MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

25.11.2006

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

META TILES PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

THE WINCHESTER TILES COMPANY (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

New India Centre, 5th Floor, 17, Cooperage Road, Mumbai – 400039, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

13.03.1996

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-98079

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U26920MH1996PTC098079

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMM20979A

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACT3954F

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held public limited company

 

 

Line of Business :

To carry on in India or elsewhere the business to manufacture and or mechanically, produce, process, design, develop, build, convert, cure, crush, distribute, purchase, sell, jobwork, import, export and to act as wholesalers, retailers, distributors, suppliers of all shapes, sizes, varieties, specifications, descriptions, applications and uses of cremicwares, glazed tiles, earthenwares, potteries, insulators, china clay, stone bathroom accessories, wall tiles, floor tiles, roofing tiles, porcelain tiles.

 

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 :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject has improved its performance in year 2006.

 

Directors are reported as experienced and respectable businessmen. Their trade relations are fair. Profit margin is under severe pressure. Payments are reported as correct and as per commitments.

 

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

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

New India Centre, 5th Floor, 17, Cooperage Road, Mumbai – 400039, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-22049090

Fax No.:

91-22-22045999 / 22830102

Area :

Lease

 

 

Factory 1 :

New India Centre, 5th Floor, 17, Cooperage Road, Mumbai – 400039, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-22049090

Fax No.:

91-22-22045999

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Kunti S. Shah

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth :

9th April 1949

Date of Appointment :

13th March 1996

Address :

A/13, Max Fair Garden, Little Gibbs Road, Mumbai – 400006, Maharashtra

 

 

Name :

Mr. Madhavdas M. Sampat

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth :

9th November 1936

Date of Appointment :

13th March 1996

Date of Ceasing :

15th March 2001

Address :

Mumbai – 400026

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shreepal M. Nanavati

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth :

3rd January 1952

Date of Appointment :

20th March 1997

Date of Ceasing :

28th December 1999

Address :

Mumbai - 400061

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjay B. Shah

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth :

18th July 1936

Date of Appointment :

8th March 2001

Address :

A/13, Max Fair Garden, Little Gibbs Road, Mumbai – 400006, Maharashtra

 

 

OTHER PERSONAL

 

Name :

J. P. Associates

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Mr. Trishala S. Shah

10

Mr. Kaunteya S. Shah

179970

Mr. Kunti S. Shah

10

Mr. Sajay B. Shah

10

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

To carry on in India or elsewhere the business to manufacture and or mechanically, produce, process, design, develop, build, convert, cure, crush, distribute, purchase, sell, jobwork, import, export and to act as wholesalers, retailers, distributors, suppliers of all shapes, sizes, varieties, specifications, descriptions, applications and uses of cremicwares, glazed tiles, earthenwares, potteries, insulators, china clay, stone bathroom accessories, wall tiles, floor tiles, roofing tiles, porcelain tiles.

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

25

 

 

Bankers :

Bank of India, 66, Nepean Sea Road, Mumbai - 400006

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

Hasmukh Patel and Company

Chartered Accountants

1-Sai Dham, 276, P.M.Road,

Vile Parle (East), Mumbai – 400057,

Maharashtra

Tel. No.:

91-22-26630810

 


 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

2,00,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 2.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

1,80,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 1.800 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

1.800

1.800

1.800

3] Reserves & Surplus

0.000

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

(1.360)

(1.864)

(1.834)

NETWORTH

0.440

(0.064)

(0.034)

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

3.802

1.882

3.567

2] Unsecured Loans

3.977

3.979

3.979

TOTAL BORROWING

7.779

5.861

7.546

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

8.219

5.797

7.512

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

2.690

2.985

3.483

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 
Inventories
5.937
3.632

 

 
Sundry Debtors
4.043
4.134

 

 
Cash & Bank Balances
0.110
0.098

6.940

 
Loans & Advances
1.772
1.029

 

Total Current Assets
11.862
8.893

6.940

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
 
 

 

 
Current Liabilities and Provisions
6.333
6.081

2.911

Total Current Liabilities
6.333
6.081

2.911

Net Current Assets
5.529
2.812

4.029

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

8.219

5.797

7.512

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

Sales Turnover [including other income]

26.746

25.140

NA

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

0.520

0.061

NA

Provision for Taxation

0.018

0.090

NA

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

0.502

(0.029)

NA

 

 

 

 

Import Value

NA

1.631

0.778

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

25.137

26.058

20.010

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

PAT / Total Income

(%)

1.87
0.115

--

 

 

 
 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

1.94
0.242

--

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

3.57
0.513

--

 

 

 
 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

1.18
0.953

--

 

 

 
 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

32.07
--

(307.55)

 

 

 
 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.87
1.462

2.38

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

The company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

 

Generic Name of Principal Product and Service is as under:

 

v      Ceramic Glazed Tiles

v      Ceramic Glazed Beeds

 

Its fixed assets of important value include plant and machinery, Electrical Installations, Furniture and Fixtures, Trade Mark, Office Equipments and Computers.

 

 


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.44.65

UK Pound

1

Rs.87.23

Euro

1

Rs.58.96

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

4

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

4

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

-

--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

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

34

 

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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