Press Release February 24, 2026 BATELI TEA COMPANY LIMITED Rating Downgraded & Withdrawn and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	89.56	ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating*	-
Bank Loan Ratings	2.36	ACUITE Not Applicable | Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating*	-
Total Outstanding	0.00	-	-
Total Withdrawn	91.92	-	-
* The issuer did not co-operate; based on best available information.

Rating Rationale

­Acuité has downgraded and withdrawn its long-term rating to 'ACUITE BB+' (read as ACUITE double B plus) from ‘ACUITE BBB’ (read as ACUITE triple B)  on the bank facilities of Rs.89.56 Cr. of Bateli Tea Company Limited (BTCL). The rating has been withdrawn on account of the request received from the company, and the NOC(No Objection Certificate) received from the banker. Acuité has also withdrawn its proposed long term rating of Rs. 2.36 Cr. bank facility without assigning any rating as it is a proposed facility of BTCL. The rating has been withdrawn on account of the request received from the company. The rating has been withdrawn on Acuite's policy of withdrawal of ratings as applicable to the respective instrument/facility. The rating downgrade is on account of information risk.  The rating is now flagged as “Issuer Not-Cooperating” and is based on the best information available.

About the Company

­Established in 1919 Kolkata based, Bateli Tea Company Limited is a part of the M L Dalmia Group, is a premium tea producing and marketing company, having a large tea plantation and manufacturing unit in Assam, with an annual capacity of producing ~ 4.00 million kgs per annum. Around 30 percent of the tea is produced from the green leaves internally and the rest 70 percent is purchased from the neighbouring tea producers. BTCL is dedicated to bigger players and available in e-commerce platforms. Mr. Manish Dalmia, Mr. Girdhar Didwania, Mr. Vijay Dalmia, Mr. Girdhar Gopal Dalmia, Mr. Parekh Mani Baro and Ms. Sonam Jalan are the directors of the company.

About the Group

­­Established in 1986, Kolkata based, Dalmia Laminators Limited (DLL) have two units in Tamil Nadu and one in Andhra Pradesh manufacturing Plastic Woven Sacks (PWS) used for bulk packaging of cement, fertilizers, food grains and sugar, chemicals, polymers and other commodities. Mr. Manish Dalmia, Mr. Girdhar Didwania, Mr. Vijay Dalmia, Mr. Girdhar Gopal Dalmia, Mr. Parekh Mani Baro and Ms. Sonam Jalan are the directors of the company. Incorporated in 1997, Kolkata based, Dalmia Tea Plantation and Industries Limited (DTPIL) is one of India’s leading tea cultivating, manufacturing, and processing company owning the most well equipped tea manufacturing plants in West Bengal. It has an annual capacity of ~ 10.50 million kgs per annum. Mr. Manish Dalmia, Mr. Girdhar Didwania, Mr. Vijay Dalmia, Mr. Girdhar Gopal Dalmia, Mr. Parekh Mani Baro and Ms. Sonam Jalan are the directors of the company.

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 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

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 25 (Actual)	FY 24 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	691.93	503.92
PAT	Rs. Cr.	20.44	18.23
PAT Margin	(%)	2.95	3.62
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	0.71	0.85
PBDIT/Interest	Times	2.20	2.23

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 • Consolidation Of Companies: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-60.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 07 Oct 2025 Term Loan Long Term 37.10 ACUITE BBB | Positive (Assigned) Cash Credit Long Term 13.00 ACUITE BBB | Positive (Reaffirmed) Term Loan Long Term 9.58 ACUITE BBB | Positive (Reaffirmed) Term Loan Long Term 11.48 ACUITE BBB | Positive (Reaffirmed) Cash Credit Long Term 17.00 ACUITE BBB | Positive (Reaffirmed) Term Loan Long Term 1.40 ACUITE BBB | Positive (Reaffirmed) Proposed Long Term Bank Facility Long Term 2.36 ACUITE BBB | Positive (Reaffirmed) 12 Aug 2024 Cash Credit Long Term 5.50 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) Covid Emergency Line. Long Term 0.67 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) Cash Credit Long Term 7.50 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) Cash Credit Long Term 13.00 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) Term Loan Long Term 0.65 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) Term Loan Long Term 2.73 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) Covid Emergency Line. Long Term 0.33 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) Proposed Long Term Bank Facility Long Term 17.92 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) Covid Emergency Line. Long Term 6.52 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) 16 May 2023 Term Loan Long Term 3.14 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) Term Loan Long Term 4.54 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) Cash Credit Long Term 7.50 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) Cash Credit Long Term 5.50 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) Cash Credit Long Term 13.00 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) Covid Emergency Line. Long Term 9.11 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) Covid Emergency Line. Long Term 1.29 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed) Proposed Long Term Bank Facility Long Term 10.74 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Reaffirmed)

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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 AXIS BANK LIMITED Not avl. / Not appl. Cash Credit Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 13.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB ) INDUSIND BANK LIMITED Not avl. / Not appl. Cash Credit Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 17.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB ) Not Applicable Not avl. / Not appl. Proposed Long Term Bank Facility Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 2.36 Simple ACUITE Not Applicable | Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating* INDUSIND BANK LIMITED Not avl. / Not appl. Term Loan 26 Dec 2024 Not avl. / Not appl. 30 Jun 2031 38.50 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB ) AXIS BANK LIMITED Not avl. / Not appl. Term Loan 27 Dec 2024 Not avl. / Not appl. 31 Mar 2034 9.58 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB ) AXIS BANK LIMITED Not avl. / Not appl. Term Loan 27 Dec 2024 Not avl. / Not appl. 31 Dec 2031 11.48 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB )

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

*Annexure 2 - List of Entities (applicable for Consolidation or Parent / Group / Govt. Support)

­ Sr. No. Company Name 1 Dalmia Laminators Limited 2 Dalmia Tea Plantation and Industries Limited 3 Bateli Tea Company Limited

Disclosure of list of non-cooperative issuers

• Listed :- https://www.acuite.in/Non-Cooperative_Issuer_Listed.php • Unlisted :- https://www.acuite.in/Non-Cooperative_Issuer_Unlisted.php

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