Product Quantum (Rs. Cr) Long Term Rating Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings 27.50 ACUITE B | Reaffirmed | Issuer not co-operating* -
Bank Loan Ratings 10.00 - ACUITE A4 | Reaffirmed | Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding Quantum (Rs. Cr) 37.50 - -
 
Rating Rationale
Acuité has reaffirmed the long-term rating of ‘ACUITE B’ (read as ACUITE B) and short-term rating of 'ACUITE A4' (read as ACUITE A four) on the Rs.37.50 Cr bank facilities of K2 Metals Private Limited (KMPL). The rating is now flagged as “Issuer Not-Cooperating” on account of information risk.

About the Company
­Incorporated in 2009, KMPL is Maharashtra based company engaged in manufacturing of steel wires and galvanized wired in the range of 0.9 mm to 10.00 mm. The company is promoted by Mr. Rahul Kulkarni and Mrs. Megha Kulkarni and KMPL started its operations from 2014. The company has its manufacturing unit located in Jejuri MIDC, Pune with an installed capacity to manufacture 24,000 MTPA.
 
Non-cooperation by the issuer/borrower
Acuité has been requesting for No Default Statements (NDS); however, despite multiple requests; the Company’s management has remained non-cooperative and not submitted the NDS for the preceding 09 consecutive months. 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 ratingis based.
 
Rating Sensitivities
­"No information provided by the issuer / available for Acuite to comment upon."
 
Material Covenants
­Not Applicable
 
Liquidity Position
­"No information provided by the issuer / available for Acuite to comment upon."
 
Outlook
­Not Applicable
 
Other Factors affecting Rating
­None
 

Particulars Unit FY 22 (Provisional) FY 21 (Actual)
Operating Income Rs. Cr. 90.21 90.01
PAT Rs. Cr. 0.20 0.06
PAT Margin (%) 0.23 0.07
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth Times 1.44 1.46
PBDIT/Interest Times 1.59 1.41
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
• 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.
 
 

Date Name of Instruments/Facilities Term Amount (Rs. Cr) Rating/Outlook
27 Jun 2022 Term Loan Long Term 4.32 ACUITE B | Stable (Downgraded from ACUITE BB- | Stable)
Letter of Credit Short Term 10.00 ACUITE A4 (Reaffirmed)
Cash Credit Long Term 13.00 ACUITE B | Stable (Downgraded from ACUITE BB- | Stable)
Proposed Bank Facility Long Term 5.42 ACUITE B | Stable (Downgraded from ACUITE BB- | Stable)
Term Loan Long Term 4.76 ACUITE B | Stable (Downgraded from ACUITE BB- | Stable)
05 Apr 2021 Cash Credit Long Term 13.00 ACUITE BB- | Stable (Reaffirmed)
Term Loan Long Term 4.78 ACUITE BB- | Stable (Reaffirmed)
Letter of Credit Short Term 10.00 ACUITE A4 (Reaffirmed)
Proposed Bank Facility Long Term 9.72 ACUITE BB- | Stable (Reaffirmed)
13 May 2020 Proposed Bank Facility Long Term 0.83 ACUITE BB- | Stable (Assigned)
Term Loan Long Term 6.17 ACUITE BB- | Stable (Assigned)
Letter of Credit Short Term 10.00 ACUITE A4 (Assigned)
Cash Credit Long Term 13.00 ACUITE BB- | Stable (Assigned)
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Lender’s Name ISIN Facilities Date Of Issuance Coupon Rate Maturity Date Quantum (Rs. Cr.) Complexity Level Rating
UCO Bank Not Applicable Cash Credit Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 13.00 Simple ACUITE B | Reaffirmed | Issuer not co-operating*
UCO Bank Not Applicable Letter of Credit Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 10.00 Simple ACUITE A4 | Reaffirmed | Issuer not co-operating*
Not Applicable Not Applicable Proposed Long Term Bank Facility Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 5.42 Simple ACUITE B | Reaffirmed | Issuer not co-operating*
UCO Bank Not Applicable Term Loan Not available Not available Not available 4.76 Simple ACUITE B | Reaffirmed | Issuer not co-operating*
UCO Bank Not Applicable Term Loan 01 Sep 2014 12.75 Not available 4.32 Simple ACUITE B | Reaffirmed | Issuer not co-operating*

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