RATING RATIONALE
14Mar2023

BEML Ltd.

Brickwork Ratings reaffirms and withdraws the ratings for the Bank Loan Facilities of Rs. 5500.00 Crs. of BEML Ltd.

Particulars
Facilities** Amount (Rs.Crs.) Tenure Rating#
Previous Present Previous
(12 Jul 2022)
Present
Fund Based 1500.00 1500.00 Long Term BWR AA//Stable
Reaffirmation
BWR AA /Stable
Reaffirmation/Withdrawal
(400.00) (400.00) Short Term BWR A1+
Reaffirmation
BWR A1 +
Reaffirmation/Withdrawal
Non Fund Based 4000.00 4000.00 Short Term BWR A1+
Reaffirmation
BWR A1 +
Reaffirmation/Withdrawal
Grand Total 5500.00 5500.00 (Rupees Five Thousand Five Hundred Crores 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

RATING ACTION / OUTLOOK

Brickwork Ratings (BWR) has reaffirmed and simultaneously withdrawn the bank loan and Commercial Paper (CP) facilities (Sub-limit of Cash Credit) amounting to Rs. 5500.00 Crs. based on the request of BEML Ltd for withdrawal of its ratings, No Objection Certificates (NOC) from the lenders along with a confirmation from the Issuing and Payment Agent (IPA) and the company on Nil outstanding for the rated CPs.

The rating reaffirmation continues to factor the company’s position as a strategically important Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) (Government of India (GoI) stake ~54%) serving the mining, construction, defense, rail and metro segments, established track record, strong capital structure with low gearing and adequate debt protection metrics, low counterparty risks and a well-established pan-India marketing and service network.

Hence, in accordance with extant regulatory guidelines and BWR Rating Withdrawal Policy, ratings for the bank loan and CP facilities amounting to Rs. 5500.00 Crs. of BEML Ltd are reaffirmed and simultaneously withdrawn.

ABOUT THE ENTITY

BEML Limited was established in May 1964 and is a ‘Miniratna-Category-1’ PSU listed on the BSE and NSE. The company operates under three major business verticals, viz., Mining and Construction (M&C), Defence, and Rail and Metro (R&M). The three verticals are serviced by manufacturing units in Bangalore, Kolar Gold Fields (KGF), Mysore and Palakkad. The GoI holds 54.03% equity in the company. BEML serves India’s core sectors such as defence, rail, power, mining and infrastructure. BEML’s products are exported to more than 68 countries. Under the defence vertical, the key products are Tatra-based high-mobility trucks, vehicles for missile projects, bridge systems, aircraft towing tractors and weapon loading trolleys, along with other equipment; under the M&C vertical, a wide variety of heavy earth moving equipment such as bulldozers, loaders, excavators, pipe layers and under mining equipment; and under the R&M vertical, integral rail coaches, metro cars and broad gauge rail bus for the metro and Indian Railways.

Mr. Amit Banerjee is the Chairman and Managing Director.

On a standalone basis, the company achieved ~Rs. 2511 Crs. of revenue and Rs. 0.56 Crs. of PAT during 9MFY23 (unaudited). The company had achieved a revenue of Rs. 4337.49 Crs. and PAT of Rs. 134.59 Crs in FY22 (Audited).

NON-COOPERATION WITH PREVIOUS CREDIT RATING AGENCY

NA

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 1500.00
BWR AA/Stable
(Reaffirmation/Withdrawal)
12Jul2022
BWR AA/Stable
(Reaffirmation)
01Dec2021
BWR AA/Stable
(Assignment)
NA
NA
FB SubLimit ST (400.00)
BWR A1+
(Reaffirmation/Withdrawal)
12Jul2022
BWR A1+
(Reaffirmation)
01Dec2021
BWR A1+
(Assignment)
NA
NA
Non Fund Based ST 4000.00
BWR A1+
(Reaffirmation/Withdrawal)
12Jul2022
BWR A1+
(Reaffirmation)
01Dec2021
BWR A1+
(Assignment)
NA
NA
Grand Total 5500.00 (Rupees Five Thousand Five Hundred Crores Only)
The company's NCD ratings were withdrawn on 12 Jul 2022 on full redemption. Earlier, the NCD of Rs.100 crs was rated as BWR AA/ Stable vide press release dated 01 Dec 2021 and 15 Jul 2021. The NCD of Rs.200 crs was rated BWR AA/ Negative vide press release dated 15 Jul 2020. BWR had initially rated proposed NCDs of Rs. 300.00 Crs on 19 Mar 2012 at BWR AA+/Stable. Subsequently, the rating was revised to BWR AA/Negative for NCDs of Rs. 300.00 Crs on 17 Jan 2013. Later, the rating was revised to BWR AA/Stable for NCDs of Rs. 300.00 Crs on 10 July 2014 and the ratings were reaffirmed for Rs.300 crs on 21 July 2015, 03 Aug 2016, 10 Aug 2017, 30 Jul 2018 and 26 Jul 2019.

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BEML 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. Cash CreditSanctioned 20.00 _ 20.00
2 Axis Bank Ltd. Bank GuaranteeSanctioned _ 230.00 230.00
3 Bank of Baroda Bank GuaranteeSanctioned _ 115.00 115.00
4 Bank of Baroda Cash CreditSanctioned 10.00 _ 10.00
5 Bank of Baroda Letter of CreditSanctioned _ 75.00 75.00
6 Bank of India Letter of CreditSanctioned _ 50.00 50.00
7 Bank of India Cash CreditSanctioned 40.00 _ 40.00
8 Bank of India Bank GuaranteeSanctioned _ 280.00 280.00
9 Canara Bank Bank GuaranteeSanctioned _ 200.00 200.00
10 Canara Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 40.00 _ 40.00
11 Canara Bank Letter of CreditSanctioned _ 160.00 160.00
12 Deutsche Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 50.00 _ 50.00
13 HDFC Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 225.00 _ 225.00
14 HDFC Bank Letter of CreditSanctioned _ 25.00 25.00
15 IDBI Bank Letter of CreditSanctioned _ 25.00 25.00
16 IDBI Bank Bank GuaranteeSanctioned _ 215.00 215.00
17 IDBI Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 95.00 _ 95.00
18 Indian Bank Bank GuaranteeSanctioned _ 20.00 20.00
19 Indian Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 20.00 _ 20.00
20 Others Cash CreditProposed 150.00 _ 150.00
21 Others Bank GuaranteeProposed _ 500.00 500.00
22 Others Letter of CreditProposed _ 200.00 200.00
23 State Bank Of India (SBI) Letter of CreditSanctioned _ 465.00 465.00
24 State Bank Of India (SBI) Bank GuaranteeSanctioned _ 1400.00 1400.00
25 State Bank Of India (SBI) Cash CreditSanctioned 750.00 _ 750.00
Sub-Limit (Commercial Paper) Sanctioned (400.00)
26 Union Bank of India Cash CreditSanctioned 100.00 _ 100.00
27 Union Bank of India Bank GuaranteeSanctioned _ 40.00 40.00
Total 1500.00 4000.00 5500.00
TOTAL (Rupees Five Thousand Five Hundred Crores Only)
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