Rating Rationale
November 24, 2022 | Mumbai
Piano Presitel
Rating upgraded to 'CRISIL BBB-/Stable'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.21.14 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BBB-/Stable (Upgraded from 'CRISIL BB+/Stable')
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Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has upgraded its rating on the long-term bank facilities of Piano Presitel (PP; part of the Windston group) to ‘CRISIL BBB-/Stable’ from ‘CRISIL BB+/Stable'.

 

The upgrade factors in the group’s improved operating performance in fiscal 2022, while sustaining its comfortable financial risk profile. The group has achieved revenue of Rs 113 Crores in fiscal 2022 against the revenue of Rs 87 Crores in fiscal 2021. The operating margins continued to remain healthy, leading to cash accruals of Rs. 10.8 crores in fiscal 2022, against Rs. 3.6 crores in fiscal 2021. Revenue growth is expected to sustain backed by healthy demand from diversified customers. Financial risk profile and liquidity strengthened on account of same.


The rating reflects the extensive experience of its promoters in manufacturing precision engineering components, established customer base, diverse product profile and a comfortable financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by exposure to intense competition, large working capital requirement and susceptibility to cyclicality in end user industry.

Analytical Approach

CRISIL Ratings has combined the business and financial risk profiles of Windston Springs Pvt Ltd (WSPL) and PP. This is because both these entities, together referred to as the Windston group, are in the same business, and have common promoters and significant operational, managerial and financial linkages.

 

Unsecured loans of Rs 2.24 crore from the promoters have been treated as debt.

 

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:

  • Extensive experience of the promoters and established customer base: Promoters have more than three decades of experience in the precision engineering and auto components segment. The promoters have developed a strong understanding of the industry dynamics, which has helped them to develop a good relationship with the customers, such as Royal Enfield, Yamaha, the Kirloskar group, and Hero MotoCorp. Revenues have increased to Rs. 113 crore in fiscal 2022 from Rs. 92 crore in fiscal 2019. 

 

  • Diversified product portfolio: The group manufactures diverse precision engineering components such as disc springs (metal springs), valve plates and valve assemblies, sheet-metal parts such as washers and clutch plates, and small assemblies, and spring plates. This helps in sustaining revenues and increasing business from a single customer.

 

  • Comfortable financial risk profile: The group has a moderate net worth of Rs. 45 crores as on March 31, 2022. Gearing was comfortable at around 0.81 times while the total outside liabilities to adjusted networth was moderate at 1.07 times as on March 31, 2022. Debt protection metrics were also comfortable, with interest coverage ratio of over 4.30 times and net cash accruals to total debt (NCATD) ratio of 0.15 time, in fiscal 2022. Going forward, the financial risk profile is expected to remain comfortable over the medium term.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Exposure to intense competition: The industry is highly fragmented and competitive, with a large number of un-organized players in the market. Such high fragmentation and intense competition, limits the pricing flexibility and bargaining power of the players in the industry. CRISIL Ratings believes that group’s business shall remain exposed to intense competition in the industry.

 

  • Cyclicality in auto industry:  The precision engineering and auto components industry is highly fragmented, which constrains scalability, pricing power and profitability. Business risk profile will remain susceptible to inherent cyclicality in the auto industry, which is linked to economic performance.

 

  • Working capital-intensive operations: Group's operations are working capital intensive reflected in its gross current assets (GCAs) of 193 days, on account of high debtor and inventory days of around 76 day and 107 days, respectively as on March 31, 2022. The group maintains high inventory due to variety of products it manufactures and minimum order quantity of raw materials. The debtors comprise of receivables of Rs. 8 crore from the group company Klaus Waren Fixtures Private Limited. The group's operations will remain working capital intensive over the medium term.

Liquidity: Adequate

Annual cash accrual is expected to be Rs 13-14 crore against yearly debt obligation of Rs 3-3.5 crore in fiscals 2023 and 2024; the remaining accrual will cushion liquidity. Fund-based limit of Rs 26 crore was utilised by 71% on average over the 12 months through June 2022. Unsecured loans from the promoters also support liquidity. Cash and bank balances stood at Rs 56 lakh as on March 31, 2022.

Outlook: Stable

The Windston group will continue to benefit from the experience of its promoters.

Rating Sensitivity Factors

Upward Factors

  • Increase in revenue and stable operating margin leading to cash accrual of more than Rs. 16 crore
  • Sustenance of working capital cycle and financial profile.

 

Downward Factors

  • Significant decline in revenue or profitability resulting in consolidated cash accrual below Rs 5 crore
  • Further stretch in working capital cycle affecting financial risk profile

About the Group

Incorporated in 1986 and promoted by Dr N M Shah and his family members, WSPL manufactures engineering products and auto components such as disc springs (metal springs), valve plates, valve assemblies, and spring plates at its facilities in Surendranagar, Gujarat; and Mumbai, Maharashtra.
 
PP manufactures automotive components such as springs, valves, and sheet-metal parts such as washers and clutch plates at its plant in Bhayander, Maharashtra

Key Financial Indicators - Consolidated

As on / for the period ended March 31

Unit 

2022

2021

Operating income

Rs crore

113.20

87.09

Reported profit after tax

Rs crore

6.52

4.48

PAT margins

%

5.75

5.14

Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Networth

Times

0.81

0.96

Interest coverage

Times

4.30

3.73

Any other information: Not Applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
CRISIL Ratings` 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.

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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

Ratings assigned

with outlook

NA

Term Loan

NA

NA

Aug-23

1.89

NA

CRISIL BBB-/Stable

NA

Working Capital Facility

NA

NA

NA

16

NA

CRISIL BBB-/Stable

NA

Working Capital Term Loan

NA

NA

Jun-23

3.25

NA

CRISIL BBB-/Stable

Annexure - List of Entities Consolidated

Names of Entities Consolidated

Extent of Consolidation

Rationale for Consolidation

Piano Presitel

Full

Same business and significant operational, managerial and financial linkages

Windston Springs Private Limited

Full

Same business and significant operational, managerial and financial linkages

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2022 (History) 2021  2020  2019  Start of 2019
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT 21.14 CRISIL BBB-/Stable   -- 30-09-21 CRISIL BB+/Stable 10-06-20 CRISIL BB+/Stable / CRISIL A4+ 21-05-19 CRISIL BB+/Stable / CRISIL A4+ Suspended
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Term Loan 1.89 Canara Bank CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Working Capital Facility 16 Canara Bank CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Working Capital Term Loan 3.25 Canara Bank CRISIL BBB-/Stable

This Annexure has been updated on 12-May-2023 in line with the lender-wise facility details as on 10-May-2023 received from the rated entity.

Criteria Details
Links to related criteria
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Assessing Information Adequacy Risk
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings
Rating Criteria for Auto Component Suppliers
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation
Understanding CRISILs Ratings and Rating Scales
Criteria for notching down standalone ratings of companies based on support extended to parent

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