Product Quantum (Rs. Cr) Long Term Rating Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings 51.00 ACUITE BB- | Reaffirmed | Issuer not co-operating* -
Total Outstanding Quantum (Rs. Cr) 51.00 - -
 
Rating Rationale
­Acuité has reaffirmed the long-term rating of ‘ACUITE BB-’ (read as ACUITE double B minus) on the Rs. 51.00 crore bank facilities of Neeru's Ensembles Private Limited. The rating continues to be flagged as “Issuer Not Cooperating” and is based on the best available information.

About the Company
Hyderabad based, ­Neerus Ensembles Private Limited, was incorporated in 2005. At present, the Directors of the company are Ms. Neeru Kumar and Mr. Avnish Kumar. The company is engaged in manufacturing and around 15-20 percent of total revenue and also trading of apparels for kids, ladies and gents. The manufacturing unit of the company is located in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi. The balance is from trading, where the company does the work of designing the apparels. Recently, the company has started the accessories department, which contributes to about 1 per cent of the total revenue. Neerus Ensembles Private Limited procures raw materials from China and the rest is procured from the domestic market, including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, and other places. The key raw materials required are cotton, polyester and viscose. The company has 52 showrooms across 25 cities in 2 countries, i.e., India and Dubai.
 
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 enders and investors regarding the use of such information, on which the indicative credit ratingis based.
 
Rating Sensitivity
­"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
­Not Applicable
 

Particulars Unit FY 22 (Actual) FY 21 (Actual)
Operating Income Rs. Cr. 138.63 92.38
PAT Rs. Cr. (6.25) (27.13)
PAT Margin (%) (4.51) (29.37)
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth Times 33.17 15.34
PBDIT/Interest Times 1.01 (0.58)
Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA
­Not Applicable
 
Any other information
­Acuité is yet to receive the latest No Default Statement (NDS) from the rated entity, despite repeated requests and follow-ups.
 
Applicable Criteria
• Manufacturing Entities: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-59.htm
• Trading Entities: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-61.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.
 

Date Name of Instruments/Facilities Term Amount (Rs. Cr) Rating/Outlook
14 Dec 2021 Proposed Long Term Loan Long Term 0.10 ACUITE BB- (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*)
Cash Credit Long Term 13.00 ACUITE BB- (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*)
Working Capital Term Loan Long Term 10.00 ACUITE BB- (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*)
Cash Credit Long Term 16.00 ACUITE BB- (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*)
Cash Credit Long Term 11.90 ACUITE BB- (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*)
11 Sep 2020 Cash Credit Long Term 11.90 ACUITE BB (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*)
Cash Credit Long Term 13.00 ACUITE BB (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*)
Working Capital Term Loan Long Term 10.00 ACUITE BB (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*)
Proposed Long Term Loan Long Term 0.10 ACUITE BB (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*)
Cash Credit Long Term 16.00 ACUITE BB (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*)
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Lender’s Name ISIN Facilities Date Of Issuance Coupon Rate Maturity Date Quantum (Rs. Cr.) Complexity Level Rating
ICICI Bank Ltd Not Applicable Cash Credit Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 11.90 Simple ACUITE BB- | Reaffirmed | Issuer not co-operating*
HDFC Bank Ltd Not Applicable Cash Credit Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 13.00 Simple ACUITE BB- | Reaffirmed | Issuer not co-operating*
Axis Bank Not Applicable Cash Credit Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 16.00 Simple ACUITE BB- | Reaffirmed | Issuer not co-operating*
Not Applicable Not Applicable Proposed Long Term Bank Facility Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 0.10 Simple ACUITE BB- | Reaffirmed | Issuer not co-operating*
HDFC Bank Ltd Not Applicable Working Capital Term Loan Not available Not available Not available 10.00 Simple ACUITE BB- | Reaffirmed | Issuer not co-operating*

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