Vasani Wood Works : Long Term Rating

Rating Rationale
Brickwork Ratings reaffirms ‘BWR B+’ & assigns ‘BWR A4’ for the enhanced Bank
Loan Facilities aggregating to ₹ 34.22 Cr of Vasani Wood Works
Brickwork Ratings has reaffirmed following Ratings1 for Bank Credit facilities of Vasani Wood
Works.
Facility
Previous
(₹ in Cr)
Present
(₹ in Cr)
Fund BasedCash Credit
13.00
5.00
Tenure
Rating1
Long term
6.22
Term loan
Non Fund
Based –
Letter of Credit
Total
BWR B+
(Pronounced BWR B
Plus)
(Outlook : Stable)
BWR A4
(Pronounced BWR A
Four)
Rating History
(August 2013)
BWR B+
(Pronounced BWR B
Plus)
(Outlook : Stable)
-
23.00
Short term
-
13.00
34.22
(INR Thirty Four Crores and Twenty Two Lakhs
only)
The rating factors strong group profile and consistent growth in turnover over the years .
However the rating is constrained by low tangible networth, intense competition, weak debt
protection metrics and inability to derive higher margins from the trading business.
Background:
Vasani Wood Works is a partnership firm established in the year 2007 with four partners
which has been reconstituted with 2 partners in Sept 2013. The partners are Suresh N.Patel
and Hashmita S Patel who are having more than two decades of experience in running saw
mill and trading in timber & plywoods. This firm is one of the group concerns of Prabhat group
of companies. The group has a strong profile with more than 40 firms/ companies engaged in
similar activities for more than four decades. The partners are guided by the promoters of the
group Shivgan K Patel, Nathu K Patel and Gopal K Patel.
Financial Performance:
The firm reported gross sales of Rs. 71.59 Crores in FY 14 compared to Rs.56.23 Crs for the
FY13. The operating profit margins are at 4.20% in FY 14 compared to 3.52% in FY 13. Net Profit
margin is low at 0.73 for the FY14. The firm’s finance costs have been on the rise in the past.
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Rating Outlook:
Being a trading entity, Vasani Wood Works has been generating very low operating profits.
Going forward, ability to improve the margins, control/ reduce its finance costs and strengthen
the net worth of the firm will be the key rating sensitivity factors.
Analyst Contact
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Phone
Media Contact
1-860-425-2742
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