Rating Rationale
January 06, 2025 | Mumbai
Bhilwara Spinners Limited
'CRISIL BB/Stable/CRISIL A4+' assigned to Bank Debt
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.100 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 facilities of Bhilwara Spinners Ltd (BSL).

 

The ratings reflect the extensive industry experience of the company’s promoters, and comfortable networth and capital structure. These strengths are partially offset by susceptibility to volatility in raw material (cotton) prices, and modest scale of operations.

Analytical approach

CRISIL Ratings has evaluated the standalone business and financial risk profiles of BSL.

Key rating drivers & detailed description

Strengths:

  • Extensive industry experience of the promoters: The promoters have experience of over two decades in the textile industry. This has given them an understanding of the dynamics of the market and enabled them to establish strong relationships with suppliers and customers.

 

  • Comfortable networth and capital structure: The company has set up a greenfield project for cotton and denim fabric and has incurred capital expenditure (capex) of Rs 111.26 crore, funded through term loan of Rs 70 crore and equity infusion of Rs 38.49 crore, and the remaining through unsecured loan of Rs 3.39 crore. Despite the debt-funded capex, financial risk profile remains comfortable, with expected networth of around Rs 69 crore as on March 31, 2025 (Rs 41.3 crore as on March 31, 2024), supported by equity infusion of Rs 25.88 crore in fiscal 2025 for the completion of capex. Gearing and total outside liabilities to tangible networth ratio are likely to be above average at around 1.08 times and around 1.12 times (1.3 times and 1.4 times, respectively).

 

Weaknesses:

  • Susceptibility to volatility in raw material prices: The textile spinning industry has several unorganised players with small capacities due to low barrier (limited capital and technology requirements and little differentiation in end products). These factors will continue to exert pricing pressure over the medium term. Moreover, revenue and profitability will remain susceptible to volatility in the prices of key raw material, cotton.

 

  • Modest scale of operations: Business risk profile is constrained small scale in the intensely competitive textiles industry. Sales were around Rs 15.6 crore till September 2024 (from weaving on jobwork basis) and are likely to touch Rs 30 crore for the full fiscal as the plant is currently operational. Revenue is likely to improve to Rs 80-100 crore over the medium term. Operating margin is expected to be around 8% in fiscal 2025 (7.5% in fiscal 2024) and is likely to gradually improve to 8-9% over the medium term on account of in-house dyeing and finishing facilities. Improvement in the scale of operations will remain monitorable.

Liquidity: Stretched

Bank limit utilisation was nil for the seven months through November 2024. Net cash accrual is likely to be Rs 2.4-2.5 crore in fiscal 2025 against no debt obligation. Accrual is likely to improve to Rs 5.5-9.0 crore annually and will be sufficient to meet yearly debt obligation of around Rs 3.2 crore in fiscal 2026 and Rs 7.5 crore in fiscal 2027. Liquidity is supported by promoters’ ability to infuse funds as and when required, elongated repayment schedule of around 7 years with term loan maturing in December 2032, in addition to ballooning repayment, which will support during the initial phase of operations.

Outlook: Stable

The company will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its promoters and established relationships with clients.

Rating sensitivity factors

Upward factors

  • Sustained improvement in operating margin to around 8% and in revenue to around Rs 100 crore, leading to higher cash accrual
  • Improvement in working capital cycle

 

Downward factors

  • Operating margin under 6% leading to net cash accrual below Rs 3.0-3.5 crore
  • Large, debt-funded capex weakening the capital structure

About the company

BSL was set up in 1980 by the LNJ group and was acquired by the Kothari group in 2010. It is promoted by Mr Ashok Kumar Kothari, Mr Anshul Kothari and Ms Sushila Kothari. The company manufactures yarn at its facility in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. BSL is also setting up a new unit to manufacture finished cotton denim fabric, with an installed capacity of 1.15 crore metre per annum of grey fabric. The company is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Key financial indicators

As on / for the period ended March 31

 

2024

2023

Operating income

Rs crore

9.41

0.97

Reported profit after tax (PAT)

Rs crore

1.74

2.61

PAT margin

%

18.53

269.13

Adjusted debt/adjusted networth

Times

1.33

0.00

Interest coverage

Times

6.96

-25.35

Status of non-cooperation with the previous credit rating agency:

BSL has not cooperated with Credit Analysis & Research Ltd (CARE), which has classified it as non-cooperative vide release dated October 29, 2024. The reason provided by CARE is non-furnishing of information for monitoring of ratings.

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. Crore) Complexity Levels Rating Outstanding with Outlook
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 1.00 NA CRISIL A4+
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 24.50 NA CRISIL BB/Stable
NA Foreign Exchange Forward NA NA NA 1.90 NA CRISIL A4+
NA Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility NA NA NA 2.60 NA CRISIL BB/Stable
NA Term Loan NA NA 31-Dec-32 70.00 NA CRISIL BB/Stable
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2025 (History) 2024  2023  2022  Start of 2022
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT/ST 99.0 CRISIL BB/Stable / CRISIL A4+   --   --   --   -- --
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 1.0 CRISIL A4+   --   --   --   -- --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Bank Guarantee 1 State Bank of India CRISIL A4+
Cash Credit 24.5 State Bank of India CRISIL BB/Stable
Foreign Exchange Forward 1.9 State Bank of India CRISIL A4+
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 2.6 Not Applicable CRISIL BB/Stable
Term Loan 70 State Bank of India 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
Assessing Information Adequacy Risk
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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