Rating Rationale
September 17, 2024 | Mumbai
Manglam Infra & Engineering Limited
Long-term rating upgraded to 'CRISIL BB+/Stable'; Short-term rating reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.5 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BB+/Stable (Upgraded from 'CRISIL BB/Stable')
Short Term RatingCRISIL A4+ (Reaffirmed)
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Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has upgraded its rating on the long term bank facilities of Manglam Infra & Engineering Limited (MIEL) to ‘CRISIL BB+/Stable from 'CRISIL BB/Stable’ while reaffirming its rating on the short term bank facilities at ‘CRISIL A4+.

 

The rating upgrade reflects improvement in revenue to Rs.40.2 crore in FY24 from Rs.34.5 crore in FY23 while maintaining healthy operating margin of more than 25% during the last two fiscals ended FY24. The same has led to improved liquidity marked by net cash accruals of more than Rs.7 crore in FY24 while repayment obligations continues to remain low at less than Rs.50 lakh. Financial risk profile remains healthy with gearing of less than 0.3 times. Lower dependency on external borrowings and healthy profitability leads to continuation of comfortable liquidity.

 

The ratings continue to reflect MIEL’s extensive experience of promoters and healthy financial risk profile. These rating strengths are partially offset by modest scale of operations and intense working capital management.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Strengths:

  • Extensive experience of the promoters: With over two decades of experience in extensive civil construction and related business, the promoters have established themselves as experts in the industry. The extensive background includes policy planning, strategic consulting, infrastructure policy development, design management of civil construction projects, and project management. The promoter’s deep market understanding and strong relationships with suppliers and clients will continue to be a significant asset to the business, driving its success and growth and also reflects in moderate in-hand work-order flow of more than Rs.150 crore and healthy profitability of more than 25% during last two fiscals ended FY24.

 

  • Healthy financial risk profile: The financial risk profile should continue to improve over the medium term, driven by gradual repayment of term loans and steady accretion of profits. Gearing was comfortable at 0.23 time and TOL/ANW ratio at 0.64 time as on March 31, 2024. However, net worth stood modest at Rs 19.26 crore owing to the moderate scale of operations which are expected to improve in the medium term. Debt protection metrics were strong, with interest coverage ratio of 39.06 times and net cash accrual to adjusted debt ratio of 1.60 times for fiscal 2024.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Modest scale of operations: The civil construction industry is characterized by a large number of unorganized players, which leads to intense competition and subsequently constrains scalability, pricing power, and profitability. Despite this challenging landscape, the company's revenue performance has been modest, with Rs 40.25 crore in fiscal 2024 and Rs 34.52 crore in fiscal 2023. However, the robust order book size of more than Rs.150 crore as of July 2024 provides a stable outlook, ensuring healthy revenue visibility over the medium term.

 

  • Intense working capital management: GCAs stood at 248 days as on March 31, 2024, led by high debtors of 248 days along with sizeable earnest money deposit (EMD) and security deposit to be maintained with the government. The firm needs to maintain EMD and security deposits for at least 90-180 days post completion of projects. However, the working capital is partially supported by the unutilized bank limit and cash/bank and fixed deposit balances. Going forward, improvement in working capital management will remain key rating monitorable.

Liquidity: Adequate

Bank limit utilization is moderate at around 85 percent for the past twelve months ended August 2024. Cash accruals are expected to be around Rs 7.5 crore which are sufficient against term debt obligation of less than Rs 45 lakhs over the medium term. Current ratio is healthy at 2.76 times on March 31, 2024.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL Ratings believes MIEL will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its partners.

Rating sensitivity factors

Upward factors

  • Strong revenue growth while sustaining moderate margin of more than 25% leading to higher than expected net cash accruals
  • Efficient working capital cycle and no major debt funded capex plans

 

Downward factors

  • Decline in revenue or operating margin, leading to cash accrual below Rs 3 crore
  • Intense working capital management or decline in financial risk metrics

About the Company

MIEL was originally set as a partnership firm in the name of “Manglam Associates” in 2010 by Mr Ajay Verma, Ms Seema Verma, Mr Yogendra Singh and Ms Nisha Singh. Recently, it was reconstituted as a Public Limited company and was renamed to its current name. The company is based in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) and offers engineering and technical consulting services for civil construction works

Key Financial Indicators

As on/for the period ended March 31

Unit 

2023

2022

Operating income

Rs.Crore

34.52

25.81

Reported profit after tax

Rs.Crore

5.81

3.56

PAT margins

%

16.82

13.79

Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Networth

Times

0.17

0.21

Interest coverage

Times

30.93

17.48

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 Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 3.00 NA CRISIL A4+
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 1.70 NA CRISIL BB+/Stable
NA Proposed Fund-Based Bank Limits NA NA NA 0.30 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 2.0 CRISIL BB+/Stable   -- 23-06-23 CRISIL BB/Stable 29-04-22 CRISIL BB-/Stable 09-02-21 CRISIL BB-/Stable CRISIL BB-/Stable
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 3.0 CRISIL A4+   -- 23-06-23 CRISIL A4+ 29-04-22 CRISIL A4+ 09-02-21 CRISIL A4+ CRISIL A4+
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Bank Guarantee 3 Punjab National Bank CRISIL A4+
Cash Credit 1.7 Punjab National Bank CRISIL BB+/Stable
Proposed Fund-Based Bank Limits 0.3 Not Applicable CRISIL BB+/Stable
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