Rating Rationale
November 06, 2018 | Mumbai
Yash Technologies Private Limited
Rated amount enhanced 
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.225 Crore (Enhanced from Rs.200 Crore)
Long Term Rating CRISIL A/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A1 (Assigned)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its 'CRISIL A/Stable' rating to the long-term bank facility of Yash Technologies Private Limited (YTPL) and assigned its 'CRISIL A1' rating to the short-term bank facilities.

The ratings reflect YTPL's adequate financial risk profile, supported by a comfortable capital structure and healthy debt protection metrics. The ratings also take into consideration the company's healthy clientele and presence in diverse verticals, and the extensive experience of the management. These strengths are partially offset by geographic concentration risk in revenue, exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange (forex) rates, and time or cost overrun in the ongoing project.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the ratings, CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of YTPL and its subsidiaries and joint ventures. This is because the entities, collectively referred to as YTPL, have significant operational and financial linkages.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths
* Adequate financial risk profile, despite the ongoing debt-funded capital expenditure (capex): Networth rose to Rs 335 crore as on March 31, 2018, from Rs 315 crore as on March 31, 2017, supported by steady accretion over the years. Capital structure should remain healthy, with peak gearing expected at 0.2 time over the medium term, despite the capex for the Hyderabad campus. Improving cash accrual and moderate debt should keep debt protection metrics robust over the medium term: interest coverage and net cash accrual to total debt ratios were 47.69 times and 64.35 times, respectively, in fiscal 2018.

* Presence in multiple verticals and healthy clientele, supported by experienced management: YTPL provides application development, maintenance, testing, and digital services. Over the last five years, it has entered several IT services industries'including life sciences, chemicals, food processing, oil and gas, healthcare, banking & insurance, and logistics and transport'through acquisitions. Along with the parent, Yash Technologies Inc (YTI), YTPL caters to the information technology (IT) requirements of over 350 large and mid-sized companies across six continents. Some of these clients feature in the Fortune 500 list of companies globally.

Weaknesses
* Low profitability: Several acquisitions have been made between fiscals 2015 and 2018. Though consolidated revenue grew at a compound annual rate of 23% during this period, profitability declined to 9.3% in fiscal 2018 from 16.4% in fiscal 2016 due to the acquisition of Soltius Middle East FZ LLC (UAE) and ITPM Consulting Ltd (UK). These entities were acquired to enter the respective overseas IT services markets of oil & gas, media, healthcare, and banking & financial services. Due to modest margins of these companies and lower absorption of employee costs, profitability declined. However, with better absorption of employee costs and realisation of business synergies, the margins should improve over the medium term.

* Geographic and customer concentration risk in revenue: The bulk of revenue was derived from USA (52%) and India (22%) in fiscal 2018; contribution from these countries has remained high over the last three fiscals. Also, nearly 47% of sales are to the parent, which outsources contracts to YTPL. However, the company is actively looking to add clients in different geographies to reduce revenue concentration risk.

* Exposure to forex rate volatility: Revenue is primarily in foreign currency, which, in the absence of a formal hedging policy, exposes the company to any sharp fluctuation in forex rates.

* Time or cost overrun in the project: YTPL is setting up a facility in Hyderabad at a cost of Rs 200 crore over fiscals 2019 and 2020. The construction of the campus started in September 2018, and term loans have been raised for the project. The campus is expected to be operational in fiscal 2020. Any time or cost overrun in the project or delay in stabilisation of the unit will continue to be monitored.
Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes YTPL will maintain its business and financial risk profiles over the medium term, supported by steady growth in revenue, healthy networth, and moderate debt. The outlook may be revised to 'Positive' if improvement in profitability, leading to substantially higher and sustained cash accrual, strengthens business risk profile. The outlook may be revised to 'Negative' if material decline in revenue or profitability or any significant debt-funded capex or acquisition weakens financial risk profile.

About the Company

Incorporated in Indore in December 2002 and promoted by Mr Manoj Kumar Baheti and Mr Kirti Kumar Baheti, YTPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of YTI and provides software development services and IT-enabled services; it also trades in software. Registered office is in Indore, while the global headquarters are in East Moline, Illinois (USA). The company has over 30 campuses across India, Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, Brazil, Europe, and USA. It has over 4,500 global employees and has been recently awarded the SEI-CMMI, Level 5 certification.

About the Parent
YTI, which holds the entire stake in YTPL, was incorporated in 1996 in USA by Mr Manoj Kumar Baheti. It offers strategic consulting services, such as business process modernisation, change management, and application management services. YTI is headquartered in East Moline, too, and has offices across Asia, North America, South America, Australia, and Europe. Revenue for calendar year 2017 was USD 256.3 million while profit was USD 6.5 million.

Key Financial Indicators (Standalone)
Particulars Unit 2018* 2017
Revenue Rs crore 688 465
Profit After Tax (PAT) Rs crore 28 25
PAT Margin % 4.1 5.4
Adjusted debt/Adjusted networth Times NA NA
Interest coverage Times 47.69 108.10
*Provisional 

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.Cr)
Rating assigned
with outlook
NA External Commercial Borrowings Jul-2018 Libor + 190 bps Jul-2025 150.00 CRISIL A/Stable
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 35.00 CRISIL A1
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 40.00 CRISIL A1
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2018 (History) 2017  2016  2015  Start of 2015
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  150.00  CRISIL A/Stable      12-10-17  CRISIL A/Stable    --    --  -- 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  75.00  CRISIL A1    --    --    --    --  -- 
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 40 CRISIL A1 Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 200 CRISIL A/Stable
Letter of Credit 35 CRISIL A1 -- 0 --
External Commercial Borrowings 150 CRISIL A/Stable -- 0 --
Total 225 -- Total 200 --
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
Rating Criteria for Software Industry
Understanding CRISILs Ratings and Rating Scales

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