Press Release July 18, 2025 TEKNOW OVERSEAS PRIVATE LIMITED Rating Reaffirmed and Upgraded

Product	Quantum (Rs. Cr)	Long Term Rating	Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings	5.15	ACUITE BB- | Stable | Upgraded	-
Bank Loan Ratings	8.85	-	ACUITE A4 | Reaffirmed
Total Outstanding	14.00	-	-
Total Withdrawn	0.00	-	-

Rating Rationale

­­Acuité has upgraded the long-term rating to ’ACUITE BB-’ (read as ACUITE double B minus) from ’ACUITE B-’ (read as ACUITE B minus) and reaffirmed the short-term rating of 'ACUITE A4’ (read as ACUITE A four) on the Rs. 14.00 Cr. bank facilities of Teknow Overseas Private Limited (TOPL). The outlook is 'Stable'. Rationale for rating The Company has provided information, leading to transition from Issuer Not Co-operating (INC since 2018) to a regular issuer. The rating reflects moderate business risk profile, financial risk profile and healthy order book with adequate liquidity. However, the rating is constrained due to intensive working capital operations.

About the Company

New Delhi – Based, Teknow Overseas Private Limited was incorporated in 1991. The company is engaged in the design and civil construction business of Silos, RCC Chimneys, Turbine Generator civil works and Electric Transmission and Distribution Substation. The directors of the company are Mr. Shekhar Gupta, Mr. Madhav Sumant Gupta and Ms. Smita Gupta.

Unsupported Rating

­Not Applicable

Analytical Approach

­­Acuité has considered the standalone business and financial risk profile of TOPL to arrive at the rating.

Key Rating Drivers

Strengths

Benefits derived from experienced management The promoters, Mr. Shekhar Gupta and Mrs. Smita Gupta are highly qualified and carry rich experience of over three decades in the line of business. Mr. Shekhar Gupta who has done his bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from IIT-Delhi is aware about the technicalities and execution of the projects which benefits the company in winning new work orders. On the other hand Mrs. Smita Gupta who is an MBA in finance takes care of the financial intricacies of the projects. Acuite believes that the company is expected to derive benefit from the experience of the management over the medium term. Moderate Revenue and Profitability The company witnessed a decline in its scale of operations marked by a net operating income of Rs. 26.63 Cr. in FY2025 (prov.) as against Rs. 36.53 Cr. in FY2024 due to the execution on the ongoing orders and no new orders being bagged in FY25. Further, the company has an unexecuted order book position to the tune of Rs. 124.14 Crore approximately as on 3rd July 2025 which provides it revenue visibility over the medium term. Going forward, the ability of the company to bag new orders and timely execution of the existing orders will remain a key rating monitor able. The EBITDA margin of the company stood at 16.36 per cent in FY2025 (prov.) as against 13.64 per cent in FY2024 due to reduction in the raw material procurement. The PAT margin of the company stood at 4.39 per cent in FY2025 (prov.) against 4.13 per cent in FY2024. Acuité believes that the company is expected to have better top-line in near to medium term on account of better order book. Moderate ­Financial Risk Profile The financial risk profile of the company is moderate marked by a small net-worth of Rs. 12.35 Crore as on 31st March 2025 (prov.) against Rs. 11.18 Crore as on 31st March 2024 due to small accretion of profits to reserves. Further, the total debt of the company stood at Rs. 10.30 Crore as on 31st March 2025 (prov.) against Rs. 9.55 Crore as on 31st March 2024. The capital structure of the company is comfortable marked by gearing ratio which stood at 0.83 times as on 31st March 2025 (prov.) against 0.85 times as on 31st March 2024. Further, the coverage indicators are reflected by interest coverage ratio and debt service coverage ratio at 4.52 times and 1.67 times respectively as on 31st March 2025 (prov.) against 4.37 times and 2.10 times respectively as on 31st March 2024. The TOL/TNW ratio stood at 1.52 times as on 31st March 2025 (prov.) against 1.58 times as on 31st March 2024 and DEBT-EBITDA stood at 2.21 times as on 31st March 2025 (prov.) against 1.81 times as on 31st March 2024. Acuité believes that the financial risk profile of the company will remain moderate with expected improvements over the medium term.

Weaknesses

Intensive Working Capital Operations Company has intensive working capital operations as evident from gross current assets (GCA) of 213 days in FY2025 (prov.) as compared to 115 days in FY2024. Intensiveness of Working capital is on account of high Receivable Days. Debtor days stood at 103 days in FY2025 (prov.) as against 48 days in FY2024. Inventory days stood at 57 days in FY25 (prov.) against 39 days in FY24. Whereas, creditor days stood at 112 days in FY2025 (prov.) against 79 days in FY2024. Acuité believes that the working capital operations of the company will remain intensive over the medium term. Susceptibility to tender-based operations Revenue and profitability entirely depend on the ability of civil construction companies to win tenders. Also, intense competition among civil contractors prompts players to bid aggressively to bag contracts and thus, restricts the operating margin. Amidst cyclicality inherent in the construction industry, ability to maintain the margin through operating efficiency becomes critical.

Rating Sensitivities

­Movement in scale of operations while maintaining the profitability margin Movement in working capital operations Timely execution of order book

Liquidity Position

Adequate

­The liquidity profile of the company is adequate. The net cash accruals of company stood at Rs. 3.22 Cr. in FY25 (prov.) against the debt repayment of Rs. 1.52 Cr. for the same period. The company has cash & bank position of Rs. 0.06 Cr. and current ratio stood at 1.58 times for FY25 (prov.). The average non-fund based bank limit utilization is at ~76.31% for the 9 months’ period ending June 2025 and also company does not rely on short term fund based for working capital requirements. Acuité believes that going forward the liquidity profile of the company is likely to be adequate backed by steady accruals with no major debt funded capex plans.

Outlook: Stable

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Other Factors affecting Rating

­None

Key Financials

Particulars	Unit	FY 25 (Provisional)	FY 24 (Actual)
Operating Income	Rs. Cr.	26.63	36.53
PAT	Rs. Cr.	1.17	1.51
PAT Margin	(%)	4.39	4.13
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth	Times	0.83	0.85
PBDIT/Interest	Times	4.52	4.37

Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA (if applicable)

­Not Applicable

Any other information

­None

Applicable Criteria

• Default Recognition :- https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-52.htm • Infrastructure Sector: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-51.htm • Application Of Financial Ratios And Adjustments: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-53.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 Nov 2024 Bank Guarantee (BLR) Short Term 8.85 ACUITE A4 (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*) Secured Overdraft Long Term 5.15 ACUITE B- (Downgraded & Issuer not co-operating* from ACUITE B) 22 Aug 2023 Bank Guarantee (BLR) Short Term 8.85 ACUITE A4 (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*) Secured Overdraft Long Term 5.15 ACUITE B (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*) 01 Jun 2022 Bank Guarantee (BLR) Short Term 8.85 ACUITE A4 (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*) Secured Overdraft Long Term 5.15 ACUITE B (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*)

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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 Canara Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Bank Guarantee (BLR) Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 8.85 Simple ACUITE A4 | Reaffirmed Canara Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Covid Emergency Line. 19 Aug 2021 Not avl. / Not appl. 19 Jun 2026 0.17 Simple ACUITE BB- | Stable | Upgraded ( from ACUITE B- ) Not Applicable Not avl. / Not appl. Proposed Long Term Bank Facility Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 0.52 Simple ACUITE BB- | Stable | Upgraded ( from ACUITE B- ) Canara Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Term Loan 30 Mar 2022 Not avl. / Not appl. 30 Mar 2027 0.07 Simple ACUITE BB- | Stable | Upgraded ( from ACUITE B- ) Canara Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Term Loan 12 Mar 2024 Not avl. / Not appl. 12 Mar 2029 0.40 Simple ACUITE BB- | Stable | Upgraded ( from ACUITE B- ) Canara Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Term Loan 21 Jul 2022 Not avl. / Not appl. 21 Jul 2027 0.12 Simple ACUITE BB- | Stable | Upgraded ( from ACUITE B- ) Canara Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Term Loan 10 Nov 2023 Not avl. / Not appl. 10 Nov 2028 0.07 Simple ACUITE BB- | Stable | Upgraded ( from ACUITE B- ) Canara Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Working Capital Term Loan 28 Jun 2021 Not avl. / Not appl. 28 Jun 2028 3.80 Simple ACUITE BB- | Stable | Upgraded ( from ACUITE B- )

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