Rating Rationale
September 05, 2024 | Mumbai
Akanksha Power and Infrastructure Limited
'CRISIL BB+/Stable/CRISIL A4+' assigned to Bank Debt
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.24.5 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BB+/Stable (Assigned)
Short Term RatingCRISIL A4+ (Assigned)
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1 crore = 10 million
Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has assigned its ‘CRISIL BB+/Stable/CRISIL A4+’ ratings to the bank loan facilities of Akanksha Power and Infrastructure Ltd (APIL).

 

The ratings factor in APIL’s long track record of operations in the electricity distribution segment with diversified product offerings, extensive industry experience of its promoters and healthy financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by its susceptibility to risks inherent in tender-based businesses, modest scale of operations and high working capital intensity.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the ratings, CRISIL Ratings has combined the business and financial risk profiles of APIL along with its subsidiary, Akanksha Hanbit Smart Technologies Pvt Ltd (AHSTPL).

 

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 industry experience of the promoters and long track record of operations: The promoters of APIL have experience of over two decades in managing business operations and financial aspects of diversified sectors including the electrical equipment industry. This long track record has enabled the company to establish strong relationships with suppliers and key customers and is now one of the reputed names in the energy distribution management industry. APIL has a proven track record of executional capabilities which supports its overall business risk profile.
     
  • Healthy financial risk profile: APIL’s capital structure remains robust with gearing at 0.3 time as on March 31, 2024, due to healthy increase in networth from funds raised through the initial public offering (IPO) in January 2024 and low reliance on external debt. The debt protection metrics also remain healthy with interest coverage and net cash accrual to total debt (NCATD) ratios at 3.5 times and 0.24 time, respectively, in fiscal 2024. The company has plans to undertake sizeable organic or inorganic capital expenditure (capex) which could be debt-funded and adversely impact the debt protection metrics, which will be monitorable.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Growing, yet modest, scale of operations: Operating income was in the range of Rs. 45-60 crore over the three fiscals ended March 31, 2024. The revenue grew around 25% in fiscal 2024 and is expected to continue growing over the medium term.

 

  • High working capital intensity: Gross current assets ranged between 200 days and 300 days over the three fiscals ended March 31, 2024, driven by high debtor and inventory levels. Out of total receivables of Rs 30.5 crore as on March 31, 2024, about Rs 10.3 crore are from two entities where the payment cycle is stretched. Furthermore, due to its business need, it holds large work-in-process and inventory. The receivables cycle will be a key monitorable.

 

  • Susceptibility to risks inherent in tender-based businesses: For the meters segment, sales and profitability entirely depend on the ability to win tenders from public sector undertakings. Also, entities in this segment face intense competition, requiring them to bid aggressively to get contracts, which restricts the operating margin.

Liquidity: Adequate

Liquidity is supported by cash accrual, expected at Rs 5-7 crore annually over the medium term, which will be adequate to cover APIL’s debt obligation of Rs 0.5 crore in fiscal 2025. The bank limit of Rs 9 crore was utilised at 56% on average in the current fiscal till date, down from average utilisation of 96% in the previous fiscal owing to cash inflow from the IPO in January 2024.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL Ratings believes APIPL will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its promoter, and healthy financial risk profile.

Rating sensitivity factors

Upward factors:

  • Sustained high double-digit growth in revenue while increasing the operating margin to over 12.5% resulting in healthy cash accrual
  • Improvement in the working capital cycle though faster realisation of receivables, resulting in better liquidity position

 

Downward factors:

  • Material degrowth in scale of operations or sustained decline in operating profitability to below 10%, impacting cash accrual
  • Any sizeable debt-funded acquisition or further stretch in the working capital cycle, impacting the financial profile

About the Company

Set up in 2008 by Mr Bipin B. Das Mohapatra and Mr Shashank Manerikar, APIL focuses on delivering cost effective power quality solutions through systems such as automatic power factor correction (APFC) panels, tuned and de-tuned harmonic filters, vacuum circuit breaker, capacitor and vacuum contactor, and advanced metering infrastructure with smart electric, gas and water meters. The company has two manufacturing plants in Nashik, Maharashtra. APIL had an IPO listing in January 2024 where it raised Rs 27.49 crore for funding future capex and working capital requirement.

Key Financial Indicators*

As on / for the period ended March 31

Unit

2024^

2023

Revenue

Rs crore

57.46

46.09

Profit after tax (PAT)

Rs crore

2.92

2.84

PAT margin

%

5.1

6.2

Adjusted debt/adjusted networth

Times

0.33

0.98

Interest coverage

Times

3.53

4.14

*As per analytical adjustments made by CRISIL Ratings

^Consolidated financials

Any other information: Not Applicable

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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  5 NA  CRISIL A4+ 
NA  Cash Credit  NA  NA  NA  9 NA  CRISIL BB+/Stable 
NA  Letter of Credit  NA  NA  NA  7.5 NA  CRISIL A4+ 
NA  Proposed Working Capital Facility  NA  NA  NA  3 NA  CRISIL BB+/Stable 

Annexure – List of entities consolidated

Name of entity

Extent of consolidation

Rationale for consolidation

Akanksha Hanbit Smart Technologies Private Limited

100%

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 12.0 CRISIL BB+/Stable   --   --   -- 08-03-21 Withdrawn CRISIL BB/Stable
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 12.5 CRISIL A4+   --   --   -- 08-03-21 Withdrawn CRISIL BB/Stable / CRISIL A4+
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Bank Guarantee 5 Central Bank Of India CRISIL A4+
Cash Credit 9 Central Bank Of India CRISIL BB+/Stable
Letter of Credit 7.5 Central Bank Of India CRISIL A4+
Proposed Working Capital Facility 3 Not Applicable CRISIL BB+/Stable
Criteria Details
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating Criteria for Engineering Sector
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation

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