Press Release

Press Release

October 28, 2025

PRERANA MOTORS PRIVATE LIMITED
Rating Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	25.32	ACUITE BB+ \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating*	-
Bank Loan Ratings	92.68	-	ACUITE A4+ \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding	118.00	-	-
Total Withdrawn	0.00	-	-
* The issuer did not co-operate; based on best available information.

Rating Rationale

Acuité has downgraded the long-term rating to ‘ACUITE BB+’ (read as ACUITE Double B plus) from ‘ACUITE BBB’ (read as ACUITE triple B) on the Rs. 25.32 Cr. bank facilities and short-term rating to ‘ACUITE A4+’ (read as ACUITE A four plus) from 'ACUITE A3+'(read as ACUITE A three plus) on the Rs. 92.68 Cr. bank facilities of Prerana Motors Private Limited (PMPL).
The rating is now flagged as “Issuer Not Cooperating” based on the best available information and is downgraded on account of information risk.

About the Company

Initially established as a partnership firm in 1991 and later converted into a private limited company in 1999, Prerana Motors Private Limited (PMPL) is engaged as an authorized dealer for the entire range of vehicles of Tata Motors Ltd, comprising small commercial vehicles, light commercial vehicles, medium & heavy commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles. It also provides allied services and spare parts related to the aforementioned vehicles. The company operates various outlets, showrooms and workshops in Bangalore, Mandya and Mysore. The overall operations are currently looked after by Mr. Premanand Shenoy and Mr. Navin Shenoy. The company's registered & corporate office is located at Lalbagh Road in Bangalore.

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 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

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 Acuité to comment upon.

Liquidity Position

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

Outlook: Not Applicable

Other Factors affecting Rating

None.

Key Financials

Particulars	Unit	FY 24 (Actual)	FY 23 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	1354.47	1175.00
PAT	Rs. Cr.	30.08	29.33
PAT Margin	(%)	2.22	2.50
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	0.15	0.11
PBDIT/Interest	Times	6.27	6.48

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
• Trading Entitie: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-61.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
30 Jul 2024	Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing	Short Term	12.50	ACUITE A3+ (Reaffirmed)
	Inventory Funding	Short Term	42.00	ACUITE A3+ (Reaffirmed)
	Inventory Funding	Short Term	5.00	ACUITE A3+ (Reaffirmed)
	Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing	Short Term	15.00	ACUITE A3+ (Reaffirmed)
	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Short Term	2.50	ACUITE A3+ (Reaffirmed)
	Proposed Short Term Bank Facility	Short Term	0.68	ACUITE A3+ (Reaffirmed)
	Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing	Short Term	5.00	ACUITE A3+ (Reaffirmed)
	Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing	Short Term	10.00	ACUITE A3+ (Reaffirmed)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	24.00	ACUITE BBB \| Stable (Reaffirmed)
	Term Loan	Long Term	1.32	ACUITE BBB \| Stable (Reaffirmed)
02 May 2023	Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing	Short Term	12.50	ACUITE A3+ (Upgraded from ACUITE A3)
	Inventory Funding	Short Term	5.00	ACUITE A3+ (Upgraded from ACUITE A3)
	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Short Term	2.50	ACUITE A3+ (Upgraded from ACUITE A3)
	Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing	Short Term	14.25	ACUITE A3+ (Upgraded from ACUITE A3)
	Proposed Short Term Bank Facility	Short Term	6.64	ACUITE A3+ (Upgraded from ACUITE A3)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	24.00	ACUITE BBB \| Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BBB- \| Stable)
	Inventory Funding	Long Term	42.00	ACUITE BBB \| Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BBB- \| Stable)
	Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing	Long Term	7.00	ACUITE BBB \| Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BBB- \| Stable)
	Term Loan	Long Term	1.11	ACUITE BBB \| Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BBB- \| Stable)
	Working Capital Demand Loan (WCDL)	Long Term	3.00	ACUITE BBB \| Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BBB- \| Stable)
07 Feb 2022	Proposed Short Term Bank Facility	Short Term	2.50	ACUITE A3 (Assigned)
	Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing	Short Term	14.25	ACUITE A3 (Assigned)
	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Short Term	2.50	ACUITE A3 (Assigned)
	Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing	Short Term	18.75	ACUITE A3 (Assigned)
	Inventory Funding	Short Term	5.00	ACUITE A3 (Assigned)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	10.00	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Working Capital Demand Loan (WCDL)	Long Term	3.00	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Inventory Funding	Long Term	27.00	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	24.00	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Term Loan	Long Term	4.00	ACUITE BBB- \| Stable (Assigned)
	Secured Overdraft	Long Term	7.00	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
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LIMITED	Not avl. / Not appl.	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	2.50	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A3+ )
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LIMITED	Not avl. / Not appl.	Cash Credit	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	24.00	Simple	ACUITE BB+ \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB )
INDUSIND BANK LIMITED	Not avl. / Not appl.	Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	12.50	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A3+ )
Federal Bank Limited	Not avl. / Not appl.	Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	15.00	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A3+ )
South Indian Bank	Not avl. / Not appl.	Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	5.00	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A3+ )
Bank Of Baroda	Not avl. / Not appl.	Channel/Dealer/Vendor Financing	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	10.00	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A3+ )
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LIMITED	Not avl. / Not appl.	Inventory Funding	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	42.00	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A3+ )
H D F C Bank Limited	Not avl. / Not appl.	Inventory Funding	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	5.00	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A3+ )
Not Applicable	Not avl. / Not appl.	Proposed Short Term Bank Facility	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	0.68	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A3+ )
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LIMITED	Not avl. / Not appl.	Term Loan	05 Aug 2023	Not avl. / Not appl.	04 Aug 2024	1.32	Simple	ACUITE BB+ \| Downgraded \| 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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