MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

21.08.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

METALS CRAFTS

 

 

Registered Office :

M-3, Industrial Estate, Udyambag, Belgaum- 590 008, Karnataka

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1967

 

 

Legal Form :

Sole Proprietory Concern

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers  of Material Handling Equipments.

 

 

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 32000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well – established and reputed concern having satisfactory track. Proprietor is reported as experienced and respectable businessman. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. 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 / Factory:

M-3, Industrial Estate, Udyambag, Belgaum- 590 008, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-831-2440614 / 2441932 / 6514615

Fax No.:

91-831-2441461

E-Mail :

jcmo@vsnl.com / metalcraftsbgm@vsnl.net

Area :

24000 sq.ft.

Location :

Owned

 

SOLE PROPRIETOR

 

Name :

Mrs. Viswalakshmi Sashidaran

Designation :

Proprietor

Date of Birth/Age :

66 Years

Experience :

25 Years

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Jagdeeshchandran Mohan

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers  of Material Handling Equipments

 

 

Products :

·          Grab Buckets and Grapples: Clamshell Type, Torque Arm (Scissor) Type and Orange Peel Type Grab; Interlocking or Multiple Type Grapple

 

·          Smelter Equipments/Special Purpose Equipments: Crust Breaker

 

·          Process Equipments: Pressure Vessel, Heat Exchanger, Silos and Tank

 

·          Classification Equipments: Cyclone, Vibratory Separator, Classifier

 

·          Material Handling Equipments: Conveyor Pulley and Idler, Screw Conveyor, Bucket Conveyor

 

·          Size Reducing Equipments: Ball Mill, Mineral Microniser, Crusher

 

·          Special Structurals: Press Frame, Trusse, Steel Structure for Buildings

 

·          Precision Spares: Gear and Gear Box, Shaft, Ball Race

 

 

Imports:

 Direct Imports

Countries:

(Imported components sourced from local market.)

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Credit ( 30-60 Days)

 

 

Purchasing :

Credit ( 30 Days )

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

Dhoshi Steels

Atuni Steel Cast

Alloy Steel Private Limited ( Balgaum)

 

 

Customers :

Sesa Goa Limited ( Goa ),

Sesa Industries Limited, Chowgule ( Goa)

Hindalco Limited,

Solaris Chemical Limited

V.S. Dempo Engineering ( Goa ),

Marmugoa Port Trust,

Zuari Agro Chemical Limited,

V.M. Salgaonkar and Brothers Limited

 

 

No. of Employees :

50 Persons

 

 

Bankers :

Catholic Syrian Bank Limited, Belgaum

ICICI Bank, Belgaum

 

 

Facilities :

Over Draft Limited about Rs.5.000 millions

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Kelkar and Company, Belgaum

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Memberships :

Belgaum Chamber of Commerce

Belgaum C.I.I.

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Turner and Miller, Belgaum

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Capital Investment :

 

Owned :

Rs.8.000 millions

Borrowed :

---

Total :

Rs.8.000 millions

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Particulars

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Sales Turnover

 

30.000

20.000

 

 

 

 

Profit/Loss for the year

 

About 15%

About 15%

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Average Value Of Inventories At Any Given Time: Rs. 0.500 millions

 

WEBSITES DETAILS:


The Company Metalscrafts, were established in the year 1968, and backed by synergic blend of excellence & professionalism have grown into a leading brand in the country. A one stop work center equipped with multidisciplinary capabilities, they are geared to deliver high quality services or equipments. Their company has been exhibiting brilliant performance consistently since its beginning, and catering to the requirements of varied industries with world class products.

 

Besides being a highly prominent manufacturer of  products, they are also a service provider offering a range of of services such as reconditioning, repair, modification, etc. For them, customer satisfaction is the touchstone of success, and this approach is the secret behind their undisputed leadership in the industry for the last few decades. 

 

General Services


They are also a service provider offering a range of of services such as
reconditioning, repair, modification, etc. The services include Horizontal Boring, Planning, Milling, Slotting, Drilling, Shaping, Grinding, Lapping, Honing, Heat Treatment, welding, TIG/MIG/MMA, Gas & Plasma Cutting. 

 

 Quality


The quality policy of Metalcrafts starts and ends with the customer as a focal point. They strive to understand their requirements better and deeper than anyone and design products that exactly cater to their requirements. Serving them with world class products ensuring best performance and reliability has been their aim since their inception. To ensure it, stringent quality checking is done at every stage of the manufacturing process, right from the procurement of raw material to the final delivery of finished products. At Metalcrafts, it is their utmost endeavor to create a culture of total quality where continuous improvement is the way of life. They have been in this industry almost for the last four decades, and since the beginning they have created a new level of confidence among their customers adhering to the highest quality standards with all their products and services. 

 

 Infrastructure


They are of the belief that the strength of any organization lies in its infrastructural base. Inspired by such attitude and their passion for success through stability in every arena of their business, they have built up a robust infrastructure for their company. It comprises of a perfect blend of cutting edge technology and unmatched expertise of their technocrats with several years of experience. Their company is equipped with captive facilities for production, quality control and R&D all of which are operated under the strict supervision of their experts. In addition, they have also established a countrywide business network so that their valued customers can be served with efficient product delivery and highly reliable after sale services.   

 


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.41.06

UK Pound

1

Rs.55.34

Euro

1

Rs.81.41

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

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

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--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

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

49

 

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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