Rating Rationale
December 06, 2019 | Mumbai
Deccan Fine Chemicals India Private Limited
Rated amount enhanced
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.2094.1 Crore (Enhanced from Rs.1194.1 Crore)
Long Term Rating CRISIL A+/Positive (Reaffirmed)
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 ratings on the bank facilities of Deccan Fine Chemicals India Private Limited (Deccan) at 'CRISIL A+/Positive/CRISIL A1'.
 
The ratings continue to reflect Deccan's established presence in the export of custom synthesis and contract manufacturing (CSM), supported by company's established market position and healthy relations with global agrochemical players, resulting in healthy profitability. The ratings also factor in healthy financial risk profile, especially net worth, comfortable TOL/TNW ratio, and robust debt protection metrics. These rating strengths are partially offset by working capital intensive operations, product concentration risks in revenue.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths: 
* Established presence in the export of CSM supported by the promoters' extensive experience:
One of the dominant players in CSM space. CRISIL expects revenues to register a healthy growth of over 15-20 per cent per annum over the medium term; this business registered a compounded annual growth rate of 35 per cent from 2015-16 (refers to the financial year, April 1 to March 31) and 2018-19.
 
* Healthy relations with global agrochemical players, resulting in healthy profitability:
Established relationship with all major global agrochemical players with back-to-back contracts resulting in healthy operating profitability.
 
* Healthy financial risk profile:
The company has healthy financial risk profile marked by healthy networth, moderate total outside liabilities to tangible networth (TOL/TNW) and robust debt protection metrics. The company has reported networth of 1091 crores as on March 31, 2019 and the same is expected to improve due to steady accretion to reserves. TOL/TNW remain moderate at 1.79 times as on March 31, 2019. Healthy operating profitability and moderate gearing levels have resulted in robust debt protection metrics with net cash accruals to total debt (NCATD) ratio of 0.48 times and interest coverage of 17 times for fiscal 2019.
 
Weaknesses:
* Working capital-intensive operations:
Operations continue to remain working capital intensive with GCA of 171 days as on March 31, 2019. GCA is driven by inventory and debtors which are 103 and 73 days as on March 31, 2019.
 
* Product concentration risks in revenue:
Top 5 products contribute close to substantial share of the revenue, exposing the company to concentration risk.
Liquidity Strong

Liquidity profile of Deccan is marked by healthy cushion between accruals & repayments, moderate current ratio and high bank limit utilization. Deccan is expected maintain surplus cushion between cash accruals and its annual repayment obligations of Rs 140-150 Cr. Due to working capital intensive operations, bank limits are highly utilized at above 91% for the past 12 months ending October 2019. Current ratio is expected to remain moderate at 1.1 times as on March 31, 2020. CRISIL believes, liquidity profile of Deccan would remain comfortable over the medium term.

Outlook: Positive

CRISIL believes that Deccan's business risk profile should strengthen further over the medium term driven by its expanding product portfolio and healthy revenue visibility, as well as steady profitability, leading to healthy cash generation.

Rating Sensitivity factors
Upward factors:
* Improvement in TOLTNW to below 1.5 times
* Sustenance of improvement in revenue and profitability resulting in strong cash flows improving credit metrics
 
Downward factors:
* Profitability below 21 %
* Large debt-funded capex or acquisition or elongation of working capital cycle leading to deterioration in key credit metrics

About the Company

Deccan was incorporated in August 2006 and is promoted by Mr. G.S.Raju and his family and associates. Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan and Belchim Management International Holdings, BVBA, Belgium (Belchim) acquired 40 % stake in the Company in 2009. Presently, Mr. G S Raju & family and their close associates hold 60% equity in the Company. The Company has its registered office at Hyderabad and has manufacturing units at Tuni, Andhra Pradesh and Ankleshwar, Gujarat and Goa all of which are Export Oriented Units (EOU).

Key Financial Indicators
As on/for the period ended March 31 Unit 2019 2018
Operating income Rs crore NA NA
Reported profit after tax Rs crore NA NA
PAT margins % NA NA
Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Networth Times NA NA
Interest coverage Times NA NA
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 External Commercial Borrowings NA NA Jun-25 586.00 CRISIL A+/Positive
NA Foreign Currency Term Loan NA NA Oct-24 785.00 CRISIL A+/Positive
NA Letter of credit & Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 75.00 CRISIL A1
NA Packing Credit in Foreign Currency NA NA NA 560.00 CRISIL A1
NA Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility NA NA NA 88.10 CRISIL A+/Positive
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2019 (History) 2018  2017  2016  Start of 2016
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  2019.10  CRISIL A+/Positive/ CRISIL A1  05-04-19  CRISIL A+/Positive/ CRISIL A1  05-03-18  CRISIL A+/Stable/ CRISIL A1  06-03-17  CRISIL A/Positive/ CRISIL A1  22-06-16  CRISIL A-/Stable/ CRISIL A2+  CRISIL A-/Stable/ CRISIL A2+ 
                    16-06-16  CRISIL A-/Stable/ CRISIL A2+   
                    02-05-16  CRISIL A-/Stable/ CRISIL A2+   
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  75.00  CRISIL A1  05-04-19  CRISIL A1  05-03-18  CRISIL A1  06-03-17  CRISIL A1  22-06-16  CRISIL A2+  CRISIL A2+ 
                    16-06-16  CRISIL A2+   
                    02-05-16  CRISIL A2+   
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
External Commercial Borrowings 586 CRISIL A+/Positive External Commercial Borrowings 44.75 CRISIL A+/Positive
Foreign Currency Term Loan 785 CRISIL A+/Positive Foreign Currency Term Loan 615.48 CRISIL A+/Positive
Letter of credit & Bank Guarantee 75 CRISIL A1 Letter of credit & Bank Guarantee 34 CRISIL A1
Packing Credit in Foreign Currency 560 CRISIL A1 Long Term Unsecured Loan 6.75 CRISIL A+/Positive
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 88.1 CRISIL A+/Positive Packing Credit in Foreign Currency 487 CRISIL A1
-- 0 -- Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 6.12 CRISIL A+/Positive
Total 2094.1 -- Total 1194.1 --
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 Chemical Industry
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings

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