MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

03.11.2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

REGENT DRUGS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

C-215 Defence Colony, New Delhi-110024

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2004

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

26.04.2002

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-138679

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74899DL2005PLC138679

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELR12387E

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAATR9882R

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API’s) and Intermediates

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

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

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

 

 

 

Status :

New Company

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is comparatively a new Company engaged in manufacturing and marketing of Bulk drugs and intermediates.

 

As reported, the Company has been acquired by M/s Tava Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Israel.

 

Currently the Company does not have any track record of performance. During initial year of its operations, it has incurred some losses. Payments are reported as slow. However, the Company may be considered for small business dealings initially, at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

C-215 Defence Colony, New Delhi-110024

 

 

Head Office :

13th Milestone, Delhi Mathura Road, Faridabad – 121 003, Haryana, India

Tel. No.:

91-129-2258945 to 2258945

Fax No.:

91-129-2274362

Email :

onfo@regentdrugs.com

Website :

http://www.regentdrugs.com

Location:

Industrial

 

 

Factory  :

Plot No. A-2, A-2, A-2/1,A-2/2, UPSIDC Industrial Area, Gujraula-244235, District J p Nagar, Uttar Pradesh

Tel. No.:

91-5924-252590 to 252593

Fax No.:

91-59245252314

Area:

26.5 hectors

Location:

Industrial

 

 

Administrative Office :

8, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110 002, India.

Tel. No.:

91-11-23316791 / 23716811 /23716663

Fax No.:

91-11-51509449 / 23350993

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Vijay Kumar Batra

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

161, Dayanand Vihar, Vikas Marg Extension, Delhi – 110 092, India.

Date of Birth/Age :

13th March, 1947

Qualification :

B. Tech

Experience :

36 Years

Date of Appointment :

26th April, 2002

Previous Employment :

President and Wholetime Director in J K Ph Drugs and Pharmachem Limited

 

 

Name :

Dr. Gilead Fortuna

Designation :

Director

Address :

54, Sweden Street, Haifa, Israel - 34980

Date of Birth/Age :

4th August, 1941

Date of Appointment :

1st August, 2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. David Kadmon

Designation :

Director

Address :

Post Box No. 1307, Ganyavne 70800, Israel

Date of Birth/Age :

31st July, 1950

Date of Appointment :

01st August, 2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjay Khatau Asher

Designation :

Director

Address :

32 Modi Street, Fort, Mumbai – 400001, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

26th November, 1963

Date of Appointment :

1st August, 2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar  Goel

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

House No. 1362, Sector –37, Faridabad – 121 003, Haryana

Date of Birth/Age :

23rd December, 1968

Date of Appointment :

10th September, 2003

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Teva Pharmaceuticals Finance Netherlands B V

20685244

Teva Pharmaceuticals Finance Netherlands B V [1st Holder]

Asher Khatau Sanjay [2nd Holder]

1

Teva Pharmaceuticals Finance Netherlands B V [1st Holder]

Ramchandran Madhvi [2nd Holder]

1

Teva Pharmaceuticals Finance Netherlands B V [1st Holder]

Chowdhury Malashree [2nd Holder]

1

Teva Pharmaceuticals Finance Netherlands B V [1st Holder]

Mehta Shraddha [2nd Holder]

1

Teva Pharmaceuticals Finance Netherlands B V [1st Holder]

Pardi Wala Armi N [2nd Holder]

1

Teva Pharmaceuticals Finance Netherlands B V [1st Holder]

Asher Prashant [2nd Holder]

1

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API’s) and Intermediates

 

 

Products :

Ø       Advanced Intermediates of Anti bacterial Drugs

Ø       CNS and Anti Hypertensive Drugs

Ø       Anti Inflammatory Drugs

Ø       Anti Cholesterol Drugs

Ø       Anti Coagulant Drug

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Cash, L/C and  Credit

 

 

Purchasing :

Cash, L/C and Credit

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

 

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Bulk Drugs and Intermediates

MT

 

41.6

18.39

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

Wholesalers and Manufacturers

 

 

No. of Employees :

4

 

 

Bankers :

Not Divulged

 

 

Facilities :

-

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

Price Waterhouse

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Nil

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

2,10,00,000

Equity Share

Rs. 10/- Each

Rs. 210.000 Million

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

2,06,85,250

Equity Share

Rs. 10/- Each

Rs. 206.853 Million

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.12.2004

31.12.2003

31.03.2003

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

206.853

206.853

0.500

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

0.000

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

(130.251)

(17.275)

0.000

NETWORTH

76.602

189.578

0.500

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.822

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

288.746

185.245

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

288.746

186.067

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

12.502

2.921

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

377.850

378.566

0.500

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

278.573

178.944

0.000

Capital work-in-progress

11.325

10.487

0.000

 

 

 

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

0.000

110.867

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 
Inventories
86.613
70.039

0.000

 
Sundry Debtors
63.723
18.340

0.000

 
Cash & Bank Balances
94.824
89.322

0.592

 
Other Current Assets
8.457
14.049

0.000

 
Loans & Advances
10.926
13.363

0.000

Total Current Assets

264.543

205.113

0.592

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 
Current Liabilities
174.098
122.940

0.483

 
Provisions
2.493
3.905

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

176.591

126.845

0.483

Net Current Assets

87.952

78.268

0.109

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.391

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

377.850

378.566

0.500

 

 PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.12.2004

31.12.2003

Sales Turnover [including other income]

 

613.783

156.405

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

0.911

(14.354)

Provision for Taxation

 

(14.502)

2.921

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

(15.413)

(17.275)

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

 

588.859

158.275

 


KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.12.2004

31.12.2003

31.03.2003

PAT / Total Income
(%)

(2.51)

(11.05)

--
 
 

 

 

 
Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

0.16

(9.23)

--
 

 

 

 

 
Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

0.13

(2.75)

--
 

 

 

 

 
Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.00

(0.07)

--
 

 

 

 

 
Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

2.25

1.51

0.97
 

 

 

 

 
Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.50

1.62

1.23

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

The company was originally incorporated in Kolkata having company registration No. 21-94558 and the registered office was transferred to Delhi w.e.f. 13/07/2005

 

Subject import raw materials and chemicals, spares

 

Subject reportedly exports medicines and sells locally

 

About Tava

With its manpower strength of over 14,000 employees Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited is a global healthcare group, with headquarters located in Israel.

Specializing in API’s and finished form of pharmaceuticals, Teva is among the largest generic pharmaceutical companies in the world.

Teva has manufacturing bases for API’s and pharmaceuticals spread out in various parts of the world with its units in Israel, USA, Europe and India.

With its main focus of business in US and Europe, Teva has spread its wings in Far east and Latin America too.

Not only this, Teva is a leader in innovative drug for Multiple Sclerosis.

With an aim to stay ahead always Teva is focusing in the field of neurological and auto immune diseases.

Vision (Teva)

Teva is a global Israel-based pharmaceutical company. Its vision is to become one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, by being the undisputed leader in the global generics industry and by developing a global franchise in selected innovative products originating from Israeli science.

Teva differentiates itself by balancing its portfolio with generic and innovative activities, by the strategic depth of its vertical integration, by combining local customer responsiveness with a “global edge” and by successfully managing profitable growth and complexity.


Teva’s success lies in the leadership of its management, the skills and devotion of its people, the quality of its offerings and its focus on customers and patients.

Director :

V.K. Batra, Managing Director

B.Tech (Chemical Engg.) from IIT, Delhi, heading the Company since 1988, having experience of more than 36 years in projects and operations for reputed companies in India with about 12 years as head of the unit/company for Drugs & Pharmaceuticals.

Dr. Vinod Kansal, Head of R&D

PhD (Chemistry), heading the R&D Centre since 2004, having a rich experience of about 24 years in the field of research & development at different research institutes in India and abroad, followed by varied and vast experience of process development of APIs at the research centres of reputed companies in India.

Dr. N.C. Tewari, Sr. Vice President (Works)

PhD (Chemistry), heading the factory activities since 1996, having experience of about 31 years in quality assurance, R&D and manufacturing activities in reputed companies in India.

Manufacturing Infrastructure :

RDL’s infrastructure comprises of six well-laid manufacturing units for intermediates and APIs. Three new units meeting all the requirements of cGMP have been built during the last one and a half years. Spread over an area of 26.5 hectare, the location has substantial scope for future expansions.

With the commitment to excellence and quality, the manufacturing units are supported by integrated utilities and well equipped quality control laboratories. All units and the entire infrastructure are well equipped with desirable safety systems.

The manufacturing units at RDL are managed by the dedicated and committed team of professionals in the fields of science, technology and engineering, who are undoubtedly transforming vision of RDL into reality.

Press Clippings

 

Source: The Hindu dated December 29, 2005

Teva inaugurates R & D facility in Noida- Plans tie-ups with Indias cos for clinical research

 

New Delhi, December 28

 

The world’s largest generic company, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, is stepping up its presence in India.

 

Besides setting up a new research and development (R and D) center here, it is also planning to enter into partnerships with Indian firms  for biotechnology and conducting clinical research.

 

Speaking to newspersons after the inauguration of the R and D center in greater Noida, Mr. Aharon Yaari, President & CEO, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), Division – Teva Group, said, “India plays an important part in our development programmers and  we are looking at collaborations with Indian companies in clinical programme and cutting edge scientific areas like biotechnology”.

 

Initially, studies could be conducted on drugs for the central nervous system (CNS) and later other therapeutic segments could be added.

 

“We would also look at collaborating with India research institutes,” said Mr. Lazer Bezdin, Country Manager of Teva in India.

 

Here the company is operating through its wholly owned subsidiary, Regent Drugs Limited that it acquired in 2003

 

The Israel based company is currently focusing on the API business and so would the new research center, which has been set up with an initial investment of $ 3 million- $ 4 million.

 

The center would start with 60 scientists that would go up to 125 in three to four years. Teva has close to half –a dozen  R and D centers globally and the facility in India is the third largest after Israel and Hungary.

 

Beside, the company has a manufacturing facility at Gajrola in Uttar Pradesh for APIs that caters to Teva’s global requirements.

 

 This was inherited through the Regent acquistion with an investment of over $ 10 million.

 

“About  10 molecules for various therapeutic segments including infections diseases, antidepressants and CNS products worth $ 20 million- $ 30 million are sourced by the parent company

 

From regent. Another three new molecules will be added next year”. Said Mr. V K Batra, Managing Director

 

He further added that the strategy for entering the formulation business has not yet been finalized.

 

On acquisitions in India Mr. Yaari said the company is at the moment, looking at organic growth. “However, if at any point the company feels that acquisitions is the right way forward, we will do so” he said.

 

Some months ago the market was abuzz with talks of Teva scouting for a generic company in India.

 

Early this year it announced a $7.4 billion purchase of the US-based Ivaxz Corporation helping it regain the No 1 global slot, bypassing rival Novartis.

 

Source: Business World

 

World and US No 1 generics players, the $3.8 billion Teva, has its subsidiary in Faridabad, an hours drive from Delhi. Regent Drugs prefers to operate discreetly. It  belonged to the JK Group , and supplied raw materials to Teva. Last year when the plant went under, Teva acquired it .

Quality Control

Quality Policy

·         RDL earnestly believes that QUALITY is not an event, a decision or a programme with starting and finishing dates. It is an ongoing world class performance, integrating excellence into manufacturing, planning, research & development and marketing, in our inter-relationship with our internal & external customers, suppliers and among ourselves.

Quality Assurance

RDL believes that Quality is of prime importance to make a mark in global markets. Therefore, a well-laid quality system is in place. From defining stringent inspection to testing procedures of raw materials, our in-process quality control lab works round the clock.


At every stage of our manufacturing processes, our quality system ensures proper monitoring and controlling. In fact quality is not a departmental obligation; it is significant to each and every aspect of the organisation.

With stringent cGMP standards that are implemented at every stage of manufacturing, our quality control laboratory is well equipped with most sophisticated instruments.

 

Safety and Fire Protection Management

Safety Policy

·         To conduct activities in such a way as to ensure full safety of infrastructure, health and safety of its employees and other persons working in the factory as well as general public residing in the town outside the factory.

Standard safety procedures are available for desired safety practices. With the full implementation of safety practices and proper monitoring, regular safety awareness programmes are organised to make our safety policy more effective.

 

Entire plant is supported by efficient fire hydrant system with substantial reserved water storage capacity. To ensure full safety there is adequate provision of fire extinguishers and water sprinklers at fire prone locations.

 

Fire protection management is an effort to ensure the excellent level of safety of RDL’s employees and the general public inside and outside the premises.


Environmental Management Systems

Environmental Mission

To continuously improve policies, programs and behaviours concerning the environment and health bearing in mind the technical and scientific development, needs of consumers and expectations of society and taking existing legislation as a starting point.

Not only this, we organize training programmes for employees to encourage responsibility towards immediate physical environment.  By this, we prevent the emission of waste material and we keep soil, under-soil or underground water pollution free.


Environmental management system infrastructure

·         For biodegradable treatment: Well designed effluent treatment plant with primary and secondary treatment facilities for the industrial effluent and the domestic biodegradable effluent.

·         For non-biodegradable treatment: Large solar evaporation ponds for non-biodegradable streams of effluent.

·         With well-designed emission systems from boilers and stand by power generators

·         Proper scrubbing systems in different units to contain obnoxious vapors emitting from some reactions

To maintain the ecological balance we ensure continuous plantation of trees every year

 

Teva Pharmaceuticals Finance

Nederland NV, Nederland

 

The subject acquired the Bulk Drugs business (API undertaking) of J K Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited pursuant to a Scheme of Arrangement filed in the Honourable High Court, Kolkata under Sections 391-394 of the Companies Act, 1956 and Ordered on 10th March, 2003.

 

In August 2003 the subject was acquired by Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited, Israel for cash to manufacture specific intermediate chemical substances for use by the Teva Group in its API materials.

 

 

 


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.44.84

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.55

Euro

1

Rs.57.28

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

2

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

3

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

4

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

2

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

4

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

3

--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

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

31

 

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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