment of term loans, letter of credit, and working capital facilities. Further on 6th May, 2022, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has pronounced an order for admitting the company into the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process(CIRP) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (IBC). 

There is no specific information on the status of the CIRP proceedings or any Resolution Plan from the issuers / lenders / in the public domain

The lenders/investors may note to exercise due caution while using the above rating which mentions "Issuer Not Cooperating" since the rating lack any projections or forward looking component as it is arrived at based on the best available information without any management/banker's interaction.

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Information availability risk is a key factor in the assessment of credit risk as generally, non-cooperation by the rated entities to provide required information for a review of the assigned rating may also be accompanied by financial stress. Users of the credit ratings should therefore take into account possible deterioration in the credit quality of the rated entity arising from its non-transparency withholding of information required for a review of the rating.

ABOUT THE ENTITY
Macro Economic Indicator Sector Industry Basic Industry
Consumer Discretionary Automobile and Auto Components Auto Components Tyres & Rubber Products

Birla Tyres Limited (BTL) is a part of the BK Birla group. It was earlier a part of Kesoram Industries Ltd (KIL), the flagship company of BK Birla Group, which was previously engaged in the business of cement and tyre manufacturing since 1919. KIL’s tyre manufacturing facility, which is located in Balasore, Odisha, and whose tyres are sold under the brand name of ‘Birla Tyres’, was spun off into a separate company Birla Tyres Limited. The scheme of the demerger between KIL and Birla Tyres Limited (BTL) and their respective shareholders and creditors was approved by the Hon’ble NCLT on 8th November 2019 and on filing of the scheme with the Registrar of Companies, the scheme became effective on 4 December 2019. Pursuant to the scheme becoming effective, the Tyre business undertaking demerged from the company and transferred to and vested in the Birla tyres Limited wef 1 January 2019 .

Birla tyres have a wide range of tyres from motorcycles to farm tractors. The company produces truck & bus tyres, passenger car tyres 2 and 3 wheeler tyres, farm and mining tyres etc., and it manufactures bias and radial tyres with over 170 sales depots, 2,329 active dealers at major locations in India and in the international network across 17 countries worldwide. The registered office of the company is situated at Kolkata and the plant is situated at Balasore, Odisha. The company is a listed company in BSE and NSE with 48.68% shares held by the Promoter and Promoter group, and the rest are held by the public. Present installed capacity is 16.1 Million nos of tyres per annum.

KEY FINANCIAL INDICATORS

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RATING HISTORY FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS (including withdrawal and suspended)
Facilities Current Rating  (2023) 2022 2021 2020
Type Tenure Amount
(Rs.Crs.)
Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating
Fund Based LT 1072.85
BWR D
(Continues to be in ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* category/Reaffirmed)
22Jun2022
BWR D
(Reaffirmation/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*)
09Sep2021
BWR D
(Assignment)
NA
NA
Non Fund Based ST 149.06
BWR D
(Continues to be in ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* category/Reaffirmed)
22Jun2022
BWR D
(Reaffirmation/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*)
09Sep2021
BWR D
(Assignment)
NA
NA
Grand Total 1221.91 (Rupees One Thousand Two Hundred Twenty One Crores and Ninety One lakhs Only)
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Birla Tyres Ltd.
ANNEXURE-I
Details of Bank Facilities rated by BWR
SL.No. Name of the Bank/Lender Type Of Facilities Long Term(Rs.Crs.) Short Term(Rs.Crs.) Total(Rs.Crs.)
1 Axis Bank Ltd. Term LoanSanctioned 435.38 _ 435.38
2 Axis Bank Ltd. Cash CreditSanctioned 8.98 _ 8.98
3 Axis Bank Ltd. Letter of CreditSanctioned _ 1.80 1.80
4 DBS Bank India Limited Cash CreditSanctioned 35.92 _ 35.92
5 DBS Bank India Limited Term LoanSanctioned 32.33 _ 32.33
6 HDFC Bank Letter of CreditSanctioned _ 5.38 5.38
7 HDFC Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 46.70 _ 46.70
8 ICICI Bank Letter of CreditSanctioned _ 26.93 26.93
9 ICICI Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 17.96 _ 17.96
10 IndusInd Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 35.92 _ 35.92
11 Karur Vysya Bank Term LoanSanctioned 34.20 _ 34.20
12 Kotak Mahindra Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 14.73 _ 14.73
13 Punjab National Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 21.55 _ 21.55
14 Punjab National Bank Letter of CreditSanctioned _ 10.78 10.78
15 South Indian Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 17.96 _ 17.96
16 South Indian Bank Term LoanSanctioned 136.08 _ 136.08
17 State Bank Of India (SBI) Bank GuaranteeSanctioned _ 17.96 17.96
18 State Bank Of India (SBI) Letter of CreditSanctioned _ 86.21 86.21
19 State Bank Of India (SBI) Cash CreditSanctioned 170.26 _ 170.26
20 West Bengal Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation Limited Term LoanSanctioned 46.92 _ 46.92
21 Yes Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 17.96 _ 17.96
Total 1072.85 149.06 1221.91
TOTAL (Rupees One Thousand Two Hundred Twenty One Crores and Ninety One lakhs Only)
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