Press Release June 27, 2025 STEEL HOUSE Rating Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	78.90	ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*	-
Total Outstanding	78.90	-	-
Total Withdrawn	0.00	-	-
* The issuer did not co-operate; based on best available information.

Rating Rationale

­Acuité has downgraded its long-term rating to ‘ACUITE BB+’ (read as ACUITE double B plus) from 'ACUITE A-' (read as ACUITE A minus) on the Rs. 78.90 Cr. bank facilities of Steel House (SH). The rating is now flagged as “Issuer Not-Cooperating” and is based on the best information available. The rating has been downgraded on account of information risk.

About the Company

­Established in 1984, Steel House is a Bangalore (Karnataka) based partnership entity engaged in the trading of flat steel products. The entity also provides value added services such as ‘cut to size’ as per customer’s requirements. The entity has installed capacity of 15,000 tons per month to provide value added services at its facility in Jigani (Karnataka). The day-to-day operations are managed by its partner Mr. Vishal Gupta, son of founding partner Mr. Mahendra Kumar Gupta.

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 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

This rating is based on information available from sources other than the issuer / borrower (in the absence of information provided by the issuer / borrower) . Acuite endeavoured to gather information about the entity/industry from the public domain. Any rating with the suffix 'Issuer not cooperating' is assigned without any management interaction with the issuer entity or any data / information from the entity. Sometimes this non co-operation by a rated entity may be due to a result of deterioration in the credit risk profile of the entity. 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 Acuite to comment upon."

Liquidity Position

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

Outlook: Not applicable

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Other Factors affecting Rating

­None

Key Financials

Particulars	Unit	FY 23 (Actual)	FY 22 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	641.98	547.13
PAT	Rs. Cr.	44.88	39.16
PAT Margin	(%)	6.99	7.16
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	0.56	0.61
PBDIT/Interest	Times	8.27	6.86

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 • Trading Entitie: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-61.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 05 Apr 2024 Secured Overdraft Long Term 49.00 ACUITE A- | Stable (Reaffirmed) Bills Discounting Long Term 1.50 ACUITE A- | Stable (Reaffirmed) Term Loan Long Term 7.18 ACUITE A- | Stable (Reaffirmed) Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing Long Term 10.00 ACUITE A- | Stable (Reaffirmed) Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing Long Term 10.00 ACUITE A- | Stable (Reaffirmed) Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing Long Term 1.22 ACUITE A- | Stable (Reaffirmed) 06 Jan 2023 Secured Overdraft Long Term 37.00 ACUITE A- | Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BBB+ | Stable) Bills Discounting Long Term 1.50 ACUITE A- | Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BBB+ | Stable) Term Loan Long Term 5.41 ACUITE A- | Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BBB+ | Stable) Term Loan Long Term 7.99 ACUITE A- | Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BBB+ | Stable) Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing Long Term 12.00 ACUITE A- | Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BBB+ | Stable) Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing Long Term 15.00 ACUITE A- | Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BBB+ | Stable)

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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 Kotak Mahindra Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Bills Discounting Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 1.50 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A- ) ICICI Bank Ltd Not avl. / Not appl. Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 10.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A- ) Axis Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 10.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A- ) Indusind Bank Ltd Not avl. / Not appl. Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 1.22 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A- ) Kotak Mahindra Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Secured Overdraft Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 49.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A- ) Kotak Mahindra Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Term Loan 03 May 2021 Not avl. / Not appl. 30 Apr 2026 7.18 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A- )

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

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