Fitch Rating terhadap Saham SRIL | 7 Desember 2017

Fitch Rating terhadap Saham SRIL

Fitch Ratings has assigned a National Long-Term Rating of 'A+(idn)' to Indonesia-based integrated fabric and garment manufacturer PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk's (Sritex; BB-/A+(idn)/Stable) USD10 million domestic medium-term notes due 2020. The notes add to the USD30 million issuance in October 2017, which are part of Sritex's total issuance plan of USD80 million.

The company plans to issue the remaining USD40 million in February 2018. Proceeds from the issuance will be used to refinance Sritex's bank debt. Sritex's ratings reflect the company's profile as Indonesia's largest integrated fabric and garment manufacturer, its increasing operating cash flows, and its moderate financial profile. We expect Sritex to reduce its leverage (defined as net adjusted debt/EBITDAR) to around 3.0x by end-2017 from 3.9x at end-2016 as it completes its new production capacity.

Leverage fell to 3.2x at end-September 2017 from a peak of 3.7x at end-June 2017 as working capital needs returned to normal after new capacity increased sufficiently to ease a production bottleneck in its finished fabrics division. The domestic medium-term notes are rated at the same level as Sritex's 'A+(idn)' National Long-Term Rating because they represent the senior unsecured obligations of the issuer. 'A' National Ratings denote expectations of low default risk relative to other issuers or obligations in the same country. However, changes in circumstances or economic conditions may affect the capacity for timely repayment to a greater degree than is the case for financial commitments denoted by a higher rated category.

Working Capital Normalising: We expect Sritex's cash conversion cycle to normalise to less than 190 days by end-2017, from a high of 217 days as of end-June 2017, and 181 days at end-2016.  The working capital increase in 1H17 was temporary and driven by the production bottleneck at the company's finished-fabric division because new production capacity in the division took longer to be commissioned, even though spinning and weaving production, key raw materials for finished fabrics, had already increased. (end)

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