MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

04.04.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

OGILVY AND MATHER PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

3rd Floor, Trade Centre, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400 013, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

30.03.1967

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-13707

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U22210MH1967PTC013707

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMO02335E

 

 

Legal Form :

Private limited liability company

 

 

Line of Business :

Advertisers, Advertising Contractors and Advertising Agents.

 

 

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 2500000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established and reputed company having satisfactory track. Directors are reported as experienced and respectable businessmen. Trade relations are reported as fair. 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.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

3rd Floor, Trade Centre, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400 013, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-2491 3877/ 44360360

Fax No.:

91-22-2491 3838/ 44344370

E-Mail :

guruprasad.amembal@ogilvy.com

 

 

Branches :

Located at :-

 

v      New Delhi

v      Chennai

v      Mumbai

v      Karnataka

v      West Bengal

v      Koimbatore

v      Andhra Pradesh

 

 

Divisions :

v      Ogilvyone-Worldwide – Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune

v      Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide – Mumbai - 400 013, Maharashtra New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Hyderabad

v      Ogilvy & Mather – Financial & Business Communication Division – Mumbai – 400 013, Maharashtra

v      Ogilvy Outreach Communication Network – Mumbai – 400 013, New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata

v      Ogilvy Live – (Promotional Campaigns) - Mumbai-400 020, New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad

v      Ogilvy Interactive - Mumbai-400 020, New Delhi and Bangalore

v      Ogilvy Healthcare - Mumbai-400 020, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad

v      Ogilvy Consulting – Mumbai

v      The Media Network – Mumbai-400 020, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata

v      Artistree – Ahmedabad, Gujarat

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Ranjan Mohan Kapur

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

3, Sorrento Mount, Pleasant Road, Mumbai – 400 006, India

Date of Birth/Age :

25.11.1942

Date of Appointment :

10.12.1974

Date of Ceasing :

17.03.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Peter Miles Young

Designation :

Director

Address :

21-B, Century Tower – I, Itregunter Path, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong

Date of Birth/Age :

29.11.1996

Date of Appointment :

12.06.1954

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sulbhanand Nathuram Rane

Designation :

Director

Address :

19, Sulbha, Sector 6, Chheda Nagar, Chembur, Mumbai – 400 071, India

Date of Birth/Age :

14.031950

Date of Appointment :

29.11.1996

 

 

Name :

Mr. Neil French

Designation :

Director

Address :

121, Emerald, Hill Road, Singapore – 0923

Date of Birth/Age :

09.09.1944

Date of Appointment :

12.10.1995

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mohan Menon

Designation :

Director

Address :

3 B, Polvean Place, 60 Taylors Road, Madras – 600 010,Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

27.05.1949

Date of Appointment :

06.07.1996

Date of Ceasing :

10.04.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Piyush Pandey

Designation :

Director

Address :

2, Amrita, Little Gibbs Road, Malabar Hill, Mumbai – 400 006, India

Date of Birth/Age :

05.05.1955

Date of Appointment :

06.07.1996

 

 

Name :

Mr. Steve Goldstein

Designation :

Director

Address :

36, Benford, Drive Princeton Junction, New Jersey 08550

Date of Birth/Age :

07.11.1954

Date of Appointment :

12.10.995

 

 

Name :

Mr. Reimer Thedens

Designation :

Director

Address :

Giessner, Strasse, 16 63128 Dietzenbach, Germany

Date of Birth/Age :

04.11.1948

Date of Appointment :

14.01.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Tam Shing Chi

Designation :

Director

Address :

C 1, 7th Floor, Wisdon Court, No. 5, Hatton Road, Hong kong

Date of Birth/Age :

28.02.1959

Date of Appointment :

25.04.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. John Michael Goodman

Designation :

Director

Address :

D-6, Sea Face Park Society, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai-400026, Maharashtra, India

Date of Appointment :

11.12.2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. Pratap Bose

Designation :

Director

Address :

102, Pearson Apartments, 178, 1st Nanditurya Road, Benson Town, Post Bangalore-560046, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

28.10.1962

Date of Appointment :

28.03.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Madhukar Sabanvis

Designation :

Additional Director

Address :

401, Falcon Castle, D Wing, 4th Floor, Senapati Bapat Marg, Mumbai-400013, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

27.08.1962

Date of Appointment :

28.03.2006

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Nilkanta Shastry Tata

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

Dheeraj Gaurav Heights, Building No.2, Flat No.1101, A Wing, Adarsh Nagar, Andheri (West), Mumbai-400053, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

24.11.1957

Date of Appointment :

01.04.1998

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Advertisers, Advertising Contractors and Advertising Agents.

 

 

Products :

Advertising services

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

About 1500

 

 

Bankers :

BNP Paribas,

62, Homji Street, Mumbai – 400 001, India

(Branches At: Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad)

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Porus B Pardiwalla

Chartered Accountants

Address :

12, Dr. Annie Haskins & Sells, Opposite Shiv Sagar Estate, Worli, Mumbai-400018, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

v      Super Communication Limited

v      Results India Communications Private Limited

v      Phoenix O & M (Private) Limited

v      Ogilvy Outreach (Private) Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

5000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.50.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

960000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.9.600 millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.12.2005

31.12.2004

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

9.600

9.600

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

630.632

581.419

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

640.232

591.019

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

640.232

591.019

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

49.081

28.348

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

76.123

78.118

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

 

1413.148

924.005

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

455.303

370.214

 

Other Current Assets

 

7.360

6.726

 

Loans & Advances

 

488.737

520.462

Total Current Assets

 

2364.548

1821.407

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

1439.585

1006.516

 

Provisions

 

409.935

330.338

Total Current Liabilities

 

1849.520

1336.854

Net Current Assets

 

515.028

484.553

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

640.232

591.019

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.12.2005

31.12.2004

Sales Turnover

 

1499.567

1425.234

Other Income

 

49.617

27.649

Total Income

 

1549.184

1452.883

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

678.876

556.224

Provision for Taxation

 

437.811

353.191

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

241.065

203.033

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

 

351.397

297.379

 

Managerial Remuneration

 

36.108

39.473

 

Payment to Auditors

 

1.238

1.450

 

Insurance Expenses

 

1.448

0.893

 

Power & Fuel

 

16.812

16.622

 

Other Expenditure

 

463.305

540.842

Total Expenditure

 

870.308

896.659

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.12.2005

31.12.2004

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

15.56

13.97

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

43.82

38.28

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

28.12

30.07

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

1.06

0.94

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

2.89

2.26

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

1.28

1.36

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Form 8 Particular for creation or modification of charges 

Name of the company

OGILVY BENSON AND MATHER PRIVATE LIMITED, MUMBAI

Presented By

BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS, FRENCH BANK BUILDING, MUMBAI-400001

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Hypothecation deed of book debts dated 12.05.1986

2) Amount secured by the charge/amount owing on the securities of charge

Rs.5.500 millions

3) Short particular of the property charged. If the property acquired is subject to charge, date of the acquired of the property should be given

All present and future book debts, outstanding moneys, receivable claims, contracts, order engangements and relative securities in connection with the company’s business or affairs by way of first charge.

4) Gist of the terms and conditions and extent and operation of the charge.

Interest at the rate of 6.5% per annum over the Reserve bank of India rate with a minimum of 16.5 % per annum

 

Margin 35%

 

Repayable on demand

5) Name and Address and description of the person entitled to the charge.

Banque Nationale de Paris,

French Bank Building,

62, Homji Street, Fort, Mumbai-400001

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

N.A.

7) Particulars of modifications specifying the terms and conditions or the extent of operations of the charge in which modification is made and the details of the modification.

N.A.

 

BUSINESS

 

Subject acts as Advertising Agency.

 

The company had managed to maintain their excellence in overall performance despite of few disciplines having set backs due to the vagaries of the nature and effects of the slow down of the economy. The final results show that due to the vast expense of the disciplines practised by the company it is able to withstand the fluctuation’s in business cycles.

 

The company grew in a manner valued and gained the following new assignments :- ANZ Investments Bank, British Counsil, Dabur CGU, Mid Day, Motorola India Limited, ITC Sports, Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank, Satyam Infoway Limited, Transwork Private Limited, Usha Margin Telecom Limited, etc.

 

The major customers of the company include:

 

¨       AASI

¨       ABC India Limited

¨       Abiz Business Private Limited

¨       Adhikari Brothers Television

¨       Alapatt Jewellery

¨       Amarraja Batteries

¨       ANZ Grindlays Bank

¨       Apollo Hospitals

¨       Arting Advertising

¨       Arivind Mills

¨       Asian Paints Limited

¨       AT&T

¨       Beauty Cosmetics/Cavincare

¨       Birla 3M

¨       BPL Limited

¨       BPL Mobile Communications

¨       Britannia Industries Limited

¨       British Airways

¨       Brooke Bond Lipton India

¨       Butterfly Appliances

¨       Calcutta Metropolitan Group

¨       Carborundum Universal Limited

 

The company’s fixed assets important value include building, computers, furniture & fittings, office equipments, machinery & equipments and motor vehicles.

 

Website Details :

 

At subject, they offer a convergence of accountable outdoor planning, buying and monitoring coupled with creative use of the medium.


Their services include,

 

v      Strategic Outdoor Planning and Brand mapping

v      Buying - Rate Benchmarking

v      Executions – Innovations

v      Monitoring - Competitive Analysis

v      Dipstick Studies

v      Creative Solutions

 

Started in 1993 with a clear intent to gain specialization in the field of outdoor advertising, Subject has over the years, grown into the single largest outdoor specialist outfit in the country, planning and buying for some of the industry's biggest clients - HLL, Hutchison Telecom, ICICI and Star TV to name a few.


Their size is their strength because it allows us to leverage the marketplace to its optimum potential. They network with 49 dedicated outdoor professionals across 6 main offices and 7 satellite offices in the country. With an established partnership with over 735 concessionaires across India, they are considered to be the first port of call in the industry.


Subject is credited with some of the most visible outdoor campaigns, panning the length and breadth of the country & extending to the South Asian markets of Sri Lanka & Bangladesh.

 


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.43.15

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.22

Euro

1

Rs.57.63

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

9

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

8

--RESERVES

1~10

7

--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

 

61

 

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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