Rating Rationale
July 30, 2020 | Mumbai
S. T. Constructions Private Limited
'CRISIL BB/Stable/CRISIL A4+' assigned to bank debt
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.36 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BB/Stable (Assigned)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A4+ (Assigned)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has assigned  its 'CRISIL BB/Stable/CRISIL A4+' ratings to the bank facilities of S. T. Constructions Private Limited (STCPL).
 
The rating reflects extensive experience of promoters, moderate order-book position and adequate financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by average scale of and working capital intensive nature of operations and exposure to tender based nature of business.

Analytical Approach

Unsecured loans are treated as debt.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Promoter's extensive experience in construction industry: STPL's promoter Mr. Suristh Tiwary has been engaged in the civil construction industry for over four decades and has executed a number of construction projects for government authorities. The company has also been able to secure repeat tenders from its customers, which is indicative of its quality of work and establishd trackrecord. Further the operations are spreads across Noida, UP. Bihar and Jharkhand.
 
* Moderate order-book: The company has moderate confirmed order-book of Rs.261 Cr. as on July, 2020 which renders medium term revenue visibility. Nonetheless, the order book has partly diminished from historical level, and receipt of new orders of about Rs.150 crore which ae in pipeline remains critical.
 
* Adequate financial risk profile: The capital structure is comfortable marked by gearing and TOLTNW ratio of sub-1 time driven by limited reliance on debt. Also, the debt protection metrics were adequate marked by estimated interest coverage ratio and NCATD of 4 times and 0.2 times in fiscal 2020. Nonetheless, company's cash accruals had declined from historical level due to lower revenues and margin and the sustained increase in the same remains critical.

Weaknesses
* Average scale of operations, exposure to tender driven nature of business: Despite having a moderate order-book, the revenues lowered to Rs.81-82 crore in the past two years ended fiscal 2020 from historical level of over Rs.100 cr. This is on account of slowdown in execution of Noida based orders due to ban in construction activities in NCR by National Green Tribunal, nationwide lockdown since mid of March, 2020 because of pandemic and overall sluggish market conditions limiting receipt of new orders. The company has booked revenue of Rs.10 Cr. in Q1FY21 and it is expected to witness slight increase in revenue in fiscal 2021, the extent of revenue growth remains key monitorable.
 
Also, STPL's entire operations are tender-driven which exposes the company's revenue to its ability to successfully bid for and secure new tenders. Also as orders are from selected geographies, any changes in tendering process and / or construction related regulations can have impact on business.
 
* Working capital-intensive operations: Estimated gross current assets were high at around 200 days, driven by debtors at 55 days and large loans and advances as on March 31, 2020. Further there have been some delays in payments from principals in recent times which were primarily operational because of the lockdown/CoVID-19 outbreak. Any elongation in working capital cycle can have severe impact on liquidity.
Liquidity Stretched

Liquidity is constrained on account of high bank limit utilizations averaged at 97 per cent for the past 12 months ending June, 2020. The utilization level remained high in the past 2-3 months due to stretched receivables on account of lockdown. However, the company does not have any long term debt repayments. The company has fixed deposits to the tune of Rs.12 Cr. which are large kep as  margin money for non-fund based limits. It maintains moderate free cash and bank balances of Rs.80-90 lacs. The liquidity is also supported by estimated unsecured loans of around Rs.7 crore from promoters as on March, 2020. The company has extended loans and advances to other parties and has investment of Rs.8.5 crore in other entities.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes that STPL will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its promoters in the construction industry and its moderate order book position over the medium term.

Rating Sensitive Factors
Upward Factors
* Sustained and significant increase in revenue and operating margins leading to cash accruals above Rs.3.5 crore
* Improvement in liquidity with controlled working capital cycle

Downward Factors
* Sever dip in revenue or operating margins resulting in cash accruals below Rs.1.5 crore
* Weakening of financial risk profile due to stretched working capital cycle.

About the Company

STCPL was incorporated in the year 2004. It is engaged in civil construction works. The company is based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh and undertakes construction of buildings, structures, drainage system and roads. The company is promoted by Mr. Suristh Tiwary and family members.

Key Financial Indicators
Particulars Unit 2019 2018
Revenue Rs.Cr 81.41 99.58
Profit After Tax (PAT) Rs.Cr 2.78 2.83
PAT Margin % 3.4 2.8
Adjusted debt/adjusted networth Times 0.38 0.42
Interest coverage Times 4.16 5.44

Status of non cooperation with previous CRA
STCPL has not cooperated with Acuite Ratings and Research Limited, which has classified the company as 'issuer not cooperative' through a release dated August 1, 2019. The reason provided by Acuite Ratings and Research Limited is that the issuer did not participate in the rating exercise despite continuous requests and follow-ups.

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.Crore)
Complexity Level Rating assigned with outlook
NA Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility NA NA NA 2 NA CRISIL BB/Stable
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 29 NA CRISIL A4+
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 5 NA CRISIL BB/Stable
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  7.00  CRISIL BB/Stable    --    --    --    --  -- 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  29.00  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
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 2 CRISIL BB/Stable -- 0 --
Bank Guarantee 29 CRISIL A4+ -- 0 --
Cash Credit 5 CRISIL BB/Stable -- 0 --
Total 36 -- 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
Rating Criteria for Construction Industry
CRISILs Approach to Recognising Default
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt
Mapping global scale ratings onto CRISIL scale

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