Rating Rationale
January 02, 2024 | Mumbai
Thejo Engineering Limited
Ratings reaffirmed at 'CRISIL A/Stable/CRISIL A1'; Rated amount enhanced for bank debt
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.137.5 Crore (Enhanced from Rs.125 Crore)
Long Term RatingCRISIL A/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term RatingCRISIL A1 (Reaffirmed)
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1 crore = 10 million
Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has reaffirmed its CRISIL A/Stable/CRISIL A1 ratings on the bank facilities of Thejo Engineering Ltd (TEL).

 

The rating continue to reflect the CRISIL Ratings’ expectation of continued strong performance of TEL over the medium term driven by healthy demand for its products from end users in mining, power, infrastructure, steel, and cement sectors. The company is well positioned to capitalize on the demand for material handling products and revenues given its established product basket, diversified segmental presence and geographical presence (India, Australia, Latin America, Middle East), and enhanced production capacities.  The ratings continue to reflect the healthy business risk profile supported by TEL’s established position in the material handling segment, diverse revenue profile, and healthy operating capabilities as well as financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by modest though improving scale of operations, susceptibility to cyclicality in end-user segments and large working capital requirement.

 

In fiscal 2023, TEL’s revenue registered a growth of 12% year on-year supported by strong performance in both services and products segment on the back of healthy demand for its products from end users comprising players from core industries like mining, power, infrastructure, steel, and cement sectors. In first half of fiscal 2024, revenue has grown by 17% primarily driven by the continued growth momentum in the core industries like mining, steel etc and is expected to grow at 10-15% over medium term with sustained demand from core sectors supported by increased emphasis on infrastructure activities and economic recovery. The order book as of November 2023 was ~Rs.207 crore out of which Rs.141 crores is expected to be executed in remainder of  fiscal 2024.

 

Operating Profitability have moderated to 13.1 % in fiscal 2023 from 16.4% (fiscal 2022) mainly on account of strategic pricing decisions taken by the management to capture new markets, increase in other manufacturing expenses pertaining to shifting costs to a new plant and higher employee costs pertaining to hiring of new sales and marketing teams in overseas subsidiaries. However during first half of fiscal 2024 profitability improved by 230 bps to 17% levels and profitability is expected to sustain at 16-16.7% over medium term supported by stabilization in input cost and operating leverage benefits due to higher order execution both in domestic and export markets.

 

CRISIL Ratings has also noted that Thejo India had acquired 6% stake from Bridgestone during the first half of the fiscal as Bridgestone is exiting the conveyor belt business as part of their global strategy. Total shareholding of Thejo India in Australian subsidiary is at 80% and Bridgestone holds 20% share as on September 2023, which will be further acquired/bought back by Thejo Australia by the end of fiscal 2025.

 

TEL has adequate liquidity with estimated accruals of Rs.70-90 crore per annum over medium term which will be sufficient for repayment obligations of Rs.4-6 crore and routine annual capex of Rs.15-20 crore per annum. Also TEL has liquid surplus of Rs.45 crore as on Sep 30th 2023 and has further cushion in the form of sparingly used bank limits of Rs.46 crore as of 12 month ended October 2023. TEL has completed the  capex in Ponneri plant where the moulding capacity was increased from 2400 MT to 3600 MT in March 2023 and has commenced operations in April 2023.

 

The rating also factors the company’s strong financial risk profile supported by comfortable debt protection metrics, with gearing below 0.1 time as on March 31, 2023. Gearing will continue to remain at comfortable levels of below 0.1 times over the medium term with with prudent working capital management and capex plans which is to be entirely funded by own accruals minimizing the reliance on external debt.

Analytical Approach

To arrive at the ratings, CRISIL Ratings has combined the business and financial risk profiles of TEL and its subsidiaries: Thejo Hatcon Industrial Services Company, Saudi Arabia (Thejo Hatcon), Thejo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia (Thejo Australia), Thejo Brasil Comercio E Servicos Ltda, Brazil (Thejo Brazil) and Thejo Engineering Latinoamerica SpA, Chile (Thejo Chile). This is because the entities, collectively referred to as Thejo group, have strong operational linkages and fungible cash flows.

 

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 position and diversified revenue: TEL is among a handful of recognised players in the organised services segment in India, and has a leading market position in the domestic conveyor services market. Furthermore, having started as a services company, it has gradually diversified its revenue by expansion into sale of related products. Currently, sales from the services segment contribute around 56% to consolidated revenues, and the products segment accounts for the remaining 44%. The revenue diversity is further supported by export, both directly and through subsidiaries, and presence in diverse geographies helps steady growth in revenues. The company also supplies its products to end-users across cement, steel, mining, power, infrastructure sector, which helps it mitigate cyclicality in one sector.

 

Also, with TEL developing expertise in servicing conveyor belts and other material handling equipment initially, it is also manufacturing conveyor components and rubber moulded components for various equipment used in the core sector industries as a backward integration effort. This has enabled cross-selling through O&M contracts aiding in steady revenue streams from both products and services.

 

  • Healthy operating capabilities: TEL has established strong operating capabilities, which along with continuing cost optimisation efforts has enabled it to increase operating margins to over 17% in first half of fiscal  2024. Focus on high margin product business has also helped margins. Operating margins are expected to sustain at over 16-17% over the medium term with operating leverage benefits due to stabilisation of input costs and higher order execution by subsidiaries aiding in better fixed cost absorption.

 

The company also has a strong in-house R&D team which focuses on developing new products and continuous improvement of existing products and this has helped develop diverse product ranges across sectors.

 

  • Healthy financial risk profile: TEL’s financial risk profile is healthy, as reflected in healthy net worth of Rs.219 crore as on 31st Mar 2023, and low debt on its balance sheet. Hence, debt protection metrics are comfortable; gearing continues to remain below 0.1 times as on March 31,2023, interest coverage and net cash accrual to total debt ratios were at over 13 times and 2 times, respectively, in fiscal 2023. The debt metrics should remain comfortable given healthy cash generation and internal accruals being used to capex being undertaken by the company in fiscal 2024 and onwards. The financial risk profile though would remain sensitive to any large debt funded acquisition, in the domestic and international markets.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Moderate scale of operations and susceptibility to cyclicality in end-user segments: Although TEL is an established player in its niche product segments, its scale remains moderate though improving, compared with larger players in the engineering segment. Furthermore, end-user industries are cyclical, exposing TEL’s operations to the risk of sluggish demand during an economic slowdown, particularly if clients defer capex or scale down production. Additionally, as the clients are large players, bargaining power and ability to collect receivables on time may be constrained during an uncertain economic environment.

 

  • Large working capital requirement: Operations are working capital intensive, as reflected in high gross current assets of 185 days as on March 31, 2023, which is a general norm considering the company’s presence in the core engineering industry and exposure to large clients, including government-owned entities. However, the gross current asset (GCA) days have reduced to 185 days as on March 31, 2023, from 191 days as on March 31, 2022, following reduction in debtor days from 86 days to 76 days. Nevertheless, given the inherent large working capital requirement, its prudent management will remain critical.

Liquidity: Adequate

TEL enjoys strong liquidity driven by expected cash accrual of more than Rs 70-90 crore over the medium term and cash and equivalent of Rs 45 crore as on September 31, 2023. Also company has additional cushion in the form of fund-based limit of Rs 45.75 crore which was sparely  utilised less than 1% on average over the 12 months through October 2023. Internal accruals will comfortably cover annual debt obligations of Rs.4-6 crore and capex incremental working capital requirement. The company is expected to fund its future capex plans, mainly with internal accrual. With low gearing, TEL will still have sufficient headroom to raise additional debt if required.

Outlook: Stable

TEL will continue to benefit from healthy orders and demand prospects for material handling products, steady operating profitability and generate good cashflows from operations. The company is also expected to sustain its healthy financial risk profile over the medium term.

Rating Sensitivity factors

Upward factors

  • Sustained revenue growth while maintaining profitability at 17-18%, leading to sustained cash generation.
  • Sustenance of financial risk profile.

 

Downward factors

  • Decline in revenues and profitability below 12% resulting in decline in accruals.
  • Major debt funded capex leading to deterioration of debt protection metrics.

About the Company

Incorporated in 1986 and based in Chennai, TEL provides installation, regular maintenance and operation and maintenance (O&M) services for conveyor belt systems. It also designs, manufactures and supplies a wide variety of rubber and polyurethane products for belt cleaning, spillage control, enhanced flow of material, impact and abrasion protection, screening, and rubber and polyurethane linings. In India, TEL has three manufacturing units (all near Chennai), 11 branch offices and 40 site offices in 10 states. TEL has a DSIR registered in-house R&D centre at Chennai.

 

Outside India, TEL operates in Saudi Arabia (Thejo Hatcon Industrial Services Company), Australia (Thejo Australia Pty Ltd), Brazil (Thejo Brasil Comercio E Servicos Ltda) and Chile (Thejo Engineering Latinoamerica SpA) through its subsidiaries. TEL holds 51% equity stake in Thejo Hatcon, with 49% being held by Bahrain-based Hatcon Industrial Services Company. TEL holds 80% equity stake in Thejo Australia, while Japan-based Bridgestone Corporation (a global tyre and rubber company), through its subsidiary (Bridgestone Mining Solution Australia Pty Ltd, Australia) holds the remaining 20%. Thejo India had acquired 6% stake from Bridgestone during the first half of the current fiscal as Bridgestone is exiting the conveyor belt business globally as part of their strategy. Total shareholding of Thejo India in Australian subsidiary is at 80% and Bridgestone holds 20% share as on September 2023  which will be further acquired/bought back by Thejo Australia by the end of fiscal 2025.In Thejo Brazil and Thejo Chile, TEL holds 99.99% and 99.73% stake, respectively. Thejo Brazil and Thejo Chile primarily sell bulk material handling products.

 

TEL is promoted by Mr K J Joseph and Mr Thomas John, who started the company to provide servicing operations to conveyor belt systems.  The promoters’ sons hold board and key management positions in the company. TEL is the first company to be listed on EMERGE - SME Exchange of the NSE and has recently moved to NSE mainboard in October 2023  It has a diversified Board with a majority of Independent Directors. Since 2008, overall management is being led Mr V A George, Executive Chairman, who has experience of more than four decades in corporate and banking sectors

Key Financial Indicators: (consolidated)

Particulars (Rs. Crore)

Unit

2023

2022

Revenue

Rs crore

475

425

Profit after tax (PAT)

Rs crore

35

43

PAT margin

%

7.4

10.1

Adjusted debt/ adjusted net worth

Times

0.07

0.09

Interest coverage

Times

13.52

22.14

For the first six months of fiscal 2024, TEL reported PAT of Rs.27 crore on operating income of Rs 269 crore compared with PAT of Rs 21 crore on operating income of Rs 231 crore during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.

Any other information: Not applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
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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

7.0

NA

CRISIL A1

NA

Bank guarantee*

NA

NA

NA

4

NA

CRISIL A1

NA

Bank guarantee*^

NA

NA

NA

2

NA

CRISIL A1

NA

Bank guarantee*

NA

NA

NA

5

NA

CRISIL A1

NA

Bank guarantee*

NA

NA

NA

8.5

NA

CRISIL A1

NA

Cash credit^

NA

NA

NA

6.9

NA

CRISIL A/Stable

NA

Cash credit&

NA

NA

NA

14.35

NA

CRISIL A/Stable

NA

Cash credit

NA

NA

NA

25.50

NA

CRISIL A/Stable

NA

Letter of credit*

NA

NA

NA

5.0

NA

CRISIL A1

NA

Letter of credit*

NA

NA

NA

2

NA

CRISIL A1

NA

Letter of credit*^

NA

NA

NA

2

NA

CRISIL A1

NA

Letter of credit*

NA

NA

NA

7.5

NA

CRISIL A1

NA

Standby letter of credit

NA

NA

NA

19

NA

CRISIL A1

NA

Term Loan $

NA

NA

Feb-25

0.33

NA

CRISIL A/Stable

NA

Term Loan

NA

NA

Sep-26

3

NA

CRISIL A/Stable

NA

Term Loan

NA

NA

Dec-27

20

NA

CRISIL A/Stable

NA

Proposed Non-Fund Based limits

NA

NA

NA

5.42

NA

CRISIL A1

*Two-way interchangeability/sub-limit between letter of credit and bank guarantee

$ Guaranteed emergency credit line

^ Two-way interchangeability/sub-limit between fund-based and non-fund based limits

& One-way interchangeability from fund based limit to non-fund based limit

Annexure – List of entities consolidated

Names of Entities Consolidated

Extent of Consolidation

Rationale for Consolidation

Thejo Hatcon Industrial Services Company, Saudi Arabia

Full

Subsidiary and business linkages

Thejo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia

Full

Subsidiary and business linkages

Thejo Brasil Comercio E Servicos Ltda, Brazil

Full

Subsidiary and business linkages

Thejo Engineering Latinoamerica SpA, Chile

Full

Subsidiary and business linkages

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2024 (History) 2023  2022  2021  Start of 2021
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT 70.08 CRISIL A/Stable   -- 19-12-23 CRISIL A/Stable 02-11-22 CRISIL A/Stable 30-09-21 CRISIL A2+ / CRISIL A-/Stable CRISIL A2+ / CRISIL A-/Stable
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 67.42 CRISIL A1   -- 19-12-23 CRISIL A1 02-11-22 CRISIL A1 30-09-21 CRISIL A2+ CRISIL A2+
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Bank Guarantee& 4 Axis Bank Limited CRISIL A1
Bank Guarantee& 8.5 HDFC Bank Limited CRISIL A1
Bank Guarantee& 7 State Bank of India CRISIL A1
Bank Guarantee$ 2 Citibank N. A. CRISIL A1
Bank Guarantee& 5 Citibank N. A. CRISIL A1
Cash Credit@ 6.9 Citibank N. A. CRISIL A/Stable
Cash Credit 5.5 Axis Bank Limited CRISIL A/Stable
Cash Credit 1.3 State Bank of India CRISIL A/Stable
Cash Credit 18.7 HDFC Bank Limited CRISIL A/Stable
Cash Credit! 14.35 State Bank of India CRISIL A/Stable
Letter of Credit> 3.5 HDFC Bank Limited CRISIL A1
Letter of Credit$ 2 Citibank N. A. CRISIL A1
Letter of Credit> 4 HDFC Bank Limited CRISIL A1
Letter of Credit> 5 State Bank of India CRISIL A1
Letter of Credit> 2 Axis Bank Limited CRISIL A1
Proposed Non Fund based limits 5.42 Not Applicable CRISIL A1
Standby Letter of Credit 6.5 Citibank N. A. CRISIL A1
Standby Letter of Credit 12.5 Citibank N. A. CRISIL A1
Term Loan%% 0.33 State Bank of India CRISIL A/Stable
Term Loan 23 HDFC Bank Limited CRISIL A/Stable
& - Two-way interchangeability/sub-limit between letter of credit and bank guarantee
$ - Two-way interchangeability/sub-limit between letter of credit and bank guarantee Two-way interchangeability/sub-limit between fund-based and non-fund based limits
@ - Two-way interchangeability/sub-limit between fund-based and non-fund based limits
! - One-way interchangeability from fund based limit to non-fund based limit
> - Two-way interchangeability/sub-limit between letter of credit and bank guarantee
%% - Guaranteed emergency credit line
Criteria Details
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