Rating Rationale
November 12, 2020 | Mumbai
Colorshine Coated Private Limited
Rating outlook revised to 'Negative'; ratings reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.96 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BB+/Negative (Outlook revised from 'Stable' and rating reaffirmed)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A4+ (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has revised its outlook on the long term bank loan facilities of Colorshine Coated Private Limited (CCPL; part of Abhay Ispat group) to 'Negative' from 'Stable' while reaffirming the rating at 'CRISIL BB+'; short term rating has been reaffirmed at 'CRISIL A4+'.

The negative outlook reflects the weak business performance. Operating income was Rs 354.33 crore in FY2020 as against Rs 341.88 crore in FY2019. However, operating margin remained subdued at negative 1.0% in FY2020, declining from 2.0% in FY2019. The decline in operating margin in FY2020 is the volatility in steel prices. This also resulted in deterioration in financial risk profile. Continuous PAT losses have consequently led to erosion of networth in FY2020. Networth was negative at Rs (3.67) crore as on March 31, 2020. Interest cover and NCAAD ratios were negative at (0.45) time and (0.10) time, respectively in FY2020. However, the incremental fund support (of Rs.25 crore) from parent, Abhay Ispat (India) Pvt Ltd (AIPL; rated 'CRISIL BBB-/Negative'), supported the financial risk profile, liquidity and repayments of the company.

In Q1 FY2021, company has recorded revenue of Rs 95.8 crore with an operating margin of 5.6%. Operating profitability, interest cover and NCAAD will remain key monitorables over the near to medium term.

The ratings reflect extensive experience of promoters in trading of steel through its parent entity, AIPL, moderate scale of operations and efficient working capital management. These strengths are partially offset by susceptibility to demand from end-user industries, declining operating margin, and highly leveraged capital structure.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the ratings, CRISIL has considered the standalone business and financial risk profile of CCPL and has applied its parent notch-up framework to factor in the support available to CCPL from AIPL.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths:
* Extensive industry experience of the promoters: The promoters have been trading in steel products since 1978, and have demonstrated a track record of running the business successfully while weathering adverse business cycles. The established relations with customers over the years has allowed the promoters to continue to diversify its product portfolio. CRISIL believes that CCPL's business risk profile is expected to be continuously supported by extensive experience of promoters over the medium term.

* Moderate scale of operations: CCPL has moderate scale of operations, being in the third year full operation. Revenue increased to Rs 354.33 crore in FY20 from Rs 341.88 crore in FY19.

* Efficient Working capital management: The working capital is being efficiently managed with gross current assets at 56 days as on 31st March 2020, driven by receivables and inventory of 6 days and 45 days, respectively.

Weaknesses:
* Susceptibility to demand from end-user industries: The demand for steel is derived from sectors such as engineering, construction, infrastructure, and housing (real estate). Operations are entirely dependent on demand from these sectors and hence are linked to economic cycles. Any slowdown in economic activity or lower investments in infrastructure and housing can have a negative impact on operations.

* Declining operating margins: The operating margins have been on a continuous decline from 7.7% in FY 2018 to 2.0% in FY 2019 and to -1.0% in FY2020. The decline in operating margin in FY2020 is the volatility in steel prices which was not passed on to the customers. However the operating margin improved to 5.6% for Q1 FY21. Hence, operating margin will remain key monitorable over the near to medium term.

* Highly leveraged capital structure: CCPL's negative networth has resulted in negative gearing and TOLTNW of -27.65 times and -31.09 times as on March 31, 2020. CRISIL believes that CCPL's capital structure is expected to remain highly leveraged over the medium term owing to moderate profitability.
Liquidity Stretched

Liquidity of CCPL is stretched marked by negative net cash accruals against repayment obligation of around Rs 3.47 crores in FY20. The liquidity is significantly supported by unsecured loans from Parent company: Unsecured loans of Rs 50 crore as on 31st March 2020 (there was an infusion of Rs 25 crore unsecured loans in FY 2020 to support repayment obligations and other working capital requirements). Net cash accruals are expected at Rs 10.5-16.5 crore per fiscal against repayments of Rs 3.47 crore per fiscal over the medium term. Further, bank lines were utilized at an average of 54% over the 12 months ended Sept 2020. Going ahead improvement in its liquidity profile by increasing cash accruals will remain a key rating monitorable.

Outlook: Negative

CRISIL believes the weak operating profitability will continue to result in average net cash accruals and constrain the financial risk profile.

Rating Sensitivity Factors
Upward factors
* Sustenance of improvement in operating margins at above 4% as well as increase in scale of operations
* Improvement in financial risk profile.

Downward factors
* Decline in operating margins to below 3.0% or steep decline in revenue leading to lower than expected net cash accruals or PAT losses
* Further deterioration in financial risk profile metrics.

About the Company

CCPL was incorporated in the year 2009. It commenced its operation in second half of fiscal 2018 and is engaged in manufacturing coated flat rolled products of steel such as color coated coil, color coated sheet coil, color profile sheet etc. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Abhay Ispat (India) Private Limited and its manufacturing facility is located in Gudur, Andhra Pradesh.

The group had earlier been importing and selling color coated coils under the brand 'Colorshine' in the parent entity, AIPL. Post commencement of operations in its own manufacturing unit of color coated coils in fiscal 2018, group started selling these products under CCPL.

Key Financial Indicators
Particulars Unit 2020 2019
Revenue Rs.Cr 354.33 341.88
Profit After Tax (PAT) Rs.Cr -18.59 -10.02
PAT Margins % -5.2 -2.9
Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Networth Times -27.65 5.63
Interest coverage Times -0.45 0.89

Any other information: Not applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
CRISIL complexity levels are assigned to various types of financial instruments and are included (where applicable) in the Annexure -- Details of Instrument in this Rating Rationale. For more details on the CRISIL complexity levels, please visit www.crisil.com/complexity-levels.
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 Cash Credit NA NA NA 25.0 NA CRISIL BB+/Negative
NA Purchase Bill Discounting NA NA NA 4.0 NA CRISIL A4+
NA Term Loan NA NA Mar-2025 21.0 NA CRISIL BB+/Negative
NA Proposed Fund Based Bank Limits NA NA NA 25.0 NA CRISIL BB+/Negative
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 21.0 NA CRISIL A4+
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  75.00  CRISIL BB+/Negative/ CRISIL A4+  09-04-20  CRISIL BB+/Stable/ CRISIL A4+  15-03-19  CRISIL BBB-/Stable/ CRISIL A3    --    --  -- 
        17-03-20  CRISIL BB+/Watch Developing/ CRISIL A4+/Watch Developing               
        11-02-20  CRISIL BB+/Stable/ CRISIL A4+               
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  21.00  CRISIL A4+    --    --    --    --  -- 
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 25 CRISIL BB+/Negative Cash Credit 50 CRISIL BB+/Stable
Letter of Credit 21 CRISIL A4+ Purchase Bill Discounting 25 CRISIL A4+
Proposed Fund-Based Bank Limits 25 CRISIL BB+/Negative Term Loan 21 CRISIL BB+/Stable
Term Loan 21 CRISIL BB+/Negative -- 0 --
Purchase Bill Discounting 4 CRISIL A4+ -- 0 --
Total 96 -- Total 96 --
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 Steel Industry
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings
Criteria for Notching up Stand Alone Ratings of Companies based on Parent Support
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