(One-time assessment) Endurance Technologies Limited IPO Grading Rationale Endurance Technologies Limited CRISIL IPO Grade 3/5 (Average) January 4, 2011 Grading summary Contacts: CRISIL has assigned a CRISIL IPO grade of ‘3/5’ (pronounced "three on five") to Media the proposed IPO of Endurance Technologies Ltd (Endurance). This grade Mitu Samar indicates that the fundamentals of the IPO are average relative to other listed equity securities in India. However, this grade is not an opinion on whether the Head, Market Development & issue price is appropriate in relation to the issue fundamentals. The grade is not a Communications recommendation to buy, sell or hold the graded instrument, its future market price or suitability for a particular investor. CRISIL Limited The assigned grade reflects Endurance’s strong position in the auto-component Phone: +91-22-3342 1838 space, where it is a tier-I vendor to companies like Bajaj Auto and the Fiat group. Mobile: +91-9820061934 Over the past five-seven years, it has diversified itself from a two-wheeler (2-W) Fax: +91-22-3342 3001 castings provider to Bajaj Auto, to a multi-product supplier across the two-wheeler Email:
[email protected] and four-wheeler (4-W) space, through a series of acquisitions, technical collaborations and in-house R&D. It is also expanding its presence in the after- Analytical market segment. Tarun Bhatia The grade also takes into account the strong second line of management and Director – Capital Markets independent directors. In the past few years, all the promoter group companies Phone: +91-22-3342 3226 have been merged under Endurance to avoid any conflicts of interest.