Rating Rationale
September 10, 2024 | Mumbai
Narbada Gems and Jewellery Limited
Rating placed on 'Watch Developing'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.37 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BB+/Watch Developing (Placed on 'Rating Watch with Developing Implications')
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Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has placed its rating on the long-term bank facilities of Narbada Gems and Jewellery Limited (NGJL) on Rating Watch with Developing Implications.

 

The rating action follows the announcement by NGJL to the exchange on August 31, 2024, regarding the in-principal approval by the board for the scheme of amalgamation of NGJL and Uday Jewellery Industries Limited. Furthermore, the board has constituted a committee to finalize the legal and financial aspects of the proposed arrangement. The terms and conditions of the scheme, once finalized, will be placed for the final approval of the board.

 

CRISIL Ratings will continue to monitor the developments regarding the proposed amalgamation and the expected impact of the same on the overall business and financial risk profiles of NGJL. The ratings shall be removed from watch and a final rating action will be taken once there is more clarity on these aspects and transactions.

 

The rating continues to reflect the extensive experience of the promoters in the jewellery industry and the comfortable financial risk profile. These strengths are partially offset by susceptibility to regulatory risks in the jewellery industry and large working capital requirement.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description

Strengths:

  • Promoters' extensive experience and fund support: The two-decade-long experience of the promoters, their strong understanding of the local market dynamics, healthy relations with customers and suppliers and timely fund support should continue to aid the business risk profile. The promoters are part of the Hanumanth Rai Sanghi group based out of Hyderabad and have been engaged in the jewellery business for more than 100 years now.

 

  • Comfortable financial risk profile: Networth was Rs 50 crore as on March 31, 2024, with comfortable gearing and total outside liabilities to tangible networth ratio of 0.49 time each. The debt protection metrics were robust, with interest coverage and net cash accrual to adjusted debt ratios of 4.87 times and 0.22 time, respectively, in fiscal 2024. The financial risk profile is expected to remain stable over the medium term.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Large working capital requirements: Gross current assets were 310 days led by inventory and receivables of 305 days and 32 days, respectively, as on March 31, 2024.

 

  • Susceptibility to regulatory risks in the jewellery industry: The Government of India and various regulatory bodies constantly monitor the prevalent market conditions and impose stringent restrictions on gold imports/exports from time to-time. Import duties are often altered to align with the overall economic interest of the nation, with gold imports being a key contributor to the nation's current account deficit. Revenue and profitability, thus, remain susceptible to regulatory interventions, wherein any adverse policy decision leading to unfavourable movement in gold prices could weaken the demand prospects and profitability.

Liquidity: Adequate

Bank limit utilisation was moderate at around 76% for the 12 months through July 2024. Cash accrual is expected to be over Rs 3.5-7 crore per annum against negligible term debt obligation over the medium term.

Rating sensitivity factors

Upward factors:

  • Strong growth in revenue and stable operating profitability leading to improvement in net cash accrual above Rs 6 crore
  • Clarity on the proposed amalgamation and expected improvement in credit profile after merger

 

Downward factors:

  • Decline in revenue growth or operating profit resulting in net cash accrual below Rs 2 crore
  • Stretched working capital cycle, especially inventory, or large debt-funded capital expenditure or increase in utilisation levels weakening financial risk profile

About the company

NGJL was incorporated in 1992 as Singh Foods Ltd and renamed Starchik Specialties Ltd in 1993. Subsequently, the company was taken over by the present management in September 2006 and was renamed Narbada Gems and Jewellery Limited. Currently, it is engaged in the manufacturing of flat diamond studded and colored precious stone studded gold jewellery.

Key financial indicators

As on / for the period ended March 31

 

2024

2023

Operating income

Rs crore

84.45

93.08

Reported profit after tax (PAT)

Rs crore

5.08

3.55

PAT margin

%

6.02

3.82

Adjusted debt/adjusted networth

Times

0.49

0.66

Interest coverage

Times

4.87

4.97

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 30.00 NA CRISIL BB+/Watch Developing
NA Proposed Term Loan NA NA NA 7.00 NA CRISIL BB+/Watch Developing
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 37.0 CRISIL BB+/Watch Developing   -- 07-09-23 CRISIL BB+/Stable 24-06-22 CRISIL BB+/Stable 29-12-21 CRISIL BB /Stable(Issuer Not Cooperating)* CRISIL BB/Stable
      --   --   --   -- 07-09-21 CRISIL BB/Stable --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
* - Issuer did not cooperate; based on best-available information
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Cash Credit 16 Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited CRISIL BB+/Watch Developing
Cash Credit 14 Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited CRISIL BB+/Watch Developing
Proposed Term Loan 7 Not Applicable CRISIL BB+/Watch Developing
Criteria Details
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