Shares of fast service restaurant chain operator Burger King rose as a lot as 4 per cent to hit an intraday excessive of Rs 132.60 after the credit standing company ICRA upgraded its credit standing to steady from unfavorable. ICRA upgraded its outlook on long-term mortgage value Rs 210 crore, long-term financial institution overdraft value Rs 20 crore and short-term financial institution assure of Rs 10 crore to A2 from BBB+ and revised outlook from Negative to Stable.
“The ratings upgrade takes into account significant improvement credit metrics of Burger King India Limited’s (BKIL or the company) due to prepayment of entire debt on its balance sheet following successful completion of IPO in Dec 2020,” ICRA stated in a notice.
The scores improve additionally considers the restoration witnessed in gross sales with break-even achieved for the quarter Q3FY2021. The firm reported an working revenue of Rs.0.3 crore on an working revenue of Rs 163.2 crore in Q3FY2021 in comparison with an working lack of Rs. 52.4 crore and Rs. 10.2 crore on an working revenue of Rs38.3 crore and 96.7 crore in QIFY2021 and Q2FY2021, respectively.
The Stable outlook on the [ICRA]A- score displays ICRA’s opinion that BKIL will proceed to profit from wholesome progress prospects of the QSR business and acceptability as a well-recognised burger model with wide selection of choices in India, ICRA added.
As of 12:10 pm, Burger King shares traded 2.39 per cent larger at Rs 130.45, outperforming the Sensex which was up 0.45 per cent.
