Press Release

Press Release

February 18, 2026

Ludlow Jute & Specialities Limited
Rating Downgraded & Withdrawn and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	52.23	ACUITE BB+ \| Downgraded & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*	-
Bank Loan Ratings	49.77	ACUITE Not Applicable \| Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*	-
Bank Loan Ratings	20.00	-	ACUITE A4+ \| Downgraded & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*
Bank Loan Ratings	8.00	-	ACUITE Not Applicable \| Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding	0.00	-	-
Total Withdrawn	130.00	-	-
* The issuer did not co-operate; based on best available information.

Rating Rationale

Acuité has downgraded and withdrawn its long-term rating to ‘ACUITE BB+’ (read as ACUITE double B plus) from 'ACUITE BBB-' (read as ACUITE triple B minus) and also downgraded and withdrawn the short term rating to ‘ACUITE A4+’ (read as ACUITE A four plus) from 'ACUITE A3' (read as ACUITE A three) on the Rs. 72.23 Cr. bank loan facilities of Ludlow Jute & Specialities Limited on account of information risk. The rating has been withdrawn on account of the request received from the issuer along with no objection certificate from the banker.

Acuité has withdrawn its long-term and short-term bank loan facilities on the Rs. 48.83 Cr. of Ludlow Jute & Specialities Limited without assigning any rating as the instrument is fully repaid. The rating is being withdrawn on account of the request received from the company and No Due Certificate received from the banker.
Acuité has also withdrawn its rating on the proposed long-term bank facilities of Rs.8.94 Cr. of Ludlow Jute & Specialities Limited without assigning any rating as it is a proposed facility. The rating has been withdrawn on account of the request received from the company.
The rating withdrawal is in accordance with Acuité's policy on withdrawal of rating as applicable to the respective facility / instrument. The rating is now flagged as “Issuer Not Cooperating” and is based on the best available information.

About the Company

West Bengal – Based, Ludlow Jute & Specialities Limited was incorporated in 1979. The company is engaged in manufacturing Jute and Jute products. It has its facility located at Howrah, West Bengal. The directors of the company are Mr. Parimal Gunvantrai Ajmera, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Mr. Anand Agarwal, Mrs. Sruti Sukul and Mr. Ashish Chandrakant Agrawal.

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 surveilance & 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 unwilingness to provide information could be a sign of potential deterioration in its overal 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

This rating is based on information available from sources other than the issuer / borrower (in the absence of information provided by the issuer / borrower) . Acuite endeavoured to gather information about the entity/industry from the public domain. Any rating with the suffix 'Issuer not cooperating' is assigned without any management interaction with the issuer entity or any data / information from the entity. Sometimes this non co-operation by a rated entity may be due to a result of deterioration in the credit risk profile of the entity. 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 25 (Actual)	FY 24 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	301.29	475.97
PAT	Rs. Cr.	(10.58)	(12.54)
PAT Margin	(%)	(3.51)	(2.63)
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	0.88	0.73
PBDIT/Interest	Times	0.71	0.09

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.

Rating History

Date	Name of Instruments/Facilities	Term	Amount (Rs. Cr)	Rating/Outlook
07 Feb 2025	Letter of Credit	Short Term	8.00	ACUITE A3 (Assigned)
	Letter of Credit	Short Term	16.50	ACUITE A3 (Assigned)
	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Short Term	3.50	ACUITE A3 (Assigned)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	30.00	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	14.00	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	20.00	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Working Capital Demand Loan (WCDL)	Long Term	10.00	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Covid Emergency Line.	Long Term	4.47	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Covid Emergency Line.	Long Term	0.71	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Term Loan	Long Term	6.12	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Term Loan	Long Term	1.84	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Covid Emergency Line.	Long Term	1.20	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Covid Emergency Line.	Long Term	4.72	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Long Term	8.94	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)

Annexure - Details of instruments rated

Lender’s Name	ISIN	Facilities	Date Of Issuance	Coupon Rate	Maturity Date	Quantum (Rs. Cr.)	Complexity Level	Rating
CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA	Not avl. / Not appl.	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	3.50	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Downgraded & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A3 )
CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA	Not avl. / Not appl.	Cash Credit	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	30.00	Simple	ACUITE BB+ \| Downgraded & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB- )
State Bank of India	Not avl. / Not appl.	Cash Credit	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	14.00	Simple	ACUITE Not Applicable \| Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*
AXIS BANK LIMITED	Not avl. / Not appl.	Cash Credit	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	20.00	Simple	ACUITE Not Applicable \| Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*
CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA	Not avl. / Not appl.	Covid Emergency Line.	30 Mar 2022	Not avl. / Not appl.	01 Mar 2028	4.47	Simple	ACUITE BB+ \| Downgraded & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB- )
State Bank of India	Not avl. / Not appl.	Covid Emergency Line.	18 Jan 2021	Not avl. / Not appl.	01 Jul 2025	0.71	Simple	ACUITE Not Applicable \| Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*
YES BANK LIMITED	Not avl. / Not appl.	Covid Emergency Line.	06 Feb 2021	Not avl. / Not appl.	01 Feb 2026	1.20	Simple	ACUITE BB+ \| Downgraded & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB- )
YES BANK LIMITED	Not avl. / Not appl.	Covid Emergency Line.	02 Mar 2022	Not avl. / Not appl.	01 Jun 2028	4.72	Simple	ACUITE BB+ \| Downgraded & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB- )
State Bank of India	Not avl. / Not appl.	Letter of Credit	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	8.00	Simple	ACUITE Not Applicable \| Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*
CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA	Not avl. / Not appl.	Letter of Credit	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	16.50	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Downgraded & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A3 )
Not Applicable	Not avl. / Not appl.	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	8.94	Simple	ACUITE Not Applicable \| Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*
State Bank of India	Not avl. / Not appl.	Term Loan	24 Sep 2021	Not avl. / Not appl.	01 Jul 2028	6.12	Simple	ACUITE Not Applicable \| Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating*
YES BANK LIMITED	Not avl. / Not appl.	Term Loan	22 Nov 2017	Not avl. / Not appl.	01 Mar 2025	1.84	Simple	ACUITE BB+ \| Downgraded & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB- )
YES BANK LIMITED	Not avl. / Not appl.	Working Capital Demand Loan (WCDL)	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	10.00	Simple	ACUITE BB+ \| Downgraded & Withdrawn \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB- )

* The issuer did not co-operate; based on best available information.

Disclosure of list of non-cooperative issuers

• Listed :- https://www.acuite.in/Non-Cooperative_Issuer_Listed.php
• Unlisted :- https://www.acuite.in/Non-Cooperative_Issuer_Unlisted.php

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