Press Release

Press Release

December 05, 2023

MAHALAXMI COTTON
Rating Reaffirmed and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	7.56	ACUITE B \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*	-
Total Outstanding	7.56	-	-

Rating Rationale

Acuité has reaffirmed the long-term rating of ‘ACUITE B’ (read as ACUITE B) on the Rs.7.56 crore bank facilities of Mahalaxmi Cotton (MC). The rating continues to be flagged as “Issuer Not-Cooperating” and is based on the best available information.

About the Company

Mahalaxmi Cotton was established in the year 2013 as a partnership firm located in Kadi, Gujarat. The firm is engaged in ginning and pressing of Cotton bales. It has a production capacity of 25000 bales p.a. The firm also carries out cottonseed crushing to produce cotton seed oil and cottonseed oilcake in a nearby unit on lease having an input capacity of 8000 MTPA. The firm is promoted and managed by Mr. Kanubhai Patel, who has over 15 years of experience in cotton ginning business, and other family members.

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."

All Covenants

Not Applicable

Liquidity Position

"No information provided by the issuer / available for Acuite to comment upon."

Outlook

Not Applicable

Other Factors affecting Rating

Not Applicable

Key Financials

Particulars	Unit	FY 18 (Actual)	FY 17 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	34.00	40.76
PAT	Rs. Cr.	0.09	0.02
PAT Margin	(%)	0.28	0.04
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	2.73	3.80
PBDIT/Interest	Times	1.38	1.30

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
14 Oct 2022	Proposed Bank Facility	Long Term	1.50	ACUITE B ( Issuer not co-operating*)
	Term Loan	Long Term	0.06	ACUITE B ( Issuer not co-operating*)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	6.00	ACUITE B ( Issuer not co-operating*)
19 Jul 2021	Term Loan	Long Term	0.06	ACUITE B ( Issuer not co-operating*)
	Proposed Bank Facility	Long Term	1.50	ACUITE B ( Issuer not co-operating*)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	6.00	ACUITE B ( Issuer not co-operating*)
20 Apr 2020	Cash Credit	Long Term	6.00	ACUITE B (Issuer not co-operating*)
	Term Loan	Long Term	0.06	ACUITE B (Issuer not co-operating*)
	Proposed Bank Facility	Long Term	1.50	ACUITE B (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
Bank of Baroda	Not Applicable	Cash Credit	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	6.00	Simple	ACUITE B \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*
Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	1.50	Simple	ACUITE B \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*
Bank of Baroda	Not Applicable	Term Loan	Not available	Not available	31 Jul 2020	0.06	Simple	ACUITE B \| 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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