| Bansal Wire Industries Limited | ||||
| Rating reaffirmed at 'CRISIL A / Stable'; rated amount enhanced for Bank Debt | ||||
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| Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities |
Detailed Rationale CRISIL Ratings has reaffirmed its 'CRISIL A/Stable' rating on the long-term bank facilities of Bansal Wire Industries Ltd (BWIL; a part of the Bansal Wire group).
Business risk profile continues to be driven by the strong market position of the Bansal group as a prominent supplier of different steel wires to industries such as engineering and infrastructure, automobile components and household segment. Accordingly, an operating income growth of 20-25% is estimated in fiscal 2022 to over Rs 2800 crore supported by greater demand from engineering and infrastructure segment and higher sales realisation due to input price increase. Rising freight cost and steel prices should lower operating margin slightly. Though regular price alterations and revision of Freight on Board (FOB) arrangement will partly aid operating profitability in the last quarter of the fiscal, it will remain lower than the previous fiscal. |
Analytical Approach CRISIL Ratings has combined the business and financial risk profiles of BWIL, Balaji Wires Pvt Ltd (BWPL), Bansal High Carbons Pvt Ltd (BHCPL), Bansal Steel and Power Ltd (BSPL) and Bansal Aradhya Steel Power Ltd (BASPL). All the companies, collectively referred to as the Bansal Wire group, have the same promoter, Mr Arun Gupta, and a common management team; are in the same line of business; and have operational linkages and fungible cash flow. Mr Gupta controls the strategic functions, including procurement, marketing and capacity expansion, of all these group companies.
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: Established regional market position, supported by diversified product and customer portfolios: The group is one of the largest players in North India and has a well-entrenched presence owing to large manufacturing capacities, established brand and longstanding relationship with customers. The clientele comprises over 500 customers, including traders and manufacturers across different industries such as engineering and infrastructure, automobile components and household segment. The product portfolio includes different varieties and sizes of galvanised iron (GI), mild steel (MS), high carbon (HC) and stainless steel (SS) wires. Further, with the addition of BASPL to the group, products such as tyre bead wire has also been added to the portfolio, which finds usage in the auto-component industry. Also, the three-decade experience of the promoter and his healthy relation with suppliers and customers should continue to boost the business.
Healthy financial risk profile: Financial risk profile should remain healthy as indicated by healthy networth, estimated at over Rs 500 crore as on March 31, 2022 along with improving capital structure with gearing and total outside liabilities to tangible networth ratios of 1.3 and 1.4 times, respectively, as on March 31, 2022 (1.7 and 1.8 times, a year earlier). The same has been supported by healthy accretion to reserve and repayment of existing debt. Despite a debt-funded capex plan in the near term, capital structure is expected to improve due to healthy accretion to reserve. Debt protection metrics remain moderate due to the presence of sizeable debt leading to an estimated interest coverage ratio of 3.65 times in fiscal 2022.
Weaknesses Susceptibility to steel prices and freight cost: The operating margin and realisations are susceptible to volatility in steel prices and freight cost as reflected by an estimated slight dip in operating profitability in fiscal 2022 to 6.8-7.0% against 7.5% in fiscal 2021. However, the group has taken measures with respect to regular price alteration and revision of FOB arrangement with its customers to mitigate the risk of cost increase in the current fiscal. The impact is further mitigated by the group's presence in diverse product segments and steady addition in value-added products. Improvement and sustenance of profitability will remain a key rating sensitivity factor over the medium term. |
Liquidity: Strong Liquidity is strong supported by healthy cash accrual projected at over Rs 100 crore per annum over the medium term, sufficient to meet the yearly maturing debt of Rs 40-45 crore; the surplus cash will aid financial flexibility. Debt obligation is expected at Rs 45.6 crore for fiscal 2022 owing to increased repayment from the Covid-19 loans and the guaranteed emergency credit line availed by the group. Bank limit utilisation averaged a high 80% over the 12 months through February 2022. Further, liquidity remains supported by promoter-funding in the form of unsecured loans, which stood at Rs 78.36 crore as on December 31, 2021. |
Outlook Stable The Bansal Wire group will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its promoter and his established relationship with clients. |
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About the Group BWIL, the flagship company of the Bansal group, was established in 1985 by Mr Arun Gupta; he also established the group's other three companies. The company manufactures SS and MS wires.
The promoter acquired M/s Garg Inox Ltd through the National Company Law Tribunal in March 2019 and subsequently renamed it as BSPL. It produces SS, HC, GI and cable armouring wires at its facility in Bahadurgarh, Haryana
BASPL, established in 1971, manufacturers tyre bead wires |
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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)
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This Annexure has been updated on 04-May-22 in line with the lender-wise facility details as on 05-Apr-22 received from the rated entity.
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