Product Quantum (Rs. Cr) Long Term Rating Short Term Rating
Bank Loan Ratings 79.50 ACUITE B | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* -
Total Outstanding 79.50 - -
 
Rating Rationale

­­Acuité has downgraded the long-term rating to ‘ACUITE B’ (read as ACUITE B) from 'ACUITE B+' (read as ACUITE B plus) on the Rs. 79.50 crore bank facilities of Yentop Manickam Edible Oils Private Limited (YMPL) 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

­Incorporated in 2000 by Mr. Nagalingam and Mr. Mathavan, Yentop Manickam Edible Oils Private Limited (YMPL) is a Chennai-based company engaged in bulk trading of edible palm oil under the brand name "Yentop".

 
About the Group

­­Tamil Nadu based, Yentop Group was established in 1900's as a family business. The group consists of Yentop Manickam Edible Oils Private Limited (YMPL), Manickavel Edible Oils Private Limited (MEPL) and Yentop Manickavel Sons Edible Oils Private Limited (YMSL). Incorporated in 2002 by Mr. Nagalingam and Mr. Mathavan, the group is engaged in bulk trading of edible palm oil under the brand name of ‘Yentop’. Nearly 80 per cent of the palm oil is imported from Singapore and Malaysia and is distributed in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Although the group has processing facilities, due to the increased duty on imported crude Palmolein oil for the past two years, the group is importing refined oil.

 
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.

 
About the Rated Entity - Key Financials

­The rated entity has not shared the latest financial statements despite repeated requests.

 
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

 
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
• Default Recognition: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-52.htm
• Application Of Financial Ratios And Adjustments: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-53.htm
• Consolidation Of Companies: https://www.acuite.in/view-rating-criteria-60.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
25 May 2023 Letter of Credit Long Term 78.00 ACUITE B+ (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*)
Bank Guarantee (BLR) Long Term 1.50 ACUITE B+ (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*)
25 Feb 2022 Letter of Credit Long Term 78.00 ACUITE B+ (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*)
Bank Guarantee (BLR) Long Term 1.50 ACUITE B+ (Reaffirmed & Issuer not co-operating*)
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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 avl. / Not appl. Bank Guarantee (BLR) Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 1.50 Simple ACUITE B | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE B+ )
Indian Bank Not avl. / Not appl. Letter of Credit Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. Not avl. / Not appl. 78.00 Simple ACUITE B | Downgraded | Issuer not co-operating* ( from ACUITE B+ )

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