MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

16.08.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SHARADA CERAMICS PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

387, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Ambathur, Chennai 600098, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

27.12.1996

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-37217

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U26101TN1996PTC037217

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Exporters of Refractories and Castables

 

 

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 24000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

387, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Ambathur, Chennai 600098, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-26254365 / 26358941 / 26254366

Fax No.:

91-44-26256319 / 26257220 / 26253271

E-Mail :

eshwar@vsnl.comsharadaceramic@airtelbroadband.in

Website :

http://www.sharadaaceramics.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. R. Sathyawageeswaran

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

D 127/4, I Main Road, Anna Nagar East, Chennai – 600102, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

06.05.1955

Date of Appointment :

27.12.1996

 

 

Name :

Ms. S. Meenakshi Eswaran

Designation :

Director

Address :

D 127/4, I Main Road, Anna Nagar East, Chennai – 600102, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

19.12.1962

Date of Appointment :

27.12.1996

 

 

Name :

Mr. K. Bal Krishnan

Designation :

Director

Address :

Plot No. 198, Anna Nagar, Extension, Chennai – 600101, Tamilnadu, India 

Date of Birth/Age :

18.06.1960

Date of Appointment :

17.04.1997

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. C namasivayam

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

F – 3, Emerald Square, 180 Bharathidasan Street, Baskar Colony, Saligramam, Chennai – 600093, Tamilnadu, India

Tel No. :

91-44-65640024 / 45542250

Fax No. :

91-944006343

Email :7

namasarjun@hotmail.com

Namasarjun@yahoo.com

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

R. Sathyawagheeswaran

 

20000

S. Meenakshi Eswaran

 

20000

K. Bal Krishnan

 

20000

R. Sathyawageeswaran

 

20000

R. Sathyawageeswaran - HUF

 

20000

Total

 

100000

 

 

 

Equity Share Breakup

 

 

Category

 

Percentage of Holding

Directors or relatives of directors

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Exporters of Refractories and Castables

 

 

Products :

  • Hydraulic Presses
  • Vibratory Presses
  • Shuttle Kiln
  • Chamble Kiln
  • Table Vibrators
  • Boilers
  • Fired Heaters
  • Reformers
  • Kilns
  • Furnaces
  • Re-heating Machineries etc.

 

 

Exports :

 

Countries :

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Dubai, Malaysia and Philipines

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

  • Steel – JVSL, VSP,VISL,Lanco, SISCOL & SAIL RSP
  • Cement – MCL, ICL, Zuari, Vasavadatta, Priya, Kesoram,Sri Chakra, Vishnu, Mangalam, Shree Cements, Khyber Cements
  • Petrochemical – TPL ,CPCL, HOCL, BRPL, Nirma
  • Foundries – Sundaram Clayton, LMW, Sumangala, L&T, Sanmar

 

 

No. of Employees :

98

 

 

Bankers :

Canara Bank, Anna Nagar East Branch, Chennai – 600102, Tamilnadu, India

ICICI Bank Limited

HDFC Bank Limited

Citi Bank NA

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Srivatsa and Atheya

Chartered Accountants

Address :

No. 15, Kasturi Estate, 1st Street, Alwarpet, Chennai – 600018, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Nil

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

100,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 1.000 Million

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

100,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 1.000 Million

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

1.000

1.000

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

5.113

3.519

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

6.113

4.519

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

3.734

2.103

2] Unsecured Loans

 

0.433

0.913

TOTAL BORROWING

 

4.167

3.016

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

10.280

7.535

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

2.440

1.627

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

4.369

4.284

 

Sundry Debtors

 

15.845

15.987

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

0.010

0.015

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

9.888

5.460

Total Current Assets

 

30.112

25.746

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

21.432

18.750

 

Provisions

 

0.840

1.088

Total Current Liabilities

 

22.272

19.838

Net Current Assets

 

7.840

5.908

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

10.280

7.535

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

 

119.200

103.900

Other Income

 

0.277

0.000

Total Income

 

119.477

103.900

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

2.434

0.775

Provision for Taxation

 

0.840

0.000

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

1.594

0.775

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

Total Earnings

 

2.895

3.404

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

Total Imports

 

22.008

16.292

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

 

117.043

103.125

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

1.33

0.75

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

2.04

0.75

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

7.48

2.73

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.40

0.17

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

4.33

5.06

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

1.35

1.30

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Bankers Charges Report as per Registry

 

Name of the company

SHARADA CERAMICS PRIVATE LIMITED

Presented By

Canara Bank, Anna Nagar East Branch, Chennai – 600102, Tamilnadu, India

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Hypothecation of Stock Agreement dated 30.01.2000

Hypothecation of Book Debts Agreement dated 30.01.2000

Hypothecation of machineries agreement dated 30.01.2000

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

Nature of facility : Open Cash Credit Rs. 0.500 Million

Letter of Credit Rs. 0.500 Million

Total Rs. 1.000 Million

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

Security : Hypothecation of stock stored at No. 387 SIDCO Industrial Estate, Ambattur, Chennai – 600 098, Tamilnadu, India

 

Hypothecation of Book debts arising out of Genuine trade transaction

 

Hypothecation of machineries, etc.

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

Interest @ 14.75 % p.a.

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

Canara Bank, Anna Nagar East Branch, Chennai – 600102, Tamilnadu, India

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

Supplemental collateral security agreement dated : 24.01.2006

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.

Total limits enhanced from Rs. 6.500 Millions to Rs. 14.500 Millions

 

AS PER WEBSITE

 

Setting New Benchmark in Quality

 

Sharadaa Ceramics has evolved a Quality Policy that ensures nothing but the best enters or leaves its premises. Starting from material sourcing to dispatch of finished products, everything mirrors the organization's quest for quality. Quality at Sharadaa is not a tactic brought about by competitive pressures, but a result of a desire to deliver to its customer the best value for money.

 

Actually, Sharadaa's perception of quality is not just confined to product but includes the whole operating team covering services and customer relations. Further, every employee from Top Management down to field operatives, is trained to view quality more as a consequence of teamwork rather than the task entrusted to the quality control department.

 

  • All the way through their corporate journey, they have shown a rare and remarkable reverence to relationships.
  • They have taken extra care to ensure that every entity that they transact business with, gains in every way.
  • Their impressive growth is mainly due to their closeness with end users backed-up by structured problem solving approach.
  • Today, Sharadaa Ceramics is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company that has made its presence felt in a big way in an explosively competitive market environment.

 

People Their Biggest Asset

 

Another hallmark of Sharadaa is its committed workforce. Through intensive training programmes, each employee is attuned to understand what the customer needs and strive to fulfill them in the most cost-effective manner.

 

Sharadaa's team of high-caliber ceramic professionals, backed by a robust infra-structure, provides adequate technical support to the customer during and after installation of the products.

 

In short, there exists a systemic, well-knit mechanism that makes easy all stages of business- from enquiry to order execution from design to dryout for the customer.

 

The Core Strength

·              Application centric product development approach

·              Operatives’ involvement in process quality assurance

·              Marketing engineers function as service engineers to end users

·              High intensity homogenised mixer for manufacturing castable

·              Laboratory testing in line with BIS/ASTM Standards

·              Industry focused specialists in the field

·              Technical tie-up with RDCIS / ARCI / Overseas Consultants

·              Undertaking turnkey Refractory engineering /installation services

·              Approval from leading consultants

·              Just-in-time deliveries by Direct Distribution Network

 

Year incorporated :  1996

Promoter :  R V Refractories

The Product Range Focus

Castable Refractories

 

Medium / High Purity Dense Castables High Alumina Castables Insulating Castables Low Cement / Ultra Low Cement Castables Gel Bonded / Phosphate Bonded Castables

 

Precast Shapes

 

Lances / Darts / TFCDS / Burner Blocks / Reheat Furnace Bottom Blocks.

Exothermic / Insulating Sleeves

 

Product Strength

 

Insulating Castable based on Perlite / Vermiculite / Ceramic Fibre & Rotary Kiln Calcined aggregates for Coke Oven Doors / Fired Heaters/ Boilers / Ducts

Low cement Castables for Cement / Sponge Kilns.

 

Industries Served

 

Steel

Cement

Petrochemical

Ferrous / Non Ferrous Foundries

Sponge Iron

Projects

Reheating Furnaces

 

Consultants Approval

 

Engineers India Limited

Mecon

Avant Garde

Holtec

Sponge Iron Consultants

 

Plant Locations & Products

Ambattur, Chennai – 98  – Low Cement Castables – 600 MT/ Month Exothermic Sleeves - 100000 Nos./Month

 

Manufacturing Facilities  – Bond / Castable Intensive Mixing machine , Vacuum Forming Plant.

 

Thiruvellore, Chennai – Conventional / Insul. Castables – 500MT / Month Precast Shapes, 100 MT / Month

 

Manufacturing Facilities – Bond / Castable Mixing, Paddle Mixer / Vibrator/Hydraulic Press and Batch Type Kilns.

 

Thiruvarur – South India  – High Alumina Cement Insulating aggregate Calcined Kaolin
Perlite / Vermiculite - 400MT / Month Insulation Bricks -50MT /Month.

 

Manufacturing Facilities – Noduliser / Rotary Kiln / Ball Mill Castable Mixing equipments. Roll Crusher / Magnetic Drum. Hydraulic Press/Batch Type Kilns (GasFired

 

Test Facilities – In-house Chemical Analysis By Wet Method.

 

Physical Properties – Apparent Porosity, Bulk Density, Water Absorption.

 

Mechanical Properties – Compressive /Crushing Strength PLC upto 17000C HMOR 14000C Thermal Conductivity 12000C Hot / Cold Abrasion Resistance Thermal Shock Resistance External XRD/XRF

 

Testing Equipments

  • Compressive Strength Testing Machine 2000KN Capacity.
  • HMOR Furnace upto 1400°C
  • Muffle Furnace upto 1700°C
  • Thermal Dilatometer upto 1400°C
  • Hot wire Thermal Conductivity apparatus upto 1200°C
  • Chemical by Wet Method
  • Electronic Balance
  • Moisture tester
  • Permeability Tester
  • Abrasion tester.
  • Drying Ovens upto 130°C
  • Muffle Furnace upto 1100°C
  • Gas analyser

 

Core Strength

  • Creativity and Innovation in Product Development / In Low cost Raw Material Production
  • Hands on Experience
  • Expertise in Installation Services


Quality Management System : ISO 9001 Certification by DNV

Turnover of Sharadaa Ceramics & Group companies

2003 – 2004  –  US$ 2 Million

2004 – 2005  –  US$ 4 Million

2005 – 2006  –  US$ 5 million

 


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.41.57

UK Pound

1

Rs.82.14

Euro

1

Rs.55.74

 

 

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

NO

--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.

 

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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