Rating Rationale
August 02, 2022 | Mumbai
Shree Electricals and Engineers India Private Limited
'CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3' assigned to Bank Debt
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.60.7 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BBB-/Stable (Assigned)
Short Term RatingCRISIL A3 (Assigned)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has assigned its CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3 ratings to the bank facilities of Shree Electricals and Engineers India Private Limited (SEEIPL).

 

The ratings reflect the SEEIPL’s extensive industry experience of the promoters, healthy order book which renders medium term revenue visibility, reputed clientele, and a comfortable financial risk profile. These rating strengths are partly offset by average scale and moderately working capital-intensive operations.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the ratings, CRISIL Ratings has combined the business and financial risk profiles of SEEIPL and its wholly owned subsidiary: ECI SEEIPL JV.

 

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 industry experience of the promoters: Key promoter Mr. Shrinivas Deshingkar, an Electrical Engineer, has an experience of over two decades in the electrical contracting industry. Over the years, the promoters have established a successful execution track record with its customers and also forayed in providing services such as annual maintenance contracts (AMC), energy audits, energy saving services etc. Also in recent years, the promoters have widened company’s execution capabilities in the areas of datacenters, smart city projects, electrification work for railways etc. Promoters’ experience and technological capabilities should bolster the business risk profile over medium term.

 

  • Healthy order book because of revenue visibility and a reputed and diverse clientele: SEEIPL has outstanding order book of over Rs. 350 crore which needs to be executed in next 18-24 months. Further there are orders of more than Rs. 400 crores in pipeline. The company has benefitted from the data boom, digitization and domestic storage requirements. It has received healthy orders in datacenter segment from customers such as Nxtra Data Limited (Bharti Airtel group company), STT Global Data Centres India Pvt Ltd, Microsoft, NTT Netmagic Solutions (part of Japan based NTT Communications), HP Enterprises etc. Also, the order book is largely driven by orders from strong private customers and reliance on government agency business has reduced to around 20-25%. SEEIPL has also acquired credentials for Railway electrification and smart city projects which shall help the company to augment and diversify its order book over medium term.

 

  • Comfortable financial profile: The capital structure has remained comfortable due to moderate reliance on external funds yielding gearing of 0.92 times and total outside liabilities to tangible networth (TOL/TNW) of 1.86 for year ending on 31st March 2022. The debt protection measures have been adequate reflected in interest coverage and net cash accrual to total debt (NCATD) ratio are at 3.46 times and 0.22 times for fiscal 2022. With no large capex requirements and expected increase in accretions, the financial metrics should remain comfortable over the medium term.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Moderately working capital-intensive operations amidst skewed revenue booking: Operations remained moderately working capital intensive reflected in gross current assets of 192-311 days in last three fiscals through 2022. The working capital cycle was stretched during fiscal 2021 due to pandemic led disturbances but has improved in fiscal 2022. Around 50% of the revenue is booked in last quarter of fiscal due to peculiar business nature. Hence the working capital requirements are large during the peak period. Also, any unexpected delay in project execution or stretched payments from customers can impact the working capital management and hence liquidity.

 

Also, company operates in a fragmentated and competitive industry with limited bargaining power with its customers. Timely pass through of input costs remains critical amidst volatile price scenarios.

 

  • Improving yet moderate scale of operation: Though SEEIPL’s scale has increased in fiscal 2022, it still remains average. Further the continued revenue growth depends upon the investment patterns and maintenance of sustained order book. The revenue growth was subdued in fiscal 2020 and 2021 due to lower orders amidst the pandemic.

Liquidity: Adequate

SEEIPL’s liquidity is supported by its moderate and increasing cash accruals of over Rs. 9-11 crores which shall be sufficient against term debt repayment obligation of around Rs. 1.5-2.5 crores per fiscal over medium term. The bank limits remain moderately utilised at an average of 58% for past 12 months through June 2022. The company may avail additional non-fund-based limits in near term to support its business scale up. Current ratio remained comfortable at 1.61 times as on March 31, 2022.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL Ratings believe the group will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its promoter and established relationships with clients.

Rating Sensitivity factors

Upward factors

  • Sustained revenue growth (y-o-y growth of 30%) along with maintenance of stable operating margin
  • Maintenance of comfortable financial risk profile and liquidity supported by efficient working capital management

 

Downward factors

  • Decline in operating performance owing to severe delays in project execution leading to cash accruals of less than Rs. 5.5 crores.
  • Significant stretch in working capital cycle weakening the capital structure and liquidity

About the Company

SEEIPL was established in 1998 as Shree Electricals & Engineers by Mr. Shrinivas Deshingkar and subsequently in 2008 was reconstituted as Private Limited under its present name. SEEPL undertakes electrical contracts and provides various other services including annual maintenance contracts, energy audits, energy saving services etc. In recent past, the company has been focusing on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for datacenters and smart city solutions along with utility infra works.

 

ECI SEEIPL JV was formed to take up specific projects in Railway electrification.

Key Financial Indicators - Consolidated

As on / for the period ended March 31

 

2022

2021

Operating income

Rs crore

140.35

86.86

Reported profit after tax

Rs crore

6.93

2.08

PAT margins

%

4.9

2.4

Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth

Times

0.92

1.41

Interest coverage

Times

3.46

1.78

 

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. The CRISIL Ratings' complexity levels are available on www.crisil.com/complexity-levels. Users are advised to refer to the CRISIL Ratings' complexity levels for instruments that they consider for investment. Users may also call the Customer Service Helpdesk with queries on specific instruments.

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

Cash Credit

NA

NA

NA

21.00

NA

CRISIL BBB-/Stable

NA

Bank Guarantee

NA

NA

NA

32.00

NA

CRISIL A3

NA

Letter of Credit

NA

NA

NA

4.00

NA

CRISIL A3

NA

Proposed Bank Guarantee

NA

NA

NA

3.70

NA

CRISIL A3

 

Annexure – List of entities consolidated

Names of Entities Consolidated

Extent of Consolidation

Rationale for Consolidation

Shree Electricals and Engineers India Private Limited

Full

Parent & Subsidiary. Operate in similar line of business.

ECI SSEPL JV

Full

 

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 21.0 CRISIL BBB-/Stable   --   --   --   -- --
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 39.7 CRISIL A3   --   --   --   -- --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Bank Guarantee 20 Janata Sahakari Bank Limited CRISIL A3
Bank Guarantee 12 State Bank of India CRISIL A3
Cash Credit 18 Janata Sahakari Bank Limited CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Cash Credit 3 State Bank of India CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Letter of Credit 4 Janata Sahakari Bank Limited CRISIL A3
Proposed Bank Guarantee 3.7 Not Applicable CRISIL A3

This Annexure has been updated on 02-Aug-22 in line with the lender-wise facility details as on 01-Aug-22 received from the rated entity.

Criteria Details
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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