MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

24th June, 2006.

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PAHARPUR COOLING TOWERS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Paharpur House, 8 / 1-B, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata - 700 027, West Bengal, India

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2004

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

25.10.1949

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

21-18363

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U02005WB1949PTC018363

 

 

TAN No.:

(Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.)

MRTP00232B

 

 

Legal Form :

Subject is a Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Marketing of Cooling Towers, Air Coolers and their components, HDPE/PP Woven Sacks, and Flexible Packaging Products.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

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

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 6500000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an old and established company having satisfactory track.  Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and resourceful businessmen.  Their trade relations are fair.  Business is active.  Payments are reported to be slow but correct.

 

It can be considered for normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered/Corporate Office :

Paharpur House, 8 / 1-B, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata - 700 027, West Bengal, India

Tel. No.:

91-33-2479 1976 / 2050 / 2152 / 2153

Fax No.:

91-33-2479 2188

E-Mail :

1. paharpur.ccu@gncl.globalnet.ems.vsnl.net.in

2. pctccu@paharpur.com

Website :

http://www.paharpur.com

 

 

Plants and Warehouse at:

Ø       5-A, Oil Installation Road, Kolkata - 700 088, West Bengal

Ø       Bhasa, 24 Parganas South, West Bengal

Ø       Survey # 350, Nani Chirai, Taluka Bachau, Kutch - 370 140, Gujarat

Ø       Plot # 9, Industrial Area IV, Sahibabad, District Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

Ø       Plot # 10, Industrial Area IV, Sahibabad, District Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

Ø       Plot # 19, Industrial Area IV, Sahibabad, District Ghaziaba, Uttar Pradesh

 

 

Branches:

Located at :

 

Ø       41, Cunnigham Road Cross, Bangalore - 560 052, Karnataka

Ø       Suite # 1, Habib Complex, 3, Durgabai Desmukh Road, Chennai - 600 026, Tamilnadu

Ø       506, Navkar Chambers, B Wing, Opposite S. M. Centre, Andheri Kurla Road, Marol Naka, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400 059

Ø       Room # 806, 8th Floor, Ashok Estate Building, 24, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi - 110 001

Ø       A-3, Kamala Park Apartment, Vishwas Colony, Alkapuri, Vadodara - 390 052, Gujarat

 

 

Overseas Sales Representatives:

Located at: 

 

Australia, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, Bahrain, Canada, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Singapore, Thailand and USA

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Mahendra Swarup

Designation :

Chairman

Address :

8/1/B, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata – 700 027, West Bengal

Date of Birth/Age :

1920

Qualification :

M.Sc. Physics from Allahabad University

Experience :

54 years

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vikram Swarup

Designation :

Managing Director

Date of Birth/Age :

56 years

Qualification :

B. E. (Hons)

Experience :

36 years

 

 

Name :

Mr. Gaurav Swarup

Designation :

Managing Director

Date of Birth/Age :

48 years

Qualification :

B.E. (Mechanical), MBA (Havard University)

Experience :

22 years

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ratan Lal Gaggar

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Prasanta Kumar Mallick

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Raghav Mal Mehta

Designation :

Director

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

Mr. Mahendra Swarup

129900

15.48

Mr. Gyan Swarup

165900

19.75

Mr. Gaurav Swarup

155400

18.50

Mr. Vikram Swarup

147000

17.50

M. Swarup & Sons

126000

15.00

Garima Private Limited

42000

5.00

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Marketing of Cooling Towers, Air Coolers and their components, HDPE/PP Woven Sacks, and Flexible Packaging Products.

 

 

Brand Names :

"PAHARPUR"

 

 

Exports to :

Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwiat, Libya, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam

 

 

Imports from :

Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, U.K. and U.S.A

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C, Contract or Credit (30 days) terms.

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Cash or Credit (30 days) terms.

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Cooling Towers

2,400 Pcs

1097 Pcs

Heat Exchangers

280 Pcs

118 Pcs

Flexible Packing Products

2760 Tonnes

6000 Tonnes

Laminates

--

3010.570 tonnes

Plastic Pouches

--

44.861 million pcs.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

˜                  Dow Chemicals

˜                  Exxon Chemical Corporation

˜                  Howrah Engineering Pattern Works

˜                  Indian Aluminium Company Limited

˜                  Indian Petrochemical Corporation Limited

˜                  Itochu Corporation, Japan

˜                  Mahabir Plastic Industries

˜                  National Engineering Corporation

˜                  Reliance Industries Limited

˜                  Skill Engineers

˜                  SRC Engineering Concern

˜                  Steel Authority of India Limited

˜                  Taiwan Glass Corporation, Taiwan

˜                  Thai Plastics and Chemicals, Thailand

˜                  Tinkon and Company, U.S.A.

 

 

Customers :

Its' major customers include manufacturers and government bodies.

 

Some of the major customers are :-

 

Ø       Britania Industries Limited

Ø       Dabhol Power Company Limited

Ø       Essar Oil Limited

Ø       Essar Power Limited

Ø       Hindustan Lever Limited

Ø       Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Ø       Indian Petrochemical Corporation Limited

Ø       Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited

Ø       National Thermal Power Corporation Limited

Ø       Reliance Industries Limited

Ø       Tata Tea Limited

 

 

No. of Employees :

960

 

 

Bankers :

˜                  ABN Amro Bank N V, ITC Centre, 4, Russel Street, Kolkata – 700 071, West Bengal

˜                  BNP Paribas, Stephen House, 4 B, B D Bag, Kolkata – 700 001, West Bengal

˜                  Canara Bank, Overseas Branch, 2/1, Russel Street, Kolkata - 700 016, West Bengal

˜                  Citibank NA, Kanak Building, 41, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata - 700 071, West Bengal

˜                  HDFC Bank Limited, 9-B, Wood Street, Kolkata - 700 016, West Bengal

˜                  State Bank of India, Commercial Branch, 24, Park Street, Kolkata - 700 016, West Bengal

˜                  ING Vysya Bank Limited, Kolkata, West Bengal

˜                  ICICI Bank Limited, Kolkata, West Bengal

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

Lodha and Company

Chartered Accountants

14, Government Place East, Kolkata- 700 069, West Bengal

 

 

Subsidiaries :

Ø       Doypack System Private Limited

Ø       Paharpur Industries Limited

Ø       PCT Industrial Finance Limited

Ø       Selectopack Private Limited

Ø       PBC Ventures LIMITED

Ø       Paharpur USA, Inc, 165 S, Union Blvd. Suite 672, Lakewood, CO 80228 U.S.A.

 

 

Affiliates:

Ø       Paharpur Fertilisers and Chemicals Limited

Ø       Paharpur Corporation Limited

Ø       Unicast Private Limited

Ø       Unispanner Private Limited

 

 

Membership:

Confederation of Indian Industry

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

10,00,000

Equity Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.100.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

8,40,000

Equity Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs. 84.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

31.03.2002

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

84.000

84.000

84.000

2] Share Application Money

--

--

--

3] Reserves & Surplus

1622.535

1316.298

1198.990

4] (Accumulated Losses)

--

--

--

NETWORTH

1706.535

1400.298

1282.990

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

428.384

172.691

186.364

2] Unsecured Loans

92.593

100.395

196.659

TOTAL BORROWING

520.977

273.086

383.023

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

66.354

65.903

68.897

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 2293.866

1739.287

1734.910

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

393.490

403.754

460.211

Capital work-in-progress

51.049

40.709

43.418

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

968.972

643.420

562.385

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 
Inventories

566.869

937.939

1055.670

 
Sundry Debtors

862.564

651.642

810.527

 
Cash & Bank Balances

59.540

71.016

76.871

 
Other Current Assets

80.611

71.798

74.282

 
Loans & Advances

355.208

402.014

432.562

Total Current Assets

1924.792

2134.409

2449.912

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
 

 

 

 
Current Liabilities

1011.195

1449.838

1781.016

 
Provisions

33.242

33.167

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

1044.437

1483.005

1781.016

Net Current Assets

880.355

651.404             

668.896

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

2293.866

1739.287

1734.910

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

31.03.2002

Sales Turnover [including other income]

3303.973

2916.112

2917.136

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

418.383

217.482

256.365

Provision for Taxation

78.904

67.007

68.662

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

339.479

150.475

187.703

 

 

 

 

Export Value

13.738

57.954                                                                                                

92.796

 

 

 

 

Import Value

407.862

98.164

163.002

 

 

 

 

Expenditure

NA

2631.112

2370.924

           

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

31.03.2002

PAT / Total Income
(%)

10.27

5.16

6.43

 
 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

12.66

7.46

8.79

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

12.73

6.84

7.38

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.25

0.16

0.20

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.92

2.25

2.69s

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.843

1.44

1.38

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Website details are attached herewith:

 

In a world of water shortage and an increasing awareness of water problems, Paharpur has grown from a small lumber saw mill to one of the largest cooling tower manufacturers in the world.

 

There are few problems Paharpur cannot solve related to the cooling of water or other liquids. We have a first class Research and Development centre which has consistently produced innovative concepts that have now become industry standards. All components or materials are carefully selected and tested under the adverse conditions applicable in operation. Our engineering and production standards often exceed general standards, the objective being to supply a prime quality product which will provide low cost and reliable service to our customers over many years.

 

Major industries such as electricity generating, petroleum refining, chemical processing, sugar, air-conditioning and refrigeration, steel and so on use a vast assortment of cooling towers and air cooled heat exchangers. Whether you wish to cool the centralized air-conditioning plant of your building, dissipate heat from your processing plant or cool the water in your industrial complex, we at Paharpur are at your service.

 

No matter where you go, Paharpur is on the job to help keep you more comfortable.....to keep plants running profitably.

 

Experiences:

In its over five decades of existence, out of which more than 40 years in designing and manufacturing of evaporative water cooling towers and other products related to water processing, Paharpur has come to be acknowledged as the pioneer in the Indian cooling tower industry. At today's selling prices, Paharpur has sold cooling towers valued at over US$ 1 billion. If these cooling towers were all working together, they would be able to cool more than 265,000,000 litres of water every minute or 382 billion litres every day (24 hours).

The Paharpur team consists of highly qualified engineers & professionals with over 1000 man years of experience in the field of cooling tower application engineering, designing, erection and trouble shooting. In virtually every industry one company is recognised as the leader. Any time there is a fresh new idea for improving the product (or improving service) this is the company you expect to introduce it. Paharpur has pioneered several improvements in cooling tower design and operation in the past 40 years and has emerged as one of the largest cooling tower manufacturers in the world, with cooling towers conforming to the best international standards....and service to match.

Quality:

Paharpur Cooling Towers Ltd. commits to manufacture and market products which comply with the customers' needs and design specifications.

The quality system is designed as per ISO-9001 to assure quality of all our products and services through the evaluation, inspection and verification of processes and systems at all stages from marketing to design, purchasing, manufacturing, installation and servicing.

Employees are trained and retrained to work systematically and strive for continuous improvement to maximise the efficiency of the organisation, give customers value for their money and promote on-time delivery of products and services.

Compliance with the provisions and objectives of the quality manuals is mandatory for all employees of the company.

 

PRODUCTS

 

The broad spectrum of products ranges from small factory assembled units through large concrete towers which require construction on site.

 

Growing concern over environmental compatibilty, closer evaluation of energy costs, and the shifting availability of basic materials require continuous research and development to match customer requirements with the best materials and design techniques. The industry is never static : it is constantly responding to external pressures that place the emphasis of the period on critical evaluation of one design area or another. This has led to the design and installation of mechanical draught towers in fibreglass, steel, wood and concrete with wood, plastic and concrete fill options and the development of hyperbolic natural draught towers.

 

TURNKEY

 

Paharpur does not restrict itself to only manufacturing and supplying cooling towers, but believes in the concept of turnkey responsibilty including transporting to site, erection, commissioning and testing of complete cooling towers. In the case of concrete cooling towers the civil work is undertaken by Paharpur on its own. We have a full fledged civil design and construction department with highly trained and experienced civil engineers. We also have experienced personnel in our shipping and erection departments.

As a logical extension of our commitment to the concept of turnkey responsibility, Paharpur also undertakes contracts for packages involving motor control centres, cabling, lighting, lightning protection, earthing, circulating water piping, pumps, water treatment plants, fore protection systems and complex instrumentation in addition to cooling towers. In short, Paharpur is fully geared to offer single source responsibility to customers.

 

SERVICES

 

Paharpur is dedicated to serving the needs of customers - needs which are far in advance of the actual purchase of a new cooling tower and vary over the operating lifetime of the project. In order of probable occurrence, the additional services offered by Paharpur are as follows:

 

 

 

Application/Sizing/Layout Services - Paharpur field application engineers are trained to assist you in choosing the proper type and size of cooling tower and will guide you in the appropriate location on site. They will also help you write the specifications for its purchase. Being the only manufacturer who makes all types of cooling towers, Paharpur can be totally unbiased in pursuit of your requirement.

 

Construction Service - Paharpur undertakes turnkey responsibility for civil construction and mechanical erection of your cooling tower finishing up with the final testing and commissioning of the completed tower - frees you to look after the rest of your project.

 

Parts Service - Paharpur maintains a stock of spare parts for your specific tower. You will not be at the mercy of an outside vendor, because all the parts required (except for the motor) are designed and manufactured by Paharpur.

 

Maintenance Service - In addition to providing complete instructions and continuing guidance, Paharpur will provide as much "hands on" maintenance as you require.

 

Condition Service - From time to time, for your peace of mind, Paharpur can give your tower a thorough inspection to evaluate its current condition. This usually allows you to foresee and forestall problems before they become serious.

 

Reconstruction Service - Due to operating or atmospheric conditions, or age, sooner or later your tower will be in need of repairs above and beyond those categorised as normal maintenance. Paharpur's reconstruction service can return your tower to Grade A condition.

 

Performance Improvement Service - Systems served by cooling towers grow in response to demand for the product produced by that system. In most cases, customers find that more product could be produced if the cooling tower were capable of delivering colder water. Fortunately, cooling tower technology advances with time and Paharpur can apply this increased technology to upgrade your tower's thermal performance.

 

Tower Replacement Service - Occasionally, customers will find it of greater advantage to replace an existing tower than to attempt refurbishing. Paharpur stands ready to assist you in that endeavor - and in most cases, the replacement will require little or no change in your concrete basin or support structure.

 

Cooling Tower Information Service - It is Paharpur's feeling that the more informed customers are, the more easily their needs can be recognised and served. Regular mailing of technical bulletins works to our mutual advantage

 

ACHIVEMENT

 

v      ISO 9001 certification by LRQA

 

v      Adjudged as the best sub-contractor for Dabhol power project by Bechtel

 

v      Regular recipient of safety awards at Dabhol power project site

 

v      Received safety awards from Alstom at ST-CMS power station site at 

     Neyveli

 

v      R & D facilities recognised by Government of India

 

v      Recipient of various testimonials/certificates from satisfied customers

 

Generic Names of the Principal Products of the company are:

 

Ø       Cooling Towers and Air Coolers and Components (ITC Code No. 841950)

Ø       Flexible Packaging Products (ITC No . 392300)

Ø       HDPE Woven Sacks

 

Our Global Sales Representatives are present in:

Australia

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Canada

Egypt

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Japan

Jordan

Korea

Kuwait

Malaysia

Nepal

New Zealand

Oman

Philippines

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Syria

Thailand

UAE

USA


 

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.46.34

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.27

Euro

1

Rs.57.96

 

 

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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