Rating Rationale
April 04, 2025 | Mumbai
Kings Infra Ventures Limited
'Crisil BB/Stable' assigned to Non Convertible Debentures; Rated amount enhanced for Bank Debt
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.50 Crore (Enhanced from Rs.40 Crore)
Long Term RatingCrisil BB/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term RatingCrisil A4+ (Reaffirmed)
 
Rs.12.5 Crore Non Convertible DebenturesCrisil BB/Stable (Assigned)
Rs.11.1 Crore (Reduced from Rs.12.5 Crore) Non Convertible DebenturesCrisil BB/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Rs.10 Crore Non Convertible DebenturesCrisil BB/Stable (Reaffirmed)
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Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

Detailed Rationale

Crisil Ratings has assigned its Crisil BB/Stable’ rating to the Rs.12.5 crore non convertible debentures of Kings Infra Ventures Limited (KIVL). Also, Crisil Ratings has reaffirmed at ‘Crisil BB/Stable/Crisil A4+’ ratings on the existing non convertible debentures and bank loan facilities.

 

The rating continues to reflect extensive industry experience of the promoters and moderate financial profile. These strengths are partially offset by small scale operations exposed to intense competition and working capital intensive operations.

Analytical Approach:

Crisil Ratings has evaluated the standalone business and financial risk profiles of KIVL where standalone approach applied.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Strengths:

  • Extensive industry experience of the promoters: The promoters have experience of over four decades in aquaculture farming. This has given them an understanding of the dynamics of the market and enabled them to establish relationships with suppliers and customers. Since 2017, the company diversified its business activity into sea food processing.

 

  • Moderate financial profile: Financial risk profile is moderate marked by healthy capital structure and comfortable debt protection metrics. Capital structure is healthy marked by gearing and Total Outside Liabilities/Tangible Networth (TOL/TNW) of 0.64 time and 0.74 time, respectively, as on 31st march 2024 and estimated to remain around less than 1 time, as on 31st March 2025. Debt protection metrics is comfortable marked by interest coverage ratio (ICR) of 4.35 times and Net cash accruals to adjusted debt (NCAAD) of 0.22 time in fiscal 2024 and estimated at over 4 times and 0.2 time, respectively, for fiscal 2025.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Small scale of operations exposed to intense competition: Despite its long track record, KIVL’s scale of operations remained moderate marked by the operating revenue of Rs. 89.81 crore in fiscal 2024 and Rs.92 crore up to Q3 of Fiscal 2024-25. High fragmentation in the aquaculture and seafood industry continue to constrain the scalability. However, the company's recent foray into retail business coupled with healthy demand for seafood products in the domestic and export markets is expected to scale up its business, going forward.

 

  • Working capital intensive operations: The nature of the business requires significant investment in working capital, marked by high levels of inventory holding. This mainly includes stock of shrimps and other seafood in various life stages. Gross current assets were at 236-268 days over the three fiscals ended March 31, 2024 and estimated to remain around 250 days as on 31st march 2025, reflecting the working capital intensity of operations.

Liquidity: Adequate

Bank limit utilisation is moderate at around 66.38 percent for the past twelve months ended December 2024. Cash accrual are expected to be over Rs 14 Crore per annum which are sufficient against term debt obligation of Rs. 6.39 crore in fiscal 2025 and Rs.10.84 crore in fiscal 2026. In addition, it will be act as cushion to the liquidity of the company. Current ratio is healthy at 2.01 times on March 31, 2024.The promoters are likely to extend support in the form of equity and unsecured loans to meet its working capital requirements and repayment obligations.

Outlook: Stable

Crisil Ratings believe KIVL will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its promoters and its established track record

Rating sensitivity factors

Upward factors

  • Sustained improvement in revenue by 10 percent and sustenance of healthy profitability leading to higher cash accruals
  • Improvement in liquidity position with better cushion between NCA vs RO and better cushion in working capital limits

 

Downward factors

  • Decline in scale of operations and/or profitability margin leading to net cash accrual lower than Rs 12 crore.
  • Large debt-funded capital expenditure and/or a substantial increase in its working capital requirements thus weakening its liquidity and financial profile.

About the Company

KIVL was incorporated in 1987, it is located in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu The company is engaged aquaculture farming, seafood processing, international trade of marine products, aquaculture consultancy, food related infrastructure development and domestic marketing and supply of retail packed marine products.

 

KIVL is listed on Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd. KIVL is promoted by Shaji Baby John (Chairman and Managing Director) and Baby John Shaji (Director).

Key Financial Indicators

As on / for the period ended March 31

 

2024

2023

Operating income

Rs crore

90.42

60.84

Reported profit after tax

Rs crore

7.77

5.79

PAT margins

%

8.59

9.52

Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth

Times

0.64

0.81

Interest coverage

Times

4.46

4.40

Status of non cooperation with previous CRA

KIVL has not cooperated with Infomerics Valuation and Rating Private Limited (Infomerics), which classified it as non-cooperative vide release dated October 24, 2024. The reason provided by the Infomerics is non-furnishing of information for monitoring of ratings.

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 25 NA Crisil BB/Stable
NA Foreign Bill Discounting NA NA NA 10 NA Crisil A4+
NA Letter Of Guarantee NA NA NA 0.3 NA Crisil A4+
NA Packing Credit NA NA NA 12 NA Crisil A4+
NA Long Term Loan NA NA 31-Dec-26 1.7 NA Crisil BB/Stable
NA Proposed Long Term
Bank Loan Facility
NA NA NA 0.5 NA Crisil BB/Stable
NA Proposed Long Term
Bank Loan Facility
NA NA NA 0.5 NA Crisil BB/Stable
NA Non-Convertible Debentures# NA NA NA 24.3855 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07769 Non-Convertible Debentures 07-Nov-22 13.00 06-Nov-25 0.1 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07777 Non-Convertible Debentures 07-Nov-22 12.00 06-Nov-25 0.1 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07751 Non-Convertible Debentures 07-Nov-22 13.61 06-Apr-28 0.05 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07744 Non-Convertible Debentures 07-Nov-22 13.61 06-Apr-28 0.05 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07744 Non-Convertible Debentures 07-Nov-22 13.61 06-Apr-28 0.05 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07777 Non-Convertible Debentures 07-Nov-22 12.00 06-Nov-25 0.2 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07777 Non-Convertible Debentures 07-Nov-22 12.00 06-Nov-25 0.15 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07744 Non-Convertible Debentures 07-Nov-22 13.61 06-Apr-28 0.25 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07942 Non-Convertible Debentures 05-Dec-22 12.00 04-Dec-24 0.1 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07959 Non-Convertible Debentures 05-Dec-22 12.50 04-Dec-25 0.3 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07934 Non-Convertible Debentures 05-Dec-22 12.00 04-Dec-25 0.1 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07926 Non-Convertible Debentures 05-Dec-22 12.50 04-Dec-25 0.1 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07892 Non-Convertible Debentures 08-Feb-23 12.00 07-Feb-25 0.01 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07884 Non-Convertible Debentures 08-Feb-23 12.50 07-Feb-26 0.03 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07876 Non-Convertible Debentures 08-Feb-23 13.61 07-Jul-28 0.03 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07900 Non-Convertible Debentures 08-Feb-23 11.50 07-Feb-25 0.06 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07041 Non-Convertible Debentures 22-Jun-20 14.87 21-Jun-25 0.2 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07058 Non-Convertible Debentures 22-Jun-20 14.87 21-Jun-25 0.18 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07165 Non-Convertible Debentures 22-Oct-20 14.87 21-Oct-25 0.06 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07173 Non-Convertible Debentures 09-Nov-20 14.87 08-Nov-25 1.02 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07223 Non-Convertible Debentures 23-Nov-20 14.87 22-Nov-25 0.13 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07348 Non-Convertible Debentures 22-Jan-21 14.87 21-Jan-26 0.07 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07389 Non-Convertible Debentures 22-Jan-21 14.87 21-Jan-26 0.01 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07413 Non-Convertible Debentures 15-Feb-21 14.87 14-Feb-26 0.08 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07447 Non-Convertible Debentures 25-Feb-21 14.87 24-Feb-26 0.02 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07512 Non-Convertible Debentures 26-May-21 14.87 25-May-26 0.02 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07546 Non-Convertible Debentures 16-Jun-21 13.00 15-Jun-24 0.04 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07603 Non-Convertible Debentures 09-Jul-21 12.50 08-Jul-24 0.04 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07652 Non-Convertible Debentures 13-Aug-21 12.50 12-Aug-24 0.5 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07660 Non-Convertible Debentures 13-Aug-21 14.87 12-Aug-26 0.13 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07686 Non-Convertible Debentures 04-Jan-22 14.87 03-Jan-27 0.07 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07702 Non-Convertible Debentures 04-Jan-22 12.50 03-Jan-25 0.01 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07710 Non-Convertible Debentures 04-Jan-22 13.00 03-Jan-25 0.03 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07967 Non-Convertible Debentures 26-Dec-22 12.50 25-Dec-24 0.03 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07975 Non-Convertible Debentures 26-Dec-22 13.00 25-Dec-25 0.1 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07983 Non-Convertible Debentures 26-Dec-22 12.50 25-Dec-25 0.12 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07991 Non-Convertible Debentures 26-Dec-22 12.00 25-Dec-25 0.1 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07AA7 Non-Convertible Debentures 26-Dec-22 13.61 25-May-28 0.16 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07967 Non-Convertible Debentures 26-Dec-22 12.50 25-Dec-24 0.03 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07AD1 Non-Convertible Debentures 07-Mar-23 12.50 06-Mar-26 0.12 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07AF6 Non-Convertible Debentures 07-Mar-23 12.00 06-Mar-26 0.1 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07AL4 Non-Convertible Debentures 14-Apr-23 11.50 13-Apr-25 0.04 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07AN0 Non-Convertible Debentures 14-Apr-23 13.61 13-Sep-28 0.05 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07AQ3 Non-Convertible Debentures 12-May-23 12.00 11-May-26 0.1 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07AR1 Non-Convertible Debentures 12-May-23 12.50 11-May-26 0.05 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07AT7 Non-Convertible Debentures 12-May-23 13.61 11-Oct-28 0.05 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07AU5 Non-Convertible Debentures 12-May-23 13.61 11-Oct-28 0.085 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07AW1 Non-Convertible Debentures 07-May-24 9.75 06-Jun-25 0.62 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07BD9 Non-Convertible Debentures 19-Jun-23 12.00 18-Jun-26 0.11 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07BG2 Non-Convertible Debentures 19-Jun-23 12.50 18-Jun-26 0.03 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07BO6 Non-Convertible Debentures 30-Jun-23 12.00 29-Jun-26 0.335 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07BQ1 Non-Convertible Debentures 30-Jun-23 12.00 29-Jun-25 0.15 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07BR9 Non-Convertible Debentures 30-Jun-23 12.50 29-Jun-26 0.06 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07BV1 Non-Convertible Debentures 13-Jul-23 12.50 12-Jul-26 0.01 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07BW9 Non-Convertible Debentures 13-Jul-23 13.61 12-Dec-28 0.02 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07CC9 Non-Convertible Debentures 05-Aug-23 13.61 04-Jan-29 0.1515 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07CD7 Non-Convertible Debentures 27-Jul-23 11.75 26-Aug-24 0.015 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07CE5 Non-Convertible Debentures 27-Jul-23 10.75 26-Aug-24 0.41 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07CG0 Non-Convertible Debentures 05-Aug-23 13.61 04-Jan-29 0.02 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07CI6 Non-Convertible Debentures 05-Aug-23 12.00 04-Aug-25 0.04 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07CM8 Non-Convertible Debentures 27-Jul-23 12.50 26-Jul-26 0.1 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07CP1 Non-Convertible Debentures 22-Aug-23 13.61 21-Jan-29 0.05 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07CQ9 Non-Convertible Debentures 22-Aug-23 12.00 21-Aug-26 0.7 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07CR7 Non-Convertible Debentures 02-Sep-23 12.00 01-Sep-25 0.04 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07CT3 Non-Convertible Debentures 02-Sep-23 13.61 01-Feb-29 0.025 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07CU1 Non-Convertible Debentures 11-Sep-23 13.61 10-Feb-29 0.04 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07CV9 Non-Convertible Debentures 11-Sep-23 12.00 10-Sep-26 0.663 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07CW7 Non-Convertible Debentures 11-Sep-23 12.50 10-Sep-26 0.15 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07DF0 Non-Convertible Debentures 02-Sep-23 13.61 01-Feb-29 0.025 Simple Crisil BB/Stable
INE050N07DI4 Non-Convertible Debentures 19-Sep-23 13.61 18-Feb-29 0.025 Simple Crisil BB/Stable

#Yet to be issued

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2025 (History) 2024  2023  2022  Start of 2022
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT/ST 49.7 Crisil BB/Stable / Crisil A4+ 19-03-25 Crisil BB/Stable / Crisil A4+ 19-03-24 Crisil A4+ / Crisil BB-/Stable 03-03-23 Crisil A4 / Crisil B+/Stable 19-12-22 Crisil A4 / Crisil B+/Stable --
      --   -- 29-02-24 Crisil A4+ / Crisil BB-/Stable   --   -- --
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 0.3 Crisil A4+ 19-03-25 Crisil A4+ 19-03-24 Crisil A4+   --   -- --
Non Convertible Debentures LT 33.6 Crisil BB/Stable 19-03-25 Crisil BB/Stable 19-03-24 Crisil BB-/Stable 03-03-23 Crisil B+/Stable 19-12-22 Crisil B+/Stable --
      --   -- 29-02-24 Crisil BB-/Stable   --   -- --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Cash Credit 20 Punjab National Bank Crisil BB/Stable
Cash Credit 5 Punjab National Bank Crisil BB/Stable
Foreign Bill Discounting 10 Punjab National Bank Crisil A4+
Letter Of Guarantee 0.3 Punjab National Bank Crisil A4+
Long Term Loan 1.7 Punjab National Bank Crisil BB/Stable
Packing Credit 7.5 Punjab National Bank Crisil A4+
Packing Credit 4.5 Punjab National Bank Crisil A4+
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 0.5 Not Applicable Crisil BB/Stable
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 0.5 Not Applicable Crisil BB/Stable
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