Rating Rationale
February 27, 2020 | Mumbai
Ramky Infrastructure Limited
Rating Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.3296.69 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL D (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its 'CRISIL D' rating on the bank facilities of Ramky Infrastructure Limited (Ramky Infra; a part of the Ramky Infra group).
 
The rating continues to reflect delays by Ramky Infra in debt servicing due to weak liquidity and working capital intensive operations. However, the group benefits from the experience of the promoters and improvement in financial risk profile.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the ratings, CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of Ramky Infra and its special purpose vehicles (SPVs) where the company has extended corporate guarantees: MDDA-Ramky IS Bus Terminal Ltd, Srinagar Banihal Expressway Ltd and Sehore Kosmi Tollways Ltd. CRISIL has also moderately consolidated the ongoing build-operate-transfer road projects and other operational subsidiaries of the Ramky Infra group where the company has majority stake and is part of the main operations. In-line with CRISIL's moderate consolidation approach, cashflow mismatches in these operational projects have been factored. Also, CRISIL has considered interest-bearing unsecured loans from promoters as debt (stood at Rs 418.0 crore as on March 31, 2019).

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
Weakness:
* Delays in debt servicing due to weak liquidity
Ramky Infra's debt was restructured in June 2015 by the Joint Lenders Forum comprising seven lenders. The company's standalone performance improved, as operating income and net cash accrual increased to Rs 972 crore and Rs 29 crore respectively in the 9 months ended December 31, 2019 from Rs 732.2 crore and Rs 23 crore respectively in 9 months ending December 31, 2018. However, the monthly interest payments for working capital term loans is cleared within 30 days, owing to stretch in liquidity. Regularisation of debt obligations will remain a key rating monitorable.
 
* Working capital intensive operations
Operations remain working capital intensive with gross current assets (GCA) days of around 317 days as on Mar 31, 2019. GCA is contributed by large debtor and creditor days of 125 days and 255 days respectively as on Mar 31, 2019 while the inventory days are moderate at 78 days.  
 
Strengths:
* Experience of the promoters
Benefits from the promoters' experience of over two decades in the construction of roads and buildings, power, and in irrigation and water projects, should continue to support business. The group manages projects efficiently, backed by its trained labour force, adequate equipment, and good sub-contracting management systems. The company has outstanding order book of Rs 3577 as on December 31, 2019 crore to be executed in next 2-3 years. Order book to revenue (fiscal 2019) ratio is about ~2.9 times, which gives visibility for near-to-medium term.
 
* Improvement in financial risk profile
The company has substantially reduced debt in the last two fiscals as reflected in the sharp reduction in total outside liabilities to adjusted networth ratio to 3.67 times as on March 31, 2019 from 9.26 times as on March 31, 2017 and improvement in gearing to 1.4 times as on December 31, 2019 from 4.7 times as on March 31, 2017. Total debt reduced to Rs 982 crore as of March 31, 2019 (Rs 568 crore of external bank debt) from Rs 1334 crore (Rs 1228 crore of external bank debt) as of March 31, 2017. The company has relied on unsecured loans from promoters and sales proceeds from monetising assets including sale of NAM Expressways to reduce debt. Total debt outstanding as on December 31, 2019 has further declined to Rs 724 crore of which Rs 345 crore is external working capital debt. There is no long-term loan outstanding as on December 31, 2019.
Liquidity Poor

The bank limits have been fully utilised and interest coverage ratio was modest at 0.96 time as on March 31, 2019. Although, the company doesn't have any repayment obligations (term loan is nil as on December 31, 2019), accruals are not sufficient to meet interest payments. There continues to be a delay in interest payments on working capital loan facilities.

Rating Sensitivity factors
Upward factors
* Track record of timely debt servicing for at least 3 months
* Improvement in operating performance of the company
* Improvement in working capital cycle
About the Group

Ramky Infra, the flagship company of the Ramky group, was incorporated as Ramky Engineers Pvt Ltd in 1994 to provide civil and environmental engineering consultancy services. In 1998, it started executing civil and environmental engineering, procurement, and construction projects, primarily in the water and waste-water sector. Subsequently, it expanded into road, building, irrigation, and industrial construction. In 2003, the company got its present name and was thereafter reconstituted as a public limited company. Ramky Infra principally operates in two business segments: construction (under Ramky Infra) and development (under SPVs). In the development business, the group constructs industrial parks, special economic zones, and bus terminals.
 
For nine months ended December 31, 2019, the company reported topline of Rs 972 crore against net profit of Rs 9 crore as compared to topline and net loss of Rs 732 crore and Rs 4 crore, respectively, for the corresponding period last year.

Key Financial Indicators - (Standalone)
Particulars Unit 2019 2018
Revenue Rs crore 1477 1346
Profit after tax (PAT) Rs crore 41 65
PAT margin % 2.8 4.7
Adjusted debt/adjusted networth Times 2.24 2.63
Interest coverage Times 0.96 0.35

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. cr.)
Rating assigned
with outlook
NA Working Capital Loan NA NA 31-Mar-24 208.08 CRISIL D
NA Working Capital Loan NA NA 31-Mar-19 8.76 CRISIL D
NA Proposed Working Capital
Loan facility
NA NA NA 260.02 CRISIL D
NA Term Loan NA NA 31-Mar-24 382.69 CRISIL D
NA Term Loan NA NA 31-Mar-19 57.83 CRISIL D
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 202.43 CRISIL D
NA Proposed Cash Credit limit NA NA NA 217.13 CRISIL D
NA Bank Guarantee! NA NA NA 500 CRISIL D
NA Bank Guarantee@ NA NA NA 220.72 CRISIL D
NA Bank Guarantee# NA NA NA 338.16 CRISIL D
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 194.80 CRISIL D
NA Bank Guarantee^ NA NA NA 100 CRISIL D
NA Proposed Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 606.07 CRISIL D
! sublimit letter of credit Rs 25 crore
@ sublimit letter of credit Rs 21.17 crore
# sublimit letter of credit Rs 21.42 crore
^ sublimit letter of credit Rs 10 crore
 
Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)
Entity consolidated Extent of consolidation Rationale for consolidation
MDDA-Ramky IS Bus Terminal Ltd Full Corporate guarantee extended by Ramky Infra
Srinagar Banihal Expressway Ltd Full Corporate guarantee extended by Ramky Infra
Sehore Kosmi Tollways Ltd Full Corporate guarantee extended by Ramky Infra
Ramky Towers Ltd Moderate Holds majority stake and is part of key operations; support to the extent of cashflow mismatches
Ramky Elsamex Hyderabad Ring Road Ltd Moderate No recourse of project debt to Ramky Infra. Support to the extent of cashflow mismatches in operations
Ramky Pharmacity India Ltd Moderate Holds majority stake and is part of key operations; support to the extent of cashflow mismatches
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  1336.94  CRISIL D          20-11-18  CRISIL D  11-08-17  CRISIL D  CRISIL D 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  1959.75  CRISIL D          20-11-18  CRISIL D  11-08-17  CRISIL D  CRISIL D 
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! 500 CRISIL D Bank Guarantee!! 696.26 CRISIL D
Bank Guarantee@ 220.72 CRISIL D Bank Guarantee@@ 233.67 CRISIL D
Bank Guarantee# 338.16 CRISIL D Bank Guarantee## 338.16 CRISIL D
Bank Guarantee 194.80 CRISIL D Bank Guarantee$$ 279.23 CRISIL D
Bank Guarantee^ 100 CRISIL D Bank Guarantee%% 199.14 CRISIL D
Cash Credit 202.43 CRISIL D Bank Guarantee^^ 133.19 CRISIL D
Proposed Bank Guarantee 606.07 CRISIL D Bank Guarantee&$ 24.34 CRISIL D
Proposed Cash Credit Limit 217.13 CRISIL D Bank Guarantee** 55.76 CRISIL D
Proposed Working Capital Facility 260.02 CRISIL D Working Capital Term Loan 476.86 476.86
Term Loan 440.52 CRISIL D Term Loan 440.52 CRISIL D
Working Capital Loan 216.84 CRISIL D Cash Credit 419.56 CRISIL D
Total 3296.69 -- Total 3296.69 --
! sublimit letter of credit Rs 25 crore
@ sublimit letter of credit Rs 21.17 crore
# sublimit letter of credit Rs 21.42 crore
^ sublimit letter of credit Rs 10 crore
!! sublimit working capital term loan Rs. 30.93 crore , letter of credit Rs 64.29 crore
@@ sublimit working capital term loan Rs. 50.35 crore, letter of credit Rs 21.17 crore
## sublimit working capital term loan Rs. 42.00 crore, letter of credit Rs 21.42 crore
$$ sublimit working capital term loan Rs. 50.25 crore, letter of credit Rs 20.92 crore
%% sublimit letter of credit Rs 16.83 crore
^^ sublimit working capital term loan Rs. 12.83 crore, letter of credit Rs 10.93 crore
&& sublimit letter of credit Rs 2.36 crore
** sublimit working capital term loan Rs. 4.32 crore, letter of credit Rs 4.73 crore
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
Rating Criteria for Construction Industry
CRISILs Approach to Recognising Default
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation

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