Rating Rationale
October 31, 2019 | Mumbai
Durga Charitable Society
Ratings Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.52.25 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BBB+/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A2 (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its 'CRISIL BBB+/Stable/CRISIL A2' ratings on the bank facilities of Durga Charitable Society (DCS).
 
The ratings continue to reflect DCS's established position, strong brand and wide range of course offerings and healthy financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by susceptibility to regulatory changes and intense competition and low return on capital employed (RoCE).

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths:
* Established position, strong brand, and wide range of course offerings:
Established in 1996, the trust offers multiple courses to more than 6,000 students in management, dental, pharmacy, engineering, biotechnology, computer science, and physiotherapy through its four campuses and six institutions. Occupancy was moderate at 73.1% for academic year 2019. Over a span of 23 years, the trust has started six institutions. Furthermore, the trust has a faculty of 482 members, with a strong student to faculty ratio of 12.5 in fiscal 2019.
 
* Healthy financial risk profile:
Networth was sizeable at Rs 100.7 crore and gearing was below 0.1 time as on March 31, 2019. Financial risk profile should remain steady over the medium term in the absence of any major debt-funded capital expenditure (capex).
 
Weaknesses:
* Susceptibility to regulatory changes and intense competition: The education sector is highly regulated by various governmental and quasi-governmental agencies. Furthermore, there is intense competition from other colleges in Uttar Pradesh.
 
* Low return on capital employed (RoCE):
Operating margin is lower than industry average due to modest occupancy. Hence, RoCE was low at 7.3% in fiscal 2019. Therefore, incremental capex leading to improvement in occupancy level will remain a key rating sensitivity factor over the medium term.
 
Liquidity: Adequate
Liquidity is adequate: cash accrual, expected at more than Rs 17 crore per annum in fiscals 2020 and 2021 should support liquidity in the absence of any debt-funded capex. Further, liquidity is strengthened by net cash balance of more than Rs 13 crore, with negligible long-term debt on books as on March 31, 2019. The trust has sufficient accrual and net cash and cash equivalents to meet its capex requirements over the medium term. Bank limit utilisation averaged 11.3% over the 16 months through July 2019.
Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes DCS's credit risk profile will continued to be supported by the extensive experience of the promoters in the education sector, established brand, and healthy liquidity.
 
Rating sensitivity factors:
Upward factor
* Increase in scale of operations by 15% or more, led by significant improvement in the occupancy level and fee structure with improving operating profitability and ROCE
* Significant and sustained increase in cash flow leading to stronger debt protection metrics and liquidity.
 
Downward factor
* Lower-than-expected student enrolment leading to decline in scale of operations by 10% or more 
* Profitability declining below 12.5%, putting pressure on cash accrual and, thus, debt protection metrics.

About the Society

DCS was established in 1995 by Mr R P Chadha. Its first college, Institute of Technology (ITS), was set up in Ghaziabad in 1996. The society currently operates six institutes and two hospitals under the ITS brand in Uttar Pradesh. The institutes, spread over four campuses, offer postgraduate and graduate courses in management, information technology, dental surgery, pharmacy, biotechnology, physiotherapy, and engineering.

Key Financial Indicators
As on / for the period ended March 31  Units 2019 2018
Operating income Rs crore 128.5 121.45
Reported profit after tax (PAT) Rs crore 7.36 7.74
PAT margins % 5.7 6.4
Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth Times 0.07 0.11
Interest coverage Times 58.65 38.33

Any other information: Not applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
CRISIL complexity levels are assigned to various types of financial instruments. The CRISIL complexity levels are available on www.crisil.com/complexity-levels. Users are advised to refer to the CRISIL complexity levels for instruments that they consider for investment. Users may also call the Customer Service Helpdesk with queries on specific instruments.
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 Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 1.0 CRISIL A2
NA Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility NA NA NA 29.95 CRISIL BBB+/Stable
NA Secured Overdraft Facility NA NA NA 21.3 CRISIL BBB+/Stable
 
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  51.25  CRISIL BBB+/Stable      04-07-18  CRISIL BBB+/Stable      12-09-16  CRISIL BBB+/Negative  CRISIL BBB+/Stable 
            31-01-18  CRISIL BBB+/Negative           
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  1.00  CRISIL A2      04-07-18  CRISIL A2      12-09-16  CRISIL A2  CRISIL A2 
            31-01-18  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
Bank Guarantee 1 CRISIL A2 Bank Guarantee 9.25 CRISIL A2
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 29.95 CRISIL BBB+/Stable Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 18 CRISIL BBB+/Stable
Secured Overdraft Facility 21.3 CRISIL BBB+/Stable Secured Overdraft Facility 25 CRISIL BBB+/Stable
Total 52.25 -- Total 52.25 --
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 criteria for rating Education institutions
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt
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