Rating Rationale
September 27, 2019 | Mumbai
Ambertex Sekhsaria Exports
Ratings upgraded to 'CRISIL BB-/Stable/CRISIL A4+'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.15.85 Crore (Enhanced from Rs.12.85 Crore)
Long Term Rating CRISIL BB-/Stable (Upgraded from 'CRISIL B+/Stable')
Short Term Rating CRISIL A4+ (Upgraded from 'CRISIL A4')
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has upgraded its rating on the bank facilities of Ambertex Sekhsaria Exports (ASE) to 'CRISIL BB-/Stable/CRISIL A4+' from 'CRISIL B+/Stable/CRISIL A4'
 
The upgrade reflects improvement in ASE's business and financial risk profile. Business risk profile improved on back of steady growth in revenues and stable operating margin. Company's revenue increased to Rs. 47.94 crore in fiscal 2019 compared to Rs. 36.46 crore in fiscal 2017. The revenue growth is expected to sustain over the medium term. Operating margins remained high at 7.5% in fiscal 2019. Further, steady accretion to reserves coupled with nil capital withdrawal has resulted in improvement in the firm's financial risk profile. Firm's total outside liabilities to adjusted net worth (TOL/ANW) improved to 3.9 times as on March 31, 2019 against 7.4 times as on March 31, 2018. No capital withdrawals are expected over medium term. Further, firm's estimated interest coverage ratio was at 2.56 times in fiscal 2019. Improved business and financial risk profile is expected to sustain over the medium term.
 
The ratings continue to reflect the extensive experience of the proprietor in the industry, and its comfortable debt protection metrics. These rating strengths are partially offset by modest scale of operations and working capital-intensive nature of operations.

Analytical Approach

Unsecured loans amounting to Rs 0.63 crore as on March 31st, 2019 have been treated as neither debt nor equity as the same is expected to remain in the business over the medium term. 

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths:
* Extensive industry experience of the proprietor: The two-decade-long experience of the proprietor in the in the readymade garments segment, and their longstanding relationships with customers and suppliers, have helped the firm successfully navigate business cycles over the years. The firm has established healthy relationship with customers and suppliers. This has helped the revenues to improve from Rs 36.23 crore to Rs 47.94 crore for 4 years ended fiscal 2019. Benefits from the extensive industry experience of the partners would continue over the medium term.
 
Comfortable debt protection metrics: Interest coverage of 2.56 times and net cash accrual to adjusted debt ratio of 0.14 time in fiscal 2019 indicate the firm's comfortable debt protection metrics. High operating profitability and cash accrual support the debt protection metrics.
 
Weaknesses
Below-average capital structure: ASE's capital structure is marked by low networth amounting to Rs. 4.83 crore and high TOL/ANW of 3.41 times as on March 31st, 2019.
 
Large working capital requirements: Operations are working capital intensive, as reflected in gross current asset (GCA) of 158 days which emanates from receivable and inventory cycle of 62 days and 94 days as on 31st March 2019.
 
Liquidity: Stretched
The company has stretched liquidity driven by highly utilized bank limits. The company has fund based limits of Rs. 13.35 crore which are utilized at average of 95.54% for 12 months ending March 2019. Company is expected to generate cash accruals of around Rs 1.80-2.00 crore in fiscal 2020 and 2021 respectively against no significant repayment obligations. It also has moderate cash and cash equivalents of Rs. 0.65 crore as on March 31st, 2019. Current ratio was moderate at 1.16 times as on March 31, 2019. The company has no debt funded capex plans over the medium term. CRISIL expects internal accruals and cash and cash equivalent to be sufficient to meet incremental working capital requirement and repayment obligations.
Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes ASE's credit risk profile will remain stable supported by its extensive industry experience and its established customer relationships.
 
Rating sensitivity factor:
Upward factor
* Enhancement in bank lines or lower reliance on external debt to meet working capital requirement
* Strengthening of business risk profile, driven by improvement in revenues by over 15%-20%
 
Downward factor
* Significant decline in scale and operating profitability
* Decline in interest coverage ratio to less than 1.5 times

About the Firm

Set up in 1996 as a proprietorship firm by Mr Sunil Sekhsaria, ASE manufactures and exports readymade garments, primarily shirts and women's tops. The facility is in Valsad, Gujarat.

Key Financial Indicators
As on / for the period ended March 31 Units 2019* 2018
Revenue Rs crore 47.94 43.76
Profit after tax (PAT) Rs crore 1.19 0.83
PAT margins % 2.5 1.9
Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth Times 2.32 5.99
Interest coverage Times 2.56 2.43
*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. Crs) Rating assigned with outlook
NA Pre Shipment Credit NA NA NA 6.5 CRISIL A4+
NA Post Shipment Credit NA NA NA 6.85 CRISIL BB-/Stable
NA Long term loan NA NA Mar-2020 0.29 CRISIL BB-/Stable
NA Proposed Working Capital Facility NA NA NA 1.5 CRISIL BB-/Stable
NA Bill Discounting under Letter of Credit NA NA NA 0.71 CRISIL A4+
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2019 (History) 2018  2017  2016  Start of 2016
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  15.14  CRISIL BB-/Stable/ CRISIL A4+      12-12-18  CRISIL B+/Stable/ CRISIL A4  04-07-17  CRISIL B+/Stable/ CRISIL A4      CRISIL BB/Stable/ CRISIL A4+ 
            15-10-18  CRISIL B+/Stable/ CRISIL A4 (Issuer Not Cooperating)*  19-05-17  CRISIL B+/Stable/ CRISIL A4       
                26-04-17  CRISIL B/Stable/ CRISIL A4 (Issuer Not Cooperating)*       
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  0.71  CRISIL A4+    --    --  19-05-17  CRISIL A4      CRISIL A4+ 
                26-04-17  CRISIL A4 (Issuer Not Cooperating)*       
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
*Issuer did not cooperate; based on best-available information
Annexure - Details of various bank facilities
Current facilities Previous facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating
Bill Discounting under Letter of Credit .71 CRISIL A4+ Foreign Bill Discounting 6.35 CRISIL B+/Stable
Long Term Loan .29 CRISIL BB-/Stable Long Term Loan 1 CRISIL B+/Stable
Post Shipment Credit 6.85 CRISIL BB-/Stable Packing Credit 5.5 CRISIL A4
Proposed Working Capital Facility 1.5 CRISIL BB-/Stable -- 0 --
Pre Shipment Credit 6.5 CRISIL A4+ -- 0 --
Total 15.85 -- Total 12.85 --
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
Rating Criteria for Cotton Textile Industry
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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