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Working Capital
Your sanctioned limit is rarely the number you apply for — it is the number your drawing power supports. That figure is calculated from margin-adjusted stock and receivables, not turnover, and most businesses only find out how it’s computed after a lower-than-expected limit is sanctioned. We work through that calculation with you first.
Drawing power is calculated by applying a margin to your stock and receivables and adding what remains — typically 25% margin on stock and 25–40% margin on debtors, with debtors older than 90–120 days usually excluded entirely. A business showing ₹2 crore in receivables might find ₹40–50 lakh of that excluded outright because it’s aged. The sanctioned limit is a ceiling; the drawing power calculated each month from your stock statement is what you can actually withdraw, and it moves with your books.
A revolving facility linked to your current account, drawn against stock and receivables. Interest applies only on the amount utilised, not the full sanctioned limit.
A flexible limit against your bank relationship, usually secured against property or fixed deposits rather than inventory. Suits businesses with irregular cash flow that don’t want to file monthly stock statements.
Fixed-tenure working capital loans for a defined, one-off requirement, repaid on a schedule rather than revolved.
Advance against specific outstanding invoices. Useful where receivables are concentrated with a few large, creditworthy buyers rather than spread thin.
What usually goes wrong
Businesses treat the sanctioned limit as available cash and get caught out when the drawing power — recalculated from the latest stock statement — falls below it. Filing stock statements late, or overstating slow-moving inventory, invites a review that can freeze drawings mid-cycle. The facility is only as reliable as the monthly reporting behind it.
Bharat Finsol is an independent advisory and facilitation firm and does not lend money. Facility terms and eligibility are determined entirely by the lender.
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