Press Release BEST SELLERS APPARELS PRIVATE LIMITED January 16, 2023 Rating Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	24.22	ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*	-
Bank Loan Ratings	23.37	-	ACUITE A4+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding Quantum (Rs. Cr)	47.59	-	-
Total Withdrawn Quantum (Rs. Cr)	0.00	-	-

Rating Rationale

­­Acuité has downgraded the long-term rating to 'ACUITE BB+' (read as ACUITE double B 'plus') from Acuite BBB- (read as ACUITE BBB 'minus') and short term rating to 'ACUITE A4+(read as ACUITE A four 'plus')  from ACUITE A3 (Read as Acuite A Three) on the Rs.47.59 Cr bank facilities of BEST SELLERS APPARELS PRIVATE LIMITED (BSAPL).  The rating is now an indicative rating and is based on the best available information. The rating has been downgraded on account of information risk.

About the Company

­Best Sellers Apparels Private Limited (BSPL) is a Manipal (Udupi), based company incorporated in 2005, by Mr. Sachin Pai, grandson of Mr. TMA Pai, the founder of the Manipal Group. BSPL is engaged in manufacturing of denim bottom wear for large brands such as Pepe Jeans, Spykar, Mufti, Benetton, among others. The company has three manufacturing facilities in and around Manipal with a combined capacity of 1.80 lacs garment per month.

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

­­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

Key Financials:

­The issuer has not shared the latest financial statement for Acuite to comment

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

­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 23 Dec 2021 Term Loan Long Term 0.72 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Reaffirmed) Cash Credit Long Term 16.00 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Reaffirmed) Working Capital Term Loan Long Term 5.49 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Reaffirmed) Term Loan Long Term 1.21 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Reaffirmed) Secured Overdraft Long Term 9.00 ACUITE BBB- (Withdrawn) Letter of Credit Short Term 5.00 ACUITE A3 (Reaffirmed) Proposed Bank Facility Short Term 18.37 ACUITE A3 (Reaffirmed) Secured Overdraft Long Term 0.80 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Reaffirmed) 22 Sep 2020 Bills Discounting Long Term 9.00 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Reaffirmed) Term Loan Long Term 3.64 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Reaffirmed) Proposed Bank Facility Short Term 13.95 ACUITE A3 (Reaffirmed) Letter of Credit Short Term 5.00 ACUITE A3 (Reaffirmed) Cash Credit Long Term 16.00 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 NKGSB Cooperative Bank Ltd Not Applicable Cash Credit Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 16.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* NKGSB Cooperative Bank Ltd Not Applicable Letter of Credit Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 5.00 Simple ACUITE A4+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* Not Applicable Not Applicable Proposed Short Term Bank Facility Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 18.37 Simple ACUITE A4+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ICICI Bank Ltd Not Applicable Secured Overdraft Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 0.80 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ICICI Bank Ltd Not Applicable Term Loan Not available Not available Not available 0.72 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* NKGSB Cooperative Bank Ltd Not Applicable Term Loan Not available Not available Not available 1.21 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ICICI Bank Ltd Not Applicable Working Capital Term Loan Not available Not available Not available 5.49 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*

Contacts

Analytical	Rating Desk
Aditya Gupta Vice President-Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294041 aditya.gupta@acuite.in Moparthi Anuradha Devi Analyst-Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294065 moparthi.anuradha@acuite.in	Varsha Bist Senior Manager-Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294011 rating.desk@acuite.in

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