Press Release SAMDE AROMATIC PRIVATE LIMITED February 28, 2023 Rating Reaffirmed & Withdrawn and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	1.25	ACUITE B+ | Reaffirmed & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating*	-
Bank Loan Ratings	9.00	-	ACUITE A4 | Reaffirmed & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding Quantum (Rs. Cr)	0.00	-	-
Total Withdrawn Quantum (Rs. Cr)	10.25	-	-

Rating Rationale

­Acuité has Reaffirmed & Withdrawn the long term rating of ‘ACUITE B+’ (read as ACUITE B plus) and the short term rating of ‘ACUITE A4’ (read as ACUITE A four) on the Rs.10.25 crore bank facilities of Samde Aromatic Private Limited. The rating withdrawal is in accordance with the Acuité’s policy on withdrawal of rating. This rating is now an indicative rating and is based on best available information. The rating is being withdrawn on account of request received from the company and NOC received from the banker

About the Company

­Samde Aromatic Private Limited (SAPL) was incorporated in1995 at Bhiwadi, Rajasthan. The Directors are Mr. Navneet Goel and Mr. Vineet Goel. SAPL is engaged in manufacturing of essentials oils and allied products like Rectified Peppermint Oil, Menthol, Peppermint oil, etc which are used in majorly in pharma industry. Besides this it is also used in cosmetics and confectionary industry. The raw material (plant leaves) is procured from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. These plants are seasonal in nature and is available from July to March. The installed capacity is 900 tons out of which 30% on an average is utilized. SAPL got the recognition of Export oriented unit in 2002 however some sales are made in Domestic Tariff Area also. Directors of Samde Aromatic Private Limited are Mr. Vineet Goel, Mr. Sadhna Goel and Mr. Akshat Goel.

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 unwillingness to provide information could be a sign of potential deterioration in its overall credit quality. This rating is therefore being flagged as “Issuer notcooperating”, 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.

About the Rated Entity - Key Financials

­The entity has not shared the latest financial statement for Acuite to comment.

Rating Sensitivity

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

Material Covenants

­None

Liquidity Position

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

Outlook

­Not Applicable

Other Factors affecting Rating

None

Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA

­None

Any other information

­Acuite is yet to receive No default statement (NDS) from the rated entity

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 01 Dec 2022 Packing Credit Short Term 7.00 ACUITE A4 ( Issuer not co-operating*) Letter of Credit Short Term 1.50 ACUITE A4 ( Issuer not co-operating*) Bank Guarantee Short Term 0.50 ACUITE A4 ( Issuer not co-operating*) Proposed Bank Facility Long Term 0.35 ACUITE B+ ( Issuer not co-operating*) Cash Credit Long Term 0.90 ACUITE B+ ( Issuer not co-operating*) 07 Sep 2021 Letter of Credit Short Term 1.50 ACUITE A4 (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*) Packing Credit Short Term 7.00 ACUITE A4 (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*) Bank Guarantee Short Term 0.50 ACUITE A4 (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*) Proposed Bank Facility Long Term 0.35 ACUITE B+ (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*) Cash Credit Long Term 0.90 ACUITE B+ (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*) 22 Jun 2020 Bank Guarantee Short Term 0.50 ACUITE A4+ (Issuer not co-operating*) Packing Credit Short Term 7.00 ACUITE A4+ (Issuer not co-operating*) Letter of Credit Short Term 1.50 ACUITE A4+ (Issuer not co-operating*) Cash Credit Long Term 0.90 ACUITE BB- (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*) Proposed Bank Facility Long Term 0.35 ACUITE BB- (Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating*)

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Annexure - Details of instruments rated

Lender’s Name ISIN Facilities Date Of Issuance Coupon Rate Maturity Date Quantum (Rs. Cr.) Complexity Level Rating State Bank of India Not Applicable Bank Guarantee (BLR) Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 0.50 Simple ACUITE A4 | Reaffirmed & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating* State Bank of India Not Applicable Cash Credit Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 0.90 Simple ACUITE B+ | Reaffirmed & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating* State Bank of India Not Applicable Letter of Credit Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 1.50 Simple ACUITE A4 | Reaffirmed & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating* State Bank of India Not Applicable PC/PCFC Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 7.00 Simple ACUITE A4 | Reaffirmed & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating* Not Applicable Not Applicable Proposed Long Term Bank Facility Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 0.35 Simple ACUITE B+ | Reaffirmed & Withdrawn | Issuer not co-operating*

Contacts

Analytical	Rating Desk
Aditya Gupta Vice President-Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294041 aditya.gupta@acuite.in Radhika Kolwankar Analyst-Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294065 radhika.kolwankar@acuite.in	Varsha Bist Senior Manager-Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294011 rating.desk@acuite.in

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