Sigachi Industries Limited has informed the Exchange about Credit Rating- Revision
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CARE Ratings has kept Sigachi Industries' credit rating unchanged at CARE A- (long-term) and CARE A2 (short-term) for bank facilities worth around ₹127 crore in total, but placed the ratings on 'Rating Watch with Negative Implications'. This action follows a major fire at the company's Hyderabad manufacturing unit on June 30, 2025, which destroyed the facility and resulted in multiple employee casualties and injuries. The Hyderabad plant contributed roughly 20% of the company's revenue, and while management plans to offset the loss through higher capacity utilisation at its Gujarat plants (currently at 85%) and increased maintenance services revenue, near-term profitability and cash flows will be hit by one-time compensation costs of ₹1 crore to victims' families, fixed overheads, and medical expenses. The company has ₹40 crore in free cash, ₹30 crore in unutilised working capital limits, and insurance covering structural damage, inventory, and 90 days of production loss. CARE will revisit the rating once the impact of the incident and ongoing investigations becomes clearer.
The rating itself has not been cut, but the negative watch signals a real risk of a downgrade if the Hyderabad disruption materially hurts revenue, margins, or if the investigation produces adverse findings. For shareholders, this means near-term earnings pressure is likely, though the company's strong cash position and insurance coverage should help it weather the crisis without immediate financial distress.