Rating Rationale
November 19, 2019 | Mumbai
Innovative Tyres and Tubes Limited
Ratings downgraded to 'CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.40.62 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BBB-/Stable (Downgraded from 'CRISIL BBB+/Stable')
Short Term Rating CRISIL A3 (Downgraded from 'CRISIL A2')
* Interchangeable with Cash Credit
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has downgraded its ratings on the bank facilities of Innovative Tyres and Tubes Limited (ITTL) to 'CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3' from 'CRISIL BBB+/Stable/CRISIL A2'.
 
The downgrade reflects CRISIL's belief that ITTL's profitability will remain muted compared to the past and will restrain the company's business risk profile. During fiscal 2019, ITTL's operating margin had halved to around 5% amid increased raw material cost and the company's inability to fully pass it on to customers, which are large, established players. Though the margin is expected to recover, it will remain constrained and lower than the earlier expectation, thereby restraining ITTL's return on capital employed (RoCE) and business risk profile. Also, while the capital structure remains healthy, liquidity has been constrained with high bank limit utilisation amid incremental working capital requirement and capital expenditure (capex) for capacity expansion.
 
The ratings reflect ITTL's moderate financial risk profile, backed by a healthy capital structure, and its sound business risk profile, driven by the extensive experience of the promoters and longstanding relationships with diverse customers. These strengths are partially offset by exposure to intense competition in the tyre industry and susceptibility to volatility in raw material prices.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths:
* Moderate financial profile
The company had a healthy capital structure reflected in networth and gearing of Rs 79 crore and 0.28 time, respectively, as on March 31, 2019. The networth improved sharply in fiscal 2018, driven by a successful initial public offering. The company had healthy net cash accrual to total debt ratio of 0.33 time and interest coverage of 4.56 times in fiscal 2019.
 
* Promoters' extensive experience in the tyre industry
The promoters Mr Mukesh Desai and Mr Pradeep Kothari have experience of more than 20 years in the tyre industry, which will continue to drive growth.
 
* Diverse customer base
ITTL supplies tyres to major players such as Apollo International Ltd, Eastman Industries Ltd, and Tionale Pte Ltd. Also, ITTL has been doing jobwork for CEAT Ltd since 1996. The company enjoys geographical diversification with export contributing almost equally as the domestic business to revenue. The company also generates around a fifth of revenue through sales from its own outlets.
 
Weaknesses:
* Exposure to intense competition in tyres industry
The tyre industry in India is dominated by a few large players. This exposes ITTL to intense competition and pricing pressures. Being a supplier to some of these players, ITTL can grow with these players, but has limited bargaining power. Despite widespread presence across domestic and overseas markets, ITTL's scale of operations has remained modest, as reflected in revenue of Rs 172 crore in fiscal 2019. CRISIL believes modest scale of operations and exposure to intense competition will keep ITTL's operating margin range bound.
 
* Susceptibility of the operating margin to volatility in raw material prices
ITTL's profitability is vulnerable to movements in the price of key raw materials, rubber and carbon black, which account for 60-70% of the total cost structure of the company and have volatile prices. Adverse raw material price movement led to moderation in profitability in fiscal 2019. CRISIL believes ITTL's profitability will remain susceptible to fluctuations in raw material prices.
Liquidity Adequate

Liquidity is adequate because of sufficient accrual to meet debt obligation, and healthy financial flexibility, despite high bank limit utilisation. Accrual is expected at Rs 10-12 crore against debt obligation of less than Rs 2 crore annually. The bank limit utilisation was high at 96% on an average over the 12 months through June 2019, because of large working capital requirement and ramp-up of operations. However, the company enjoys high financial flexibility because of low leverage.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes ITTL's business risk profile will remain stable over the medium term supported by its promoters' experience and its diversified customer base.
 
Rating sensitivity factors
Upward factors
* Sustained increase in revenue by 20% and recovery in operating margin to the historical level
* Improvement in working capital cycle or liquidity

Downward factors
* Decline in operating profitability by 100 basis points
* Lower-than-expected accrual or a stretch in the working capital cycle

About the Company

ITTL manufactures and exports bias tyres. It offers a wide range of products in the truck/bus, agricultural and OTR, and motorcycle/three-wheeler segments. In addition to presence in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi, and Punjab, ITTL exports to more than 40 countries across 5 continents. Its manufacturing plants are at Halol in Gujarat.

Key Financial Indicators
As on / for the period ended March 31   2019 2018
Operating income Rs crore 172 141
Reported profit after tax Rs crore 1 2
PAT margin % 0.6 1.5
Adjusted debt/adjusted networth Times 0.28 0.16
Interest coverage Times 4.56 4.96

Status of non cooperation with previous CRA:
ITTL has not cooperated with India Ratings and Research, which has classified the company as an issuer not cooperative through a release dated September 17, 2019. The reason provided by India Ratings and Research is non-furnishing of information for monitoring of ratings.

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 Cash Credit* NA NA NA 15 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
NA Standby Line of Credit# NA NA NA 1 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
NA Term Loan NA NA Nov-21 4.62 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
NA Term Loan NA NA Mar-23 4 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 2.5 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 11.5 CRISIL A3
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 1 CRISIL A3
NA Foreign Exchange Forward NA NA NA 1 CRISIL A3
*Includes sublimit of Rs 12.25 crore for export packing credit, packing credit in foreign currency, foreign bill discounting and rediscounting of export bills abroad, and interchangeable with letter of credit up to Rs 5.00 crore
#Interchangeable with cash credit
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  25.62  CRISIL BBB-/Stable/ CRISIL A3      15-10-18  CRISIL BBB+/Stable/ CRISIL A2    --    --  -- 
            29-09-18  CRISIL BBB+/Stable           
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  15.00  CRISIL BBB-/Stable/ CRISIL A3      15-10-18  CRISIL BBB+/Stable/ 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 A3 Bank Guarantee 1 CRISIL A2
Cash Credit* 15 CRISIL BBB-/Stable Cash Credit* 15 CRISIL BBB+/Stable
Foreign Exchange Forward 1 CRISIL A3 Foreign Exchange Forward 1 CRISIL A2
Letter of Credit 11.5 CRISIL A3 Letter of Credit 11.5 CRISIL A2
Letter of Credit 2.5 CRISIL BBB-/Stable Letter of Credit# 2.5 CRISIL BBB+/Stable
Standby Line of Credit# 1 CRISIL BBB-/Stable Standby Line of Credit 1 CRISIL BBB+/Stable
Term Loan 8.62 CRISIL BBB-/Stable Term Loan 8.62 CRISIL BBB+/Stable
Total 40.62 -- Total 40.62 --
*Includes sublimit of Rs 12.25 crore for export packing credit, packing credit in foreign currency, foreign bill discounting and rediscounting of export bills abroad, and interchangeable with letter of credit up to Rs 5.00 crore
#Interchangeable with cash credit
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
Rating Criteria for Auto Component Suppliers
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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