Rating Rationale
March 07, 2018 | Mumbai
Global Coal and Mining Private Limited
Rated amount enhanced
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.1000 Crore (Enhanced from Rs.529.5 Crore)
Long Term Rating CRISIL A/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A1 (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL's ratings on the bank facilities of Global Coal and Mining Private Limited (GCMPL) continue to reflect the benefits that it derives from the strong business, financial, and managerial support from ACBIL. The ratings also factor in the healthy business risk profile of its coal-beneficiation operations. These strengths are partially offset by an average financial risk profile because of large exposure to group companies.

Earlier on February 02, 2018, CRISIL had downgraded its ratings on the bank facilities of GCMPL  to 'CRISIL A/Stable' from 'CRISIL A+/Negative'. The short term rating has been reaffirmed at 'CRISIL A1'.

The downgrade follows a similar rating revision on ACB (India) Ltd (ACBIL; rated 'CRISIL A/Stable') due to deterioration in the financial risk profile of the Aryan group. ACBIL's operating profitability is expected to remain under pressure in fiscal 2018 due to lower volume in coal beneficiation segment and reduced availability of cheaper fuel (coal rejects) for its power plants. As a result the debt protection metrics may be weaker than expected. Debt to earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) is now expected to be 4.2-4.5 times, as against CRISIL's earlier expectation of about 3.5 times. Interest coverage ratio should be average, at 2.0-2.2 times, for fiscal 2018.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the rating, CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of ACBIL and its subsidiaries: Spectrum Coal and Power Ltd (SCPL; 'CRISIL A/Stable/CRISIL A1'), Aryan Energy Pvt Ltd (AEPL; 'CRISIL BBB+/Stable/CRISIL A2'), Aryan Clean Coal Technologies Pvt Ltd (ACCTPL), Kartikay Coal Washeries Pvt Ltd (KCWPL), and SV Power Pvt Ltd (SVPPL). CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of associate company GCMPL as ACBIL and its promoters hold a majority equity stake in this company. GCMPL is also in the same business (coal washing) and benefits from business synergies with ACBIL. All these companies are collectively referred to as the Aryan group.

CRISIL has moderately integrated (to the extent of equity contribution and cost overrun funding) the business and financial risk profiles of two of ACBIL's thermal-power project special purpose vehicles (SPVs), Maruti Clean Coal and Power Ltd (Maruti), and TRN Energy Pvt Ltd (TRN). That's because the debt contracted under these SPVs will not have any recourse to ACBIL post commissioning of the power plants. CRISIL believes ACBIL will not undertake capital expenditure in its other SPVs (Aryan MP Power Generation Pvt Ltd, Aryan Chhattisgarh Power Generation Pvt Ltd, and Spectrum Power Generation Ltd) over the medium term, because of the absence of fuel-linkage agreements and the early stage of these projects.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Business, financial, and managerial support from ACBIL
GCMPL is part of the Aryan group (ACBIL and its promoters hold a majority stake in GCMPL) and derives strong business, financial, and managerial support from the latter. The group is the market leader in the coal beneficiation segment in India and enjoys a market share of 45%.

GCMPL holds 13% of the group's installed capacity (and about 9% of the industry capacity), making it strategically important for the group. Owing to common management, GCMPL benefits from ACBIL's experience and expertise in the coal beneficiation business in managing its plants and obtaining new and repeat orders. ACBIL has also extended financial support to GCMPL in the past.

* Healthy business risk profile of coal-beneficiation operations
GCMPL has a coal beneficiation capacity of 10.14 million tonne per annum (mtpa), representing about 9% of the industry capacity. Being part of the Aryan group, it has strong relationships with its customers, with whom it has signed offtake contracts ranging from one to two years. Most of these contracts are renewed because of the group's market leadership and competitive advantage driven by the strategic location of its washeries (in proximity to coal mines with available railway sidings). This makes it difficult for other players located afar from the coal fields to get such contracts because of higher logistic costs.

In addition to beneficiation, GCMPL has additional revenue stream through sale of reprocesses coal rejects and sale of power from its recently commissioned 10 megawatt (MW) solar plant in Telangana. While GCMPL's operating income has grown at a compound annual growth rate of 23% during the five years ended March 31, 2017, the operating profitability has reduced to 15% in fiscals 2016 and 2017 (from historic levels of 40%) due to a recent revision in its contract with its key customer Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGENCO) from which it derives 70% of its revenue. Nonetheless, increase in demand in washed coal over the medium term will continue to benefit the group (and GCMPL) due to the strategic location of its washeries.

Weaknesses
* Large exposure to group companies, leading to average financial risk profile
GCMPL's exposure to group companies has increased significantly to Rs 142 crore as on March 31, 2017 (representing around 45% of its networth) from Rs 77.7 crore as on March 31, 2013. Meaningful returns from these exposures is expected only over the long term as operations in these companies are at an early stage. This has precluded the debt reduction at GCMPL, which increased to Rs 257 crore as on March 31, 2017 (Rs 113 crore as on March 31, 2013). Consequently, gearing too moderated to 0.8 time in fiscal 2017 as against 0.44 time in fiscal 2013. Debt as on November 30, 2017 was Rs 247 crore. Furthermore, it has won two new contracts from Singareni Collieries Company Ltd in fiscal 2017 for which it is expected to incur additional debt of Rs 200 crore over the medium term, with revenue flowing in only from fiscal 2019. Any further exposure to group companies, adversely impacting the financial risk profile will remain a rating sensitivity factor.
Outlook: Stable

The rating outlook is based on a similar rating outlook on CRISIL's ratings on ACBIL.

Upside scenario:
* Significant and sustained improvement in scale of operations and profitability, leading to a better financial risk profile
* Any revision in CRISIL's rating on ACBIL will also result in a similar revision in the rating on GCMPL

Downside scenario:
* Further investments in group companies, large debt-funded capital expenditure, or low cash accrual, adversely impacting the financial risk profile
* Any revision in CRISIL's rating on ACBIL will also result in a similar revision in the rating on GCMPL

About the Company

GCMPL, incorporated in 1998, is a part of the Aryan group. ACBIL is the single-largest shareholder in GCMPL with 35.61% stake. GCMPL has coal beneficiation capacity of 10.14 mtpa, and operates a windmill with a capacity of 1.5 MW. The company has also set up 10-MW solar project in Telangana which became operational in March 2016. 
GCMPL had a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 28 crore on an operating income of Rs 589 crore for fiscal 2017, against a PAT of Rs 47 crore on an operating income of Rs 467 crore for fiscal 2016.

The promoters of the Aryan group set up ACBIL in 1997 to cash in on growth opportunities in coal beneficiation. ACBIL's subsidiaries, SCPL, AEPL, and KCWPL, are also in the business of coal beneficiation; its subsidiary, ACCTPL, manufactures washery equipment. ACBIL, its subsidiaries, and its associates have a combined coal beneficiation capacity of 76.71 mtpa.

The group has also ventured into power generation. ACBIL operates coal reject-based power plants of 330 MW in Chhattisgarh and a 15-MW wind farm in Sangli, Maharashtra. SCPL operates a 100-MW coal reject-based power plant at Ratija, Chhattisgarh. The acquisition of SVPPL enhanced operational coal reject-based power plant capacity to 493 MW. ACBIL has also ventured into thermal-power generation through its wholly owned subsidiary, ACB (India) Power Ltd. It has two thermal power projects, the Maruti project, with capacity of 300 MW, which recommenced operations in August 2016 after an accident at the plant in the previous year, and the TRN project with capacity of 2 x 300 MW, of which Unit 1 (300 MW) was commissioned in August 2016, and Unit 2 (300 MW) is expected to be commissioned in fiscal 2018. Promoters of the group also operate several other companies, including Sindhu Trade Links Ltd , Shyam Indus Power Solutions Pvt Ltd, Sainik Mining and Allied Services Ltd ('CRISIL BBB/Positive/CRISIL A3+'), and Spectrum Power Generation Ltd ('CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3').

Key Financial Indicators
Aryan Group - As on/for the period ended March 31 Unit  2017 2016
Revenue Rs crore 2624 2278
Profit after tax (PAT) Rs crore 140 155
PAT margins % 5.4% 6.8%
Adjusted debt/Adjusted networth Times 1.09 1.03
Interest coverage Times 2.1 2.3

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 700.0 CRISIL A1
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 55.0 CRISIL A/Stable
NA Term Loan NA NA Mar-2026 90.2 CRISIL A/Stable
NA Term Loan NA NA Oct-2023 40.0 CRISIL A/Stable
NA Term Loan NA NA Sep-2023 32.5 CRISIL A/Stable
NA Term Loan NA NA Jul-2023 56.8 CRISIL A/Stable
NA Term Loan NA NA Jan-2025 25.5 CRISIL A/Stable
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
Commercial Paper  ST    --    --    --  02-02-16  Withdrawal    No Rating Change  CRISIL A1 
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  300  CRISIL A/Stable  02-02-18  CRISIL A/Stable    No Rating Change  11-01-16  CRISIL A+/Negative    No Rating Change  CRISIL A+/Stable 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  700  CRISIL A1    No Rating Change    No Rating Change    No Rating Change    No Rating Change  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
Bank Guarantee 700 CRISIL A1 Bank Guarantee 260 CRISIL A1
Cash Credit 55 CRISIL A/Stable Cash Credit 50 CRISIL A/Stable
Term Loan 245 CRISIL A/Stable Term Loan 219.5 CRISIL A/Stable
Total 1000 -- Total 529.5 --
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 Consolidation
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt
Criteria for Notching up Stand Alone Ratings of Companies based on Parent Support

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