Rating Rationale
June 24, 2020 | Mumbai
PallavaRED Granite Private Limited
Ratings upgraded to 'CRISIL B-/Stable/CRISIL A4'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.27 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL B-/Stable (Upgraded from 'CRISIL D')
Short Term Rating CRISIL A4 (Upgraded from 'CRISIL D')
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has upgraded its ratings on the bank facilities of PallavaRed Granite Private Limited (PGPL) to 'CRISIL B-/Stable/CRISIL A4' from 'CRISIL D/CRISIL D'.

The upgrade reflects timely servicing of debt obligation over the last 6 months supported by improvement in liquidity.
 
The ratings reflects Pallava Granite group's working-capital-intensive operations and average financial risk profile. This rating weaknesses are partially offset by the extensive experience of the promoters in the granite industry.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the ratings, CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of Pallava Granite Industries India Private Limited (PGIPL), Pallava Granite Industries Chennai Private Limited (PGICPL), and PGPL. This is because all these entities, collectively referred to as the Pallava group, are in a similar line of business and managed by the same promoter, and have significant operational linkages.

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
Weaknesses: 
* Working capital intensive operations:
Operations are working capital intensive as reflected by estimated gross current asset days of over 600 days as on March 31, 2020. This was majorly on account of high inventory and debtors.
 
* Average Financial risk profile:
Groups financial risk is average marked by estimated gearing of negative in fiscal 2020.TOL/TNW is expected to be high and interest coverage ratio is estimated at 0.5 times in near fiscal. Given the COVID-19 and subsequent slowdown, the financial risk is expected to be average in near term.
 
Strength:
* Extensive experience of group's promoters in the granite industry:
Pallava group's promoter, Mr. Subba Reddy, has over three decades of experience in the granite industry. The promoter also operates owned quarries in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, which cater to the majority of the group's raw material requirements.
Liquidity Stretched

Bank limits have been moderately utilized at above 80% for the year ended March 2020. The group's annual cash accruals would be insufficient against maturing repayment obligation in Rs 2-3 crores. Unsecured loans and modest cash balance will support the liquidity in near term. The firm current ratio is estimated at less than 1 time as on March 2020.The firm has availed moratorium on interest from bank.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes pallava granite group will continue to benefit over the medium term from the partner's extensive industry experience.

Rating Sensitivity factors
Upward factor
* Sustained increase in accretions resulting in improvement in financial risk profile
* Improvement in working capital cycle with Gross current Asset Days of less than 300.
 
Downward factor
* Further stretch in working capital cycle and deterioration in liquidity
* Decline in the revenues by 30%
About the Group

The Pallava group processes and exports granite; its day-to-day operations are managed Mr. Subba Reddy. PGPL and PGICPL were set up in 1983 and PGIPL in 1989. The group is based in Chennai.

Key Financial Indicators
As on / for the period ended March 31   2019 2018
Operating income Rs crore 42.18 44.47
Reported profit after tax Rs crore -12.71 -3.99
PAT margins % -30.14 -9.0
Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth Times 23.85  4.16
Interest coverage Times 0.29 0.27

Any other information: Not applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
CRISIL complexity levels are assigned to various types of financial instruments and are included (where applicable) in the Annexure -- Details of Instrument in this Rating Rationale. For more details on the CRISIL complexity levels, please visit www.crisil.com/complexity-levels.
Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)
ISIN Name of instrument Date of allotment Coupon rate (%) Maturity date Issue size (Rs cr) Complexity levels Rating assigned with outlook
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 3 NA CRISIL B-/Stable
NA Bill Discounting NA NA NA 2 NA CRISIL B-/Stable
NA Export Packing Credit NA NA NA 6 NA CRISIL B-/Stable
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 1 NA CRISIL A4
NA Long Term Loan NA NA Mar-2025 6 NA CRISIL B-/Stable
NA Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility NA NA NA 9 NA CRISIL B-/Stable
 
Annexure - List of entities consolidated
Names of Entities Consolidated Extent of Consolidation Rationale for Consolidation
Pallava Granite Industries India Private Limited Full All entities are in similar line of business and managed by the same promoter, and have significant operational linkages.
Pallava Granite Industries Chennai Private Limited Full All entities are in similar line of business and managed by the same promoter, and have significant operational linkages.
Pallava RED Granite Pvt Ltd Full
All entities are in similar line of business and managed by the same promoter, and have significant operational linkages.
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2020 (History) 2019  2018  2017  Start of 2017
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  23.00  CRISIL B-/Stable      11-03-19  CRISIL D  23-02-18  CRISIL C      CRISIL C 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  4.00  CRISIL B-/Stable/ CRISIL A4      11-03-19  CRISIL D/ CRISIL D  23-02-18  CRISIL C/ CRISIL A4      CRISIL C/ CRISIL A4 
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 3 CRISIL B-/Stable Bank Guarantee 3 CRISIL D
Bill Discounting 2 CRISIL B-/Stable Bill Discounting 2 CRISIL D
Export Packing Credit 6 CRISIL B-/Stable Export Packing Credit 6 CRISIL D
Letter of Credit 1 CRISIL A4 Letter of Credit 1 CRISIL D
Long Term Loan 6 CRISIL B-/Stable Long Term Loan 6 CRISIL D
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 9 CRISIL B-/Stable Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 9 CRISIL D
Total 27 -- Total 27 --
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 Approach to Recognising Default
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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