MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

15.11.2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

EXPO PACKAGING

 

 

Registered Office :

Plot No. 52, Sector No. 2, Kandla Special Economic Zone, Gandhidham – 370230, Gujarat

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

05.08.1981

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

07/III/1/81-82

 

 

IEC No.:

37000000103

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

RKTE00047F

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAAFES190K

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership concern with an unlimited liability of the partners

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Exporter of Offset Printed Colour Cartons with UV Varnish and Foiling, Printed Labels, Tags and Wrappers Exclusively for the Supplies to the 100% EOU in India, SEZs, FTZs, and the International Market 

 

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 100000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well – established and reputed concern having satisfactory track. Trade relations are fair. Financial position is satisfactory. Payments are usually correct and as per commitments.

 

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

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/Administrative/

Factory/Godown  :

Plot No. 52 and 53, Sector- 2 K.S.E.Z., Gandhidham – 370230, Kutch, Gujarat

Tel. No.:

91-2836-252382/252358/252401/252848

Mobile No.:

91-9825225625/9825230050

Fax No.:

91-2836-252428

E-Mail :

box_board@rediffmail.com

Website :

http://www.expopackaging.com

Area :

200000 Sq. ft.

Location :

Owned

 

PARTNERS

 

Name :

Mr. Kirtilal H. Vora

Designation :

Partner

Address :

Plot Number 174, Sector 4, Gandhidham, Gujarat

Date of Birth/Age :

75

Qualification :

S.S.C.

 

 

Name :

Mr. Arvind Kirtilal Vora

Designation :

Managing Partner (Chief Executive Officer)

Address :

Plot Number 171, Sector 4, Gandhidham, Gujatat

Date of Birth/Age :

47

Qualification :

B.E (Electronics)

Mobile No.:

91-9825225625

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shailesh Kirtilal Vora

Designation :

Partner

Address :

Plot Number 153, Sector 4, Gandhidham, Gujarat

Date of Birth/Age :

42

Qualification :

B.Com.

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Jayshree B. Vora

Designation :

Partner

Address :

Plot 174, Sector 4, Gandhidham

Date of Birth/Age :

37

Qualification :

B.A.

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Arvind Kirtilal Vora

Designation :

Managing Partner (Chief Executive Officer)

Address :

Plot Number 171, Sector 4, Gandhidham, Gujatat

Date of Birth/Age :

47

Qualification :

B.E.(Electronics)

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Exporter of Offset Printed Colour Cartons with UV Varnish and Foiling, Printed Labels, Tags and Wrappers, E Flute Sheets Exclusively for the Supplies to the 100% EOU in India, SEZs, FTZs, and the International Market 

 

 

Products :

v      Plain Corrugated Boxes

v      Flexo Printed Corrugated Boxes

v      Offset Printed Boxes And Cartons

v      Printed Labels,Tags and Wrappers Manufacturing

v      Die Cut Boxes

v      Heavy Duty Corrugated Boxes

v      Paper Packaging Products

v      Gift Boxes

v      Multi colour offset printed cartons for soaps,Toothpastes and Cosmetics

v      Multi coloured printed labels, tags and wrappers

v      Offset printed, BOPP laminated or UV varnished cartons

v      Die cut - silver/ gold foil and UV varnished colour cartons

v      Aqueous varnished and embossed colour cartons

v      E flute sheets

Exports to :

Middle East , Shanghai, Tanzania

 

 

Imports from :

USA, China, Sweden, Germany, Austria, France

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C, Credit 

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Credit 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

Licensed Capacity

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Corrugated Boxes

 

 

6000 matric tonnes per annum

3000 matric tonnes per annum

Colour Cartoons

 

 

3600 matric tonnes per annum

1200 matric tonnes

Labels, Tags, Wrappers, E flute sheets

 

 

2000 matric tonnes per annum

300 matric tonnes

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

v      Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL)

v      Liver India Exports Limited

v      100% EOUS and SEZ Units

No. of Employees :

130

 

 

Bankers :

v      Bank of Baroda, KSEZ Branch, Gandhidham – 370230

v      Punjab National Bank, KSEZ Branch, Gandhidham – 370230

v      HDFC Bank, Gandhidham Branch

 

 

Facilities :

v      Bank of Baroda – Rs. 15.000 Millions 

v      Punjab National Bank – Rs. 10.000 Millions

v      HDFC Bank – 175.000 Millions

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

Harish Khanna & Company

Plot Number 130, Sector Number 3, Gandhidham, Kutch, Gujarat

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Asean Box Corporation

Plot No. 73, Sector – 11, GIDC, Gandhidham (Kutch) – 370201, Gujarat

Line of Business : Manufacturers of  Packing Materials

Tel. No. 91-2836-230350/252401

Fax. No. 91-2836-252827

E-Mail. box_board@rediffmail.com

 

Box Board Containers

Plot No. 52/53, Sector – 2, Kandla Special Economic Zone, Gandhidham – 370230, Gujarat

Tel. No. 91-2836-252848/252401/252358

Fax. No. 91-2836-252428/252827

E-Mail. box_board@rediffmail.com

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Capital Investment :

 

Owned :

Rs. 8.300 Millions

Borrowed :

Rs. 2.400 Millions

Total :

Rs. 10.700 Millions

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Particulars

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover

8.948

14.296

2.356

 

 

 

 

Profit/Loss for the year

3.293

(1.875)

0.019

 

 

 

 

Export Value

8.948

14.296

2.356

 

 

 

 

Import Value

2.280

1.793

0.655

 

Average Stocks maintained – Rs. 30.000 Millions


 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Operation

 

Expo Packing is spread out in an area of 0.200 Millions Sq. feet having built up area of about 90,000 sq. ft, housing the best and the most sophisticated machineries and equipments in the world

 

About Us

 

They are one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of corrugated boxes, offset printed cartons and paper packaging products in India and have their work office and factory at Kandla Special Economic Zone, Kandla, (a 100% export processing zone) Gujarat, India since last three decades.

They are in the field of printing and packaging since last 25 years and are committed to the efficient and effective quality management systems backed up with the state of the art equipments, advanced automatic lines with high production capacity and productivity with an Excellant and versatile infrastructure. This makes us today a leading player in packaging solutions.

Their Two Units : Expo Packaging and Asian Box Corporation supplement each other in serving the varied customer needs and expectations.

Out of the Two units, M/s Expo Packaging is located at Kandla Special Economic Zone - a 100 % Export Processing Zone notified by the Government of India to boost up the exports, while M/s Asean Box Corporation is located at the heavy industrial area in Gandhidham - Kutch near to the Kandla Port,the Major Port of India.

They are credited as "Star Suppliers" by many of their distinguished clients and their main unit 'M/s Expo Packaging' is working under the stringent Quality standards to meet the International packaging norms. They are commited to meet the International standards of packaging requirements in Designing, box making, die cutting and also graphics and printing.

They have achieved an enormous growth in exports by their well designed and cost effective printed boxes and cartons for packaging of cosmetics and other sophisticated items, to a number of countries especially in the Middle East countries.

Companies

 

To serve the varied customer requirements of Exports as well as the Local Market, they have two units to serve their clientele :

Expo Packaging :

This unit is located at Kandla Special Economic Zone and is engaged in the manufacturing of corrugated boxes and offset printed colour cartons with UV varnish and foiling, printed labels, tags and wrappers, exclusively for the supplies to the 100% EOUs in India, SEZs and FTZs in India and to the international market.

Asean Box Corporation :

This unit is located at the Heavy Industrial Area in Gandhidham, Kutch (Gujarat), which is very near to the Kandla Port, the major port of India and the Kandla Special Economic Zone. This unit is engaged in the manufacturing of all types of corrugated boxes and related packaging materials to meet the demands of domestic buyers, specifically for the new industrial entrepreneurs in the excise exempted area of Kutch.

 

Clientele

 

They have a rich set of satisfied clientele which includes the various segments, namely, FMCG, Industrial, Pharmaceutical, Information Technology Engineering, Cosmetics and Textile.

Their clientele mainly consists of the following categories :


Multinational Companies


Export oriented units - Located at various Special Economic Zones    and Export Processing Zones. - 100 % export oriented units - Located at various places in India.


Some of the reputed units at Sharjah, Dubai and other Gulf countries.

 

Infrastructure

 

Their main unit, Expo Packaging is spread out in an area of 2 lac sq. feet having built up area of about 90,000 sq. feet, housing the best and the most sophisticated machinaries and equipments in the world.
The campus includes 40,000 sq. feet of two warehouse for both the raw material and finished products.


Plant and Technology :

 

Three corrugation machines - this meets the larger volumes and fast delivery of customer requirements.

The  flexo multicolor printing facility.

 

Thermo pack boiler : It provides uniform heat to facilitate appropriate fluting  for all the three

machines.

The entire plant has been designed scientifically with a layout to suite the requirements for the storage of the raw materials, finished goods and waste handling system.



Their main concern and objective is to develop and design a packaging product which would highlight the inside product and would give the best communication and look with an ensured safety

 

They have a full-fledged quality control laboratory in their factory at KSEZ (Gandhidham) where they conduct the quality and performance checks for both the raw materials and finished goods.

Raw materials:



Their major purchase is of KRAFT PAPER, ART PAPER AND DUPLEX BOARD for "E" flute cartons. They are importing these raw materials from all over the world including Sweden and Germeny for providing best quality of products.



They are conducting following tests for the incoming materials.

Grammage of Paper and Board

Bursting Strength

Moisture Content of Paper



These elementary tests are recorded for every lot during its receipts.



For Duplex Boards apart from grummage test, they carry out printability and folding endurance test, which are critical for "E" flute carton.



Finished Goods:


Before despatching the material to various customers they carry out the following tests :

Bursting Strength Test

Puncture Resistance of the Box

Edge Crush Test

Compression Strength of the Box

GSM test

Box Moisture Content Test

They are purchasing superior quality of glue for corrugated boxes and other packaging materials, which play very vital role to achieve the strength properties of the box.

The packaging of a product is of vital importance in the highly competitive market scenario at present.

The best efforts and skill are put in the designing of proper packaging material of the product, which can appeal and communicate its quality to the final customer in the best possible manner.

Their packaging solutions and company strategy are unique by three main features: Product quality and customer satisfaction, assured and committed deliveries, value for the money i.e. most economical cost.

This strategy gives us an edge over their competitors and attracts their customers for repeat orders.

They are not dealing with product but providing right and exact solutions to their customers for their requirements.

A long term business association and an uninterrupted repeat orders from their existing clients speaks a lot about their credibility and reputations.

 

Expo Packaging is engaged in the manufacturing of offset printed colour cartons with UV varnish and foiling, printed labels, tags and wrappers exclusively for the supplies to the 100% EOU in India, SEZs, FTZs, and the international market and have their work office and factory at Kandla Special Economic Zone, Kandla (100% Export Processing Zone)

 

 

Expo Packing

(Bombay Printing Press)

A –1/4, GIDC Industrial Estate,

Gandhidham – 370 201

Gujarat

Tel. No. 91-2836-220391/230350

 

Is a Formal Member of

 

All India Federation of Master Printers

605, 6th Floor, Madhuban, 55, Nehru Place,

New Delhi – 110019

Tel. No. 91-11-26451742/26451743/55977088

E-Mail.: aifmp@vsnl.com, aifmpl@gmail.com, printingtimes@vsnl.net

Website- http://www.aifmp.net/members/formal.htm

 


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.45.16

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.99

Euro

1

Rs.57.92

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--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

 

54

 

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 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

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

 

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