Rating Rationale
October 10, 2018 | Mumbai
Ajanta Soya Limited
Ratings Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.130 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BBB-/Negative (Reaffirmed)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A3 (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its 'CRISIL BBB-/Negative/CRISIL A3' ratings on the bank facilities of Ajanta Soya Limited (ASL). 

The ratings continue to reflect the company's established clientele, the promoters' extensive experience in the edible oil industry, and efficient working capital management. These strengths are partially offset by subdued operating margin, with operations yet to stabilise at the new plant, and exposure to competition in a fragmented industry.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Established clientele
Customers include Parle Biscuits Pvt Ltd, Haryana Food Products, Anmol Bakers Ltd, Bector's Food Specialities Ltd, and Amrit Banaspati Ltd. Also, ASL's Aanchal and Dhruv brands have strong recall, and the company has a network of over 40 distributors across India. Around 60% of output is sold to institutional customers and the remaining through the retail channel.

* Promoters' extensive experience
Presence of over two decades in the edible oil industry has enabled the promoters to re-establish the business post a fire at the company's plant in May 2017. The new manufacturing unit with installed capacity of 550 tonne per day (tpd; 450 tpd earlier) became operational in March 2018.

* Efficient working capital management
Gross current assets were 71 days as on March 31, 2018, due to modest inventory of 45 days and receivables of 17 days. Working capital requirement is partially funded through payables, which stood at 40 days as on March 31, 2018. Working capital management is expected to remain efficient.

Weaknesses
* Subdued operating margin, with operations yet to stabilise at new plant
Operating margin was low (0.7-1.5% in the five fiscals through 2018) on account of limited value addition, despite increase in sales of value-added products. The operating margin was also impacted in fiscal 2018 by the fire incident at the plant. The company had an operating loss in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 as operations at the new plant are yet to stabilise.

* Exposure to competition in fragmented industry
Intense competition in the edible oil segment limits bargaining power vis-a-vis suppliers and customers, thereby affecting profitability. This is compounded by limited ability to pass on increase in raw material price to customers.
Outlook: Negative

CRISIL believes ASL's liquidity will remain under pressure until the insurance claim is cleared and operations at the new plant stabilise. The ratings may be downgraded if liquidity deteriorates due to lower-than-expected cash accrual because of delay in stabilisation of operations, sizeable debt obligation, or delay in receipt of insurance claim. The outlook may be revised to 'Stable' if operations stabilise leading to increase in revenue and profitability, and timely receipt of insurance claim supports liquidity.

About the Company

Incorporated in 1992 and promoted by Mr Sushil Kumar Goyal and his brothers, ASL manufactures vanaspati and refined oil.

Key Financial Indicators
Particulars 2018 2017
Revenue Rs crore 346.7 700.1
Profit After Tax (PAT) Rs crore 0.94 6.73
PAT Margin % 0.3 1.0
Adjusted debt/Adjusted networth Times 0.69 0.03
Interest coverage Times 3.0 10.4

Any other information: Not applicable

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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)
ISIN Name of instrument Date of allotment Coupon
rate (%)
Maturity date Issue
size
(Rs.Cr)
Rating assigned with outlook
NA Bank Guarantee^ NA NA NA 2 CRISIL A3
NA Cash Credit* NA NA NA 25 CRISIL BBB-/Negative
NA Foreign Exchange Forward NA NA NA 10 CRISIL A3
NA Letter of credit## NA NA NA 53 CRISIL A3
NA Letter of credit# NA NA NA 30 CRISIL A3
NA Long term Loan NA NA Apr-2021 10 CRISIL BBB-/Negative
*One-way changeable with letter of credit (LC) limit up to Rs 20 crore
^One-way fully changeable with LC limit
#Including overdraft facility of Rs 4 crore
##LOU/LOC for Buyer's Credit is sanctioned as Sub limit of LC facility (Letter of Credit)
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2018 (History) 2017  2016  2015  Start of 2015
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  45.00  CRISIL BBB-/Negative/ CRISIL A3      04-10-17  CRISIL BBB-/Negative/ CRISIL A3  02-09-16  CRISIL BBB-/Stable/ CRISIL A3  05-11-15  CRISIL BBB-/Stable/ CRISIL A3  CRISIL BB+/Stable/ CRISIL A4+ 
            21-08-17  CRISIL BBB-/Watch Negative/ CRISIL A3/Watch Negative           
            18-05-17  CRISIL BBB-/Watch Negative/ CRISIL A3/Watch Negative           
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  85.00  CRISIL A3      04-10-17  CRISIL A3  02-09-16  CRISIL A3  05-11-15  CRISIL A3  CRISIL A4+ 
            21-08-17  CRISIL A3/Watch Negative           
            18-05-17  CRISIL A3/Watch Negative           
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of various bank facilities
Current facilities Previous facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating
Bank Guarantee^ 2 CRISIL A3 Bank Guarantee^ 2 CRISIL A3
Cash Credit* 25 CRISIL BBB-/Negative Cash Credit* 35 CRISIL BBB-/Negative
Foreign Exchange Forward 10 CRISIL A3 Foreign Exchange Forward** 10 CRISIL A3
Letter of Credit# 30 CRISIL A3 Letter of Credit# 83 CRISIL A3
Letter of Credit## 53 CRISIL A3      
Long Term Loan 10 CRISIL BBB-/Negative -- 0 --
Total 130 -- Total 130 --
*One-way changeable with letter of credit (LC) limit up to Rs 20 crore
^One-way fully changeable with LC limit
#Including overdraft facility of Rs 4 crore
##LOU/LOC for Buyer's Credit is sanctioned as Sub limit of LC facility (Letter of Credit)
**Notional forward contract exposure being Rs 300 crore based on documentary evidence method
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
Rating Criteria for Chemical Industry
CRISILs Approach to Recognising Default
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt
The Rating Process
Understanding CRISILs Ratings and Rating Scales

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