Rating Rationale
February 27, 2025 | Mumbai
N S Mint Products Private Limited
Ratings reaffirmed at 'Crisil BBB-/Stable/Crisil A3'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.91 Crore
Long Term RatingCrisil BBB-/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term RatingCrisil A3 (Reaffirmed)
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Detailed Rationale

Crisil Ratings has reaffirmed its 'Crisil BBB-/Stable/Crisil A3' ratings on the bank facilities of N S Mint Products Private Limited (NSM).

 

The ratings continue to reflect the extensive experience of the promoters and healthy financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by modest scale of operations and susceptibility to risks inherent in the mentha industry and volatile oil prices.

Analytical Approach

Crisil Ratings has evaluated the standalone business and financial risk profiles of NSM.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Strengths:

  • Promoters’ extensive experience and funding support: The three-decade-long experience of the promoters, their strong understanding of the local market dynamics, healthy relationships with customers and suppliers and timely, need-based unsecured loans should continue to support the company’s business risk profile. The company has also been recognized by the Uttar Pradesh state government for its exports for the last 4-5 years consecutively. The management is also planning to diversify its product portfolio with the addition of Metha oil and other such products, which is expected to support the business profile over the medium term.

 

  • Healthy financial risk profile: The financial risk profile is likely to remain healthy, supported by the adjusted networth and gearing estimated at Rs 64-65 crore and below 0.5-0.6 times respectively as on fiscal 2025 against Rs 59 crores and 0.55 times respectively in fiscal 2024.Operating margins have been declining due to volatile operating margins however expected to remain healthy over 5-6 times in fiscal 2025 (6.5 times in fiscal 2024). In the absence of any planned debt funded capex, the financial profile is expected to remain healthy over the medium term.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Modest scale of operations: The group’s topline declined to Rs 237 crore in fiscal 2024 (Rs 331 crore in fiscal 2023) amidst sharp fall in exports from India due to competition from synthetic menthol because of cost advantages leading to fall in volumes 24% to 2223 MT in fiscal 2024. However, with management’s focus on expansion of its geographical reach in export market along with increasing awareness for natural menthol and testing methods to differentiate from synthetic menthol is expected to result in annual growth of 5-10% for FY25 and FY26. The revenue is expected to improve to Rs 250-260 crore with volumes of around 2300-2400 MT in fiscal 2025 having achieved ~Rs 200 crore of sales till Q3FY25. Despite the expected improvement in fiscal 2025 and 2026 performance is expected to remain subdued due to weak demand. Steady demand and realizations leading to significant improvement in the business risk profile will remain a key rating sensitivity factor.

 

  • Susceptibility to risks inherent in the mentha industry and volatile oil prices: Demand for menthol and its allied products have been continuously falling for the past three years due to increased preference of synthetic menthol in export countries as it has a cost advantage. Raw material prices (mentha oil prices) account for 90-95% of the cost of production. Fluctuations in global prices due to supply constraints and volatility in foreign exchange rates could put pressure on the margin due to the low differential between raw material prices and final product prices. However, the ability to manage business growth sustainably with volume growth amid volatile demand will remain monitorable.

Liquidity: Adequate

Bank limit utilization is low at around 35 percent for the past 12 months ended January-2025. Cash accruals are expected to be over Rs 6-7 crore which are sufficient against nil term debt obligation over the medium term. In addition, will act as a cushion to the liquidity of the company. Current ratio is healthy at 2.45 times on March 31, 2024. The promoters are likely to extend support in the form of equity and unsecured loans to meet its working capital requirements.

Outlook: Stable

Crisil Ratings believes NSM will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its promoters.

Rating sensitivity factors

Upward factors:

  • Sustained growth in revenue over Rs 320-340 crore with operating margins over 3.9-4.0%, leading to higher-than-expected net cash accruals
  • Sustenance of healthy financial risk profile

 

Downwards factors:

  • Sharp drop in revenue due to decline in volumes or decline in operating margin below 3-3.2% leading to lower-than-expected net cash accruals
  • Larger-than-expected capital expenditure or stretched working capital cycle, thereby weakening the financial risk profile

About the Company

Incorporated in May 2013, NSM is involved in the manufacturing and Exporter of Menthol and its Allied Products in India. The company is based in Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh). Mr. Ashutosh is the Promoter and MD who has extensive experience of three decades in the industry.

Key Financial Indicators

As on / for the period ended March 31

 

2024

2023

Operating income

Rs crore

237.18

331.63

Reported profit after tax

Rs crore

5.10

5.42

PAT margins

%

2.15

1.63

Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth

Times

0.55

0.47

Interest coverage

Times

6.43

8.44

Status of non cooperation with previous CRA:

NSM has not cooperated with Credit Analysis & Research Ltd (CARE), which has classified the company as non-cooperative through a rationale dated March 03, 2022, on account of 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. Crore) Complexity Levels Rating Outstanding with Outlook
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 3.00 NA Crisil BBB-/Stable
NA Composite Working Capital Limit NA NA NA 12.00 NA Crisil BBB-/Stable
NA Export Packing Credit NA NA NA 30.00 NA Crisil BBB-/Stable
NA Foreign Bill Purchase NA NA NA 30.00 NA Crisil BBB-/Stable
NA Foreign Exchange Forward NA NA NA 4.00 NA Crisil A3
NA Standby Line of Credit NA NA NA 12.00 NA Crisil BBB-/Stable
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2025 (History) 2024  2023  2022  Start of 2022
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities ST/LT 91.0 Crisil A3 / Crisil BBB-/Stable   --   -- 30-11-23 Crisil A3 / Crisil BBB-/Stable 07-12-22 Crisil BBB/Stable / Crisil A3+ Crisil BBB/Stable / Crisil A3+
      --   --   -- 13-11-23 Crisil A3 / Crisil BBB-/Stable   -- --
      --   --   -- 07-06-23 Crisil BBB/Stable / Crisil A3+   -- --
      --   --   -- 13-02-23 Crisil BBB/Stable / Crisil A3+   -- --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Cash Credit 3 State Bank of India Crisil BBB-/Stable
Composite Working Capital Limit 12 HDFC Bank Limited Crisil BBB-/Stable
Export Packing Credit 23 State Bank of India Crisil BBB-/Stable
Export Packing Credit 7 State Bank of India Crisil BBB-/Stable
Foreign Bill Purchase 30 State Bank of India Crisil BBB-/Stable
Foreign Exchange Forward 4 State Bank of India Crisil A3
Standby Line of Credit 4 State Bank of India Crisil BBB-/Stable
Standby Line of Credit 8 State Bank of India Crisil BBB-/Stable
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