Rating Rationale
November 15, 2024 | Mumbai
Kaka Industries Limited
'CRISIL BBB/Stable' assigned to Bank Debt
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.60 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BBB/Stable (Assigned)
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Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has assigned its CRISIL BBB/Stable rating to the long-term bank facilities of Kaka Industries Ltd (KIL).

 

The rating reflects the extensive experience of the promoters in manufacturing polymer-based profiles and their established relationship with customers along with efficient working capital management and healthy financial risk profile of the company. These strengths are partially offset by moderate scale of operations and susceptibility of the operating margin to volatile raw material costs.

Analytical Approach

CRISIL Ratings has evaluated the standalone business and financial risk profiles of KIL.

 

Unsecured loan (Rs 3.85 crore as on March 31, 2024) extended by the promoters has been treated as debt.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Strengths:

  • Extensive experience of the promoters and established relationships with customers: The promoters have more than two decades of experience in manufacturing polymer-based profiles; their strong understanding of market dynamics and healthy relationships with suppliers and customers should continue to support the business. The company has established a strong customer base of more than 300 dealers across India, spread over 20 states and Union Territories. Revenue increased to Rs 170 crore in fiscal 2024 (from Rs 78 crore in fiscal 2021) backed by healthy volumes sold due to regular orders from longstanding customers. Revenue should continue to grow at a healthy pace over the medium term, with around Rs 95 crore achieved in the first half of fiscal 2025 and supported by incremental revenue from the steady ramp-up of the enhanced manufacturing capacity.

 

  • Efficient working capital management: Gross current assets stood at 93 days as on  March 31, 2024, driven by debtors of 38 days and inventory of around 57 days. The customers are extended a credit period of up to 40 days and inventory is maintained as per business requirements. While inventory requirement increased in the first half of fiscal 2025 for stocking higher raw material inventory for the enhanced manufacturing capacities, it should ease over the medium term and range around at around 65-70 days. The working capital cycle is likely to remain prudently managed over the medium term.

 

  • Healthy financial risk profile: Networth stood adequate at Rs 51 crore as on March 31, 2024 (Rs 19.42 crore a year ago) due to accretion to reserve and equity infusions. The capital structure is healthy due to moderate reliance on external funds, yielding gearing of 0.87 time and total outside liabilities to adjusted networth ratio of 1.11 times as on March 31, 2024. (against 2.05 times and 2.41 times a year ago). Debt protection metrics have also been comfortable owing to steady profitability. Interest coverage ratio was at 9.28 times and net cash accrual to total debt ratio at 0.33 time for fiscal 2024, as compared to 5.51 times and 0.22 time for fiscal 2023. The financial risk profile should remain supported by the absence of any major, debt-funded capital expenditure (capex).

 

Weaknesses:

  • Moderate scale of operations: Though revenue has increased to Rs 170 crore in fiscal 2024, from Rs 78 crore in fiscal 2021, intense competition may continue to constrain scalability, pricing power and profitability. Significant ramp up in scale through incremental revenue from the enhanced manufacturing facility remains a key monitorable for the medium term.

 

  • Exposure to fluctuations in raw material prices: Since cost of procuring the key raw material (polyvinyl chloride [PVC]) accounts for a bulk of production cost, even a slight variation in price can drastically impact the operating margin. PVC prices fluctuate depending on changes in global prices and regional demand-supply dynamics. The operating margin bounced back to around 12-13% in fiscal 2024 and first half of fiscal 2025, from 8-8.5% in the previous fiscals , due to softening of input costs. However, the margin may moderate to 10-11% over the medium term, with stabilisation of market dynamics.

Liquidity: Adequate

Liquidity should remain supported by the healthy surplus available in cash accrual and bank lines. Bank limit utilisation was moderate at around 75% for the 12 months through October 2024. Cash accrual is expected at Rs 14-18 crore per annum for fiscals 2025 and 2026, against yearly debt obligation of Rs 4.86-7.39  for the same period. Current ratio was moderate at 1.37 times with low unencumbered cash and bank balance at around Rs 0.21 crore as on March 31, 2024. The promoters are also likely to extend need-based funds (equity and unsecured loans) to aid operations.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL Ratings believe KIL will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its promoter, and established relationships with clients.

Rating Sensitivity Factors

Upward factors

  • Substantial and sustainable increase in revenue and profitability, leading to cash accrual above Rs 25 crores
  • Sustenance of working capital cycle and financial risk profile

 

Downward factors

  • Decline in revenue and operating profitability, resulting in cash accrual below Rs 10 crore
  • Stretch in the working capital cycle, leading to increased utilisation of the working capital limit
  • Any large, debt-funded capex weakening the financial risk profile

About the Company

Set up as a proprietorship firm in 2000, the entity got reconstituted into a public-limited company in 2023. KIL manufactures polymer-based profiles under the brands, Kaka, Poly Plast, Jinwin, Nice Plast and Barbarika. Its facilities are located at Gandhinagar and Kheda in Gujarat along with four depots across India. The company is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, Small and Medium Enterprises. Mr Rajesh Gondaliya and Mr Bhavin Gondaliya are the promoters.

Key Financial Indicators

As on/for the period ended March 31

Unit 

H1FY2025

2024

2023

Operating income

Rs.Crore

95.44

170.23

153.93

Reported profit after tax (PAT)

Rs.Crore

6.52

13.52

7.19

PAT margin

%

6.83

7.64

4.68

Adjusted debt/adjusted networth

Times

1.00

0.87

2.05

Interest coverage

Times

5.44

9.22

5.43

Any other information: Not Applicable

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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)

ISIN Name Of Instrument Date Of Allotment Coupon Rate (%) Maturity Date Issue Size (Rs.Crore) Complexity Levels Rating Outstanding with Outlook
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 22.00 NA CRISIL BBB/Stable
NA Proposed Fund-Based Bank Limits NA NA NA 0.02 NA CRISIL BBB/Stable
NA Term Loan NA NA 31-Mar-27 1.65 NA CRISIL BBB/Stable
NA Term Loan NA NA 31-Mar-32 36.33 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 60.0 CRISIL BBB/Stable   --   --   --   -- --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Cash Credit 22 State Bank of India CRISIL BBB/Stable
Proposed Fund-Based Bank Limits 0.02 Not Applicable CRISIL BBB/Stable
Term Loan 1.65 Tata Capital Limited CRISIL BBB/Stable
Term Loan 36.33 Small Industries Development Bank of India CRISIL BBB/Stable
Criteria Details
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

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