Gallantt Ispat's Long-Term Credit Rating Upgraded to 'IND AA-/Stable' by India Ratings
A credit rating upgrade to a higher investment grade (AA-) typically leads to lower borrowing costs, improved access to capital markets, and enhanced investor confidence. This reflects a stronger financial profile and better risk perception for the company, which is a material positive event.
The credit rating upgrade to 'IND AA-/Stable' from 'IND A+/Stable' and reaffirmation of short-term ratings indicate a significant improvement in the company's financial health, operational performance, and future outlook, driven by capacity expansion, cost efficiencies, and enhanced backward integration.
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), a Fitch Group Company, has upgraded Gallantt Ispat Limited's Long-Term Issuer Rating to 'IND AA-/Stable' from 'IND A+/Stable' and re-affirmed its Short-Term Issuer Rating at 'IND A1+'.
Key rating actions include: * Fund-based limits of ₹300 crore were upgraded to 'IND AA-/Stable/IND A1+'. * Non-fund-based limits of ₹400 crore were re-affirmed at 'IND A1+'. * Proposed Long Term Loans of ₹150 crore were upgraded to 'IND AA-/Stable'.
The upgrade reflects several positive developments: * Improvement in EBITDA per tonne (excluding subsidy) in FY25 and 1QFY26, driven by successful ramp-up of operations post capacity enhancement and better-than-estimated operational and financial performance. * Enhanced visibility of further EBITDA per tonne improvement in FY26 due to cost efficiencies, improved subsidy realization, and entirely self-funded capital expenditure. * Receipt of three new captive virgin iron ore mines over FY25-1QFY26 (Todupura in Rajasthan, and two blocks in Uttar Pradesh), which will commence operations over the next three-to-four years, enhancing backward integration. The total estimated investment for these mines is around ₹750 crore. * The company's credit metrics remained healthy, with net adjusted leverage at 0.49x in 1QFY26 (FY25: 0.29x) and gross interest coverage at 43.73x in 1QFY26 (FY25: 31.58x). * Revenue slightly increased to ₹4,297.2 crore in FY25 (FY24: ₹4,227.1 crore), supported by improved volume growth. * EBITDA per tonne (with subsidy) improved to ₹10,515/t in 1QFY26 (FY25: ₹7,550/t). * Liquidity remains adequate with low principal repayment obligations (nil in FY26, ₹6 crore in FY27) and a free cash balance of ₹257.5 crore at FYE25.
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