Rating Rationale
August 19, 2020 | Mumbai
Cyient Limited
 Rating Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.90 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL AA/Stable (Reassigned)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A1+ (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reassigned its 'CRISIL AA/Stable' rating to the long term bank facilities of Cyient Limited (Cyient) and has reaffirmed its 'CRISIL A1+' rating on the short term bank facility.
 
During fiscal 2020, revenues declined by 4% compared to the previous year due to subdued discretionary spending by clients and deferment of large orders in key sectors mainly Aerospace & Defence and Communication segments. Consequently, profitability also declined to 13.2% compared to 14.9% during fiscal 2019 due to the impact of lower volumes as well as supply side constraints (transition to work from home for employees) attributed to the Covid induced lockdown across global locations.
 
During FY21, given the continued slowdown across sectors due to the Covid pandemic, coupled with lower capex and product development spending by clients, revenue decline will be sharper during the year. This would however be temporary as revenue growth and profitability is expected to improve during fiscal 2022 driven by stronger deal wins following revival of end market demand across global markets as well as benefit from internal restructuring measures.
 
The rating continues to reflect Cyient's healthy business risk profile, driven by niche engineering services, strong client relationships and timely acquisitions to support its product solutions profile. The rating also factors in strong financial risk profile, with minimal debt, and healthy debt protection metrics and liquidity. These rating strengths are partially offset by customer and segment concentration risks, and modest scale of operations.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the rating, CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of Cyient and all its subsidiaries. This is because the entities are under a common management and in related businesses.
 
Goodwill of Rs. 271 crore received upon acquisition of Cyient DLM Private Ltd (Cyient DLM, formerly Rangsons Electronics Pvt Ltd) has been amortized over 5 years from fiscal 2015, at Rs. 54 crore per annum. Additionally, CRISIL has also amortized goodwill of Rs 172 crore towards the acquisition of Ansem NV and New Technology Precision Machining Co. Inc. over five years from fiscal 2019.

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
* Healthy business risk profile driven by its niche engineering service and strong client relationships: Cyient offers niche product and process engineering services in domains such as aerospace & defence (A&D), Communication, transportation, semiconductors etc. Cyient had also acquired Cyient DLM to impart system integration and prototyping capabilities in Cyient's engineering services thus enabling it to provide design-to-production solutions to its clients. Furthermore, Cyient has forged strong relationship with industry leaders such as United Technologies Corporation (rated 'BBB+/Negative watch/A2' by Standard & Poor's Global Ratings [S&P]), Bombardier Inc (rated 'CCC+/Negative by S&P), Tele Atlas, Boeing Co (rated 'BBB-/Credit Watch with negative implications/A-3' by S&P), and British Telecommunications Plc (rated 'BBB/Stable/A-2' by S&P) and is evident from high repeat orders of over 90%. Cyient's niche offerings and strong client relationship have driven a healthy revenue growth over the last five years.

* Strong financial risk profile: Sizeable networth of Rs. 2250 crore, and cash and cash equivalents of Rs. 1000 crore as of March 2020 drives the strong financial risk profile. Debt protection metrics are robust, backed by minimal debt of Rs. 415 crore, of which Rs 149 crore has been availed of by Cyient DLM to support working capital and capacity enhancements.

Weakness:
* Customer and segment concentration risks: Cyient derived about 38% of its revenue from the aerospace and defence industries and about 21% from Communication sector, while its top 5 customers contribute about 32% to its revenues during fiscal 2020. Slowdown in any of these large segments (as witnessed in the Aerospace & Defence segment last two years) or delay in capex programme by one or more of its top 5 clients could significantly impact growth prospects. Despite reducing dependence in recent years, Cyient's business profile will remains exposed to customer and segment concentration risks over the medium term.

* Moderate scale of operations: Cyient is a medium-sized, Tier II player in the Indian services industry, with a net operating income of around Rs 4,434 crore in fiscal 2020, and employee strength of 12,820 as on June 30, 2020. Size is critical in the Indian services industry, as companies seek complete solutions and delivery capabilities from their vendors. Moderate scale of operations constrains ability to undertake large orders.
Liquidity Strong

Liquidity remains strong driven by cash and cash equivalents of Rs 1000 crore as of March 2020 and healthy cash accruals over the medium term. Repayment obligations remains low at about Rs 55 crore over the next two years. Capex requirements are also expected to remain moderate at about Rs 175-200 crore per annum to fund the internal product development marketing and client acquisition costs. During fiscal 2020, Cyient completed its manufacturing facility expansion project (total project cost of about Rs 110 crore) for Cyient DLM in Hyderabad. Accruals are expected to remain healthy at Rs 350-450 crore per annum will remain adequate to meet incremental working capital and capex requirements over the medium term. Cyient is also scouting for strategic acquisitions to grow its business and employ its surplus liquidity efficiently.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes Cyient will maintain a healthy financial risk profile over the medium term, supported by moderate debt, high liquid surplus, and conservative financial policies despite some near-term headwinds in key sectors, including due to Covid-19. Business risk profile will continue to be supported by long-term relationships with clients and demand for niche engineering services in diverse verticals.

Rating Sensitivity Factors
Upward Factors
* Steady improvement in business risk profile driven by sustained revenue growth across geographies, reduced dependence on top customers and increasing market share across segments.
* Steady improvement and operating efficiency as marked by sustained profitability greater than 15%.

Downward Factors
* Steep decline in revenues or sustained deterioration in margin to less than 8%, impacting cash generation
* Higher than expected debt funded capex or acquisition leading to deterioration in credit metrics; for instance, gearing exceeding 1.2 times, on a sustained basis.

About the Company

Cyient (formerly known as Infotech Enterprises Ltd) was originally founded as a private limited company in 1991 by Mr. B V R Mohan Reddy, its executive chairman. The company commenced operations in September 1992. Cyient was reconstituted as a public limited company in April 1995, and made its initial public offering in March 1997.
 
Cyient started operations by providing geographic information systems (GIS) services. In May 2000, the company diversified into engineering services. It currently operates through eight strategic business units: Aerospace & Defence; Transportation; Industrial, energy and natural resources; Semiconductor, Internet of things and Analytics; Medical and Healthcare; Utilities & Geospatial; Communications and Design led manufacturing (Cyient DLM). Cyient DLM's (earlier Rangsons) business provides design integration and production facilities to the designs created in Engineering, thus enabling Cyient to provide design-to-production solutions to its clients. 
 
Cyient has operations across the globe. During fiscal 2020, it derived around 56% of its revenue from the Americas, 26% from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and around 18% from Asia Pacific (including India).

During the first three months of fiscal 2020, Cyient reported a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 81 crore (as against profit of Rs 90 crore during the corresponding period of fiscal 2020) on an operating income of Rs 992 crore (against Rs 1089 crore during fiscal 2020).

Key Financial Indicators
Particulars Unit 2020 2019
Revenue Rs crore 4434 4669
Profit After Tax (PAT) Rs crore 307 389
PAT Margins % 6.9 8.3
Adjusted debt/Adjusted networth Times 0.18 0.18
Interest coverage Times NM 14.89

Any other information: Not applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
CRISIL complexity levels are assigned to various types of financial instruments and are included (where applicable) in the Annexure -- Details of Instrument in this Rating Rationale. For more details on the CRISIL complexity levels, please visit www.crisil.com/complexity-levels.
Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)
ISIN Name of Instrument Date of Allotment Coupon Rate (%) Maturity Date Issue Size (Rs.Cr) Complexity levels Rating Assigned with Outlook
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 15.0 NA CRISIL A1+
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 5.0 NA CRISIL A1+
NA Loan equivalent risk limits NA NA NA 10.0 NA CRISIL A1+
NA Packing Credit* NA NA NA 30.0 NA CRISIL AA/Stable
NA Packing Credit in Foreign Currency NA NA NA 30.0 NA CRISIL A1+
*Sub limit of Rs 30 crore with CC limits
 
Annexure - List of Entities Consolidated
S. No. Name of Entity Extent of consolidation Rationale for consolidation
1 Cyient Europe Limited Full Strong business and financial linkages
2 Cyient Benelux BV Full Strong business and financial linkages
3 Cyient Schweiz GmbH Full Strong business and financial linkages
4 Cyient SRO Full Strong business and financial linkages
5 Cyient Inc. Full Strong business and financial linkages
6 Cyient Canada Inc. Full Strong business and financial linkages
7 Cyient Defense Services Inc. Full Strong business and financial linkages
8 B&F Design Inc Full Strong business and financial linkages
9 Cyient GmbH Full Strong business and financial linkages
10 Cyient AB Full Strong business and financial linkages
11 Cyient KK Full Strong business and financial linkages
12 Cyient Insights Private Limited Full Strong business and financial linkages
13 Cyient DLM Private Limited Full Strong business and financial linkages
14 Cyient Australia Pty Limited Full Strong business and financial linkages
15 Cyient Singapore Private Limited Full Strong business and financial linkages
16 Cyient Israel India Limited Full Strong business and financial linkages
17 Cyient Solutions and Systems Private Limited Full Strong business and financial linkages
18 Cyient Engineering (Beijing) Limited Full Strong business and financial linkages
19 AnSem NV Full Strong business and financial linkages
20 AnSem B.V. Full Strong business and financial linkages
21 New Technology Precision Machining Co., Inc. Full Strong business and financial linkages
22 Cyient Urban Microskill Centre Foundation Full Strong business and financial linkages
23 Infotech HAL Limited Proportionate Strong business and financial linkages
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2020 (History) 2019  2018  2017  Start of 2017
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  70.00  CRISIL AA/Stable/ CRISIL A1+  30-07-20  CRISIL A1+  30-11-19  CRISIL A1+  31-08-18  CRISIL A1+  01-08-17  CRISIL A1+  CRISIL A1+ 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  20.00  CRISIL A1+  30-07-20  CRISIL A1+  30-11-19  CRISIL A1+  31-08-18  CRISIL A1+  01-08-17  CRISIL A1+  CRISIL A1+ 
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 15 CRISIL A1+ Bank Guarantee 15 CRISIL A1+
Letter of Credit 5 CRISIL A1+ Letter of Credit 5 CRISIL A1+
Loan Equivalent Risk Limits 10 CRISIL A1+ Loan Equivalent Risk Limits 10 CRISIL A1+
Packing Credit* 30 CRISIL AA/Stable Packing Credit 30 CRISIL A1+
Packing Credit in Foreign Currency 30 CRISIL A1+ Packing Credit in Foreign Currency 30 CRISIL A1+
Total 90 -- Total 90 --
*Sub limit of Rs.30 crore with CC limits
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 Software Industry
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt
Understanding CRISILs Ratings and Rating Scales

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