MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

12.04.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LUK INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

RANE CLUTCH PRODUCTS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Post Box 20, Royakottah Road, Hosur-635109, Hosur, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2002

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

16.01.2002

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-10015

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U29199TZ1995PTC010015

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CHEL03003A

 

 

Legal Form :

Private limited liability company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Clutch Cover Assemblies and Clutch Driving Plates.

 

 

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 :

USD 900000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow and delayed

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established and a 100 percent subsidiary of LUK Lamellan of Germany. Subject is a manufacturer of Automobile Parts viz. Clutch facings and brake linings for supplies to Original Equipments Manufacturers.

 

Though the company’s volume of business is steady, it has accumulated losses.

 

The company avails substantial facilities from its Bankers. Banking relations are good. Trade relations are reported as fair. Payments are reported as slow and delayed.

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

 

No clean credit can be granted.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Post Box 20, Royakottah Road, Hosur-635109, Hosur, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-4344-2521579/ 222313

Fax No.:

91-4344-2522296

E-Mail :

krajagopal@lukindia.co.in

Website :

http://www.lukindia.com

 

 

Factory 1 :

Post Box 20, Royakottah Road, Hosur-635109, Hosur, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-4344-2521579

Fax No.:

91-4344-2522296

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Stephen Marks (Foreigner)

Designation :

Managing Director 

Address :

301, 8th Main Koramangala, 4th Block, Bangalore –5600034, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

05.01.1960

 

 

Name :

Mr. Siefried Ernst Kronmuller  (Foreigner)

Designation :

Director

Address :

AM Eichenbuti 15 6332 Roder Mark, Germany

Date of Birth/Age :

11.11.1950

Date of Appointment :

20.02.1997

 

 

Name :

Mr. Wolfgang Zettel (Foreigner)

Designation :

Director

Address :

Henkelstrasse 485 40599 Duesseldorf Germany

Date of Birth/Age :

15.11.1962

 

 

Name :

Mr. K. Kumar

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

G 605, Raheja Residenct, Koramangala 3 Block, Bangalore-560034, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

31.07.1959

Date of Appointment :

29.09.2004

Date of Ceasing :

17.02.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Peter Schardig

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

20.12.1968

Date of Appointment :

24.03.2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. L Lakshman

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. L Ganesh

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. K S Krishnaswamy

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. K. Rajagopal

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

1st Floor, 77/2, 2nd Cross, Indira Nagar, Hosur-635109, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

17.06.1955

Date of Appointment :

17.06.1997

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Luk Lamellen Und Kupplungsbau Betelligungs Kg

22499999

Industrie Auf Baugesellachaft

1

 

All the shares are held by directors and their relatives.

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Clutch Cover Assemblies and Clutch Driving Plates.

 

 

Exports :

 

Products :

Clutch assemblies

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Capital goods and raw materials

 

Its production status as on 31.03.2003 was as under

 

Product

Licensed

Capacity

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

2003

2002

Clutch Cover Assemblies and Clutch Driving Plates.

1650000

690000

428753

416366

139654

8366

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

 

 

 

Bankers :

Ř       Deutsche Bank, Raheja Towers, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore,       Karnataka, India

Ř       ICICI Banking Corporation Limited, 110, Prakash Presidium, Mahatma       Gandhi Salai, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600034, Tamilnadu, India

Ř       Indian Overseas Bank, C& I Credit Branch, 98-A, Radhakrishnan Salai  Mylapore, Chennai-600004, Tamilnadu

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Price Waterhouse and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

610, Anna Salai Mount Road, Chennai 600006, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

22500000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.225.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

22500000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.225.000 millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2002

31.03.2001

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

125.000

125.000

2] Share Application Money

 

100.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

114.300

114.300

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

(99.609)

(79.300)

NETWORTH

 

239.691

160.000

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

45.752

150.300

2] Unsecured Loans

 

1.400

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

 

47.152

150.300

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

286.843

310.300

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

226.866

238.000

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.015

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

Sundry Debtors

 

 

 

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

230.352

199.100

 

Other Current Assets

 

 

 

 

Loans & Advances

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

 

230.352

199.100

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

174.790

126.800

 

Provisions

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

174.790

126.800

Net Current Assets

 

55.562

72.300

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

4.400

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

286.843

310.300

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2002

31.03.2001

Total Income

 

432.840

409.811

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

20.277

25.287

Provision for Taxation

 

0.000

0.000

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

20.277

25.287

 

 

 

 

Total Earnings

 

9.860

5.091

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

 

47.626

58.522

 

Stores & Spares

 

0.000

1.985

 

Capital Goods

 

1.351

2.582

Total Imports

 

48.977

63.089

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

 

248.084

239.900

 

Employee Cost

 

42.804

42.065

 

Other Operational Expenses

 

121.179

113.614

 

Interest and Financials Charges

 

21.156

26.437

 

Depreciation

 

24.570

22.436

Total Expenditure

 

457.793

444.452

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2002

31.03.2001

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

4.68

6.17

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

4.68

6.17

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

4.43

5.78

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.08

0.16

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

0.92

1.73

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

1.32

1.57

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Form 8 Particular for creation or modification of charges 

 

Name of the company

LUK INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Presented By

K S Krishnaswamy

Director

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Credit facility agreement dated 11.02.1997 with ICICI Banking Corporation Limited, Chennai for overall working capital limit.

 

Deed of hypothecation dated 11.02.1997 with ICICI Banking Corporation Limited, Chennai for overall working capital limit.

 

General conditions (GC- I) of ICICI Banking Corporation Limited.

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

Fund based – Cash Credit : Rs.26.000 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

Hypothecation of company’s stock of raw materials, stock in process, finished goods, goods in transit, consumable stores/spares, and such other movables including book debts, outstanding monies, receivables, both present and future of such form satisfactory to the bank.

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

Rate of interest : 0.75% above ICICI Bank rate (IBR-17%) plus interest tax, subject to a minimum of 18.50% p.a.

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

ICICI Banking Corporation Limited

No.110, Mahatma Gandhi Salai, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600034, Tamilnadu

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

Not Applicable

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.

Not Applicable

 

Name of the company

LUK INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Presented By

K S Krishnaswamy

Director

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Letter of hypothecation of form 110-A dated 09.06.1997.

Letter of hypothecation in Form 107 dated 09.06.1997.

Hypothecation of book debts in Form 107-A dated 09.06.1997.

Letter of Hypothecation (for securing machineries/Goods/ Book Debts) in form 110 (E) dated 09.06.1997.

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

Rs.18.400 millions as described below :

 

Fund based – Cash Credit

Rs.10.400 millions

Non fund based – Letter of Credit

Rs.6.000 millions

Guarantee

Rs.2.000 millions

Total

Rs.18.400 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

Hypothecation of company’s stock of raw materials, stock in process, finished goods, goods in transit, consumable spares and other current assets including book debts at the factory/ Godown/Office premises at Hosur, Dharmapuri District, Tamilnadu ranking pari passu with ICICI Banking Corporation Limited and ANZ Grindlays Bank Limited

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

Cash Credit – interest @ 19.25% (including interest tax)

Letter of credit – Commission as per standard rates.

Letter of Guarantee – Commission as per standard rates.

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

Indian Overseas Bank

C& I Credit Branch, 98-A, Radhakrishnan Salai Mylapore, Chennai-600004, Tamilnadu

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

Letter of hypothecation (for securing machineries/Goods/Book Debts) in form 110(E) dated 17.08.1998.

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.

The limits are enhanced from Rs.18.400 millions to Rs.23.000 millions as given below :

 

Fund based – Cash Credit

Rs.15.000 millions

Non fund based – Letter of Credit

Rs.6.000 millions

Guarantee

Rs.2.000 millions

Total

Rs.23.000 millions

 

Rate of interest :  15.81 % per annum.

 

All such modified charge to rank pari passu with existing in favour of ICICI Banking Corporation Limited and ANZ Grindlays Bank Limited.

 


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.42.15

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.38

Euro

1

Rs.57.22

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

2

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

-

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

3

--LEVERAGE

1~10

3

--RESERVES

1~10

4

--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

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

NO

TOTAL

 

35

 

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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