Rating Rationale
February 21, 2024 | Mumbai
Ashnoor Textile Mills Limited
Rating outlook revised to 'Stable'; Ratings Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.80 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BBB-/Stable (Outlook revised from 'Positive'; Rating Reaffirmed)
Short Term RatingCRISIL A3 (Reaffirmed)
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Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has revised its outlook on the long-term bank facilities of Ashnoor Textile Mills Limited (ATML) to Stable’ from ‘Positive’ while reaffirming the rating at ‘CRISIL BBB-’. The short-term rating has been reaffirmed at ‘CRISIL A3’.

 

The revision in outlook factors in moderation in operating income, which began to decline from the second half of fiscal 2023, amidst weaker demand from US. ATML has recorded operating income of around Rs 90.0 crore for the first nine months of fiscal 2024, and is likely to close the fiscal at Rs 130-140 crore, still lagging levels reported in the previous fiscal.

 

The ratings reflect the extensive experience of the promoters in the textile business and the comfortable financial risk profile of ATML. These strengths are partially offset by the modest scale and working capital intensive operations.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Strengths:

  • Extensive experience of the promoters: ATML promoters have an extensive industry experience of over decades in textile industry. Over the years, promoters have developed a sound understanding of market dynamics and healthy relations with customers, suppliers, which has resulted in company achieving an operating income CAGR of ~8% for last 3 years through FY23. The extensive experience of promoters has helped the company diversify into domestic markets as export demand for terry towels from US markets were impacted from H2 of FY23. The extensive experience of promoters along with diversity into domestic market shall help company improve its scale of operations and shall continue to support the business risk profile of company.

 

  • Comfortable financial risk profile: Capital structure of the company has been comfortable as reflected in gearing of ~1 times as on March 31 2023, which demonstrates sufficient headroom to take additional debt for business purposes. Going ahead, with no debt funded capital expenditure proposed to be undertaken, the capital structure is expected to remain comfortable over medium term, with gearing of ~1 times expected over medium term. Debt protection metrics of the company have been comfortable with interest cover and NCAAD of more than 3 times and 0.15 times respectively in FY23. With no debt funded capital expenditure proposed to be undertaken and sustenance of operating margins in range of 10-11%, the Interest cover and NCAAD are expected to remain comfortable over medium term.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Modest scale of operations: The operating income of company has started to decline from H2 of FY23 on account of weaker demand from US Markets as with focus of company to improve their bottom line margins, the company had not reduced their selling prices of terry towels to the extent the prices of yarn got reduced in H2 of FY23, as a result of which, the competitors of the company were benefitted of some portion of their market share. In order to mitigate the risk of reduced demand from export market, company has started to diversify its market base by manufacturing towels for domestic market from Q4 of FY23. The company has achieved an year to date operating income of ~Rs 90.0 crores till December 2023 and is expected to clock operating income in range of Rs 130-140 crores in FY24, which shall remain lower than performance of company in previous fiscal. Sustained improvement in scale of operations aid sustenance of operating margins would therefore remain a key rating sensitivity factor.

 

  • Working capital intensive operations: The operations of the company has been working capital intensive as reflected in GCA days historically ranging between 190-270 days for last 3 fiscals through FY23, largely driven by debtors days ranging between 60-90 days and inventory days ranging between 100-120 days, the same remains largely supported by credit extended by creditors and bank lines. Going forward with increased scale of operations and entry into domestic market where realisation from debtors are relatively higher, the working capital requirements are expected to increase. Efficient management of working capital cycle leading to lower reliance on bank lines, amid sustained improvement in scale of operations shall therefore remain a key rating sensitivity factor.

Liquidity: Adequate

ATML is expected to generate net cash accruals around Rs 9-13 crores, which shall be sufficient to meet up with annual debt obligations of ~Rs 6.0 crores over medium term. Cash and bank balances have been ~Rs 1.8 crore as on Sep 30, 2023, which is expected to be in range of Rs 2-3 crores over medium term. ATML also has access to fund based limits of Rs 60.0 crores, where average utilisation has been ~63% for last 12 months through Dec’23.

 

Additional liquidity comfort has been taken basis the Liquid MFs held by company which is ~Rs 30.0 crores as on Dec31, 2023 and is expected to be in range of Rs 15-20 crores over medium term. CRISIL Ratings expects internal accruals, cash & cash equivalents and unutilized bank lines to be sufficient to meet its repayment obligations as well as incremental working capital requirements.

Outlook: Stable

ATML will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its promoters in the textile business and their established relationships with clients.

Rating Sensitivity Factors

Upward factors

  • Sustained increase in operating income witnessing a CAGR growth of 15-20% along with sustenance of operating margins in range of 9-10% leading to higher than expected net cash accruals.
  • Sustenance of financial risk profile with efficient management of working capital cycle.

 

Downward factors

  • Decline in revenue or operating margins, leading to net cash accruals falling below Rs 6-8 crores.
  • Stretch in working capital cycle or large debt funded capex adversely affecting the financial risk profile, particularly liquidity profile.

About the Company

ATML, which was set up in 1984, manufactures and exports terry towels, mainly to the US. The company is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange. The company is promoted by Mr Sunil Gupta.

Key Financial Indicators

Particulars

Unit

H1 of FY24

2023

2022

Revenue

Rs.Crore

62.6

176.5

261.8

Profit After Tax (PAT)

Rs.Crore

3.94

6.1

8.9

PAT Margin

%

6.2

3.4

3.4

Adjusted debt/adjusted networth

Times

1.2

1.09

1.59

Interest coverage

Times

3.1

3.6

5.4

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.Crore)

Complexity

level

Rating assigned with

outlook

NA

Long term loan

NA

NA

31-Mar-2028

26

NA

CRISIL BBB-/Stable

NA

Non-fund-based limit

NA

NA

NA

4

NA

CRISIL A3

NA

Packing credit

NA

NA

NA

50

NA

CRISIL A3

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2024 (History) 2023  2022  2021  Start of 2021
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT/ST 76.0 CRISIL BBB-/Stable / CRISIL A3   --   -- 23-12-22 CRISIL BBB-/Positive / CRISIL A3 01-12-21 CRISIL BBB-/Positive / CRISIL A3 CRISIL BBB-/Stable / CRISIL A3
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 4.0 CRISIL A3   --   -- 23-12-22 CRISIL A3 01-12-21 CRISIL A3 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Long Term Loan 26 Bank of Baroda CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Non-Fund Based Limit 4 Bank of Baroda CRISIL A3
Packing Credit 50 Bank of Baroda CRISIL A3
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 rating short term debt

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