MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

06.08.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AUTOMOTIVE AXLES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Hootgalli Industrial Area, Off Hunsur Road, Mysore – 570018, Karnataka

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.09.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation:

21.04.1981

 

 

Com. Reg.No.

08-4198

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U51909KA1981PLC004198

 

 

TAN NO.:

BLRA04953E

 

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability company. The company’s shares are listed on the Stock Exchange

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Marketing of Axle Housing, Complete Axles, Gears and Brake Assemblies

 

 

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 3800000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

 

 

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established and reputed company having satisfactory track. Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and resourceful industrialists. Their trade relations are reported as fair. General financial position of the company is satisfactory. Payments are reported as usually correct and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered for any normal business dealing at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/ Factory :

Hootgalli Industrial Area, Off Hunsur Road, Mysore – 570018, Karnataka

Tel. No.:

91-821-2402582-86 (5 lines)

Mobile No.:

91-821-2402451

Email Id :

autoaxle@giasbg01.vsnl.net.in / Sec@autoaxle.com

Websites:

http://www.autoaxle.com

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Ashok Rao

Designation :

President & Wholetime Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. B.C. Prabhakar

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Ms. B.N. Kalyani

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. Blake G. Palmer

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Bradley A. Arnold

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. P.C. Bhalerao

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. P.M. McNamara

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Pratap Bhogilal

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. S.S. Marathe

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sabareeshan  C. K.

Designation :

Executive Director (finance) and Company Secretary

Name :

Mr.BB Hattarki

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name:

Mr,Rakesh Sachdev

Date of Birth:

21.02.1956

Address:

3326, Quarton Road, Bloom Field Hills, Troy Michigan 48304

Designation

Director

Date of Appointment:

30.04.2007

 

 

Name:

Mr.Carsten Joachim Reinhardt

Date of Birth:

07.09.1967

Address:

1245,

Washington Blvd

Birmingham MI 48009

United State of America

Date of Appointment:

30.04.2007

Designation:

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr.Larry Allen Dowers

 

04.07.1948

Address:

243, Laskeland Street

Grosse Pointe 48230

United States of America

Designation:

Director

 

 

Name:

Mr.Patrick Micheal McNamara

Address:

1100 Shipman Blvd

Birmingham, Michigan, United State of America

Designation:

Director

 

 

Name:

Mr.Bhalachandra B Hattarki

Address:’

Plot No. D – 4,

S.No. 211/2 ( Part ),

PP 321 B,

Kalyani Nagar,

Yerwada, Pune - 411014

Date of Appointment:

18.01.2006

Designation:

Director

 

 

Name:

Mr.Blake Gerald Palmer

Address:

4161, Bixiana Crt.,

Rochester, MI 48306, united state of America

Date of Appointment:

18.01.2006

Designation:

Director

 

 

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

Promoters Bodies

10,735,081

71.04

Corporate

362,717

2.40

Financial Institutions / Banks

366

0.00

Overseas Body Corporate

914,467

6.13

Non Resident Indians / OCB

60,005

0.32

Mutual Fund

1,704,367

11.28

Public

1,334,972

8.83

Total

15,111,975

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and Marketing of Axle Housing, Complete Axles, Gears and Brake Assemblies

 

 

Products :

Product Description      Drive Axles (Rear)

Item Code No.                   870839.00

(ITC CODE)

 

Product Description       Brakes-Brake Parts

Item Code No.               870839.00   

(ITC CODE)

 

Product Description       Other parts

 

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Axle Housing

Nos.

109200

90464

Complete Axles

Nos.

83000

65000

Brake Assemblies

Nos.

270000

Nil

Gear Sets

MT

4775

3147.04@

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

  • Essar
  • Tata
  • Mahindra
  • Eicher
  • Volvo
  • Overseas customer
  • VFJ ( Army )

 

 

No. of Employees :

2000

 

 

Bankers :

Ř       State Bank of India

Ř       Punjab National Bank

Ř       State Bank of Mysore

Ř       Bank of Nova Scotia

Ř       ICICI Bank Limited

Ř       BNP Paribas

Ř       IDBI Bank Ltd

Ř       Export Import Bank of India

Ř       HDFC Bank Ltd

 

 

Facilities :

SECURED LOANS

 

From Financial Institutions

(Rs. In millions)

 

 

Foreign Currency Working Capital Loans

70.832

Finance Lease Obligations

2.810

 

 

From Banks

 

Foreign Currency Term Loans

(No amounts due within one year)

309.890

Foreign Currency Working Capital Loans

70.832

Rupee Term Loans

(Includes amounts due within one year Rs. 3,800,000/-

previous year Rs. 15,876,924/-)

3.800

Working Capital Borrowings

9.823

 

 

Total

467.987

 

 

UNSECURED LOANS

 

From the Govt. of Karnataka

 

-Development Loan - Interest free

(Includes amounts due within one year Rs. 240,000/-, previous year Rs. 240,000/-)

0.277

-Development Loan - Interest free

(Includes amounts due within one year Rs. 240,000/-, previous year Rs. 240,000/-)

0.277

-Sales tax Loan - Interest free

(Includes amounts due within one year Rs. 25,872,000/- previous year Rs. 25,872,000/-)

68.276

 

Short Term Loans & advances from banks *

 

Foreign Currency Short Term Borrowings

75.259

Short term Borrowings

--

Total

143.812

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Good

 

 

Auditors :

Deloitte Haskins & Sells (Chennai)

Chartered Accountants

Bangalore

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

NA

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

23,000,000

 

Equity Shares

 

Rs.10/- each

Rs.230.000 millions

2,000,000

Preference Shares 

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 20.000 millions

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

15,111,975

 

Equity Shares  fully paid up

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 151.119 millions

 

 

 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

30.09.2006

30.09.2005

30.09.2004

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

151.100

151.110

151.100

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

800.300

590.800

437.600

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

951.400

741.900

588.700

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

371.700

468.000

260.600

2] Unsecured Loans

174.700

143.800

189.700

TOTAL BORROWING

546.400

611.800

450.300

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1497.800

1353.700

1039.000

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

1150.300

722.300

560.600

Capital work-in-progress

91.800

118.700

108.100

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

580.700

467.400

460.100

 

Sundry Debtors

368.200

639.000

382.700

 

Cash & Bank Balances

25.300

51.600

46.600

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

554.000

546.000

371.000

Total Current Assets

1528.200

1704.000

1260.400

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

679.000

570.300

476.900

 

Provisions

593.500

621.000

413.200

Total Current Liabilities

1272.5

1191.300

890.100

Net Current Assets

255.700

512.700

370.300

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1497.800

1353.700

1039.000

 

 


PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT

 

Particulars

 

30.09.2006

30.09.2005

30.09.2004

Sales Turnover

5242.000

4024.200

2917.600

Other Income

42.300

65.200

74.800

Total Income

5333.700

4050.5

3071.700

 

 

 

 

Profit/Loss for the year

648.400

550.000

357.500

Provision for Tax

214.900

181.400

131.300

 Profit / Loss after tax

433.500

368.600

226.200

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

6630.5

5150.5

3786.7

 

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.12.2006

[1st Quarter]

 

 

 

 

Sales Turnover

 

 

1453.400

Other Income

 

 

13.400

Total Income

 

 

1466.800

Total Expenditure

 

 

1203.000

Operating Profit

 

 

263.800

Interest

 

 

18.500

Gross Profit

 

 

245.300

Depreciation

 

 

40.300

Tax

 

 

63.500

Reported PAT

 

 

135.600

 

200612 Quarter 1 --------------- Notes Other Income includes Other Income Rs 0.14 million Exchange Fluctuation Rs 13.28 million Expenditure Includes (Increase)/Decrease in stock in Trade Rs (143.19) million Consumption of Raw Materials Rs 1131.11 million Staff Cost Rs 65.11 million Other Expenditure Rs 149.91 million Tax Includes Provision for Current Tax Rs 63.50 million Deferred Tax - Liability / (Assets) Rs 5.96 million EPS is Basic & Diluted Status of Investor Complaints for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 Complaints Pending at the beginning of the quarter Nil Complaints Received during the quarter 04 Complaints disposed off during the quarter 04 Complaints unresolved at the end of the quarter Nil 1. These working results were taken on record by the Board of Directors at their meeting held on January 12, 2007. 2. Provision for Current Tax includes Fringe Benefit Tax of Rs 0.45 million (Previous year Rs 0.80 million) for the quarter. 3. Previous period figures have been regrouped wherever necessary.

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.09.2006

30.09.2005

30.09.2004

Debt-Equity Ratio

0.68

0.80

0.67

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

0.53

0.59

0.42

Current Ratio

1.19

1.26

1.21

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

3.06

2.96

2.48

Inventory

10.00

8.68

8.31

Debtors

10.41

7.88

7.53

Interest Cover Ratio

12.14

24.21

33.80

Operating Profit Margin(%)

16.09

16.95

16.04

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

13.48

14.26

12.63

Cash Profit Margin(%)

10.88

11.86

11.17

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

8.27

9.16

7.75

Return On Capital Employed(%)

49.56

47.95

39.29

Return On Net Worth(%)

51.20

55.40

40.32

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

HISTORY:

 

The company was promoted as a joint venture by the Kalyani group and Rockwell International Corporation, USA, (35.52% stake) in 1981, the company manufactures all types of complete axles and axle assemblies including components and corresponding break sets. It also manufactures automotive gears and air- and hydraulic-activated brake assemblies. The company's Rs 303.000 millions project at Hootagali near Mysore, commenced commercial production in July 1984. The company entered the capital market with a public issue. 

 

It came out of the purview of the Sick Industrial Companies Act, 1985. But, the very next year, its net worth started to erode. So, in 1994-95, it embarked on a restructuring of the capital in consultation with financial institutions. The company came out with a rights issue in February 1995 to part-finance an expansion project to increase the manufacturing capacity of axles and brakes. 


During 1996-97, the expansion of Axles capacity has been completed and of brakes was put on hold in view of down turn in the market. 


The company managed to achieve an impressive 20% growth in sales during the year 1999-2000. As the company is continuing to pursue its efforts on increasing penetration into other domestic and export market opportunities, Meritor HVS (India) Ltd has tied-up technical licensing arrangement for new products for Ashok Leyland and Volvo India Limited and already export business worth US $ 4 Million has been achieved.

 

Automotive Axles Limited was promoted as a joint venture in 1981, between the Kalyani Group and Rockwell International Corporation, U.S.A. with the object of setting up a plant at Hootagalli in Mysore, Karnataka, to manufacture 20,000 sets per annum of all types of complete automotive axles and axle assemblies, including components thereof and corresponding brake sets. Commercial production commenced on July 1, 1984.

 

The Plant was set up at a cost of Rs. 303 million, which was financed through term loans of Rs. 218.300 million, an Equity issue of Rs. 82.500 million and the balance was financed out of Central subsidies (Rs. 1.5 million) and deferred credit (Rs. 0.7 million). The company entered the capital market with an issue of 16,50,000 Equity Shares at par in July, 1983 and the Issue was oversubscribed 8.03 times.

 

2002

-Appoints Mr Ashok Rao as President & Wholetime Director of Automotive Axles.

 

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENTS:

 

The Commercial Vehicle segment of the Automotive Industry is undergoing a structural change mainly driven by the level of Infrastructure related projects ongoing in the country.

 
 
 The Government's initiatives on key infrastructure sectors, such as Roads, Ports, Power and steel capacity expansion, have continued to drive the demand for Multi-Axle Vehicles and, hence, for your company's products. A recent development in the CV segment is the enforcement of overload restrictions that has resulted in further growth in demand for multi-axle vehicles, and consequentially, the growth of your company's performance. This has encouraged entry of other OEMs such as Eicher Motors, Asia Motor Works, & Force Motors into the multi-axle segment of the CV market and is already driving the demand for heavier axles that have already been tried out on their new vehicles. 


 
 One of the more recent developments is the ownership structure of some of the upcoming OEMs. The strategy seems to be to partner with some the well known MNC Truck Manufacturers in the world. This would auger well for the growth of your company as its products are well known to these MNC Truck manufacturers most of whom are customers of Arvin Meritor. 


The Company still retains its pre-eminent position as the largest independent manufacturer of Drive Axle Assemblies for Commercial Vehicles in the country, apart from the in-house capabilities with the Original Equipment Manufacturers such as Telco and Ashok Leyland, and continues to be the single source for Drive Axle assemblies for certain Military application. 

 

DOMESTIC:

As a result of the unprecedented growth in the multi-axle vehicles segment, your company's turnover reached the highest ever, during the year under report, representing an improvement of 23.78 % over last year. 

 

Export:

The Company is addressing all exports through Meritor HVS (India) Limited. During the year under report certain new products were developed for Europe of which the most significant are the two models of drive axles for Renault Volvo Industries, France. Your company is the single source for these products. Exports of the Company's products, including DEPB, amounted to Rs.453.12 million, an increase of 142.80 % over last year on value term. 


Opportunities & Threats

 

Domestic:

 

The buoyant demand for multi-axle vehicle is encouraging and would sustain the growth rate achieved during the year under report. Besides this, the emerging trend shows increasing preference by OEMs for heavier trucks that offer more cost efficient operating economics. Anticipating this, your company had initiated the development of the bigger axle models that have been approved by existing as well new customers. The opportunity to broad base the customer portfolio is also better than ever before. 


There is however the threat of not being able to meet the customers' requirement on time and this could encourage competition and threaten our leadership position in the addressed market. Your company is however taking appropriate measures to cope with the increasing demand policies, adequacies of internal controls and the audit findings on the various segments of the business. M/s. Price Waterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd., perform the internal audit function. 


 

Human Resources: 

 

Your company considers its  human resource as the most valuable asset and, recognizing this, devotes a considerable part of its time and resource in motivation, training & development of its employees in various traits, apart from job related skills. 

 

 

Fixed Assets :-       

 

Land-Freehold

Building

Plant & Machinery

Furniture & Office

Equipment

Vehicles

Assets held for disposal

 

Corporation identity number or foreign company registrations number of the company 

U51909KA1981PLC004198

Name of the company

AUTOMOTIVE AXLES LIMITED

Address

Hootagalli Industrial Area, Off Hunsur Road, Mysore - 570018, Karnataka, India

This Form is for

Modification of charge

Type of Charges

Book Debts

Movable Property ( not being Pledge)

Floating Charge.

Particular of the charge holder 

BNP Paribas

3rd floor, land Mark Building,

21/15, MG Road

Bangalore – 560001, Karnataka

Email - Id anurag.oberoi@asia.bnpparibas.com

Nature or description of the instrument creating charge  

The Agreement for Credit Facilities and Hypothecation dated 27th December 2006, executed by Automotive Axles Limited

( the Borrower) in favour of BNP Paribas

( Coordinating Bank, representing all the participating bank as per attachment 3 ) the scanned copy of which is attached as attachment1.

Date of the instrument creating charge

27.12.2006

Amount Secure by the charge

530.000 millions

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

Rate of Interest:

 

The Rate of Interest payable by the borrower to the participating banks shall be at such rate as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Participating banks from time to time.

 

Terms of repayment:

 

Repayment on demand together with all interest thereon at the agreed rates as per the agreement

Margin:

Minimum margin of 25% in respect of all goods and 25%in respect of all book debts.

 

Extent and Operation of Charge:

 

This charge shall operate as a continuing security by way of a pari passu first charge over the borrower current assets for ther due repayment by the borrower to the coordinating and participating banks of the loan of Rs. 530.000 millions covering Rs. 300.000 millions as Fund Based and Rs.230.000 millions as non fund based , together with payment of interest, compound interestand other charges and expenses, The charge shall rank paripassu on all participating banks.

 

 

Press  Clipping

 

 

MERITOR TO PUMP IN $30 Million into Automotive Axles

 

CHENNAI, December 12: Meritor Automotive Inc is planning to pump in $30 million into Automotive Axles Limited, a joint venture with the Kalyani group, over the next five years.

 

Prakash Mulchandani, president of Meritor's worldwide truck and trailer systems said on Wednesday that India would be a key area in terms of investments. Meritor is also investing $12 million in China.

 

Automotive Axles manufactures rear axle aggregates, including commercial vehicle brake systems for Ashok Leyland, Telco and Daewoo Motors. Since Meritor is a supplier for Iveco (which gives the knowhow to Ashok Leyland for its range of vehicles)the company realised the importance of being able to supply directly to Leyland.

 

Although the truck industry is not doing well as of now, Ashok Leyland's chairman RJ Shahaney said the bearish phase was temporary and the company would go ahead with its expansion plans as announced earlier. Consequently, Automotive Axles will also expand the capacity from 36,000 axles to 80,000 axles and from 260,000 brakes to 400,000 brakes.

 

Meritor, one of the largest suppliers of truck axles, trailer axles, truck brake systems in the heavy commercial vehicles, also supplies to Volvo and Renault overseas. The company is also planning to negotiate for supplies with them in India, which will be done through Automotive Axles.

 

Meritor has acquired another company in Bangalore - Autarky Auto Products India Ltd - which is currently manufacturing window regulators. However, Meritor will diversify its product range, either through existing ventures or through new subsidiaries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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.40.58

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.85

Euro

1

Rs.55.7

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

7

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

7

--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

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

62

 

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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