India Ratings Downgrades Camlin Fine Sciences' Bank Loan Facilities to IND BBB-/Stable/IND A3
India Ratings has downgraded Camlin Fine Sciences' bank loan facilities' long-term rating to IND BBB- and short-term rating to IND A3. The downgrade is due to expected weak performance in FY26, driven by higher costs and working capital needs in the vanillin business. Promoters infused ₹2,250 million in FY25.
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The credit rating agency has downgraded the company's bank loan facilities' long-term and short-term ratings, citing weak performance expectations and increased working capital requirements.
India Ratings & Research Pvt. Ltd. (Fitch Group) has downgraded Camlin Fine Sciences Limited’s (CFSL) bank loan facilities' long-term rating to IND BBB- from ‘IND BBB’ with a Stable Outlook and the short-term rating to ‘IND A3’ from ‘IND A3+’.
The downgrade reflects CFSL’s likely weak performance in FY26, due to higher fixed costs and increased working capital requirement in the vanillin business, leading to a weakening in the company’s credit profile. CFSL is witnessing pricing headwinds from recent tariff increases by the US government, potentially affecting its profitability in the aroma business. However, the blends business continues to demonstrate profitability in 1HFY26, partially offsetting weakness in the specialty ingredients-straights and performance chemicals segments.
Ind-Ra expects a significant improvement in its standalone EBITDA in FY27, led by the vanillin business, helping the company make scheduled debt repayments of ₹1,000 million. As of 1HFY26, the company’s EBITDA stood at ₹525 million. Despite weakness during 1HFY26, Ind-Ra expects a material improvement in CFSL’s profitability over 2HFY26-FY27, backed by higher sales volumes of vanillin and sustained growth in the blends business. The agency notes that the promoters infused ₹2,250 million in CFSL during FY25 and the company has garnered additional working capital limits from banks, which would provide comfort to its liquidity and repayments in the near term.
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