MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

30TH June 2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ECONOMY REFRIGERATION LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

36, Kirti Building, Dr. V B Gandhi Marg, Mumbai 400 023, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.1998

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

23.04.1971

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-15123

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U99999MH1971PTC015123

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUME04878G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACE6434F

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held public limited liability company.

 

 

Line of Business :

The company is engaged in manufacture of Industrial Refrigeration Systems Including turnkey projects manufacture of Expanded Polystyrene.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

C

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

Credit not recommended

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

 

 

 

Status :

Undetermined

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

 

 

 

Litigation :

 

 

 

Comments :

The company’s current financial status remain unknown as no financials could be available since several years.

 

It is gathered that the company sold majority of land of Malad Plant to a private real estate developments and making a large profit. However, company’s future appears to be in doubt and we would recommend it on fully safe and secured trade terms and conditions at present.   

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

36, Kirti Building, Dr. V B Gandhi Marg, Mumbai 400 023, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-30282440 / 30282439

Mobile No  :

91-9821502690

Fax No.:

91-22-22844724

E-Mail :

economy.refrigeration@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in

Area :

Owned

 

 

Branches :

At Delhi, Bangalore, Surat and Chennai

Area :

Owned

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Ravish K Ahuja

Designation :

Director

Address :

Ahuja Bunglow, 426-10th Road, Chembur, Mumbai 400 071.

Date of Birth/Age :

02nd October, 1940

Qualification :

Bachlor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, USA.

Experience :

Vilter International, USA

Howe Corporation, USA

Director - Economy Refrigeration P Limited, Since 1971.

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajesh Ahuja

Designation :

Director

Address :

Ahuja Bunglow, 426-10th Road, Chembur, Mumbai 400 071.

Date of Birth/Age :

8th June, 1970

Qualification :

Bachlor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal

Karnataka.

Experience :

Director - Economy Refrigeration P Limited, Since 1993

Partner - Adarsh Ice & Cold Storage Since 1993

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

 

Percentage of Holding

Mr. R K Ahuja

 

30 %

Mr. S K Ahuja

 

25 %

Mr. A K Ahuja

 

25 %

Searoch Enterprises

 

20 %

Total

 

100 %

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

The company is engaged in manufacture of Industrial Refrigeration Systems Including turnkey projects manufacture of Expanded Polystyrene.

 

 

Products :

 Refrigeration Spares

 

 

Imports from :

M - D Pneumatics Division, USA

HVG Hallertau E.G.,  Germany

SCM Construzioni Meccaniche S.R.L., Italy

S A Sopura N.V., Belgium

 

 

Terms :

 

Purchasing :

D/A, D/P and L/C

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

Bottle Beer and Drought Beer

 

 

No. of Employees :

55

 

 

Bankers :

Cosmos Cooperative Bank

Mumbai

 

 

Facilities :

The company enjoy following facility from its banker

  1. cash credit up to Rs. 40 millions;
  2. Letter of Credit up to Rs. 20 million;   
  3. Term Loan up to Rs. 30 millions; 
  4. Bank Guarantee up to Rs. 5 million

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

Batliboi Purohit  & Company

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

v      Seorock Enterprises Private Limited

v      Economy Hygiene/Economy Agencies

v      Economy Pneumatics Private Limited

v      Adarsh Ice & Cold Storage

v      Adpack

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

2000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10 each

Rs. 20.000 million

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

1910000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10 each

Rs. 19.100 million

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

No subsequent financial could be available from any sources.

 

Management remained non-cooperative during current investigation.

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

 

31.03.1998

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

 

19.100

2] Share Application Money

 

 

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

 

5.200

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

 

0.000

NETWORTH

 

 

24.300

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

 

18.600

2] Unsecured Loans

 

 

1.700

TOTAL BORROWING

 

 

20.300

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

44.600

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

 

14.300

Capital work-in-progress

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

 

2.100

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

 

 

0.000

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

 

0.000

 

Other Current Assets

 

 

34.300

 

Loans & Advances

 

 

2.500

Total Current Assets

 

 

36.800

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

7.800

 

Provisions

 

 

0.800

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

8.600

Net Current Assets

 

 

28.200

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

44.600

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.1998

31.03.1997

Sales Turnover [including other income]

 

140.900

137.200

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

1.900

1.300

Provision for Taxation

 

0.600

0.300

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

1.300

1.000

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.1998

31.03.1997

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

0.92

0.73

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

1.35

0.95

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

3.72

--

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.08

--

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

1.19

--

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

4.28

--

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

It was reported that company import Refrigeration Spares.

 

The management state Economy has recently started working with a leading refrigeration company and manufacturer of Screw compressors for supply of Refrigeration Plants in India. With this tie-ups, we can supply a very energy efficient plant of the latest design.

 

As per website

 

The company is in association with Tuthill Pneumatics, Division of Tuthill Corporation U. S. A. For their Blowers and Vacuum Boosters. Tuthill is one of the largest Blower manufacturers in the world since 1953. Tuthill is the first blower manufacturer to be awarded with ISO 9001 certification.

Tuthill Blowers are manufactured on CNC machining centers keeping very close clearances with the latest revolutionary high speed technology, which have several advantages compared to an obsolete low speed technology blowers available locally.
During their association with Tuthill they have supplied large number of Blowers to almost all the major type of industries in India as well as overseas. These blowers are giving satisfactory performance in industrial segments like Cement, Steel, Sugar, Chemicals & Gas Processing, Pharma, Food Processing, Water Treatment Solutions. Etc.


Along with the assistance for commissioning they are very well equipped to provide prompt after sales service.

They offer blowers upto a capacity of 17000 m3/HR and upto a pressure of 1.25 KG/cm2 (18 PSIG) in single stage and 2.8 KG/cm2 (40 PSIG) in double stage.
Also they deal with Rotary Positive Displacement Lobe Style Mechanical Vacuum Boosters for a vacuum upto 1 micron (10 Torr) and a capacity upto 20000 m3/HR. They are also dealing with Tuthill Process Pumps.

 

Products/Services Offer:

Roots blowers, vacuum boosters, gear pumps

Business Type:

Trading Company

Industry Focus:

Pumps & Vacuum Equipment, Draught Fan

Geographic Markets:

Southeast Asia

 


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 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. 84.21

Euro

1

Rs. 58.14

 

 

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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