Rating Rationale
October 23, 2024 | Mumbai
Veritas India Limited
Ratings Withdrawn
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.136 Crore
Long Term RatingWithdrawn (CRISIL BBB+/Stable)
Short Term RatingWithdrawn (CRISIL A2)
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1 crore = 10 million
Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities

Detailed Rationale

CRISIL Ratings has withdrawn its ratings on the proposed bank facilities of Veritas India Limited (VIL) following a request from the company. The rating action is in line with CRISIL Ratings’ policy on withdrawal of bank loan ratings.

Analytical Approach

CRISIL Ratings has combined the business and financial risk profiles of VIL and all its subsidiaries, such as VERASCO FZE (formerly Hazel International FZE) which is incorporated outside India and operates the tank terminal business, and VPPL (Veritas Polychem Pvt Ltd), the PVC project company. This is because all the entities are under a common management.

 

Please refer Annexure - List of Entities Consolidated, which captures the list of entities considered and their analytical treatment of consolidation.

About the Company

VIL (formerly, Duroflex Engineering Ltd) was incorporated in Mumbai in 1985. The company stocks, trades in, and distributes bulk chemicals, rubber, and metals. It has three overseas subsidiaries: Veritas International FZE, Verasco FZE and Veritas America Trading Inc. Veritas America Trading Inc has no business operations currently. Verasco FZE, the wholly owned subsidiary of VIL, has set up a tank terminal with capacity of around 175,000 kilolitre at Hamriyah Free Zone near Sharjah.

 

Another wholly owned subsidiary, VPPL, is setting up an integrated industrial complex at Dighi port, comprising manufacturing plants for PVC and PMB, a gas storage terminal, LPG bottling plant, and a captive power plant.

 

On a consolidated basis, during the first quarter of fiscal 2025, VIL reported profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 48.1 crore on operating income of Rs 755 crore, against a PAT of Rs 25.1 crore on operating income of Rs 495 crore during the same period in the previous fiscal.

Key Financial Indicators

Particulars

Unit

2024

2023

Revenue

Rs crore

3,855

2,163

Profit after tax (PAT)

Rs crore

187

95

PAT margin

%

4.8

4.4

Adjusted debt / adjusted networth

Times

NA

0.06

Adjusted interest coverage

Times

6.60

8.52

Any other information: Not Applicable

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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)

ISIN Name of the instrument Date of
Allotment
Coupon
Rate (%)
Maturity
Date
Issue size
(Rs.Crore)
Complexity
Level
Rating assigned
with outlook
NA  Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility  NA  NA  NA  20 NA  Withdrawn 
NA  Proposed Short Term Bank Loan Facility  NA  NA  NA  116 NA  Withdrawn 

Annexure – List of entities consolidated

Name of entity

Extent of consolidation

Rationale for consolidation

Veritas International FZE

Full

Subsidiary

VERASCO FZE (formerly known as Hazel International FZE)

Full

Subsidiary

Veritas Agro Ventures Pvt Ltd

Full

Subsidiary

Veritas Infra and Logistics Pvt Ltd

Full

Subsidiary

Veritas Polychem Pvt Ltd

Full

Subsidiary

Veritas Global PTE Ltd (step-down subsidiary)

Full

Subsidiary

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/ST 136.0 Withdrawn   -- 27-07-23 CRISIL BBB+/Stable / CRISIL A2 16-11-22 CRISIL A2/Watch Developing / CRISIL BBB+/Watch Developing 28-10-21 CRISIL A2/Watch Developing / CRISIL BBB+/Watch Developing CRISIL BBB+/Stable / CRISIL A2
      --   -- 02-05-23 CRISIL BBB+/Watch Negative / CRISIL A2/Watch Negative 31-05-22 CRISIL A2/Watch Developing / CRISIL BBB+/Watch Developing 27-05-21 CRISIL BBB+/Negative / CRISIL A2 --
      --   -- 01-02-23 CRISIL BBB+/Watch Negative / CRISIL A2/Watch Negative 22-04-22 CRISIL A2/Watch Developing / CRISIL BBB+/Watch Developing   -- --
      --   --   -- 24-01-22 CRISIL A2/Watch Developing / CRISIL BBB+/Watch Developing   -- --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Proposed Long Term Bank Loan Facility 20 Not Applicable Withdrawn
Proposed Short Term Bank Loan Facility 116 Not Applicable Withdrawn
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
Rating criteria for manufaturing and service sector companies
CRISILs Criteria for Consolidation
CRISILs Criteria for rating short term debt

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