Rating Rationale
December 02, 2024 | Mumbai
M lakhamsi industries limited
Rating reaffirmed at 'CRISIL BB-/Stable'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.11.5 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BB-/Stable (Reaffirmed)
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Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has reaffirmed its ‘CRISIL BB-/Stable rating on the bank facilities of M Lakhamsi Industries limited (MLIL) (erstwhile M. Lakhamsi and Co.).

 

The rating continues to reflect the extensive experience of the Promoters in the agricultural (agro) commodities trading and moderate scale of operations of MLIL. These strengths are partially offset by susceptibility of operating performance to volatile agro commodity prices and changes in regulation, leveraged financial risk profile, and large working capital requirement.

Analytical Approach

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

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Strengths:

  • Extensive experience of promoters: MLIL will continue to benefit from the promoters over four decades of experience, their deep understanding of market dynamics, and their strong relationships with customers and suppliers, all of which will continue to support the business.

 

  • Moderate Scale of operations: The company, in operation for over four decades, is an established player in the market. Company achieved revenue of Rs 104.82 crores in fiscal 2024. With the continuous addition of new customers and increasing business from existing customers, the revenue and profitability are expected to grow at a healthy pace.

 

Weakness:

  • Susceptibility of operating performance to changes in regulation and volatile agro commodity prices: Vulnerability of the crops to the vagaries of the rainfall can lead to fluctuations in availability and prices of peanuts and sesame seeds, and thus could impact the business risk profile.  Moreover, it will continue to remain exposed to government regulations in terms of prices of agro commodities, export/ import restrictions, all of which will continue to affect operating performance of the Company.

 

  • Leveraged financial risk profile: Financial risk profile is leveraged with gearing and total outside liabilities to adjusted net worth ratio deteriorated to 2.79 times and 5.75 times as on March 31,2024 (1.43 times and 3.04 times, respectively as on March 31,2023). Debt protection metric is marked by interest coverage of Rs 1.82 times.

 

  • Working capital intensive nature of operations: Operations have been working capital intensive, with gross current assets (GCA) days at 162 days primarily driven by debtor days of 105 days. GCA days are expected to remain high on account of the nature of the business.

Liquidity: Stretched

Bank limit utilization is at around 99 percent for the past 12 months ended August 2024.Cash accrual are expected to be over Rs 0.79 crore which are sufficient against nil term debt obligation over the medium term. In addition, it will act as a cushion to the liquidity of the company.

 

Current ratio is modest at 1.06 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 believes that MLIL will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of the promoters.

Rating Sensitivity Factors

Upward factor

  • Growth in scale of operations and improved profit margins, resulting in cash accrual of above Rs 2.5 crore per annum on sustained basis
  • Significant improvement in liquidity and financial risk profile, driven by substantial increase in net worth

 

Downward factor

  • Decline in revenue or operating margin leading or more than expected debt, leading to TOL/TNW more than 6 times.
  • Stretch in the working capital cycle, further large capital withdrawals or any large, debt-funded capex

About the Company

Incorporated in 1985, MLIL is a public limited company engaged in trading of agro commodities such as peanuts, sesame seeds, spices, and vegetable oils, both edible and non-edible while other products include chickpeas, raisins, wheat flour, oil cakes, maize, coarse grains and cereals. Mr Sanjiv Sawla currently manages the business.

Key Financial Indicators

As on/for the period ended March 31

Unit

2024

2023

Operating income

Rs crore

104.82

117.47

Reported profit after tax

Rs crore

0.71

0.73

PAT margins

%

0.68

0.62

Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Networth

Times

2.79

1.34

Interest coverage

Times

1.82

1.82

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 Packing Credit NA NA NA 11.50 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 11.5 CRISIL BB-/Stable   -- 27-10-23 CRISIL BB-/Stable / CRISIL A4+ 02-08-22 CRISIL BB-/Stable / CRISIL A4+ 31-05-21 CRISIL BB-/Stable / CRISIL A4+ CRISIL BB-/Stable / CRISIL A4+
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST   --   -- 27-10-23 CRISIL A4+ 02-08-22 CRISIL A4+ 31-05-21 CRISIL A4+ CRISIL A4+
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Packing Credit 11.5 Union Bank of India CRISIL BB-/Stable
Criteria Details
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Criteria for rating trading companies

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