Press Release November 28, 2024 HONER DEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED Rating Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	150.00	ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*	-
Total Outstanding	150.00	-	-
Total Withdrawn	0.00	-	-
* The issuer did not co-operate; based on best available information.

Rating Rationale

­Acuité has downgraded the long-term rating to ‘ACUITE BB+’ (read as ACUITE Double B plus) from ‘ACUITE BBB-’ (read as ACUITE Triple B minus) on the Rs.150 crore bank facilities of Honer Developers Private Limited.  The rating is now flagged as “Issuer Not Cooperating” and is based on the best available information. The rating is downgraded on account of information risk.

About the Company

­Honer Developers Private Limited (HDPL), based out of Hyderabad, Telangana, was incorporated in 2016 by four experienced professionals from the retail sector namely Mr. Venkateswarlu, Mr. S Rajamouli, Mr. Balachandrudu and Mr. Y.S. Kumar. The company is engaged in real estate construction and development. The company is currently executing a residential project under the name of ‘Honer Aquantis’ in Gopanapally, Hyderabad, with a total saleable area of 19,94,830 sq. ft. HDPL has succesfully completed 1.25 million sq. ft in the ‘Honer Vivantis’ project in FY2021. Under the SPV name, recently launched Honer Signatis with total leasable area of 7.8 million Sq fts. expected to be completed by February 2028. Honer is also executing one more project named as ‘Honer Richmont’ comprising of 142 villas at Kukatpally, Hyderabad.

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 non-cooperation by the issuer along with an 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 has 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 Sensitivities

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

Liquidity Position

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

Outlook: Not Applicable

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Other Factors affecting Rating

­None.

Key Financials

Particulars	Unit	FY 23 (Provisional)	FY 22 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	220.48	183.16
PAT	Rs. Cr.	69.01	8.80
PAT Margin	(%)	31.30	4.81
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	0.79	4.44
PBDIT/Interest	Times	12.38	2.50

Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA

­Not Applicable.

Any other information

­None.

Applicable Criteria

• Application Of Financial Ratios And Adjustments: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-53.htm • Default Recognition: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-52.htm • Real Estate Entities: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-63.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 06 Sep 2023 Proposed Long Term Loan Long Term 113.00 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BB+) Term Loan Long Term 37.00 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BB+) 09 Aug 2023 Term Loan Long Term 75.00 ACUITE BB+ (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*) Proposed Long Term Loan Long Term 75.00 ACUITE BB+ (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*) 11 May 2022 Term Loan Long Term 75.00 ACUITE BB+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE BBB- | Stable) Proposed Long Term Loan Long Term 75.00 ACUITE BB+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE BBB- | Stable) 15 Feb 2021 Proposed Long Term Bank Facility Long Term 75.00 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned) Term Loan Long Term 75.00 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Reaffirmed) 20 Jan 2021 Term Loan Long Term 75.00 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)

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Annexure - Details of instruments rated

Lender’s Name ISIN Facilities Date Of Issuance Coupon Rate Maturity Date Quantum (Rs. Cr.) Complexity Level Rating Not Applicable Not avl. / Not appl. Proposed Long Term Loan Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 113.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB- ) HDFC Ltd Not avl. / Not appl. Term Loan Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 37.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB- )

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

Contacts

Mohit Jain Senior Vice President - Rating Operations Dhruvi Chauhan Associate Analyst - Rating Operations	Contact details exclusively for investors and lenders Mob: +91 8591310146 Email ID: analyticalsupport@acuite.in

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