Rating Rationale
November 13, 2020 | Mumbai
Vidya Herbs Private Limited
Rated amount enhanced
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.165 Crore (Enhanced from Rs.150 Crore)
Long Term Rating CRISIL BBB+/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A2 (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its rating on the bank facilities of Vidya Herbs Pvt Ltd (VHPL; part of the Vidya group) at 'CRISIL BBB+/Stable/CRISIL A2'.
 
The ratings continue to reflect VHPL's established presence in the herbal extracts industry aided by the extensive industry experience of its promoters, and its healthy trade relationships. The ratings also factor in VHPL's healthy financial risk profile, marked by comfortable gearing and debt protection metrics. These rating strengths are partially offset by VHPL's large working capital requirements and exposure to volatility in input material prices.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the ratings of VHPL, CRISIL has consolidated the business and financial risk profiles of VHPL and its subsidiaries, Manko Natural Flavours and Extracts Pvt Ltd (MNF) and Dynadis Biotech India Pvt Ltd (Dynadis), together referred to as Vidya group. That's because all these entities have common promoters, are in the similar line of business, and have financial linkages.

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 and healthy trade relationship:
The promoter Mr K Shyam Prasad has more than a decade's experience in herbal extract industry. This has helped in developing strong domain expertise and healthy trade relationship with different stakeholders in the industry, leading to consistent expansion in similar as well as related business verticals. The same is reflected in increasing revenue contribution from new segments while sustaining healthy operating margin. Apart from herbal extraction segment, VHPL has subsequently ventured into coffee curing and instant coffee processing, oleoresin segment being the new addition to the list.
The group has established relationship with its customers and suppliers. VHPL exports its products to clients across diverse geographies such as USA, Europe and Asia.
 
* Moderate financial risk profile: Vidya Group has moderate financial risk profile marked by moderate net worth and capital structure, comfortable debt protection metrics. The  group has reported net worth in excess of Rs. 190 crores, as at March 31, 2020 along with comfortable TOLTNW  of around 1.62 times. Further, given its moderate debt levels in capital structure and relatively stable operating profitability, group is expected to report interest coverage ratio of more than 5 times over the medium term.
  
Weaknesses:
* Working capital-intensive operations: Group's operations are working capital intensive as reflected in its Gross Current Asset (GCA) days of more than 260 days as on March 31, 2020. High GCA days are due to high year end receivable in the range of 90 to 120 days in last three financial years.
 
* Exposure to volatility in input material prices: Group's procurements are primarily agro-based commodities whose prices remain volatile. Hence, group's operating profitability could be impacted by sharp fluctuation in the prices of these agro-commodities. Though the group has reported relatively stable operating margin over the last three years, its operations remains exposed to input material price volatility risk.
Liquidity Adequate

Vidya Group has a moderate liquidity profile as reflected in its average bank limit utilization of around 90 per cent for the last 12 months ended on September, 2020. Further, the group is expected to generate more than sufficient cash accruals as against its term loan repayment obligations over the medium term. The group's liquidity is supported by moderate current ratio of more than 1.2 times, as at March 31, 2020.Cash balance maintained in the range of Rs. 6 crore further supports group's liquidity.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes Vidya Group will continue to benefit from its improving scale of operations and comfortable financial risk profile.

Rating Sensitivity factors
Upward Factors:
* Strong revenue growth while maintaining healthy margin of more than 14%
* Efficient working capital management and sustenance of capital structure

Downward Factors:
* Decline in revenue or fall in margin to less than 11%
* Larger than expected working capital requirement or significant debt funded capex
About the Company

VHPL, promoted by Mr. K Shyam Prasad, manufactures herbal extracts used in the nutraceuticals industry as dietary supplements to meet nutritional deficiencies and prevent diseases. Company is also engaged in coffee curing segment business. MNF is engaged in turmeric based extraction business while Dynadis is engaged in coloring agent manufacturing business.

Key Financial Indicators
As on / for the period ended March 31   *2020 2019
Operating income Rs crore 448 561
Reported profit after tax Rs crore 40 29
PAT margins % 8.9 5.1
Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth Times 1.12 0.89
Interest coverage Times 5.00 8.05
*Provisional

Status of non cooperation with previous CRA
VHPL has not cooperated with Brickwork Ratings India Private Limited which has classified it as non-cooperative vide release dated 18th January, 2020 and 12th May, 2020. The reason provided by Brickwork Ratings India Private Limited is non-furnishing of information for monitoring of ratings.

Any other information: Not applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
CRISIL complexity levels are assigned to various types of financial instruments and are included (where applicable) in the Annexure -- Details of Instrument in this Rating Rationale. For more details on the CRISIL complexity levels, please visit www.crisil.com/complexity-levels.
Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)
ISIN Name of Instrument Date of Allotment Coupon Rate(%) Maturity Date Issue Size (Rs cr.) Complexity Level Rating Assigned with Outlook
NA Export Packing Credit NA NA NA 15 NA CRISIL BBB+/Stable
NA Foreign Bill Discounting NA NA NA 25 NA CRISIL BBB+/Stable
NA Long Term Loan NA NA March 2026 48.5 NA CRISIL BBB+/Stable
NA Post Shipment Credit NA NA NA 65 NA CRISIL A2
NA Proposed Working Capital Facility NA NA NA 11.5 NA CRISIL BBB+/Stable
 
Annexure - List of entities consolidated
Names of Entities Consolidated Extent of Consolidation Rationale for Consolidation
Vidya Herbs Private Limited 100% Same promoter and similar line of business
Manko Nautral Flavours and Extracts Private Limited 100% Same promoter and similar line of business
Dynadis Biotech India Private Limited 100% Same promoter and similar line of business
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2020 (History) 2019  2018  2017  Start of 2017
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  165.00  CRISIL BBB+/Stable/ CRISIL A2  08-10-20  CRISIL BBB+/Stable/ CRISIL A2  16-01-19  CRISIL BBB+/Positive/ CRISIL A2  12-12-18  CRISIL BBB+/Positive  15-05-17  CRISIL BBB/Stable  CRISIL BBB/Stable 
        04-03-20  CRISIL BBB+/Positive/ CRISIL A2      27-08-18  CRISIL BBB/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)*       
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST          16-01-19  CRISIL A2  12-12-18  CRISIL A2  15-05-17  CRISIL A3+  CRISIL A3+ 
                27-08-18  CRISIL A3+ (Issuer Not Cooperating)*       
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
*Issuer did not cooperate; based on best-available information
Annexure - Details of various bank facilities
Current facilities Previous facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating
Export Packing Credit 15 CRISIL BBB+/Stable Export Packing Credit 15 CRISIL BBB+/Stable
Foreign Bill Discounting 25 CRISIL BBB+/Stable Foreign Bill Discounting 25 CRISIL BBB+/Stable
Long Term Loan 48.5 CRISIL BBB+/Stable Long Term Loan 30 CRISIL BBB+/Stable
Post Shipment Credit 65 CRISIL A2 Post Shipment Credit 45 CRISIL A2
Proposed Working Capital Facility 11.5 CRISIL BBB+/Stable Proposed Term Loan 18.15 CRISIL BBB+/Stable
-- 0 -- Proposed Working Capital Facility 16.85 CRISIL BBB+/Stable
Total 165 -- Total 150 --
Links to related criteria
Assessing Information Adequacy Risk
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
Rating Criteria for the Pharmaceutical Industry
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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