Rating Rationale
December 07, 2017 | Mumbai
Vikas Ecotech Limited
Ratings Continue on 'Watch Developing'  
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.157 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BBB (Continues on 'Rating Watch with Developing Implications')
Short Term Rating CRISIL A3+ (Continues on 'Rating Watch with Developing Implications')
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL's ratings on the bank facilities of Vikas Ecotech Ltd (VEL) continues to be on 'Rating Watch with Developing Implications' because the scheme of demerger announced by the company is awaiting National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and other approvals. CRISIL had, on June 6, 2017, placed the ratings on watch following announcement, by the company, of a scheme of demerger following its board meeting on May 29, 2017. The board had approved the scheme of arrangement for demerger of the high volume recycled compounds and trading division of VEL and subsequent amalgamation with Vikas Multicorp Ltd. The rating had been put on watch as the demerger process and subsequent division of assets and liabilities was subject to regulatory approvals.
 
The rating continues to reflect VEL's promoters' extensive experience and established position in the organotin industry and its comfortable financial risk profile. The rating strengths are partially offset by the large working capital requirements.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Promoters' extensive experience and established position in the organotin industry: The promoters have experience of nearly two decades in the polymer/additives industry. VEL manufactures a wide array of products, including specialty additives (organotin stabilisers, dimethyl tin dichloride, plasticisers, Epoxidised soybean oil (ESBO), chlorinated paraffin, flame retardants, chlorinated polyethylene), polymer compounds (thermoplastic rubber [TPR], thermoplastic elastomer [TPE], and ethylene vinyl acetate [EVA] compounds), and recycled materials (polyvinyl chloride [PVC]/polyethylene terephthalate [PET]).
 
* Comfortable financial risk profile: Financial risk profile is supported by comfortable networth (Rs 131 crore as on March 31, 2017), leverage (total outside liabilities to adjusted networth ratio of 1.3 times as on March 31, 2017), and debt protection metrics (interest coverage of 5.3 times in fiscal 2017). The financial risk profile is expected to remain comfortable over the medium term.

Weakness
* Large working capital requirement: VEL's reported gross current asset of 191-262 days over the four fiscals through 2017 driven by receivables of 113-159 days and inventory of 46 to 65 days. A credit of 90-120 days is extended to customers. However, debtor days typically appear a little higher due to larger last quarter sales. Inventory is largely in the form of raw materials (resins, chemicals, etc.; comprising 80% of inventory). VEL gets varying degree of credit from its suppliers. The creditor period has ranged between 55-67 days over the above period. With strong growth expected in operating income over the medium term, working capital management will remain a key rating sensitivity factor.
About the Company

VEL manufactures specialty chemicals. The company is managed by managing director Mr. Vikas Garg. Founded in 1984 as a non-banking financial company named Vikas Global One (renamed Vikas Globalone Ltd in 2008), the company was listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange in 1995 and got its current name in 2015. It has transitioned from trading (started in 1998) to manufacturing (started in 2008) of high-end specialty chemicals.

In the half year ended September 30, 2017, VEL reported profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 19.82 crore on revenue of Rs 225.31 crore as against Rs 16.61 crore and Rs 191.70 crore, respectively, over the same period last fiscal.

Key Financial Indicators
As on / for the period ended March 31   2017 2016
Revenue Rs crore 373 312
Profit after tax Rs crore 23.2 25.5
PAT margins % 6.2 8.2
Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth Times 0.9 1.5
Interest coverage Times 5.3 4.8

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)
Rating assigned
with outlook
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 56 CRISIL BBB/Watch Developing
NA Cash Credit/ Overdraft facility NA NA NA 15 CRISIL BBB/Watch Developing
NA Letter of credit & Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 41 CRISIL A3+/Watch Developing
NA Export Packing Credit & Export Bills Negotiation/Foreign Bill discounting NA NA NA 36 CRISIL BBB/Watch Developing
NA Term Loan NA NA Oct-20 9 CRISIL BBB/Watch Developing
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2017 (History) 2016  2015  2014  Start of 2014
Instrument Type Quantum Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  116  CRISIL BBB/Watch Developing  06-06-17  CRISIL BBB/Watch Developing    --    --    --  -- 
        01-02-17  CRISIL BBB/Stable               
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  41  CRISIL A3+/Watch Developing  06-06-17  CRISIL A3+/Watch Developing    --    --    --  -- 
        01-02-17  CRISIL A3+               
Table reflects instances where rating is changed or freshly assigned. 'No Rating Change' implies that there was no rating change under the release.
 
Annexure - Details of various bank facilities
Current facilities Previous facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating
Cash Credit 56 CRISIL BBB/Watch Developing Cash Credit 56 CRISIL BBB/Watch Developing
Cash Credit/ Overdraft facility 15 CRISIL BBB/Watch Developing Cash Credit/ Overdraft facility 15 CRISIL BBB/Watch Developing
Export Packing Credit & Export Bills Negotiation/Foreign Bill discounting 36 CRISIL BBB/Watch Developing Export Packing Credit & Export Bills Negotiation/Foreign Bill discounting 36 CRISIL BBB/Watch Developing
Letter of credit & Bank Guarantee 41 CRISIL A3+/Watch Developing Letter of credit & Bank Guarantee 41 CRISIL A3+/Watch Developing
Term Loan 9 CRISIL BBB/Watch Developing Term Loan 9 CRISIL BBB/Watch Developing
Total 157 -- Total 157 --
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CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
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