Rating Rationale
September 26, 2025 | Mumbai
Silicon Rental Solutions Limited
Rating reaffirmed at 'Crisil BBB/Stable'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.20 Crore
Long Term RatingCrisil BBB/Stable (Reaffirmed)
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Detailed Rationale

Crisil Ratings has reaffirmed its ‘Crisil BBB/Stable’ rating on the long-term bank facilities of Silicon Rental Solutions Ltd (SRSL).

 

The rating continues to reflect the extensive experience of the promoters of SRSL in the information technology (IT) hardware industry, the company’s healthy operating profitability and comfortable financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by its moderate  scale of operations and large working capital requirement.

Analytical Approach

Crisil Ratings has evaluated the standalone business and financial risk profiles of SRSL.

Key Rating Drivers- Strengths

  • Extensive experience of promoters: The promoters, the Motiani family have experience of more than 30 years in the IT components trading business. The management entered the business of renting out IT equipment in 2007 and has developed a strong position in the industry, catering to over 350 clients across India. This is reflected in SRSL’s growing scale of operations with revenue rising to Rs 102 crore in fiscal 2025 from Rs 14 crore in fiscal 2021. Furthermore, the company has commenced trading in hardware and software IT equipment, yielding incremental revenue. SRSL’s business profile will remain supported by the promoters’ industry experience.

 

  • Healthy operating profitability: While the operating margin moderated in fiscals 2024 and 2025 due to trading sales, it continues to remain healthy at 45% in fiscal 2025. While the revenue contribution of the trading business is expected to increase going forward, the operating margin should continue to range at healthy levels of 40-45% over the medium term, as the higher-margin rental business will continue to account for 60-65% of the total sales.
  • Comfortable financial risk profile: The capital structure has been healthy due to limited reliance on external funds. Networth rose to Rs 101 crore as on March 31, 2025, from Rs 63 crore a year ago due to accretion to reserve and preferential allotment. The gearing and total outside liabilities to adjusted networth ratio stood at 0.05 time and 0.15 time as on March 31, 2025 (0.09 and 0.22 time, respectively, a year ago). Debt protection metrics have also been robust, as indicated by interest coverage and net cash accrual to total debt ratio of 66 times and 8.2 times, respectively, for fiscal 2025. Furthermore, the company has prepaid its term debt. In the absence of any large debt-funded capital expenditure (capex) plan, the financial risk profile should remain healthy over the medium term backed by steady accretion to reserve.

Key Rating Drivers- Weaknesses 

  • Large working capital requirement: The company had gross current assets (GCAs; net of cash) of 105 days as on March 31, 2025 (154 days as on March 31, 2024), driven by receivables. For the rental business, the company offers credit of 30-90 days,  however, the trading business has higher receivables of 90-120 days. While the working capital cycle improved in fiscal 2025, sustenance of the same remains monitorable, given the continued ramp up of the trading segment which has a longer receivables cycle.

 

  • Moderate scale of operations amid increasing competition: Although revenue has been growing year on year, it remained moderate at Rs 102 crore in fiscal 2025 (Rs 63 crore in the previous fiscal). Furthermore, increasing competition in the IT components rental business may constrain growth going forward. Hence, an increase in the scale of operations will remain monitorable.

Liquidity: Adequate

Bank limit was utilized moderately at 32% on average over the 12 months through April 2025. Net cash accrual is expected at Rs 45-50 crore over the medium term against nil term debt obligation, as the company has prepaid its debt. The current ratio was healthy at 3.9 times on March 31, 2025. The company had moderate unencumbered cash and bank balance of around Rs 28 crore as on March 31, 2025, which will support liquidity.

Outlook: Stable

SRSL will continue to benefit from the promoters’ extensive experience and healthy relationships with customers.

Rating Sensitivity Factors

Upward factors:

  • Increase in revenue to above Rs 120 crore with operating profitability maintained at 40-45%, leading to higher net cash accrual
  • Sustenance of healthy financial risk profile

 

Downward factors:

  • Decline in revenue or profitability leading to net cash accrual of less than Rs 15 crore
  • Weakening capital structure because of significant debt-funded capex

About the Company

Based in Mumbai, SRSL was incorporated in January 2016 by the Motiani family as private limited company and was reconstituted as public limited company in 2022. SRSL is primarily an IT and networking equipment renting company. It provides a vast array of IT equipment such as laptops, desktops, sophisticated servers and peripherals such as CCTV cameras, printers, projectors and storage devices. SRSL is promoted by Mr Sanjay Harish Motiani, Mrs Kanchan Sanjay Motiani, Ms Anushka Sanjay Motiani and Mr Nikhil Sanjay Motiani. In fiscal 2024, SRSL started trading in hardware and software products for a few customers.

Key Financial Indicators

As on/for the period ended March 31

Unit

2025

2024

Operating income

Rs.Crore

101.94

63.25

 Reported profit after tax (PAT) 

Rs.Crore

13.20

12.90

PAT margin

%

12.95

20.39

Adjusted debt/adjusted networth

Times

0.05

0.09

Interest coverage

Times

66.21

81.51

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) Complexity Levels Rating Outstanding with Outlook
NA Drop Line Overdraft Facility NA NA NA 10.00 NA Crisil BBB/Stable
NA Overdraft Facility NA NA NA 5.00 NA Crisil BBB/Stable
NA Proposed Working Capital Facility NA NA NA 5.00 NA Crisil BBB/Stable

 

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2025 (History) 2024  2023  2022  Start of 2022
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT 20.0 Crisil BBB/Stable   -- 29-06-24 Crisil BBB/Stable   --   -- --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Drop Line Overdraft Facility 10 The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Crisil BBB/Stable
Overdraft Facility 5 Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited Crisil BBB/Stable
Proposed Working Capital Facility 5 Not Applicable Crisil BBB/Stable
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