Rating Rationale
December 24, 2024 | Mumbai
Krypton Industries Limited
Ratings reaffirmed at 'CRISIL BB/Stable/CRISIL A4+'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.20.1 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BB/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term RatingCRISIL A4+ (Reaffirmed)
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Detailed Rationale

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

 

The ratings continue to reflect the company’s experienced management and established customer relationships in the tyre and hospital equipment segments, and its comfortable financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by its average revenue profile and large working capital requirement.

Analytical Approach

CRISIL Ratings has combined the business and financial risk profiles of KIL and its 90% subsidiary, Krypton Europe S.R.O. (KES), and 100% subsidiary, TCB Industries Private Limited. This is because the three entities, collectively referred to as Krypton group, have common promoters and are in the same 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:

  • Experienced management and established customer relationships: Presence of about three decades in the polyurethane (PU) tyre, rim and wheel industry has enabled the promoters to gain an understanding of the market and establish relationships with customers and suppliers, leading to steady revenue generation. The experience of the promoters will support KIL in ramping up its scale of operations in the hospital equipment segment, strengthening its business risk profile over the medium term.

 

  • Comfortable financial risk profile: The capital structure is comfortable, driven by networth of about Rs 32 crore as on March 31, 2024, and gearing and total outside liabilities to total networth (TOLTNW) ratios of 0.5 time and 0.8 time, respectively. Debt protection metrics were also comfortable as reflected in interest coverage and net cash accrual to adjusted debt (NCAAD) ratios of 2.6 times and 0.2 time, respectively, for fiscal 2024. KIL has undertaken capital expenditure (capex) for expanding its wheelchair production capacity and de-bottlenecking, to be funded through term loan of around Rs 3.2 crore. Despite the capex, the financial risk profile is expected to remain comfortable over the medium term.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Average revenue profile: Revenue rose 30% on-year to Rs 43 crore in fiscal 2024 on account of healthy order inflow from the hospital equipment segment but remains average. The revenue is estimated around Rs 23 crore in the first half of fiscal 2025 and expected to grow in double digits in fiscal 2025 as KIL has confirmed orders of around Rs 8 crore in December 2024. Though scale of operations has been improving, it remains average and is a key rating sensitivity factor.

 

  • Large working capital requirement: Operations are working capital intensive as indicated by gross current assets (GCAs) of 305 days as on March 31, 2024, driven by large inventory and receivables of 165 days and 74 days, respectively. The large receivables are owing to limited bargaining power with customers. Inventory primarily consists of work in progress and finished goods. The company needs to maintain inventory of 2-3 months to meet customer requirement. However, the working capital cycle was partially supported by payables of 45 days as on March 31, 2024. The operations of the company are expected to remain working capital intensive over the medium term.

Liquidity: Adequate

Bank limit utilisation was high at 91% on average for the 12 months through November 2024. Cash accrual is expected over Rs 3 crore against term debt obligation of less than Rs 2 crore per fiscal over the medium term, and will cushion liquidity. The current ratio was healthy at 2.27 times on March 31, 2024. Low gearing and moderate networth support financial flexibility and provide the financial cushion in case of any adverse conditions or downturn in the business.

Outlook: Stable

KIL will continue to benefit from its established relationships with customers and comfortable financial risk profile.

Rating sensitivity factors

Upward factors:

  • Sustained increase in revenue of 20-30% and stable operating margin, leading to higher cash accrual
  • Significant improvement in the working capital cycle and financial flexibility

 

Downward factors:

  • Decline in net cash accrual to below Rs 2 crore on account of fall in revenue
  • Substantial increase in working capital requirement and/or large, debt-funded capital expenditure weakening capital structure and exerting pressure on liquidity.

About the Company

Established in 1991, KIL manufactures tubeless PU tyres, tubes, wheels, wheelchairs and other components for rehabilitation care. Its manufacturing facility is in Falta Export Processing Zone, West Bengal.

 

Krypton Europe S.R.O. was set up to establish a marketing and trading outfit to explore European markets for rehab care products.

 

TCB Industries Private Limited trades in wheelchair and other hospital equipment.

Key Financial Indicators (Combined)

As on / for the period ended March 31

Unit

2024

2023

Operating income

Rs crore

42.74

33.35

Reported profit after tax

Rs crore

1.14

1.00

PAT margins

%

2.66

3.01

Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Net worth

Times

0.51

0.47

Interest coverage

Times

2.63

2.46

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. Crore) Complexity Levels Rating Outstanding with Outlook
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 5.40 NA CRISIL BB/Stable
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 2.65 NA CRISIL A4+
NA Packing Credit NA NA NA 3.00 NA CRISIL BB/Stable
NA Proposed Fund-Based Bank Limits NA NA NA 2.93 NA CRISIL BB/Stable
NA Term Loan NA NA 31-Mar-27 6.12 NA CRISIL BB/Stable

Annexure – List of entities consolidated

Names of Entities Consolidated

Extent of Consolidation

Rationale for Consolidation

Krypton Industries Limited

Full

Parent company

Krypton Europe S.R.O.

Full

90% subsidiary

TCB Industries Private Limited

Full

100% subsidiary

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 17.45 CRISIL BB/Stable   -- 27-09-23 CRISIL BB/Stable 25-07-22 CRISIL BB/Stable / CRISIL A4+ 18-06-21 CRISIL BB-/Stable / CRISIL A4+ CRISIL BB-/Stable / CRISIL A4+
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 2.65 CRISIL A4+   -- 27-09-23 CRISIL A4+ 25-07-22 CRISIL A4+ 18-06-21 CRISIL A4+ CRISIL A4+
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Cash Credit 2.4 Bank of Baroda CRISIL BB/Stable
Cash Credit 3 Bank of Baroda CRISIL BB/Stable
Letter of Credit 2.65 Bank of Baroda CRISIL A4+
Packing Credit 3 Bank of Baroda CRISIL BB/Stable
Proposed Fund-Based Bank Limits 2.93 Not Applicable CRISIL BB/Stable
Term Loan 6.12 Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited CRISIL BB/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 Consolidation

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