MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

18.11.2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MERIDIAN EXPORTS

 

 

Registered Office :

26, Arihant Industrial Estate, Ground Floor, 94-C & D, Krantinagar, Opposite Shetty Chemicals, Off. Saki Vihar Road, Sakinaka, Mumbai – 400 072, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.12.1992

 

 

Pan No:

AADPG5045J

 

 

IEC No.

0392072947

 

 

Legal Form :

Sole Proprietory Concern.

 

 

Line of Business :

Trader, Dealer, Distributor and Importer of Welding Consumables and Engineering goods.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 80000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established and reputed concern having satisfactory track. Proprietor of the concern is experienced, respectable and resourceful businessman. His trade relations are fair.

 

Financial position is good. Payments are correct and as per commitments. The concern can be considered good for any normal business dealings.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

26, Arihant Industrial Estate, Ground Floor, 94-C & D, Krantinagar, Opposite Shetty Chemicals, Off. Saki Vihar Road, Sakinaka, Mumbai – 400 072, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-28473259/89

Fax No.:

91-22-28473294/0710

Mobile :

91-9820061002

E-Mail :

meriweld@vsnl.com

Website :

http://www.meridian-welding.com

Area :

3500 sq. fts. (Owned)

 

 

Branches :

Ř       Unit 174, Plot No. 260, Special Economic Zone, Sachin, Surat – 394230, Gujarat

 

Ř       Unit 161, Surat Special Economic Zone, Sachin, Surat – 394230, Gujarat

 

Area :

1000 sq. fts. (Leased)

 

SOLE PROPRIETOR

 

Name :

Mr. Himanshu I. Gandhi

Designation :

Sole Proprietor

Address :

11, Rajmilan, 4th Floor, Corner of Dixit & P.M.Road, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai – 400057, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

40 Years

Qualification :

D.M.E., B.E. (Production)

Experience :

17 years

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Trader, Dealer, Distributor and Importer of Welding Consumables and Engineering goods.

 

 

Agencies Held :

v      Bonler, Austria

v      UTP, Germany

v      A B Sandvik, Sweden

v      Astrolite, U.S.A.

v      INE, Italy

 

 

Imports from :

European Countries

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Credit (150 days)

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Cash, Credit

 


 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

v      Gordon Woodroffe LoGistics Limited

v      Bohler Schweisstechnik Austria GMBH

v      UTP Schweissmaterial GMBH

v      Santrade Limited

v      I.N.E. Industrial Nazionale Eletrodi S.P.A.

 

 

Customers :

v      Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Company Limited

v      Jindal Vijaynagar Steel Limited

v      U.P. Steel

v      Larsen and Toubro Limited – Hazira

v      Larsen and Toubro Limited – ECC Group BPCL

v      Indian Sugar and General Engineering Corporation

v      Econo Valves Private Limited

v      Rane Engine Valves Limited

v      National Thermal Power Corporation Limited – Vidyutnagar

v      Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited

v      Khanna Malhotra Enterprises

v      Hyundai Heavy industries Limited

v      Industrial Manufacturers

v      Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co-operative Limited

v      Super alloys and Metals Limited

v      BHEL – Hyderabad

v      BHEL – Bhopal

v      Bhageeratha Electricals and Structurals Limited

v      Punj Lloyd Limited – New Delhi (Panipat)

 

 

No. of Employees :

15

 

 

Bankers :

State Bank of India, Commercial Branch, Shyamkamal Trade Centre, Agarwal Market, Vile Parle (E), Mumbai – 400057

 

 

Facilities :

Credit Limit: Rs. 7.250 millions

                                                        (Figures are in millions)

Facilities

 

 31.03.2005

 

Secured Loans:

 

 

State Bank of India:

(Loan secured against Hypothecation of stock and Bill discounting)

 

6.478

Car Loan

 

0.294

Total

 

6.772

 

 

 

Unsecured Loans:

 

 

Mr. I.P. Gandhi (H.U.F.)

 

0.483

Ms. F.H. Gandhi

 

3.466

Ms. J.I.Gandhi

 

1.112

Mr I. P. Gandhi

 

1.415

Mr. H. I. Gandhi

 

2.022

Total

 

8.498

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

Bharat Kanakia and Associates

Chartered Accountants

Address :

602, Abhinandanswami CHS Ltd., Plot No. 21, Road No. 25, Sion, Mumbai – 400022

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Nil

 

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] Proprietor’s Capital

5.171

3.865

3.506

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

0.000

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

5.171

3.865

3.506

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

15.271

6.734

1.570

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

5.513

4.960

TOTAL BORROWING

15.271

12.247

6.530

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

20.442

16.112

10.036

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

7.540

5.235

4.657

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 
Inventories

7.811

4.557

 
Sundry Debtors
 

8.014

2.656

 
Cash & Bank Balances
36.338

0.075

0.122

 
Other Current Assets
 

0.012

0.369

 
Loans & Advances
 

0.000

0.149

Total Current Assets
36.338

15.912

7.853

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
 

 

 

 
Current Liabilities & Provisions
23.436

5.035

2.474

Total Current Liabilities
23.436

5.035

2.474

Net Current Assets
12.902

10.877

5.379

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

20.442

16.112

10.036

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2005

 

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

Sales Turnover [including other income]

14.386

11.222

7.178

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

1.999

0.967

0.841

Provision for Taxation

--

--

--

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

1.999

0.967

0.841

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

12.388

10.255

6.337

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

PAT / Total Income
(%)
13.90

8.62

11.72

 
 
 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

13.90

8.62

11.72

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

4.56

4.57

6.72

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.39

0.25

0.24

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

7.49

4.47

2.57

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.55

3.16

3.17

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

The concern’s fixed assets of important value include pager, Air-conditioner, refrigerator, EPABX, paper shedder, furniture, office premises, computer, Xerox machine, fax, mobile, vacuum cleaner, weighing scale, T.V. and circuit cinema, tea coffee appliance, projector, Kinetic Honda, binding machine, office electronic equipment, pallet truck, stacker, inverter, labeling, time recorder machine and Honda City car.

 

 


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. 45.01

UK Pound

1

Rs. 84.91

Euro

1

Rs. 57.48

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

7

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

7

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

7

--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

 

63

 

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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