MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

09.04.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

HI – TECH PROJECTS

 

 

Registered Office :

B – 12, B.E.L. Industrial Estate, Jalahalli, Bangalore – 560013, Karnataka

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007 [Provisional]

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1997

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

BLRH01865D

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AACFH7779P

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership Concern with an unlimited liability of the partners

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Radomes [Ground / Air-borne / ship-mounted]

 

 

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 20000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established and reputed concern having satisfactory track.  Partners 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 concern can be considered normal for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/ Factory :

B – 12, B.E.L. Industrial Estate, Jalahalli, Bangalore – 560013, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-23451294

Mobile No.:

91-9945201049 / 9845119479

Fax No.:

91-80-28386416

E-Mail :

hi_techproducts@rediffmail.com

Website :

http://www.hitechprojects.net

Area :

5000 sq. ft.

Location :

Rented

 

 

PARTNERS

 

Name :

Mr. B. Ravikumar Reddy

Designation :

Partner

Date of Birth/Age :

39 years

Qualification :

B. Tech

Experience :

15 years

 

 

Name :

Mrs. B. Preethi Reddy

Designation :

Partner

Date of Birth/Age :

30 years

Qualification :

Graduate

 

 

Name :

Dr. R. V. Reman

Designation :

Partner

Date of Birth/Age :

65 years

Qualification :

Scientist

Experience :

35 years

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Radomes [Ground / Air-borne / ship-mounted]

 

 

Products :

Radomes for Ground Based Airborne

Ship Mounted

Mobile and Tower Mounted and Antenna Systems

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Local Sale : 45 days

 

 

Purchasing :

Local Purchase : 30 days

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

Zenith Industrial Suppliers, Bangalore

Kerox Chemicals Private Limited, Bangalore

 

 

Customers :

Bharath Electronics Limited, Bangalore

L.R.D.E.

D.A.R.E.

DRDO Units

 

 

No. of Employees :

45

 

 

Bankers :

Union Bank of India

SSI Finance Branch

Bangalore – 560022, Karnataka, India

 

 

Facilities :

Borrowings : Rs. 1.400 millions

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Mr. P. J. Reddy

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

 

 

Memberships :

BEL Ancillary Industries Association

 

 

Associates :

Macro Precision Components, Bangalore

Sri Lakshmi Industries, Bangalore

Indo Pacific Inc, Bangalore

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Capital Investment :

 

Owned :

Rs. 5.000 millions

Borrowed :

--

Total :

Rs. 5.000 millions

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Particulars

 

31.03.2007 [Provisional]

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

50.000

30.000

20.000

 

 

 

 

Net Profit

6.5%

6%

6%

 

 

 

 

Inventories

7.400

4.500

2.800

 


 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Website Details

 

Established in the year 1997, they, “Hi-tech Projects”, have created a valuable niche for their products and services in every corner of the world. Their focus on providing the fastest lead times in the industry without sacrificing quality have established them as the most acknowledged and the only manufacturers of Radomes for Ground Based Airborne, Ship Mounted, Mobile and Tower Mounted and Antenna Systems in India. They work closely with their customers and transform their design into finished products. With voluminous experience in designing, fabricating and installing all types of Radomes, they can recommend the right Randome as per the specific requirements of the customers. Their expertise in Antenna Systems is focused on taking maximum advantage of a Radome enclosed environment to optimize the system performance. The performance of their products have been proven by actual field experience and extensive testing by their technical team and by their customers. They employ a variety of material choices as well as process methods to deliver the best value to the customers. They adhere to cost effective techniques of manufacturing and subsequently are in a position to offer their products at industry leading prices.

 

What is Radome?

A Radome is an electromagnetically transparent dome like structure that houses an Antenna. The primary responsibility of Radome is to protect an antenna from the ravages of the environment i.e from wind, snow, ice and freezing temperatures to rain, salt, sand, the sun and even lightning. Randome application includes radar and weather radar system, air traffic control, telemetry, satellite communication, satcom uplink, discs, milstar and receive only listening systems.

 

Benefits of Radome

The benefits which a properly designed Randome can produce for an Antenna system:

 

Preserve critical system alignment, thus ensuring predictability, repeatability, consistency and reliability

Improve pointing and tracking accuracy

Reduce operation and maintenance costs

Reduce antenna costs

Minimize system downtime

Extend system and component life

Provide concealment during system upgrades

Allow for all weather radar operation

 

Product Features

Optimized Electrical Performance

High Immunity to Wind

Beautiful appearance

Easy Installation

Rain Repellent

Salt atmosphere erosion proof

 

Their Excellence

Quality has been the success mantra for them and they adopt various quality control procedures of international standards to nurture quality at all the levels of business. They also adopt various strategic measures to assess the market demands and upcoming technologies in order to cope up with global market challenges. Their state of the art manufacturing unit is armored with ultra modern machineries which enable them to handle large volumes of order. All their products are made from the superior quality raw materials that ensure smooth and excellent performance.

 


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

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

4

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--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

 

45

 

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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