Rating Rationale
March 27, 2025 | Mumbai
Vimal Agro Products Private Limited
Ratings reaffirmed at 'Crisil BBB-/Stable/Crisil A3'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.70 Crore
Long Term RatingCrisil BBB-/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term RatingCrisil A3 (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 BBB-/Stable/Crisil A3’ ratings on the bank facilities of Vimal Agro Products Private Limited (VAPPL).

 

The ratings continue to reflect the extensive experience of the promoters in the food processing industry and the comfortable financial risk profile of the company. These strengths are partially offset by the large working capital requirement and susceptibility to fluctuations in raw material prices.

Analytical approach:

Crisil Ratings has evaluated the standalone business and financial risk profiles of VAPPL.

Key rating drivers and detailed description

Strengths:

  • Promoters' extensive experience and healthy relationships with customers: The promoters have more than four decades of experience in the food processing business and are resourceful and have supported operations through infusion of unsecured loans in the past. The promoters’ extensive experience, in-depth understanding of the industry dynamics and healthy relationships with customers should continue to support the business. Revenue increased to Rs 157.80 crore in fiscal 2024 from Rs 153.15 crore in fiscal 2023 and is expected over Rs 170 crore in fiscal 2025 (Rs 155.23 crore till February 2025).

 

  • Comfortable financial risk profile: Gearing and total outside liabilities to tangible networth (TOLTNW) ratios have been comfortable at 0.60 time and 0.74 time, respectively, as on March 31, 2024 aided by healthy networth of Rs 60.43 crore and moderate borrowings. Debt protection metrics were comfortable too, with interest coverage and net cash accrual to adjusted debt ratios of 4.28 times and 0.22 time, respectively, in fiscal 2024. In the absence of large debt-funded capital expenditure (capex) and steady accretion to reserve, financial risk profile is expected to remain comfortable over the medium term as well.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Working capital-intensive operations: Gross current assets were sizeable around 163 days as on March 31, 2024 driven by high debtors and inventory of around 81 and 46 days, respectively. Due to seasonality, procurement needs to be made in bulk, which increases the inventory holding and funding requirement. Also, with expanding scale of operations, working capital requirement will increase. Efficient management of working capital will remain monitorable over the medium term.

 

  • Susceptibility to volatility in raw material prices: The company's profitability is vulnerable to the price movements of the key raw material. The raw materials form around 75% of the total cost structure of the company. Any significant hike in the prices of the raw materials may impact the operating profitability of the company due to its moderate ability to pass on the increase in input costs to end customers. Sustenance of the operating margin will remain monitorable over the medium term.

Liquidity: Adequate

Liquidity is adequate with expected net cash accrual of Rs 7-11 crore against no major repayment obligation and average bank limit utilisation of 72% in the 12 months ended January 2024. Company had investments in mutual funds of Rs. 15.87 crore as of February, 2025 out of which around Rs. 14.27 crore was unencumbered, backing liquidity. Current ratio was healthy at 1.95 times as on March31, 2024. The promoters are likely to extend support in the form of equity and unsecured loans to meet its working capital requirements and repayment obligations.

Outlook: Stable

Crisil Ratings believes VAPPL will continue to benefit from the extensive industry experience of it promoters and steady industry demand.

Rating sensitivity factors

Upwards factors:

  • Significant growth in revenue along with stable operating margin, resulting in cash accrual of Rs 10.50 crore on a consistent basis.
  • Sustenance of comfortable financial risk profile and adequate liquidity.

 

Downward factors:

  • Significant drop in revenue or profitability, reducing cash accrual to below Rs 6 crore.
  • Any significant, debt-funded capex or acquisition or stretch in the working capital cycle, weakening the financial risk profile and liquidity.

About the company

Incorporated in 1988 by Mr Subhashchandra Nemani and other family members, VAPPL is engaged in processing of mango pulp, produces ready-to-eat food in tins and pouches, packed vegetables, pickles, chutneys, cooking paste and pulses. The facilities are at GIDC Bardoli, Surat, Gujarat.

Key financial indicators

As on / for the period ended March 31

 

2024

2023

Operating income

Rs crore

157.80

153.15

Reported profit after tax (PAT)

Rs crore

5.88

5.66

PAT margin

%

3.72

3.18

Adjusted debt/Adjusted networth

Times

0.60

0.77

Interest coverage

Times

4.28

3.95

 

Status of non cooperation with previous CRA:

VAPPL has not cooperated with Brickwork India Pvt Ltd (Brickworks), which has classified it as non-cooperative through release dated June 29, 2021. The reason provided by Brickworks is non-furnishing of information for monitoring of ratings.

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) Complexity Levels Rating Outstanding with Outlook
NA Export Packing Credit NA NA NA 50.00 NA Crisil BBB-/Stable
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 10.00 NA Crisil A3
NA Packing Credit NA NA NA 10.00 NA Crisil BBB-/Stable

 

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2025 (History) 2024  2023  2022  Start of 2022
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT 60.0 Crisil BBB-/Stable   -- 02-01-24 Crisil BBB-/Stable 30-06-23 Crisil BB+ /Stable(Issuer Not Cooperating)* 30-09-22 Crisil BBB-/Positive Crisil BBB-/Stable
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 10.0 Crisil A3   -- 02-01-24 Crisil A3 30-06-23 Crisil A4+ (Issuer Not Cooperating)* 30-09-22 Crisil A3 Crisil A3
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
* - Issuer did not cooperate; based on best-available information
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Export Packing Credit 50 State Bank of India Crisil BBB-/Stable
Letter of Credit 10 State Bank of India Crisil A3
Packing Credit 10 Standard Chartered Bank Crisil BBB-/Stable
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