Rating Rationale
August 29, 2024 | Mumbai
Gemini Enterprises
Ratings reaffirmed at 'CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.27 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BBB-/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term RatingCRISIL A3 (Reaffirmed)
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Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has reaffirmed its ‘CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3’ ratings on the bank loan facilities of Gemini Enterprises (GE).

 

The ratings reflect the extensive experience of the partners in the leather garments business and the healthy financial risk profile of the firm. These strengths are partially offset by exposure to risks posed by customer concentration and fluctuations in foreign exchange (forex) rates.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Strengths:

  • Extensive experience of the partners: The three-decade-long experience of the partners in the leather garments industry, their strong understanding of market dynamics, and established relationships with suppliers and customers, will continue to support the business risk profile.

 

  • Healthy financial risk profile: Capital structure is aided by lower reliance on external long-term debt, as reflected in low gearing of 0.51 time and total outside liabilities to adjusted networth of 1.44 times as on March 31, 2023 and estimated to be over 0.84 and 1.42 times respectively as on March 31.024. Debt protection metrics are comfortable, aided by leverage and moderate profitability.  Interest coverage and net cash accrual to total debt ratios stood at 4.30 times and 0.35 time, respectively, for fiscal 2023 and estimated to be over 2.52 and 0.06 times as on March 31. 2024.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Exposure to customer concentration risk: The entity derives more than 75% of its revenue from sales to the top customers. Any sharp reduction in offtake from these customers or delay in realisation of receivables could weaken the credit risk profile.

 

  • Vulnerability of operating margin to fluctuations in forex rates: Since bulk of the revenue comes from the international market, any sharp fluctuation in forex rates affects realisations and cash accrual.  Hence, the operating margin remains exposed to fluctuations in forex rates.

Liquidity: Adequate

Bank limit utilisation was low, averaging around 56.31% for the 12 months ended April 30, 2024. Expected cash accrual of Rs 2.8-3.5 crore should support liquidity in the absence of any debt obligation over the medium term. Current ratio is estimated at 2.79 times as on March 31, 2024. Low gearing and moderate networth provide financial flexibility in case of any adverse conditions or downturn in the business.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL Ratings believes GE will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its partners in the leather garments business and their established relationships with clients.

Rating Sensitivity Factors

Upward factors:

  • Sustained growth in revenue and operating margin, leading to higher cash accrual of over Rs 8 crore
  • Improvement in working capital cycle and sustenance of financial risk profile

 

Downward factors:

  • Decline in revenue or operating margin, leading to cash accrual of less than Rs 2.5 crore
  • Any large debt-funded capital expenditure or any major capital withdrawal, weakening the financial risk profile

About the firm

GE was set up as a partnership firm in 1989. The firm manufactures and exports leather garments, mainly leather jackets. GE has six manufacturing facilities across Tamil Nadu, with a combined installed capacity of 2.75 lakh leather garments per annum.

 

Operations are managed by Mr A Sekar and Mrs A Vasanthika.

Key Financial Indicators

As on/for the period ended March 31

Unit

2024*

2023

Operating income

Rs crore

154.64

167.94

Reported profit after tax

Rs crore

1.52

3.68

PAT margin

%

0.98

2.19

Adjusted debt/Adjusted networth

Times

0.84

0.51

Interest coverage

Times

2.52

4.30

*Provisionals

Any other information: Not Applicable

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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)

ISIN Name of the
instrument
Date of
Allotment
Coupon
Rate (%)
Maturity
Date
Issue size
(Rs.Crore)
Complexity
Level
Rating assigned
with outlook
NA  Bank Guarantee  NA  NA  NA  0.1 NA  CRISIL A3 
NA  Export Packing Credit  NA  NA  NA  2.5 NA  CRISIL BBB-/Stable 
NA  Foreign Bill Discounting  NA  NA  NA  14.65 NA  CRISIL BBB-/Stable 
NA  Foreign Exchange Forward  NA  NA  NA  1 NA  CRISIL A3 
NA  Letter of Credit  NA  NA  NA  6 NA  CRISIL A3 
NA  Standby Fund-Based Limits  NA  NA  NA  2.75 NA  CRISIL BBB-/Stable 
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2024 (History) 2023  2022  2021  Start of 2021
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT/ST 20.9 CRISIL BBB-/Stable / CRISIL A3   -- 21-11-23 CRISIL BBB-/Stable / CRISIL A3   --   -- Withdrawn
      --   -- 02-06-23 CRISIL BBB-/Stable / CRISIL A3   --   -- --
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 6.1 CRISIL A3   -- 21-11-23 CRISIL A3   --   -- Withdrawn
      --   -- 02-06-23 CRISIL BBB-/Stable / CRISIL A3   --   -- --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Bank Guarantee 0.1 State Bank of India CRISIL A3
Export Packing Credit 2.5 State Bank of India CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Foreign Bill Discounting 14.65 State Bank of India CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Foreign Exchange Forward 1 State Bank of India CRISIL A3
Letter of Credit 6 State Bank of India CRISIL A3
Standby Fund-Based Limits 2.75 State Bank of India CRISIL BBB-/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
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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