Bank audit of working capital loan limits



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This article details the key aspects of a bank audit concerning working capital loan limits. It explains how to verify the drawing power against stock statements and audited balance sheets, and how to reconcile any discrepancies. The audit also checks for the availability of the required working capital margin money from the borrower and identifies potential diversion of funds for long-term purposes if margins are insufficient.

A. ARRIVING DRAWING POWER

The SBA should verify the details of stock statement dated 31st March of 2021 submitted to the bank and the values of drawing power claimed therein with the values reported in audited balance sheet of 31-03-2021 and compare the drawing power as given below:

Rs In Lakhs

Bank Audit of Working Capital Loan Limits Explained

SL NO

Description

As per audited Balance sheet Dt 31-03-2021

As per Stock Statement submitted for March 2021.

1.

Stocks

   
 

Less: Creditors /LC /Funded BG *

   
 

Paid Stocks

   
 

Margin @25%

   
 

Drawing Power against Stocks

   

2

Book Debts of Less than 90 Days-

   
 

Margin @25%

   
 

Drawing Power

   

I

Total DP (1+2)

   
 

CC Limits Outstanding as on 31-03-2022

   
 

Clean Debt-Not supported by Primary securities

   

*BG given for procurement of raw material and outstanding as on that date.

In case there is a deviation, the drawing power as arrived based on the audited balance sheet of 31-03-2021 needs to be reconciled to the stock statement of latest date of 28-02-2022, based on the monthly stock statements submitted to the bank during the year 2021-22, and arrive the drawing power as on that date, if not 31-03- 2022, as given below:

 

Rs in Lakhs

SL NO

Description

Amount

A

Raw Material

 
 

Opening -01-04-2021 –As per audited balance sheet of 31-03-2021

 
 

Add :Material Purchases

 
 

Less: Consumption

 
 

Closing Stock as at 28-02-2022*

 

B

WIP:

 
 

Opening Stock As at 01-04-2021 as per Audited B/Sheet of 31-03-2021.

 
 

Add: Raw Material consumption & added costs

 
 

Less: Production during the year

 
 

Closing WIP -as at 28-02-2022.

 

C

Finished Goods:

 
 

Opening Stock as at 01-04-2021 as per audited balance sheet dt 31-03-2021

 
 

Add: Production during the year

 
 

Less :Cost of goods sold

 
 

Closing Finished Goods as at 28-02-2022

 

D

Drawing Power Total (A+B+C)

 
 

Drawing Power as reported in the stock statement Dt 28-02-2022

 
 

Shortfall in Drawing Power

 
 

*In case the Stock Statement of 31-03-2022 is not submitted to the bank.

In case there is shortfall in value of assets declared and drawing power claimed in the latest stock statement submitted to the bank and values as reconciled with the audited balance sheet, the excess of limits drawn over and above the reconciled drawing power needs to be declared as NPA as the same is not supported by primary securities.

B. CHECKING AVAILABILTY OF WORKING CAPITAL MARGIN

The banks would stipulate the percentage of margin to be maintained against stock and receivables as part of terms and conditions of sanction letter. The borrower shall have to bring in their margin money for availing the sanctioned working capital loan limits. The non-availability of required margin money with the borrower is violation of terms of bank sanction letter. Therefore, the SBA needs to check whether required margin money for CC limits being availed has been brought in by the borrower or not in the following format:

Rs in Lakhs

Description

31-03-2021

a) Equity

 

b) Reserves

 

c) Term Loan from Bank

 

Total-Long term source

 

a) Fixed Assets

 

b) WIP

 

c) the Non-Current Assets

 

Total-Long term application

 

W.C Margin(A-B)

 

Required Margin money for CC limits being availed as per sanction letter.

 

Shortfall in W.C Margin

 

C.REPORTING FUNDS DIVERSION

The absence of working capital loan margin money as at 31-03- 2021 and shortfall in the value of stocks and receivables as reconciled above as on the date of 28-02-2022 indicates that the borrower has not brought in their margin money and the working capital loan of CC limits have been diverted for longterm purpose. In which case, there is professional responsibility on the part of

SBA to report the fact of funds diversion by calculating the same in the following format:

Particulars

Amount

(A) Source As per audited B/S dated 31-03-2021

-

   

Profit after tax

xxx

Depreciation

xxx

Other intangible assets W/O

xxx

Additional Equity brought in

xxx

New Term loan

xxx

Total A

xxx

B) Application As per audited B/S dated 31-03-2021 -

   

Term loan instalments paid

xxx

Fixed assets acquired, if any.

xxx

New investments made

xxx

Total B

xxx

CC Fund Diversion (A-B) as at 31-03-2021

(xxx)

FAQ :

The first step involves verifying the details of the stock statement submitted to the bank against the values reported in the audited balance sheet for the same period, to calculate the drawing power.

Drawing power is calculated based on the value of stocks and book debts, after applying a specified margin percentage, as detailed in the audited balance sheet and stock statements.

If there's a shortfall in the value of assets declared and drawing power claimed in the latest stock statement compared to the reconciled audited balance sheet, any excess limit drawn may be declared as NPA.

Checking the working capital margin is crucial to ensure the borrower has provided the required margin money as per the sanction letter. Non-availability of this margin is a violation of loan terms.

A shortfall in working capital margin, along with insufficient stock and receivables, can indicate that the working capital loan has been diverted for long-term purposes.

Fund diversion is reported by comparing the total sources of funds (like profit, depreciation, new equity, new term loans) with the total applications of funds (like loan instalments paid, fixed assets acquired, new investments) as per the audited balance sheet.


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