Rating Rationale
July 25, 2019 | Mumbai
Gail India Limited
Rating reaffirmed and Withdrawn
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.500 Crore
Short Term Rating  CRISIL A1+ (Reaffirmed and Withdrawn)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its rating on the bank facilities of Gail India Limited (GAIL) and subsequently withdrawn the rating at the company's request. The proposed bank facilities rated are not availed by the company. The withdrawal is in line with CRISIL's policy on withdrawal of ratings.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the ratings, CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of GAIL, its subsidiaries and associates; as they are in similar businesses and have strong operational and financial linkages. Further, CRISIL has also consolidated the financials of Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Ltd (BCPL; 'CRISIL AA-/Stable/CRISIL A1+') to reflect the technical, managerial and financial support it receives from GAIL.

Please refer Annexure - List of entities consolidated, which captures the list of entities considered and their analytical treatment of consolidation.

About the Company

GAIL, a Government of India undertaking, is an integrated natural gas company in India. It owns over 11,500 km of natural gas pipelines, over 2300 km of LPG pipelines, six LPG gas-processing units and a petrochemicals facility. In the past few years, it has participated in E&P activities. As of March 31, 2019, the company was a participant in 10 blocks. It also has a joint-venture interest in Petronet LNG Ltd, Ratnagiri Gas and Power (Pvt) Ltd, and in the CGD business in several cities. Internationally, it has a presence in the citywide gas, compressed natural gas and shale gas sectors in the US.

Key Financial Indicators
Particulars Unit 2019$ 2018
Revenue Rs cr 80,257 56,458
Profit after tax Rs cr 6,514 4,721
PAT margin % 8.1 8.4
Adjusted debt/adjusted net worth Times 0.12 0.15
Interest coverage Times 28.41 12.52
*consolidated with BCPL
$Based on results released on stock exchange

Any other information: Not applicable

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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)
ISIN Name of instrument Date of allotment Coupon rate (%) Maturity date Issue size
(Rs cr)
Rating assigned
with outlook
NA Proposed Non Fund based limits NA NA NA 500 Withdrawn
 
 
Annexure - List of entities consolidated
Particulars Relation % of ownership interest
GAIL Global (Singapore) PTE Ltd Subsidiary 100.00%
GAIL Global (USA) Inc. Subsidiary 100.00%
GAIL Gas Limited Subsidiary 48.98%
Tripura Natural Gas Co Ltd. (TNGCL) Subsidiary NA
Bengal Gas Company Limited* Subsidiary 25.00%
Central UP Gas Limited Joint Venture 49.97%
Green Gas Limited Joint Venture 25.51%
Ratnagiri Gas & Power (Private) Ltd (RGPPL) Joint Venture 40.92%
Konkan LNG Pvt. Ltd. (KLPL)** Joint Venture 22.50%
Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) Joint Venture 49.99%
Aavantika Gas Limited Joint Venture 49.97%
Bhagyanagar Gas Limited Joint Venture 33.33%
Talcher Fertilizers Limited Joint Venture 5.00%
TAPI Pipeline Company Limited Joint Venture 50.00%
Vadodara Gas Limited Joint Venture 50.00%
GAIL China Gas Global Energy Holdings Ltd. Joint Venture 20.00%
Indradhanush Gas Grid Ltd Joint Venture 49.21%
ONGC Petro-additions Limited (OPaL)*** Associate 22.50%
Indraprastha Gas Limited Associate 12.50%
Petronet LNG Limited Associate 32.50%
Mahanagar Gas Limited Associate 70.00%
Brahmaputra Cracker & Polymer Ltd Associate 14.77%
Ramagundam Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. Associate 2.87%
China Gas Holdings Limited Associate 19.00%
Fayum Gas Company Associate 100.00%
GAIL Global (Singapore) PTE Ltd Subsidiary 100.00%
* Issued Capital is Nil as on 31.03.2019. Company's effective shareholding as per MOU shall be 50%.
** Calculated on the basis of voting rights in proportion to amount paid in respect of partly paid-up equity share. In addition to above, during the year company has also invested Rs. 252 crore in 10% Cumulative Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares (CCCPS) of KLPL, which makes the total effective Share Holding to 56.71%.
*** Holding on fully diluted basis is 8.86%
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2019 (History) 2018  2017  2016  Start of 2016
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Bond  LT              30-10-17  CRISIL AAA/Stable  07-10-16  CRISIL AAA/Stable  CRISIL AAA/Stable 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  500.00  Withdrawn     13-04-18  CRISIL A1+  30-10-17  CRISIL A1+  07-10-16  CRISIL A1+  CRISIL A1+ 
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of various bank facilities
Current facilities Previous facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating
Proposed Non Fund based limits 500 Withdrawn Proposed Non Fund based limits 500 CRISIL A1+
Total 500 -- Total 500 --
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
Rating Criteria for Petrochemical Industry
Rating Criteria for Upstream Oil and Gas Sector
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation
Criteria for Notching up Stand Alone Ratings of Entities Based on Government Support

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