RATING RATIONALE
26Aug2022

Aryavrat Tollways Pvt. Ltd.

Brickwork Ratings revises the long term ratings for the Bank Loan Facilities of Rs. 71.93 Crs. of Aryavrat Tollways Pvt. Ltd.

Particulars
Facilities** Amount (Rs.Crs.) Tenure Rating#
Previous Present Previous
(07 Jun 2022)
Present
Fund Based 71.93 71.93 Long Term BWR C+
ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*/Downgraded^
BWR D
Downgrade
Grand Total 71.93 71.93 (Rupees Seventy One Crores and Ninety Three 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

The company has shared all the necessary information for review of the rating and therefore is removed from the Issuer not Cooperating category and the rating has been reviewed.  The rating has been downgraded  on account of  delays in servicing of the term loan  on account of low toll collection as communicated by the banker. The rating factors the experience of the promoters and the track record of the sponsor company. The rating is constrained by the  low toll collections,  stretched liquidity profile and delays in servicing of the loan. 

KEY RATING DRIVERS

ANALYTICAL APPROACH - Standalone

Brickwork Ratings has assessed the company on a standalone basis. Please refer to the applicable criteria at the end of the rationale.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

Positive - The rating may be upgraded with timely servicing of thenloan over a period of time, substantial improvement in the  toll collections and improvement in the financial profile

Negative - Not Applicable

LIQUIDITY INDICATORS - Poor

The company has very low toll collections and they are inadequate for  meeting the debt obligations. The company is not able to meet the debt obligations on time in spite of  infusion of funds by way of unsecured loans by the sponsor company. The company has earned revenues of Rs. 5.49 Crs in FY22 as per the provisional financials.  

 

ABOUT THE ENTITY

Aryavrat Tollways Pvt Ltd (ATPL) is an SPV formed by Aryavrat Project Developers Pvt Ltd and Valecha Engineering Ltd, incorporated at New Delhi In October 2012. The SPV was set-up to execute two-laning of Guna-Ashoknagar-Ishagarh road on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) on toll plus grant basis allotted by the Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation Limited, Government of Madhya Pradesh. The toll road is a 76.15 Km stretch on State Highway 20 with the term of concession being 25 years.

KEY FINANCIAL INDICATORS (Standalone)
Key Parameters Units FY 20-21
(Audited)
FY 19-20
(Audited)
Operating Revenue Rs.Crs. 5.78 9.99
EBITDA Rs.Crs. 5.13 9.02
PAT Rs.Crs. -10.91 -5.78
Tangible Net Worth Rs.Crs. 28.58 33.79
Total Debt/TNW Times 2.50 2.25
Current Ratio Times Not Available 0.32
KEY COVENANTS OF THE FACILITY RATED

The company maintains escrow account to route all the receivables. It has created DSRA for next 3 months of interest and principal obligation, providing cushion to debt servicing.


STATUS OF NON-COOPERATION WITH PREVIOUS CRA

-NA-

ANY OTHER INFORMATION

-NA-

RATING HISTORY FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS (including withdrawal and suspended)
Facilities Current Rating (2022) 2022 (History) 2021 2020 2019
Type Tenure Amount
(Rs.Crs.)
Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating
Fund Based LT 71.93
BWR D
(Downgrade)
07Jun2022
BWR C+
(ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*/Downgraded^)
13Jan2021
BWR B-Stable
(Downgrade)
NA
NA
28Aug2019
BWR BStable
(Downgrade)
Grand Total 71.93 (Rupees Seventy One Crores and Ninety Three lakhs Only)
COMPLEXITY LEVELS OF THE INSTRUMENTS - Simple

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Hyperlink/Reference to applicable Criteria
Analytical Contacts

Banipreet Kaur

Ratings Analyst banipreet.k@brickworkratings.com

Vipula Sharma

Director - Ratings Board : +91 80 4040 9940 vipula.s@brickworkratings.com
1-860-425-2742 | media@brickworkratings.com
Aryavrat Tollways Pvt. Ltd.
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 India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited Term LoanOut-standing 20.09 _ 20.09
2 State Bank Of India (SBI) Term LoanOut-standing 51.84 _ 51.84
Total 71.93 0.00 71.93
TOTAL (Rupees Seventy One Crores and Ninety Three lakhs Only)
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