Rating Rationale
December 05, 2019 | Mumbai
Kamaths Ourtimes Ice Creams Private Limited
Rating Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.48 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL A-/Stable (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its 'CRISIL A-/Stable' rating on the bank facilities of Kamaths Ourtimes Ice Creams Private Limited (KOIPL; part of the Kamath's group).
 
The rating continues to reflect promoter's extensive experience and the group's established market position in ice cream industry. The rating also factors in the group's healthy financial risk profile marked by healthy networth and comfortable debt protection metrics. These strengths are partially offset by moderate scale of operations because of intense competition and susceptibility of operating profits to volatility in raw material prices.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the rating, CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of KOIPL and its wholly owned subsidiary Kamath's Natural Retail Pvt. Ltd. (KNRPL), together referred to as Kamath's group. Both the companies have the same promoters and have strong operational and financial fungibility.

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

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Promoter's extensive experience and the group's established market position in ice cream industry: Promoters have over 4 decades of experience. Backed by promoters experience and understanding, group was able to establish its market position in the ice cream industry along with strong brand recall of its products. The group sells its products under the Naturals brand in 12 states through 129 outlets (115 franchised and 14 group operated). The group enjoys strong product differentiation in the ice cream industry, driven by fruit-based ice creams and use of natural ingredients for manufacturing ice cream. CRISIL believes strong brand and product differentiation will continue to support the group's business risk profile.

* Healthy financial risk profile: Healthy networth and low total outside liabilities to adjusted networth (TOLANW) (Rs 81.09 crore and 0.66 times, respectively as on March 31, 2019) along with comfortable debt protection metrics (interest coverage ratio and NCA / Adjusted Debt of 6.76 times and 0.44 times for fiscal 2019 represents strong financial risk profile.

Weakness
* Moderate scale of operations because of intense competition: Despite year-on-year revenue growth, group had moderate revenue on account of intense competition in a highly fragmented industry. In spite of product differentiation, group continues to face competition from unorganised regional players as well as established, organised brands such as Amul, Havmor, Apsara and Arun.

* Susceptibility to volatility in raw material prices: Raw materials account for about 55-60% of the group's cost. Group's key raw materials, such as milk and fruits, have fluctuated in the past because of supply constraints. Any sharp changes in the price of key raw materials can impact the operating profitability.

Liquidity: Strong
Group has strong liquidity indicated by expected cash accruals of Rs 19-25 crore in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021 against repayment obligation of Rs 5-6 crore. Group had cash and cash equivalents of Rs 16.5 crore as on March 31, 2019. Group also has healthy investments in mutual funds (Rs 25.8 crore as on March 31, 2019) which supports liquidity. Group's fund based limit average utilization has remained low at 16.7% for last 10 months through October 2019. Group is expected to incur capex of around Rs 5-7 crore over the medium term. CRISIL believes the group has sufficient accruals and cash and cash equivalents to finance its capex requirements and incremental working capital needs over the next one year.
Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes Kamath's group will continue to benefit from its strong market position and brand, demonstrated project execution capabilities, experienced management team, healthy order pipeline and comfortable financial risk profile.
 
Rating Sensitivity Factor
Upward Factors
*Substantial and sustained ramp up in scale of operations, with improved profitability leading to accruals above Rs 18 crore and NCA to repayment obligations of 3 times
*Sustenance of financial risk profile and working capital cycle .
 
Downward Factors
*Lower than expected revenue of fall in operating profits resulting in accruals below Rs 12 crore
*Stretch in working capital cycle, significant debt-funded capex, or any change in existing risk management policies, weakening key credit metrics.

About the Group

KOIPL was established in 1984 by Mr R S Kamath as a sole proprietorship concern named Natural Ice Creams in Mumbai. It was reconstituted as a private limited company under the present name in 1999. Its manufacturing plant at Kandivali in Mumbai has installed capacity of 52 lakh kilogram per annum. The company sells its products under the Naturals brand.
 
KNRPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOIPL, and the groups own retail outlets are under KNRPL.

Key Financial Indicators (Standalone)
Particulars Unit 2019 2018
Revenue Rs. Cr. 166.89 128.85
Profit After Tax (PAT) Rs. Cr. 14.97 12.69
PAT Margin % 8.97 9.85
Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Networth Times 0.48 0.69
Interest coverage Times 8.18 8.3

Any other information: Not applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
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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 5 CRISIL A-/Stable
NA Secured Overdraft Facility NA NA NA 6 CRISIL A-/Stable
NA Term Loan NA NA Dec-2032 37 CRISIL A-/Stable
 
Annexure - List of entities consolidated
Names of Entities Consolidated Extent of Consolidation Rationale for Consolidation
Kamaths Ourtimes Ice Creams Private Limited Full Wholly owns KNRPL; same promoters and have strong operational and financial fungibility
Kamaths Natural Retail Pvt Ltd Full Wholly owned subsidiary of KOIPL; same promoters and have strong operational and financial fungibility
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  48.00  CRISIL A-/Stable  18-07-19  CRISIL A-/Stable  30-04-18  CRISIL A-/Stable  20-11-17  CRISIL A-/Stable    --  -- 
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
Cash Credit 5 CRISIL A-/Stable Cash Credit 5 CRISIL A-/Stable
Secured Overdraft Facility 6 CRISIL A-/Stable Secured Overdraft Facility 6 CRISIL A-/Stable
Term Loan 37 CRISIL A-/Stable Term Loan 37 CRISIL A-/Stable
Total 48 -- Total 48 --
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 Bank Loan Ratings
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation
The Rating Process
Understanding CRISILs Ratings and Rating Scales

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