Product Quantum (Rs. Cr) (SEBI) Quantum (Rs. Cr) (Other FSR) Long Term Rating Short Term Rating Regulated By
Bank Loan Ratings 0.00 11.00 ACUITE BBB | Stable | Assigned - RBI
Bank Loan Ratings 0.00 94.00 - ACUITE A3+ | Assigned RBI
Total Outstanding 0.00 105.00 - - -
Total Withdrawn 0.00 0.00 - - -
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Rating Rationale

­Acuité has assigned long term rating of 'ACUITE BBB' (read as ACUITE triple B) and short term rating of ‘ACUITE A3+’ (read as ACUITE A three plus) on the Rs.105.00 Crore bank loan facilities of Thiese Precision Private Limited. The outlook is 'Stable'.

Rationale for rating
The rating factors in the company’s modest scale of operations, marked by an operating income of Rs. 214.85 crore in FY2025 with EBITDA and PAT margins at 8.74% and 2.95%, respectively. Moreover, the revenue of the company is estimated at Rs.180.35 crore in FY2026 and has unexecuted orders of Rs.84.95 crore in hand as on March 2026. Further, the rating takes into account the healthy financial risk profile of the company as reflected by the gearing ratio at 0.07 times as on 31st March 2025 along with the interest coverage ratio and debt service coverage ratio at 4.37 times and 3.08 times, respectively, as on 31st March 2025 as well as the adequate liquidity profile supported by sufficient accruals to repayment obligations, adequate cash and cash equivalents, and a moderate current ratio. The rating also draws comfort from the experience of the management in the same line of business and established relationships with customers and suppliers. However, the above-mentioned strengths are partly offset by the moderately intensive working capital operations marked by GCA days at 126 days as on 31st March 2025, susceptibility of margins to fluctuations in raw material prices, and the highly competitive nature of the industry.


About the Company

­Thiese Precision Private Limited was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Navsari, Gujarat. It is engaged in the manufacturing of cold-rolled steels and strips and hot-rolled profile sections and products. The current directors of the company are Mr. Chetan Navinchandra Patel, Mr. Chetan Mansukhlal Kothari, Mr. Bimal Mehta, Mr. Shyam Bimal Mehta, Mr. Megh Bimal Mehta, and Mr. Mansukh Arjanbhai Sureja.

 
Unsupported Rating
­Not Applicable
 
Analytical Approach

­Acuite has considered the standalone financial and business risk profiles of Thiese Precision Private Limited (TPPL) to arrive at the rating.

 
Key Rating Drivers

Strengths

­Established track record of operations and Experienced management
TPPL was incorporated in 2007 and is an established player in specialty cold rolled steel coils/strips and hot rolled profile sections. The operations of the company are headed by Mr. Shyam Mehta, who has over four decades of experience in the steel industry and is assisted by an experienced team. This has enabled the company in establishing healthy relationships with its suppliers and clientele from diversified industries, such as automobiles, construction, textiles, electrical, and defence, among others. Acuite believes that the company will continue to derive benefit from the established track record of operations and management’s strong understanding of market dynamics, supporting to undertake fresh orders and timely execution of the existing orders.

Modest Scale of Operations
The operating income of the company stood at Rs.214.85 crore in FY2025 against Rs.245.07 crore in FY2024. Moreover, the revenue of the company is estimated at Rs. 180.35 crore in FY2026. The decrease in revenue is on account of a decrease in sales volume. Despite this, operating profitability of the company improved, wherein the EBITDA margin stood at 8.74% in FY2025 against 4.54% in FY2024 on account of decrease in raw material procurement prices and improved cost efficiencies across employee and other operating expenses. Likewise, the PAT margin stood at 2.95% in FY2025 against 0.31% in FY2024. The stability in revenue is further backed by an unexecuted order book of Rs.84.95 crore as on March 2026, and going forward, the company expects to sustain its market position and maintain its business risk profile over the medium term, supported by the execution of orders in hand coupled with incremental order book of the company. However, the ability of the company to scale up its operations while maintaining profitability margins in the near to medium term will remain a key rating sensitivity.

Healthy Financial risk profile
The financial risk profile of the company is healthy, marked by a comfortable net worth, gearing below unity, and healthy debt protection metrics. The tangible net worth of the company stood at Rs.92.08 crore as on 31st March 2025 as against Rs.85.74 crore as on 31st March 2024. The increase in net worth is on account of the accretion of profits into reserves. The capital structure is marked by a gearing ratio, which stood at 0.07 times as on 31st March 2025 against 0.08 times as on 31st March 2024. Further, the coverage indicators are comfortable, as reflected by the interest coverage ratio and debt service coverage ratio, which stood at 4.37 times and 3.08 times, respectively, as on 31st March 2025 against 2.47 times and 1.60 times as on 31st March 2024. The TOL/TNW ratio of the company stood at 0.66 times as on 31st March 2025 against 0.61 times as on 31st March 2024 and DEBT-EBITDA stood at 0.35 times as on 31st March 2025 against 0.55 times as on 31st March 2024. Acuité expects the financial risk profile of the company to remain healthy with no major debt-funded capex in the near to medium term.


Weaknesses

Moderately Intensive Working Capital Operations
The working capital operations of the company are moderately intensive, marked by GCA days, which stood at 126 days as on 31st March 2025 as against 105 days as on 31st March 2024 wherein the company needs to extend moderate credit to its customers and maintain adequate inventory as and when required for order execution. The inventory days stood at 76 days as on 31st March 2025 against 53 days as on 31st March 2024. Further, the debtor days of the company stood at 36 days as on 31st March 2025 against 38 days as on 31st March 2024 and the creditor days stood at 101 days as on 31st March 2025 against 73 days as on 31st March 2024. Acuite expects that working capital operations of the company to remain in a similar range in the near to medium term owing to the nature of operations.

Highly competitive industry and Susceptibility of margins to fluctuations in raw material prices
The company remains exposed to the inherent challenges of operating in a highly competitive steel processing industry, where the presence of numerous organized and unorganized players limits pricing power and often compresses operating margins. In this environment, sustaining differentiation becomes difficult, especially as customer preferences are price-sensitive and market cycles can shift quickly. Further, the company’s profitability is susceptible to volatility in the prices of key raw materials, hot-rolled steel strips/coils, and wire rods. In case of any sharp raw material cost fluctuations, the ability of the company to pass on such adverse impact to its customers and sustain its operating profitability will be a key rating monitorable factor.

Rating Sensitivities

Potential triggers (individual or collective) for an upward rating action:
  • ­Consistent growth in operating income by more than 40%, supported by healthy order accretion.
  • Significant improvement in the operating profitability position.
  • Sustenance of capital structure and debt protection metrics.
Potential triggers (individual or collective) for a downward rating action:
  • ­Decline in revenue y-o-y and/or operating profitability margins below 3%.
  • Stretch in the working capital cycle.
  • Deterioration in the financial risk profile owing to any large debt-funded capex.
Liquidity Position
Adequate

The liquidity profile of the company is adequate, marked by net cash accruals of Rs.12.57 Cr. as on 31st March 2025 against the debt repayment obligations of Rs.1.08 Cr. in the same period. Additionally, the cash and cash equivalents available with the company stood at Rs.17.73 Cr. as on 31st March 2025 against Rs.0.67 Cr. as on 31st March 2024. The current ratio stood at 1.28 times as on 31st March 2025 as against 1.42 times as on 31st March 2024. Further, the fund based and non-fund based bank limits stood utilized at 24.26% and 89.52%, respectively, in the last six months ending March 2026. Acuité expects the liquidity profile of the company to remain adequate in the near to medium term, supported by sufficient accruals to debt repayment obligations, adequate cash and cash equivalents, and a moderate current ratio.

 
Outlook: Stable
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Other Factors affecting Rating
­None
 

Particulars Unit FY 25 (Actual) FY 24 (Actual)
Operating Income Rs. Cr. 214.85 245.07
PAT Rs. Cr. 6.34 0.77
PAT Margin (%) 2.95 0.31
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth Times 0.07 0.08
PBDIT/Interest Times 4.37 2.47
Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA (if applicable)
­None
 
Any other information
­None
 
Applicable Criteria
• Default Recognition :- https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-52.htm
• Manufacturing Entities: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-59.htm
• Application Of Financial Ratios And Adjustments: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-53.htm
Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument


Rating History :
­Not Applicable
 

Lender’s Name ISIN Facilities Listing Status Regulated By Date Of Issuance Coupon Rate Maturity Date Quantum
(Rs. Cr.)
Complexity Level Rating
AXIS BANK LIMITED Not avl. / Not appl. Bank Guarantee (BLR) Unlisted RBI Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 0.50 Simple ACUITE A3+ | Assigned
AXIS BANK LIMITED Not avl. / Not appl. Bills Discounting Unlisted RBI Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 5.00 Simple ACUITE A3+ | Assigned
AXIS BANK LIMITED Not avl. / Not appl. Cash Credit Unlisted RBI Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 11.00 Simple ACUITE BBB | Stable | Assigned
AXIS BANK LIMITED Not avl. / Not appl. Letter of Credit Unlisted RBI Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 55.00 Simple ACUITE A3+ | Assigned
H D F C Bank Limited Not avl. / Not appl. Letter of Credit Unlisted RBI Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 25.00 Simple ACUITE A3+ | Assigned
Not Applicable Not avl. / Not appl. Proposed Short Term Bank Facility Unlisted RBI Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 8.50 Simple ACUITE A3+ | Assigned
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