Brickwork Ratings assigns the ratings for the Bank Loan Facilities of Rs. 135.00 Crs. of Venus Infrastructure & Developers Pvt. Ltd. (herein after refer as the 'Company' or 'VIDPL')
ParticularsFacilities** | Amount(Rs.Crs.) | Tenure | Rating# | |
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Fund Based | 135.00 | Long Term |
BWR BBB -
/Stable Assignment |
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Grand Total | 135.00 | (Rupees One Hundred Thirty Five Crores Only) |
BWR has considered the standalone financials of the Company and essentially relied upon the audited financial statements for FY19, FY20, FY21, projected financials for FY22, FY23 and publicly available information and clarifications provided by the entity’s management.
The rating assignment factors the low execution risk of the ongoing project, benefit of the prime location and established track record of “Venus" group and financial support by the promoters. The rating is, however, constrained by the risk with timely collection of customer advances and susceptibility to volatility in the real estate sector. The risk of recurrence of any future wave of Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent government restrictions may impact the sales and the financial risk profile of the Company.
BWR believes that Venus Infrastructure & Developers Pvt. Ltd.'s business risk profile is likely to be maintained over the medium term. The ‘Stable’ outlook indicates a low likelihood of rating change over the medium term.
KEY RATING DRIVERSCredit Strengths:
The established track record of the promoters in the real estate construction business and Venus Group enjoys good brand equity in Ahmedabad real estate. The project will benefit from construction capabilities, mall operating experience and leasing expertise of the promoters.
A commercial project 'Venus Stratum' with area of ~4.22 lakh sq ft is located at a key location at Nehrunagar in Ahmedabad. The location enjoys good connectivity to key city areas and proximity to AMTS, BRTS and other modes of public transport.
The construction of project 'Venus Stratum' commenced in 2017 and expected to complete by September 2021. As on 26th July 2021, 81% of construction work is completed and cost incurred of Rs. 260.13 Crs against the projected cost of Rs. 273.30 Crs. It is funded by bank loan, promoters fund and customer advances in a ratio of 4:4:2. 28% of the total area is booked as on 26th July 2021. The project is expected to complete in a stipulated timeframe. Moreover, all the approvals have been obtained and hence the regulatory risk remains low.
VIDPL is exposed to the risk of demand slowdown, property price fluctuation, and sector sluggishness. Sale ability of the ongoing project in the commercial portfolio is expected to be moderate in the near term. Lower-than-expected demand could result in lower collection and adversely impact cash flow. However, the strong track record in the real estate space mitigates the demand risks.
The sales remained at moderate level with a rise of nearly 38% in FY21 as compared to FY20. The revenue comprises of approximately 10% of lease rentals from CG Square Mall, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Net worth is strong at Rs. 259.52 crs against a total debt of Rs. 75.01 Crs and low gearing of 0.29x as on 31st March 2021. Healthy sales of ongoing project and liquidation of completed projects will remain a key rating sensitivity.
Positive: Substantial increase in sales velocity and profitability and increase customer advances, project completion as per the stipulated timeframe and promoters financial support be key rating positives.
Negative: Lower than expected sales, deterioration in gearing, rise in debt, delay in the project execution will be key rating sensitivities.
LIQUIDITY INDICATORS - Adequate
VIDPL reported Rs. 12.22 crore cash and cash equilents and Rs. 67 crore undrawn bank limits as on 31st July 2021 for the construction of the commercial project against pending cost of ~Rs.60.90 crores. The interest will be funded by the sanctioned debt facility and debt obligation of Rs. 6.76 Crs in FY21 and Rs. 25.38 Crs in FY22. The company has received a customer advances of Rs. 60.10 Crs from booked units and receivables of Rs.44.62 Crs as of 26 July 2021.
ABOUT THE ENTITYIncorporated in July 2002, Venus Infrastructure & Developers Private Limited undertakes residential and commerical real estate development in Ahmedabad-Gujarat. VIDPL is a flagship company of 'Venus' group and promoted by Mr. Dilip Lalwani, Mr. Deepak Vaswani & Mr. Rajesh Vaswani. Since 2014, the company has successfully completed 7 residencial and commercial projects and a plotting scheme at Ahmedabad-Gujarat.
KEY FINANCIAL INDICATORS (Standalone)Key Parameters | Units |
FY 20-21 (Audited) |
FY 19-20 (Audited) |
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Operating Revenue | Rs.Crs. | 40.47 | 29.13 |
EBITDA | Rs.Crs. | 15.08 | 12.58 |
PAT | Rs.Crs. | 12.26 | 8.21 |
Tangible Net Worth | Rs.Crs. | 259.52 | 247.25 |
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth | Times | 0.29 | 0.30 |
Current Ratio | Times | 1.80 | 3.09 |
Facilities | Current Rating (2021) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||
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Type | Tenure | Amount (Rs.Crs.) |
Rating | Date | Rating | Date | Rating | Date | Rating |
Fund Based | LT | 135.00 |
BWR BBB-/Stable
(Assignment) |
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Grand Total | 135.00 | (Rupees One Hundred Thirty Five Crores Only) |
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Dileep Narayan Singh Director dileep.s@brickworkratings.com |
1-860-425-2742 | media@brickworkratings.com |
SL.No. | Name of the Bank/Lender | Type Of Facilities | Long Term(Rs.Crs.) | Short Term(Rs.Crs.) | Total(Rs.Crs.) | |
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1 | State Bank Of India (SBI) | Term LoanSanctioned | 135.00 | _ | 135.00 | |
Total | 135.00 | 0.00 | 135.00 | |||
TOTAL (Rupees One Hundred Thirty Five Crores Only) |
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