Rating Rationale
December 30, 2019 | Mumbai
Celebi Airport Services India Private Limited
Ratings Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.235 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BBB/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A3+ (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its 'CRISIL BBB/Stable/CRISIL A3+' ratings on the bank facilities of Celebi Airport Services India Private Limited (CASI).
 
The ratings reflect continued strong support from its parent, Ã'elebi Hava Servisi Anonim Å'irketi (Celebi Hava), and comfortable financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by susceptibility to changes in government policies with regard to the ground-handling industry and average operating profitability.

Analytical Approach

To arrive at the ratings, CRISIL has calculated the base rating for the parent using the corporate methodology criteria of S&P Global Ratings (S&P). CRISIL has mapped the rating based on the S&P criteria with its criteria, and has applied a notched-up rating using the parent notch-up framework.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths: 
* Strong operational, marketing, and financial support from parent: CASI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Celebi Hava, which is the largest ground-handling and cargo management services provider in Turkey. The parent's longstanding association with several foreign airlines has helped the subsidiary secure and sustain relationships with international carriers. The parent is expected to continue to extend marketing, operational and financial support.
 
* Comfortable financial risk profile: CASI incurred sizeable debt-funded capital expenditure (capex) of Rs 60 crore in fiscal 2019 towards asset addition, primarily at Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kannur, and Cochin airports. Despite the large capex, its financial risk profile was comfortable, with gearing below 1 time as on March 31, 2019. The ratio is expected to stay below 1 time over the medium term as well. Debt protection metrics were also comfortable, as reflected in interest coverage and net cash accrual to adjusted debt ratio of 3.8 times and 0.3 time, respectively, in fiscal 2019.
 
Weaknesses :
* Susceptibility to regulatory changes: Government policies play a significant role in the ground-handling industry. Policies and orders set by the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority govern the regulations and tariffs of the industry. As per current guidelines, competition is limited to about three GHA per airport for ground handling till certain number of passengers annually. However, any increase in the competition in industry may lead to pressure on margins.
 
* Average operating margin: The Company's operating margin shrunk to 14.6% in fiscal 2019 from 17% in fiscal 2018 on account of increased overheads towards setting up of operations at new airports ' Bengaluru and Hyderabad. CRISIL, however, is of the opinion that margins will improve over the medium term with the scaling up of operations at the two airports.
Liquidity Stretched

The company is expected to generate cash accrual of Rs 31.5 crore in fiscal 2020, which will be near-about its debt obligation for the year. However, liquidity remains supported by low bank limit utilisation, which averaged 28% for the 12 months ended October 2019, and equity infusion by the parent of Rs 17.2 crore and Rs 8 crore in fiscals 2018 and 2019, respectively. The company also maintains a debt service reserve account (DSRA) and escrow accounts with banks. It had unencumbered cash balance of Rs 17.3 crore as on March 31, 2019. Furthermore, as per the revised terms of the contract with Delhi International Airport Ltd, the security deposit has been reduced to Rs 20 crore from Rs 40 crore earlier, and the surplus amount is expected to be refunded by February/March 2020. This is expected to support liquidity over fiscals 2021 and 2022. Also, over the period, the company is expected to realise cash accrual of Rs 37-47 crore vis-a-vis debt obligation of Rs 26-30 crore, which will provide cushion. Funding support from the parent is expected to continue.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes CASI will continue to receive marketing, operational, and financial support from Celebi Hava over the medium term.

Rating sensitivity factors:
Upward factors:
* Significant improvement in operating income or operating profitability to translate into net cash accrual to debt obligation ratio of over 1.5 times
* Equity infusion by the parent

Downward factors:
* Lower-than-expected revenue and deterioration in profitability to weaken the liquidity
* Deterioration in working capital management, or large, debt-funded capex to weaken the financial risk profile, with gearing rising to over 2 times.

About the Company

CASI, incorporated in 2009, is a ground-handling operator at Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Cochin, Hyderabad and Kannur airports. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Turkish-based Ã'elebi Hava Servisi, which provides ground-handling and cargo management services.

Key Financial Indicators
As on / for the period ended March 31  Units 2019 2018
Operating income Rs crore 217.97 145.01
Reported profit after tax Rs crore 17.54 11.42
PAT margin % 8.05 7.88
Adjusted debt/adjusted networth Times 0.88 0.61
Interest coverage Times 4.11 3.89
Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)
ISIN Name of instrument Date of allotment Coupon
rate (%)
Maturity date Issue size
(Rs cr)
Rating assigned  with outlook
NA Cash credit NA NA NA 35.0 CRISIL BBB/Stable
NA Term loan NA NA March 2024 92.62 CRISIL BBB/Stable
NA Proposed Fund-
Based Bank Limits
NA NA NA 36.28 CRISIL BBB/Stable
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 71.1 CRISIL A3+
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  163.90  CRISIL BBB/Stable      06-09-18  CRISIL BBB/Stable  07-12-17  CRISIL BBB/Stable      CRISIL BB/Stable 
            07-05-18  CRISIL BBB/Stable  22-11-17  CRISIL BBB/Stable       
                07-03-17  CRISIL BB/Stable       
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  71.10  CRISIL A3+      06-09-18  CRISIL A3+  07-12-17  CRISIL A3+      CRISIL A4+ 
            07-05-18  CRISIL A3+  22-11-17  CRISIL A3+       
                07-03-17  CRISIL A4+       
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of various bank facilities
Current facilities Previous facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating
Bank Guarantee 71.1 CRISIL A3+ Bank Guarantee 71.1 CRISIL A3+
Cash Credit 35 CRISIL BBB/Stable Cash Credit 22.5 CRISIL BBB/Stable
Proposed Fund-Based Bank Limits 36.28 CRISIL BBB/Stable Proposed Fund-Based Bank Limits 2.02 CRISIL BBB/Stable
Term Loan 92.62 CRISIL BBB/Stable Term Loan 139.38 CRISIL BBB/Stable
Total 235 -- Total 235 --
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
Criteria for Notching up Stand Alone Ratings of Companies based on Parent Support
Mapping global scale ratings onto CRISIL scale

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