Press Release

Press Release

July 15, 2024

SHREE WARANA SAHAKARI DUDH UTPADAK PRAKRIYA SANGH LIMITED
Rating Downgraded,Reaffirmed and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	234.75	ACUITE BB \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating*	-
Bank Loan Ratings	85.50	-	ACUITE A4+ \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding	320.25	-	-

Rating Rationale

Acuité has downgraded its long term rating to 'ACUITE BB' (read as ACUITE double B) from 'Acuite BB+' (read as ACUITE double B plus) and reaffirmed the short term rating of 'ACUITE A4+' (read as ACUITE A four plus) on the Rs. 320.25 crore bank facilities of Shree Warana Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Prakriya Sangh Limited on account of information risk. The rating continues to be flagged as “Issuer Not-Cooperating” and is based on the best available information.

About the Company

Shree Warana Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Prakriya Sangh Limited, was established in 1968, is a cooperative society. It is engaged in milk processing and production of dairy products. Shree Warana Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Prakriya Sangh Limited has 7 lac litres per day of milk processing capacity with multi product capabilities. It offers wide range of products like pasteurized milk, tonned milk, flavoured milk, double toned milk, sweetened condensed milk, UHT milk, yoghurt, ghee, cheese, paneer, skimmed milk powder, butter milk, cream, shrikhand etc. The products are distributed under the brand name of ‘Warana’. Shree Warana Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Prakriya Sangh Limited mainly has its presence in Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Goa. It has 2 processing units in Kolhapur and 1 in Vashi (Navi Mumbai). It also undertakes job work for Mondelez India Foods Limited (formerly known as Cadbury India Ltd) for the production of cocoa powder and bournvita. Further, it also takes ice cream processing contracts from Mother Dairy. The society has a distribution centre in Dubai named as Warana House to distribute milk, skimmed milk powder and ghee to Gulf countries. The directors of the company are Mr. Vinay Vilasrao Kore, Mrs. Shobhatai Vilasrao Kore, Mr. Vasantrao Shivling Chavan, Mr. Chitrsen Nagnath Gulave, Mr. Prataprao Balkrishna Patil, Mr. Subhash Appaaso Desai, Mr. Kishor Jaysingrao Patil, Mr. Maruti Shankar Patil and Mr. Nandkumar Dattatray.

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 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 ratingis based.

Rating Sensitivity

"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

Other Factors affecting Rating

None

Key Financials

Particulars	Unit	FY 22 (Actual)	FY 21 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	1093.11	935.00
PAT	Rs. Cr.	1.89	1.13
PAT Margin	(%)	0.17	0.12
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	0.76	0.79
PBDIT/Interest	Times	1.55	1.31

Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA

Not Applicable

Any other information

None

Applicable Criteria

• Manufacturing Entities: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-59.htm
• Banks And Financial Institutions: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-45.htm
• Application Of Financial Ratios And Adjustments: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-53.htm

Note on Complexity Levels of the Rated Instrument

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Rating History

Date	Name of Instruments/Facilities	Term	Amount (Rs. Cr)	Rating/Outlook
21 Apr 2023	Proposed Short Term Loan	Short Term	5.00	ACUITE A4+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE A2+)
	Proposed Short Term Bank Facility	Short Term	70.50	ACUITE A4+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE A2+)
	Term Loan	Long Term	50.25	ACUITE BB+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE A- \| Stable)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	165.00	ACUITE BB+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE A- \| Stable)
	Proposed Cash Credit	Long Term	10.00	ACUITE BB+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE A- \| Stable)
	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Short Term	10.00	ACUITE A4+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE A2+)
	Proposed Long Term Loan	Long Term	9.50	ACUITE BB+ (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE A- \| Stable)
04 Feb 2022	Proposed Short Term Bank Facility	Short Term	70.50	ACUITE A2+ (Reaffirmed)
	Bank Guarantee/Letter of Guarantee	Short Term	10.00	ACUITE A2+ (Reaffirmed)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	165.00	ACUITE A- \| Stable (Reaffirmed)
	Proposed Cash Credit	Long Term	10.00	ACUITE A- \| Stable (Reaffirmed)
	Proposed Long Term Loan	Long Term	9.50	ACUITE A- \| Stable (Reaffirmed)
	Proposed Short Term Loan	Short Term	5.00	ACUITE A2+ (Reaffirmed)
	Term Loan	Long Term	50.25	ACUITE A- \| Stable (Reaffirmed)

Annexure - Details of instruments rated

Lender’s Name	ISIN	Facilities	Date Of Issuance	Coupon Rate	Maturity Date	Quantum (Rs. Cr.)	Complexity Level	Rating
Bank of India	Not avl. / Not appl.	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	10.00	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*
Bank of India	Not avl. / Not appl.	Cash Credit	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	165.00	Simple	ACUITE BB \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BB+ )
Not Applicable	Not avl. / Not appl.	Proposed 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+ )
Not Applicable	Not avl. / Not appl.	Proposed Long Term Loan	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	9.50	Simple	ACUITE BB \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BB+ )
Not Applicable	Not avl. / Not appl.	Proposed Short Term Bank Facility	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	70.50	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*
Not Applicable	Not avl. / Not appl.	Proposed Short Term Loan	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	5.00	Simple	ACUITE A4+ \| Reaffirmed \| Issuer not co-operating*
Bank of India	Not avl. / Not appl.	Term Loan	28 Dec 2011	Not avl. / Not appl.	31 Jan 2027	50.25	Simple	ACUITE BB \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BB+ )

Contacts

Analytical Details	Contact Details
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