Corporate Credit Rating 2023 for DRILLMEC SPA: B1 (First Issuance)

modefinance published the Solicited Corporate Credit Rating of DRILLMEC S.P.A. on the website and the rating assigned to the entity is B1 (first issuance). The analysis revealed it is an adequate company with average capability of repaying financial obligations and it is little affected by adverse economic scenarios.

Drillmec S.p.a. is a company specialized in the design and construction of complete rigs and drilling equipment for major players in the Oil & Gas sector, for both Onshore and Offshore applications. Part of the Indian group Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited since 2020, the Company can boast a consolidated experience given by a century of presence in the field at a global level and a remarkable technological know-how, distinctive elements that are particularly appreciated by its reference customers.

The Company's economic-financial situation is characterized by satisfactory solvency and adequate liquidity management. The profitability area, in spite of the appreciable increase in operating margins achieved during the financial year 2022, shows return on equity and invested capital indicators that are still rather low. Thanks to the volume of orders in the portfolio, ongoing negotiations and the advantages offered by the operational integration with the other companies of the MEIL group, the management of Drillmec is confident of being able to achieve a good improvement in 2023, both in terms of business volume and margins.

As far as the governance system is concerned, the company's organizational and control structure is in line with best practices and can also be considered adequate in relation to the size of the company and the activity performed.

The peer group analysis shows a satisfactory and rather stable solvency and liquidity condition over the entire period considered. Although the median return on risk capital showed a slight decrease in 2022 compared to the previous year, the profitability of the sector is also at an adequate level. Compared to the other companies in the peer group, Drillmec has a rather high size positioning. In contrast, solvency and profitability are lower than the respective sector medians.

Despite the gradual growth in the use of renewable energy sources, global energy demand will remain inexorably dependent on fossil fuels in the coming years. Global oil consumption is expected to continue to increase until 2030, driven by Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, while natural gas will benefit at least until 2032 from the driving effect of Asian demand.

Eventually, looking at the macroeconomic context, forecasts indicate global economic growth is expected to remain at rather moderate levels in 2023-2024 and then gradually strengthen between 2025 and 2028.

The present Corporate Credit rating is issued by modefinance under EU Regulation 1060/2009 and following amendments.

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The quality of the information available on the rated entity and used to determine the present rating was judged by modefinance as satisfactory. Please note that modefinance does not perform any audit activity and is not in a position to guarantee the accuracy of any information used and/or reported in the present document. As such, modefinance can accept no liability whatsoever for actions taken based on any information that may subsequently prove to be incorrect.

The present credit rating was notified to the rated entity in order to identify potential factual errors, as prescribed by the CRA Regulation.

No amendments were applied after the notification process.

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The present Credit Rating is an opinion of the general creditworthiness that modefinance issues on the rated entity, and should be relied upon to a limited degree. The issued rating is subject to an ongoing monitoring until withdrawal.

Head Analyst - Stefano Chirsich, Rating Analyst
stefano.chirsich@modefinance.com

Responsible for Rating Approval - Pinar Dilek, Rating Process Manager
pinar.dilek@modefinance.com