Rating Rationale
April 01, 2025 | Mumbai
Ascon Infratech Private Limited
Ratings reaffirmed at 'Crisil BBB-/Stable/Crisil A3'; Rated amount enhanced for Bank Debt
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.106 Crore (Enhanced from Rs.100 Crore)
Long Term RatingCrisil BBB-/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term RatingCrisil A3 (Reaffirmed)
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Detailed Rationale

Crisil Ratings has reaffirmed its Crisil BBB-/Stable/Crisil A3’ ratings on the bank facilities of Ascon Infratech Private Limited (AIPL).

 

The rating reflects the extensive industry experience of the promoters, healthy order book providing revenue visibility and above-average financial profile. These strengths are partially offset by its growing but modest scale of operations and susceptibility to tender-based operations.

Analytical Approach

Crisil Ratings has evaluated the standalone business and financial risk profile of AIPL.

 

Unsecured loans from promoters of Rs 2.35 Crore as on Mrach 31, 2024 treated as 75% Equity and 25% Debt as it is subordinated to bank debts.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Strengths:

  • Extensive industry experience of the promoters: The promoters have experience of over two decades in civil construction industry. This has given them an understanding of the dynamics of the market and enabled them to demonstrate strong track record of project execution for construction of roads, bridges, buildings, etc.

 

  • Healthy order book providing revenue visibility: The company has order book of Rs 252.36 crore as on February 2025, which is to be executed over next 12-24 months. Its healthy order book provides significant revenue visibility over medium term.

 

  • Comfortable financial profile: AIPL’s capital structure have been at comfortable level due to lower reliance on external funds yielding gearing of 0.69 times and total outside liabilities to adjusted net worth (TOL/ANW) at 1.09 time as on 31st March 2024 (estimated around 0.83 and 1.15 times as on 31st March 2025). It is expected to improve further with steady repayments in the medium term. AIPL’s debt protection measures have been at moderate levels with interest coverage of 2.92 times and net cash accruals to adjusted debt of 0.32 times for fiscal 2024 (estimated around 3.73 and 0.31 times) and are expected to improve further with improved profitability and sustenance of the same.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Growing but modest scale of operations: AIPL’s revenue has grown over last year, however, remains modest. The company has achieved revenue of Rs. 92.23 crore in fiscal 2024 and expects revenue of around Rs. 100-115 Crores in fiscal 2025. AIPL’s business profile is constrained by its scale of operations in the intensely competitive civil construction industry.  AIPL has high geographic concentration in its revenue profile. The company derives about 100% percent of its revenue from its customer base in Madhya Pradesh. Thus, any slowdown in the regional economy may adversely affect the financial and business performance

 

  • Susceptibility to tender-based operations: Revenue and profitability entirely depend on the ability to win tenders. Also, entities in this segment face intense competition, thus requiring to bid aggressively to get contracts, which restricts the operating margin to a moderate level. Also, given the cyclicality inherent in the construction industry, the ability to maintain profitability margin through operating efficiency becomes critical.

Liquidity: Adequate

Bank limit utilization is moderate at around 76.8% for the past twelve months ended February 2025. Cash accrual are expected to be over Rs 9-14 crore which are sufficient against term debt obligation of Rs 2-6 crore over the medium term. Current ratio is healthy at 1.73 times on March 31, 2024. The promoters have infused unsecured loans which stood at Rs 2.35 Crore as on March 31, 2024 to meet its working capital requirements. 

Outlook: Stable

Crisil Ratings believe AIPL will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its promoters, healthy order book and above- average financial risk profile

Rating sensitivity factors

Upward factors

  • Sustained improvement in scale of operation and sustenance of operating margin, leading to cash accruals above Rs.15 crores
  • Sustenance of financial profile

 

Downward factors

  • Decline in net cash accruals below Rs 5 crore on account of decline in revenue or operating profits.
  • Any major debt funded capex weakening financial profile or liquidity

About the Company

AIPL was established as a partnership firm in 1985 and subsequently incorporated as a private limited company in 2010. It is engaged in civil construction works such as construction of roads, bridges, buildings, etc for government entities. Its registered office is located at Parasia, Dist. Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh. AIPL is promoted by Mr. Amit Yadav, Mr. Nitin Yadav & Mrs. Baijanti Yadav.

Key Financial Indicators

As on / for the period ended March 31

 

2024

2023

Operating income

Rs crore

92.23

82.95

Reported profit after tax

Rs crore

3.21

2.89

PAT margins

%

3.48

3.48

Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth

Times

0.69

0.92

Interest coverage

Times

2.92

3.69

Status of non cooperation with previous CRA:

AIPL has not cooperated with India Ratings and Research Private Limited, which has classified the firm as non-cooperative through release dated July 10, 2023. The reason provided by India Ratings is non-furnishing of information for monitoring of ratings.

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 Levels Rating Outstanding with Outlook
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 75.00 NA Crisil A3
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 20.00 NA Crisil BBB-/Stable
NA Proposed Cash Credit Limit NA NA NA 3.57 NA Crisil BBB-/Stable
NA Rupee Term Loan NA NA 31-Aug-27 0.52 NA Crisil BBB-/Stable
NA Rupee Term Loan NA NA 31-Aug-27 1.55 NA Crisil BBB-/Stable
NA Rupee Term Loan NA NA 31-Dec-27 5.36 NA Crisil BBB-/Stable
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2025 (History) 2024  2023  2022  Start of 2022
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT 31.0 Crisil BBB-/Stable   -- 01-04-24 Crisil BBB-/Stable   --   -- --
      --   -- 19-03-24 Crisil BBB-/Stable   --   -- --
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 75.0 Crisil A3   -- 01-04-24 Crisil A3   --   -- --
      --   -- 19-03-24 Crisil A3   --   -- --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Bank Guarantee 75 Bank of Baroda Crisil A3
Cash Credit 20 Bank of Baroda Crisil BBB-/Stable
Proposed Cash Credit Limit 2.93 Not Applicable Crisil BBB-/Stable
Proposed Cash Credit Limit 0.64 Not Applicable Crisil BBB-/Stable
Rupee Term Loan 0.52 Bank of Baroda Crisil BBB-/Stable
Rupee Term Loan 1.55 Bank of Baroda Crisil BBB-/Stable
Rupee Term Loan 5.36 Bank of Baroda Crisil BBB-/Stable
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