Rating Rationale
February 27, 2020 | Mumbai
EDAC Engineering Limited
Ratings downgraded to 'CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.116.3 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BBB-/Stable (Downgraded from 'CRISIL BBB/Stable')
Short Term Rating CRISIL A3 (Downgraded from 'CRISIL A3+')
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has downgraded its rating on the bank facilities of EDAC Engineering Limited (EDAC) to 'CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISILL A3' from 'CRISIL BBB/Stable/CRISIL A3+'.
 
The rating downgrade reflects weakening of EDAC's business risk profile due to elongation in working capital cycle and decline in turnover.  Gross current assets increased to 402 days as on March 31, 2019 from 265 days as on March 31, 2019, primarily due to increase in inventory and receivables .Receivables and inventory increased to 240 days and 195 days respectively as on March 31, 2019 from 193 days and 104 days as at the end of fiscal 2018 and continues to remain stretched as on December 31, 2019 at around 455 days and 261 days.
 
Further the turnover is expected to decline to around Rs.200 crore for fiscal 2020 from around Rs.270 crore for fiscal 2019. Increase in working capital requirements has resulted in increased utilisation of bank limits at around 90 percent, over the last twelve months ended December 2019. CRISIL believes that EDAC's business risk profile shall remain under pressure over the medium term. Improvement in turnover and working capital management shall remain a key monitorable over the medium term.
 
The ratings continue to reflect EDAC's established presence in the engineering, procurement and commissioning (EPC) business with moderate orders on hand and it's moderate financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by large working capital requirements and exposure to intensifying competition and tender based nature of operations.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths:
*Established presence in the EPC business with moderate orders in hand: The promoters have been associated with EPC business for over a decade and has received repeat orders from customers driven by robust execution capability. The company also provides operating and maintenance services to oil and gas units, which offers steady cash flow. Further, the company has moderate order book providing revenue visibility for fiscal 2020.
 
*Moderate financial risk profile: EDAC reported moderate capital structure, reflected in total outside liability to tangible net worth (TOLTNW) at 1.29 times as on 31 March, 2019.Interest coverage and net cash accrual to total debt ratio is at around 2 times and 18 percent respectively for fiscal 2019. The financial risk profile is expected to remain moderate over the medium term.

Weakness:
* Large working capital requirements: Payments from customers on a milestone basis, a long operating cycle, and seasonal order execution (due to monsoon) result in large working capital requirement. Furthermore, large orders entail incremental fund requirement and commensurate support from enhancement in bank lines.
 
*Exposure to intensifying competition and tender based of operations: EDAC operates in a fragmented and competitive segment, which may restrain any major pass-through mechanism, leading to volatility in operating margins. Further, the company's operations are tender based which may restrict scalability.
Liquidity Adequate

EDAC's liquidity is adequate marked by absence of repayment obligations and debt funded capital expenditure, however partially constrained by high utilisation of bank limits. The company is expected to generate cash accrual of around Rs.6-7 crore per annum over the medium term, against no repayment obligations. Further, EDAC does not have any debt funded capital expenditure plans over the medium term. However the bank limits have been partially constrained by high utilisation of bank limits at around 90 percent over the last twelve months ended December 2019, due to working capital intensive nature of operations. Nevertheless, liquidity is partially supported by funding support in the form of preference shares and intercorporate deposits from group companies, which were at around Rs.60 crore as on March 31, 2019. Preference shares of Rs.32 crore have been treated as neither debt nor equity.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes EDAC will continue to benefit from its established presence in the EPC Segment over the medium term
 
Rating Sensitivity Factors
Upward Factors

*Improvement in gross current assets to less than 250 days
*Improvement in turnover by more than 30 percent, while sustaining operating profitability
 
Downward Factors
*Deterioration in TOLTNW to more than 2 times
*Further stretch in working capital cycle.

About the Company

EDAC was incorporated in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) in 1987. The company is a subsidiary of EDAC Universe Pvt Ltd, a Singapore-based investment company, which holds 75.2 per cent equity capital in EDAC. 

Key Financial Indicators
As on/for the period ended March 31 Unit 2019 2018
Operating income Rs crore 269.25 338.77
Reported profit after tax Rs crore 1.78 1.94
PAT margins % 0.66 0.57
Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Networth Times 0.03 0.03
Interest coverage Times 1.84 1.87

Any other information: Not applicable

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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)
ISIN Name of Instrument Date of Allotment Coupon Rate (%) Maturity Date Issue Size (Rs.Cr) Rating Assigned with Outlook
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 58.8 CRISIL A3
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 7.5 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
NA Proposed Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 50 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
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  7.50  CRISIL BBB-/Stable          29-11-18  CRISIL BBB/Stable      CRISIL BB+/Stable 
                05-11-18  CRISIL BBB/Stable       
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  108.80  CRISIL BBB-/Stable/ CRISIL A3          29-11-18  CRISIL BBB/Stable/ CRISIL A3+      CRISIL BB+/Stable/ CRISIL A4+ 
                05-11-18  CRISIL A3+       
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 58.8 CRISIL A3 Bank Guarantee 58.8 CRISIL A3+
Cash Credit 7.5 CRISIL BBB-/Stable Cash Credit 7.5 CRISIL BBB/Stable
Proposed Bank Guarantee 50 CRISIL BBB-/Stable Proposed Bank Guarantee 50 CRISIL BBB/Stable
Total 116.3 -- Total 116.3 --
Links to related criteria
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Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
Rating Criteria for Engineering Sector
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings
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