Rating Rationale
November 19, 2024 | Mumbai
AVP Infracon Limited
Ratings reaffirmed at 'CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.35 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BBB-/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term RatingCRISIL A3 (Reaffirmed)
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Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has reaffirmed its ‘CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3’ ratings on the bank loan facilities of AVP Infracon Ltd (AVP) .

 

The ratings continue to reflect the extensive experience of the promoters in the civil construction industry and the company’s improving revenue profile, and comfortable financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by susceptibility to tender based business and working capital-intensive operations.

Analytical Approach

CRISIL Ratings has combined the business and financial risk profiles of AVP and its associate entity, AVP RMC, collectively referred to as the AVP group.

 

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 experience of the promoters: Presence of over two decades in the civil construction industry has enabled the promoters to establish healthy relationships with raw material suppliers. The company benefits from its proven track record of project execution for public entities.

 

  • Comfortable financial risk profile: Networth was Rs 96.46 crore while gearing and total outside liabilities to adjusted networth ratios were healthy at 0.53 and 0.96 time, respectively, as on March 31, 2024. Debt protection metrics were comfortable, with interest coverage and net cash accrual to adjusted debt ratios estimated at 5.04 times and 0.37 time, respectively, in fiscal 2024.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Susceptibility to tender-based operations: Revenue and profitability entirely depend on the ability to win tenders. Also, entities in this segment face intense competition, thus requiring bidding aggressively to get contracts, which restricts the operating margin. Given the cyclicality inherent in the construction industry, the ability to maintain profitability margin through operating efficiency and undertaking higher margin projects becomes critical and would remain a key monitorable.

 

  • Moderate scale of operations: Though revenue has increased and is expected to expand further over the medium term, it remained moderate at ~Rs. 161 crore in fiscal 2024. The timely execution of projects leading to further improvement in revenue will be a monitorable over the medium term.

 

  • Working capital-intensive operations: Gross current assets (GCAs) were around 409 days as on March 31, 2024, on account of large inventory of 242 days. Due to the nature of business, GCAs are expected to remain high over the medium term.

Liquidity: Adequate

Bank limit utilisation is moderate around 79% for the 12 months ended September 2024. Expected cash accrual of Rs 30 crore should comfortably cover term debt obligation of Rs 8-10 crore over the medium term. The promoters are likely to extend support in the form of unsecured loans (treated as neither debt nor equity) to meet its working capital requirements and repayment obligations. Also, the company holds unencumbered cash and bank balance of around Rs.16 million as on March 31, 2024.

Outlook: Stable

The company will continue to benefit from the experience of its promoters in the civil construction industry.

Rating sensitivity factors

Upward factors:

  • Significant improvement in revenue and operating margin sustaining above 20% strengthening net cash accrual
  • Improvement in working capital cycle, and sustained financial risk profile

 

Downward factors:

  • Weakening of orderbook, decline in revenue, and/or fall in operating margin below 15% affecting the business risk profile
  • Any large, debt-funded capital expenditure or significant stretch in the working capital cycle further weakening the financial risk and liquidity profiles.

About the Company

AVP is engaged in civil construction works, such as construction of roads and bridges in Tamil Nadu. The promoters of the company, Mr D Prasanna and Mr B Venkateshwarlu manage the daily operations.

 

AVP RMC is a partnership firm engaged in the manufacture and supply of readymade concrete.

Key Financial Indicators

As on / for the period ended March 31

Unit

2024

2023

Operating income

Rs crore

161.28

115.28

Reported profit after tax (PAT)

Rs crore

15.76

14.83

PAT margin

%

9.8

12.9

Adjusted debt/Adjusted networth

Times

0.53

1.83

Interest coverage

Times

5.04

5.29

Any other information: Not Applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)

ISIN Name of the
instrument
Date of
Allotment
Coupon
Rate (%)
Maturity
Date
Issue size
(Rs. Crore)
Complexity
Level
Rating assigned
with outlook
NA  Bank Guarantee  NA  NA  NA  12 NA  CRISIL A3 
NA  Cash Credit  NA  NA  NA  23 NA  CRISIL BBB-/Stable 

Annexure – List of entities consolidated

Names of Entities Consolidated

Extent of Consolidation

Rationale for Consolidation

AVP Infracon Limited

Full

Significant business and financial linkages

AVP RMC

Full

Significant business and financial linkages

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2024 (History) 2023  2022  2021  Start of 2021
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT 23.0 CRISIL BBB-/Stable 28-03-24 CRISIL BBB-/Stable 19-05-23 CRISIL BB/Stable   -- 26-11-21 CRISIL BB-/Stable CRISIL BB-/Stable
      -- 15-03-24 CRISIL BB/Stable 27-01-23 CRISIL BB- /Stable(Issuer Not Cooperating)*   --   -- --
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 12.0 CRISIL A3 28-03-24 CRISIL A3 19-05-23 CRISIL A4+   -- 26-11-21 CRISIL A4+ CRISIL A4+
      -- 15-03-24 CRISIL A4+ 27-01-23 CRISIL A4+ (Issuer Not Cooperating)*   --   -- --
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
Bank Guarantee 12 The Federal Bank Limited CRISIL A3
Cash Credit 23 The Federal Bank Limited CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Criteria Details
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation

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