Rating Rationale
February 05, 2019 | Mumbai
Jayant Agro-Organics Limited
Ratings Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.350 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL A-/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 A-/Stable/CRISIL A2+' ratings on the bank facilities of Jayant Agro-Organics Limited (JAOL, part of Jayant group).

The ratings continue to reflect Jayant group's leadership in the castor oil and castor oil-based derivatives business, and extensive industry experience of the promoters. The ratings also factor in healthy operational efficiency, aided by integrated operations and efficient risk management policies, and an above-average financial risk profile, marked by large networth, comfortable gearing, and moderate debt-protection metrics. These rating strengths are partially offset by exposure to risks related to competition from substitute products and fluctuations in prices of castor.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the ratings, CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of JAOL, its subsidiaries, Ihsedu Agrochem Private Limited (IAPL) and Ihsedu Coreagri Services Pvt Ltd (ICSPL); joint venture (JV) Ihsedu Itoh Green Chemicals Marketing Pvt Ltd (IIGCMPL); and JAOL's share in Vithal Castor Polyols Pvt Ltd (VCPPL). That's because, all these entities, collectively referred to as the Jayant group, have significant operational and financial linkages with each other. Moreover, JAOL has provided corporate guarantees for the bank facilities of IAPL.

Please refer Annexure - Details of consolidation, which captures the list of entities considered and their analytical treatment of consolidation.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths:
* Extensive experience of the promoters and leadership position in the castor oil and castor oil-based derivative product: With more than 50 years of experience in castor industry, promoters have established healthy relation over the years with the customers and suppliers which is expected to benefit the business risk profile over the medium term. Further the company is the leading player in India for the castor oil and castor-oil based derivative products.

* Healthy operational efficiency and risk management policies: Group follows healthy risk management practices as they maintain order backed inventories and do not enter into any speculative activities. JOPL's operations are run efficiently as reflected in its steady gross current assets in range of 105-125 days over last 3 years ended March 31, 2018. Further group had registered healthy revenue of Rs 2513 crore for fiscal 2018 (Rs 1194.06 crore for first half of fiscal 2019) with return on capital employed of about 16%.

* Above-average financial risk profile: Jayant group's financial risk profile is above-average marked by comfortable net worth and total outside liabilities to adjusted networth of Rs 341.75 crore and 2.03 times respectively as on March 31, 2018. It has reported interest coverage and net cash accruals to total debt (NCATD) of 2.78 times and 0.11 times respectively for fiscal 2018. Group's interest coverage ratio was marginally better at 2.95 times for first half of fiscal 2019. 

Weakness
* Exposure to risks related to competition from substitute products: Some of the castor oil-based derivative products manufactured by the group faces competition from crude based derivative products, which exposes its business profile to any changes in the prices of crude.

* Fluctuation in prices of castor: Acute fluctuations in the prices may impact the profitability of the group as observed in the past. Group has reported operating profitability in range of 5.42-7.65% for three years ended fiscal 2018. Operating margin profitability was around 6 %during first half of fiscal 2019.
Liquidity

Group has adequate liquidity indicated by expected healthy cash accruals of Rs 47-52 crore against expected repayment obligations of Rs 4-5 crore annually for fiscal 2019 and 2020. Group has moderate cash and cash equivalents of Rs 4.75 crore as on March 31, 2018. Group is expected to undertake capex of Rs 35-40 crore in fiscal 2019 and 2020 to be part funded by debt. Group has access to fund based limits of Rs 664 crore used at an average of 73% for last 12 months ended December 2018. Group had adequate current ratio of 1.24 times as on March 31, 2018. CRISIL believes the company has sufficient accruals and cash and cash equivalents to part finance its capex requirements and incremental working capital needs over the next one year.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes that Jayant group will maintain its leadership position in the castor oil and castor oil-based derivatives business over the medium term, backed by a large and diverse customer base and robust risk management policies. The outlook may be revised to 'Positive' in case of sustained and significant improvement in operating profitability leading to improvement in debt protection metrics while maintaining its working capital cycle. The outlook may be revised to 'Negative' in case of lower-than-anticipated cash accrual, or larger than expected debt-funded capital expenditure or stretch in working capital cycle results in weakening of the financial risk profile particularly liquidity.

About the Group

JAOL, set up in 1992, manufactures castor oil and castor-oil-based derivative products. Its promoters have been in the castor oil business since 1952, when they set up Jayant Oil Mills. Following the separation of the Kapadia and Udeshi promoter families in 2002, JAOL was separated from the Jayant Oil Mills group (which became a part of the Kapadia group). Since March 2002, the Udeshi family has taken exclusive control of JAOL. IAPL was set up as a backward integration initiative into seed crushing in fiscal 2002. In October 2013, Arkema acquired 24.9% stake in IAPL for about Rs 30 crore. Ihsedu Speciality Chemicals Pvt Ltd (ISCPL) was set up in 2006 as a JV of JAOL and Mitsui & Co Ltd, Japan. ISCPL manufactures sebacic acid, a castor oil-based derivative; it commenced regular commercial production in December 2011. In August 2011, JAOL bought all the shares of ISCPL, making the latter a wholly owned subsidiary. Subsequently, in October 2011, ISCPL was merged with JAOL.

ICSPL was set up to manufacture hybrid seeds. IIGCMPL was incorporated in fiscal 2011, with JAOL holding 90% equity stake, which got reduced to 60% in September 2011 post purchase by Itoh Oil Chemicals Co Ltd (IOCCL), Japan. IIGCMPL started commercial activity from April 2012. In fiscal 2014, JAOL entered into a 50:40:10 JV agreement with Mitsui Chemicals, Japan and IOCCL, Japan to invest in the equity shares of VCCPL. The group has recently commenced trial operations at its plant at Jhagadia, Gujarat, for manufacturing bio-polyols used in making polyurethane for application in furniture, automobiles, and other products.

Key Financial Indicators
As on/for the period ended March 31 Unit  2018 2017
Revenue Rs crore 2513.02 1641.29
Profit After Tax (PAT) Rs crore 57.08 57.94
PAT Margins % 2.27 3.53
Adjusted debt/Adjusted networth Times 1.66 1.43
Interest coverage Times 2.78 4.03

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 7.5 CRISIL A2+
NA Export Packing Credit NA NA NA 62.5 CRISIL A-/Stable
NA Inland/Import Letter of Credit NA NA NA 5.5 CRISIL A2+
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 20.5 CRISIL A2+
NA Long Term Loan NA NA Mar-2021 18 CRISIL A-/Stable
NA Pre Shipment Credit NA NA NA 187.5 CRISIL A2+
NA Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility NA NA NA 13.9 CRISIL A-/Stable
NA Standby Export Packing Credit NA NA NA 34.6 CRISIL A2+
 
Annexure - Details of Consolidation
Names of Entities Consolidated Extent of Consolidation
Ihsedu Itoh Green Chemicals Marketing Pvt Ltd Full
Ihsedu Coreagri Services Pvt Ltd Full
Ihsedu Agrochem Private Limited Full
Vithal Castor Polyols Pvt Ltd To extent of share
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  316.50  CRISIL A-/Stable/ CRISIL A2+      29-06-18  CRISIL A-/Stable/ CRISIL A2+  06-12-17  CRISIL A-/Stable/ CRISIL A2+  13-10-16  CRISIL BBB+/Positive/ CRISIL A2  CRISIL BBB+/Stable/ CRISIL A2 
                09-03-17  CRISIL A-/Stable/ CRISIL A2+  05-04-16  CRISIL BBB+/Stable/ CRISIL A2   
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  33.50  CRISIL A2+      29-06-18  CRISIL A2+  06-12-17  CRISIL A2+  13-10-16  CRISIL A2  CRISIL A2 
                09-03-17  CRISIL A2+  05-04-16  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 7.5 CRISIL A2+ Bank Guarantee 1.5 CRISIL A2+
Export Packing Credit 62.5 CRISIL A-/Stable Export Packing Credit 15 CRISIL A2+
Inland/Import Letter of Credit 5.5 CRISIL A2+ Foreign Bill Discounting 20.8 CRISIL A2+
Letter of Credit 20.5 CRISIL A2+ Inland/Import Letter of Credit 5.5 CRISIL A2+
Long Term Loan 18 CRISIL A-/Stable Letter of Credit .5 CRISIL A2+
Pre Shipment Credit 187.5 CRISIL A2+ Long Term Loan 15.72 CRISIL A-/Stable
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 13.9 CRISIL A-/Stable Packing Credit 16.67 CRISIL A2+
Standby Export Packing Credit 34.6 CRISIL A2+ Pre Shipment Credit 120 CRISIL A2+
-- 0 -- Pre Shipment Finance 20 CRISIL A2+
-- 0 -- Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 102.74 CRISIL A-/Stable
-- 0 -- Standby Export Packing Credit 7.53 CRISIL A2+
-- 0 -- Standby Loan 24.04 CRISIL A2+
Total 350 -- Total 350 --
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Framework for Assessing Information Adequacy Risk
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
Rating Criteria for Chemical Industry
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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