Product Quantum (Rs. Cr) Long Term Rating Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings 60.70 ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* -
Bank Loan Ratings 5.30 - ACUITE A4+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*
Total Outstanding Quantum (Rs. Cr) 66.00 - -
Total Withdrawn Quantum (Rs. Cr) 0.00 - -
 
Rating Rationale

­Acuite has downgraded its long term rating to 'ACUITE BB+' (read as ACUITE double B plus) and short term rating of 'ACUITE A4+' (read as ACUITE A4 plus) from ACUITE BBB - (Read as ACUIITE triple B Minus) /ACUITE A3 (Read as ACUITE A three) on th Rs.66.00Cr bank facilities of The Rajaratna Mills Private Limited (RMPL). The rating is now an indicative rating, based on best available information.
The rating has been downgraded on account of information risk.


About the Company

­RMPL was incorporated in 1979 with 12,000 spindles and progressively expanded to its current capacity of 39,856 spindles and 7,040 rotors. The company is closely held by the promoters and its family members, who have close to over six decades of experience in the industry. RMPL is engaged in the production of cotton yarn in the medium and finer counts range of 6’s-30’s 60’s and 90’s. It has two manufacturing facilities in Palani (Tamilnadu). RMPL had installed windmill capacity of 1.50 MW for captive use. At present, the company’s operations are actively managed by Mr J. Thulasidharan, Managing Director, and his daughter, Ms. Nikenantha Thulasidharan and son, Mr Sailendra Thulasidharan 

 
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 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." 

 
Material Covenants

­None

 
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
 

Particulars Unit FY 21 (Provisional) FY 20 (Actual)
Operating Income Rs. Cr. 113.13 113.49
PAT Rs. Cr. 4.36 1.01
PAT Margin (%) 3.85 0.89
Total Debt/Tangible Net Worth Times 1.55 2.01
PBDIT/Interest Times 3.37 2.49
Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA

CARE has migrated its ratings to 'B+/A4 (reaffirmed and NCI)' in press release dated 10-11-2021. The rating continues to be NCI from 02-04-2018. India Ratings has migrated its ratings to 'BB/A4+ (Issuer not cooperating)' in the press release dated 16-03-2022.

 
Any other information

Acuite is yet to receive latest NDS from TRMPL.

 
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.

 

Date Name of Instruments/Facilities Term Amount (Rs. Cr) Rating/Outlook
02 Nov 2021 Term Loan Long Term 7.90 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
Proposed Bank Facility Long Term 0.20 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
Letter of Credit Short Term 4.95 ACUITE A3 (Assigned)
Cash Credit Long Term 37.00 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
Working Capital Term Loan Long Term 6.00 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
Bank Guarantee Short Term 0.35 ACUITE A3 (Assigned)
Working Capital Term Loan Long Term 4.20 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
Term Loan Long Term 5.40 ACUITE BBB- | Stable (Assigned)
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Lender’s Name ISIN Facilities Date Of Issuance Coupon Rate Maturity Date Quantum (Rs. Cr.) Complexity Level Rating
Indian Bank Not Applicable Bank Guarantee (BLR) Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 0.35 Simple ACUITE A4+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*
Indian Bank Not Applicable Cash Credit Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 37.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*
Indian Bank Not Applicable Letter of Credit Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 4.95 Simple ACUITE A4+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*
Not Applicable Not Applicable Proposed Long Term Bank Facility Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable 0.20 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*
Indian Bank Not Applicable Term Loan 31 Mar 2018 10.25 31 Mar 2024 7.90 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*
Indian Bank Not Applicable Term Loan 30 Mar 2021 8.90 31 Jul 2028 5.40 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*
Indian Bank Not Applicable Working Capital Term Loan Not available Not available Not available 6.00 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*
Indian Bank Not Applicable Working Capital Term Loan Not available Not available Not available 4.20 Simple ACUITE BB+ | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating*

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