Press Release ARIHANT FOOD PRODUCTS October 11, 2022 Rating Reaffirmed & Withdrawn and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	7.19	ACUITE D | Reaffirmed & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating*	-
Total Outstanding Quantum (Rs. Cr)	0.00	-	-
Total Withdrawn Quantum (Rs. Cr)	7.19	-	-

Rating Rationale

­Acuité has reaffirmed & withdrawn its long term rating of ‘ACUITE D' (read as ACUITE D) on the Rs.7.19 crore bank facilities of Arihant Food Products. The rating withdrawal is in accordance with the Acuité’s policy on withdrawal of rating. This rating is now an indicative rating and is based on best available information. The rating is being withdrawn on account of request received from the company and NOC received from the banker, on Acuite's policy of withdrawal of ratings.

About the Company

­Maharashtra based Arihant Food Products (AFP) is a proprietorship firm incorporated in 2012 by Mr. Hasmukh Doshi. The firm is currently engaged in paddy processing and have a milling plant with a total capacity of processing 8 tonnes of paddy per hour, which is currently utilized at 50 percent capacity.

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 notcooperating”, 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 Sensitivities

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

Material Covenants

­None

Liquidity Position

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

Outlook

­Not Applicable

Other Factors affecting Rating

­None

Key Financials

­The issuer has not provided the latest financials for Acuite to comment upon

Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA

­None

Any other information

Acuité is yet to receive the latest No Default Statement (NDS) from the rated entity, despite repeated requests and follow-ups.

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 • Manufacturing Entities: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-59.htm

Note on Complexity Levels of the Rated Instrument

­https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-55.htm

Rating History

Date Name of Instruments/Facilities Term Amount (Rs. Cr) Rating/Outlook 16 Aug 2021 Cash Credit Long Term 6.00 ACUITE D (Downgraded from ACUITE B+ | Stable) Working Capital Term Loan Long Term 1.19 ACUITE D (Downgraded from ACUITE B+ | Stable) 03 Mar 2021 Working Capital Term Loan Long Term 1.19 ACUITE B+ | Stable (Assigned) Cash Credit Long Term 6.00 ACUITE B+ | 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.) Rating IDBI Bank Ltd. Not Applicable Cash Credit Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 6.00 ACUITE D | Reaffirmed & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating* IDBI Bank Ltd. Not Applicable Working Capital Term Loan 30-06-2020 8.10 31-05-2024 1.19 ACUITE D | Reaffirmed & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating*

Contacts

Analytical	Rating Desk
Aditya Gupta Vice President-Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294041 aditya.gupta@acuite.in Radhika Kolwankar Analyst-Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294065 radhika.kolwankar@acuite.in	Varsha Bist Senior Manager-Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294011 rating.desk@acuite.in

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