MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

4th May, 2006

 

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ORSON HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

12 Government Place East, 3rd Floor, Calcutta-700069, West Bengal, India

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31-03-2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21-01-1982

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

21-34468

 

 

Cin. No.:

U99999WB1982PTC034468

 

 

TAN No.:

(Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.)

CALO00390F

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held Public Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of LPG Valves for LPG Cylinders in India

 

 

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 :

 

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established company having satisfactory track. Trade relations are fair. Payments are slow but correct. Company’s financial position is satisfactory. The company can be considered normal for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

12 Government Place East, 3rd Floor, Kolkata-700069, West Bengal, India

 

 

Admn. Office :

14/C, Raja Santosh Road, Alipore, Kolkata-700027, West Bengal, India

Tel. No.:

91-33-24796878/24797875

Mobile No.:

91-9831040122

Fax No.:

91-33-24798931

E-Mail :

orson@vsnl.com

orson@orsonholding.com

Website :

http://www.orsonholdings.com

 

 

Factory  :

48 X Road, Off Benaras Road, Belgachia. Howrah-711108, West Bengal, India

 

 

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. N B Saha

Designation :

Director

Name :

Mr. Raj Kumar Bharti

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Shanti Bhartia

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vivek Kumar Bhartia

Designation :

Managing Diractor

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of LPG Valves for LPG Cylinders in India

 

 

Products :

LPG Cylinders

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Customers :

Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Reliance Petroleum, Mobil Peeves and other private bottlers. 

 

 

 

Exports to :

 European, African, Middle East and South Asian Countries and Asean Countries

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auditors :

M/s B K Agarwala & Company

Chartered Accountant

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

420,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10 each

Rs. 4.200 millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

4.200

4.200

4.200

2] Reserves & Surplus

15.300

14.900

12.700

NETWORTH

19.500

19.100

16.900

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

7.100

1.100

1.600

2] Unsecured Loans

3.300

1.600

12.400

TOTAL BORROWING

10.400

2.700

14.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

29.900

21.800

30.900

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

12.100

13.500

13.600

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

1.700

2.100

1.800

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 
Inventories
16.800

10.900

14.100

 
Sundry Debtors
3.900

4.600

4.500

 
Cash & Bank Balances
2.100

1.000

1.000

 
Loans & Advances
4.500

6.800

6.400

Total Current Assets
27.300

23.300

26.000

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
 

 

 

 
Current Liabilities
9.900

15.000

9.100

 
Provisions
1.300

2.100

1.400

Total Current Liabilities
11.200

17.100

10.500

Net Current Assets
16.100

6.200

15.500

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

29.900

21.800

30.900

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

Sales Turnover [including other income]

46.600

53.600

38.200

 

 

 

 

Profit Before Tax

0.700

3.000

1.400

Provision for Taxation

0.300

0.800

0.200

Profit After Tax

0.400

2.200

1.200

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

47.000

55.800

39.400

 

 

 

QUARTERLY / SUMMARISED RESULTS

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.06.2005

[Quarter 1st]

30.09.2005

[Quarter 2nd]

31.12.2005

[Quarter 3rd]

 

 

 

 

Sales Turnover

2.500

19.500

1.300

Other Income

0.000

21.700

0.300

Total Income

2.500

41.200

1.600

Total Expenditure

3.700

19.300

1.700

Operating Profit

(1.200)

21.900

(0.100)

Interest

0.400

0.400

0.100

Gross Profit

(1.600)

21.500

(0.200)

Depreciation

0.400

0.400

0.400

Tax

0.000

0.000

0.000

Reported PAT

(2.000)

21.100

(0.600)

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.06.2005 Quarter: 1. Statutory Auditors have carried out Limited Review of the results for the quarter ended 30.06.2005. 2. The above results were approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors of the company held on 30.07.2005. 3. Previous Period's Figures have been regrouped/reclassified wherever necessary

 

 

 

30.09.2005 Quarter 2 : 1.Statutory Auditors have carried out limited review of the results for the quarter / half year ended 30.09.2005. 2.Since the company is operating in a single line of business, no segment reporting is reported as defined by AS - 17,issued by I.C.A.I. 3.The above results were approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors of the company held on 31.10.2005. 4.No investors complaints were received during the quarter / half year ended 30.09.2005. & no complaints were pending at the beginning and end of the quarter / half year. 5.Other Income includes long term Capital Rs.21.475 million

 

 

31.12.2005 Quarter 3 : 1.Statutory Auditors have carried out limited review of the results for the 3rd quarter ended 31.12.2005. 2.Since the company is operating in a single line of business, no segment reporting is reported as defined by AS-17, issued by ICAI. 3.The above results were approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors of the company held on 30.01.2006. 4.No investors complaints were received during the 3rd quarter ended 31.12.2005 & No complaints were pending at the beginning and end of the 3rd quarter ended 31.12.2005.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

PAT / Total Income
(%)
0.86

4.10

3.14

 
 
 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

1.52

5.66

3.85

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

1.78

11.19

3.54

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.04

0.16

0.10

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.57

1.04

1.75

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.44

1.36

2.48

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

ORSON is the largest Exporter of LPG Valves from INDIA. Around Eighty percent of our total turn over is exports. Our LPG Valves are exported to European, African, Middle East and South Asian Countries and ASEAN Countries. Our products have been well accepted by our buyers' world- wide. 

Only company in India having UL approved LPG Valves.

In addition, we are one of the largest manufacturers in the domestic market and supplying regularly to the Public Sector Oil Companies like Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and in the Private Sector to Reliance Petroleum, Mobil Peeves and other private bottlers. 

 

 

 

Our Highly trained and experienced operators and engineers give their full attention in all stages of production to ensure the highest quality products.

The machining of the Valve bodies and all functioning parts critical to the tightness and assured functionality of the Valves are done on modern machines

All products and Gauges are subject to continuous control, and these measurements are documented.

Procured parts and materials are strictly controlled 

Release to customer is done after a final Inspection by the quality control department

All Compact Valves with Safety Relief are UL, USA listed products which is being marked on the Valves.(UL-1769, Cylinder Valves)

SIRIM APPROVED AS PER MS- 831 1996 FOR Compact Valves with Safety relief.

Our Company is having ISO - 9001:2000 Certificate of Registration issued by NQA QSR Certification Private Limited. (Certificate number- 03/184/R).

 

 


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.45.30

UK Pound

1

Rs.78.45

Euro

1

Rs.54.88

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

5

--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

 

45

 

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

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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