Rating Rationale
September 24, 2019 | Mumbai
Robust Hotels Private Limited
Ratings Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.150.81 Crore
Long Term Rating CRISIL BB+/Stable (Reaffirmed)
Short Term Rating CRISIL A4+ (Reaffirmed)
1 crore = 10 million
Refer to annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
Detailed Rationale

CRISIL has reaffirmed its 'CRISIL BB+/Stable/CRISIL A4+' ratings on the bank facilities of Robust Hotels Private Limited (RHPL).
 
The ratings continue to reflect the company's established market position driven by promoters' experience in the hospitality industry and association with the Hyatt brand and healthy revenue mix, supporting the operating profitability. These strengths are partially offset by high revenue concentration, susceptibility to economic downturns, and modest financial risk profile because of subdued debt protection metrics.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths:
* Established market position
The company's promoters have more than three and half years of experience in managing hotel operations. The company benefits from its association with Hyatt brand, which bring along its existing clientele (both domestic and international). Increasing proportion of corporate and foreign and NRI clients is expected to augur well for average room rate (ARR) on account of differential tariff rates. RHPL also benefits from Hyatt's large network and global marketing strategies. The brand denotes luxury and a high quality of comfort and service levels, which are critical differentiating factors in the premium hotel segment. RHPL's established market position has helped the hotel in sustaining occupancy levels at around 75 percent over the last three fiscals through March 2019.
 
* Healthy revenue mix, supporting the operating profitability: RHPL has a healthy revenue mix, with around 42 percent from food and beverages and 48 percent from room rent. The healthy revenue mix has aided the company to sustain healthy operating profitability, at higher than 20 percent, over the last four fiscals through March 2019. The operating profitability is expected to remain healthy over the medium term.
 
Weaknesses
* High revenue concentration and susceptibility to economic downturns:
Entire revenue comes from its hotel in Chennai, with no plans to launch any other hotel project. Dependence on a single location exposes the company to any adverse change in demand-supply situation and event risk. Moreover, the hospitality industry is susceptible to downturns in domestic and international economies. During weaker periods, revenue per available room for premium and mid-segment hotels get more acutely affected than economy hotels.
 
* Modest financial risk profile
RHPL's financial risk profile is modest, marked by subdued debt protection metrics, albeit supported by a comfortable capital structure. The interest coverage and net cash accruals to total debt (NCATD) ratio were at around 1.66 times and 0.08 percent for fiscal 2019. However the capital structure is healthy, marked by a gearing of 0.45 times as on a same date. The gearing has improved in fiscal 2020, on account of conversion of preference shares and debentures from its parent Asian Hotels (East) limited, into equity during the first quarter of fiscal 2020. Nevertheless, financial risk profile shall remain constrained due to modest debt protection metrics.
 
Liquidity: Adequate
RHPL's liquidity is adequate marked by adequate cash accrual to meet debt repayments, though partially constrained by high bank limit utilisation. RHPL is expected to generate cash accrual of around Rs.13 to 14 crore over the medium term that shall remain adequate to meet its maturing repayment obligations. The liquidity is further supported by need based funding support from the parent Asian Hotels (East) Limited. Unsecured loans from parent has been treated as neither debt nor equity. However overall liquidity is partially constrained by high bank limit utilisation at around 90 percent, over the last twelve month through June 2019.
Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes RHPL will continue to benefit from its association with the Hyatt brand and support from its parent Asian Hotels (East) Limited
 
Rating Sensitivity Factors
Upward factor
* Improvement in interest coverage to more than 2.5 times and net cash accruals to total debt ratio to more than 20 percent
* Improvement in occupancy levels, benefitting the business risk profile
 
Downward factor
* Decline in cash accrual to less than Rs.10 crore
* Withdrawal of financial support/delay in timely support from Asian Hotels (East) Limited to RHPL

About the Company

Incorporated in 2007 and promoted by Mr Radhe Shyam Saraf and his family members, RHPL operates a five-star hotel property under the Hyatt Regency brand in Chennai. The hotel has 325 rooms, including 28 suits, and is equipped with swimming pool, fitness centre, business centre, banquet hall, salon, and restaurants. RHPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Asian Hotels (East) Ltd and started commercial operations in fiscal 2012.

Key Financial Indicators
Particulars Unit 2019 2018
Revenue Rs. Crore 99.84 87.77
Profit After Tax (PAT) Rs. crore -22.37 -27.95
PAT Margin % -22.4 -31.8
Adjusted debt/Adjusted networth Times 0.48 0.49
Interest coverage Times 1.8 1.3

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 Cr) Rating Assigned with Outlook
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 6.12 CRISIL A4+
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 5 CRISIL BB+/Stable
NA Long Term Loan NA NA Jun-2028 123 CRISIL BB+/Stable
NA Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility NA NA NA 16.69 CRISIL BB+/Stable
Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2019 (History) 2018  2017  2016  Start of 2016
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  144.69  CRISIL BB+/Stable      01-10-18  CRISIL BB+/Stable  19-07-17  CRISIL BB+/Stable    --  -- 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  6.12  CRISIL A4+      01-10-18  CRISIL A4+  19-07-17  CRISIL A4+    --  -- 
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of various bank facilities
Current facilities Previous facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Rating
Bank Guarantee 6.12 CRISIL A4+ Bank Guarantee 6.12 CRISIL A4+
Cash Credit 5 CRISIL BB+/Stable Cash Credit 5 CRISIL BB+/Stable
Long Term Loan 123 CRISIL BB+/Stable Long Term Loan 139.69 CRISIL BB+/Stable
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 16.69 CRISIL BB+/Stable -- 0 --
Total 150.81 -- Total 150.81 --
Links to related criteria
CRISILs Approach to Financial Ratios
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings - process, scale and default recognition
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
CRISILs Bank Loan Ratings
The Rating Process
Understanding CRISILs Ratings and Rating Scales

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