Rating Rationale
September 26, 2024 | Mumbai
JSL Industries Limited
Ratings reaffirmed at 'CRISIL BB+/Stable/CRISIL A4+'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.19.94 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BB+/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term RatingCRISIL A4+ (Reaffirmed)
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Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has reaffirmed its ‘CRISIL BB+/Stable/CRISIL A4+’ ratings on the bank loan facilities of JSL Industries Ltd (JSL).

 

The business risk profile remains the same with total revenue of Rs. 52.85 crores in FY24 against Rs. 49.90 crores in FY23. The operating margins have been in the range of 9-10% for the past 2 years. The financial risk profile is healthy with the networth of Rs. 37.80 crores in FY24 and Rs. 31.63 crores in FY23. The

 

The ratings continue to reflect Healthy operating margin and the moderate financial risk profile of JSL. These strengths are partially offset by the company’s modest scale of operations, large working capital cycle, and exposure to geographical and customer concentration in revenue.

Analytical Approach

CRISIL Ratings has considered the standalone business and financial risk profiles of JSL.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Strengths:

  • Healthy operating margin: The operating margins have been stable in the range of 9-10% for the past 2 years. The operating margins were 9.5% in FY24. The company is able to sustain the operating margin above 9%. The company is expected to manage operating margin in the range of 9-10% over the medium term. Any major deviation in the operating margin will remain a key monitoring sensitivity factor over the medium term.

 

  • Moderate financial risk profile: The company has networth and total outside liabilities to adjusted networth ratio of Rs 37.80 crore and 0.40 time, respectively, as on March 31, 2024, which have sustained at similar levels in fiscal 2023 as well. Interest coverage ratio was healthy at 12.36 times in fiscal 2023. The financial risk profile is expected to be in a similar range over the medium term.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Modest scale of operations amidst geographical and customer concentration in revenue: Intense competition continues to constrain scalability and bargaining power with large customers. Revenue was Rs 51.82 crore in fiscal 2024 and is expected to be at similar levels over the medium term. The company has been earning revenue around 50-55 crores for the past 9 years. As sales are concentrated in Gujarat, with only a few customers contributing to the top line, the company remains exposed to high revenue concentration risk. Any major deviation in the topline will remains a key monitoring factor over the medium term.

 

  • Large working capital requirement: Operations are moderately working capital intensive, as reflected in gross current assets (GCAs) of 221 days as on March 31, 2024, driven by inventory and receivables of 85 days and 24 days, respectively. However, the high GCA days also includes high cash and bank balance with the company. GCA days without Cash and Bank balance is around 90-100 days in FY24. GCAs are likely to remain high at 250-290 days.

Liquidity: Adequate

Bank limit utilisation is low at around 31.54 percent for the past twelve months ending August 2024. Cash accruals are expected to be over Rs 3.3 crores, which is sufficient against the nil debt obligation. In addition, it will act as a cushion to the liquidity of the company.

 

Current ratio are healthy at 3.52 times on March 31, 2024. High cash and bank balance of around Rs. 17.79 crores as on March 31, 2024. Low gearing and moderate net worth support its financial flexibility and provides the financial cushion available in case of any adverse conditions or downturn in the business.

Outlook: Stable

JSL will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of the promoters and its moderate financial risk profile.

Rating sensitivity factors

Upward factors:

  • Revenue growth over the medium term and stable operating margin, leading to cash accrual of more than Rs 5.50 crore
  • Improvement in the working capital cycle, leading to better liquidity

 

Downward factors:

  • Decline in operating margin to below 6.5%, with pressure on topline
  • Large, debt-funded capital expenditure or substantial increase in the working capital requirement, weakening liquidity and the financial risk profile

About the Company

Incorporated in 1966, JSL is a part of the Vadodara-based Jyoti group, which has been manufacturing engineering equipment since the 1940s. In 2006, group companies, JEM Industries Ltd and Jyoti Pumps and Electricals Ltd, were amalgamated with JSL.

Key Financial Indicators

As on / for the period ended March 31

Unit

2024

2023

Operating income

Rs crore

51.82

49.27

Reported profit after tax

Rs crore

6.16

3.44

PAT margins

%

11.89

6.98

Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth

Times

0.14

0.15

Interest coverage

Times

12.36

8.88

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  9.7 NA  CRISIL A4+ 
NA  Cash Credit  NA  NA  NA  5 NA  CRISIL BB+/Stable 
NA  Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility  NA  NA  NA  5.24 NA  CRISIL BB+/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 10.24 CRISIL BB+/Stable   -- 31-07-23 CRISIL BB+/Stable 31-05-22 CRISIL BB+/Stable 31-03-21 CRISIL BB+/Stable CRISIL BB+/Stable
      --   -- 24-03-23 CRISIL BB+/Stable   --   -- --
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 9.7 CRISIL A4+   -- 31-07-23 CRISIL A4+ 31-05-22 CRISIL A4+ 31-03-21 CRISIL A4+ CRISIL A4+
      --   -- 24-03-23 CRISIL A4+   --   -- --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Bank Guarantee 9.7 Indian Bank CRISIL A4+
Cash Credit 5 Indian Bank CRISIL BB+/Stable
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 5.24 Not Applicable CRISIL BB+/Stable
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