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Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR) - Credit Rating
Bajel Projects Ltd · 544042
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Bajel Projects Ltd's long-term credit rating has been upgraded to Crisil A+/Stable from Crisil A/Stable by CRISIL, while its short-term rating has been reaffirmed at Crisil A1. The upgrade is driven by the company's sustained improvement in business risk profile, order book quality, and profitability.
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August 06, 2026
BSE Limited : SCRIP Code No. 540442
Department of Corporate Services
Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers
Dalal Street Mumbai 400 001
National Stock Exchange of India Limited : BAJEL - Series: EQ
Listing Department
Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051
Sub.: Intimation in respect of reaffirmation of the Credit Rating under the Securities and Exchange Board
of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended (“SEBI
Listing Regulations”) of Bajel Projects Limited (“Company”)
Dear Sir/Madam,
Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 30 (read with Schedule III) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, we wish to
inform you that, CRISIL Ratings Limited (“CRISIL”), vide its intimation dated August 05, 2026, has
communicated to the Company regarding its rating awarded to the Company as:
Rating action: -
• Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated: Rs. 3500 Crore (Enhanced from Rs. 3000 Crore)
• Long Term Rating: Crisil A+/Stable (Upgraded from ‘Crisil A/ Stable’)
• Short Term Rating: Crisil A1 (Reaffirmed)
A copy of the said letter, as received from CRISIL in this regard is enclosed herewith.
Please note that the rating of the Company is also available in the below cited Links:
https://www.crisil.com/mnt/winshare/Ratings/RatingList/RatingDocs/BajelProjectsLimited_August%2005_%
202026_RR_401806.html
We request you to kindly take the above information on record.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
For Bajel Projects Limited
Amee Bharatbhai Joshi
Company Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer
(Membership No.: A22502)
8/5/26, 7:53 PM Rating Rationale
Rating Rationale
August 05, 2026 | Mumbai
Bajel Projects Limited
Long-term rating upgraded to 'Crisil A+/Stable'; Short-term rating reaffirmed; Rated amount enhanced
for Bank Debt
Rating Action
Regulator Of
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.3500 Crore (Enhanced from Rs.3000 Crore)
Instrument
Long Term Rating Crisil A+/Stable (Upgraded from 'Crisil A/Stable') RBI
Short Term Rating Crisil A1 (Reaffirmed) RBI
Note: None of the Directors on Crisil Ratings Limited’s Board are members of rating committee and thus do not participate in discussion or assignment of any ratings.
The Board of Directors also does not discuss any ratings at its meetings.
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale
Crisil Ratings has upgraded its rating on the long-term bank facilities of Bajel Projects Limited (BPL) to ‘Crisil A+/Stable’
from ‘Crisil A/Stable’ while short-term rating has been reaffirmed at ‘Crisil A1’.
The ratings upgrade factors in improvement in business risk profile driven by sustained improvement in both the quality and
size of the order book, along with expectation of profitability improvement as execution progresses over medium term. The
company’s prudent approach to order selection, with a focus on margin accretive projects and strong counterparties, has
strengthened its order book to over ₹4,000 crore, providing healthy revenue visibility while supporting a sustained
improvement in profitability.
Revenue increased at 61% CAGR over the last 4 years to Rs 2,808 crores in fiscal 2026 (fiscal 2025: Rs. 2,628 crore) viz-a-
viz Rs.417 crores in fiscal 2022 over-and-above Crisil Ratings expectations driven by an increasing order book and healthy
execution capabilities. The strong growth momentum in revenues is expected to sustain over the medium term as the
company focuses on prudent bidding to increase their order book and effective utilization of its integrated production
capacities. Operating margin has also improved from ~3.8% in fiscal 2025 to ~4.6% in fiscal 2026 and is expected to
increase to ~ 5% in current fiscal with better absorption of fixed costs due to improvement in scale of operations and
selection of orders with better margin.
The financial risk profile remains comfortable, marked by networth of ~Rs 748 crore against total short term borrowings/debt
of ~Rs 350 crore as on March 31, 2026. Total Debt is expected to increase over the medium term due to increasing working
capital requirement with ramp-up in operations and to fund capital expenditure (capex) of Rs 170 crore over the next 2 years
towards its manufacturing plant near Pune, Maharashtra of which 70% would be funded by debt and balance by internal
accruals. Debt protection metrics remain moderate, with interest coverage ratio of ~1.6 times for fiscal 2026, which is
expected to improve to over 2 times over the medium term. Total outside liabilities to adjusted networth is expected to
remain at ~2.3 times over the medium term. The company had unencumbered cash and equivalents of Rs 24 crore (out of
total cash of Rs 205 crore) as on March 31, 2026. The rest balance is kept as fixed deposits against the non-fund based
limits.
The ratings also factor in the benefit of being a part of the Bajaj group and expectation of financial support, if required, from
one of the group holding companies, Jamnalal Sons Pvt Ltd (JSPL). JSPL has robust financial flexibility, as reflected in its
holdings in various companies of the group and small debt obligation or contingent liabilities. These strengths are however,
partially offset by low profitability, exposure to intense competition in power transmission line business and large working
capital requirement.
Analytical Approach
Crisil Ratings has changed the analytical approach from standalone and considered the consolidated business and financial
risk profiles of BPL.
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8/5/26, 7:53 PM Rating Rationale
Crisil Ratings has also applied its criteria for notching up ratings for financial support provided by Jamnalal Sons Private
Limited (JSPL, which is one of holding companies of the Bajaj group).
Please refer Annexure - List of Entities Consolidated, which captures the list of entities considered and their analytical treatment of consolidation.
Key Rating Drivers - Strengths
Track record in the engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) business
The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) business has been in existence for more than two decades and due
to long track record, it is qualified to execute complex projects across transmission and distribution
The Company has wide range of qualifications in execution of projects comprising turnkey projects for execution
of transmission line towers carrying extra-high voltage, power distribution lines carrying high voltage, sub-stations and
feeder separators. This enables the company to bid and tap various tenders in the transmission and distribution (T&D)
segment. The company is well qualified to bid for long-distance transmission lines (up to 765 KV) and AIS/GIS substations
(up to 765 KV)
The company is also backward integrated through its manufacturing of towers and poles, which can help improve cost
efficiency over the medium term.
Growing and healthy order book providing revenue visibility
The order book has remained strong with outstanding orders of Rs.3,442 crore as of 31st Mar 2026. Company has received
additional orders of over ~Rs 1098 crores in Q1 fiscal 2027. Power transmission segment constitutes more than ~90% of
the order book and balance is from the power distribution segment indicating adequate revenue visibility for the next one
year. In power transmission, majority of the projects are from the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (60-70% of orders
from PGCIL in the total order book as on 31st March 2026), which reduces the collection risk. The company is also focusing
on expanding overseas business through its subsidiary in UAE and in collaboration with Saudi Arabia’s Al Sharif Contracting
which will further enhance its order pipeline.
Expected financial support from the parent
The Bajaj group is one of the largest business groups in India and ranks among the top 5 in terms of market capitalisation.
The company is expec
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