Press Release

Press Release

April 15, 2024

ASIA BULK SACKS PRIVATE LIMITED
Rating Reaffirmed, Withdrawn & Issuer Not Cooperating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	41.16	ACUITE BB \| Reaffirmed & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*	-
Bank Loan Ratings	4.34	Not Applicable \| Withdrawn	-
Bank Loan Ratings	6.50	-	ACUITE A4+ \| Reaffirmed & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding	0.00	-	-
Total Withdrawn	52.00	-	-

Rating Rationale

Acuité has reaffirmed and withdrawn its long-term rating of ‘ACUITE BB’ (read as ACUITE Double B) and short-term rating of 'ACUITE A4+' (read as ACUITE A Four Plus) on Rs 47.66 crore bank facilities of Asia Bulk Sacks Private Limited, and withdrawn the proposed long-term facilites without assigning any rating on the Rs 4.34 crore of Asia Bulk Sacks Private Limited (ABSPL).
The rating is now flagged as “Issuer Not-Cooperating” and is based on the best available information.
The rating has been withdrawn on Acuite's policy of withdrawal of ratings as applicable to the respective instrument/facility. The rating has been withdrawn on account of the request received from the company and the NOC(No Objection Certificate) received from the banker.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 1984, Gujarat based Asia Bulk Sacks Private Limited was originally incorporated in the name of Asia Woven Sacks Private Limited the Company was taken over by its directors Mr. Ajit Chaudhari & Mr. Chatrasinh Chaudhari since 29th Dec. 2001. Since the company has made an expansion and diversified into manufacturing FIBC (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers) in addition to the existing product of woven sacks in the year 2012-13, hence the company’s name was changed to Asia Bulk Sacks Private Limited with effect from dt.06-11-2012, the company was taken over by the Gandhi Family in 2019 wherein Mrs. Geeta Nilesh Gandhi and Mr. Aditya Nilesh Gandhi are the directors, and Mr. Nilesh Gandhi is the CEO of the company.The directors of the company are Mrs. Geeta Nilesh Gandhi and Mr. Aditya Nilesh Gandhi.

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

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 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

Other Factors affecting Rating

None

Key Financials

Particulars	Unit	FY 23 (Actual)	FY 22 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	108.92	130.86
PAT	Rs. Cr.	0.76	3.02
PAT Margin	(%)	0.70	2.31
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	1.15	1.16
PBDIT/Interest	Times	2.39	3.64

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
• Manufacturing Entities: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-59.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
28 Mar 2023	Letter of Credit	Short Term	6.50	ACUITE A4+ (Reaffirmed)
	Term Loan	Long Term	2.93	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Downgraded from ACUITE BB+ \| Stable)
	Term Loan	Long Term	3.52	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Downgraded from ACUITE BB+ \| Stable)
	Term Loan	Long Term	3.19	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Downgraded from ACUITE BB+ \| Stable)
	PC/PCFC	Long Term	30.00	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Downgraded from ACUITE BB+ \| Stable)
	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Long Term	4.34	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Downgraded from ACUITE BB+ \| Stable)
	Term Loan	Long Term	1.52	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Downgraded from ACUITE BB+ \| Stable)
30 Mar 2022	Letter of Credit	Short Term	6.50	ACUITE A4+ (Assigned)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	5.00	ACUITE BB+ \| Stable (Assigned)
	Term Loan	Long Term	8.75	ACUITE BB+ \| Stable (Assigned)
	Term Loan	Long Term	1.69	ACUITE BB+ \| Stable (Assigned)
	Term Loan	Long Term	0.42	ACUITE BB+ \| Stable (Assigned)
	PC/PCFC	Long Term	20.00	ACUITE BB+ \| Stable (Assigned)
	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Long Term	5.59	ACUITE BB+ \| Stable (Assigned)
	Term Loan	Long Term	4.05	ACUITE BB+ \| Stable (Assigned)

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.	Letter of Credit	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	6.50	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Reaffirmed & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*
State Bank of India	Not avl. / Not appl.	PC/PCFC	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	30.00	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.	4.34	Simple	Not Applicable\|Withdrawn
State Bank of India	Not avl. / Not appl.	Term Loan	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	1.52	Simple	ACUITE BB \| 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.	2.93	Simple	ACUITE BB \| 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.	3.52	Simple	ACUITE BB \| 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.	3.19	Simple	ACUITE BB \| Reaffirmed & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*

Contacts

Analytical Details	Contact Details
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