Press Release

Press Release

October 07, 2025

SIFTI RICE MILLS
Rating Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	50.50	ACUITE C \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating*	-
Bank Loan Ratings	0.50	-	ACUITE A4 \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding	51.00	-	-
Total Withdrawn	0.00	-	-
* The issuer did not co-operate; based on best available information.

Rating Rationale

Acuite has downgarded the long term rating to “ACUITE C” (read as ACUITE C) from “ACUITE BB” (read as ACUITE Double B) on Rs.50.50 crore and short term rating to “ACUITE A4” (read as ACUITE A Four) from “ACUITE A4+”(read as ACUITE A Four Plus) on Rs. 0.50 crore bank facilities of Sifti Rice Mills. The rating is now flagged as “Issuer Not Cooperating” and is based on the best available information.
The downgrade is based on delays being reflected in the Credit Bureau Information report in the long-term loan in the month of January 2025 and classified the same as SMA0.

About the Company

Sifti Rice Mills is a Punjab based partnership firm established in 2000 by Mr. Vinod Kumar. The firm is engaged in processing of basmati rice. It processes two types of basmati rice: Permal and Pusa. Main raw material for the business paddy. Currently the firm is being managed by Mr. Vinod Kumar, Mrs. Parveen Rani, Mr. Sanjeev Chada and Mrs. Kriti Chada.

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 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 23 (Actual)	FY 22 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	170.24	102.81
PAT	Rs. Cr.	2.80	1.04
PAT Margin	(%)	1.64	1.02
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	3.51	3.73
PBDIT/Interest	Times	2.46	2.15

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
• 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
19 Jul 2024	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Short Term	0.50	ACUITE A4+ (Reaffirmed)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	20.00	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Reaffirmed)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	20.00	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Assigned)
	Term Loan	Long Term	2.63	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Reaffirmed)
	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Long Term	4.27	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Reaffirmed)
	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Long Term	1.16	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Assigned)
	Covid Emergency Line.	Long Term	2.32	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Assigned)
	Covid Emergency Line.	Long Term	0.12	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Assigned)
05 May 2023	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Short Term	0.50	ACUITE A4+ (Reaffirmed)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	20.00	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BB- \| Stable)
	Term Loan	Long Term	0.36	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BB- \| Stable)
	Term Loan	Long Term	6.00	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BB- \| Stable)
	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Long Term	0.54	ACUITE BB \| Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BB- \| Stable)
27 Apr 2022	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Short Term	0.50	ACUITE A4+ (Reaffirmed)
	Cash Credit	Long Term	20.00	ACUITE BB- \| Stable (Reaffirmed)
	Term Loan	Long Term	0.36	ACUITE BB- \| Stable (Reaffirmed)
	Term Loan	Long Term	6.00	ACUITE BB- \| Stable (Reaffirmed)
	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Long Term	0.54	ACUITE BB- \| 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
Punjab National Bank	Not avl. / Not appl.	Bank Guarantee (BLR)	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	0.50	Simple	ACUITE A4 \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE A4+ )
Punjab National Bank	Not avl. / Not appl.	Cash Credit	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	40.00	Simple	ACUITE C \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BB )
Punjab National Bank	Not avl. / Not appl.	Covid Emergency Line.	23 Dec 2021	Not avl. / Not appl.	21 Nov 2026	2.32	Simple	ACUITE C \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BB )
Punjab National Bank	Not avl. / Not appl.	Covid Emergency Line.	27 Aug 2020	Not avl. / Not appl.	30 Aug 2024	0.12	Simple	ACUITE C \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BB )
Not Applicable	Not avl. / Not appl.	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	5.43	Simple	ACUITE C \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BB )
Punjab National Bank	Not avl. / Not appl.	Term Loan	21 Nov 2019	Not avl. / Not appl.	20 Jan 2027	2.63	Simple	ACUITE C \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BB )

* 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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