Arvind SmartSpaces Limited's Credit Rating Upgraded to AA- by India Ratings
India Ratings upgraded Arvind SmartSpaces Limited's (ASSL) debt rating to 'AA-/Stable'. FY26 saw pre-sales grow 22% to ₹1,550 crore and collections rise 17% to ₹1,100 crore. Operating cash flows were ₹417 crore. The company is diversifying geographically, with planned expansion into MMR.
A credit rating upgrade to 'AA-' signifies improved creditworthiness, which can lead to better borrowing terms, increased investor confidence, and a stronger market perception.
The credit rating upgrade to 'AA-' from 'A+' by India Ratings, along with a stable outlook, indicates a positive assessment of the company's financial health and future prospects.
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has upgraded Arvind SmartSpaces Limited (ASSL) and its debt rating to ‘IND AA-’ from ‘IND A+’ with a Stable Outlook. The upgrade reflects ASSL's sustained improvement in its consolidated business profile, operational scale, and operating cash flows (OCF) while maintaining strong credit metrics in FY26.
ASSL reported strong consolidated pre-sales growth of about 22% year-on-year to ₹15,500 million (₹1,550 crore) and a 17% year-on-year growth in collections to ₹11,000 million (₹1,100 crore) in FY26. The company's net leverage increased to about 0.79x in FY26 from 0.11x in FY25, as gross debt rose to ₹5,774 million (₹577.4 crore) due to strong business development expenditure. Ind-Ra expects leverage levels to remain in the band of 1.5x-2x through FY27-FY29.
The rating also factors in ASSL’s robust collections during FY26 with a collection efficiency of about 71%, and the agency expects this to remain in a similar range through FY28. ASSL reported strong annual operational cash flow of ₹4,170 million (₹417 crore) in FY26, and the agency expects it to remain in the range of ₹5,000 million - ₹6,000 million through FY29.
Furthermore, ASSL has reduced its geographic and project concentration. Agreements have been signed for two launches expected in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) in FY27, which will constitute 20% of the portfolio value, moving towards an almost equal split between Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, and MMR in the medium term.
India Ratings has also assigned ratings to proposed debt facilities: ₹3,000 million (₹300 crore) for non-convertible debentures and ₹3,500 million (₹350 crore) for proposed bank loan facilities, both at ‘IND AA-/Stable’.
On a standalone basis, ASSL reported revenue of ₹2,872 million (₹287.2 crore) in FY26, with EBITDA margins of around 31.44%.
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