Rating Rationale
December 15, 2017 | Mumbai
D. K. Project Private Limited
Suspension revoked; 'CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3' assigned to bank debt
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.47.5 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BBB-/Stable (Assigned; Suspension Revoked)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A3 (Assigned; Suspension Revoked)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has revoked the suspension of its ratings on the bank facilities of D. K. Project Private Limited (DKP) and has assigned its 'CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3' ratings to the bank facilities of DKP. CRISIL had suspended the ratings on August 29, 2015, as the company had not provided the necessary information required for a rating review. DKP has now shared the requisite information enabling CRISIL to assign the rating.
 
The ratings reflect the extensive experience of the promoters, and DKP's robust revenue visibility and comfortable financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by modest scale and working capital intensity in operations, and exposure to risks pertaining to customer and geographic concentration, and tender-driven nature of business.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Extensive industry experience of promoters: The promoters' experience of around three decades in the civil construction industry has helped the company secure and complete contracts, and thus, win repeat orders. On-time execution of contracts has helped forge strong relationships with customers such as state and central public works departments, and Military Engineering Services (MES). The company has also been categorised as a 'SS class' contractor by MES.
 
* Comfortable financial profile
On account of healthy operating profitability and steady accretion to reserve, net gearing was comfortable around 1 time in the past five years, driven by moderate networth and low dependence on bank borrowings. Comfortable operating profit margin has also resulted in above average debt protection metrics: interest coverage ratio and net cash accrual to total debt ratios were 7.46 times and 0.85 time, respectively, in fiscal 2017
 
* Steady revenue visibility for the medium term
Unexecuted orders of Rs 139 crore as on October 31, 2017 around 3.20 times the net revenue in fiscal 2017 support revenue visibility for the next 18 months.

Weakness
* Modest scale of operations on account of intense competition and tender-driven nature of business
Intense competitive pressure and the tender-based nature of business should continue to restrict scalability. Net revenue was a modest Rs 65 crore in fiscal 2017.
 
* Geographical concentration of the order book
Operations remain centred in West Bengal, exposing the company to risks associated with changes in state government policy or in the political scenario in the state.
 
* Working-capital-intensive operations
Working capital requirement continues to be sizeable on account of requirement to maintain security and earnest money deposits and performance guarantee and margin money. Gross current assets, however, reduced to 140 days as of March 2017, from 163 days a year earlier. Given that customers are government bodies, payments are generally received 60 days after bills are submitted. Final settlement is often delayed as the work needs to be inspected by the customer before providing the completion certificate.
Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes DKP will continue to benefit over the medium term from the experience of the promoters, its established regional presence, and healthy revenue visibility. The outlook may be revised to 'Positive' if the company reports substantial growth in scale of operations and profitability while maintaining a stable financial risk profile. Conversely, the outlook may be revised to 'Negative' if a sharp decline in revenue and profitability, stretch in working capital cycle, or any large capital expenditure weakens financial metrics.

About the Company

DKP, based in Cooch Behar (West Bengal), was established as proprietorship firm, DK Enterprise, in 1984 by Mr Dilip Kumar Ghosh, and reconstituted as a private limited company in 2004. The company undertakes civil construction contracts, mainly of roads, runways, highways, bridges, border fencing and dams for government bodies. Mr Dilip Kumar Ghosh and his brother, Mr Dipak Kumar Gope and their wives, Mrs Sumita Ghosh and Mrs Kabita Gope, are the directors. Mr Ghosh and Mr Gope manage operations.

Key Financial Indicators
As on / for the period ended March 31 Unit 2017 2016
Revenue Rs crore 66.6 65.9
Profit after tax Rs crore 2.0 2.0
PAT margins % 3.0 3.0
Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth Times 0.24 0.29
Interest coverage Times 7.46 5.15
 

Any other information: Not applicable

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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)
ISIN Name of Instrument Issue Size
(Rs. Cr)
Date of Allotment Date of Maturity Coupon Rate (%) Rating Assigned
with Outlook
NA Bank Guarantee 40.0 NA NA NA CRISIL A3
NA Cash Credit 7.5 NA NA NA CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2017 (History) 2016  2015  2014  Start of 2014
Instrument Type Quantum Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  7.5  CRISIL BBB-/Stable    No Rating Change    No Rating Change  29-08-15  Suspended  14-03-14  CRISIL BB+/Stable  -- 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  40  CRISIL A3    No Rating Change    No Rating Change  29-08-15  Suspended  14-03-14  CRISIL A4+  -- 
Table reflects instances where rating is changed or freshly assigned. 'No Rating Change' implies that there was no rating change under the release.
Annexure - Details of various bank facilities
Current facilities Previous facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating
Bank Guarantee 40 CRISIL A3 -- 0 --
Cash Credit 7.5 CRISIL BBB-/Stable -- 0 --
Total 47.5 -- Total 0 --
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
CRISILs Approach to Recognising Default

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