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Banks do not lend to stories; they lend to CMA data that reconciles — past financials, sensible projections, working-capital math the credit team can defend to their sanctioning authority. This engagement builds the lending file the way appraisers actually read it.

When this service is typically required

  • A working-capital limit (CC/OD) is being applied for or renewed
  • A term loan needs a project report with DSCR the bank will accept
  • Enhancement is due and the bank wants updated CMA with QIS discipline
  • A proposal was returned with queries the last consultant could not answer

Indicative scope

  • CMA data preparation: audited past, estimates, projections in bank format
  • Working-capital assessment: operating cycle, MPBF-style computations, drawing power logic
  • Project reports for term facilities: cost, means, DSCR, sensitivity
  • Query handling with the credit team through sanction
  • Post-sanction formats: stock statements, QIS, renewal calendar

Key points at a glance

ItemPosition
CMA formPast 2 years + current estimate + 2 projected, ratios computed as banks read them
The testProjections must reconcile to GST returns, ITRs and the story told across them
DSCRTerm lending lives and dies on it — modelled honestly with sensitivity
RenewalsAnnual exercise; late papers are how limits get pruned

Deliverables

The CMA/project-report pack in the bank's format, the assumptions note, reconciliation to filed returns, and query responses through the sanction process.

Information and documents generally required

Audited financials, provisional numbers, GST returns, ITRs, existing sanction letters, and the genuine business plan behind the ask.

Engagement process

01 · DiagnosticAsk, capacity and history reviewed.
02 · BuildCMA/report prepared, reconciled.
03 · Submit & defendQueries answered with workings.
04 · Post-sanctionStock/QIS formats installed.

Client responsibilities, assumptions and reliance

Projections are commitments the business will be measured against — they are set with the promoter, not for them. Sanction decisions and pricing are the bank's.

Scope exclusions

Loan sanction is never assured; syndication/DSA-style intermediation is not offered; ratings advisory and restructuring proposals are separate scopes.

Frequently asked questions

Our GST turnover and financials differ. Will the bank notice?

Immediately — reconciliation between returns and financials is the first appraisal check. The pack includes that bridge with reasons, which is exactly what converts queries into comfort.

Can projections just show what the bank wants?

They can — and then next year's actuals betray them at renewal. Bankable-and-honest is the standard here; it also happens to sanction better.

Which banks' formats do you handle?

The CMA structure is broadly standard; bank-specific annexures vary and are matched to your lender's checklist as part of the build.

How long does sanction take?

The bank's process is the bank's — what this engagement compresses is everything on your side of the table, including same-week query turnarounds.

Discuss this requirement

The applicable scope, documentation, professional responsibilities and timelines are agreed in an engagement letter before commencement.

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This page describes the service in general terms as on 6 August 2026 and is not professional advice or an assurance of any outcome. Registrations, filings, refunds and departmental outcomes depend on facts and the concerned authority. Figures and due dates change; verify current positions before acting.

What's Included

  • CMA data preparation: audited past, estimates, projections in bank format
  • Working-capital assessment: operating cycle, MPBF-style computations, drawing power logic
  • Project reports for term facilities: cost, means, DSCR, sensitivity
  • Query handling with the credit team through sanction
  • Post-sanction formats: stock statements, QIS, renewal calendar

Our Process

1
Diagnostic

Ask, capacity and history reviewed.

2
Build

CMA/report prepared, reconciled.

3
Submit & defend

Queries answered with workings.

4
Post-sanction

Stock/QIS formats installed.

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