Press Release August 28, 2024 DAROGA PRADHAN Rating Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	18.00	ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*	-
Bank Loan Ratings	82.00	-	ACUITE A4+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding	100.00	-	-

Rating Rationale

­Acuité has downgraded the long term rating to ‘ACUITE BB+’ (read as ACUITE double B plus) from ‘ACUITE BBB’ (read as ACUITE triple B ) and short term rating to 'ACUITE A4+' (read as ACUITE A four plus) from 'ACUITE A3+' (read as ACUITE A three plus) on the Rs. 100.00 crore bank facilities of Daroga Pradhan. The downgraded is on account of information risk. The rating is now flagged as “Issuer Not-Cooperating” on account of information risk and is based on the best available information.

About the Company

­Established in 1970 as a proprietorship concern and changed its constitution to partnership firm in 2000, Daroga Pradhan is a Jharkhand-based company promoted by Mr. Dinesh Pradhan and Mr. Mahesh Pradhan. The firm is engaged in civil construction work. The firm is registered ‘Class A’ contractor mainly catering to the Department of Road Construction, Public Works Department (PWD), Housing Board of Government of Jharkhand and Bihar among others.

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 compoent in such ratings, and noncooperation by the issuer along with un willingness toprovide information could be a sign of potential deterioration in its overall credit quality. This rating continues to be 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."

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 (Provisional)	FY 22 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	163.87	114.45
PAT	Rs. Cr.	13.05	8.43
PAT Margin	(%)	7.96	7.36
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	0.81	0.58
PBDIT/Interest	Times	7.55	5.77

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 • Infrastructure Sector: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-51.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 02 Jun 2023 Bank Guarantee (BLR) Short Term 19.00 ACUITE A3+ (Upgraded from ACUITE A4+) Proposed Bank Guarantee Short Term 34.00 ACUITE A3+ (Upgraded from ACUITE A4+) Bank Guarantee (BLR) Short Term 29.00 ACUITE A3+ (Upgraded from ACUITE A4+) Cash Credit Long Term 6.00 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BB+) Cash Credit Long Term 6.00 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BB+) Proposed Cash Credit Long Term 6.00 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BB+) 15 Nov 2022 Bank Guarantee (BLR) Short Term 29.00 ACUITE A4+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE A3+) Bank Guarantee (BLR) Short Term 19.00 ACUITE A4+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE A3+) Proposed Bank Guarantee Short Term 34.00 ACUITE A4+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE A3+) Cash Credit Long Term 6.00 ACUITE BB+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE BBB | Stable) Cash Credit Long Term 6.00 ACUITE BB+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE BBB | Stable) Proposed Cash Credit Long Term 6.00 ACUITE BB+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE BBB | Stable) 18 Aug 2021 Proposed Bank Guarantee Short Term 34.00 ACUITE A3+ (Assigned) Bank Guarantee (BLR) Short Term 19.00 ACUITE A3+ (Assigned) Bank Guarantee (BLR) Short Term 29.00 ACUITE A3+ (Assigned) Proposed Cash Credit Long Term 6.00 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Assigned) Cash Credit Long Term 6.00 ACUITE BBB | Stable (Assigned) Cash Credit Long Term 6.00 ACUITE BBB | 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.) Complexity Level Rating Axis Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Bank Guarantee (BLR) Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 19.00 Simple ACUITE A4+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A3+ ) HDFC Bank Ltd Not avl. / Not appl. Bank Guarantee (BLR) Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 29.00 Simple ACUITE A4+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A3+ ) Axis Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Cash Credit Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 6.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB ) HDFC Bank Ltd Not avl. / Not appl. Cash Credit Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 6.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB ) Not Applicable Not avl. / Not appl. Proposed Bank Guarantee Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 34.00 Simple ACUITE A4+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A3+ ) Not Applicable Not avl. / Not appl. Proposed Cash Credit Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 6.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB )

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