RATING RATIONALE
19Jan2022

Sri Sowbarnika Tex

Brickwork Ratings revises the ratings for the Bank Loan Facilities of Rs. 8.65 Crs. of Sri Sowbarnika Tex

Particulars
Facilities** Amount (Rs.Crs.) Tenure Rating#
Previous Present Previous
(28 Oct 2021)
Present
Fund Based 3.38 3.65 Long Term BWR C
Downgrade/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*
BWR BB - /Stable
Upgrade
2.80 5.00 Short Term BWR A4
Reaffirmation/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*
BWR A4
Reaffirmation
Grand Total 6.18 8.65 (Rupees Eight Crores and Sixty Five lakhs Only)
#Please refer to BWR website www.brickworkratings.com for definition of the ratings
**Details of Bank Loan facilities,consolidation or instruments are provided in Annexure


RATING ACTION / OUTLOOK

Brickwork Ratings (BWR) has upgraded the long term rating to "BWR BB-/Stable" and reaffirmed the short term rating at "BWR A4" for the bank loan facilities amounting Rs 8.65 Crores of Sri Sowbarnika Tex.
 
The rating continues to draw strength from the extensive experience of the promoter in the same line of industry for over two decades, increasing scale of operations, improving net worth, and moderate debt protection metrics. However, the rating is constrained by the high competition in the industry and risks associated with currency fluctuations.
 
The ‘Stable’ outlook indicates a low likelihood of rating change over the medium term. BWR expects that the business risk profile of Sri Sowbarnika Tex will be maintained over the medium term. The rating outlook may be revised to 'Positive' in case the company improves its scale of operations and revenue. The rating outlook may be revised to 'Negative' if there is decrease in the revenue generation and deterioration in the financial risk profile of the company.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

Credit Strengths:


Credit Risks:

ANALYTICAL APPROACH - Standalone

For arriving at its ratings, Brickwork Ratings has adopted a standalone approach and applied its rating methodology as detailed in the Rating criteria below.
 
1. General Criteria (link - http://www.brickworkratings.com/download/Criteria-GeneralCriteria.pdf)
 
2. Approach to Financial Ratios (link - http://www.brickworkratings.com/download/Criteria-FinancialRatios.pdf)

RATING SENSITIVITIES

Going forward the ability of the company to improve its scale of operation, to increase its revenue and profitability margin whilst improving its financial risk profile  will be the key rating sensitivities.
 
Positive: The ratings may be upgraded if revenue, profitability and overall credit profile show substantial improvement.
 
Negative: The rating may be downgraded in case there is a significant deterioration in the business and financial risk profile of the company from its current level.

LIQUIDITY INDICATORS - Stretched

Liquidity of the company remains stretched with current ratio at 0.73 times as on 31 March 2020. It is improving to 0.93 times as on 31 March 2021 and is expected to improve to 1.25 times as on 31 March 2022. Net Cash Acrruals of Rs 1.91 Crores in FY20 is sufficient to cover the interest and finance charges of Rs 1.04 Crores in FY20. Cash and Bank balance remains low at Rs 0.07 Crores in FY20 and is improving to Rs 0.16 Crores in FY21. ISCR and DSCR remains moderate at 2.81 times in and 1.80 times in FY20. The ISCR and DSCR is increasing to 4.08 times and 2.64 times in FY21 indicating increasing debt repayment capability of the firm. The average cash credit utilization for the last one year remains high at 80.46%.

 

ABOUT THE ENTITY

Sri Sowbarnika Tex is a proprietorship concern, established in the year 2000 by Mr. Senthil Kumar at Tirupur, Tamilnadu. The company is engaged in the manufacture of garments for people of all age groups and their biggest revenue generation is from the export of babywear. The company also generates income through various job works which include dyeing, designing, knitting etc of fabrics. The company mainly exports to US and Europe. The company has fabric production capacity at 28 tonnes of fabric per day and garments production capacity at 4000 pieces per day. The company's biggest export business is the export of babywear to Netherlands.

 

KEY FINANCIAL INDICATORS (Standalone)
Key Parameters Units FY 19-20
(Audited)
FY 18-19
(Audited)
Operating Revenue Rs.Crs. 28.12 26.03
EBITDA Rs.Crs. 2.93 2.91
PAT Rs.Crs. 2.10 2.22
Tangible Net Worth Rs.Crs. 16.67 14.44
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth Times 0.48 0.67
Current Ratio Times 0.73 0.80
KEY COVENANTS OF THE FACILITY RATED

Nil


NON-COOPERATION WITH PREVIOUS CREDIT RATING AGENCY

NA

RATING HISTORY FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS (including withdrawal and suspended)
Facilities Current Rating (2022) 2021 2020 2019
Type Tenure Amount
(Rs.Crs.)
Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating
Fund Based LT 3.65
BWR BB-/Stable
(Upgrade)
28Oct2021
BWR C
(Downgrade/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*)
01Apr2020
BWR C+
(Downgrade/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*)
NA
NA
Fund Based ST 5.00
BWR A4
(Reaffirmation)
28Oct2021
BWR A4
(Reaffirmation/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*)
NA
NA
NA
NA
Non Fund Based ST NA
NA
NA
NA
01Apr2020
BWR A4
(Reaffirmation/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*)
NA
NA
Grand Total 8.65 (Rupees Eight Crores and Sixty Five lakhs Only)
COMPLEXITY LEVELS OF THE INSTRUMENTS - Simple

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Hyperlink/Reference to applicable Criteria
Analytical Contacts

Nimmy Anand

Ratings Analyst nimmy.a@brickworkratings.com

Nagaraj K

Associate Director - Ratings Board : +91 80 4040 9940 nagaraj.ks@brickworkratings.com
1-860-425-2742 | media@brickworkratings.com
Sri Sowbarnika Tex
ANNEXURE-I
Details of Bank Facilities rated by BWR
SL.No. Name of the Bank/Lender Type Of Facilities Long Term(Rs.Crs.) Short Term(Rs.Crs.) Total(Rs.Crs.)
1 Canara Bank Term LoanOut-standing 0.77 _ 0.77
2 Canara Bank Term LoanOut-standing 0.65 _ 0.65
3 Canara Bank Term LoanOut-standing _ _ 0.00
4 Canara Bank Term LoanOut-standing _ _ 0.00
5 Canara Bank Term LoanOut-standing 0.48 _ 0.48
6 Canara Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 1.75 _ 1.75
7 Canara Bank Packing Credit (PC)Sanctioned _ 3.50 3.50
8 Canara Bank Bill Discounted (BD)Sanctioned _ 1.50 1.50
Total 3.65 5.00 8.65
TOTAL (Rupees Eight Crores and Sixty Five lakhs Only)
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