RATING RATIONALE
24Mar2023

Nandan Denim Ltd.

Brickwork Ratings resolves "Rating Watch with developing implications", downgrades and simultaneously withdraws the ratings for the Bank Loan Facilities of Rs. 663.77 Crs. of Nandan Denim Ltd.

Particulars
Facilities** Amount (Rs.Crs.) Tenure Rating#
Previous Present Previous
(02 Aug 2022)
Present
Fund Based 603.77 603.77 Long Term BWR BBB+ /Rating Watch with Developing Implications
Reaffirmation
BWR BBB - /Stable
Downgrade/Withdrawal
Non Fund Based 60.00 60.00 Short Term BWR A2 /Rating Watch with Developing Implications
Reaffirmation
BWR A3
Downgrade/Withdrawal
Grand Total
#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

RATING ACTION / OUTLOOK

Brickwork Ratings reviewed long-term rating at “BWR BBB+/Stable” and short-term rating at “BWR A2” the ratings of the Bank Loan Facilities aggregating Rs. 695.21 Crores (663.77 Crs + 31.44 Crs propose )(INR Six Hundred Ninety Five Crore and Twenty One Lakhs Only/-) of Nandan Denim Limited (NDL or ‘the Company’) on 24.Aug 2021. Brickwork Ratings placed the ratings of the Bank Loan Facilities of Nandan Denim Limited (NDL or ‘the Company’) on Rating Watch with Developing Implications, based on a Material Event on 02.August 2022.

Material Event: The Income Tax Department conducted searches at the premises of Chiripal Group of Companies which includes registered offices, Corporates offices along with the residences of Company officials from 20th July 2022 to 25th July 2022.  The company has disclosed the material event to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Subsequent to the material event (Income Tax Search operation), the company has published two quarter results (Q2 & Q3). BWR has analysed its impact on the operations of the group and it has been decided to resolve the watch, downgrade the ratings on the basis of available information and simultaneously withdraw the rating, at the request of the client.

ABOUT THE ENTITY

Company Background: Incorporated in 1994 by Mr. Vedprakash D. Chiripal and Mr. Brijmohan Chiripal, Nandan Denim Limited (NDL) (earlier known as Nandan Exim Limited) was initially engaged in manufacturing, trading and exporting of textile products—primarily denim products. The company is a part of the Ahmedabad-based Chiripal Group, which has presence in various industries such as textiles, education, real estate, packaging and chemicals.  The company forayed into manufacturing operations in FY2004, with a project for weaving of denim fabric and the commercial production of 20 million metres per annum (MMPA) capacity of denim fabric was commenced in FY 2006.  With periodic expansions, the installed capacity of denim manufacturing now stands at 110 MMPA. Denim fabrics manufactured by NDL are either made of 100% cotton yarn or mixed with Lycra, Polyester, and so on in weft, depending on the market requirement. NDL underwent backward integration and installed a cotton spinning unit of 40TPD capacity in FY2011, which now stands at 142 TPD in the current fiscal. Further, NDL diversified its portfolio by setting up a 10-million metre per annum shirting capacity in March 2014. The company also operates a 15-MW power plant within its premise, which meets its entire power requirements. NDL’s manufacturing facility is located at Sejpur-Gopalpur in Ahmedabad.

Nandan Exim Limited is engaged in the textile industry. The Company manufacturers denim. The Company produces different types of fabrics, such as home furnishing fabrics, designer cotton fabric. The Company is engaged in the supply of various textile products in several parts of the world. The Companys products include bed sheet fabrics, blended fabric, bottom weight fabrics, cotton fabric, denim fabrics, flock fabrics, polar fleece fabric, polyester fabric, made ups and embroidery fabrics. The Companys markets include Europe, the United States, Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Latin America. The Companys manufacturing facilities include Knitting Division, Polar Fleece Division, Flock Printing Unit, Fabric Processing Division, Corduroy Division, Khakis And Denim Plant and Petrochemicals. The Company also produces a number of petrochemical products through a joint venture company Nova Petrochemicals Ltd. and Chiripal Petrochemicals Ltd.

NON-COOPERATION WITH PREVIOUS CREDIT RATING AGENCY

CARE suspended the ratings assigned to bank facilities of Nandan Exim Ltd as the issuer did not cooperate on 03.10.2012.

CARE upgraded the long-term ratings on the bank loans  as CARE BB / and reaffirmed the short term rating as CARE A4 on 03.10.2011.

ANY OTHER INFORMATION

Nandan Denim Ltd has decided to withdraw the BWR ratings at the advice of their bankers and to ensure strict compliance with RBI guidelines on the External Credit Ratings.  As client is not fully cooperating.  We could not get update information on some of the areas.  

RATING HISTORY FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS (including withdrawal and suspended)
Facilities Current Rating  (2023) 2022 2021 2020
Type Tenure Amount
(Rs.Crs.)
Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating
Fund Based LT 603.77
BWR BBB-/Stable
(Downgrade/Withdrawal)
02Aug2022
BWR BBB+ Rating Watch with Developing Implications
(Reaffirmation)
24Aug2021
BWR BBB+ Stable
(Reaffirmation)
25Feb2020
BWR A- Credit Watch with Negative Implications
(Downgrade)
0.00
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
10Aug2020
BWR BBB Credit Watch with Negative Implications
(Downgrade)
Non Fund Based ST 60.00
BWR A3
(Downgrade/Withdrawal)
02Aug2022
BWR A2 Rating Watch with Developing Implications
(Reaffirmation)
24Aug2021
BWR A2
(Reaffirmation)
25Feb2020
BWR A1
(Reaffirmation)
0.00
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
10Aug2020
BWR A2
(Reaffirmation)
Grand Total
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Nandan Denim 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 Bank of Baroda Cash CreditSanctioned 16.00 _ 16.00
2 Bank of Baroda Covid -19 Emergency Line CreditSanctioned 0.98 _ 0.98
3 Bank of Baroda BG/LC/ILCSanctioned _ 4.00 4.00
4 Bank of India GECLSanctioned 12.50 _ 12.50
5 Bank of India Term LoanSanctioned 46.54 _ 46.54
6 Bank of Maharashtra Cash CreditSanctioned 17.00 _ 17.00
7 Bank of Maharashtra Term LoanSanctioned 50.71 _ 50.71
8 Bank of Maharashtra BG/LC/ILCSanctioned _ 3.65 3.65
9 Bank of Maharashtra Covid -19 Emergency Line CreditSanctioned 1.14 _ 1.14
10 Bank of Maharashtra GECLSanctioned 25.60 _ 25.60
11 Canara Bank GECLSanctioned 4.17 _ 4.17
12 Canara Bank Covid -19 Emergency Line CreditSanctioned 2.67 _ 2.67
13 Canara Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 40.00 _ 40.00
14 Canara Bank BG/LC/ILCSanctioned _ 7.00 7.00
15 Central Bank of India BG/LC/ILCSanctioned _ 10.00 10.00
16 Central Bank of India Covid -19 Emergency Line CreditSanctioned 1.45 _ 1.45
17 Central Bank of India GECLSanctioned 7.46 _ 7.46
18 Central Bank of India Term LoanSanctioned 6.87 _ 6.87
19 Central Bank of India Cash CreditSanctioned 25.00 _ 25.00
20 IDBI Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 11.00 _ 11.00
21 IDBI Bank Term LoanSanctioned 30.87 _ 30.87
22 IDBI Bank GECLSanctioned 8.32 _ 8.32
23 IDBI Bank BG/LC/ILCSanctioned _ 2.10 2.10
24 Karnataka Bank Ltd GECLSanctioned 3.30 _ 3.30
25 Karnataka Bank Ltd Term LoanSanctioned 13.82 _ 13.82
26 Lakshmi Vilas Bank Term LoanSanctioned 23.07 _ 23.07
27 Oriental Bank of Commerce Term LoanSanctioned 18.63 _ 18.63
28 Oriental Bank of Commerce Cash CreditSanctioned 10.90 _ 10.90
29 Oriental Bank of Commerce GECLSanctioned 11.00 _ 11.00
30 Oriental Bank of Commerce BG/LC/ILCSanctioned _ 1.00 1.00
31 Saraswat Bank Term LoanSanctioned 25.98 _ 25.98
32 State Bank Of India (SBI) Cash CreditSanctioned 60.00 _ 60.00
33 State Bank Of India (SBI) GECLSanctioned 10.00 _ 10.00
34 State Bank Of India (SBI) BG/LC/ILCSanctioned _ 15.00 15.00
35 UCO Bank GECLSanctioned 6.05 _ 6.05
36 UCO Bank BG/LC/ILCSanctioned _ 3.25 3.25
37 UCO Bank Covid -19 Emergency Line CreditSanctioned 0.97 _ 0.97
38 UCO Bank Cash CreditSanctioned 14.60 _ 14.60
39 UCO Bank Term LoanSanctioned 16.94 _ 16.94
40 Union Bank of India Term LoanSanctioned 19.54 _ 19.54
41 Union Bank of India Cash CreditSanctioned 23.50 _ 23.50
42 Union Bank of India Cash CreditSanctioned 22.00 _ 22.00
43 Union Bank of India GECLSanctioned 8.30 _ 8.30
44 Union Bank of India BG/LC/ILCSanctioned _ 7.00 7.00
45 United Bank of India BG/LC/ILCSanctioned _ 7.00 7.00
46 United Bank of India Term LoanSanctioned 6.89 _ 6.89
Total 603.77 60.00
TOTAL
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