Rating Rationale
December 08, 2023 | Mumbai
Orient ceratech limited
Ratings Reaffirmed and Withdrawn
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.110 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BBB+/Stable (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn)
Short Term RatingCRISIL A2 (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn)
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1 crore = 10 million
Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has reaffirmed its ratings on the bank facilities of Orient Ceratech Ltd (OAL, part of Orient group) and has subsequently withdrawn the ratings at the company's request and on receipt of no objection certificate from the banker. The withdrawal is in-line with CRISIL's policy on withdrawal of bank loan ratings

Analytical Approach

CRISIL Ratings has combined the business and financial risk profiles of OAL and its newly acquired subsidiary Orient Advanced Materials Pvt Ltd (OAMPL, part of Orient group). This is because the OAMPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of OAL and there is significant operational synergy, common management 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:

  • Healthy financial risk profile: Net worth was healthy at around Rs 260 crores and total outside liabilities to Tangible net worth was low at 0.25 times, as of March 2023. Debt protection metrics are above average, with interest coverage and net cash accruals to total debt ratios at 8 times and 1.66 times, respectively in fiscal 2023.  The financial risk profile is expected to remain healthy over the medium term in absence of any significant addition of debt in near term.

 

  • Established market position in the refractory industry: The group has been operating in the industry for close to five decades and established itself as a reliable supplier of abrasive material to various end user industries. The experience of its promoters and its established relationship with customers and suppliers are expected to benefit the business risk profile over the medium term.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Working capital-intensive operations: Gross current assets (GCAs) were high at 200 days as on March 31, 2023, driven by receivables of 101 days and inventory of 86 days and healthy cash and bank balance maintained by group. The working capital requirement is partly managed through payables of 50-60 days, while the rest is met through internal cash accrual, thus limiting the reliance on bank debt. Working capital requirement remains high because of larger inventory this has resulted in a considerable increase in GCAs.

 

  • Dependence on demand from end-user industries: Company manufacturers calcined bauxite and fused aluminium oxide abrasive grains. Demand for calcined bauxite and fused aluminium oxide abrasive grains comes from sectors such as steel and cement, which are linked to economic cycles. Slowdown in economic activity or decline in steel and cement consumption could adversely impact operations.

Liquidity: Adequate

Bank limit utilization is moderate at around 41 percent for the past twelve months ended June 2023. Cash accruals are expected to be over Rs 20 Crores which are sufficient against term debt obligation of Rs. 1 to 2 Crores. The current ratio is healthy at 3.79 times on March 31, 2023.

 

Moderate cash and bank balance of around Rs. 6.64 Crores as on Sept 30, 2023. Low gearing and moderate net worth support its financial flexibility and provides the financial cushion available in case of any adverse conditions or downturn in the business

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL Ratings believes that the business risk profile of the group is expected to weaken over the medium term on the back of shortage of raw material from owned mines and increased contribution from trading activity

Rating Sensitivity Factors

Upward factors:

  • Healthy ramp up in new products leading to scale up in operations and operating profit margins sustained above 12% over the medium-term resulting cash accruals above Rs.40 Crores.
  • Sustained financial risk profile with material improvement in ROCE and efficient working capital cycle.


Downward factors:

  • Sustained non-availability of high-grade bauxite or delay in scale up in new products restrict revenue and / or operating margins remain below 6%
  • Higher than expected debt funded capex, stretch in working capital cycle constrains financial risk profile or impacts liquidity

About the Company

Set up by the late Mr. R L Rajgarhia in 1971, OAL has fused aluminium oxide abrasive grains and calcined products manufacturing unit at Porbander (Gujarat) set up in 1975 and at Bhiwadi (Rajasthan) set up in 1980. The company has 30 mines of Bauxite and windmills of 11.1 megawatts (MW) capacity. In 2011-12, the company de-merged its refractories business (Bhiwadi unit) under Orient Refractories Limited with effect from April 1, 2011 which was later taken over by Messers Dutch US holding B.V.Netherlands, a subsidiary of RHI AG in January 2013. Mr. S G Rajgarhia has also sold his share if OAL to Bombay minerals Ltd in 2015-16 and now BML is majority shareholder with 39% of shares.

Key Financial Indicators (Consolidated)

As on/for the period ended March 31

Unit 

2023

2022

Operating income

Rs.Crore

302.72

267.75

Reported profit after tax

Rs.Crore

14.30

7.32

PAT margins

%

4.70

2.56

Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Networth

Times

0.06

0.15

Interest coverage

Times

7.74

6.20

Any other information: Not Applicable

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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)

ISIN Name of the instrument Date of
Allotment
Coupon
Rate (%)
Maturity
Date
Issue size
(Rs.Crore)
Complexity
Level
Rating assigned with outlook
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 50 NA CRISIL BBB+/Stable (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn)
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 5 NA CRISIL A2 (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn)
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 8 NA CRISIL A2 (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn)
NA Working Capital Term Loan NA NA Dec-23 1.4 NA CRISIL BBB+/Stable (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn)
NA Proposed Working Capital Facility NA NA NA 45.6 NA CRISIL BBB+/Stable (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn)

Annexure - List of Entities Consolidated

Names of Entities Consolidated

Extent of Consolidation

Rationale for Consolidation

Orient ceratech limited

Full

Owns 100% stake in OAMPL and there are significant operational synergies, common management and financial fungibility

Orient Advanced Materials Pvt Ltd

Full

Wholly owned subsidiary and there are significant operational synergies, common management and financial fungibility

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2023 (History) 2022  2021  2020  Start of 2020
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT 97.0 CRISIL BBB+/Stable (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn) 15-02-23 CRISIL BBB+/Stable   -- 31-12-21 CRISIL A2+ / CRISIL A-/Negative 29-09-20 CRISIL A2+ / CRISIL A-/Stable CRISIL A-/Stable
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 13.0 CRISIL A2 (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn) 15-02-23 CRISIL A2   -- 31-12-21 CRISIL A2+ 29-09-20 CRISIL A2+ CRISIL A2+
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Bank Guarantee 8 State Bank of India CRISIL A2 (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn)
Cash Credit 50 State Bank of India CRISIL BBB+/Stable (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn)
Letter of Credit 5 State Bank of India CRISIL A2 (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn)
Proposed Working Capital Facility 45.6 Not Applicable CRISIL BBB+/Stable (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn)
Working Capital Term Loan 1.4 State Bank of India CRISIL BBB+/Stable (Rating Reaffirmed and Withdrawn)
Criteria Details
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Criteria for rating wind power projects
Rating Criteria for Aluminium Industry
Rating Criteria for Mining Industry
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation

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