Rating Rationale
January 30, 2020 | Mumbai
Clad Metal India Private Limited
Ratings Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.41 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BBB/Stable (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 'CRISIL BBB/Stable/CRISIL A3+' ratings on the Clad Metal India Private Limited (CMIPL; a part of the Kale group).
 
The ratings continue to reflect the extensive experience of the promoters in the sheet metal segment, and the Kale group's comfortable financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by moderately large working capital requirement, and exposure to intense competition.
 
Operating performance improved in fiscal 2019, reflected in strong year-on-year revenue growth of about 50% and should remain at similar levels in fiscal 2020 due to stable demand. Sustenance of the operating performance along with efficient working capital management and a healthy financial risk profile will remain monitored.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the ratings, CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of Elegant Coatings Pvt Ltd (ECPL), CMIPL, Alpit Metal Works (AMW), and AK Engineering (AKE), collectively referred to as the Kale group. This is because all these entities are under a common management and have common customers, and treasury operations managed by the same team. CRISIL had earlier only consolidated the business and financial risk profiles of ECPL and AMW.

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

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths:
* Extensive experience of the promoters
The decade-and-half-long experience of the promoters in the sheet metal components and roll bond evaporators segments, and their longstanding relationships with customers and suppliers, will continue to support the business and help maintain a leadership market position. Further, the group entered into a new product line - DB Boxes in fiscal 2019. Thus, revenue increased to Rs 346 crore in fiscal 2019 from Rs 223 crore in the previous fiscal; sustenance of revenue growth will continue to be closely monitored.

* Comfortable financial risk profile
Financial risk profile has been healthy and may remain so over the medium term as well, supported by the steady accretions to reserve, despite undertaking a capital expenditure (capex) in fiscal 2020. Networth was adequate at Rs 73 crore as on March 31, 2019, with gearing of less than 1 time. Debt protection metrics were also strong, marked by interest coverage and net cash accrual to total debt ratios of 6.14 times and 0.40 time, respectively, in fiscal 2019.
 
Weaknesses:
* Moderately large working capital requirement
Although gross current assets reduced to 116 days as on March 31, 2019, from 164 days a year ago, it continues to be high due to the moderate inventory of 50 days and 53 days.
 
* Exposure to intense competition
Intense competition may continue to constrain scalability, pricing power and profitability. Thus, the operating margin has varied between 11.4% and 12.3% over the three fiscals through 2019; year-to-date operating margin was 8% in the first half of fiscal 2020.
Liquidity Adequate

Liquidity has been healthy and should continue to be so going forward too. Cash accrual ' projected at over Rs 24-29 crore per fiscal in 2020 and 2021 ' should comfortably meet the yearly maturing debt of Rs 3-5 crore; the surplus cash will be used as working capital. The fund-based limit worth Rs 15 crore was utilised at an average of 66% during the 12 months ended November 30, 2019. Current ratio was comfortable at 1.3 times as on March 31, 2019. However, liquidity will be partially constrained by the debt-funded capex undertaken in fiscal 2020; any further debt-funded capex plan will be closely monitored.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes the Kale group will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of the promoters. 

Rating sensitivity factors:
Upwards factors
* Steady revenue growth coupled with operating margin rising to 11%, leading to sizeable cash accrual
* Prudent working capital management
 
Downward factors
* Steep decline in revenue and profitability, resulting in significantly low cash accrual of less than Rs 15 crore
* Any higher-than-expected, debt-funded capex or a further stretch in the working capital cycle.

About the Group

ECPL, incorporated in 1996, is an Aurangabad-based company that manufactures sheet metal pressed components for home appliances such as televisions, refrigerators, and air conditioners, and concealed electrical boxes, surface boxes, and metal flush boxes used for electrical purposes. Clientele comprises reputed consumer durables companies such as Legrand India Pvt Ltd, and Novateur Electrical & Digital Systems Pvt Ltd (Indo), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legrand France SA. Mr Ashok Kale and his wife, Ms Kalpana Kale, are the promoters.
 
CMIPL, established in 2004 is an Aurangabad-based company that produces roll bond evaporators used in direct-cooling refrigerators and freezers. Customer portfolio includes large players such as Videocon Industries Ltd, LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd, Haier Appliances (I) Pvt Ltd, Godrej Appliances, and Samsung India Electronics Pvt Ltd. Mr Ashok Kale and Ms Kalpana Kale are the promoters.

AMW, a proprietorship firm of Mr Ashok Kale, manufactures copper tubing components, pencil driers, and aluminium and copper connectors for CMIPL.

AKE, a partnership firm, manufactures copper tubing components which are majorly used in roll bond evaporators.

Key Financial Indicators- consolidated
Particulars Unit 2019 2018
Revenue Rs crore 346.6 223.7
Profit after tax (PAT) Rs crore 13.4 12
PAT margin % 3.9 5.4
Adjusted debt/adjusted networth Times 0.8 0.7
Interest Coverage Times 5.6 5.3
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)
Rating Assigned with Outlook
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 3 CRISIL BBB/Stable
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 30 CRISIL A3+
NA Term Loan NA NA July-2022 8 CRISIL BBB/Stable
 
 
Annexure - List of entities consolidated
Names of Entities Consolidated Extent of Consolidation Rationale for Consolidation
CMIPL Full Common management, same line of business, and financial fungibility
ECPL Full Common management, same line of business, and financial fungibility
AMW Full Common management, same line of business, and financial fungibility
AKE Full Common management, same line of business, and financial fungibility
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2020 (History) 2019  2018  2017  Start of 2017
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  11.00  CRISIL BBB/Stable          05-10-18  CRISIL BBB/Stable  06-07-17  CRISIL BBB/Stable  CRISIL BBB-/Stable 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  30.00  CRISIL A3+          05-10-18  CRISIL A3+  06-07-17  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
Cash Credit 3 CRISIL BBB/Stable Cash Credit 3 CRISIL BBB/Stable
Letter of Credit 30 CRISIL A3+ Letter of Credit 30 CRISIL A3+
Term Loan 8 CRISIL BBB/Stable Term Loan 8 CRISIL BBB/Stable
Total 41 -- Total 41 --
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 Engineering Sector
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation

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