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    India Inc's interest burden to cross pre-Covid levels by value: Ind-Ra

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    The rating agency expects the interest burden on corporates to surpass pre-Covid levels in terms of value, increasing 30% in FY24 compared to FY22, with the cost of debt likely to increase across all categories irrespective of the size of the corporate.

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    However, the rating agency does not expect this to lead to broad-based credit deterioration, given the headroom available in terms of significant deleveraging and margin growth with most large corporates.
    Mumbai: Advantages to Indian companies due to lower rates and reduction in balance-sheet debt are likely to be reversed in FY24 due to the sharp rise in policy rates and higher working capital financing needs, India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) said in a report.

    The rating agency expects the interest burden on corporates to surpass pre-Covid levels in terms of value, increasing 30% in FY24 compared to FY22, with the cost of debt likely to increase across all categories irrespective of the size of the corporate.

    "This is in sync with the interest rate regime in the system. A sharp rise in interest rates and higher working capital financing are likely to increase interest outflows to ₹3.38 lakh crore in FY24 from ₹2.52 lakh crore in FY22," Ind-Ra said.

    However, the rating agency does not expect this to lead to broad-based credit deterioration, given the headroom available in terms of significant deleveraging and margin growth with most large corporates.

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