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| Product | Quantum (Rs. Cr) | Long Term Rating | Short Term Rating |
| Bank Loan Ratings | 65.00 | ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* | - |
| Total Outstanding Quantum (Rs. Cr) | 65.00 | - | - |
| Rating Rationale |
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Acuité has downgraded the long-term rating to ‘ACUITE BB+’ (read as ACUITE double B plus) from 'ACUITE BBB-' (read as ACUITE triple B minus) on the Rs. 65.00 crore bank facilities of Kasturi Aqua Life Products Private Limited (KAPL). The rating is now flagged as “Issuer Not Cooperating” and is based on best available information.
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| About the Company |
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Incorporated in 2003, Kasturi Aqua Life Products Private Limited (KAPL) trades in fish feeds and supplements, probiotics, and raw shrimps in West Bengal. The company is the sole distributor of CPF India Private Limited for feeds and supplements in Purba Mednipur (West Bengal). It has around 300 acres of water bodies in West Bengal. It also provides advisory, consultation, and supervision to the farmers for cultivation of shrimps. The day-to-day operations of the company is handled by the second generation director, Mr. Subhajit Mondal.
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| About the Group |
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Incorporated in 2007, Pasupati Aquatics Private Limited (PAPL) is a West Bengal based company engaged in export of processed shrimps. The company is promoted by Mr. Chintamani Mondol and is currently headed by the second generation director, Mr. Subhajit Mondol. In Oct, 2021, the company commenced its in-house shrimps processing unit with an installed capacity of 19,600 MTPA, which was previously processed and outsourced from 3 units, namely, Megaa Moda Pvt. Ltd. (rated at ACUITE BBB/Stable/A3+), Sahada Exports and MMC Exports Ltd. The processed shrimps are sold under the brand name i.e., Kasturi, Kasturi Gold, Kasturi Platinum.
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| Non-cooperation by the issuer/borrower |
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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
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| Limitation regarding information availability |
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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 the use of such information, on which the indicative credit ratingis based.
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| 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 |
| Other Factors affecting Rating |
| Not Applicable |
| Particulars | Unit | FY 21 (Actual) | FY 20 (Actual) |
| Operating Income | Rs. Cr. | 421.37 | 522.09 |
| PAT | Rs. Cr. | 6.00 | 6.83 |
| PAT Margin | (%) | 1.42 | 1.31 |
| Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth | Times | 2.51 | 1.81 |
| PBDIT/Interest | Times | 2.14 | 2.26 |
| Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA |
| Not Applicable |
| Any other information |
| Not Applicable |
| Applicable Criteria |
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• Application Of Financial Ratios And Adjustments: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-53.htm • Consolidation Of Companies: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-60.htm • Default Recognition: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-52.htm • Manufacturing Entities: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-59.htm • Trading Entitie: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-61.htm |
| Note on Complexity Levels of the Rated Instrument |
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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.
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