RATING RATIONALE
08Feb2022

Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.

Brickwork Ratings reaffirms the ratings for the Bank Loan Facilities of Rs. 254.95 Crs. of Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited ("KCFL" or "The Company") based on the best available information, as the issuer did not cooperate and simultaneously withdraws the ratings.

Particulars
Facilities** Amount (Rs.Crs.) Tenure Rating#
Previous Present Previous
(25 Jan 2022)
Present
Fund Based 153.58 153.58 Long Term BWR BBB-/Stable
Downgrade/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*
BWR BBB - /Stable
Reaffirmed / ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* and simultaneously Withdrawn
(12.50) (12.50)
(17.00) (17.00)
Non Fund Based 101.37 101.37 Short Term BWR A3
Downgrade/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*
BWR A3
Reaffirmed / ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* and simultaneously Withdrawn
(10.00) (10.00)
(10.00) (10.00)
(7.00) (7.00)
Grand Total 254.95 254.95 (Rupees Two Hundred Fifty Four Crores and Ninety Five 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

The ratings for the long-term facility of Rs. 153.58 crores and a short-term facility of Rs. 101.37 crores have been reaffirmed under the ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* and simultaneously withdrawn. Further, the withdrawal of the ratings is based on requests to withdraw the rating provided by the company along with the No Objection Certificate issued by the lenders. The withdrawal is in line with BWR’s policy on the withdrawal of bank loan ratings. 

ABOUT THE ENTITY

Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited was incorporated in the year 1982 and commenced its operations in the year 1987. The Company is a public limited company and the shares are listed on Bombay Stock Exchange Limited, Mumbai (BSE). 

The Company is engaged in the manufacturing of Single Super Phosphate (SSP) Fertilizers (Plain, Zincated and Boronated in powder form and granulated form), Sulphuric Acid and its variants. The company sells its SSP under the registered brand name of “Khaitan SSP & Utsav SSP”. The Company operates six manufacturing units with a total production capacity of 1.13 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) located across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The Company also has a captive manufacturing unit for Sulphuric Acid with an installed capacity of 270,000 MTPA in four locations in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. The Company has a network of around 3000 distributors and dealers spread across the country. Further, the Company has also set up 1400 Tonnes per day (TPD) soya bean crushing capacity and 100 TPD soya bean edible oil refinery in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. 

NON-COOPERATION WITH PREVIOUS CREDIT RATING AGENCY

Not Applicable

ANY OTHER INFORMATION

Not Applicable

RATING HISTORY FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS (including withdrawal and suspended)
Facilities Current Rating  (2022) 2022 (History) 2021 2020 2019
Type Tenure Amount
(Rs.Crs.)
Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating
Fund Based LT 153.58
BWR BBB-/Stable
(Reaffirmed / ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* and simultaneously Withdrawn)
25Jan2022
BWR BBB-Stable
(Downgrade/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*)
NA
NA
23Oct2020
BWR BBB+Stable
(Upgrade)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
05Aug2019
BWR BBBStable
(Assigned)
FB SubLimit LT (12.50)
BWR BBB-/Stable
(Reaffirmed / ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* and simultaneously Withdrawn)
25Jan2022
BWR BBB-Stable
(Downgrade/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
(17.00)
BWR BBB-/Stable
(Reaffirmed / ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* and simultaneously Withdrawn)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Non Fund Based ST 101.37
BWR A3
(Reaffirmed / ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* and simultaneously Withdrawn)
25Jan2022
BWR A3
(Downgrade/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*)
NA
NA
23Oct2020
BWR A2
(Upgrade)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
05Aug2019
BWR A3+
(Assiged)
NFB SubLimit ST (10.00)
BWR A3
(Reaffirmed / ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* and simultaneously Withdrawn)
25Jan2022
BWR A3
(Downgrade/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NFB SubLimit ST (10.00)
BWR A3
(Reaffirmed / ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* and simultaneously Withdrawn)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NFB SubLimit ST (7.00)
BWR A3
(Reaffirmed / ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* and simultaneously Withdrawn)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Grand Total 254.95 (Rupees Two Hundred Fifty Four Crores and Ninety Five lakhs Only)
COMPLEXITY LEVELS OF THE INSTRUMENTS - NA

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Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers 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 15.00 _ 15.00
Sub-Limit (Bank Guarantee) Sanctioned (10.00)
Sub-Limit (Letter of Credit) Sanctioned (10.00)
2 Axis Bank Ltd. Loan Equivalent RiskSanctioned _ 1.00 1.00
3 HDFC Bank Letter of CreditSanctioned _ 7.00 7.00
Sub-Limit (Bank Guarantee) Sanctioned (7.00)
4 HDFC Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 19.00 _ 19.00
Sub-Limit (Working Capital Demand Loan) Sanctioned (17.00)
5 IDBI Bank Loan Equivalent RiskSanctioned _ 1.40 1.40
6 IDBI Bank Letter of CreditSanctioned _ 5.00 5.00
7 IDBI Bank Term LoanOut-standing 1.79 _ 1.79
8 IDBI Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 12.50 _ 12.50
Sub-Limit (Working Capital Demand Loan) Sanctioned (12.50)
9 State Bank Of India (SBI) Term LoanOut-standing 1.80 _ 1.80
10 State Bank Of India (SBI) Corporate LoanOut-standing 4.99 _ 4.99
11 State Bank Of India (SBI) Cash CreditSanctioned 71.50 _ 71.50
12 State Bank Of India (SBI) Bank GuaranteeSanctioned _ 21.75 21.75
13 State Bank Of India (SBI) Letter of CreditSanctioned _ 40.00 40.00
14 State Bank Of India (SBI) Forward ContractSanctioned _ 2.22 2.22
15 State Bank Of India (SBI) Standby Line of Credit - EPCSanctioned 10.00 _ 10.00
16 Union Bank of India Letter of CreditSanctioned _ 11.00 11.00
17 Union Bank of India Bank GuaranteeSanctioned _ 12.00 12.00
18 Union Bank of India Cash CreditSanctioned 17.00 _ 17.00
Total 153.58 101.37 254.95
TOTAL (Rupees Two Hundred Fifty Four Crores and Ninety Five lakhs Only)
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