Press Release

Press Release

October 03, 2024

LORDS INFRACON PRIVATE LIMITED
Rating Reaffirmed, Withdrawn & Issuer Not Cooperating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	20.00	ACUITE BB- \| Reaffirmed & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*	-
Bank Loan Ratings	7.00	Not Applicable \| Withdrawn	-
Bank Loan Ratings	45.00	-	ACUITE A4+ \| Reaffirmed & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding	0.00	-	-
Total Withdrawn	72.00	-	-
* The issuer did not co-operate; based on best available information.

Rating Rationale

Acuité has reaffirmed and withdrawn its long-term rating of ‘ACUITE BB-’ (read as ACUITE double B minus) and short term rating of 'ACUITE A4+' (Read as ACUITE A four plus) on Rs. 65.00 crore bank facilities of Lords Infracon Private Limited (CEC). The rating continuous to be flagged as “Issuer Not-Cooperating” and is based on the best available information.

Further, Acuité has withdarwn the long term rating of Rs. 7.00 crore without assigning any rating as it is a proposed facility.

The rating has been withdrawn on Acuite's policy of withdrawal of ratings as applicable to the respective instrument/facility. The rating has been withdrawn on account of the request received from the company, and the NOC (No Objection Certificate) received from the banker.

About the Company

Incorporated in 2014, Lords Infracon Private Limited (LIPL) is a Jamshedpur based company, primarily involved in civil construction projects for Government of Jharkhand and Odisha for construction of dams, irrigation systems, canals among others. The entity was started as a sole proprietorship in 2000 in the name of Mr. Mahendra Gope and the constitution was changed in 2014 under its current name. Currently, the company is headed by promoter director Mr. Mahendra Gope, Mrs. Urmila Devi and Mr. Nilamber Kumar.

Unsupported Rating

Not Applicable

Non-cooperation by the issuer/borrower:

Acuité has been requesting for data, information and undertakings from the rated entity for conducting surveillance & review of the rating. However, the issuer/borrower failed to submit such information before the due date. Acuité believes that information risk is a critical component in such ratings, and noncooperation by the issuer along with unwillingness to provide information could be a sign of potential deterioration in its overall credit quality. This rating is, therefore, being flagged as “Issuer not-cooperating”, in line with prevailing SEBI regulations and Acuité’s policies.

Limitation regarding information availability:

The rating is based on information available from sources other than the issuer/borrower (in the absence of information provided by the issuer/borrower). Acuité endeavoured to gather information about the entity/ industry from the public domain. Therefore, Acuité cautions lenders and investors regarding the use of such information, on which the indicative credit rating is based.

Rating Sensitivity

No information provided by the issuer / available for Acuite to comment upon.

Liquidity Position

No information provided by the issuer / available for Acuite to comment upon.

Outlook

Not Applicable

Other Factors affecting Rating

None

Key Financials

Particulars	Unit	FY 23 (Actual)	FY 22 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	84.75	43.15
PAT	Rs. Cr.	3.57	1.80
PAT Margin	(%)	4.22	4.17
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	1.06	0.89
PBDIT/Interest	Times	2.96	4.62

Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA

Not Applicable

Any other information

None

Applicable Criteria

• Infrastructure Sector: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-51.htm
• Default Recognition: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-52.htm
• Application Of Financial Ratios And Adjustments: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-53.htm

Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument

In order to inform the investors about complexity of instruments, Acuité has categorized such instruments in three levels: Simple, Complex and Highly Complex. Acuite’s categorisation of the instruments across the three categories is based on factors like variability of the returns to the investors, uncertainty in cash flow patterns, number of counterparties and general understanding of the instrument by the market. It has to be understood that complexity is different from credit risk and even an instrument categorized as 'Simple' can carry high levels of risk. For more details, please refer Rating Criteria “Complexity Level Of Financial Instruments” on www.acuite.in.

Rating History

Date	Name of Instruments/Facilities	Term	Amount (Rs. Cr)	Rating/Outlook
07 Feb 2024	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Long Term	7.00	ACUITE BB- (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	20.00	ACUITE BB- (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*)
	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Short Term	45.00	ACUITE A4+ (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*)
19 Aug 2023	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Long Term	7.00	ACUITE BB- \| Stable (Reaffirmed)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	20.00	ACUITE BB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Short Term	45.00	ACUITE A4+ (Reaffirmed)
19 Jan 2023	Cash Credit	Long Term	15.00	ACUITE BB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Working Capital Demand Loan (WCDL)	Long Term	1.88	ACUITE BB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Proposed Bank Guarantee	Short Term	5.12	ACUITE A4+ (Assigned)
	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Short Term	30.00	ACUITE A4+ (Assigned)
* The issuer did not co-operate; based on best available information.

Annexure - Details of instruments rated

Lender’s Name	ISIN	Facilities	Date Of Issuance	Coupon Rate	Maturity Date	Quantum (Rs. Cr.)	Complexity Level	Rating
State Bank of India	Not avl. / Not appl.	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	45.00	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Reaffirmed & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*
State Bank of India	Not avl. / Not appl.	Cash Credit	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	20.00	Simple	ACUITE BB- \| Reaffirmed & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*
Not Applicable	Not avl. / Not appl.	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	7.00	Simple	Not Applicable\|Withdrawn

* The issuer did not co-operate; based on best available information.

Contacts

Mohit Jain
Senior Vice President - Rating Operations

Kruti Patel
Associate Analyst - Rating Operations

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