Rating Rationale
October 06, 2021 | Mumbai
Celebrity Fashions Limited
Ratings reaffirmed at 'CRISIL BB- / Stable / CRISIL A4+ '; rated amount enhanced for Bank Debt
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.100.05 Crore (Enhanced from Rs.93.51 Crore)
Long Term RatingCRISIL BB-/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term RatingCRISIL A4+ (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has reaffirmed the ratings on the bank facilities of Celebrity Fashions Limited (CFL) at CRISIL BB-/Stable/CRISIL A4+’.

 

The ratings continue to reflect the extensive experience of CFL's promoters in the readymade garment export industry and its established relationship with customers. These strengths are partially offset by below-average financial risk profile and presence in a highly fragmented industry.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Strengths

Extensive experience of promoters

CFL's promoters have an experience of more than 2 decades in the readymade garment export industry. The extensive industry experience of the promoters has aided the company to sustain revenues in the range of around Rs.200-250 crore over the last five years ended March 2021. CRISIL Ratings believes that CFL will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of the promoters over the medium term.

 

Established relationship with customers

Through its long vintage and presence; CFL has been able to establish healthy relationship with its customers which include reputed readymade apparel corporates like Timberland, Northface, and LLBean etc resulting in regular orders from these customers. CRISIL Rating believes CFL shall continue to benefit from its established customer relationship over the medium term.

 

Weaknesses

Below Average Financial risk profile

CFL's financial risk profile is below average due to a leveraged capital structure and modest debt protection metrics. Gearing was high at around 22 times on March 31, 2021 due to a modest networth which is constrained by accumulated losses. On account of low operating profitability, the interest coverage was at around 1 time for fiscal 2021. CRISIL Ratings believes the financial risk profile is expected to gradually improve over the medium term with improvement in operating profitability resulting in steady accretion to reserves and infusion of equity for redemption of the existing preference shares.

 

Presence in a highly fragmented industry:

Intense competition, mainly from unorganised players in India and from entities in Bangladesh and Southeast Asia, continues to constrain business risk profile. Intense competition constrains CFL’s pricing flexibility and operating effeciencies.

Liquidity: Adequate

CFL has adequate liquidity driven by expected cash accruals of around Rs.7 -8 crore annually that shall be adequate to meet maturing repayment obligations of around Rs.3 crore. Further CFL is expected to redeem Rs.5 crore of preference shares through fresh issue of equity by the end of March 2022. Fund based working capital limits has been utilised at around 85 percent over the last twelve months ended August 2021.

Outlook Stable

CRISIL Ratings believes CFL's credit risk profile will remain benefit over the medium term from the extensive experience of its promoters and its established relationship with customers

Rating Sensitivity factors

Upward factors:

  • Improvement in gearing to less than 10 times
  • Improvement in turnover by 25 percent, while sustaining operating profitability at around 6%.

 

Downward factors:

  • Decline in operating profitability to less than 4 percent
  • Further deterioration in capital structure.

About the Company

Incorporated as a private limited company in 1988 and later reconstituted as a public limited company in 2005, CFL is primarily engaged in manufacture and exports of woven cotton garments for men and women. The company is listed on National Stock Exchange and BSE Ltd.

Key Financial Indicators

As on / for the period ended March 31

 

2021

2020

Operating income

Rs crore

232.80

232.52

Reported profit after tax

Rs crore

2.9

7.9

PAT margins

%

-2.4

7.2

Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth

Times

22.38

7.06

Interest coverage

Times

1.2

2.30

 

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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

Export Packing Credit

NA

NA

NA

30

NA

CRISIL BB-/Stable

NA

Letter of Credit

NA

NA

NA

6.25

NA

CRISIL A4+

NA

Bank Guarantee

NA

NA

NA

0.25

NA

CRISIL A4+

NA

Term Loan

NA

NA

May 2027

12.62

NA

CRISIL BB-/Stable

NA

Foreign Bill Discounting

NA

NA

NA

21

NA

CRISIL BB-/Stable

NA

Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility

NA

NA

NA

23.39

NA

CRISIL BB-/Stable

NA

Proposed Working Capital Facility

NA

NA

NA

6.54

NA

CRISIL BB-/Stable

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 93.55 CRISIL BB-/Stable   -- 01-07-20 CRISIL BB-/Stable / CRISIL A4+ 19-03-19 CRISIL B+/Stable 23-07-18 CRISIL B-/Stable CRISIL B-/Stable
      --   -- 30-06-20 CRISIL BB-/Stable / CRISIL A4+   --   -- --
      --   -- 26-05-20 CRISIL B+ /Stable(Issuer Not Cooperating)*   --   -- --
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 6.5 CRISIL A4+   -- 01-07-20 CRISIL A4+ 19-03-19 CRISIL A4 23-07-18 CRISIL A4 CRISIL A4
      --   -- 30-06-20 CRISIL A4+   --   -- --
      --   -- 26-05-20 CRISIL A4 (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
Bank Guarantee 0.25 State Bank of India CRISIL A4+
Export Packing Credit 30 State Bank of India CRISIL BB-/Stable
Foreign Bill Discounting 21 State Bank of India CRISIL BB-/Stable
Letter of Credit 6.25 State Bank of India CRISIL A4+
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 20.89 - CRISIL BB-/Stable
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 2.5 - CRISIL BB-/Stable
Proposed Working Capital Facility 6.54 - CRISIL BB-/Stable
Term Loan 12.62 State Bank of India CRISIL BB-/Stable

This Annexure has been updated on 6-Oct-2021 in line with the lender-wise facility details as on 6-Oct-2021 received from the rated entity

Criteria Details
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating Criteria for Cotton Textile Industry
CRISILs Approach to Recognising Default

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