Press Release March 07, 2025 SHARAD SAHAKARI SAKHAR KARKHANA LIMITED Rating Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	151.00	ACUITE BB- | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*	-
Bank Loan Ratings	20.00	-	ACUITE A4 | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding	171.00	-	-
Total Withdrawn	0.00	-	-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 BB-' (read as ACUITE double B minus) from 'ACUITE BB' (read as ACUITE double B) and the short-term rating to 'ACUITE A4' (read as ACUITE A four) from 'ACUITE A4+' (read as ACUITE A four plus) on the Rs.171.00 Cr. bank facilities of Sharad Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited (SSSKL). The rating downgrade is based on non-submission of NDS for 03 consecutive months.The rating is now flagged as “Issuer Not-Cooperating” on account of information risk and is based on the best available information.

About the Company

­Sharad Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited (SSSKL) is an integrated sugar factory registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act 1960. SSSKL was incorporated in 1996 and has a plant in Hatkangale, Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The sugar division has an installed capacity of 2500 TCD. Also, it has a 13 MW captive power generation capacity, which it fuels using bagasse generated in the sugar production and 30 KLPD molasses-based ethanol plant (or distilleries). Dr. Rajendra Patil is the Chairman and Mr. Thaba Appa Kamble is the Vice Chairman of SSSKL.

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

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 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.	351.05	305.77
PAT	Rs. Cr.	3.71	0.26
PAT Margin	(%)	1.06	0.09
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	2.78	3.41
PBDIT/Interest	Times	1.95	1.18

Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA

­Not Applicable

Interaction with Audit Committee anytime in the last 12 months (applicable for rated-listed / proposed to be listed debt securities being reviewed by Acuite)

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 • Manufacturing Entities: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-59.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 18 Jun 2024 Short-term Loan Short Term 20.00 ACUITE A4+ (Assigned) Cash Credit Long Term 10.00 ACUITE BB | Stable (Assigned) Cash Credit Long Term 140.00 ACUITE BB | Stable (Assigned) Cash Credit Long Term 0.50 ACUITE BB | Stable (Assigned) Cash Credit Long Term 0.50 ACUITE BB | 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 Maharastra State Cooperative Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Cash Credit Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 0.50 Simple ACUITE BB- | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BB ) Maharastra State Cooperative Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Cash Credit Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 0.50 Simple ACUITE BB- | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BB ) Maharastra State Cooperative Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Cash Credit Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 140.00 Simple ACUITE BB- | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BB ) Maharastra State Cooperative Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Cash Credit Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 10.00 Simple ACUITE BB- | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BB ) Maharastra State Cooperative Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Short-term Loan 05 Jul 2023 Not avl. / Not appl. 30 Jun 2024 20.00 Simple ACUITE A4 | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A4+ )

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

Contacts

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

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