MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

23.04.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SIDDHOMAL AND SONS

 

 

Registered Office :

A-6, Caunnaught Place, New Delhi – 110 001

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1923

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELS01450B

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership Concern with an unlimited liability of the partners.

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject acts as Selling Agent of Holmen Paper AB, Sweden for Newsprint Oy Metsa Bornia AB, Finland for Bleched Pulp.

 

Suibect is also engaged in Exporter of Oxygen Gases. 

 

 

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 :

--

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Management of the concern remained non-cooperative during current investigation. Hence this report is based on indirect sources of information. Subject is a well established concern having satisfactory track. Trade relations are fair. 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 :

A-6, Caunnaught Place, New Delhi – 110 001, India 

Tel. No.:

91-11-23324509/ 23324245/ 23324240

Fax No.:

91-11-23327542/ 23325128/ 23324773

E-Mail :

siddhomalge@bol.net.in

Website :

http://www.inox.com

Area :

2000 sq. ft.

Location :

Owned

 

 

Branch :

612-618, Narain Manzil, 6th Floor, 23, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi – 110 001, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-23327860

Fax No.:

91-11-23324796

E-Mail :

namit.jain@inoxgsl.com

 

 

Branch :

Global Business Park, Tower B, 2nd Floor, Mehrauli Gurgaon Road, Gurgaon – 122 016, Haryana, India

Tel. No.:

91-124-24062370

Fax No.:

91-124-24062377

 

 

Overseas Offices :

UK:

Gorden House, Station Road, London, NW7, 2JU United Kingdom.

Tel: +44(0)845-450-0525

Fax:+44(0)845-450-0526

 

USA: 

264, Yorktown Court, Malvern PA-19355.

Tel: +1-610-563-5008

Fax:+1-206-202-0861

 

PARTNERS

 

Name :

Mr. Lalit Kumar Jain

Designation :

Partner

 

 

Name :

Mr. Davender Kumar Jain

Designation :

Partner

 

 

Name :

Mr. S K Jain

Designation :

Partner

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject acts as Selling Agent of Holmen Paper AB, Sweden for Newsprint Oy Metsa Bornia AB, Finland for Bleched Pulp.

 

Suibect is also engaged in Exporter of Oxygen Gases. 

 

 

Products :

Þ      Oxygen Gases

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Newsprint Oy Metsa Bornia AB, Bleched Pulp

Countries :

Sweden and Finland

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

L/C, D/A and D/P basis

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, D/A and D/P basis

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

Þ      Holmen Paper AB

Þ      Sweden for Newsprint Oy Metsa Bornia AB

Þ      Finland for Bleched Pulp.

 

 

Customers :

Þ      Leading Newspaper

Þ      Paper Manufacturer

 

 

No. of Employees :

About 30 (Group around 2500)

 

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

Group Companies :

Siddhomal Air Products Limited

 

Siddhumal Investment Private Limited

 

Siddhapavan Trading and Finance Private Limited

 

Sitashri Trading and Finance Private Limited

 

Devansh Trading and Finance Private Limited

 

Inox Leasing and Finance Limited

Formation: 1966,

Sales Turnover: Year 2002 Rs. 39.100 millions

Subject is a Holding Company 

 

Inox Chemicals Private Limited

 

Inox Air Products Limited

Formation: 1963, (Registered as Industrial Oxygen Limited)

Sales Turnover: Year 2002 Rs. 2091.000 millions

Line of Business: Manufacturer of Industrial Gases.

 

Inox Global Services Limited

Formation: 1988, in IT and Call Centers

 

Inox Leisure Limited

Formation: 1999

Line of Business: Owns and Operates Chain of Multiplex.

 

Inox India Limited

Line of Business: Manufacturer of Metal Tanks and Operate Chain of Multiplex.

 

Gujarat Flourochemicals Limited

Formation: 1987

Sales Turnover: Year 2002 Rs. 1335.000 millions

Line of Business: Manufacturer of Refrigerants 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Capital Investment :

Not Available

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

Group Sales Turnover in Year 2002: Rs. 3.970 billions.  

 

Group Sales Turnover in Year 2006: Rs. 7500.000 millions.

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

History

 

The Group was stated by Mr. Sihomal Jain in 1923.  

 

Group Activities

 

Group is engaged in Industrial Gases, Specialty Gases, Cryogenic Tanks and Vacuum Insulated Tanks, Welded Cylinders and Disposable Gas Cylinders, Refrigerants, Air Separation Plant and Nitrogen PSA, I T Services, Call Centers, Multiplex and Leisure, etc.

 

 


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. 41.67

UK Pound

1

Rs. 83.41

Euro

1

Rs. 56.61

 

 

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

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--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

NO

--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

 

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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