Rating Rationale
November 26, 2019 | Mumbai
B and A Packaging India Limited
Ratings Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.22.35 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BBB-/Positive (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 ratings on the bank facilities of B and A Packaging India Limited (BAPIL).
 
The ratings continue to reflect the extensive industry experience of its promoters, established market position in the paper sacks manufacturing business, and comfortable financial risk profile because of a moderate networth, low gearing, and above-average debt protection metrics. These strengths are partially offset by large working capital requirement and exposure to volatility in raw material prices and intense competition.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Promoters' extensive experience and established market position: Presence of over three decades in the paper sacks manufacturing business has helped the promoters to establish healthy relationship across diversified clientele. BAPIL also successfully ramped up its flexible laminates vertical. Furthermore, management has gained strong insight into the industry and is constantly developing new products based on customer requirements and specification.
 
* Comfortable financial risk profile: Networth was moderate at Rs 28.53 crore and gearing healthy at 0.34 time, as on March 31, 2019. Capital structure is expected to remain strong over the medium term (despite proposed debt-funded capital expenditure [capex]) because of high accretion to reserves. Above-average profitability and low gearing led to strong debt protection metrics, with interest coverage and net cash accrual to total debt ratios of 5.5 times and 0.61 time, respectively, for fiscal 2019.
 
Weaknesses
* Exposure to volatility in raw material prices and intense competition: Prices of key inputs, paper and polypropylene granules, fluctuate sharply and can impact profitability significantly. Also, the company has to compete with large and established players in the paper packaging and the polymer packaging industries. To combat this, BAPIL has started manufacturing value-added paper sacks and also undertakes customised jobs for clients. However, exposure to competition will persist.
 
* Large working capital requirement: Gross current assets (GCAs) have been 166-187 days over the four years ended March 2019 because of stretched receivables and significant inventory of 64-75 days and 84-114 days, respectively. Efficient working capital management amid increasing scale will continue to be a key rating driver over the medium term.
Liquidity Adequate

* High bank limit utilisation of 81% for the 12 months ended September 2019. Utilisation is expected to remain at a similar level over the medium term.

* Cash accrual against debt obligation: Cash accrual of over Rs 6 crore will be sufficient to meet its negligible debt repayment obligation.
 
* Healthy current ratio : Current ratio is healthy at 1.66 times as on March 31, 2019.
 
* Funding support from promoters, in the form of equity and unsecured loans, is likely to continue.

Outlook: Positive

CRISIL believes BAPIL will maintain its stable business risk profile over the medium term, backed by promoters' extensive experience.
 
Rating Sensitivity factors
Upgrade factors:

* Sustained scale of operations and operating margin, at around 16.5% leading to accrual of Rs 6 crore
* Improved working capital management, with GCAs below 150 days
 
Downgrade factors:
* Decline in operating income or fall in accrual to below Rs 4 crore
* Debt-funded capex leading to gearing of more than 2 times, or if deterioration in working capital cycle results in GCAs of more than 200 days

About the Company

BAPIL, incorporated as B&A Sacks Ltd in 1986, was renamed B&A Multiwall Packaging Ltd in February 1997. It got its current name in July 2010. The company manufactures paper sacks used for packaging tea, carbon-black, and chemicals. It also set up a flexible laminates packaging unit in Odisha in April 2012.

Key Financial Indicators
As on / for the period ended March 31   2019 2018
Operating income Rs crore 71.68 69.72
Reported profit after tax Rs crore 4.80 4.80
PAT margins % 6.69 6.88
Adjusted debt/adjusted networth Times 0.34 0.39
Interest coverage Times 5.51 6.53

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)
Rating assigned with outlook
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 0.2 CRISIL A3
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 10.5 CRISIL BBB-/Positive
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 8.75 CRISIL A3
NA Term Loan NA NA Mar-20 2.9 CRISIL BBB-/Positive
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2019 (History) 2018  2017  2016  Start of 2016
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  16.05  CRISIL BBB-/Positive  19-02-19  CRISIL BBB-/Positive  31-03-18  CRISIL BBB-/Stable      05-12-16  CRISIL BBB-/Stable  CRISIL BBB-/Stable 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  8.95  CRISIL A3  19-02-19  CRISIL A3  31-03-18  CRISIL A3      05-12-16  CRISIL A3  CRISIL A3 
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 10.5 CRISIL BBB-/Positive Cash Credit 10.5 CRISIL BBB-/Positive
Letter of Credit 8.75 CRISIL A3 Letter of Credit 8.75 CRISIL A3
Term Loan 2.9 CRISIL BBB-/Positive Term Loan 2.9 CRISIL BBB-/Positive
Total 22.35 -- Total 22.35 --
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 Paper Industry
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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