Attachment 1

 

Report Update On

16th February, 2001

 

 

Report on [Correct Name]

ALEMBIC LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office

Alembic Road, Vadodara - 390 003, Gujarat, INDIA

 

 

Tel. No.

91-265-330550  / 380880 / 382804

Fax No.

91-265-382134 / 382934

E-Mail

purbrd.alembic@sm3.sprintrpg.ems.vsnl.net.in

Telex

--

 

 


Attachment 2

 

SUMMARY

 

 

Incorporated

1907

Status

Satisfactory

 

 

 

 

Registration No.

33

Chief Executive

Mr. Chirayu R. Amin

 

 

 

 

Capital  (Rs.)

89.000 millions

Payments

Regular

 

 

 

 

Sales   (Rs.)

3,954.400 millions

Litigation

--

 

 

 

 

Net Worth (Rs.)

1,269.500 millions

Banking Reputation

Satisfactory

 

 

 

 

No. of Employees

3,000

Auditors

K. S. Aiyar & Company

 

 

 

 

Credit Rating

A (See attachment 3)

 

 

 

INDUSTRY

 

Chemical industry has been the fastest growing industry in India, since independence. Today, it has occupied a very important position in the national economy, ranking fourth after Iron & Steel, Engineering & Textiles. The basic inorganic and organic chemicals produced in the industry provide the basic building blocks for several downstream industries such as drugs, paper, synthetic rubber, dyestuff, plastics, polyesters, pesticides, paints, detergents, fertilisers, etc. The chemical process industry has a share of about 12% in the total manufacturing output of the country and close to 15% by value in the gross industrial production.

 

Chlor-Alkali industry, with a turnover of Rs.53 bn and accounting for over Rs.90 bn of investments, is perhaps the oldest segment of the chemicals process industry in the country. Over the last five decades, the industry has demonstrated an impressive track record of serving as a mother industry to development and growth of several downstream components. Caustic soda/ chlorine and soda ash are the two principal components of the industry, with caustic soda alone accounting for more than 75% of the sector.

 

Caustic soda is a general utility chemical and constitutes one of the important segments of the chemical process industry in India. The caustic soda industry in India, with a Rs.36 bn turnover, accounts for about 5% of the output of the chemical industry.

 

Chlorine is generated as a co-product along with caustic soda. It is a toxic and hazardous chemical is used in the manufacture of PVC, pulp & paper, bleaching powder and many other chemical compounds.

 

Soda ash is a versatile inorganic chemical with a vide variety of applications. It is largely used in the manufacture of detergents, glass, silicates and several downstream chemicals. It is known as Sodium Carbonate in chemical terms.

 

The industry is likely to continue to be a net importer although imports may be lower in the coming year due to larger capacities in the domestic market. The competitiveness of the industry will be severely tested as import duties on the furnished products come down further and foreign major seek to establish a toehold in the country.

 

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plant locations

 

Dist. Panchmahal, Gujarat

 

HISTORY

 

The company was incorporated on 30th July, 1907 at Vadodara in Gujarat  under the name and style of Alembic Chemical Works Company Limited having Company Registration Number 33.  Subsequently, the name of the company changed to present during August 1999.

 

The company was originally engaged in manufacturing chemicals, liquors, etc. However, from 1950's onwards, it ventured into pharmaceutical business, in the production of bulk drugs.

 

The company changed its name for truly reflecting the pharmaceutical nature of business being carried out and in the nominal value of equity shares from existing Rs. 100 per equity share to Rs. 10 per equity share.

 

Over the year, company has also developed other bulk drugs like Erythromycin, Roxithromycin and Azithromycin. The company is also in the formulations market and is producing number of items in therapeutic segments of which some of the products are the market leaders.

 

LEGAL FORM

 

It is a public limited liability company. The company's shares are listed on the Stock Exchanges.

 

DIRECTORS

 

Mr. Chirayu R. Amin

Chairman & Managing Director

Mrs. Malika C. Amin

Whole-time Director

Mr. Mohanlal V. Patel

Director

Mr. Babubhai R. Patel

Director

Mr. Hasmukhlal B. Parikh

Director

Mr. Ranjitbhai R. Patel

Director

Mr. Chunibhai B. Patel

Director

Mr. Ramanlal M. Kapadia

Director

 

 

Mr. R. M. Kapadia

Company Secretary

 

BUSINESS

 

The company is engaged in Manufacturing of Bulk Drugs such as Penicillin, Broad Spectrum Antibiotics, Hydroxocobalamin, Drugs & Chemicals, Protinules, Hard Gelatine Capsules and Ethyl Alcohol, Formulations such as Tablets & Capsules, Injectables and Oral Preparations & Ointments and various others such as Electric Power Generator, Polypropylene Fibre and Multifilament Yarn.

 

The Generic Names of Three Principal Products of the Company are :

 

Item Code No. (ITC Code)

30042003

Product Description

Erythromycin Formulations

 

 

Item Code No. (ITC Code)

30041000

Product Description

Penicillin & Combination Formulations

 

 

Item Code No. (ITC Code)

30042003

Product Description

Roxithromycin Formulations

 

The company's installed capacity and licensed capacity are as under :

 

Class of Goods

Unit

Licensed Capacity

Installed Capacity

 

 

 

 

Bulk Drugs :

 

 

 

Penicillin

MMU

1,000

600

Broad Spectrum Antibiotics

M.T.

148,200

148,100

Hydroxocobalamin

Kgs.

20

12

Drugs & Chemicals

M.T.

2,329

1,696

Potrinules

M.T.

500

500

Hard Gelatine Capsules

Million Nos.

600

400

Ethyl Alcohol

K. Lit.

3,300

3,300

 

 

 

 

Formulations :

 

 

 

Tablets & Capsules

Million Nos.

5,396.411

2,158.000

Injectables

Million Nos.

320.222

224.543

Oral Preparations & Ointments

M.T.

20,484.980

5,934.616

 

 

 

 

Others :

 

 

 

Electric Power Generation

M.W.

20

8

 

 

 

 

Neomer Division :

 

 

 

Polypropylene Fibre

M.T.

6,000

4,300

 

The company's product comprises of anti-infectives, NSAIDs and cough/cold preparations.  It also manufactures the major intermediate drug Penicillin-G in-house and sells the surplus.

 

The product range includes Penicillin to quninolone ciprofloxacin based formulations, macrolides.  The company also offers ayurvedic medicine Glycodin.

 

Top 5 brands contribute over 55% of company's sales.  Althrocin is the #22 brand and has a 29.3% market share among macrolide anti-infectives.  Roxid ranks #3 with 13.7% market share.  Its' other macrolide brand is Azithral.  The company has also quinolone antibiotic brands Norbid and Ciprowin.  Zeet having 2.8% market share among allopathic cough syrup.  Wikoryl is the 2nd most popular cold medication. 

 

The company launched five new formulations including clarithromycin under the brand name Claritho.  In F12/97 the company introduced some line extensions namely Roxid liquid and Nimegegesic gel.  In F12/96, the company introduced new products including Nimesulide-M an NSAID and a new cough syrup.

 

The company's veterinary division ranks 6th in Indian domestic market.

 

In bulk drugs, almost half the sales are of Penicillin-G.  The company has installed capacity for Pen-G as 600 mmupa and Erythromycin as 100 tons p.a.  the company plans to manufacture Cephalosporin-C

 

In F12/98, exports grew by 36%yoy.  The company is exporting  its product to Asia Pacific and Africa, HongKong, Vietnam, Russia, Ukraine and Nairobi. 

 

In FY12/98, the profitability of the company increased significantly due to higher sales value and change in the product mix.  The return ratios improved significantly in the last couple of years as the company improved its overall operational efficiency.

 

During the year 1998-99 the sales turnover of the company was Rs. 3954.400 millions as against Rs. 3872.500 millions in the year 1997-98.  The net profit was Rs. 284.900 millions as against  Rs. 165.800 millions in the year 1997-98.

The company has received ISO-9002 certification from an accreditation agency for manufacture and marketing of bulk drugs and formulations for domestic sales and exports.

 

The company entered into technical collaboration for manufacture of cephalosporin-C and 7-ACA.  Cephalosporins business is rapidly growing due to expiry of patent of few cephalosporin drugs and substantial export sales potential.

 

Along with this project the company will go for third gas turbine based co-generation power plant not only to meet power requirement of the project but also to reduce substantially the overall energy cost of the company.

 

The company employs around 3000 persons in its' set up.

 

The company's fixed assets of important value includes Freehold Land, Pharma & Other Building, Employees Quarters, Pharma & Other Plant & Machinery, Railway Siding, Furniture & Fixtures, Office Equipments and Vehicles.

 

associates

 

K                  Alembic Glass

K                  Paushak Limited

K                  Shreno Limited

K                  Light Publications Limited

K                  Aavaran Limited

K                  Nirayu Private Limited

K                  Darshak Limited

K                  Whitefield Investment & Leasing Company Private Limited

K                  Shreno Investment & Finance Limited

K                  Sierra Investments Limited

K                  Whitefield Chemtech Private Limited

K                  PSU Chemicals Private Limited

 

subsidiaries

 

K                  Algen Limited

 

BANKERS

 

K                 ABN-AMRO Bank N V

K                 Bank of Baroda

K                 Indian Bank

K                 ICICI Banking Corporation Limited

K                 ING Bank NV

K                 UTI Bank of India

K                 Vijaya Bank

 

AUDITORS

 

K                 K. S. Aiyar & Company

Chartered Accountants

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The company's latest financial information for the period ended 31st December, 1999 is enclosed herewith.

 

The company’s Summarised Results for the period ended 31st December, 2000 were as under :

 

[figures are in Rupees Millions]

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.12.2000

 

 

 

 

Sales Turnover

 

 

4,260.0

Other Income

 

 

37.3

Total Income

 

 

4,297.3

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

 

 

3,602.3

 

 

 

 

Operating Profit

 

 

695.0

Interest

 

 

241.5

Gross Profit

 

 

453.5

Depreciation

 

 

123.1

Tax

 

 

61.1

Reported PAT

 

 

269.3

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

1,000,000

Equity Shares of Rs.100/- each

Rs.100.000 millions

1,000,000

Redeemable Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs.100/- each

Rs.100.000 millions

3,000,000

Redeemable Preference Shares of Rs.100/- each

Rs.300.000 millions

GRAND TOTAL

Rs.500.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

8,900,000

Equity shares of Rs. 10 each

Rs.89.000 millions

 

COMMENTS

 

Subject is a well-established and reputed pharmaceutical company. Available information indicated high financial responsibility of the company. Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and resourceful businessmen. Their trade relations are fair. General financial position is good. Business is active. Payments are usually correct and as per commitments.

 

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

 

The company can be regarded as a promising business partner in a long-run.

 

PRICE MOVEMENT

 

HIGHS & LOWS OF EQUITY SHARES +

 

 

High

Rs.

 

Low

Rs.

 

1998-1999

1999-2000

High

Rs.

Low

Rs.

High

Rs.

Low

Rs.

--

--

--

Jul.

1,243.00

985.00

2,675.00

2,000.00

1989

450.00

260.00

Aug.

1,119.25

962.00

284.10

284.10

1990

460.00

255.00

Sep.

990.00

900.00

394.50

306.80

1991

965.00

220.00

Oct.

964.50

890.00

665.45

342.00

1992

2,000.00

725.00

Nov.

990.00

875.00

529.00

425.80

1993

1,450.00

485.00

Dec.

1,189.50

900.00

673.80

450.35

1994

3,800.00

1,500.00

Jan.

1,420.50

1,081.00

695.45

495.00

1995

3,150.00

1,320.00

Feb.

1,939.00

1,534.00

515.00

380.50

1996

1,600.00

770.00

Mar.

2,385.00

1,994.25

395.00

272.00

1997

1,250.00

475.00

Apr.

2,351.25

1,964.00

308.45

235.00

1998

1,389.00

441.00

May

2,277.90

1,885.00

242.95

185.00

1999

2,675.00

284.10

Jun.

2,190.00

1,926.00

211.85

174.65

+ Mumbai

 

 

CAPITAL HISTORY

 

Year

 

Details

1998-99

1,500,000 Non-Convertible Cumulative Preference Shares were redeemed during the year.

 

 

1996-97

1,000,000 Preference Shares alloted on preferential basis.

 

 

1995-96

164,732 Equity Shares of Rs.100/- each at a premium of Rs.850/- per share issued to the shareholders on rights basis.

 

 

1985-86

66,900 Equity Shares allotted without payment in cash to the shareholders of Neomer Limited on its merger. 2,000 Preference Shares redeemed.

 

 

1984-85

2,000 Preference Shares redeemed.

 

 

1980-83

Redeemed 1,000 Preference Shares each on 01.01.1978, 01.01.1979, 01.11.1980, 01.01.1981, 01.01.1982 and 01.01.1983.

 

 

1977

6Ľ% Preference and 6% III Preference Shared converted to 9% Redeemed Preference Shares from 01.01.1976. 5,000 – 5% Preference Shares redeemed at Rs.105/- per share on 01.01.1977.

 

 

1968

In March 1971, 57,487 Right Equity Shares issued at par in the proportion of 1:5.

 

 

1968

25.080 Right Equity Shares at par in proportion of 5:41.

 

 

1959-61

In 1959, 20,000 Right Equity Shares offered at par in the proportion of 1:4 to all classes. In 1961, 10,000 Right Equity Shares offered at par in proportion of 1:1 to classes.

 


ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET AS ON 31ST DECEMBER, 1999

[figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.12.1999

31.12.1998

31.12.1997

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

89.0

239.0

157.6

2] Reserves & Surplus

1,180.5

936.6

591.4

 

 

 

 

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

948.6

808.9

798.1

2] Unsecured Loans

407.0

376.4

369.7

 

 

 

 

GRAND TOTAL

2,625.1

2,360.9

1,916.8

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

1,332.9

1,359.3

1,223.2

Capital work-in-progress

147.7

37.7

58.1

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS

70.9

73.4

56.4

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

Inventories

523.3

519.7

472.5

Sundry Debtors

469.4

380.2

347.9

Cash & Bank Balances

35.7

25.9

28.7

Loans & Advances

522.1

389.4

215.5

Total Current Assets

1,550.5

1,315.2

1,064.6

Less :

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

380.7

325.3

419.3

Provisions

133.7

121.9

79.4

Net Current Assets

1.036.1

868.0

565.9

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

37.5

22.5

13.2

 

 

 

 

GRAND TOTAL

2,625.1

2,360.9

1,916.8

 


IMPORTANT FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR LAST Three PERIODS

[figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.12.1999

31.12.1998

31.12.1997

Sales Turnover

3954.4

3872.5

3214.3

[including other income]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

324.9

187.3

82.9

Provision for Taxation

40.0

21.5

8.8

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

284.9

165.8

74.1

 

 

 

 

Dividend

25.2

20.3

13.9

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

Export Earnings

NA

NA

NA

Other Earnings

NA

NA

NA

Total Earnings

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

Raw Materials

NA

NA

NA

Components & Spares

NA

NA

NA

Capital Goods

NA

NA

NA

Total Imports

NA

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

Raw Materials

1,202.4

1,218.9

1,022.1

Excise Duty

404.2

375.2

317.2

Power & Fuel Cost

291.4

231.8

185.4

Other Manufacturing Expenses

433.2

504.2

431.4

Employee Cost

334.9

346.7

310.7

Selling and Administration Expenses

569.9

528.8

504.4

Miscellaneous Expenses

21.1

73.1

32.9

Interest & Financial charges

265.8

278.3

257.7

Depreciation

106.6

128.2

69.6

Total Expenditures

3,629.5

3,685.2

3,131.4

 


Attachment 3

 

 

SCORE SHEET

 

SCORE

CREDIT 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. Maybe drawn to slightly difficult position as unfavourable conditions arise. Minimal assurance for timely payment on interest and principal sums

Moderate

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively limited or considered not known. Capability to pay both interest and principal sums is doubtful

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

 


Attachment 4

 

 

INDIA

 

INDIA, one of the oldest civilisations with a kaleidoscopic variety and rich cultural heritage. It ahs achieved multifaceted socio-economic progress during the last 53 years of its independence. India has become self-sufficient in agricultural production and is now the tenth industrialised country in the world and the sixth nation to have gone into outer space to conquer nature for the benefit of the people. It covers an area of 3,287,2631 sq.km., extending from the snow-covered Himalayan heights to the tropical rain forests of the south. As the seventh largest country in the world, India stands apart from the rest of Asia, marked off as it is by mountains and the sea, which give the country a distinct geographical entity. Bounded by the Great Himalayas in the north, it stretches southwards and at the Tropic of Cancer, tapers off into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west.

 

Lying entirely in the northern hemisphere, the mainland extends between latitudes 8°4’ and 37°6’ north, longitudes 68°7’ and 97°25’ east and measures about 3,214 km from north to south between the extreme latitudes and about 2,933 km from east to west between the extreme longitudes. It has a land frontier of about 15,200 km. The total length of the coastline of the mainland, Lakshadweep Islands and Andaman & Nicobar Islands is 7,516.6 km.

 

The countries having a common border with India are Afghanistan and Pakistan to the north-west, China, Bhutan and Nepal to the north, Myanmar to the east and Bangladesh to the east of West Bengal. Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.

 

Rivers in India may be classified as : (i) Himalayan rivers; (ii) Peninsular rivers; (iii) Coastal rivers and (iv) rivers of Inland drainage basins.

 

The climate in India may be broadly described as tropical monsoon type. There are four seasons: (i) Winter (January-February); (ii) Hot-weather Summer (March-May); (iii) Rainy South-Western Monsoon (June-September) and (iv) Post-Monsoon, also known as North-East Monsoon in the Southern Peninsula (October-December). India’s climate is affected by two seasonal winds – the north-east monsoon and the south-west monsoon. The north-east monsoon commonly known as winter monsoon blows from land to sea whereas south-west monsoon known as summer monsoon blows from sea to land after crossing the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. The south-west monsoon brings most of the rainfall during the year in the country. It is now possible to make forecast about the monsoon rains successfully with developed models and trained manpower.

 

India’s populations, as on 1st March, 1991 stood at 846.30 millions (439.23 million males and 407.07 million females). This includes the projected population of 7.72 million of Jammu & Kashmir. The second most populous country, India is the home of 16 percent of world’s population. The country, however, accounts for 2.42 percent of the total world area.

 

The population in India as recorded at each decenial census from 1901 has grown steadily except for a decrease during 1911-21. Decadel growth of population from 1901 is shown in the table below :

 

POPULATION

 

Year

Population

Decade Growth Rate

 

 

(percent)1

Average Annual Exponential Growth Rate

(percent)

Progressive Growth Rate over 1901

1901

238,396,327

--

--

--

1911

252,093,390

+5.75

0.56

+5.75

1921

251,321,213

-0.31

-0.03

+5.42

1931

278,977,327

+11.00

1.04

+17.02

1941

318,660,580

+14.22

1.33

+33.67

1951

361,088,090

+13.31

1.25

+51.47

1964

439,934,771

+21.51

1.96

+84.25

1971

548,159,652

+24.80

2.20

+129.94

1981

683,329,097

+24.66

2.22

+186.64

1991

846,302,688

+23.85

2.14

+255.00

 

INDIAN INDUSTRY

 

India started has quest for industrial development after independence in 1947. The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1948 marked the beginning of the evolution of the Indian Industrial Policy.

 

As per Quick Estimate of the Index of Industrial Production, the overall growth of Industrial Production during 1999-2000 was 8 percent. Intermediate Goods recorded a growth of 15 percent. Consumer durable goods recorded a growth of 12.2 percent over 1998-99. Consumer non-durables recorded a growth of 4 percent during 1999-2000 over the corresponding period last year.

 

While the overall industrial growth was 8 percent, the core infrastructure sectors achieved an average growth rate of 8.5 percent during the financial year 1999-2000.

 

The performance of six infrastructure industries is given herebelow :

 

 

Sr. No.

Industry

Weight

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

1.

Electricity

10.1690

8.3

3.8

6.6

6.6

7.1

2.

Coal

3.2216

6.4

5.7

3.6

-2.0

3.3

3.

Steel

5.1278

21.9

5.8

6.3

1.3

12.5

4.

Crude Petroleum

4.1721

7.1

-4.7

2.9

-3.4

-2.2

5.

Petroleum Refinery Products

2.0021

3.9

7.0

3.7

5.2

25.3

6.

Cement

1.9891

11.5

9.6

9.1

5.7

14.0

Overall

26.6817

10.5

3.0

5.6

2.9

8.5

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

 

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.43.35

UK Pound

1

Rs.68.08

Euro

1

Rs.40.52


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