Press Release

Press Release

March 06, 2024

ION HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED
Rating Reaffirmed and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	16.25	ACUITE BB+ \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*	-
Bank Loan Ratings	2.00	-	ACUITE A4+ \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding	18.25	-	-

Rating Rationale

Acuité has reaffirmed the long term rating of ‘ACUITE BB+’ (read as ACUITE double B plus) and the short term rating of ‘ACUITE A4+’ (read as ACUITE A four plus) on the Rs.18.25 Crore bank facilities of Ion Healthcare Private Limited. The rating continues to be flagged as “Issuer Not-Cooperating” and is based on the best available information.

About the Company

Ion Healthcare Private Limited (IHPL) was incorporated in 2004 and subsequently acquired by Mr. B. K. Agarwal, Mr. Sanjeev Agarwal and Mrs. Vaishali Agarwal in 2014 presently being controlled and managed by Sh. Atul Kumar Agrawal & Sh. Leela Krishna Varshney in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh. The company is engaged in the manufacturing of generic drugs, ointments, ophthalmic drops, syrups, injections and among other pharmaceutical products. The company has an installed capacity of 430 million tablets, 135 million capsules, 18 million ointments and 25 million syrups.

About the Group

Scott Edil Group (SEG) comprises of Scott Edil Pharmacia Limited (SEPL), Ion Healthcare Private Limited (IHPL) and Scott Edil Advance Research Laboratories & Education Limited (SEARLE). The group is promoted by Mr. B.K. Agarwal, Mr. Sanjeev Agarwal and Mrs. Vaishali Agarwal. The group is engaged in the manufacturing of generic drugs, eye drops, syrups, capsules, tablets and medicinal ointments with it’s a manufacturing facilities at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh. The group markets its products under 485 brands through a pan-India distribution network of authorized distributors and stockiest. SEG also undertakes contract manufacturing for marquee players like Abbott Healthcare Limited, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited and Lupin Limited among others and also caters to central government institutions. Further, the group also caters to the export market to countries like Sri Lanka, Turkey, Jordan, Afghanistan, Iran, and Panama 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 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 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 Sensitivity

"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 22 (Actual)	FY 21 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	50.05	46.15
PAT	Rs. Cr.	0.07	0.25
PAT Margin	(%)	0.14	0.54
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	1.64	1.56
PBDIT/Interest	Times	2.04	2.06

Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA

Not Applicable

Any other information

None

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

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 2022	Cash Credit	Long Term	13.00	ACUITE BB+ ( Issuer not co-operating*)
	Term Loan	Long Term	1.89	ACUITE BB+ ( Issuer not co-operating*)
	Letter of Credit	Short Term	2.00	ACUITE A4+ ( Issuer not co-operating*)
	Proposed Bank Facility	Long Term	1.36	ACUITE BB+ ( Issuer not co-operating*)
30 Sep 2021	Term Loan	Long Term	1.89	ACUITE BB+ (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	13.00	ACUITE BB+ (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*)
	Proposed Bank Facility	Long Term	1.36	ACUITE BB+ (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*)
	Letter of Credit	Short Term	2.00	ACUITE A4+ (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*)

Annexure - Details of instruments rated

Lender’s Name	ISIN	Facilities	Date Of Issuance	Coupon Rate	Maturity Date	Quantum (Rs. Cr.)	Complexity Level	Rating
Punjab National Bank	Not avl. / Not appl.	Cash Credit	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	13.00	Simple	ACUITE BB+ \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*
Punjab National Bank	Not avl. / Not appl.	Letter of Credit	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	2.00	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Reaffirmed \| 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.	1.36	Simple	ACUITE BB+ \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*
Punjab National Bank	Not avl. / Not appl.	Term Loan	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	1.89	Simple	ACUITE BB+ \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*

Contacts

Analytical Details	Contact Details
Mohit Jain Senior Vice President - Rating Operations Tel: 022–49294017 mohit.jain@acuite.in Abhishek Singh Analyst - Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294065 abhishek.s@acuite.in	Contact details exclusively for investors and lenders Mob: +91 8591310146 Email ID: analyticalsupport@acuite.in Tel: 022-49294011 rating.desk@acuite.in

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