Rating Rationale
November 09, 2020 | Mumbai
Vijayawada Hospitalities Private Limited
Ratings placed on 'Watch Negative'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.11.5 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BB (Placed on 'Rating Watch with Negative Implications')
Short Term Rating CRISIL A4+ (Placed on 'Rating Watch with Negative Implications')
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
 
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has placed its ratings on the bank loan facilities of Vijayawada Hospitalities Private Limited (VHPL) on 'Rating Watch with Negative Implications'.
 
The ratings have been placed on watch because VHPL's management, along with its bankers, has confirmed applying for one-time restructuring of its term loans in first week of November 2020, under the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) guidelines issued on August 06, 2020, called Resolution Framework for Covid-19-related Stress.
 
VHPL's ratings have been placed on 'Watch with Negative Implications' due to announcement by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on August 6, 2020, enabling lenders to permit one-time restructuring of loans to corporates (subject to certain conditions) amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Minerva Group has applied to its lenders for restructuring of its term loan in first week of November 2020. Formal approval is awaited from the lenders. The group had availed the moratorium on debt repayment under the RBI's Covid-19 Regulatory Package. The moratorium ended on August 31, 2020.  As confirmed by VHPL and its bankers, the proposal is being evaluated. VHPL has not opted for restructuring of its working capital limit and continues to service them in a timely manner. Also, VHPL has timely serviced its debt repayment obligation for the month of September 2020 and requested from moratorium on payments from October 2020 which is under consideration from lenders.
 
The rating action is in line with CRISIL's approach to default recognition for entities applying for restructuring under RBI's resolution framework published in the criteria alert titled 'CRISIL's approach to Covid-19-related restructuring'.
CRISIL will closely monitor the outcome of the loan restructuring and its implications on VHPL. The rating will be removed from watch and a final rating action will be taken once there is better clarity. In case of delay in receipt of approval from the lenders, timely repayment remains critical. Impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the business was impacted leading to very low occupancy and thus expected loss. Momentum in business, over the near term and revert back to operational stability post situation of normalcy, will be a key rating monitorable.
 
The ratings reflect the extensive experience of the VHPL's promoters in the hotel industry, the established brand name Minerva, moderate operating efficiency and above-average financial risk profile. These rating strengths are partially offset by susceptibility to cyclicality and intense competition in the hospitality sector, and geographic concentration in revenue.

Analytical Approach

CRISIL has applied its parent notch-up framework to factor in the support available to VHPL from SHPL (Parent of VHPL)
 
CRISIL has treated unsecured loan of Rs 2.1 crore extended to the company by its promoters as equity as they have no interest and are expected to remain in the business for over three years.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths: 
* Strong support from SHPL: VHPL receives strong operational, managerial, and financial support from SHPL.
 
* Promoters' extensive experience in the hotel industry and established brand: The promoters' experience of over 25 years in the hotel industry and the established Minerva brand support the company's business risk profile.
 
* Moderate operating efficiency: VHPL has healthy occupancy driven by strong tie-ups with corporate clients and steady inflow of retail customers.
 
Weaknesses:
* Geographic concentration in revenue: VHPL faces intense geographic concentration in revenue as it operates a single hotel in Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh). Any location-specific demand constraint or force majeure event could adversely impact the company's business risk profile.
 
* Susceptibility to cyclicality in the intensely competitive hospitality sector: Occupancy (and hence, revenue) in the hotel industry are susceptible to changes in the domestic and global economies.
Liquidity Stretched

Liquidity is weak. In last six months, due to Covid-19 and subsequent lockdown, occupancy in the hotels has been very low resulting in lower than expected revenues. Due to this, the bank limits have been fully utilized. Cash accruals are also expected to be modest at about Rs 0.5-1 crore in fiscal 2021. Liquidity is partially supported by fund support from promoters through unsecured loans. The group had availed moratorium on its bank loans between the period April to August 2020 and has applied its lenders for one-time restructuring.

Rating Sensitivity factors
Upward factor:
* Sustained improvement in revenue and profitability leading to improvement in accruals by 10 percent or above.
* Revert back to operational stability post situation of normalcy.
* Improvement in credit risk profile of the parent
 
Downward factor:
* Absence of liquidity back-up in case of rejection of loan restructuring proposal by lenders
* Larger than expected debt funded capital expenditure leading to increase in gearing above 3 times
* Sustained long period of closures which could result in significant deterioration in credit profile of the group
About the Company

VHPL, incorporated in 2008, is a subsidiary of SHPL and manages a 3-star hotel under the Minerva Grand brand, one vegetarian restaurant named Minerva Coffee Shop, and one bar and restaurant named Blue Fox Restaurant. Its hotel is in Vijayawada.

Key Financial Indicators
Particulars Unit 2019 2018
Revenue Rs. Cr. 20.9 19.1
Profit After Tax Rs. Cr. 1.3 1.3
PAT Margins % 6.2 6.8
Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth Times 0.5 0.7
Interest coverage Times 5.8 4.2

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
Levels
Rating Assigned with Outlook
NA Long Term Loan NA NA Mar-2023 4.24 NA CRISIL BB/Watch Negative
NA Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility NA NA NA 5.56 NA CRISIL BB/Watch Negative
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 0.7 NA CRISIL A4+/Watch Negative
NA Overdraft NA NA NA 1.0 NA CRISIL A4+/Watch Negative
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  10.80  CRISIL BB/(Watch) Negative/ CRISIL A4+/(Watch) Negative  26-03-20  CRISIL BB/Negative/ CRISIL A4+  19-08-19  CRISIL BBB-/Stable/ CRISIL A3  25-06-18  CRISIL BBB-/Stable/ CRISIL A3  22-05-17  CRISIL BB+/Stable/ CRISIL A4+  CRISIL BB+/Stable/ CRISIL A4+ 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  0.70  CRISIL A4+/(Watch) Negative  26-03-20  CRISIL A4+  19-08-19  CRISIL A3  25-06-18  CRISIL A3  22-05-17  CRISIL A4+  CRISIL A4+ 
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of various bank facilities
Current facilities Previous facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating
Bank Guarantee .7 CRISIL A4+/Watch Negative Bank Guarantee .7 CRISIL A4+
Long Term Loan 4.24 CRISIL BB/Watch Negative Long Term Loan 4.24 CRISIL BB/Negative
Overdraft 1 CRISIL A4+/Watch Negative Overdraft 1 CRISIL A4+
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 5.56 CRISIL BB/Watch Negative Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 5.56 CRISIL BB/Negative
Total 11.5 -- Total 11.5 --
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings
Criteria for Notching up Stand Alone Ratings of Companies based on Parent Support

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