Rating Rationale
November 28, 2019 | Mumbai
K. R. Anand
Rating Reaffirmed 
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.55 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BB/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A4+ (Reassigned)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
 
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its 'CRISIL BB/Stable' rating on the long-term bank facilities of K. R. Anand (KR; part of the KR group), while reassigned its 'CRISIL A4+' rating to the short term bank facilities.
 
The ratings reflect the extensive experience of KR's proprietor in the civil construction industry, funding support, and the above-average financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by the modest scale and tender-based operations, along with sizeable working capital requirement.

Analytical Approach

CRISIL has combined the business and financial risk profiles of KR and KRA Infrastructure Developers Pvt Ltd (KRA), together referred to as the KR group, as both the companies are engaged in similar businesses and are managed by common promoters.
 
Unsecured loans of Rs 8.66 crore extended by the promoters as on March 31, 2019, have been treated as neither debt nor equity, as the loans have been extended by the proprietor and his relatives and should remain in the business.

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:
* Extensive experience of the proprietor: Benefits from the four-decade-long experience of the promoters and their healthy relationships with customers and suppliers should continue to support the business risk profile.
 
* Above-average financial risk profile: Gearing and total outside liabilities to adjusted networth ratios stood at 0.33 time and 0.96 time, respectively, as on March 31, 2019, due to moderate debt, primarily comprising short-term working capital borrowing. Networth, too, was comfortable at Rs 52.94 crore as on March 31, 2019. Moderate dependence on bank debt and sustenance of margin (and, hence, accrual) have led to healthy interest coverage ratio of 2.6 times in fiscal 2019.
 
* Funding support from the proprietor: Need-based funding support from the proprietor should continue to support liquidity. Unsecured loans stood at Rs 8.66 crore as on March 31, 2019.
 
Weaknesses:
* Modest scale of operations: Notwithstanding the longstanding presence of the group in the civil construction industry, the group's turnover was modest at Rs 120 crore in fiscal 2019, thereby restricting cost efficiency and the capability to bid for large tenders. Furthermore, in fiscal 2020, turnover is expected to decline to around Rs 100 crore because of shifting focus to executing orders through joint ventures.
 
* Tender-based business: The KR group bids for tenders floated by government agencies, and hence, growth prospects depend largely on the number of tenders the group has managed to place successful bids for.
 
* Large working capital requirement: Gross current assets (GCAs) stood at 165 days as on March 31, 2019, due to receivables of 57 days, inventory of 50 days, and security deposit and margin money with government authorities' worth around Rs 19 crore. Payments from government agencies tend to stretch to 60-90 days, while low inventory of 20-40 days is maintained.
 
Furthermore, the group has invested around Rs 12 crore in affiliated companies and ropeway projects and around Rs 23 crore in land assets, which have not yet been commissioned, leading to blockage of funds for the group.
Liquidity Adequate

Liquidity should remain comfortable. Cash accrual, expected at Rs 3.6 crore per fiscal, should sufficiently cover yearly debt obligation of Rs 1.18-Rs 1.5 crore in the near term; this also helps meet part of the working capital requirement. Bank limit utilisation averaged 92% over the 12 months through June 2019. Current ratio stood at 1.21 times as on March 31, 2019. 

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL expects the KR group to continue to benefit from the promoters' extensive experience.
 
Rating sensitivity factors
Upwards factors
* Sustained improvement in revenue, with compounded annual growth rate of 15% andstable margin
* Improvement in working capital management, with GCAs of less than 100 days
 
Downward factors
* Higher-than-expected investments in affiliates and joint ventures impacting the capital structure of the group
* Revenue declining to below Rs 100 crore or fall in margin

About the Group

Established in 1974 as a proprietorship firm by Mr Kapil Raj Anand, KR executes projects related to construction of roads, pipeline work, site grading, and environmental work, mainly undertaking contracts within the National Capital Region.
 
KRA was set up in 2007 by Mr Kapil Raj Anand and Mr Nikhil Anand. The company works as a civil contractor, with a similar nature of work as KR.

Key Financial Indicators
Particulars Unit 2019 2018
Revenue Rs crore 80.14 91.5
Profit after tax (PAT) Rs crore 1.41 2.8
PAT margin % 1.8 3.1
Adjusted debt/adjusted networth Times 0.87 0.73
Interest coverage Times 2.26 2.47

Any other information: Not applicable

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 10 CRISIL BB/Stable
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 3 CRISIL A4+
 
Annexure - List of entities consolidated
Names of Entities Consolidated Extent of Consolidation Rationale for Consolidation
K R Anand Full Common management and business, operational, managerial and financial linkages.
Kra Infrastructure Developers Private Limited Full
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  10.00  CRISIL BB/Stable      31-08-18  CRISIL BB/Stable      11-01-16  Suspended/ Suspended  CRISIL BB/Stable/ CRISIL A4+ 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  45.00  CRISIL A4+    --    --    --  11-01-16  Suspended  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 45 CRISIL A4+ Cash Credit 55 CRISIL BB/Stable
Cash Credit 10 CRISIL BB/Stable -- 0 --
Total 55 -- Total 55 --
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 Construction Industry
Rating Criteria for Engineering Sector
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt
The Rating Process
Understanding CRISILs Ratings and Rating Scales

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