Product Quantum (Rs. Cr) Long Term Rating Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings 116.00 ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* -
Bank Loan Ratings 4.00 - ACUITE A4+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding 120.00 - -
 
Rating Rationale

­Acuite has downgraded its long-term rating to 'ACUITE BB+' (read as ACUITE double B plus)  from 'ACUITE BBB-' (read ACUITE triple B minus) and its short-term rating to 'ACUITE A4+' (read as ACUITE A four plus) from 'ACUITE A3' (read as ACUITE A three)  on Rs.120 Cr. bank facilities of K Seshagiri Rao and Co.

The rating is now  downgraded and flagged as issuer non cooperative on account of information risk and is based on the best available information.


About the Company

­K Seshagiri Rao and Co. (KSRC) was established by late Mr. Koneru Seshagiri Rao in 1965. KSRC is engaged in excavations, slag handling, scrap, skull recovery in steel industries, hiring of heavy machinery and in the erection and commissioning of heavy machinery and other Infrastructure equipment. In Janaury 2021, the firm has proposed a residential real estate project ‘KSR Greens’ at Madeenaguda, Hyderabad, Telangana. The Project comprising of total land area of ~ 12,748 sq. meters which has a total build up area of ~ 1,07,602 sq. meters. The proposed project consists of 476 Nos. of 3BHK apartments spread in two towers Blocks “A” & “B” and a club house and each tower is a stilt plus 30 floors. KSR Greens total project cost of Rs. 315.07 Cr. and expected to be funded by promoter's contribution of about Rs.68.23 Cr. (~22 percent of project cost), bank funding of about Rs.100 Cr. (~32 percent of project cost) and customer advances of about Rs. 146.84 Cr. (~ 47 percent).

 
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 noncooperation by the issuer along with an 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 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
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Other Factors affecting Rating
­None
 

Particulars Unit FY 22 (Actual) FY 21 (Actual)
Operating Income Rs. Cr. 144.52 144.36
PAT Rs. Cr. 20.16 19.91
PAT Margin (%) 13.95 13.79
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth Times 0.36 0.34
PBDIT/Interest Times 7.11 8.23
Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA
­Not applicable
 
Any other information
­None
 
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• Default Recognition: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-52.htm
• Infrastructure Sector: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-51.htm
• Manufacturing Entities: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-59.htm
• Rating Process and Timeline: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-67.htm

Note on Complexity Levels of the Rated Instrument

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Date Name of Instruments/Facilities Term Amount (Rs. Cr) Rating/Outlook
04 Apr 2023 Bank Guarantee (BLR) Short Term 4.00 ACUITE A3 (Reaffirmed)
Cash Credit Long Term 14.00 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Reaffirmed)
Dropline Overdraft Long Term 2.00 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Reaffirmed)
Term Loan Long Term 100.00 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Reaffirmed)
18 Feb 2022 Bank Guarantee (BLR) Short Term 4.00 ACUITE A3 (Reaffirmed)
Cash Credit Long Term 13.00 ACUITE BBB- | Negative (Reaffirmed)
Dropline Overdraft Long Term 2.00 ACUITE BBB- | Negative (Reaffirmed)
Proposed Long Term Bank Facility Long Term 1.00 ACUITE BBB- | Negative (Reaffirmed)
Proposed Long Term Loan Long Term 100.00 ACUITE BBB- | Negative (Assigned)
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Lender’s Name ISIN Facilities Date Of Issuance Coupon Rate Maturity Date Quantum
(Rs. Cr.)
Complexity Level Rating
HDFC Bank Ltd Not avl. / Not appl. Bank Guarantee (BLR) Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 4.00 Simple ACUITE A4+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A3 )
HDFC Bank Ltd Not avl. / Not appl. Cash Credit Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 14.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB- )
HDFC Bank Ltd Not avl. / Not appl. Dropline Overdraft Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 2.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB- )
State Bank of India Not avl. / Not appl. Term Loan Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 100.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB- )

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