Rating Rationale
July 13, 2018 | Mumbai
Polycab Wires Private Limited
'CRISIL AA/Stable/CRISIL A1+' assigned to bank debt
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.4000 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL AA/Stable (Assigned)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A1+ (Assigned)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has assigned its 'CRISIL AA/Stable/CRISIL A1+' ratings to the bank loan facilities of Polycab Wires Private Limited (PWPL).
 
The ratings reflect the market leadership position in the home wires and cables industry in India, integrated operations and healthy financial risk profile. These rating strengths are partially offset by vulnerability of profitability to volatility in raw material prices, to economic downturns, and exposure to intense competition.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Market leadership position in the home wires and cables industry in India: The organized home wires and cables industry in India has a market size of around Rs 20,000 crore, of which PWPL is the market leader with approximately 24% market share. In fiscal 2018 the industry is estimated to have grown at 15% and is expected to continue to grow at a healthy rate over the medium term. PWPL's market position is facilitated from its strong distribution network with 6 warehouses and a dealer-distributor network of over 5,000 entities. PWPL has significant market share in West and South India, which contributes around 70% to its revenue share. PWPL market though is concentrated and PWPL is focusing on expanding its network to reach every district in India. The company has also entered the electrical appliances segment, which it plans to grow significantly over the medium term.
 
* Integrated Operations: PWPL has 3 aluminum rod plants (capacity 3,000 tonnes/month) and plans to add one more in fiscal 2019, along with its own facilities to manufacture PVC compound. In fiscal 2017 the company entered into a JV with Dutch firm Trafigura for manufacturing copper rods with a capacity of 20,000/month to be distributed 50:50 between Trafigura and PWPL. This integrated nature of operations benefits the company in terms of quality output and overall performance efficiency.
 
* Healthy Financial Risk Profile: Financial risk profile is healthy driven by large networth of over Rs 2,000 crore and healthy capital structure as reflected by total outside liabilities to total networth(TOL/TNW) of 0.86 times as on March 31, 2018. The capital structure is expected to improve further over the medium term on the back of steady cash accrual in absence of any major debt funded capex plan over the medium term. Debt protection metrics are strong as reflected in interest coverage ratio of 8.48 times and net cash accruals to total debt of 0.38 times for fiscal 2018. Working capital intensity is higher than industry peers as reflected in gross current asset days in the range of 150-200 days in the past due to higher credit to trade channel. However, the same is expected to improve in the medium term due to reduction in debtor days using channel financing.
 
Weakness
* Exposure to intense competition: The house wires and electrical cables segment is highly fragmented with a large number of unorganised players, constraining the pricing power of organised sector players. Apart from unorganised sector, PWPL also faces competition from organised sector players such as Havells India Ltd, Finolex Cables Ltd, and Kei Industries Ltd. CRISIL believes that though the domestic electrical market is becoming more quality conscious and there would be some pressure on the unorganised players for GST compliance, competition from organised and unorganised players in the market will continue to impact PWPL's operating performance.
 
* Susceptibility to economic downturns: PWPL is susceptible to the economic environment in India. Electrical cables contribute more than 90% to PWPL's revenue, and end-users of the product include construction (real estate), power, telecommunication and automobile industries. Growth in these industries is, in turn, linked to the economic environment, any slowdown in gross domestic product growth could lead to moderation in demand for electrical cables over the near term.
 
* Vulnerability to fluctuations in raw material prices: PWPL is susceptible to volatility in raw material prices (mainly copper). Copper and aluminum are the primary raw material used in the manufacture of cables and accounts for 60-70% of PWPL's product value. Though the company revises the prices every month on basis of last month (M-1) LME prices, however, the profitability would be impacted if the company is unable to pass on the price increase to its customers.
Outlook: Stable

PWPL's business risk profile is expected to remain strong driven by its market leadership position in Wires and cables and established distribution network.
 
Upward Scenario
* Significant improvement in the business risk profile driven by substantial increase in margins or diversification of product profile.
* Significant improvement in the capital structure on account of equity infusion or reduction of debt.
 
Downward Scenario
* Lower than expected operating performance leading to lower margins and accruals.
* Higher than expected debt funded capex leading to deterioration of capital structure.

About the Company

PWPL is a leading company in the electrical wires and cables industry with a track record of over four decades. It has the reputation of being the fastest growing company in the Indian Cable sector and has manufacturing facilities located at Daman and Halol. The product portfolio consists of LDC cables, HDC cables and house wires. It also includes communication cables for telephones, co-axial and local area network (LAN) cables and specialized cables for speakers. Polycab has also entered into several consumer-facing businesses such as fans, switches, Lighting, Switchgears etc.

Key Financial Indicators*
As on/for the period ended March 31 2018 2017
Revenue Rs crore 6,835 5,501
Profit After Tax (PAT) Rs crore 358 240
PAT Margins % 5.2 4.4
Adjusted debt/Adjusted networth Times 0.53 0.63
Interest coverage Times 8.48 7.04
*CRISIL-Adjusted Numbers

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)
Rating assigned
with outlook
NA Fund Based Facilities NA NA NA 710.00 CRISIL AA/Stable
NA Non-Fund Based Limit NA NA NA 1620.00 CRISIL A1+
NA Term Loan Sep-15 LIBOR+1.65% Jun-20 132.00 CRISIL AA/Stable
NA Term Loan Jan-16 7.90% Mar-22 125.00 CRISIL AA/Stable
NA Term Loan Dec-16 LIBOR + 4.0% Jun-21 75.00 CRISIL AA/Stable
NA Term Loan Dec-16 LIBOR + 4.0% Jun-21 75.00 CRISIL AA/Stable
NA Proposed Fund-Based Bank Limits NA NA NA 140.00 CRISIL AA/Stable
NA Proposed Non Fund based limits NA NA NA 580.00 CRISIL A1+
NA Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility NA NA NA 543.00 CRISIL AA/Stable
 
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2018 (History) 2017  2016  2015  Start of 2015
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  1800.00  CRISIL AA/Stable    --    --    --    --  -- 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  2200.00  CRISIL A1+    --    --    --    --  -- 
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
Term Loan 407 CRISIL AA/Stable -- 0 --
Proposed Non Fund based limits 580 CRISIL A1+ -- 0 --
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 543 CRISIL AA/Stable -- 0 --
Proposed Fund-Based Bank Limits 140 CRISIL AA/Stable -- 0 --
Fund-Based Facilities 710 CRISIL AA/Stable -- 0 --
Non-Fund Based Limit 1620 CRISIL A1+ -- 0 --
Total 4000 -- Total 0 --
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

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