MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

7th June, 2006.

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CONCORDE MOTORS (INDIA) LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known as:

Minicar (India) Limited

 

 

Registered Office :

3rd Floor, Nanavati Mahalaya, 18, Homi Mody Street, Hutatma Chowk, Mumbai – 400 001, Maharashtra, India.

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

18.01.1972

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-15561

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L24110MH1972PLC15561

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

HYDC01817E

MUMM21017D

MUMC12414D

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACM0154A

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

The company is a subdivision of Tata Motors Limited, Mumbai

 

The company was known as Minicar (India) Limited in past

 

 

Line of Business :

The company is engaged in the business of Trading in Auto Mobiles, Auto Mobile Parts, Accessories.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Large

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 1250000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established company having fine track. Financial positions is good. Payments are correct and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

3rd Floor, Nanavati Mahalaya, 18, Homi Mody Street, Hutatma Chowk, Mumbai – 400 001, Maharashtra, India.

Tel. No.:

91-22-56658282

Fax No.:

91-22-56657799

E-Mail :

concordb@blr.vsnl.net.in

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Sumantran Venkataramani

Designation :

Director

Address :

‘Visava’ Plot No. 10, Telco Sr. Officers Company, Opposite Housing Society, Pimpri Residental Area, Pimpri, Pune – 411 018, Maharashtra, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

27.09.1958

Date of Appointment :

21.10.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Dube Pavan Rajiv

Designation :

Director

Address :

5 Betsy Apartments, Turner Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai – 400 050, Maharashtra, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

04.02.1962

Date of Appointment :

08.06.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ramakrishnan Chandrasekaran

Designation :

Director

Address :

322, Samudra Mahal, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli , Mumbai – 400 018, Maharashtra, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

27.06.1955

Date of Appointment :

21.10.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Thakur Singh Rameshwar

Designation :

Director

Address :

219, Samudra Mahal, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli , Mumbai – 400 018, Maharashtra, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

06.09.1948

Date of Appointment :

21.10.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sethna Keki Hoshang

Designation :

Director

Address :

6028, Captain House, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Matunga, Mumbai – 400 019, Maharashtra, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

08.11.1963

Date of Appointment :

03.07.1999

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rohinesh Hosabettu

Designation :

Director

Address :

34, Amit Tata Employees, Chs Murari Ghag Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai – 400 025, Maharashtra, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

15.06.1944

Date of Appointment :

26.03.2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. Verma Virendra Kumar

Designation :

Director

Address :

20, Manav Mandir, Worli, Mumbai – 400 018, Maharashtra, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

14.06.1944

Date of Appointment :

26.03.2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. Maller Pandurang Shyam

Designation :

Director

Address :

202, Raj Meridian, 99 G – H – l, 2nd Cross KHB Colony, V Block, Banglore – 560 095, Karnataka.

Date of Birth/Age :

28.01.1960

Date of Appointment :

15.12.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shroff Malcolm Kersi

Designation :

Director

Address :

P – 13, Cusrow Baug, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai – 400 001, Maharashtra, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

13.03.1979

Date of Appointment :

21.04.2005

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Tata Motors Limited

53160

Tata Motors Limited J / W P P Kadle

10

Tata Motors Limited J / W H K Sethna

10

Tata Motors Limited J / W Rajiv Dube

10

Tata Motors Limited J / W Ravi Kant

10

Tata Motors Limited J / W P C Bandivadekar

10

Tata Motors Limited J / W  R S Thakur

10

Tata Motors Limited

1193150

Tata Finance Limited

161045

Tata Industries Limited

1080805

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

The company is engaged in the business of Trading in Auto Mobiles, Auto Mobile Parts, Accessories.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

300

 

 

Bankers :

 

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loan

Amount (in Millions)

Cash Credit From Bank

 

Secured by the Hypothecation of Stock in trade, consumbles, Stocks and receivables of all other types, book debts, stocks, raw materials, goods in process, raw materials, semi-finished, finished goods and all other assets like movable machinery, implements, tools , furniture, fixture and motor vehicles, wheresover situated.

 

First charge on all the present & future movable machinery, including all stocks, tools and accessories, belonging to the company.

70.000

 

 

Unsecured Loan

 

Intercorporate Deposits

100.000

Total:

170.000

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

Patel & Deodhar

Qualification:

Charted Accountant

 

 

Group Companies :

v      Tata Motors Limited

v      Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company Limited, South Korea

v      Tata Construction Equipment Company Limited

v      Tata Technologies Limited

v      Sheba Properties Limited

v      H V Axies Limited

v      H V Transmissions Limited

v      Tal Manufacturing Solutions Limited

v      Concorde Motors Limited

v      Telco Dadajee  Dhackjee Limited

v      Tata Technologies,  USA

v      Suryodaya Capital and Finance (Bombay) Limited

 


 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

100000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 1.000   Millions

 

 

 

 

2500000

Preference Share

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 250.000 Millions

 

TOTAL:

 

Rs. 251.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

53220

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 0.532   Millions

 

 

 

 

2435000

Preference Share

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 243.500 Millions

 

TOTAL:

 

Rs. 244.032 Millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

244.032

0.532

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

103.277

22.803

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

347.309

23.335

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

70.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

100.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

 

170.000

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

3.186

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

520.495

23.335

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

238.422

4.389

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.149

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

2.994

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

262.609

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

 

114.398

0.000

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

33.923

13.599

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

100.045

3.037

Total Current Assets

 

510.975

16.636

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

229.051

0.684

 

Provisions

 

0.000

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

 

229.051

0.684

Net Current Assets

 

281.924

15.952

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

520.495

23.335

 


 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover [including other income]

 

3531.080

8.674

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

90.129

8.090

Provision for Taxation

 

35.667

3.525

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

54.462

4.565

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

 

3440.951

0.584

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

1.54

52.63

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

2.55

93.27

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

12.02

33.68

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.26

0.35

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

1.15

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

2.23

24.32

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Fixed Assets:

 

Land & Building, Lease Hold Improvements, Electrical Installation, Office Equipment, Air Condition & Refrigeration, Furniture & Fixture, Computer, Computer Software, Work Shop Equipments and tools, Motor Vehicles etc.

 

BUSINESS:

 

Concorde Motors (India) Limited formerly known as Minicar (India) Limited, was incorporated in January 1972 under the companies act, 1956. As per the provision contained in the scheme of Arrangement between Concorde Motors Limited (“Concorde/ CML’) and the company (‘the said scheme’), it has acquired the Sales and Service Business from Concorde for an aggregate consideration of Rs. 243.500 Millions, which was discharged by issuing and allotting 7% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of Rs. 100/- each, fully paid up, to the share holders of CML whose names stood on the register of members on 1.10.2004 (‘Effective Date’). The said scheme which was operational from 01.01.2004 (‘Appointed date’) has since become effective from 1.10.2004 as approved by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay and New Delhi on 02.07.2004 and 17.08.2004 respectively. The business of the company now comprises of undertaking sales and servicing of passenger cars and automobile parts and accessories in addition to letting its premises on rental basis

 

DIVIDEND:

 

The directors recommend the payment of a dividend of Rs. 7/- per share on 2435000 – 7% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of Rs. 100/- each, on a pro rata basis, from the date of allotment, viz. 21.10.2004, if approved by the members at the Annual General Meeting

 

Further, in view of the expansion of the business of the company arising out of the demerger of the sale & service business of Concorde Motors Limited in to the Company and the consequent increase in the profit of the company, the directors recommend the payments of a maiden dividend of Rs. 100/- per share, on 53220 equity share of Rs. 10/- each, fully paid up for the year 2004-05, if approved by the Members at the Annual General Meeting

 

During the financial year under review, the restructuring initiatives that were commenced during the fiscal year ended 31.03.2004, were concluded. The sales & service business of Concorde Motors Limited (CML) in Bangalore, chennai, Hyderabad and the Union Territory of Pondicherry, has been transferred to and noe vests in the company, pursuant to the scheme of Arrangement between CML and the company having become operational from 01.01.2004 (‘Appointed Date’) and effective from 01.10.2004 (‘Effective date’). This restructuring has provided the company with a significant and profitable operating business. This scheme has been given effect to in the financial statements of the company for the year under review and the relevant notes contained in the notes to accounts on the said restructuring initiative are self – explanatory.

 

Further to ensure continuity of the ‘Concorde’ brand, the company had also, during the financial year under review, changed its name from ‘Minicar (India) Limited’ to ‘Concorde Motors (India) Limited’.  The said change was effective 16.06.2004

 

Total domestic passenger vehicle sales in the country crossed the 1 million mark in terms of volumes for the first time ever, in the fiscal under review, growing at 18% over the previous year. Tata Motors outperformed the industry, recording a 28% growth, with sales of 179076 units  of passenger vehicles. During this period, the company (sales & service business) sold 8626 vehicles, a growth of 37% over the previous year figures of the erstwhile sales & services business of CML. The company’s share of Tata Motor’s Passenger vehicle sales in the markets where the company operates was 36%. Income from After sales (Service & Parts) grew at 12% over the previous year, when the Sales & Service Business was a part of CML.

 


CMT REPORT [Corruption, Money laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No records exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.45.92

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.62

Euro

1

Rs.58.03

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

8

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

8

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

8

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

8

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

8

--RESERVES

1~10

8

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

8

--MARGINS

-5~5

-

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

72

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)                  Ownership background (20%)                         Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                            Market trend (10%)                                             Operational size (10%)

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

Credit not recommended

 

 

 

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