Rating Rationale
May 04, 2022 | Mumbai
Euro Panel Products Limited
Ratings upgraded to 'CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.68.2 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BBB-/Stable (Upgraded from 'CRISIL BB+/Stable')
Short Term RatingCRISIL A3 (Upgraded from 'CRISIL A4+')
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has upgraded its ratings on the bank facilities of Euro Panel Products Limited (EPPL; erstwhile known as Euro Panel Products Private Limited) to ‘CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3’ from CRISIL BB+/Stable/CRISIL A4+’.

 

The upgrade reflects improvement in business risk profile marked by significant increase in revenue iin fiscal 2022 driven by increased demand and new product variations launched in fiscal 2022. Improved business risk profile is expected to sustain over the medium term. Consequently accruals are expected to see healthy jump. Further, the company has raised equity from the initial public offering which has resulted in better financial risk profile and liquidity. The financial risk profile is also supported by higher accretion of profits into the business and lower debt levels evidenced by expected lower total outside liabilities to adjusted networth (TOL/ANW) ratio at sub 1 time as on March 31, 2022 against 3.34 times as on March 31, 2021.

 

The company continues to benefit from its established brand “Eurobond” and promoters’ extensive experience in manufacturing of the Aluminum Composite Panels (ACP). Rating also factors in moderate financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by susceptibility of revenues and operating margins to infrastructural demand and large working capital requirement.

Analytical Approach

Unsecured loan outstanding of Rs. 2.50 crores as on 31st March 2022 has been treated as debt due to history of withdrawal from the firm.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Strengths:

  • Strong market presence: The company has been into manufacturing of ACPs since 2013 and has been strengthening its presence through more than 70+ Distributors, 60+ Dealers and 7+ depots pan India. The company also exports to countries such as Sri Lanka, Uganda, Turkey, USA, etc. The company is estimated to report revenue of over Rs 210 crore in FY22 against Rs. 142 crores in FY21 driven by revival of projects and higher demand. The revenues are expected to further increase over the medium term marked by increase in sales via depots and launching of newer product variations.

 

  • Moderate financial risk profile: The capital structure improved in fiscal 2022 with company going public in Dec’21 and gearing improved from 1.64 times as on 31st March, 2021 to 0.25 times as on 31st March 2022. With the proceeds of IPO, the company could repaid unsecured loans and increase its networth which helped improve TOL/ANW ratio from above 3 times as on 31st March, 2021 to less than 1 time as on 31st March, 2022. Debt protection metrics are comfortable with estimated interest coverage ratio at 6-9 times and net cash accruals to adjusted debt at 0.8-1.15 times over the medium term.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Susceptibility of revenues and operating margins to infrastructural demand: EPPL’s products and services have wide applications at metro stations, airports, ports, hospitals, etc. Cyclicality in the infrastructure space affects the level of activity and sales of the company. Operating margins have been stable at 10-11% over the past 3 fiscals through 2021 and have improved to about 13% in fiscal 2022 with higher sales and higher absorption of costs. Also, key raw material required is aluminum which are mainly met by imports from China. In absence of hedging, operating margins continue to be susceptible to the volatility in raw material prices. However, the company has been reducing dependence on China by procuring locally and thus we expect improvement in margins in the medium term.

 

  • Large working capital requirement: Operations are working capital intensive with gross current assets (GCAs) at 281 days as on March 31, 2021 owing to higher inventory of 237 days. The company needs to maintain higher inventory because of high diversity in the product profile, which needs to be maintained across locations to ensure timely delivery. However, the same stood improved at around 200 days as on Feb28, 2022 and are expected to be at similar levels over the medium term. Overall GCAs are expected to improve over the medium term driven by timely debtors’ realization and faster churning of inventory.

Liquidity: Adequate

Liquidity is marked by sufficient net cash accruals (NCAs) expected over Rs. 19 crore against repayment obligations of Rs. 2.6-4.6 crore per annum over the medium term. The bank limits of Rs. 26 crore were utilized at an average of 65% for the past 8 months ended February 2022. Unencumbered cash and bank balances are expected to be in the range of Rs. 15-25 lakhs over the medium term. Current ratio was at 1.47 times as on March 31, 2021.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL Ratings believes EPPL’s business risk profile will remain stable over the medium term supported by promoters’ extensive experience.

Rating Sensitivity factors

Upward factors

  • Increase in revenue and operating margins to improve net cash accruals to more than Rs. 22 crores on a sustained basis.
  • Better working capital management and maintenance of financial risk profile

 

Downward factors

  • Significant decline in revenue or profitability dipping below 10% leading to lower than expected net cash accruals
  • Debt-funded capital expenditure or stretch in the working capital cycle affecting financial risk profile.

About the Company

Established in 2003, EPPL’s is engaged in manufacturing and distribution of high-quality aluminium composite panels and aluminium core composite panels (fire retardant) in India under the brand name ‘Eurobond’. EPPL is headquartered in Mumbai and has manufacturing facility at Umergaon, Gujarat with an installed capacity of 16,000 sq. meters every day. EPPL became public in 2021 with issue of IPO and is presently listed on NSE Emerge platform.

Key Financial Indicators

As on / for the period ended March 31

 

2021

2020

Operating income

Rs crore

142.40

142.57

Reported profit after tax

Rs crore

3.61

3.85

PAT margins

%

2.54

2.70

Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth

Times

1.64

1.79

Interest coverage

Times

2.25

2.24

 

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

Complexity

Levels

Issue size (Rs.Cr)

Rating assigned

with outlook

NA

Cash Credit

NA

NA

NA

NA

11

CRISIL BBB-/Stable

NA

Letter of Credit

NA

NA

NA

NA

33

CRISIL A3

NA

Long Term Loan

NA

NA

Nov-23

NA

13.2

CRISIL BBB-/Stable

NA

Bank Guarantee

NA

NA

NA

NA

1

CRISIL A3

NA

Term Loan

NA

NA

Jul-24

NA

4.97

CRISIL BBB-/Stable

NA

Term Loan

NA

NA

Jul-24

NA

1.0

CRISIL BBB-/Stable

NA

Proposed Long Term

Bank Loan Facility

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.03

CRISIL BBB-/Stable

 

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2022 (History) 2021  2020  2019  Start of 2019
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT 34.2 CRISIL BBB-/Stable   -- 03-09-21 CRISIL BB+/Stable 12-10-20 CRISIL BB+/Stable 09-10-19 CRISIL BB+/Stable CRISIL BB/Stable
      --   --   -- 16-03-20 CRISIL BB+/Stable 17-09-19 CRISIL BB+/Stable --
      --   --   --   -- 07-03-19 CRISIL BB/Stable --
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 34.0 CRISIL A3   -- 03-09-21 CRISIL A4+ 12-10-20 CRISIL A4+ 09-10-19 CRISIL A4+ --
      --   --   -- 16-03-20 CRISIL A4+ 17-09-19 CRISIL A4+ --
      --   --   --   -- 07-03-19 CRISIL A4+ --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Bank Guarantee 1 HDFC Bank Limited CRISIL A3
Cash Credit 2.5 HDFC Bank Limited CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Cash Credit 5.5 The Cosmos Co-Operative Bank Limited CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Cash Credit 0.03 The Cosmos Co-Operative Bank Limited CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Cash Credit 2.97 The Cosmos Co-Operative Bank Limited CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Letter of Credit 28 HDFC Bank Limited CRISIL A3
Letter of Credit 5 HDFC Bank Limited CRISIL A3
Long Term Loan 8.2 HDFC Bank Limited CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Long Term Loan 5 The Cosmos Co-Operative Bank Limited CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 4.03 Not Applicable CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Term Loan 4.97 HDFC Bank Limited CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Term Loan 1 The Cosmos Co-Operative Bank Limited CRISIL BBB-/Stable

This Annexure has been updated on 04-May-22 in line with the lender-wise facility details as on 03-Sep-21 received from the rated entity.

Criteria Details
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating Criteria for Aluminium Industry
Understanding CRISILs Ratings and Rating Scales

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