RATING RATIONALE
20Mar2024

United Polyfab Gujarat Ltd.

Brickwork Ratings downgrades the ratings of the long-term bank loan facilities and reaffirms the short-term bank loan facilities of United Polyfab Gujarat Ltd for Rs. 126.29 Crs, and continues the ratings in the ISSUER NOT COOPERATING category based on best available information, as the issuer did not cooperate.

Particulars
Facilities** Amount (Rs.Crs.) Tenure Rating#
Previous Present Previous
(12 Dec 2022)
Present
Fund Based 124.79 124.79 Long Term BWR BB-/Stable
ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* /Downgrade
BWR B + /Stable
Continues to be in ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* category/Downgraded
Non Fund Based 1.50 1.50 Short Term BWR A4
ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* /Reaffirmation
BWR A4
Continues to be in ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* category/Reaffirmed
Grand Total 126.29 126.29 (Rupees One Hundred Twenty Six Crores and Twenty Nine lakhs Only)
#Please refer to BWR website www.brickworkratings.com for definition of the ratings
**Details of Bank Loan facilities,consolidation or instruments are provided in Annexure
*Issuer did not cooperate; based on best available information.


RATING ACTION / OUTLOOK / NATURE OF NON-COOPERATION

Brickwork Ratings has downgraded the ratings of the long term bank loan facilities for Rs.124.79 Crs of  United Polyfab Gujarat Ltd. to BWR B+/Stable from BWR BB-/Stable and reaffirmed the rating for their short-term bank loan facilities for Rs.1.50 crores at BWR A4 (aggregate rated amount Rs.126.29 crores) and continued the ratings into “ISSUER NOT COOPERATING” category, based on best available information as the Issuer did not cooperate.

The rating was due for review on 12 Dec 2023. BWR took up with the Company and its bankers, over emails and through telephone calls, to provide the required information. However, despite the best efforts of BWR to get at least the minimum required information for a review, neither the company nor the banker have provided the same, nor have they shared the latest financials and other relevant information/documents required for a review. The company has also not been submitting the No Default Statements (NDS) for more than 3 months.

In the absence of management cooperation on the part of the company to provide adequate information/documents for a review within the required timelines despite follow-up, coupled with non submission of NDS and lack of banker's feedback, BWR is unable to assess the company's current financial performance or its ability to service its debt and maintain a valid rating. Accordingly, keeping in view the regulatory guidelines in this regard, the long term rating is downgraded to BWR B+/Stable, from BWR BB-/Stable, and reaffirmed the short term rating at BWR A4 and both the ratings are simultaneously placed under the “Issuer Not Cooperating” category, based on best available information as the Issuer did not cooperate.

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ABOUT THE ENTITY
Macro Economic Indicator Sector Industry Basic Industry
Consumer Discretionary Textiles Textiles & Apparels Other Textile Products

United Polyfab Gujarat Limited was incorporated as United Polyfab (Unit-II) Private Limited under the provision of the Companies Act, 1956 vide certificate of incorporation dated November 16, 2010, issued by the Registrar of Companies, Ahmedabad. Consequently upon the conversion of the Company to public limited, the name was changed to United Polyfab (Unit-II) Limited and the fresh certificate of incorporation dated December 3, 2015, was issued by the Registrar of Companies, Ahmedabad. Subsequently, the name of Company was changed to United Polyfab Gujarat Limited and certificate of incorporation dated December 11, 2015, pursuant to the change of name was issued by Registrar of Companies, Ahmedabad.The Company on its public issue getting subscribed got Listing and Trading Approval from National Stock Exchange to List and trade on SME EMERGE Platform. The Corporate Identification Number of the Company pursuant to listing is L18109GJ2010PLC062928. They have an employee base of more than 500 people. At present, the Company is having 42 Airjet automatic looms having the capacity to manufacture (weaving) up to 28,896 meters gray denim/gray fabric/cotton gray fabric per day in 3 shifts.,United Polyfab Gujarat Limited is engaged in the spinning of cotton yarn. Its manufacturing unit is located in Timba, Dascroi, Ahmedabad. The company is listed on NSE.The Company operates at its average production capacity of 7,00,000 meters of fabric production per month. After establishing the strong foothold in the trading and manufacturing (weaving) activities, as a part of the backward integration, the Company has set up spinning unit with the installed capacity of 40,128 spindles with production capacity of 800 tonnes per month at Timba Village, Daskroi, Ahmedabad in a land admeasuring area 15,935 square meters.

(As per information available during Sept 2020 review)

KEY FINANCIAL INDICATORS

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NON-COOPERATION WITH PREVIOUS CREDIT RATING AGENCY

ACUITE, Rating amount- Rs.140.00 Crs , ACUITE B+/Stable, A4 ISSUER NOT COOPERATING, 07 June 2023

ANY OTHER INFORMATION

Company has active ratings from  INFOMERICS, Rating amount- Rs.105.25 Crs , IVR BBB-/Stable, A3, 03 July 2023

RATING HISTORY FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS (including withdrawal and suspended)
Facilities Current Rating  (2024) 2023 2022 2021
Type Tenure Amount
(Rs.Crs.)
Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating
Fund Based LT 124.79
BWR B+/Stable
(Continues to be in ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* category/Downgraded)
NA
NA
12Dec2022
BWR BB-Stable
(ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* /Downgrade)
08Nov2021
BWR BB Stable
(Downgrade/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*)
Non Fund Based ST 1.50
BWR A4
(Continues to be in ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* category/Reaffirmed)
NA
NA
12Dec2022
BWR A4
(ISSUER NOT COOPERATING* /Reaffirmation)
08Nov2021
BWR A4
(Downgrade/ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*)
Grand Total 126.29 (Rupees One Hundred Twenty Six Crores and Twenty Nine lakhs Only)
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United Polyfab Gujarat Ltd.
ANNEXURE-I
Details of Bank Facilities rated by BWR
SL.No. Name of the Bank/Lender Type Of Facilities Long Term(Rs.Crs.) Short Term(Rs.Crs.) Total(Rs.Crs.)
1 Indian Bank Term LoanOut-standing 13.93 _ 13.93
2 Indian Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 6.00 _ 6.00
3 Punjab National Bank Bank GuaranteeSanctioned _ 1.50 1.50
4 Punjab National Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 8.00 _ 8.00
5 Punjab National Bank Term LoanOut-standing 25.71 _ 25.71
6 State Bank Of India (SBI) Term LoanOut-standing 62.15 _ 62.15
7 State Bank Of India (SBI) Cash CreditSanctioned 9.00 _ 9.00
Total 124.79 1.50 126.29
TOTAL (Rupees One Hundred Twenty Six Crores and Twenty Nine lakhs Only)
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