Press Release June 07, 2024 AADHI CARS PRIVATE LIMITED Rating Reaffirmed & Withdrawn and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	7.00	ACUITE B+ | Reaffirmed & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating*	-
Bank Loan Ratings	28.00	-	ACUITE A4 | Reaffirmed & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding	0.00	-	-
Total Withdrawn	35.00	-	-

Rating Rationale

­Acuité has reaffirmed and withdrawn the long-term rating of  ‘ACUITE B+’ (read as ACUITE B plus) and reaffirmed and withdrawn the short-term rating of ‘ACUITE A4’ (read as ACUITE A four) on the Rs. 35.00 crore bank facilities of Aadhi Cars Private Limited. The rating continues to be flagged as “Issuer Not Cooperating” and is based on best available information. The rating has been withdrawn as per Acuite's policy of withdrawal of ratings as applicable to the respective instrument/facility. The rating has been withdrawn on account of the request received from the company and the NOC(No Objection Certificate) received from the banker.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

­Aadhi Cars Private Limited (ACPL) based at Coimbatore is an authorised dealer of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL). The company was incorporated in 2012 by Mr. S. Srinivasan and Ms. K. Kalaivani. ACPL is engaged in the sale of new cars, pre-owned cars (under True Value outlet), spare parts and accessories and undertakes servicing of vehicles. Additionally, the company also runs Maruti Driving School (MDS). ACPL commenced operations by opening its first 3S showroom (sales-service-spares) at Coimbatore in August, 2012.

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 endeavored 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.	461.04	353.87
PAT	Rs. Cr.	6.52	4.30
PAT Margin	(%)	1.41	1.22
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	1.83	2.77
PBDIT/Interest	Times	3.43	2.69

Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA

­Not Applicable

Any other information

­None

Applicable Criteria

• Trading Entities: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-61.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 16 Mar 2023 Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing Short Term 28.00 ACUITE A4 (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*) Dropline Overdraft Long Term 2.00 ACUITE B+ (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*) Term Loan Long Term 5.00 ACUITE B+ (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*) 22 Dec 2021 Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing Short Term 28.00 ACUITE A4 (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*) Dropline Overdraft Long Term 2.00 ACUITE B+ (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*) Term Loan Long Term 5.00 ACUITE B+ (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*)

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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 State Bank of India Not avl. / Not appl. Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 28.00 Simple ACUITE A4 | Reaffirmed & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating* State Bank of India Not avl. / Not appl. Dropline Overdraft Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 2.00 Simple ACUITE B+ | Reaffirmed & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating* State Bank of India Not avl. / Not appl. Term Loan Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 5.00 Simple ACUITE B+ | Reaffirmed & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating*

Contacts

Analytical Details	Contact Details
Mohit Jain Senior Vice President - Rating Operations Tel: 022–49294017 mohit.jain@acuite.in Abhishek Singh Analyst - Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294065 abhishek.s@acuite.in	Contact details exclusively for investors and lenders Mob: +91 8591310146 Associate Vice President - Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294011 rating.desk@acuite.in

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