Press Release October 07, 2024 SFS GLOBAL LIMITED Rating Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	23.00	ACUITE B+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*	-
Total Outstanding	23.00	-	-
Total Withdrawn	0.00	-	-
* The issuer did not co-operate; based on best available information.

Rating Rationale

­Acuité has downgraded its long-term rating to 'ACUITE B+' (read as ACUITE B Plus) from 'ACUITE BB-' (read as ACUITE Double B Minus) on the Rs.23.00 crore bank facilities of SFS Global Limited (SGL). The rating is now flagged as “Issuer Not-Cooperating” on account of information risk and is based on the best available information. The rating has been downgraded on account of information risk and the company has not provided latest NDS for last 3 months consecutively.

About the Company

­SGL incorporated in the year 1995 by Mr. J. K. Saboo & Mr. Ram Prakash Saboo, is a Delhi based company engaged in blending and packaging of tea. In 2012, the company entered into a long-term contract of 10 years (renewable for another two terms of 10 years or part at the option of lessor/lessee) with TATA Consumer Products Ltd (TCPL) to provide its facility on lease. As per the contract, SGL would also provide various auxiliary services like receiving the raw material (Raw Tea) at its warehouse, blending of various varieties of tea, packaging, storing, management and releasing the same as when demanded by TCPL.

Unsupported Rating

­Not Applicable

Non-cooperation by the issuer/borrower

­Acuité has been requesting for No Default Statements (NDS); however, despite multiple requests; the Company’s management has remained non-cooperative and not submitted the NDS for the preceding 03 consecutive months. 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 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 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

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Other Factors affecting Rating

­None

Key Financials

Particulars	Unit	FY 23 (Actual)	FY 22 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	13.63	25.85
PAT	Rs. Cr.	2.72	2.78
PAT Margin	(%)	19.94	10.77
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	1.72	1.56
PBDIT/Interest	Times	2.94	2.83

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 • Service Sector: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-50.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 08 Sep 2023 Term Loan Long Term 23.00 ACUITE BB- | Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE B-) 27 Sep 2022 Term Loan Long Term 19.20 ACUITE B- (Upgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE BBB- | Stable) Term Loan Long Term 3.09 ACUITE B- (Upgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE BBB- | Stable) Proposed Long Term Loan Long Term 0.71 ACUITE B- (Upgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE BBB- | Stable) 16 Jul 2021 Proposed Long Term Loan Long Term 0.71 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned) Term Loan Long Term 3.09 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned) Term Loan Long Term 19.20 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)

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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 Axis Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Term Loan Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 23.00 Simple ACUITE B+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BB- )

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

Contacts

Mohit Jain Senior Vice President - Rating Operations Anuja Bele Associate Analyst - Rating Operations	Contact details exclusively for investors and lenders Mob: +91 8591310146 Email ID: analyticalsupport@acuite.in

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