Rating Rationale
December 20, 2024 | Mumbai
Supreme Power Equipment Limited
'CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3' assigned to Bank Debt
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.80 Crore
Long Term RatingCRISIL BBB-/Stable (Assigned)
Short Term RatingCRISIL A3 (Assigned)
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Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has assigned its CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3 ratings to the bank loan facilities of Supreme Power Equipment Ltd (SPEL).

 

The ratings reflect the extensive experience of the promoters in manufacturing transformers along with strong order book providing revenue visibility and healthy financial risk profile of the company. These strengths are partially offset by susceptibility to tender-based operations and large working capital requirement.

Analytical Approach

CRISIL Ratings has combined the business and financial risk profiles of SPEL and Danya Electric Company because SPEL holds 90% stake in Danya Electric Company, and significant operational and financial linkages.

 

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:

  • Extensive experience of the promoters: The promoters -- Mr Vee Rajmohan and Mr K V Pradeep Kumar -- have more than two decades of experience in manufacturing transformers; their strong understanding of market dynamics and healthy relations with customers and suppliers should continue to support the business. 

 

  • Strong order book providing revenue visibility: The company had orders of around Rs 62 crore as of September 2024, to be executed over next 6-12 months, which should provide significant revenue visibility over medium term.

 

  • Healthy financial risk profile: The capital structure should remain healthy due to low reliance on external funds. Gearing stood comfortable at 0.12 time and total outside liabilities to adjusted networth ratio at 0.54 time as on March 31, 2024. Debt protection metrics may continue to be strong owing to leverage and steady profitability. Interest coverage ratio is estimated at 7.26 times and net cash accrual to total debt ratio at 1.07 times for fiscal 2024.

 

Weaknesses:

  • Susceptibility to tender-based operations: As the company derives its entire revenue from tender-based orders, its ability to successfully bid for projects is critical. Further, intense competition necessitates aggressive bidding, mostly compromising on the operating margin. Moreover, given the cyclicality inherent in the construction industry, the ability to maintain profitability through operating efficiency becomes critical.

 

  • Large working capital requirement: Gross current assets have been 222-289 days for the past three fiscals (estimated at 289 days as on March 31, 2024), driven by high debtors of 119-211 days and inventory of 82-91 days. The company needs to extend long credit period and maintain huge work in process and inventory to meet business need.

Liquidity: Adequate

Liquidity should remain supported by the ample surplus available in cash accrual and bank lines. Bank limit utilisation was just 13.29% on average for the 13 months through October 2024. Cash accrual is expected at Rs 13-14 crore per annum, against yearly debt obligation of Rs 2-5 crore over the medium term. Current ratio was also healthy at 2.39 times on March 31, 2024. Further, low gearing and moderate networth will aid financial flexibility.

Outlook: Stable

SPEL will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its promoters and their established relationship with clients.

Rating Sensitivity Factors

Upward factors:

  • Revenue growth of 30% and operating margin sustaining over 17-18%, leading to higher-than-expected cash accrual
  • Improvement in the working capital cycle
  • Strengthening of the financial risk profile

 

Downward factors:

  • Steep decline in revenue and operating profitability margin dropping below 12-13%, resulting in lower-than-expected cash accrual
  • Large, debt-funded capital expenditure
  • Further stretch in the working capital cycle

About the Company

SPEL, formerly known as Supreme Power Equipments, was constituted as a partnership firm in 1994. It got converted into a private-limited company (Supreme Power Equipment Pvt Ltd) in 2005 and a public-limited company under the current name in 2023; it is based in Tamil Nadu.

 

The company is engaged in manufacturing, assembling and fabricating a variety of transformers, electrical transmission equipment and control units along with erecting, commissioning and testing of high-tension lines, electrical distribution panels, electrical, electronic and mechanical apparatus. It also deals, sells and supplies accumulators, lamps, meters, engines and dynamic batteries. The company got listed on the National Stock Exchange Emerge platform on December 29, 2023. Mr Vee Rajmohan and Mr K V Pradeep Kumar are the promoters.

Key Financial Indicators (Consolidated)

As on/for the period ended March 31

Unit

2024

2023

Operating income

Rs.Crore

113.52

99.78

Reported profit after tax (PAT)

Rs.Crore

14.30

11.08

PAT margin

%

12.59

11.10

Adjusted debt/adjusted networth

Times

0.12

0.93

Interest coverage

Times

7.26

6.80

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 21.00 NA CRISIL A3
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 9.00 NA CRISIL BBB-/Stable
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 5.00 NA CRISIL A3
NA Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility NA NA NA 9.63 NA CRISIL BBB-/Stable
NA Rupee Term Loan NA NA 31-Mar-31 35.00 NA CRISIL BBB-/Stable
NA Working Capital Term Loan NA NA 31-Mar-27 0.37 NA CRISIL BBB-/Stable

Annexure - List of Entities Consolidated

Names of entities consolidated

Extent of consolidation

Rationale for consolidation

Supreme Power Equipment Ltd

100%

Parent

Danya Electric Company

100%

90% subsidiary of SPEL, significant operational and financial linkages.

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 54.0 CRISIL BBB-/Stable   --   --   --   -- --
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 26.0 CRISIL A3   --   --   --   -- --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Bank Guarantee 21 IndusInd Bank Limited CRISIL A3
Cash Credit 4 IndusInd Bank Limited CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Cash Credit 5 ICICI Bank Limited CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Letter of Credit 5 IndusInd Bank Limited CRISIL A3
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 9.63 Not Applicable CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Rupee Term Loan 35 ICICI Bank Limited CRISIL BBB-/Stable
Working Capital Term Loan 0.37 IndusInd Bank Limited CRISIL BBB-/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
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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