Rating Rationale
May 05, 2025 | Mumbai
Deccan Cements Limited
Issuer not cooperating, based on best-available information; Ratings migrated to ‘Crisil BB+/Stable/Crisil A4+ Issuer not cooperating'
 
Rating Action
Total Bank Loan Facilities RatedRs.922.02 Crore
Long Term RatingCrisil BB+ /Stable (ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*; Migrated from ‘Crisil A/Negative')
Short Term RatingCrisil A4+ (ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*; Migrated from ‘Crisil A1’)
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1 crore = 10 million
Refer to Annexure for Details of Instruments & Bank Facilities
*Issuer did not cooperate; based on best-available information
 
Please note that the rating(s) are based on best available information with the credit rating agency: the entity whose debt is being published via this rating rationale did not provide the requisite information needed to conduct the rating exercise or did not provide the No Default Statements (NDS) for the last three months and is therefore classified as 'non cooperative'.

Non cooperation by Issuer

Crisil Ratings has been consistently following up with Deccan Cements Limited (DCL) for obtaining information through letters and emails dated February 12, 2025, February 17, 2025, February 19, 2025, February 25, 2025, March 28, 2025, and April 2, 2025, among others, apart from telephonic communication. However, the issuer has remained non cooperative.
 

The investors, lenders and all other market participants should exercise due caution with reference to the rating assigned/reviewed with the suffix ISSUER NOT COOPERATING as the rating is arrived at without any management interaction and is based on best available or limited or dated information on the company. Such non-co-operation by a rated entity may be a result of deterioration in its credit risk profile. These ratings with ISSUER NOT COOPERATING suffix lack a forward-looking component.

Detailed Rationale

Despite repeated attempts to engage with the management, Crisil Ratings failed to receive any information on either the expected financial performance or the strategic intent of DCL, which restricts Crisil Rating’s ability to take a forward-looking view on the entity's credit quality. Crisil Ratings believes that rating action on DCL is consistent with Assessing Information Adequacy RisK. Therefore, on account of inadequate information and lack of management cooperation, CRISIL Ratings has migrated the ratings on bank facilities of DCL to 'Crisil BB+/Stable/Crisil A4+ Issuer Not Cooperating' from 'Crisil A/Negative/Crisil A1'.

Analytical Approach

Crisil Ratings has evaluated the standalone business and financial performance of the company while arriving at the ratings.

About the Company

Set up in 1979 as a public limited company by the late Mr M B Raju, DCL manufactures cement at its plant in Bhavanipuram that began commercial production in 1982.

Key Financial Indicators

As on/for the period ended March 31

Unit 

2024

2023

Operating income

Rs.Crore

799.95

782.54

Reported profit after tax

Rs.Crore

37.26

49.29

PAT margins

%

4.66

6.30

Adjusted Debt/Adjusted Networth

Times

0.75

0.40

Interest coverage

Times

8.71

8.47

 

Any other information: Not applicable

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Annexure - Details of Instrument(s)*

ISIN Name Of Instrument Date Of Allotment Coupon Rate (%) Maturity Date Issue Size (Rs.Crore) Complexity Levels Rating Outstanding with Outlook
NA Bank Guarantee NA NA NA 15.00 NA Crisil A4+(Issuer Not Cooperating)
NA Bill Discounting NA NA NA 15.00 NA Crisil A4+(Issuer Not Cooperating)
NA Cash Credit NA NA NA 125.00 NA Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)
NA Letter of Credit NA NA NA 6.00 NA Crisil A4+ (Issuer Not Cooperating)
NA Proposed Cash Credit Limit NA NA NA 17.00 NA Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)
NA Proposed Letter of Credit NA NA NA 2.00 NA Crisil A4+ (Issuer Not Cooperating)
NA Proposed Working Capital Facility NA NA NA 2.95 NA Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)
NA Long Term Loan NA NA 31-Mar-27 5.00 NA Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)
NA Long Term Loan NA NA 31-Mar-32 125.00 NA Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)
NA Long Term Loan NA NA 31-Mar-32 125.00 NA Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)
NA Long Term Loan NA NA 31-Mar-32 375.00 NA Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)
NA Long Term Loan NA NA 31-Mar-32 105.00 NA Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)
NA Long Term Loan NA NA 31-Mar-26 4.07 NA Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)

* Issuer did not cooperate; based on best available information

Annexure - Rating History for last 3 Years
  Current 2025 (History) 2024  2023  2022  Start of 2022
Instrument Type Outstanding Amount Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Date Rating Rating
Fund Based Facilities LT/ST 899.02 Crisil A4+ / Crisil BB+ /Stable(Issuer Not Cooperating)*   -- 07-02-24 Crisil A/Negative / Crisil A1 27-12-23 Crisil A1 / Crisil A/Stable   -- Crisil A/Stable
      --   --   -- 24-04-23 Crisil A/Stable   -- --
      --   --   -- 10-02-23 Crisil A/Stable   -- --
      --   --   -- 03-02-23 Crisil A/Stable   -- --
Non-Fund Based Facilities ST 23.0 Crisil A4+ (Issuer Not Cooperating)*   -- 07-02-24 Crisil A1 27-12-23 Crisil A1   -- Crisil A1 / Crisil A/Stable
      --   --   -- 24-04-23 Crisil A1   -- --
      --   --   -- 10-02-23 Crisil A1   -- --
      --   --   -- 03-02-23 Crisil A1   -- --
All amounts are in Rs.Cr.
* - Issuer did not cooperate; based on best-available information
Annexure - Details of Bank Lenders & Facilities
Facility Amount (Rs.Crore) Name of Lender Rating
Bank Guarantee 15 State Bank of India Crisil A4+ (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Bill Discounting 15 The South Indian Bank Limited Crisil A4+ (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Cash Credit 10 HDFC Bank Limited Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Cash Credit 56 State Bank of India Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Cash Credit 20 Axis Bank Limited Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Cash Credit 19 Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait B.S.C. Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Cash Credit 20 IndusInd Bank Limited Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Letter of Credit 6 State Bank of India Crisil A4+ (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Long Term Loan 5 Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait B.S.C. Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Long Term Loan 125 IDBI Bank Limited Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Long Term Loan 125 Canara Bank Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Long Term Loan 375 State Bank of India Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Long Term Loan 105 IndusInd Bank Limited Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Long Term Loan 4.07 HDFC Bank Limited Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Proposed Cash Credit Limit 8.5 Canara Bank Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Proposed Cash Credit Limit 8.5 IDBI Bank Limited Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Proposed Letter of Credit 1 Canara Bank Crisil A4+ (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Proposed Letter of Credit 1 IDBI Bank Limited Crisil A4+ (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
Proposed Working Capital Facility 2.95 Not Applicable Crisil BB+/Stable (Issuer Not Cooperating)*
* - Issuer did not cooperate; based on best-available information
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