Rating Rationale
March 31, 2022 | Mumbai
Super Crop Safe Limited
Rating downgraded to 'CRISIL B/Stable'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.12 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL B/Stable (Downgraded from 'CRISIL BB/Stable')
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has downgraded its ratings on the bank loan facilities of Super Crop Safe Limited (SCSL) to 'CRISIL B/Stable' from 'CRISIL BB/Stable’.

 

The downgrade reflects SCSL’s weakened business risk profile with turnover, in fiscal 2022, estimated to halve from Rs. 44 cr clocked in fiscal 2021. This has been on account of COVID-19 related disruptions and presence in highly competitive industry. Also, the demise of Mr. Nitin Patel (erstwhile managing director) in March 2021 had adverse impact on operations. With continued fixed overheads, SCSL is estimated to incur cash losses in fiscal 2022. Consequently, SCLS’s debt protection measures and liquidity have weakened sharply despite the moderate capital structure.

 

The rating reflects extensive industry experience of the promoters and moderate capital structure. These strengths are partially offset by highly working capital intensive operations, modest scale and susceptibility to adverse changes in government regulations and climatic conditions.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Weaknesses:

  • Modest scale and working capital intensive operations: SCSL clocked a turnover of Rs.44 cr in fiscal 21, which is estimated to halve in current fiscal, reflecting the modest scale. Operations are working capital intensive with gross current assets of 481 days as on March 31, 2021. Its's large working capital requirements arise from its high debtor and inventory levels.

 

  • Susceptibility to adverse changes in government regulations, and climatic conditions: The pesticide, fertilizers business is highly susceptible to changes in government regulations, and any unfavourable changes in policies can put pressure on revenue or profitability. Also, the prevailing climatic conditions affects the demand and consumption of SCSL’s product.

 

Strengths:

  • Extensive industry experience of the promoters: The promoters have an experience of over 3 decades in agro chemical industry. This has given them an understanding of the dynamics of the market, and enabled them to establish relationships with suppliers and customers. The elders of late Mr. Nitin Patel and his son remain fully engaged in business. Also, the company has a diversified geographical presence in 8 states with around 2250 distributors and over 121 product licenses.

 

  • Moderate capital structure: SCSL has moderate capital structure with net worth and total outside liabilities to adj tangible networth (TOL/ANW) of Rs. 31.2 cr and 1.06 times as on March 31, 2022. While the losses in current fiscal (ending March 31, 2022) has lower the networth and increase the leverage, same shall still remain moderate.

Liquidity: Stretched

Company is estimated to report cash losses in fiscal 2022. Also, SCSL has almost fully drawn bank limits owing to highly working capital intensive operations. These constrains SCSL’s liquidity profile though receipt of COVID-19 related funding, of around Rs. 3.6 cr in fiscal 2021 and 2022, provided immediate support.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL Ratings believe SCSL will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its promoter.

Rating Sensitivity factors

Upward factors

  • Sharp recovery in scale and margin resulting in accruals over Rs. 2 cr annually.
  • Improvement in working capital cycle, with gross current assets of less than 1 year resulting in improved liquidity.

 

Downward factors

  • Further stretch in working capital cycle or deterioration in business profile
  • Accruals continue to remain suppressed below Rs. 1 cr.

About the Company

Incorporated in 1987, SCSL is engaged in the business of manufacturing agro chemicals which include Insecticides, Bio-Fertilizers, Weedicides, Fungicides and other chemicals. The company is promoted by Patel Family and the manufacturing facility is based out of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The company was listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in 1995.

Key Financial Indicators

As on / for the period ended March 31

 

2021

2020

Operating income

Rs crore

44.0

52.5

Reported profit after tax

Rs crore

(5.5)

1.5

PAT margins

%

(12.5)

2.86

Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth

Times

0.51

0.35

Interest coverage

Times

(1.63)

2.64

 

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 Cr)

Complexity

Levels

Rating Assigned

with Outlook

NA

Cash Credit

NA

NA

NA

12

NA

CRISIL B/Stable

 

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 12.0 CRISIL B/Stable   -- 22-01-21 CRISIL BB/Stable   --   -- --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating
Cash Credit 12 CRISIL B/Stable
Criteria Details
Links to related criteria
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
Rating Criteria for Fertiliser Industry

Media Relations
Analytical Contacts
Customer Service Helpdesk

Pankaj Rawat
Media Relations
CRISIL Limited
B: +91 22 3342 3000
pankaj.rawat@crisil.com

Hiral Jani Vasani
Media Relations
CRISIL Limited
B: +91 22 3342 3000
hiral.vasani@crisil.com

Rutuja Gaikwad 
Media Relations
CRISIL Limited
B: +91 22 3342 3000
Rutuja.Gaikwad@ext-crisil.com


Rahul Subrato Kumar Guha
Director
CRISIL Ratings Limited
D:+91 22 4097 8320
rahul.guha@crisil.com


Nilesh Agarwal
Associate Director
CRISIL Ratings Limited
D:+91 79 4024 4536
Nilesh.Agarwal1@crisil.com


Gaurav Vinod Gupta
Manager
CRISIL Ratings Limited
D:+91 79 4024 4504
Gaurav.Gupta1@crisil.com
Timings: 10.00 am to 7.00 pm
Toll free Number:1800 267 1301

For a copy of Rationales / Rating Reports:
CRISILratingdesk@crisil.com
 
For Analytical queries:
ratingsinvestordesk@crisil.com


 

Note for Media:
This rating rationale is transmitted to you for the sole purpose of dissemination through your newspaper/magazine/agency. The rating rationale may be used by you in full or in part without changing the meaning or context thereof but with due credit to CRISIL Ratings. However, CRISIL Ratings alone has the sole right of distribution (whether directly or indirectly) of its rationales for consideration or otherwise through any media including websites and portals.


About CRISIL Ratings Limited (A subsidiary of CRISIL Limited)

CRISIL Ratings pioneered the concept of credit rating in India in 1987. With a tradition of independence, analytical rigour and innovation, we set the standards in the credit rating business. We rate the entire range of debt instruments, such as bank loans, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, non-convertible/convertible/partially convertible bonds and debentures, perpetual bonds, bank hybrid capital instruments, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, partial guarantees and other structured debt instruments. We have rated over 33,000 large and mid-scale corporates and financial institutions. We have also instituted several innovations in India in the rating business, including ratings for municipal bonds, partially guaranteed instruments and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs).
 
CRISIL Ratings Limited ('CRISIL Ratings') is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CRISIL Limited ('CRISIL'). CRISIL Ratings Limited is registered in India as a credit rating agency with the Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI").
 
For more information, visit www.crisilratings.com 

 



About CRISIL Limited

CRISIL is a global analytical company providing ratings, research, and risk and policy advisory services. We are India's leading ratings agency. We are also the foremost provider of high-end research to the world's largest banks and leading corporations.

CRISIL is majority owned by S&P Global Inc, a leading provider of transparent and independent ratings, benchmarks, analytics and data to the capital and commodity markets worldwide.


For more information, visit www.crisil.com

Connect with us: TWITTER | LINKEDIN | YOUTUBE | FACEBOOK


CRISIL PRIVACY NOTICE
 
CRISIL respects your privacy. We may use your contact information, such as your name, address and email id to fulfil your request and service your account and to provide you with additional information from CRISIL. For further information on CRISIL’s privacy policy please visit www.crisil.com.



DISCLAIMER

This disclaimer is part of and applies to each credit rating report and/or credit rating rationale (‘report’) that is provided by CRISIL Ratings Limited (‘CRISIL Ratings’). To avoid doubt, the term ‘report’ includes the information, ratings and other content forming part of the report. The report is intended for the jurisdiction of India only. This report does not constitute an offer of services. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, nothing in the report is to be construed as CRISIL Ratings providing or intending to provide any services in jurisdictions where CRISIL Ratings does not have the necessary licenses and/or registration to carry out its business activities referred to above. Access or use of this report does not create a client relationship between CRISIL Ratings and the user.

We are not aware that any user intends to rely on the report or of the manner in which a user intends to use the report. In preparing our report we have not taken into consideration the objectives or particular needs of any particular user. It is made abundantly clear that the report is not intended to and does not constitute an investment advice. The report is not an offer to sell or an offer to purchase or subscribe for any investment in any securities, instruments, facilities or solicitation of any kind to enter into any deal or transaction with the entity to which the report pertains. The report should not be the sole or primary basis for any investment decision within the meaning of any law or regulation (including the laws and regulations applicable in the US).

Ratings from CRISIL Ratings are statements of opinion as of the date they are expressed and not statements of fact or recommendations to purchase, hold or sell any securities/instruments or to make any investment decisions. Any opinions expressed here are in good faith, are subject to change without notice, and are only current as of the stated date of their issue. CRISIL Ratings assumes no obligation to update its opinions following publication in any form or format although CRISIL Ratings may disseminate its opinions and analysis. The rating contained in the report is not a substitute for the skill, judgment and experience of the user, its management, employees, advisors and/or clients when making investment or other business decisions. The recipients of the report should rely on their own judgment and take their own professional advice before acting on the report in any way. CRISIL Ratings or its associates may have other commercial transactions with the entity to which the report pertains.

Neither CRISIL Ratings nor its affiliates, third-party providers, as well as their directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents (collectively, ‘CRISIL Ratings Parties’) guarantee the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the report, and no CRISIL Ratings Party shall have any liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions therein, regardless of the cause, or for the results obtained from the use of any part of the report. EACH CRISIL RATINGS PARTY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, SUITABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE. In no event shall any CRISIL Ratings Party be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, incidental, exemplary, compensatory, punitive, special or consequential damages, costs, expenses, legal fees or losses (including, without limitation, lost income or lost profits and opportunity costs) in connection with any use of any part of the report even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

CRISIL Ratings may receive compensation for its ratings and certain credit-related analyses, normally from issuers or underwriters of the instruments, facilities, securities or from obligors. Public ratings and analysis by CRISIL Ratings, as are required to be disclosed under the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (and other applicable regulations, if any), are made available on its website, www.crisilratings.com (free of charge). Reports with more detail and additional information may be available for subscription at a fee – more details about ratings by CRISIL Ratings are available here: www.crisilratings.com.

CRISIL Ratings and its affiliates do not act as a fiduciary. While CRISIL Ratings has obtained information from sources it believes to be reliable, CRISIL Ratings does not perform an audit and undertakes no duty of due diligence or independent verification of any information it receives and/or relies on in its reports. CRISIL Ratings has established policies and procedures to maintain the confidentiality of certain non-public information received in connection with each analytical process. CRISIL Ratings has in place a ratings code of conduct and policies for managing conflict of interest. For details please refer to:
https://www.crisil.com/en/home/our-businesses/ratings/regulatory-disclosures/highlighted-policies.html.

Rating criteria by CRISIL Ratings are generally available without charge to the public on the CRISIL Ratings public website, www.crisilratings.com. For latest rating information on any instrument of any company rated by CRISIL Ratings, you may contact the CRISIL Ratings desk at crisilratingdesk@crisil.com, or at (0091) 1800 267 1301.

This report should not be reproduced or redistributed to any other person or in any form without prior written consent from CRISIL Ratings.

All rights reserved @ CRISIL Ratings Limited. CRISIL Ratings is a wholly owned subsidiary of CRISIL Limited.

 

 

CRISIL Ratings uses the prefix ‘PP-MLD’ for the ratings of principal-protected market-linked debentures (PPMLD) with effect from November 1, 2011, to comply with the SEBI circular, "Guidelines for Issue and Listing of Structured Products/Market Linked Debentures". The revision in rating symbols for PPMLDs should not be construed as a change in the rating of the subject instrument. For details on CRISIL Ratings' use of 'PP-MLD' please refer to the notes to Rating scale for Debt Instruments and Structured Finance Instruments at the following link: https://www.crisil.com/en/home/our-businesses/ratings/credit-ratings-scale.html