MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

30.03.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ESSAR INVESTMENTS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Essar House, 11-K.K. Marg, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400034

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.09.2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

10.12.1976

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

034721

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L99999MH1976PLC034721

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUM00598D

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company Company’s Share are Listed on the Stock Exchange

 

 

Line of Business :

To Purchase acquire hold and dispose of or otherwise deal and invest in any share, debentures and other securities in or of any company or combines

 

 

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 13600000

 

 

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 :

Essar House, 11-Keshavrao Khadye Marg, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai-400034, Maharashtra

Tel. No.:

91-22-50011100/ 66601100

Fax No:

91-22-66601809

E-mail:

corporatecommunication@essar.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. R. N. Ruia

Designation :

Director

Address :

c/O Jayantilal Thakkar, associates, III A, Mahatma Gandhi road, Fort, Mumbai:400023, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

06.05.1949

Date of Appointment :

14.12.1976

 

 

Name :

Mr. S. V. Venkatesan

Designation :

Director

Address :

F-401, The At rium old No. 49, New No.22, Kalashetra Road, ThiruvanmiYur, Chennai :600041, Tamilnadu

Date of Birth/Age :

01.10.1939

Date of Appointment :

13.09.1991

 

 

Name :

Br. B. Bhavanishankar

Designation :

Director

Address :

M-4, Manek Apartments, Jeeva Ratnam Nagar, Adyar, Chennai :600020, Tamilnadu

Date of Birth/Age :

16.08.1934

Date of Appointment :

28.09.1994

 

 

Name :

Mr. Dilip J. Thakkar

Designation :

Director

Address :

111 A, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Fort, Mumbai:400023, Maharashtra.

Date of Birth/Age :

01.10.1936

Date of Appointment :

10.10.1994

 

 

Name :

Mr. Narottam B. Vyas

Designation :

Secretary

Address :

A-3/1701, Whispering Palms, Lokhandwala Complex, Akurli road,  kandivali (East), Mumbai:400101, Mahrashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

03.07.1954

Date of Appointment :

26.02.1990

 

 

Name of Directorship in other companies

U35111TN1993PLC025293

Vadinar Oil Terminal Limited

Director

 

U72200DL1997PTC085765

Clickforsteel services Limited

Director

 

U65990MH1989PLC052712

Prajkta Finance and Trading Limited

Director

 

U70120MH1989PLC053170

Pratik Estate Private Limited

Director

 

U65990MH1989PLC052713

Shubhangi Investment and Trading Limited

Director

 

U72200MH1992PLC064816

Essar Information Technology Limited

Director

 

U51900MHPTC071684

Prajesh Marketing Private Limited

Director

 

LO1120MH1993PLC071726

Essar Agrotech Limited

Director

 

U45203TN1990PLC026337

Essar Projects Limited

Director

 

 

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. B. Shivakumar

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Madhu Ruia

 

48000

Manju Ruia

 

52000

Shashikant N. Ruia

 

76800

Anshuman Ruia

 

73600

Ravikant N. Ruia

 

5000

Prashant Ruia

 

4000

Ravikant N. Ruia

 

28000

Rvikant n. Ruia

 

32000

Vasudha P. Ruia

 

40000

Seawel Inter Drill

 

96300

Oceanic Drilling

 

91000

Fairfied Petromarine

 

105600

Teletech Investments (India) Limited

 

799000

Essar telecom Limited

 

36755

Essar Projects Limited

 

700000

Essar World Trade

 

515000

Essar House Limited

 

930976

 

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

To Purchase acquire hold and dispose of or otherwise deal and invest in any share, debentures and other securities in or of any company or companies

 

 

Products :

Management Service

Income from Plant Hire

Promotion of Industrial Undertaking

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Unknown

 

 

Bankers :

American Express Bank

ABN AMRO Bank

State Bank of India

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Lodha and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

40, A. Doshi Marg, Mumbai-400 023.

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Essar World Trade Limited

Shubhangi Investments & Trading Limited

Prajakta Finance & Trading Limited

Kauser Engineers Limited

Pratlk Estates Limited

Essar Constructions Limited

Essar Properties Limited

Shandllya Traders Pvt. Limited

Bhander Power Limited

Kroner Investments Limited

Sasmlta Investments Limited

Aegis BPO Services Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

2500000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/-each

Rs.25.000 Millions

7500000

Preference Shares

Rs.10/-each

Rs.75.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

652300

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.6.523 Millions

2471510

Preference Share

Rs.10/- each

Rs.24.715 Millions

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

30.09.2005

30.09.2004

31.12.2003

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

47.538

78.521

78.521

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

3374.071

3530.101

3821.317

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

(172.173)

0.000

NETWORTH

3421.609

3436.449

3899.838

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

14.903

45.867

2] Unsecured Loans

13425.139

4338.912

4834.185

TOTAL BORROWING

13425.139

4353.815

4880.052

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

16846.748

7790.264

8779.891

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

11.223

54.722

53.360

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.0000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

8093.385

7037.520

6451.621

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

60.149

88.428

75.886

 

Sundry Debtors

79.832

11.869

9.064

 

Cash & Bank Balances

130.949

70.568

236.288

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

11817.105

1670.256

2496.504

Total Current Assets

12088.035

1841.121

2817.742

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

1253.027

1141.862

541.389

 

Provisions

2092.86

1.239

1.443

Total Current Liabilities

3345.895

1143.101

542.832

Net Current Assets

8742.140

698.020

2274.910

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

16846.748

7790.264

8779.891

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.09.2005

30.09.2004

31.12.2003

Sales Turnover

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other Income

0.000

141.418

464.688

Total Income

0.000

141.418

464.688

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

0.000

(463.261)

179.130

Provision for Taxation

0.000

0.128

10.247

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

0.000

(463.389)

168.883

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Administrative Expenses

0.000

26.387

16.588

 

Plant Operating Expenses of Crane Division

0.000

0.318

2.289

 

Staff Cost

0.000

7.031

20.078

 

Interest

0.000

144.472

37.557

 

Provision for redemption premium on preference shares

0.000

0.000

0.719

 

Bad Debts written off

0.000

205.931

2.526

 

Loss/(Profit) on sale/ Discard fo Assets (Net)

0.000

0.00

4.598

 

Provision fro diminution in the value of investments

0.000

355.599

285.384

Total Expenditure

0.000

739.738

369.739

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

30.09.2005

30.09.2004

31.12.2003

PAT / Total Income

(%)

--

(327.67)

36.34

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

--

--

--

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

--

(24.43)

6.23

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

--

(1.33)

0.04

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.97

0.33

0.13

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

3.61

1.61

5.19

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Fixed Assets

Building

Plant and Machinery

Office Equipments

Furniture and Fixture

Vechicles

 

 

This form is for

Modification of Charge

Charge identification number of the charge to be modified

90231188

Corporate identity number of the company

L99999MH1984PLC03484PLC034721

Name of the company

Essar Investment Limited

Address of the registered office or of the principal place of  business in India of the company

Essar House, 11-k.k. Marg, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India:400034

Type of charge

Immovable Property

Particular of charge holder

State Bank of India

Diamond Branch, Mumbai:400004, Maharashtra

 

Kamalax_saraf@hotmail.com 

Nature of description of the instrument creating or modifying the charge

No Instrument. Memorandum of entry was executed

Date of instrument Creating the charge

12.10.2006

Amount secured by the charge

Rs.642.000 Millions

Brief particulars of the principal terms an conditions and extent and operation of the charge

Rate of Interest: Not Applicable

Terms of repayment: Not Applicable

 

Margin: Not Applicable

 

Extent and operation of the Charge:  Not Applicable

 

Others : Not Applicable

Short particulars of the property charged

This Charge is created towards the corporate guarantee given to State Bank of India, Diamond Branch, GirGaum Mumbai-4adn Global Trust Bank Ltd. Shreji Chambers, Tafu Road No:2,Opera house, Mumbai- 4By Essar Investments Limited (Guarantor Company) By Deposit of Title Deeds Over its Immovable Properties Owned by the to Secure it’s Credit Facilities of Rs. 160.000 Millions Availed by Kama Jewellery (India) Pvt. Limited. (Borrower Company) (Details as per Annexure).

Date of latest modification prior to the present modification

04.03.2005

Particulars of the present modification 

?Now by the present Modfn. Dt: 12.10.2006. A Memoranduam of Entry was Excuted Towards Guarantee Given to State Bank of India, Diamond Branch Mumbai-4 and UTI Bank Limited Mumbai And ICICI Bank Limited Mumbai by Essar Investment Limited (Guarantor Company) By Giving an additional Security by depsit of the title deeds over the immovable property owned by them to secure its extended limits of Rs.642.000 Millions Availed of by Kama Jewellery (India ) Private Limited (borrower Company) (Details as per Annexure)

 

 

 

Essar Investment Limited

International Public Company

Essar House,11Keshavrao Khadye Marg, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai:400 034, India

91-22-22402600, http://www.essar.com

 

Primary SIC: Heavy Construction Equip Rent and Lease Primary NAICS: Construction, Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

 

Description: Services: Hire of Machinery and Plant

 


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.42.88

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.22

Euro

1

Rs.57.27

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

9

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

4

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

5

--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

 

52

 

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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