Rating Rationale
July 02, 2020 | Mumbai
Dilip Buildcon Limited
Ratings Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.9793 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL A/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A1 (Reaffirmed)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A1+(CE) (Withdrawn)
 
Rs.510 Crore Non Convertible Debentures CRISIL A/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Rs.90 Crore Non Convertible Debentures CRISIL A/Stable (Withdrawn)
Rs.100 Crore Commercial Paper CRISIL A1 (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its rating on the long-term bank facilities and non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of Dilip Buildcon Limited (DBL) at 'CRISIL A/Stable' and short-term rating on bank facilities and commercial paper at 'CRISIL A1'.
 
CRISIL has also withdrawn its rating on the non-convertible debentures of Rs 45 crore (see Annexure- 'Details of Rating Withdrawn' for details) on confirmation from the debenture trustee as it is fully redeemed. CRISIL has also withdrawn its 'CRISIL A1+(CE)' on the Rs 100.65 crore bank guarantee at the company's request, and upon receipt of the no-dues certificate from the lender. The ratings are withdrawn in line with CRISIL's policy.
 
The ratings continue to reflect DBL's established market position, backed by its strong project execution capability, healthy operating margin, robust orders providing revenue visibility over the medium term, and its moderate financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by the large working capital requirement, and exposure to cyclicality in the construction industry.

Analytical Approach

For arriving at the ratings, CRISIL has considered the standalone financials of DBL, and has consolidated the special-purpose vehicles (SPVs), where DBL has outstanding corporate guarantees (CGs) for the entire tenure of the debt, as on March 31, 2020. Further, CRISIL has moderately consolidated other SPVs to the extent of support required over the medium term.

For arriving at the rating on the Rs 100.65 crore BG (provided by Axis Bank to DBL) backed by a counter guarantee from L&T Finance Ltd (L&T Finance; rated 'CRISIL AAA/Stable/CRISIL A1+'), CRISIL had applied its criteria on rating instruments backed by guarantees. The credit enhancement (CE) suffix in the ratings reflects the payment structure that is designed to ensure full and time-bound payment to lenders. CRISIL has introduced the 'CE' suffix for instruments having explicit credit enhancement feature in compliance with the circular of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) dated June 13, 2019.
 
Interest bearing mobilisation advances have been treated as debt.

Please refer Annexure - Details of Consolidation, which captures the list of entities considered and their analytical treatment of consolidation.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths:
* Established market position, backed by strong project execution capability and healthy operating margin: The company has established relationships with state government departments, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI; 'CRISIL AAA/Stable'), and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), owing to its track record of executing projects on or before time. This is because of large equipment fleet and geographical clustering of projects. Furthermore, strong in-house technology and manpower enable completion of projects within the timelines and without any cost overrun. Acquiring own equipment, against leasing equipment, and minimal subcontracting of jobs has enabled the company to earn early completion bonus resulting in healthy operating margin of 17-18%. While margin for fiscal 2021 is expected to come under pressure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it should remain stable at over 17% in the medium term once operations stabilise. Continued focus on detailed due diligence while bidding for projects should sustain profitability.
 
* Robust orders providing revenue visibility: The company had orders of around Rs 19,000 crore as on March 31, 2020, with order book to revenue ratio of about 2.1 times (revenue in fiscal 2020) providing visibility over the medium term. The company has increased its diversification into mining and urban infrastructure to reduce its concentration in the roads segment. Roads which accounted for around 87% of the order book as on March 31, 2018, accounted for only 64% of the order book as on March 31, 2020. 
 
On account of the Covid- 19 outbreak, construction activities witnessed a slowdown from March 15, 2020 due to lockdowns announced by various state governments and had halted from March 25, 2020 due to the nation-wide lockdown. Although construction activity on most sites started from April 20, 2020 and on all sites from June 01, 2020, the spread of the pandemic may impact operations. Currently, work is ongoing at about 75-80% of pre-Covid-19 levels due to some constrain on availability of labour, while that of raw material has more or less normalised.  Revenue growth for fiscal 2021 is expected to be muted due to the lockdown after registering a compounded annual growth rate of more than 20% between fiscals 2016 and 2020.
 
However, increased focus over past few fiscals on projects from central government agencies, such as NHAI and MoRTH and state projects where there is visibility of funds will benefit DBL over the medium term and help it sustain its receivable cycle.
 
* Moderate financial risk profile: Adjusted total outside liabilities to tangible networth (TOL/TNW) improved to 1.98 times as on March 31, 2020, from 2.59 times as on March 31, 2017, driven by strong cash accrual and a growing networth. The ratio is expected to improve further in the absence of any large capital expenditure (capex) plan and reduced equity contribution to hybrid annuity model (HAM) projects. Until fiscal 2019, the company had invested heavily in equipment but is now expected to largely incur only maintenance capex over the medium term.
 
DBL currently has a portfolio of 12 under- construction HAM projects which has total equity requirement of around Rs 1599 crore. Of this, Rs 1083 crore has already been infused till March 31, 2020 and the balance will be incurred in fiscals 2021 and 2022. The company has entered into an agreement with Cube Highways for sale of 5 of these 12 HAM projects. As part of this deal, Cube will infuse 49% of the equity required in the 5 projects upon 50% physical progress and upon meeting certain other conditions such as land availability and approval from lenders and NHAI. From this deal, the equity required to be infused by DBL is reduced by ~Rs 280 crore thereby improving its capital structure.  DBL has won another HAM project from NHAI at the end of fiscal 2020 and agreement for this project is expected to be signed soon.
 
Debt as on March 31, 2020 stood reduced at Rs 3,880 crore (includes interest bearing mobilisation advances of Rs 624 crore), from Rs 4,086 crore (includes interest bearing mobilisation advances of Rs 510 crore) as on March 31, 2019. Debt protection metrics are however moderate for the rating category; interest coverage ratio deteriorated to 2.62 times in fiscal 2020, from over 3 times in fiscal 2019 on account of higher interest costs arising from letter of credit (LC) discounting. The company has incurred higher interest charges in fiscal 2020 in order to secure lower costs for its raw materials in exchange for making immediate cash payment through LC discounting. Interest cover has been impacted due to the LC discounting charges and is expected to remain moderate at around 2.6 times over the medium term.
 
Weaknesses:
* Large working capital requirement: As an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) player with robust orders, DBL has sizeable working capital requirement, with gross current assets of 230 days as on March 31, 2020. Inventory remains large, as nearly 40% of total project inventory is stocked upfront for faster execution and to earn early completion bonus.  Inventory days increased further to over 130 days as on  March 31, 2020 from 122 days as on March 31, 2019 due to delay in receipt of appointed date for HAM projects. Now that all HAM projects have received appointed date (except for one project awarded recently at the end of fiscal 2020), inventory levels are expected to reduce to some extent. Nevertheless, the company's operations are expected to remain working capital intensive.  While the company so far has not witnessed any delays in receiving payments post the Covid-19 outbreak, receivables may get stretched going forward, further elongating the company's working capital cycle.
 
* Susceptibility to intense competition and cyclicality inherent in the construction industry: Revenue remains susceptible to economic cycles that impact the construction industry. Furthermore, the company mainly caters to government agencies, expenditure of which is directly linked to the economy. The large number of players in the construction segment results in intense competition, which could impact the operating margin. Given the cyclicality inherent in the construction industry, the ability to maintain operating efficiency becomes critical. Risk is mitigated to some extent on account of the company's increased diversification into sectors such as mining and urban infrastructure.
Liquidity Adequate

The company has received enhancement of Rs 280 crore in its fund based limits since April 2020. The company has also been provided additional fungibility of Rs 100 crore non-fund based limit with fund-based limits, thereby providing additional liquidity. Fund based lines (including fungible non-fund based lines) have increased from Rs 2,365 crore in April 2020 to Rs 2,745 crore in May 2020. These are however expected to reduce to ~Rs 2665 crore by March 2021 as repayment of the enhanced limits will commence from November 2020. Moreover, the company on May 29, 2020 raised Rs 100 crore via NCDs. Average bank limit utilization which was around 86% till April 2020 has hence improved to 79% in May 2020. Company had moderate unencumbered cash of Rs 150 crore as on May 31, 2020 which has increased from Rs 90 crore as on March 31, 2020 largely due to reduction in margin money by one of its lenders. Company has received moratorium on term loan repayments till August 31, 2020 due to which repayment for fiscal 2021 has reduced by Rs 160 crore (from Rs 521 crore without moratorium), thereby providing additional cushion for the year. CRISIL will, nevertheless, continue to monitor the company's liquidity position on account of the current uncertainties due to the COVID-19 situation. 

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes DBL will continue to benefit from its established market position, robust orders and superior execution capabilities.
 
Rating sensitivity factors
Upward factors:
* Substantial and sustained increase in revenue (of more than 10-15%) in fiscal 2021 and 2022, while maintaining operating margin over 17%
* Improvement in interest coverage to over 3.5 times
* Sustained improvement in liquidity position with utilisation of fund-based limit remaining below 80%
 
Downward factors:
* Decline in interest coverage to below 2.35 times
* Significant stretch in the working capital cycle
* Large capex or sizeable investments in existing or new HAM projects without adequate equity back up, thereby weakening the financial risk profile

Unsupported ratings:  CRISIL A

CRISIL has introduced 'CE' suffix for instruments having explicit Credit Enhancement feature in compliance with SEBI's circular dated June 13, 2019.

About the Company

DBL was set up as a proprietorship firm (Dilip Builders) in fiscal 1989, reconstituted as a private-limited company in 2006, and as a public-limited company in fiscal 2017. The Bhopal-based company, promoted by Mr Dilip Suryavanshi and his family, undertakes road construction on an EPC basis, and road development on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis. During August 2016, DBL successfully completed an initial public offering of Rs 654 crore, which included fresh equity of Rs 430 crore, and the balance through sale of partial stake by the promoters and investor, Banyan Tree Growth Capital LLC.
 
DBL's portfolio comprises 37 BOT-based road projects through SPVs, including 23 operational projects.

  • DBL had announced sale of its 100% stake in its 24 road project portfolio in 2017 (all 24 are currently operational), to the Shrem group for a total consideration of Rs 1,602 crore. The stake transfer is in progress and Rs 1,372 crore has been received till March 31, 2020. DBL expects saving of around Rs 100 crore in the equity requirement of 6 then under construction HAM projects (at the time of sale) due to early completion of these projects. Hence inflow from Shrem is expected to be lower by that extent.
  • Of the 12 under construction HAM projects, the company has entered into a sale agreement with Cube Highways for sale of 5 projects
  • DBL has won another HAM project from NHAI at the end of fiscal 2020 and concession agreement for this project is expected to be signed soon
Key Financial Indicators
Particulars Unit 2020 2019
Revenue Rs crore 9015 9106
Profit after tax Rs crore 425 765
PAT margins % 4.7 8.4
Adjusted debt/adjusted networth* Times 1.08 1.28
Interest coverage Times 2.62 3.12
*Interest bearing mobilisation advances have been treated as debts

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 level Rating Assigned
with Outlook
NA Term loan NA NA Dec-2020 19.94 NA CRISIL A/Stable
NA Term loan NA NA Sept-2022 65.00 NA CRISIL A/Stable
NA Term loan NA NA May-2022 26.16 NA CRISIL A/Stable
NA Term loan NA NA June-2022 92.00 NA CRISIL A/Stable
NA Proposed Term loan NA NA NA 56.90 NA CRISIL A/Stable
NA Cash credit NA NA NA 2364.8 NA CRISIL A/Stable
NA Non fund-based limit NA NA NA 6798.2 NA CRISIL A1
INE917M07043 NCD 28-Dec-2017 8.9% 28-Sep-2020 45 Complex CRISIL A/Stable
INE917M07050 NCD 28-Dec-2017 8.9% 28-Dec-2020 45 Complex CRISIL A/Stable
INE917M07068 NCD 28-Dec-2017 8.9% 28-Mar-2021 45 Complex CRISIL A/Stable
INE917M07076 NCD 28-Dec-2017 8.9% 28-Jun-2021 45 Complex CRISIL A/Stable
INE917M07084 NCD 28-Dec-2017 8.9% 28-Sep-2021 45 Complex CRISIL A/Stable
INE917M07092 NCD 28-Dec-2017 8.9% 28-Dec-2021 45 Complex CRISIL A/Stable
INE917M07100 NCD 28-Dec-2017 8.9% 28-Mar-2022 45 Complex CRISIL A/Stable
INE917M07118 NCD 28-Dec-2017 8.9% 28-Jun-2022 50 Complex CRISIL A/Stable
INE917M07126 NCD 28-Dec-2017 8.9% 28-Sep-2022 50 Complex CRISIL A/Stable
INE917M07134 NCD 28-Dec-2017 8.9% 28-Dec-2022 50 Complex CRISIL A/Stable
NA Commercial Paper NA NA 7-365 days 100 Simple CRISIL A1
NA Proposed Cash Credit Limit NA NA NA 275.20 NA CRISIL A/Stable
NA Proposed Non Fund based limits NA NA NA 94.8 NA CRISIL A1

Annexure - Details of Rating Withdrawn
ISIN Name of Instrument Date of Allotment Coupon
Rate (%)
Maturity
 Date
Issue Size
(Rs. Cr)
Complexity level
INE917M07035 NCD 28-Dec-2017 8.9% 28-Jun-2020 45 Complex

Annexure - List of Entities Consolidated
Entity consolidated Extent of consolidation Rationale for consolidation
DBL Ashoknagar Vidisha Tollways Ltd. Moderate CG extended by DBL on partial debt
DBL Tikamgarh Nowgaon Tollways Ltd Moderate CG extended by DBL on partial debt
DBL Betul Sarni Tollways Ltd Full CG extended by DBL
DBL Hata Dargawaon Tollways Ltd Full CG extended by DBL
DBL Patan Rehli Tollways Ltd Full CG extended by DBL
DBL Mundargi Harapanahalli Tollways Ltd Full CG extended by DBL
Jalpa Devi Tollways Ltd Full CG extended by DBL
Lucknow Sultanpur Highways Ltd Full CG extended by DBL
DBL Yavatmal Wardha Highways Pvt Ltd Full CG extended by DBL
DBL Tuljapur Ausa Highways Ltd Full CG extended by DBL
DBL Wardha Butibori Highways Pvt Ltd Full CG extended by DBL
DBL Mahagaon Yavatmal Highways Pvt Ltd Full CG extended by DBL
DBL Banglaore Nidagatta Highways Pvt Ltd. Full CG extended by DBL
DBL Nidgatta Mysore Highways Pvt Ltd. Full CG extended by DBL
DBL Anandpuram Anakapalli Highways Pvt Ltd Moderate To the extent of support towards equity commitment and cost overrun during construction and cash flow mismatches during operations
DBL Gorhar Khiratunda Highways Pvt Ltd Moderate To the extent of support towards equity commitment and cost overrun during construction and cash flow mismatches during operations
DBL Rewa Sidhi Highways Pvt Ltd. Moderate To the extent of support towards equity commitment and cost overrun during construction and cash flow mismatches during operations
DBL Byrapura Challakere Highways Pvt Ltd Moderate To the extent of support towards equity commitment and cost overrun during construction and cash flow mismatches during operations
DBL Bellary Byrapura Highways Pvt Ltd. Moderate To the extent of support towards equity commitment and cost overrun during construction and cash flow mismatches during operations
DBL Mangalwedha Solapur Highways Pvt Ltd Moderate To the extent of support towards equity commitment and cost overrun during construction and cash flow mismatches during operations
DBL Sangli-Borgaon Highways Pvt Ltd. Moderate To the extent of support towards equity commitment and cost overrun during construction and cash flow mismatches during operations
DBL Borgaon Watambare Highways Pvt Ltd Moderate To the extent of support towards equity commitment and cost overrun during construction and cash flow mismatches during operations
DBL Chandikhole Bhadrak Highways Pvt Ltd. Moderate To the extent of support towards equity commitment and cost overrun during construction and cash flow mismatches during operations
DBL Mangloor Highways Pvt Ltd Moderate To the extent of support towards equity commitment and cost overrun during construction and cash flow mismatches during operations
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
Commercial Paper  ST  100.00  CRISIL A1  30-04-20  CRISIL A1  07-09-19  CRISIL A1  28-02-18  CRISIL A1  29-11-17  CRISIL A1/Watch Developing  -- 
            10-04-19  CRISIL A1      07-09-17  CRISIL A1/Watch Developing   
            22-01-19  CRISIL A1      16-05-17  CRISIL A1   
            08-01-19  CRISIL A1           
Non Convertible Debentures  LT  465.00
02-07-20 
CRISIL A/Stable  30-04-20  CRISIL A/Stable  07-09-19  CRISIL A/Stable  28-02-18  CRISIL A+/Stable  29-11-17  CRISIL A+/Watch Developing  -- 
            10-04-19  CRISIL A/Stable      07-09-17  CRISIL A+/Watch Developing   
            22-01-19  CRISIL A/Stable           
            08-01-19  CRISIL A/Stable           
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  2900.00  CRISIL A/Stable  30-04-20  CRISIL A/Stable  07-09-19  CRISIL A/Stable  28-02-18  CRISIL A+/Stable  29-11-17  CRISIL A+/Watch Developing  -- 
            10-04-19  CRISIL A/Stable      07-09-17  CRISIL A+/Watch Developing   
            22-01-19  CRISIL A/Stable      16-05-17  CRISIL A+/Stable   
            08-01-19  CRISIL A/Stable           
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  6893.00  CRISIL A1  30-04-20  CRISIL A1/ CRISIL A1+(CE)  07-09-19  CRISIL A1/ CRISIL A1+(CE)  28-02-18  CRISIL A1  29-11-17  CRISIL A1/Watch Developing  -- 
            10-04-19  CRISIL A1/ CRISIL A1+(SO)      07-09-17  CRISIL A1/Watch Developing   
            22-01-19  CRISIL A1/ CRISIL A1+(SO)      16-05-17  CRISIL A1   
            08-01-19  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
Cash Credit 2364.8 CRISIL A/Stable Cash Credit 2364.8 CRISIL A/Stable
Non-Fund Based Limit 6798.2 CRISIL A1 Non-Fund Based Limit 6668.75 CRISIL A1
Proposed Cash Credit Limit 275.2 CRISIL A/Stable Non-Fund Based Limit* 100.65 CRISIL A1+(CE)
Proposed Non Fund based limits 94.8 CRISIL A1 Proposed Cash Credit Limit 275.2 CRISIL A/Stable
Proposed Term Loan 56.9 CRISIL A/Stable Proposed Non Fund based limits 123.6 CRISIL A1
Term Loan 203.1 CRISIL A/Stable Proposed Term Loan 148.9 CRISIL A/Stable
-- 0 -- Term Loan 111.1 CRISIL A/Stable
Total 9793 -- Total 9793 --
*Backed by unconditional and irrevocable counter guarantee from L&T Finance
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating Criteria for Construction Industry
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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