MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13.04.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CHANDAN STEEL LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

170/172 Kika Street R No. 12, Gulalwadi Branch, Mumbai;400004, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

08.11.1989

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

054206

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U99999MH1989PLC054206

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMC03758G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACC4713B

 

 

Legal Form :

Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Buy, sell, manufacture, assemble repairs, design, alter, research & improve, develop, exchange, warehouse, let on hire, import, export & deal in all sorts ferrous & non-ferrous metals, castings ingots & flats, press, forgings structural & rolling work of all kinds, implements, machinery, tubes, pipes & fittings, furnace rollers, heat treatment to metals, static castings, such as crosshead PC steel valve, yoke, impeller, valve body, duct panel spinner thermoalloy, furnace tray, charge trays & furnace, fixtures in high alloy steel, etc.

 

Subject is engaged in as manufacturers of stainless steel bars, flats, flanges and angels.

 


 

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 1200000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow by average 30 days

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an old established company having moderate profit margin.

 

Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and having satisfactory means of their own. Their trade relations are fair. Payments are reported as slow by above 30 days.

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

170 / 172, Kika Street, Gulalwadi, Mumbai – 400 004, Maharashtra, INDIA

Tel. No.:

91-22-28557946/7984/23890403/23890477

91-22-28557894/1395 (Shop)

Fax No.:

91-22-2389 0514

E-Mail :

chanmet@bom3.vsnl.net.in

Website :

1. http://www.steelword.com/chandan

2. http://www.chandansteel.com

Location :

Owned

 

 

Administrative Office :

74, 1st Floor, C. P. Tank Road, Mumbai – 400 004, Maharashtra, India 

Tel. No.:

91–22–2389 0403 / 0477 / 0294

Fax No.:

91–22–2389 0514 / 374 1971

E-Mail :

chanmet@bom3.vsnl.net.in

Location :

Owned

 

 

Factory :

Plot No. 35, GIDC, Umbergaon, District Valsad, Gujarat – 396 171, India

Tel. No.:

91-260-2562066 / 4367 / 1166

Fax No.:

91-260-2562287 / 0103

E-Mail :

chanmet@ishwarn.com / chanmet@rediffmail.com

Location :

Owned

 

 

Overseas Offices :

  • USA
  • Europe
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
  • Brazil
  • Dubai

 

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Dilip C. Chandan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name:

Mr. Prabhat Kumar Kaushik

Designation:

Additional Director

 

 

Name:

Mr. Praveen Kumar Kaushik

Designation:

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vijay C. Chandan

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jagdish Joshipura

Designation :

Director

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Buy, sell, manufacture, assemble repairs, design, alter, research & improve, develop, exchange, warehouse, let on hire, import, export & deal in all sorts ferrous & non-ferrous metals, castings ingots & flats, press, forgings structural & rolling work of all kinds, implements, machinery, tubes, pipes & fittings, furnace rollers, heat treatment to metals, static castings, such as crosshead PC steel valve, yoke, impeller, valve body, duct panel spinner thermoalloy, furnace tray, charge trays & furnace, fixtures in high alloy steel, etc.

 

Subject is engaged in as manufacturers of stainless steel bars, flats, flanges and angels.

 

 

Products :

  • Billets
  • Ingots/Flats/Patta/Pipes
  • SS Angles
  • SS wire and wire Rods
  • SS Channels
  • SS Unequal Angels
  • SS Bright Baf
  • SS Flat Bars
  • S Forged Flats
  • SS Billets

 

 

Exports to :

USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South America

 

 

Imports from :

Gulf countries

 

 

 


 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

540

 

 

Bankers 1:

Dena Bank

Gulalwadi Branch, Mumbai – 400 002, Maharashtra

 

 

Facilities :

21 / 12 /1992

Hyp. of Stocks & Book Debts

Rs. 30.00 millions

23 / 05 / 1991

--

Rs. 5.00 millions

11 / 12 / 1994

Hyp. of Goods & Book Debts

Rs. 15.00 millions

 

Term Loan :  Rs. 18.940 millions

Cash Credit :  Rs. 83.947 millions

Temp Credit :  Rs. 18.046 millions

Packing Credit :  Rs. 25.590 millions

 

 

 

Bankers 2:

Dena Bank

Industrial Finance Branch, Maker Towers, Mumbai – 400 005, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Facilities :

11 / 04 / 1997

Factory at Gujarat Containing by admeasuring 3252 sq. mtrs.

Rs. 117.70 millions

26 / 08 / 1999

Hyp. of Goods, Book Debts & Other Movable Assets

Rs. 10.00 millions

--

CC Hypothecation

Rs. 52.000 millions

--

FBP

Rs. 7.000 millions

--

Guarantee

Rs.2.500 millions

--

L/C

Rs. 170.000 millions

 

 

Financial Institutions :

GSFC Corporate Loan  : Rs. 12.432 millions

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

Shah & Taparia

Chartered Accountants

12, Navjeevan Wadi, Dhobi Talao, Mumbai – 400 002

 

 

Associates :

·         M. Chunilal & Company

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

18000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.180.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

17930000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/-

Rs. 179.300 millions

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

179.300

149.300

104.500

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

135.900

82.500

48.400

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

315.200

231.800

152.900

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

587.000

497.300

283.800

2] Unsecured Loans

98.600

132.800

123.500

TOTAL BORROWING

685.600

630.100

407.300

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1000.8

861.900

560.200

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

497.200

339.00

250.000

Capital work-in-progress

8.400

31.300

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.400

0.300

0.300

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

331.500

398.800

190.700

 

Sundry Debtors

548.100

507.800

324.900

 

Cash & Bank Balances

76.500

41.100

29.800

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

281.700

172.00

83.800

Total Current Assets

1237.800

1119.700

629.200

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

729.00

599.400

311.900

 

Provisions

14.200

29.400

7.600

Total Current Liabilities

743.200

628.800

319.500

Net Current Assets

494.600

490.900

309.700

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.200

0.400

0.200

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1000.8

861.900

560.200

 


 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover

2341.600

2348.500

1691.500

Other Income

117.200

222.900

0.000

Total Income

2224.400

2571.400

1691.500

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

76.300

55.800

17.600

Provision for Taxation

22.900

21.600

5.600

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

53.400

34.200

12.000

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

1698.300

1906.3 00

0.000

 

Excise Duty

268.700

218.200

0.000

 

Power & Fuel Cost

35.100

37.800

0.000

 

Other Manufacturing Expenses

144.300

138.900

0.000

 

Employee Cost

07.700

06.300

0.000

 

Selling and Administration Expenses

127.300

132.200

0.000

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

3.900

5.600

0.000

 

Other Expenditure

0.000

0.000

1673.900

Total Expenditure

2285.300

539.000

1673.900

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Debt-Equity Ratio

2.42

2.72

2.86

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

0.83

0.96

1.39

Current Ratio

1.05

1.08

1.13

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

4.45

6.40

5.37

Inventory

6.41

7.97

7.01

Debtors

4.44

5.64

6.19

Interest Cover Ratio

2.10

2.03

1.45

Operating Profit Margin(%)

7.41

5.37

4.41

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

6.21

4.68

3.57

Cash Profit Margin(%)

3.48

2.14

1.64

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

2.28

1.46

0.80

Return On Capital Employed(%)

15.65

15.52

11.49

Return On Net Worth(%)

23.07

21.33

11.22

 

 

 

STOCK PRICES

 

Face Value

Rs.10

High

Rs.0.00

Low

Rs.0.000

 


 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Director Report:

 

REVIEW OF OPERATIONS: 

 
 The Company could achieve higher sales turnover during the year under review. The products of the company have been well received in the Indian and International market. The company registered a quantum jump of 24% in its exports (FOB). Export sales made by the company during the year was Rs. 167 crore (FOB) as against Rs.134 crore (FOB) in the previous year. In the era of globalisation the Company has marked its presence by achieving a good performance in terms of exports in the current year and the Directors are optimistic that the benefit of the said efforts will endeavour the Company to achieve the new milestone and the same would be substantially reflected in the coming year. The Company is upgrading its product mix, which finds usage in the engineering, aviation & industrial applications. 

 
 NEW PROJECTS - INTEGRATION 


 The outlook for the future is positive and the management is optimistic and expect good opportunities for the Iron and Steel companies. To explore the further opportunities, the Company, in tune with its ongoing development plans has undertaken following capital projects. 

 
 - The Company has envisaged the installation of two Rolling Mills of size 20' and 10' in addition to the existing rolling mill of size 16' and 12' so as to cater the new export emerging market. 

 
 - To add high value to its product, as a part of forward integration the company has started a state of the art technology wire drawing unit in the new premises in September, 2005. 

 
 - As a part of cost saving measure, In addition to the existing wind mill of 1.25 MW capacity, the Company has installed one more windmill of 1.25 MW capacity to generate 26 lacs units /per annum in March, 2006 which would be utilized for captive consumption. 

 
 These projects will contribute very high sales turnover and profitability. The Company is also in the process introducing more innovative value added products and enhancing their product mix with the higher capacities to cater the export market. Further to economies the scale of operation, the Company is in the process of identifying the cost reduction measures involved in various processes and initiate the cost reduction techniques accordingly. 
 
 The above steps will augur a bright future for the company in terms of healthier growth rate in topline, export and bottom line. 

 

 

 

About The company         

The company Ltd is a professionally managed corporate house founded & managed by Mr. Chunilal Chandan (Chairman), Managing Directors Mr. Dilip Chandan & Mr. Vijay Chandan with the help of their core team of professionals.

The company is a government Recognized Export House having experience of 4 decades in Trading & 2 decades in Manufacturing activities of various Stainless Steel Long Products  

Infrastructure   

      

Head Quarter is based in the heart of Mumbai Metal Market to keep pace with fresh updates related to Global demand & supply of Stainless Steel Products.

 

Plant is spread over in area of 130,000 sq. mtrs land and is located in the town of South Gujarat, Umbergaon and can be reached in about 2-3 hours drive from Mumbai International Airport. The exports & Import activities are carried out through JNPT port, located in the vicinity of Mumbai. The plant is well equipped to produce 50,000 MT of Stainless Steel products annually.

Power: The Company is fully equipped with 8 MW captive power plants to generate its own electricity helping the plant fully functional & operational 24 x 7 days saving revenue.

 

Melting 11- tonne induction furnace & 15-tonne AOD vessel with microprocessor based gas mixing station, ladle refining facilities and a 9/11 meter radius double continuous caster to produce 120-200 mm billets with state of art electro magnetic stirrer Automatic & Semi automatic fully operational 4 Rolling Mills, Annealing, Cold processing, and finally Chemical / Physical Testing Labs, Quality control Policy at each stage, producing range of long products like Bright Bars in Round, Square & Hexagonal finish, Hot Rolled Round bars, Flat Bars, Angle Bars, Un-Equal Leg Angle Bars, Channels, Billets, RCS Billets, Forged Flanges etc…. makes The company a unique producer of fine quality Stainless Steel long products.

Export worthy Packaging with ample of Warehousing facilities making them a complete integrated plant to cater their valued customers spread across the globe.

 

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Management & Profile         

The company Ltd is professionally managed company with ISO 9001 :2000, PED & ADWO certification.

Under the guidance of inherited deep experience of their Chairman and Directors, the responsibilities are well distributed amongst the down line hierarchy contributing to the continuous upward growth of the company.

 

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Mission          

Customer Care, Service & Leadership.

Network          

With the endless dedication of their Marketing efforts, Production control & Finance team’s support, they have been able to expand their horizon to 80 countries worldwide & still counting many more to penetrate the rest of the world.

Achievement & Participation          

1)Government recognized export house


2)Wire & tube 2006 Exhibition Location: Düsseldorf, Germany


3) Steel World 2001 2003 2005 Location: Netherlands

 

Support & After Sales service          

On line order tracking system soon to be introduced, shipping related information, Production stage status etc are replied via emails & personal telephone calls. Quality related issues are resolved satisfactorily without delay.

 

Subject is a Government of India Recognised Export House.

 

 

The company had saught permission for merger with the following companies with the company from the Hon’ble Mumbai High Court and Hon’ble Gujarat High Court.

 

+                  Umargam Metal Rolling Mills Private Limited

+                  Chandan Tubes & Metals Private Limited

+                  Chaitanya Steel Rolling Mills Private Limited

+                  Chaitanya Metal Industries Private Limited

 

The company has been accredited with ISO 9002 certificate.

 

It is in trade terms with :-

 

+                  Edel Stahl GmbH, Germany

+                  Praory Woodfield Engineering Limited, UK

+                  Toyoto Tshuso America Inc. USA.

 

 

Profile

 

The strength of the company lies in the fact that the promoters are having an experience of 4 decades in marketing of stainless steel products. Funtioning under the eagle eye of its chairman, Mr. Chunilal Chandan along with his two sons Mr. Dilip Chandan & Mr. Vijay Chandan, who are the executive director have gathered a team of qualified experts in the organisation. The company is making rapid strides, by its concentration in the stainless steel sector, which has great popularity and a vast future potential with its combination of experience in marketing and expertise in production, chandan steel is looking forward to an era of rapid expansion and increasing profitability.

 

The company provides following production facilities :-

 

v      Melting

A 8.5 ton melting capacity induction furnance, a 10 ton argon Oxgen decarbonization vessel with microprocessor based gas mixxing station, two jarrel ash spectrometer with 32 channels, Laddle Refining furnace, 6/11 metre radius double strand concast machine with submerged castings and ems are key equipments used in melting. the billets produced are in size 100mm to 180mm.

 

v      Rolling

Semi automatic mills consisting of 400mm stands roughing group followed by 6 stands 300mm intermediate and finishing mill. size range of products is 10mm to 108mm with plan to extend the range on higher side. sections produced are rounds, flats, square & hexagons. with undergoing expansion for angles to be added to the product range.

 

v      Annealing

The annealing section includes a 12 point temperature controlled by bogey hearth annealing furnace capable of operating at 1200 c, with a state of the art water quenching facility.

 

v      Cold Processing

The cold processing section comprises of pickling, precision-drawing, peeling and centreless grinding machine. h-11 or quuivalent tolarance is offered in drawing, peeling and grinding. In centreless grinding h-9 or equivalent tolerance can be offered.

 

Peeling
Peeling consists of reducing the surface of the Hot Rolled i.e. Solution Annealed Bar in a Peeling machine. Bars are usually Polished after Peeling.

 

Centreless Grinding

A Ground surface finish is obtained by centreless grinding.

 

The company’s fixed assets of important value include Leasehold Land, Factory Building, Plant & Machinery, Furniture & Fixtures, Scooter, Motor Car, Office Equipment's, Computer and Air Conditioner.

 

 

 


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.42.30

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.11

Euro

1

Rs.57.33

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

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

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

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

41

 

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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