Rating Rationale
February 13, 2023 | Mumbai
Amarjothi Spinning Mills Limited
Rating Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.10 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BBB+/Stable (Reaffirmed)
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1 crore = 10 million
Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has reaffirmed its rating on the bank facilities of Amarjothi Spinning Mills Limited (ASML) at CRISIL BBB+/Stable.

 

The ratings continue to reflect ASML's established market position in the mélange yarn segment supported by the extensive experience of its promoters and their established customer relationships. The ratings also factor in the above-average financial risk profile because of healthy net worth, low reliance on external debt and comfortable debt protection metrics. Furthermore, the ratings are supported by the strong financial support ASML receives from its promoters in the form of unsecured loans. These strengths are partially offset by the moderate scale with working capital-intensive operations and the susceptibility of operating performance to volatility in raw material prices.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at its rating, CRISIL Ratings has combined the business and financial risk profiles of ASML and its subsidiaries. This is because all the entities, collectively referred to as the Amarjothi group, have a common management and have business and financial linkages.

 

Please refer Annexure - List of entities consolidated, which captures the list of entities considered and their analytical treatment of consolidation.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Strengths:

  • Established market position in the mélange yarn segment supported by the extensive experience of promoters and their established customer relationships: The group benefits from the extensive experience of Mr N Rajan, Mr R Premchander and Mr R Jaichander of nearly three decades, in the mélange yarn segment. Supported by the extensive experience of the promoters, the group has been able to command a premium position in the mélange yarn segment, resulting in established relationship with customers and suppliers. CRISIL Ratings believes ASML shall continue to benefit from its established market position over the medium term.

 

  • Above-average financial risk profile: Networth and total outside liabilities to tangible networth ratio (TOLTNW) were comfortable at Rs.165.86 crore and 0.68 times respectively as on March 31, 2022. The gearing is expected to remain comfortable over the medium term, aided by the absence of major debt funded capital expenditure (capex). Interest coverage and net cash accruals to total debt ratio were at around 6.04 times and 0.33 times respectively for fiscal 2022.

 

Weakness:

  • Working capital-intensive operations: Operations are working capital intensive with high gross current assets (GCA) of 169 days as on March 31, 2022, driven by sizeable inventory and moderate debtors of around 112 days and 52 days respectively. Ability of the group to liquidate this high inventory, remains a key sensitivity factor. Further, on account of the current pandemic impact, the group is likely to witness elongated collection cycle resulting in continuation of working capital-intensive nature of operations.

 

  • Moderate scale of operations and susceptibility to volatility in input prices: The yarn industry is fragmented and dominated by numerous small, un-organised players and a few large players.  With operating income of Rs.250.35 crore in fiscal 2022, scale remains moderate. Group's key raw material, cotton, is a seasonal commodity; the input costs of spinners usually align themselves to variations in the cotton yarn realisations with a significant time lag rendering margins vulnerable to volatility in input costs.

Liquidity: Adequate

Liquidity is adequate marked by large cushion in working capital limits and sufficient cushion between cash accruals and repayment obligations. The fund based working capital bank limits have been sparsely utilised at 18 percent  for the nine months ended December 2022. The group is expected to generate cash accrual of Rs.20 crore per annum, against which that shall be adequate to meet repayment obligations of around Rs 5 crore. Further liquidity is also supported by funding support in the form of unsecured loans from promoters, which were at around Rs.27.81 crore as on March 31, 2022.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL Ratings believes the group will continue to benefit from its promoters' extensive experience and established relationships with customers.

Rating Sensitivity Factors

Upward Factors

  • Improvement in cash accrual to more than Rs.40 crore and operating margin above 20%
  • Improvement in working capital cycle, resulting in better GCA days

 

Downward Factor

  • Decline in operating profitability to less than 15 percent
  • Any other large debt funded capital expenditure, adversely impacting the financial risk profile.

About the Company

Incorporated in 1987, ASML is currently managed by its chairman, Mr N Rajan. The group manufactures value-added mélange yarn from which entire revenue is derived. The manufacturing unit is based in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu.

Key Financial Indicators

As on/for the period ended March 31

Unit

2022

2021

Operating income

Rs crore

250.35

179.56

Reported profit after tax

Rs crore

16.79

10.72

PAT margins

%

8.42

7.51

Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Networth

Times

0.53

0.54

Interest coverage

Times

6.04

2.99

Any other information: Not applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)

ISIN

Name of instrument

Date of allotment

Coupon rate (%)

Maturity date

Issue size (Rs.Crore)

Complexity Level

Rating assigned with outlook

NA

Cash Credit

NA

NA

NA

10

NA

CRISIL BBB+/Stable

Annexure - List of Entities Consolidated

Names of Entities Consolidated

Extent of Consolidation

Rationale for Consolidation

Amarjothi Spinning Mills Limited

100%

Parent company

Amarjothi Power Generation and Distribution Company Ltd

100%

Subsidiary with operational fungibilities

South West Wind Farms Limited

100%

Subsidiary with operational fungibilities

North East Wind Farms Limited

100%

Subsidiary with operational fungibilities

Amarjothi Wind Farms Limited

100%

Subsidiary with operational fungibilities

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2023 (History) 2022  2021  2020  Start of 2020
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT 10.0 CRISIL BBB+/Stable   -- 07-02-22 CRISIL BBB+/Stable 29-11-21 CRISIL BBB+/Stable 19-08-20 CRISIL BBB+/Stable CRISIL BBB+/Stable
      --   --   --   -- 26-05-20 CRISIL BB+ /Stable(Issuer Not Cooperating)* --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
* - Issuer did not cooperate; based on best-available information
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Cash Credit 10 The Karur Vysya Bank Limited CRISIL BBB+/Stable

This Annexure has been updated on 13-Feb-23 in line with the lender-wise facility details as on 18-Jan-22 received from the rated entity.

Criteria Details
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating Criteria for Cotton Textile Industry
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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