Rating Rationale
January 30, 2021 | Mumbai
Bodal Chemicals Limited
Ratings Reaffirmed and Withdrawn
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.257 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL A+/Stable (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn)
Short Term RatingCRISIL A1+ (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn)
 
Rs.10 Crore Commercial PaperCRISIL A1+ (Rating Withdrawn)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has reaffirmed its ratings on the bank facilities of Bodal Chemicals Ltd (BCL; part of the BCL group) and simultaneously withdrawn the ratings at the company's request and on receipt of no objection certificate from the banks. The rating on commercial paper is also withdrawn at BCL’s request as the company has not raised any debt against same. The rating action is in line with CRISIL's withdrawal policy on bank loan ratings.

Analytical Approach

CRISIL Ratings has consolidated the business and financial risk profiles of BCL and its subsidiaries: SPS Processors Pvt Ltd (SPS), Bodal Chemicals Trading Pvt Ltd (BCT), Bodal Chemicals Trading (Shinjianzhuang) Co Ltd (BCTS), Bodal Bangla Ltd (BBL), Sen-Er Boya Kimya Tekstil San.Tic. Ltd (Sen-er) and Sen-er’s wholly owned subsidiary, Sen-er incorporated Senpa Dis Ticaret Anonim Sirketi. This is because the entities, collectively referred to as the BCL group, have a common management team and are in the same line of business. Further, the subsidiaries derive significant funding support from BCL.

 

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

About the Group

Ahmedabad-based BCL manufactures dyestuff (installed capacity of which is 35,000 tonne per annum [TPA]), liquid dyes (10,000 TPA), dye intermediates (33,000 TPA), and basic chemicals (226,000 TPA). It has plants in Vadodara and Ahmedabad, and is promoted by Mr Suresh Patel and his sons: Mr Bhavin Patel and Mr Ankit Patel. The company is a public listed entity.

 

BCL was promoted by Mr Suresh J Patel as J K Pharma in 1989. J K Pharma set up a small dye intermediate (Vinyl Sulphone, VS) plant in Vatva (Ahmedabad), with capacity of 200 metric tonne per annum (MTPA). The name was changed to Bodal Chemicals Pvt Ltd (BCPL) in 1994. Mr Bhavin Patel joined the company in 2004 and the company forward integrated to manufacture dyestuff. In 2006, BCPL was listed through a reverse merger with Dintex Dyechem Ltd and renamed BCL. In 2007, Mr Ankit Patel joined the company, and in 2010, the company backward integrated to manufacture basic chemicals.

 

In 2016, the company amalgamated Bodal Agrotech Ltd. In 2017, BCL acquired 70% stake in SPS Processors Pvt Ltd (which manufactures dyes intermediates) and 42% stake in Trion Chemicals Pvt Ltd (which manufactures trichloroisocyanuric acid), which was raised to 59% in 2018. Recently, Trion Chemicals Ltd has been merged in BCL post acquisition of full stake.

 

The company set up its subsidiaries- BCT in June 2018 and BCTS in January 2019. Also, in fiscal 2020, BCL acquired 80% stake in Sener Bova Kimya Tekstil Sanayi Ve Ticaret Ltd Stl for a cash consideration of Rs.32 crore and set up BBL. All these entities are in chemical trading business.

Key Financial Indicators

Particulars

Unit

2020

2019

Revenue

Rs crore

1378

1425

Profit After Tax (PAT)

Rs crore

87

141

PAT Margins

 

6.3

9.9

Adjusted debt/Adjusted networth

Times

0.28

0.21

Interest coverage

Times

7.9

26.9

 

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 Cr)

Complexity Level

Rating Assigned with Outlook

NA

Commercial paper

NA

NA

7 to 365 Days

10

            Simple

CRISIL A1+

NA

Cash Credit

NA

NA

NA

122

NA

CRISIL A+/Stable

NA

Foreign Bill Discounting

NA

NA

NA

53

NA

CRISIL A+/Stable

NA

Letter of Credit

NA

NA

NA

32

NA

CRISIL A1+

NA

Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility

NA

NA

NA

50

NA

CRISIL A+/Stable

 

Annexure – List of entities consolidated

Names of Entities Consolidated

Extent of Consolidation

Rationale for Consolidation

SPS Processors Pvt Ltd

Full Consolidation

Companies have a common management team and are in the same line of business. Further, the subsidiaries derive significant funding support from BCL.

Bodal Chemicals Trading Pvt Ltd

Bodal Chemicals Trading (Shinjianzhuang) Co Ltd

Bodal Bangla Ltd

Sen-Er Boya Kimya Tekstil San.Tic. Ltd

Sen-er incorporated Senpa Dis Ticaret Anonim Sirketi.

 

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2021 (History) 2020  2019  2018  Start of 2018
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT 225.0 Withdrawn   -- 23-01-20 CRISIL A+/Stable 31-10-19 CRISIL A+/Stable 22-10-18 CRISIL A+/Stable --
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 32.0 Withdrawn   -- 23-01-20 CRISIL A1+ 31-10-19 CRISIL A1+ 22-10-18 CRISIL A1+ --
Commercial Paper ST 10.0 Withdrawn   -- 23-01-20 CRISIL A1+ 31-10-19 CRISIL A1+ 22-10-18 CRISIL A1+ --
      --   --   --   -- 29-09-18 CRISIL A1+ --
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
Cash Credit 122 Withdrawn Cash Credit 122 CRISIL A+/Stable
Foreign Bill Discounting 53 Withdrawn Foreign Bill Discounting 53 CRISIL A+/Stable
Letter of Credit 32 Withdrawn Letter of Credit 32 CRISIL A1+
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 50 Withdrawn Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 50 CRISIL A+/Stable
Total 257 - Total 257 -
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 Criteria for Consolidation

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