Rating Rationale
December 04, 2019 | Mumbai
Shiv Aum Steels Limited
Ratings Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.80 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BBB-/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A3 (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL ratings on the bank facilities of Shiv Aum Steels Limited (SASL; erstwhile Shiv Aum Steels Private Limited) continue to reflect the extensive experience of its promoters in the steel trading industry and diversified product profile. Rating also factors in equity infusion of Rs.15.84 crore by way of initial public offering (IPO), strengthening the financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by exposure to intense competition in steel trading industry and moderately working capital intense operations.

Analytical Approach

Previously, for arriving at its ratings, unsecured loans of Rs 12.3 crore from promoters as on March 2018, have been treated as neither debt nor equity. However, currently, entire unsecured loan from promoters have been treated as debt as major portion of the USL is expected to be withdrawn in fiscal 2020.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Extensive experience of promoters: One of the key promoters, Mr. Sanjay Bansal, has been in the steel trading industry for around three decades, leading to established relationship with customers and suppliers. Company is a distributor for key suppliers like Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, Steel Authority of India, Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd. Further, diversified product profile supports the business risk profile of the company. 

Revenue is expected to decline by 4-5% in fiscal 2020 due to steep decline in realisations and operating margins to moderate by around 70 basis points to around 3.5%. However revenue is expected to improve by 8-10% per fiscal over the medium term and operating margins to increase to around 4% backed by stable steel prices

* Comfortable financial risk profile: Moderate networth and TOLANW (Rs.46.6 crore and 1.8 times as on March 31, 2019) along with adequate interest coverage ratio of 2.4 times for fiscal 2019 represents comfortable financial risk profile.  Capital structure is expected to improve in fiscal 2020 backed by equity infusion by way of IPO, TOLANW is expected to remain below 1 times over the medium term

Weakness
* Susceptibility to demand from end-user industry: Demand for steel products is linked to the capital expenditure of end-user industries like infrastructure development and real estate which is strongly correlated to economic cycles. Any economic slowdown coupled with volatile steel prices and high competition to impact revenue of company.

* Moderately working capital intensive operations: SASL's operations are moderately working capital intensive as reflected in gross current assets (GCA) of 116 days as on March 31, 2019. The working capital intensity is marked by debtors of about 65 days and inventory of about 45 days as on March 31, 2019.

Liquidity: Adequate
SASL has adequate liquidity driven by expected cash accruals of over Rs.4-5 crore per in fiscal 2020 (around Rs.7-8 crore per fiscal from 2021 onwards) and cash and cash equivalents of Rs.2.67 crore as on March 31, 2019. Against this, the company has no long term repayment obligations over the medium term. Company also has access to fund based limits of Rs.65 crore, utilized to the tune of 40.1% on an average over the 12 months ended October 2019. Further, company has no capex plans in the next two fiscal years. CRISIL expects internal accruals, cash & cash equivalents and unutilized bank lines to be sufficient to meet its incremental working capital requirements and other financial and operational obligations.
Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes SASL will continue to benefit over the medium term from the extensive experience of its promoters and established relationship with its customers and Suppliers.

Rating Sensitivity factors:
Upward factors
* Increase in revenue by around 10-15% and operating margins to above 4.5% with sustained working capital cycle and absence of significant bad debt or debtors above 6 months
* Improvement in TOLANW to below 0.8% and its sustenance over medium term.

Downward factors
* Further decline in revenue by over 10-15% and moderation in operating margins to below 3% leading significant decline in net cash accruals and weakening of debt protection metrics
* Stretch in working capital cycle or significant debt funded capex or large dividend leading to weakening of financial risk profile.

About the Company

Incorporated in 1982 and Managed by Mr Sanjay Bansal and Mr Nagindas Mehta, SASL engaged in trading of mild steel structural (angles, plates, channels, and thermo-mechanically treated bars) products. It is an authorized dealer for Steel Authority of India Ltd, Jindal Steel and Power Limited and Monnet Ispat. The company is listed in National Stock Exchange.

Key Financial Indicators
As on/for the period ended March 31 Unit 2019 2018
Operating income Rs Cr 377.14 277.50
Profit after tax Rs Cr 5.8 5.13
PAT margins % 1.54 1.85
Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Networth Times 1.38 1.24
Interest coverage Times 2.39 2.81

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 Cash Credit NA NA NA 20 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
NA Cash Credit/ Overdraft facility NA NA NA 5 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
NA Inventory Funding Facility NA NA NA 40 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 15 CRISIL A3
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2019 (History) 2018  2017  2016  Start of 2016
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  65.00  CRISIL BBB-/Stable  27-06-19  CRISIL BBB-/Stable  26-12-18  CRISIL BBB-/Stable  29-09-17  CRISIL BBB-/Stable    --  -- 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  15.00  CRISIL A3  27-06-19  CRISIL A3  26-12-18  CRISIL A3  29-09-17  CRISIL A3    --  -- 
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
Cash Credit 20 CRISIL BBB-/Stable Cash Credit 20 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Cash Credit/ Overdraft facility 5 CRISIL BBB-/Stable Inventory Funding Facility 40 CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Inventory Funding Facility 40 CRISIL BBB-/Stable Letter of Credit 20 CRISIL A3
Letter of Credit 15 CRISIL A3 -- 0 --
Total 80 -- Total 80 --
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Criteria for rating trading companies
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings
The Rating Process
Understanding CRISILs Ratings and Rating Scales

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