Rating Rationale
November 30, 2021 | Mumbai
Sree Rayalaseema Hi-Strength Hypo Limited
Ratings Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.192.72 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL A-/Positive (Reaffirmed)
Short Term RatingCRISIL A1 (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has reaffirmed its ‘CRISIL A-/Positive/CRISIL A1’ ratings on the bank facilities of Sree Rayalaseema Hi-Strength Hypo Limited (SRHHL; part of Sree Rayalaseema group).

 

The ratings continue to reflect the established track record of the group in the inorganic chemicals industry, its strong relationship with customers and healthy financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by exposure to intense competition and susceptibility to volatility in raw material prices and foreign exchange (forex) rates.

Analytical Approach

CRISIL Ratings has considered the consolidated financials of SRHHL and its wholly-owned subsidiary TGV Sodium and Electrolite Pvt Ltd (TGV Sodium).

 

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:

Established market position and healthy relationship with customers: The group is one of the major producers of calcium hypochlorite and stable bleaching powder in India and has consistently expanded its product portfolio. The two decades of experience of the promoters along with an established relationship with customers helped scale up revenue to over Rs 900 crore in fiscal 2021.

 

Healthy financial risk profile: Networth and gearing are estimated at a healthy Rs 440 crore and 0.09 time, respectively, as on March 31, 2022. Above-average operating margin and moderate capital structure result in robust debt protection metrics - interest coverage and net cash accrual to total debt ratios are estimated at 23 times and 2.1 times, respectively, for fiscal 2022.

 

Weakness:

Susceptibility to volatility in raw material prices and forex rates:  Raw material price fluctuations across products impacts profitability. Also, exports account for about 26% of the revenue and are mainly in US dollars. Against this, imports account for about 47% of raw material requirement, thus exposing the company to forex rate fluctuation risk.

 

Exposure to intense competition: Pricing flexibility is constrained by competition from global players in the inorganic chemicals industry.

Liquidity: Strong

With negligible term debt obligation, net cash accrual, expected at Rs 80-90 crore each in fiscals 2022 and 2023 supports liquidity. Utilisation of working capital limits was also low at 3% over the 12 months ended October 2021. Also cash and bank balance of about Rs 130 crore is used for import of coal against 100% margin as and when required. Current ratio was healthy at 2.42 times as on March 31, 2021.

Outlook: Positive

CRISIL Ratings believes the business and financial risk profiles of SRHHL will further improve on account of healthy demand for its products.

Rating Sensitivity Factors

Upward Factors
*Sustained improvement in scale of operations in the manufacturing segment leading to higher cash accrual of Rs 90-100 crore

*Sustenance of working capital cycle and healthy return on capital employed

 

Downward Factors

*Decline in scale and profitability along with a stretch in working capital cycle.

*Large debt-funded capital expenditure weakening the capital structure with gearing rising above 0.75 time

*Any large cash outflow in the form of dividends/share buy-back or any large acquisition

About the Group

SRHHL, incorporated in 2005, is based in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, and is part of the TGV group. The group, currently managed by Mr T G Bharath, has diversified business interests, including chemicals, healthcare, and power generation. 

 
SRHHL manufactures inorganic chemicals such as calcium hypochlorite, stable bleaching powder, and sulphuric acid. It also has a 10-megawatt (MW) coal-based power generation plant at Kurnool, and windmill units in Tamil Nadu having power generation capacity of 11.25 MW. The company had also set-up a solar power plant of 1 MW in Kurnool and is in the process of setting-up another 5 MW capacity. It also has a 4.7 MW waste-heat recovery unit.

 

TGV Sodium was incorporated in January, 2020 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SRHHL. However there are no major operations in the company.

 

For the six months ended September, 2021 the group reported consolidated revenue and profit after tax of Rs 557.98 crore and Rs 38.86 crore, respectively, as against Rs 398 crore and Rs 29.76 crore, respectively, in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.

Key Financial Indicators - Consolidated

As on/for the period ended March 31

Unit

2021

2020

Operating income

Rs crore

911.55

689.10

Reported profit after tax

Rs crore

60.52

37.85

PAT margin

%

6.6

5.5

Adjusted debt/Adjusted networth

Times

0.16

0.15

Interest coverage

Times

25

10.4

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 level

Rating

assigned with

outlook

NA

Bank Guarantee

NA

NA

NA

10

NA

CRISIL A1

NA

Cash Credit

NA

NA

NA

15

NA

CRISIL A-/Positive

NA

Foreign Bill Discounting

NA

NA

NA

11.28

NA

CRISIL A-/Positive

NA

Foreign Exchange Forward

NA

NA

NA

0.7

NA

CRISIL A1

NA

Letter of Credit

NA

NA

NA

40

NA

CRISIL A1

NA

Packing Credit in Foreign Currency

NA

NA

NA

13.72

NA

CRISIL A1

NA

Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility

NA

NA

NA

82.02

NA

CRISIL A-/Positive

NA

Standby Line of Credit

NA

NA

NA

10

NA

CRISIL A-/Positive

NA

Vendor Bill Discounting Limits

NA

NA

NA

10

 

CRISIL A-/Positive

Annexure – List of entities consolidated

Names of Entities Consolidated

Extent of Consolidation

Rationale for Consolidation

Sree Rayalaseema Hi-Strength Hypo Ltd

Full

Parent company

TGV Sodium and Electrolite Pvt Ltd

Full

Wholly-owned subsidiary of SRHHL

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2021 (History) 2020  2019  2018  Start of 2018
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT/ST 142.72 CRISIL A-/Positive / CRISIL A1   -- 28-08-20 CRISIL A-/Positive / CRISIL A1 29-05-19 CRISIL A2+ / CRISIL A-/Stable 03-08-18 CRISIL BBB+/Stable / CRISIL A2 CRISIL BBB+/Stable / CRISIL A2
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 50.0 CRISIL A1   -- 28-08-20 CRISIL A1 29-05-19 CRISIL A2+ 03-08-18 CRISIL A2 CRISIL A2
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating
Bank Guarantee 10 CRISIL A1
Cash Credit 15 CRISIL A-/Positive
Foreign Bill Discounting 11.28 CRISIL A-/Positive
Foreign Exchange Forward 0.7 CRISIL A1
Letter of Credit 40 CRISIL A1
Packing Credit in Foreign Currency 13.72 CRISIL A1
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 82.02 CRISIL A-/Positive
Standby Line of Credit 10 CRISIL A-/Positive
Vendor Bill Discounting Limits 10 CRISIL A-/Positive
Criteria Details
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating Criteria for Chemical Industry
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation

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