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Loans and borrowings
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
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Loans and borrowings

12. Loans and borrowings

Short-term loans and borrowings

The Company had short-term borrowings including bank overdrafts amounting to 116,742 and 79,598 as at March 31, 2017 and 2018 respectively. The principal source of Short-term borrowings from banks as of March 31, 2018 primarily consists of lines of credit of approximately 10,000 million, U.S. Dollar (U.S.$) 1,748 million, Canadian Dollar (CAD) 57 million, EURO 19 million, United Kingdom Pound sterling (GBP) 43 million, Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) 13,000 million and Saudi Riyal (SAR) 43 million from bankers for working capital requirements and other short term needs. As of March 31, 2018, the Company has unutilized lines of credit aggregating U.S.$ 711 million, EURO 2 million, GBP 42 million, CAD 27 million, 1,003 million, IDR 13,000 million and SAR 39 million. To utilize these unused lines of credit, the Company requires consent of the lender and compliance with certain financial covenants. Significant portion of these lines of credit are revolving credit facilities and floating rate foreign currency loans, renewable on a periodic basis. Significant portion of these facilities bear floating rates of interest, referenced to LIBOR and a spread, determined based on market conditions.

 

The Company has non-fund based revolving credit facilities in various currencies equivalent to 51,739 and 44,022 as of March 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively, towards operational requirements that can be used for the issuance of letters of credit and bank guarantees. As of March 31, 2017 and 2018, an amount of 29,716, and 22,476 respectively, was unutilized out of these non-fund based facilities.

Long-term loans and borrowings

 

     As at March 31, 2017      As at March 31, 2018
Currency    Foreign
currency
in millions
     Indian
Rupee
     Foreign
currency
in millions
     Indian
Rupee
   

Interest rate

  

Final maturity

Unsecured external commercial borrowing

 

             

U.S. Dollar

     150        9,728        150        9,777     1.94%    June 2018

Unsecured loans

                

USD

     2        118        625        40,715     1.90% - 3.81%    June 2021

Canadian Dollar (CAD)

     85        4,131        72        3,660     1.20% - 3.26%    July 2021

Indian Rupee

     NA        714        NA        366     8.30% - 9.40%    December 2021

Australian Dollar (AUD)

     2        116        2        92     4.65%    January 2022

Great British Pound (GBP)

     1        73        ^        42     2.93%    February 2022

Euro

     19        1,282        ^        24     2.98%    December 2020

Brazilian Real (BRL)

     —          —          1        12     14.04%    May 2019

Saudi Arabian Riyal (SAR)

     71        1,229        —          —         
     

 

 

       

 

 

      
      17,391         54,688       

Obligations under finance leases

 

     8,280           5,442       

Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale

 

     —             (1,469     
  

 

 

       

 

 

      
        8,280           3,973       
     

 

 

       

 

 

      
      25,671         58,661       
     

 

 

       

 

 

      

Non-current portion of long-term loans and borrowings

 

     19,611           45,268       

Current portion of long-term loans and borrowings

 

     6,060           13,393       

^ Value is less than 1.

                

Changes in financing liabilities arising from cash and non-cash changes:

 

                  Non-cash changes               
     April 1,
2017
     Cash
flow
    Assets
taken on
financial
lease
     Foreign
exchange
movements
     Less:
Liabilities
directly
associated
with
assets
held for
sale
    March 31,
2018
 

Borrowings from banks

     120,911        (6,661     —          5,439        —         119,689  

Bank overdrafts

     1,992        2,007       —          —          —         3,999  

External commercial borrowings

     9,728        —         —          49        —         9,777  

Obligations under finance leases

     8,280        (3,627     766        23        (1,469     3,973  

Loans from other than bank

     1,501        (695     —          15        —         821  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   142,412        (8,976)     766      5,526        (1,469)     138,259  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The contracts governing the Company’s unsecured external commercial borrowing contain certain covenants that limit future borrowings. The terms of the other secured and unsecured loans and borrowings also contain certain restrictive covenants primarily requiring the Company to maintain certain financial ratios. As at March 31, 2017 and 2018 the Company has met all the covenants under these arrangements.

Obligations under finance leases amounting to  8,280 and  5,442 as at March 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively, are secured by underlying property, plant and equipment.

Interest expense was 1,916 and 3,045 for the year ended March 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Finance lease payables consist of liabilities that are taken on lease for a contract term ranging from 1 to 5 years, with lease payments due in monthly or quarterly installments. Details of finance lease payables are given below:

 

     Minimum lease payments      Present value of minimum
lease payment
 
     As at March 31,  
     2017      2018      2017      2018  

Not later than one year

   3,876      3,838      3,623      3,720  

Later than one year but not later than five years

     4841        1,784        4,657        1,722  

Later than five years

     —          —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total minimum lease payments

     8,717        5,622        8,280        5,442  

Less: Amounts representing interest

     (437      (180      —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Present value of minimum lease payment payables

   8,280      5,442      8,280      5,442  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale

     —          (1,469      —          (1,469
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Obligation under finance lease

   8,280      3,973      8,280      3,973  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current finance lease payables

           4,657        1,722  

Current finance lease payables

           3,623        2,251