Rating Rationale
March 28, 2018 | Mumbai
Datamatics Global Services Limited
Rating Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.50 Crore
Short Term Rating CRISIL A1 (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its rating on the short-term bank facilities of Datamatics Global Services Limited (DGSL; part of the DGSL group) at 'CRISIL A1'.

During the first nine months of fiscal 2018, revenue grew 6% year-on-year, supported by improved performance of acquired entities and steady growth in existing entities. Operating margin sustained at 8.7% driven by cost efficiencies. Turnover is expected to register a compound annual growth rate of 6-7% while margin will sustain at 8-9%, over the medium term. Financial risk profile will remain healthy, supported by large networth and moderate debt level.

The rating continues to reflect the DGSL group's healthy financial risk profile and established position and experience of promoter in the information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services industry. These strengths are partially offset by exposure to intense competition and geographical concentration in revenue.

Analytical Approach

* For arriving at the rating, CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of DGSL with its wholly owned subsidiaries, together referred to as the DGSL group.

* CRISIL has also amortised goodwill pertaining to the acquisition of CIGNIX, Vista Infosystems, Cybercom, and Lexicon Publication Services Pvt Ltd over a five-year period.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Healthy financial risk profile
Gearing and debt protection metrics are healthy and liquidity adequate. Net cash accrual is expected to be Rs 65-70 crore and liquidity is also supported by cash and cash equivalents of Rs 125 crore over the medium term (Rs 139 crore as on September 30, 2017). Networth is estimated to be Rs 294 crore as on March 31, 2018. Financial risk profile will be supported by reduction in term debt over the medium term, with gearing expected to remain below 0.5 time and debt protection metrics robust.

* Established position and experience of promoter
The group's founder chairman, Mr Lalit Kanodia, was also the co-founder of Tata Consultancy Services, which he served till 1970 before establishing the DGSL group. The group is expected to maintain its established presence in the publishing and Banking, Financial Services and Insurance domains, backed by a stable customer relationship.

Weaknesses
* Geographical concentration in revenue and presence in limited domain
Around 63% of revenue was derived from the US in the first nine months of fiscal 2018. Though geographical diversity mitigates business risk, the skew in revenue is unavoidable given that the US is the largest IT spender in the world. However, company has expanded into new technologies and geographies to offset geographical concentration.

* Exposure to intense competition
Business environment for the IT industry continues to be challenging. Indian IT players will need to scale up their operations primarily because of intense competition among themselves and also from global multinationals that are expanding their offshore operations in India. To leverage the opportunities arising in the global markets and cushion against medium-term volatility in revenue, domestic IT companies will need to realign their product offerings and cost structure; and improve operating efficiency and financial flexibility.
About the Group

The DGSL group was set up in 1987 by Dr Lalit Kanodia. It provides non-voice business process outsourcing and software development services in the areas of content management, accounts and finance, research and analytics, telecommunications-embedded solutions, product management, independent testing, and enterprise applications. The group is headquartered in Mumbai and is present in the US, the UK, Germany, Australia, Mauritius, and Switzerland through subsidiaries.

DGSL acquired 71.1% equity stake in Techjini Solution Private Limited, a boutique mobile development Company based in Bengaluru. Cost of acquisition was Rs 39.1 crore and was funded through internal accrual and debt of Rs 35 crore.

For the nine months ended December 31, 2017, revenue was Rs 676 crore and profit after tax Rs 56 crore, against Rs 638 crore and Rs 50 crore, respectively, for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.

Key Financial Indicators^
As on March 31, Unit 2017 2016
Revenue Rs .Cr 868 818
Profit After Tax (PAT) Rs. Cr 69 22
PAT Margins % 8 2.6
Adjusted debt/Adjusted Net worth Times 0.21 0.79
Interest Coverage Times 17.6 11.8
^CRISIL adjusted numbers
 

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. Crore)
Rating assigned  with outlook
NA Packing Credit# NA NA NA 20 CRISIL A1
NA Packing Credit NA NA NA 15 CRISIL A1
NA Proposed Short-Term Bank Loan Facility NA NA NA 15 CRISIL A1
#Interchangeable with overdraft to the extent of Rs 5 crore, import letter of credit to the extent of Rs 3 crore, and bank guarantee to the extent of Rs 3 crore
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2018 (History) 2017  2016  2015  Start of 2015
Instrument Type Quantum Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  50  CRISIL A1    No Rating Change    No Rating Change    No Rating Change  29-12-15  CRISIL A1  CRISIL A1+ 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST    --    --    --    --  29-12-15  CRISIL A1  CRISIL A1+ 
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
Packing Credit# 20 CRISIL A1 Packing Credit# 20 CRISIL A1
Packing Credit 15 CRISIL A1 Packing Credit 15 CRISIL A1
Proposed Short Term Bank Loan Facility 15 CRISIL A1 Proposed Short Term Bank Loan Facility 15 CRISIL A1
Total 50 -- Total 50 --
#Interchangeable with overdraft to the extent of Rs 5 crore, import letter of credit to the extent of Rs 3 crore, and bank guarantee to the extent of Rs 3 crore
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 Software Industry
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation

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