Haideri Timber Pvt. Ltd.

April 05, 2018

Summary of rated instruments

Previous Rated Amount Current Rated Amount
Instrument* Rating Action
(Rs. crore) (Rs. crore)
[ICRA]B (Stable); Reaffirmed,
Fund based-Cash Credit 0.50 0.50 Removed from ‘issuer Non-
cooperating’ category
[ICRA]A4; Reaffirmed Removed
Non-fund based-Letter of
8.50 8.50 from ‘issuer Non-cooperating’
Credit
category
Total 9.00 9.00
*Instrument details are provided in Annexure-1

Rating action
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ICRA has reaffirmed the long-term rating of [ICRA]B (pronounced ICRA B) to the Rs. 0.50-crore cash credit facility of
Haideri Timber Pvt. Ltd. (HTPL). ICRA has also reaffirmed the short-term rating of [ICRA]A4 (pronounced ICRA A four) to
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the Rs. 8.50-crore non-fund based facility of HTPL . The outlook on the long-term rating is Stable. ICRA has also removed
the rating from Issuer not cooperating category.

Rationale
The reaffirmation of ratings continues to factor in HTPL’s average financial risk profile reflected by small scale of
operations, weak return indicators and low net-worth base. The ratings also take into account the highly fragmented
nature of the industry and availability of substitutes which lead to intense competition in the market. The ratings further
consider the impact on profitability due to volatility of timber prices, availability of timber; which depends upon export
regulations in the key supplying markets and foreign exchange fluctuation owing to its procurement through imports.

The ratings, however, continue to favourably consider the extensive experience of promoters in timber industry and the
company’s location specific advantage by virtue of its proximity to Kandla port, which eases the procurement

Outlook: Stable
ICRA believes HTPL will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its promoters. The outlook may be revised
to positive if company witnesses substantial growth in operations and profitability, leading to improvement in coverage
indicators while managing working capital cycle efficiently. The outlook may be revised to ‘Negative’ in case of de-growth
in scale of operations and deterioration in profit margins, or any major debt-funded capex, stretched working capital
cycle which would stretch the liquidity of the company.

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100 lakh = 1 crore = 10 million
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For complete rating scale and definitions, please refer to ICRA's website www.icra.in or other ICRA Rating Publications

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Key rating drivers

Credit strengths
Extensive experience of the promoters in timber processing business – HTPL was incorporated in 2011 and is managed
by the promoters who have long standing experience in the timber industry through their association with Hakimi
Timbers Private Limited which is involved in the similar line of business.

Location specific advantage in terms of procurement of raw material – The manufacturing facility of the company is
located at Gandhidham in Gujarat. This region has been declared as a timber zone by the Government due to its
proximity to Kandla port which results in easing procurement costs.

Credit challenges
Weak financial risk profile - The company’s financial risk profile is characterised by small scale of operations and weak
profitability margins and cash accruals due to its nature of business and stiff competition. The operating margin stood
low at 0.65% in FY2017 and net margin at 0.76% in FY2017. This coupled with moderate debt level has resulted in
average coverage indicator with TD/OPBDITA of 5.61 times in FY2017.

Intense competition due to presence of numerous unorganised players – Due to various benefits for entities located in
Gandhidham region and low initial set up cost in timber trading/processing business, there is an intense competition
from numerous small players in the market.

Exposure to Government regulations and volatility in timber prices – Most of HTPL’s timber requirement is met through
imports from Latin America, Ghana etc. This exposes the company to risk arising from availability of timber and any
adverse changes in timber export policies by the government of timber supplying countries. Also, due to high proportion
of imports, the profitability remains exposed to any exchange rate fluctuations.

Analytical approach: For arriving at the ratings, ICRA has applied its rating methodologies as indicated below.

Links to applicable criteria:

Corporate Credit Rating Methodology

About the company:

Haideri Timber Private Limited was incorporated in 2011 to engage in trading of round and square teakwood timber logs.
The company imports timber logs mainly from Latin America, South Africa, Ghana, Columbia etc. The promoters of the
company are also associated with a sister concern Hakimi Timbers Private Limited involved in the similar line of business.

In FY2017, the company reported a net profit of Rs. 0.12 crore on an operating income of Rs. 16.12 crore, as compared to
a net profit of Rs. 0.14 crore on an operating income of Rs. 19.17 crore in the previous year.

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Key financial indicators (audited)
FY 2016 FY 2017
Operating Income (Rs. crore) 19.17 16.12
PAT (Rs. crore) 0.14 0.12
OPBDIT/ OI (%) 0.37% 0.65%
RoCE (%) 9.70% 6.41%

Total Debt/ TNW (times) 0.30 0.25

Total Debt/ OPBDIT (times) 9.59 5.61
Interest coverage (times) 1.20 8.35
NWC/ OI (%) 2% 2%

Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA: Not applicable

Any other information: None

Rating history for last three years:

Chronology of Rating History for the
Current Rating (FY2019) past 3 years
Date & Date &
Date & Date & Rating Rating in Rating in
Amount Amount
Rating in FY2018 FY2017 FY2016
Rated Outstanding
Instrument Type (Rs. crore) (Rs Crore) April 2018 Feb 2018 Aug 2016 -
1 Cash Credit Long 0.50 - [ICRA]B [ICRA]B [ICRA]B
Term (Stable) (Stable)
ISSUER NOT
COOPERATING
2 Letter of Credit Short 8.50 - [ICRA]A4 [ICRA]A4 [ICRA]A4 -
Term ISSUER NOT
COOPERATING

Complexity level of the rated instrument:

ICRA has classified various instruments based on their complexity as "Simple", "Complex" and "Highly Complex". The
classification of instruments according to their complexity levels is available on the website www.icra.in

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Annexure-1: Instrument Details
Date of Amount
Issuance / Maturity Rated Current Rating
ISIN No Instrument Name Sanction Coupon Rate Date (Rs. crore) and Outlook
NA Cash Credit FY2012 - - 0.50 [ICRA]B (Stable)
NA Letter of Credit FY2012 - - 8.50 [ICRA]A4
Source: Haideri Timber Pvt. Ltd.

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