Press Release

Press Release

April 10, 2024

SRI BALAJI TOLLWAYS (MADURAI) PRIVATE LIMITED
Rating Downgraded and Issuer not co-operating

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	150.00	ACUITE BB+ \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating*	-
Total Outstanding	150.00	-	-

Rating Rationale

Acuité has downgraded its long-term rating to 'ACUITE BB+ (read as ACUITE double plus) from ‘ACUITE BBB+’ (read as ACUITE triple B plus) on Rs.150.00 Cr. bank facilities of Sri Balaji Tollways (Madurai) Private Limited (SBTPL).

This rating is downgraded and flagged as issuer not cooperating on account of information risk and is based on best available information.

About the Company

Sri Balaji Tollways (Madurai) Private Limited (SBTPL) was incorporated on 26 February, 2016 and it is a special purpose vehicle (SPV) promoted by SPK And Co (SPK) and Sri Venkatachalapathy Constructions to undertake widening of Madurai Ring Road from Double Lane to Four Lane in the state of Tamil Nadu on BuildOperateTransfer (BOT) Toll Basis. Project Road starts at Meenakshi Mission Hospital and ends at Kappalur having a design length of 27.20 kilometres (km). The project has been awarded by Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation TNRIDC for a concession period of 20 years from the Appointed Date including 2 years of the construction period. The project achieved its commercial operations from November 2019. The present directors of the company are Mr. Subramaniam Palanisamy and Mr. Seyyadurai Nagarajan.

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 noncooperation 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

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

Other Factors affecting Rating

None

Key Financials

Particulars	Unit	FY 23 (Actual)	FY 22 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	45.27	33.06
PAT	Rs. Cr.	1.56	0.56
PAT Margin	(%)	3.44	1.71
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	0.85	0.90
PBDIT/Interest	Times	3.35	3.47

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
• Infrastructure Sector: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-51.htm
• Rating Process and Timeline: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-67.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
11 Jan 2023	Term Loan	Long Term	125.00	ACUITE BBB+ \| Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BBB \| Stable)
11 Jan 2023	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Long Term	25.00	ACUITE BBB+ \| Stable (Upgraded from ACUITE BBB \| Stable)
14 Oct 2021	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Long Term	25.00	ACUITE BBB \| Stable (Reaffirmed)
14 Oct 2021	Term Loan	Long Term	125.00	ACUITE BBB \| 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
Not Applicable	Not avl. / Not appl.	Proposed Long Term Bank Facility	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	Not avl. / Not appl.	25.00	Simple	ACUITE BB+ \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB+ )
UCO Bank	Not avl. / Not appl.	Term Loan	07 Apr 2017	Not avl. / Not appl.	30 Jun 2033	125.00	Simple	ACUITE BB+ \| Downgraded \| Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE BBB+ )

Contacts

Analytical Details	Contact Details
Mohit Jain Senior Vice President - Rating Operations Tel: 022–49294017 mohit.jain@acuite.in Katta Akhil Analyst - Rating Operations Tel: 022-49294065 akhil.katta@acuite.in	Contact details exclusively for investors and lenders Mob: +91 8591310146 Email ID: analyticalsupport@acuite.in Tel: 022-49294011 rating.desk@acuite.in

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