Rating Rationale
December 05, 2017 | Mumbai
Kaleesuwari Refinery And Industry Private Limited
Ratings Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.110 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BBB-/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A3 (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its ratings on the bank facilities of Kaleesuwari Refinery And Industry Private Limited (KRIPL; part of the Kaleesuwari group) at 'CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3'.
 
The ratings continue to reflect the KRIPL's established regional presence in the bio-diesel segment aided by the extensive industry experience of its promoters, healthy operating capabilities and healthy demand prospects for bio diesel over the medium term and strong support from its holding company, Kaleesuwari Refinery Pvt Ltd (KRPL, rated 'CRISIL A-/Stable/CRISIL A2+'). These rating strengths are partially offset by susceptibility of the company's operating profitability to intense competition in a fragmented industry, volatility in raw material prices and adverse changes in the government regulations.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at its rating to the bank facilities of KRIPL, CRISIL has applied its criteria for notching up of ratings for support from parent, Kaleesuwari Refinery Pvt Ltd (KRPL). For arriving at the ratings of KRPL, CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of KRPL with Arun Oil Trade (AOT), Kaleesuwari Intercontinental Pte Ltd (KICPL) and KRIPL. This is because the entities together referred to as the Kaleesuwari group, operate in similar lines of business, have operational synergies and are managed by the same promoter.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Established regional presence in the bio-diesel segment aided by the extensive industry experience of its promoters and strong support from its holding company, KRPL:
KRIPL is part of Kaleesuwari group which has been engaged in the edible oil industry for close to three decades, with a strong market presence in South India. KRIPL has a manufacturing facility in Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) with established presence in bio-diesel segment. KRIPL gets significant support from its parent company, KRPL in terms of sourcing the raw material, crude palm oil.
 
* Healthy operating capabilities and healthy demand prospects for bio diesel, over the medium term:
KRIPL has a manufacturing facility in Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) with a total installed capacity of around 1, 20,000 metric tons per year. KRIPL has recorded revenues of around Rs. 170 crores in fiscal 2017. Bio-diesel is used in blending with diesel. The Union Cabinet of India, in 2013 approved a national policy on biofuels that aims to implement 20 per cent blending of biodiesel with diesel and ethanol with petrol.
 
Weakness
* Susceptibility of the company's operating profitability to intense competition in a fragmented industry, Volatility in raw material prices and adverse changes in the government regulations:
The oil refining industry is highly fragmented, marked by the presence of a large number of small, unorganised players across the entire value chain. The company faces intense competition in the bio diesel segment from established brands such as Emami group, Ruchi Soya, Southern Online Biotechnologies Ltd, and Coastal Energy Ltd. The Kaleesuwari group imports its crude palm oil mostly from Indonesia. CRISIL believes that KRIPL's operating profitability is susceptible to intense competition in a fragmented industry.
 
KRIPL's raw material, crude palm oil, accounts for significant per cent of its cost of sales. Being an agricultural commodity, availability and price of edible oil seeds is vulnerable to scanty/excess rainfall, crop diseases, pest attacks, low yield, limited availability of fertilizers, and other related concerns. Crude edible oil prices are volatile and are prone to fluctuations in supply of seeds. Furthermore the bio diesel industry is vulnerable to government policies and export and import duty structure.
Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes that KRIPL will maintain its business risk profile over the medium term on account of promoters' extensive experience, healthy support from its parent, KRPL and healthy demand prospects for bio-diesel. The outlook may be revised to 'Positive' if the company is able to generate larger-than-expected cash accruals, leading to an improvement in its financial risk profile. Conversely, the outlook maybe revised to 'Negative' if the company generates lower than expected cash accruals or company undertakes larger than expected debt-funded capital expenditure weakening its financial risk profile.

About the Company

KRPL, incorporated in 1984 and based in Chennai, refines sunflower oil, which it sells under the Gold Winner brand, and trades in other edible oils. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, Singapore-based KICPL, was set up in 2012 and trades in crude sunflower oil. Chennai-based AOT, set up in 2007, trades in refined, bleached and deodorized (RBD) palm oil. KRIPL, wholly owned by KRPL and acquired in fiscal 2014, manufactures bio-diesel, Glycerin and Refined Sunflower oil.

Key Financial Indicators
Particulars Unit 2017 2016
Revenue Rs. Cr. 173.16 92.08
Profit After Tax Rs. Cr. 18.68 (2.86)
PAT Margin % 10.7 (3.11)
Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth Times 0.22 0.6
Interest coverage Times 3.29 0.69

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 50 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 50 CRISIL A3
NA Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility NA NA NA 2.5 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
NA Term Loan NA NA Sep-2020 7.5 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2017 (History) 2016  2015  2014  Start of 2014
Instrument Type Quantum Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  70 CRISIL BBB-/Stable  25-09-17  CRISIL BBB-/Stable  21-07-16  CRISIL BBB-/Stable    --    --  -- 
        07-06-17  CRISIL BBB-/Watch Developing               
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  50  CRISIL A3  25-09-17  CRISIL A3  21-07-16  CRISIL A3    --    --  -- 
        07-06-17  CRISIL A3/Watch Developing               
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
Cash Credit 50 CRISIL BBB-/Stable Cash Credit 50 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Letter of Credit 50 CRISIL A3 Letter of Credit 50 CRISIL A3
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 2.5 CRISIL BBB-/Stable Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 2.5 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Term Loan 7.5 CRISIL BBB-/Stable Term Loan 7.5 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Total 110 -- Total 110 --
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
Criteria for Notching up Stand Alone Ratings of Companies based on Parent Support

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