Product Quantum (Rs. Cr) Long Term Rating Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings 43.00 ACUITE BBB- | Stable | Reaffirmed -
Bank Loan Ratings 24.50 - ACUITE A3 | Reaffirmed
Total Outstanding 67.50 - -
 
Rating Rationale

­Acuité has reaffirmed its long term rating of ‘ACUITE BBB-’ (read as ACUITE triple B minus ) and the short term rating of ACUITE A3 (Read as ACUITE A Three) to the Rs.67.50 Cr bank facilities of Santhi Processing Unit Private Limited (SPUPL). The Outlook is ‘Stable’. 

Rationale for rating reaffirmation:
The reaffirmation of ratings considers the stable operating performance of Santhi Processing Unit Private Limited’s (SPUPL) during FY23, healthy financial risk profile and adequate liquidity position. The company has registered revenue of Rs.351.82Cr during FY23 posting a growth 7 percent against revenue of Rs.392.22Cr of previous year. The growth in revenue is contributed by higher sales volume. Further to this the company has registered revenue of Rs.194Cr till November 2023 which is in line with the revenue of same period during last year. The company is depending on job work as the existing looms have been fully utilized which has resulted in lower EBITDA margins at 6.62 percent for last two consecutive years. However, the margins are expected to improve from the current year on account of savings from captive power and on-going capex worth Rs.38Cr towards expansion of captive solar power generation to 5.9 Megawatt (MW) and expansion of in house Looms capacity which reduces the dependency on job work.

The rating also draws comfort from the above average financial risk profile of the company which is expected to be healthy despite the debt infusion towards capex, efficient working capital operations and adequate liquidity position. Going forward, the company’s ability in improving the EBITDA margins is key monitorable.


About the Company

Santhi Processing Unit Private Limited (SPUPL) was established in 1980 by Mr. S. Duraisamy and was later reconstituted to a private limited company in 2000. In 1994, Santhi Processing Unit Private Limited (SPUPL) has established their own yarn dyeing and fabric dyeing unit. Fabric finishing division was established in 1996. The current directors of the company are Mrs. Duraisamy Sumathi, Mr. Sinnusamy Duraisamy and Mrs. Vinodini Duraisamy Presently Santhi Processing Unit Private Limited is a fully integrated textile manufacturing unit (Spinning to Fabric Finishing) delivering services to leading international brands like Marco polo, Mothercare, Tommy Hilfiger and others.

 
Unsupported Rating
­Not Applicable
 
Analytical Approach
­Acuité has considered the standalone business and financial risk profile of Santhi Processing Unit Private Limited (SPUPL) to arrive at the rating
 
Key Rating Drivers

Strengths

­Established track record and steady improvement in operations:
Santhi Processing Unit Private Limited (SPUPL) is promoted by Mr. Durai swami who possess a vast experience of 40 years in the textile industry. With a long track record of operations, SPUPL has become one of the renowned integrated textile player with a total spinning capacity of 14,600 spindles and 82 looms along with 4.45 megawatt (MW) solar power and Windmills for captive consumption. The promoter's extensive industry experience and established existence has helped the company to establish a longstanding relationship with its key suppliers and customers. The extensive experience of promoter is also reflected through significant increase in revenue over the years. During last three years company's revenue has grown at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of ~40 percent. The significant growth in revenue is mainly due to higher sale of quantity which were manufactured by giving on job work basis. This was done to capture the increased demand of fabrics in the market and yield higher margins. SPUPL depends on job work of looms as the current installed capacity can generate revenue upto Rs.150Cr which has resulted in lower EBITDA margins during last 2 years at 6.62 percent. However, there is steady growth in absolute EBITDA from Rs.14.15Cr in FY21 to Rs.21.80Cr in FY22 and Rs.23.29Cr during FY23.

Despite the volatility in raw material prices and realization rates SPUPL has registered revenue of Rs.194.27Cr till November 2023 against revenue of Rs.206Cr for the same period of FY23 and has shown improvement in EBITDA margin of 8 percent till November 2023 and expected to close the year in the range of 7-7.5 percent. The expected improvement in EBITDA margin is on account of savings from the captive power. Acuite believes that SPUPL will continue to benefit from the partners established presence in the textile industry.

Healthy financial risk profile
SPUPL’s financial risk profile is above average, marked by moderate networth, healthy capital structure and debt protection metrics. Company’s net worth stood at Rs. 66.12 Cr as on March 31, 2023 as compared to Rs. 59.18 Cr as on March 31, 2022. Improvement in networth is on account of accretion for profits to reserves. SPUPL's capital structure is healthy marked by gearing and total outside liabilities to total net worth (TOL/TNW) of 0.64 times and 0.85 times respectively as on March 31, 2023 as against 0.78 times and 1.22 times as on March 31, 2022. The comfortable profitability coupled with healthy gearing levels has resulted in comfortable debt protection metrics with interest coverage of 4.91 times and NCA/TD of 0.39 times for FY23 as against 3.16 times and 0. 28 times, respectively, for FY22. Besides Debt service coverage ratio stood at 1.63 times as on March 31, 2023.
Acuité believes that despite the debt funded capex company’s financial risk profile will remain above average on account of its improving scale of operations and expected improvement in profitability.

Efficient working capital operations
SPUPL’s working capital operations are efficiently managed as reflected by its gross current asset (GCA) days of 60 days during FY23. The company maintains inventory of about 30-45 days and gives credit period of 15-30 days to its customers. Debtor days stood in the range of 25-30 days during the last two years. Timely collection of receivables has led to timely payment to its creditors. The company makes upfront payment to majority of its suppliers. The efficient working capital management and moderate accruals lead to moderate utilisation of its working capital limits at an average of 73 percent over the past 12 months ended September 2023. Acuité believes that the working capital cycle will continue to remain in the similar over the medium term on account of business cycle of cotton industry.


Weaknesses

­Intense competition in the industry
The textile industry is highly fragmented, comprising several small and mid-sized players and the operating margins are susceptible to changes in cotton and yarn prices which are highly volatile. The activities in textiles range from the production of natural raw materials such as cotton, jute, silk and wool to the manufacture of quality products such as viscose fibre, synthetic filament and spun yarn. The industry is often plagued by obsolescence, unhealthy regulations. This emphasises the need for strengthening the management mechanism in the industry, to face the emerging challenges. SPUPL is currently incurring capex around Rs.21.00 Cr for Solar Power which could cover upto 60-70% of the electricity usage and Rs.17Cr towards expansion in house looms by another 26 looms. This could reduce the dependency on job work of the yarn to fabric and improve the EBITDA margins. Acuite believes that SPUPL have the experienced management to overcome these demand and price related fluctuations.

Rating Sensitivities
  • ­Sustainability of revenue and profitability through reducing dependency on job work

  • Any deterioration in working capital management leading to deterioration in financial risk profile

 
Liquidity Position : Adequate

­SPUPL’s has adequate liquidity marked by comfortable cash accruals to its debt obligations. The company has reported cash accruals of Rs.16.32 Cr in FY23 against its repayment obligations of Rs.8.16 Cr during the same period. The company’s accruals are expected in the range of Rs19.5.00-22.00 Cr for FY24-26 against its repayment obligations of Rs.5.5-8.2 Cr during the same period. The working capital operations are efficient as reflected by its Gross Current Asset (GCA) days of 60 in FY23, leading to moderate utilisation of its limits at about 73 per cent during the last 12 months’ period ended September, 2023. The current ratio of the company stands at 1.71 times and cash and bank balances stood low at Rs.0.05Cr as on March 31, 2023. Acuité believes that the liquidity of the company is likely to remain adequate over the medium term

 
Outlook: Stable

­Acuité believes that SPUPL will continue to benefit over the medium term due to its experienced management and established relation with its suppliers and customers. The outlook may be revised to 'Positive', in case of continued traction in total operating income and sustainable profitability given the limited capacity available with improvement in working capital management. Conversely, the outlook may be revised to 'Negative' in case of any significant stretch in its working capital management or larger-than-expected debt-funded capital expenditure leads to deterioration of its financial risk profile and liquidity

 
Other Factors affecting Rating
None
 

Particulars Unit FY 23 (Actual) FY 22 (Actual)
Operating Income Rs. Cr. 351.82 329.22
PAT Rs. Cr. 8.92 6.48
PAT Margin (%) 2.54 1.97
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth Times 0.64 0.78
PBDIT/Interest Times 4.91 3.16
Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA (if applicable)
Not Applicable
 
Any other information
­None
 
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• Application Of Financial Ratios And Adjustments: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-53.htm
• Complexity Level Of Financial Instruments: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-55.htm

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument
­In order to inform the investors about complexity of instruments, Acuité has categorized such instruments in three levels: Simple, Complex and Highly Complex. Acuite’ s categorisation of the instruments across the three categories is based on factors like variability of the returns to the investors, uncertainty in cash flow patterns, number of counterparties and general understanding of the instrument by the market. It has to be understood that complexity is different from credit risk and even an instrument categorized as 'Simple' can carry high levels of risk. For more details, please refer Rating Criteria “Complexity Level Of Financial Instruments” on www.acuite.in
 

Date Name of Instruments/Facilities Term Amount (Rs. Cr) Rating/Outlook
06 Oct 2022 Term Loan Long Term 1.55 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
Term Loan Long Term 0.24 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
Term Loan Long Term 2.13 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
Bank Guarantee Short Term 0.50 ACUITE A3 (Assigned)
Letter of Credit Short Term 4.00 ACUITE A3 (Assigned)
Term Loan Long Term 5.87 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
Term Loan Long Term 1.10 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
Bills Discounting Short Term 25.00 ACUITE A3 (Assigned)
Term Loan Long Term 2.51 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
Proposed Bank Facility Long Term 0.07 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
Term Loan Long Term 4.53 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
Cash Credit Long Term 7.50 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
Cash Credit Long Term 25.00 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Reaffirmed)
16 Jun 2022 Cash Credit Long Term 12.50 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
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Lender’s Name ISIN Facilities Date Of Issuance Coupon Rate Maturity Date Quantum
(Rs. Cr.)
Complexity Level Rating
Canara Bank Not Applicable Bank Guarantee (BLR) Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 0.50 Simple ACUITE A3 | Reaffirmed
Canara Bank Not Applicable Bills Discounting Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 20.00 Simple ACUITE A3 | Reaffirmed
Canara Bank Not Applicable Cash Credit Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 25.00 Simple ACUITE BBB- | Stable | Reaffirmed
Canara Bank Not Applicable Letter of Credit Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 4.00 Simple ACUITE A3 | Reaffirmed
Not Applicable Not Applicable Proposed Long Term Bank Facility Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 0.49 Simple ACUITE BBB- | Stable | Reaffirmed
Canara Bank Not Applicable Term Loan Not available Not available Not available 2.11 Simple ACUITE BBB- | Stable | Reaffirmed
Canara Bank Not Applicable Term Loan Not available Not available Not available 3.21 Simple ACUITE BBB- | Stable | Reaffirmed
Canara Bank Not Applicable Term Loan Not available Not available Not available 2.38 Simple ACUITE BBB- | Stable | Reaffirmed
Canara Bank Not Applicable Term Loan Not available Not available Not available 3.70 Simple ACUITE BBB- | Stable | Reaffirmed
Canara Bank Not Applicable Term Loan Not available Not available Not available 6.11 Simple ACUITE BBB- | Stable | Reaffirmed

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