Rating Rationale
May 13, 2019 | Mumbai
The Mining & Engineering Corporation - Prop - Vindhya Industries Private Limited
Ratings Reaffirmed
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities Rated Rs.40 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 The Mining & Engineering Corporation - Prop - Vindhya Industries Private Limited (MEC).
 
The ratings reflect extensive industry experience of the promoters and established relationship with its customer base. The ratings also factor in moderate financial risk profile with moderate net worth and above average debt protection metrics. These strengths are partially offset by modest scale of operation, high working capital intensive nature of operations and moderate liquidity position.

Analytical Approach

To arrive at the ratings, CRISIL has treated unsecured loans of Rs 65 crores (as on March 31, 2019) as 75% equity and 25% debt as this fund is expected to remain in the business over the medium term.

Key Rating Drivers & Detailed Description
Strengths:
* Extensive experience of the promoters: MEC's promoters are in the line of business for approximately 3 decades and has over the years developed good relationship with its clients. Healthy relationship with customers has helped the firm bag repeat orders from them. The firm has healthy unexecuted work orders to be executed over the medium term. 
 
* Moderate Financial risk profile: MEC's financial risk profile continues to remain moderate. Though the networth level is estimated to be at healthy at around Rs 63 crores as on March 31, 2019 (Rs 56 crores during earlier year), the capital structure is estimated to be moderate with TOL/TNW of around 1.1 times as on March 31, 2019 (1.25 times as on March 31, 2018). The debt protection measure are also moderate with interest coverage ratio  (ICR) and net cash accruals to total debt (NCATD) of around 1.5 times and 0.12 time in fiscal 2019.    
 
Weaknesses:
* Working capital intensive operations: MEC's operation is working capital intensive with high gross current asset (GCA) days. Furthermore, with healthy built up of work in process, the GCA days is estimated to be at around 950 days as on March 31, 2019 (around 530 days during earlier year). Operations are likely to remain working capital intensive with moderate debtor days and higher inventory holding over the medium term. Efficacy working capital management will be key rating driver.
 
* Moderate scale of operation: The scale of operation of the firm has remained moderate in the range of Rs 45-65 crores over the last three fiscals through fiscal 2019. The scale of operation is expected to remain at similar range over the medium term.
 
* Moderate liquidity position: Liquidity position is also stretched with highly utilised bank lines (around 95% for the last 12 months ending March, 2019) on account of high working capital requirements. Enhancement in bank lines would be the key rating driver as the same would ease the liquidity profile.
Liquidity

The liquidity profile of the firm is moderate as reflected from bank limits of Rs 17 crores remaining utilized at an average of around 95% over the last 12 months through March 2019. However the liquidity profile draws comfort from healthy gap between net cash accruals and repayment obligation. The firm is expected to generate cash accruals of around Rs 4.5-5 crores over the medium term as against repayment obligation of Rs 2.2 crores. Furthermore, the promoters have extended need based financial support to the firm in the form of unsecured loans and equity.

Outlook: Stable

CRISIL believes MEC to benefit from its promoters' extensive experience, healthy relations with established customer base and healthy prospects of the telecom industry over the medium term. The outlook may be revised to 'Positive' in case of substantially increase in its scale of operations and sustenance of profitability level. Conversely, the outlook may be revised to 'Negative' in case of further stretch in working capital cycle or any large debt funded capex resulting in deterioration in overall financial risk profile particularly liquidity.

About the Firm

Established in the year 1991, The Mining and Engineering Corporation (MEC) is a proprietorship firm, which provides end to end solutions for Telecom industry. The firm is currently engaged in providing wireline and wireless network to major players of telecom industry. Also it has varied products with which it provides broadcast test and measurement service to its clients.

Key Financial Indicators
Particulars Unit 2018 2017
Revenue Rs. Cr. 63.32 63.33
Profit After Tax Rs. Cr. 1.77 1.28
PAT Margin % 2.8 2.0
Adjusted Debt/Adjusted networth Times 0.71 0.8
Interest coverage Times 1.5 2.3

Any other information: Not applicable

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument:
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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)
ISIN Name of instrument Date of allotment Coupon rate (%) Maturity date Issue size (Rs crore) Rating assigned
with outlook
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 17 CRISIL BB/Stable
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 23 CRISIL A4+
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  17.00  CRISIL BB/Stable      26-02-18  CRISIL BB/Stable    --    --  -- 
Non Fund-based Bank Facilities  LT/ST  23.00  CRISIL A4+      26-02-18  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 23 CRISIL A4+ Bank Guarantee 23 CRISIL A4+
Cash Credit 17 CRISIL BB/Stable Cash Credit 17 CRISIL BB/Stable
Total 40 -- Total 40 --
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 Criteria for rating short term debt

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