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Ratio and policy configurator

The ratios Continental Commercial Bank underwrites on, the thresholds that classify them, and the CCB-1 to CCB-8 grid. Change a number here and every appraisal's spread and rating follows — no code, no release.

Published policy

v6.2 · recalibrated 18 April 2026 · Credit Risk Policy

Draft

No unpublished changes

Applies to

142 live exposures · West Region

Watch band

CCB-4 and CCB-5

Underwritten ratio set

7 ratios · acceptable, marginal and adverse bands

RatioTestAcceptableMarginal toAdverse beyondNorthwind FY2025

Current ratio

Current assets ÷ Current liabilities

All working-capital exposures

Board floor 1.10x — cannot be set lower

MinimumxxBelow 1.10x1.28xAcceptable

TOL / TNW

Total outside liabilities ÷ Tangible net worth

All fund-based exposures above INR 5 cr

MaximumxxAbove 3.75x2.34xAcceptable

DSCR

(PAT + depreciation + interest on term debt) ÷ (interest + principal repayments)

Term exposures and any borrower with instalment obligations

Hard floor 1.25x — sanction blocked below this

MinimumxxBelow 1.25x1.44xMarginal

Interest coverage

EBIT ÷ Interest and finance charges

All exposures

MinimumxxBelow 1.75x3.18xAcceptable

Buyer concentration

Largest customer's share of gross sales

Manufacturing and trading exposures

Maximum%%Above 45.0%38.4%Marginal

Debt / equity

Total debt ÷ Tangible net worth

All fund-based exposures

MaximumxxAbove 2.50x1.12xAcceptable

Working-capital cycle

Inventory days + receivable days − payable days

Auto components and engineering goods

MaximumdaysdaysAbove 95 days82 daysMarginal

Risk-rating grid

CCB-1 to CCB-8, the score bands behind them, and which grades sit in the watch band.

GradeDescriptionBandScore fromtoWatchDelegation
CCB-1Highest safetyPrimeDelegated to Credit Manager up to INR 25 cr.
CCB-2High safetyPrimeDelegated to Credit Manager up to INR 15 cr.1 on the book: Aurora
CCB-3Adequate safetyStandardRegional committee for exposures above INR 10 cr.3 on the book: Sundaram, Kaveri, Deccan
CCB-4WatchStandardRegional committee mandatory; quarterly review; covenant monitoring.2 on the book: Northwind, Konkan
CCB-5Moderate riskWatchRegional committee mandatory; no enhancement without Chief Credit Officer concurrence.2 on the book: Vidarbha, Godavari
CCB-6High riskWatchHead office committee; exit or restructure plan required.
CCB-7Substantial riskSub-standardHead office committee; account moved to the stressed-assets desk.
CCB-8Default or imminent defaultSub-standardRecovery. No fresh exposure.

Preview — Northwind Manufacturing Ltd

The seeded FY2025 spread run through the draft policy, so a change is felt before it is published.

Open the spread

4

Acceptable

3

Marginal

0

Adverse

  • Current ratio

    1.28x against min 1.20x

    Acceptable
  • TOL / TNW

    2.34x against max 3.00x

    Acceptable
  • DSCR

    1.44x against min 1.50x

    Marginal
  • Interest coverage

    3.18x against min 2.50x

    Acceptable
  • Buyer concentration

    38.4% against max 35.0%

    Marginal
  • Debt / equity

    1.12x against max 2.00x

    Acceptable
  • Working-capital cycle

    82 days against max 75 days

    Marginal
Under the draft policy Northwind's classification is unchanged: 3 marginal (DSCR, Buyer concentration, Working-capital cycle) and rated CCB-4 with the evidence-quality overlay.

Impact across the book

0 classification changes across 8 seeded borrowers

  • No borrower on the seeded book changes classification under the draft. Move a threshold and this list fills as you type.

Ask the copilot

"Show me which current borrowers this threshold change would reclassify" — the copilot back-tests the draft against the book and names each borrower, its analyst and the band it moves to.

Published policy flows into every appraisal's spread and rating grid.