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BOLA RAGHAVENDRA KAMATH AND SONS
October 31, 2022
Rating Reaffirmed and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	10.00	ACUITE B+ \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*	-
Bank Loan Ratings	115.00	-	ACUITE A4 \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding Quantum (Rs. Cr)	125.00	-	-
Total Withdrawn Quantum (Rs. Cr)	0.00	-	-

Rating Rationale

Acuité has reaffirmed the long-term rating of ‘ACUITE B+’ (read as ACUITE B Plus) and the short-term rating of ‘ACUITE A4’ (read as ACUITE A Four) on the Rs.125.00 crore bank facilities of Bola Raghavendra Kamath & Sons (BRKS). The rating continues to be flagged as “Issuer Not Cooperating” and is based on the best available information.

About the Company

Established in 1958, the Karnataka based Bola Raghavendra Kamath & Sons (BRKS) is a two star export house engaged in processing of cashew kernels, cashew shell oil, and cashew shell cake and trading of coffee beans and other related products. The partnership firm was formed by Mr. Bola Ramanath Kamath and family. The installed capacity of the firm is 30,000 kg per day of cashew processing with manufacturing facility at Kukkundoor (Karnataka).

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 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 endeavoured to gather information about the entity / industry from the public domain. Therefore, Acuité cautions lenders and investors regarding theuse of such information, on which theindicativecredit rating is based.

About the Rated Entity - Key Financials

The rated entity has not shared the latest financial statements despite repeated requests.

Rating Sensitivity

"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

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

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

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

Rating History

Date	Name of Instruments/Facilities	Term	Amount (Rs. Cr)	Rating/Outlook
02 Aug 2021	Proposed Packing Credit	Short Term	15.00	ACUITE A4 ( Issuer not co-operating*)
	Packing Credit	Short Term	75.00	ACUITE A4 ( Issuer not co-operating*)
	Bills Discounting	Short Term	25.00	ACUITE A4 ( Issuer not co-operating*)
	Term Loan	Long Term	10.00	ACUITE B+ ( Issuer not co-operating*)
03 Jun 2020	Packing Credit	Short Term	75.00	ACUITE A4 (Downgraded from ACUITE A4+)
	Bills Discounting	Short Term	25.00	ACUITE A4 (Downgraded from ACUITE A4+)
	Proposed Packing Credit	Short Term	15.00	ACUITE A4 (Downgraded from ACUITE A4+)
	Term Loan	Long Term	10.00	ACUITE B+ \| Stable (Downgraded from ACUITE BB- \| Stable)
26 Mar 2019	Packing Credit	Short Term	75.00	ACUITE A4+ (Reaffirmed)
	Term Loan	Long Term	10.00	ACUITE BB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Bills Discounting	Short Term	25.00	ACUITE A4+ (Reaffirmed)
	Proposed Packing Credit	Short Term	15.00	ACUITE A4+ (Reaffirmed)
06 Dec 2018	Packing Credit	Short Term	75.00	ACUITE A4+ (Issuer not co-operating*)
	Bills Discounting	Short Term	25.00	ACUITE A4+ (Issuer not co-operating*)
	Proposed Packing Credit	Short Term	25.00	ACUITE A4+ (Issuer not co-operating*)
06 Nov 2017	Packing Credit	Short Term	75.00	ACUITE A4+ (Assigned)
	Bills Discounting	Short Term	25.00	ACUITE A4+ (Assigned)
	Proposed Packing Credit	Short Term	25.00	ACUITE A4+ (Assigned)

Annexure - Details of instruments rated

Lender’s Name	ISIN	Facilities	Date Of Issuance	Coupon Rate	Maturity Date	Quantum (Rs. Cr.)	Complexity Level	Rating
Canara Bank	Not Applicable	Bills Discounting	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	25.00	Simple	ACUITE A4 \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*
Canara Bank	Not Applicable	Packing Credit	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	75.00	Simple	ACUITE A4 \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*
Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Proposed Packing Credit	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	15.00	Simple	ACUITE A4 \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*
Canara Bank	Not Applicable	Term Loan	Not available	Not available	Not available	10.00	Simple	ACUITE B+ \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*

Contacts

Analytical	Rating Desk
Pooja Ghosh Vice President-Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294041 pooja.ghosh@acuite.in Abhishek Singh Analyst-Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294065 abhishek.s@acuite.in	Varsha Bist Senior Manager-Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294011 rating.desk@acuite.in

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