MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22.08.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FERMENTA BIOTECH LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

DILComplex, Ghodbunder Road, Thane 400 610, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

11.07.1986

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-134021

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U99999MH2001PTC134021

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

PNEF00613E

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACF2503N

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held public limited liability company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of Formulations, Drug, Intermediates and Biocatalyst

 

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 398336

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Though subject is an old company it continue to incur losses. If has huge accumulated losses. Payments are reported as slow and delayed.

 

The company can be considered for small business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Dil Complex, Opposite Vidyapeeth, S V Road, Majiwada, Thane 400 610, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-55980888

Fax No.:

91-22-55980999

E-Mail :

fermenta@fermentabiotech.com

Website :

www.fermentabiotech.com

 

 

Administrative Office :

Duphar-Interfan Limited, Dil Complex, Opposite Vidyapeeth, S. V. Road, Majiwada, Thane (West) – 400 607, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-67980827

Fax No.:

91-22-67980999

E-Mail :

sales@fermentabiotech.com / fermenta@fermentabiotech.com

Website :

http://www.fermentabiotech.com

 

 

Factory 1 :

Village Takoli, P. O. Nagwain, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh – 175 121

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Vasant Kumar Datla

Designation :

Chairman

Address :

Flat No. 113, Plot No. 2A, Windermere off, Link Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai 400 058, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

24.06.1949

Date of Appointment :

11.07.1986

 

 

Name :

Mr Govind TUnanath Desai

Designation :

Director

Address :

Kedar Apartment, 2nd Floor, Bhandar Lane, Mahim, Mumbai 400 016, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

04.06.1933

Date of Appointment :

03.03.1987

 

 

Name :

Mr. Krishna Vasant Datla

Designation :

Director

Address :

42 – B, Presidency Colony, 8 North South Road, Juhu, Mumbai 400 049, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

17.12.1980

Date of Appointment :

01.02.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. Irfan Rafik Bandukwalla

Designation :

Director

Address :

D / 53, Flower Queen, 18 Veera Desai Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai 400 058, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

22.08.1971

Date of Appointment :

23.08.2003

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Sumanta Banerjee

Designation :

Wholetime Director

Address :

701, Palladio, Hiranandani Estate, Off Godbunder Road, Thane (West) 400 607, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

17.12.1969

Date of Appointment :

23.08.2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajendra Gajtonde

Designation :

Wholetime Director

Address :

505, Santoor Society, Lokpuram Thane (West) 400 601, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.06.1962

Date of Appointment :

04.10.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Satish Varma

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat No. 704, A/22, Bakers Field, Shastri Nagar, Andheri, Mumbai 400 058, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

21.03.1970

Date of Appointment :

04.10.2004

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Rama Subramanian

Designation :

Company Sectary

Address :

85 A / 4, Brindavan Society, Majiwade, Thane (West) 400 601, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

30.07.1966

Date of Appointment :

02.08.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. V W Rajasekar 

Designation :

Research Group Head 

Email

rajasekar@fermentabiotech.com

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Prajkta Mandar Deshpande

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

302, Sanskriti A, Cosmos Heritage, Chitalsar Manpada, Ghodbunder Road, Thane 400 610, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

24.03.1980

Date of Appointment :

13.01.2007

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Mr K H Kashid

 

10

Datla Investment And Finance Company Private Limited

 

87024

Mr. Manphool Singh

 

10

Mr. Vasant Kumar Datla

 

27000

Mr. Dr V K Raju

 

12

Mr. D G Rajan

 

12

Mr. O Swaminatha Reddy

 

12

Dil Limited

 

7677500

V R Investment And Finance Private Limited

 

15000

Mrs. D Rajeshwari

 

85338

Mr. Govind Desai And Mr Gunanath Govind Desai

 

2500

Mr Govind Desai And Mr. Damodar Govind Desai

 

1000

Mrs. Shaila Givind Desai And Mr. Damodar Govind Desai

 

1500

Mr. S Krishnan

 

10

Mr. K H Kashid

 

10

Mr Kumar Subramainan

 

10

DVK Investment Private Limited

 

87024

Mr. Prashat Kutty

 

20

Mr. Rohit Chugani

 

10

Mr. S Raman

 

10

Mr. S C Uniyal

 

10

Ms Preeti Datla

 

3012

Mr. Krishna Datla Jtly, Mrs. Rajeshwari

 

27000

Mr. K R Kaushal

 

10

Dupen Laboratories Private Limited

 

100000

 

Equity share breakup (percentage of total equity)

S. No.

Category

Percentage

1

Bodies corporate (not mentioned above)

98.49

2

Directors or relatives of directors

1.50

3

Other top fifty (50) shareholders (other than listed above)

0.01

 

Total

100.00

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of Formulations, Drug, Intermediates and Biocatalyst

 

 

Products :

 

ITC Code

Product Description

30049089

Asiracepi Ihroai Lozences

30029000

Plnicillin G Amidas Biocaialysi

29062909

2 4 Dichlorobenzyl Alcohol

29333100

Phcnyramido Hci

29225000

Isoxsuprine Hydrochloride

29362913

Viiamin D3

 

 

Imports from :

UK, Germany and Korea

 

 

Terms :

 

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, D/A or D/P terms

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

238

 

 

Bankers :

Ø       State Bank of India, Nagwain, Dist Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Ø       The British Bank of the Middle East

 

 

Facilities :

UNSECURED LOANS

31.03.2005

Bodies Corporate (repayable within a year Rs. 28.764 Previous year: Rs. 60.000)

28.376

Director (repayable within a year Rs. 35.000 previous year : Rs. NIL)

3.500

Interest Accrued and due

0.566

Total

32.443

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

A F Ferguson & Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Maker Towers ‘E’, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Associates:

Ø       Standard Oil Additives Limited

 

Ø       Duphar Interfran Limited, Thane, Maharashtra, India

 

Ø       Vasvik Biosearch Private Limited

 

 

Holding Company

Dil Limited (Prior August 28, 2003, an associate)

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Name of The Company: G I Biotech Private Limited

CIN No.: U24230MH2004PTC148220

 

Name of The Company: Fermenta Biotech (UK) Limited United Kingdom

 


 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

9,010,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- Each

Rs. 90.100 Millions

990,000

Preference Shares

Rs. 10/- Each

Rs. 9.900 Millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 100.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

8,000,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- Each

Rs. 80.000 Millions

700,000

Preference Shares

 

Non-Convertible Preference Shares of Rs.10 each fully paid-up held by the holding company, DIL Limited, issued on a preferential basis at a premium of Rs.90 per share. The shares would be redeemed either fully or in more than one instalment at the option of the company, at any time after 12 months from the date of allotment, i.e. December 23, 2004 but before 84 months from the aforesaid date at a premium of Rs.100 per share at the end of 12 months or Rs. 110 per share at the end of 24 months or Rs.120 per share at the end of 36 months and so on.

Rs. 10/- Each

Rs. 7.000 Millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 87.000 Millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

87.000

19.800

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

66.337

3.337

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

(53.753)

(5.039)

NETWORTH

 

99.584

18.098

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

32.443

155.402

TOTAL BORROWING

 

32.443

155.402

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

132.027

173.500

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

69.535

68.360

Capital work-in-progress

 

3.447

0.252

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.040

0.040

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

51.021

30.624

 

Sundry Debtors

 

31.302

57.273

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

4.468

2.088

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

10.404

16.835

Total Current Assets

 

97.195

106.820

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

34.632

38.660

 

Provisions

 

3.558

3.643

Total Current Liabilities

 

38.190

42.303

Net Current Assets

 

59.005

64.517

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

40.331

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

132.027

173.500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover

272.981

70.781

32.053

Other Income

0.000

68.401

35.406

Total Income

272.981

139.182

67.459

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

52.372

(48.714)

(68.524)

Provision for Taxation

3.860

0.000

0.000

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

48.512

(48.714)

(68.524)

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

84.306

0.000

0.000

 

Purchases made for resale

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Consumption of stores and spare parts

3.787

0.000

0.000

 

Increase or decrease in finished goods work in progress

(3.515)

0.000

0.000

 

Salaries wages and bonus

13.819

0.000

0.000

 

Managerial remuneration

0.980

0.000

0.000

 

Payment of auditors

0.838

0.000

0.000

 

Insurance expenses

1.200

0.000

0.000

 

Power and Fuel Cost

9.046

0.000

0.000

 

Other expenditure

101.178

0.000

0.000

 

Cost of Goods Sold

0.000

47.700

25.859

 

Manufacturing Expenses

0.000

17.410

18.041

 

Personnel Expenses

0.000

13.066

16.017

 

Selling and Distribution Expenses  12.723

0.000

8.523

0.000

 

Administration Expenses  

0.000

15.071

16.949

 

Provision for doubtful debts

0.000

24.728

16.526

 

Provision for doubtful advances

0.000

2.601

2.281

 

Loss on sale of fixed assets

0.000

0.038

0.042

 

Interest

1.612

7.438

13.882

 

Depreciation & Amortization

7.358

6.788

4.805

Total Expenditure

220.609

143.363

114.402

 

 

SUMMARISED BALANCE SHEET AS ON 31.03.2006

 

Secured Loan

0.460

Unsecured Loan

10.120

Net Fixed Assets

75.804

Capital Work-In-Progress

0.965

Investments

0.140

Sundry Debtors

32.714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

PAT / Total Income

(%)

17.77

(35.00)

(101.57)

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

19.18

(68.82)

(213.78)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

NA
(29.21)

(39.11)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

NA

(0.48)

(3.78)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

NA

0.70

10.92

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

NA

0.39

0.39

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Fixed Assets

 

v      Freehold Land

v      Building

v      Plant & Machinery

v      Office Equipment

v      Furniture & Fixture

v      Vehicles  

 

 

 

Corporation identity number or foreign company registrations number of the company 

U99999MH2001PTC134021

Name of the company

FERMENTA BIOTECH LIMITED

Address

Dil Complex, Ghodbunder Road, Majiwada, Thane (West) 400 610, Maharashtra, India

This Form is for

Creation of charge

Type of Charges

Immovable property

Particular of the charge holder 

Union Bank of India

Solitier Tower Manpada, Ghodbunder Road, Thane 400 610, Maharashtra, India

gbsghodbunderroad@unionbankofindia.com

Nature or description of the instrument creating charge  

First schedule of memorandum of deliver and deposit of title deeds of land situated at Mandi Himachal Pradesh

Date of the instrument creating charge

06.06.2007

Amount Secure by the charge

Rs. 70.000 millions

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

Rate of Interest:

Term Loan @ 12.25%

Cash Credit @ 11.75%

 

Terms of Repayment:

Term Loan Repayable in 48 monthly instalments of Rs. 0.625 million each

 

Margin:

Cash credit margin @ 25% of stock and 20% book debts

Term Loan @ 30%

 

Extent and operation of the charge:

Term loan is operational for 48 months and cash credit operation is perpetual

The charge covers all the mentioned property of the company and is applicable to all the present and future borrowings of the company  

Particulars of the Property charged  

All the property as mentioned in the second schedule to the memorandum of deposit of title deeds of land belonging to the company situated at Mandi in Himachal Pradesh

 

Name of the company

FERMENTA BIOTECH LIMITED

Presented By

MR. D VASANT KUMAR, DIRECTOR

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

28.11.1987. Deed of Hypothecation

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

The term loan of Rs. 9.000 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

For the consideration aforesaid all the plant and machinery and equipment fixture and fittings, electrical installations, furnitures, cars, trucks vehicles, tractors, trollies, pipe line, typewriters, calculating machines, refrigerators, coolers, air conditioners modern electric and other appliances and all other tangible moveable properties and assets of the Borrower acquired or to be acquired from time to time and which are lying or hereafter from time to time during the continuance of this agreement be acquired or brought into or stored in or about at Takoli, Mandi.

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

i) Rate of interest @ 6.5% above the bank rate with minimum of 16% p. a. with a rebate of 3% p. a. in respect of the loan for punctual payment of instalments.

 

ii) Repayable in half yearly instalments as under 

10.11.1990

3.00

10.05.1991

3.00

10.11.1991

3.00

10.05.1992

7.00

10.11.1992

7.00

10.05.1993

7.00

10.11.1993

7.00

10.05.1994

7.00

10.11.1994

7.00

10.05.1995

7.00

10.11.1995

6.00

10.05.1996

6.00

10.11.1996

6.00

10.05.1997

6.00

10.11.1997

4.00

10.05.1998

4.00

 

iii) Extent of Operation – 100%

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

Himachal Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited. Himrus Building, Cart Road, Shimla

 

 

 

HISTORY

 

The company was incorporated on 11th July, 1986 at Mandi in Himachal Pradesh having Company Registration Number 6933.

 

The company shifted its registered office to Mumbai in the year 2000-01 and a new Company Registration Number 134021 of Mumbai R.O. C. was obtained.

 

 

 

The company is in trade terms with:

 

v      Vasvik Biosearch Private Limited

v      The Industrial Finance Corporation of Indian Limited

 

 

About Them

 

Subject, a 100% subsidiary of DIL Group of companies was incorporated in 1986. FBL’s core area of interest has been biotechnology products, particularly industrial enzymes.


FBL went into commercial production in 1989, at its manufacturing facility located at an idyllic village on the banks of river Beas in the western Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh.


FBL has combined state-of-the-art imported technology and processes to deliver consistency in quality. Over the years, FBL has tied up with various research laboratories in India and Europe to develop different grades of PGA Biocatalyst suitable for customized applications.


From being a purely biotech company, FBL is now growing into a multifaceted chemical biotech company. 


MILESTONES 

 

Ø       June 1986 - Foundation of Fermenta Biotech Ltd 

Ø       November 1987 - Pioneered the launch of Immobilized Penicillin G amidase catalyst 

Ø       May 1998 - Launch of improved enzyme catalyst 

Ø       October 2003 - Setting up of Bulk drug facility for Vitamin D3, Phenyramidol HCl

Ø       November 2004 - Manufacture of Vitamin D3, Phenyramidol HCl, Isoxsuprine HCl

Ø       Jan 2006 - Improved and novel enzyme catalyst(s), Bulk Drug facility expansion, etc., 

 

 

Products

Subject manufactures it's products in its GMP facility at Kullu in Himachal Pradesh. Uncompromising product quality underlines the core competence of the Company.

Total Quality Management is the very essence of subject every detail is subjected to scrutiny – be it cGMP compliance, validation, stability studies, documentation, safety, health or environmental issues. This steadfast adherence to TQM has been highly rewarding and ensures that all products are world class.

 

 

Their Facilities

Ø       High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) systems with UV-PDA Detectors - (Waters) 

Ø       Gas Chromatograph with Head space for OVI - (Varian) 

Ø       Potentiometric Titrator – Metrohm 

Ø       Polarimeter - Jasco 

Ø       Ultra Violet-Visible Spectrophotometers (UV-Vis) - (Shimadzu) 

Ø       Moisture balance (Sartorius) 

Ø       Analytical balances(Mettler) 

Ø       Karl-Fisher Titration units etc. 

 

 

Unit Operations 

Ø       Normal Distillation 

Ø       High Temperature Distillation 

Ø       High Temperature High Vacuum Distillation 

Ø       Solid /Biomass separation using Centrifuge and Nutsch Filter 

Ø       Fluidized bed drying /Vacuum Drying 

Ø       Solvents extraction and recovery 

Ø       Reflux Reactions 

Ø       Micro and Ultra Filtration of biomolecules 

Ø       Chromatographic purification of biomolecules 

 

 

Unit processes

Ø       Hydrogenation 

Ø       Reduction 

Ø       Bromination 

Ø       Saponification

Ø       Hydrolysis 

Ø       UV-Irradiation

Ø       Acid chlorination 

Ø       Esterification 

Ø       Fermentation 

 

 

Infrastructure

Ø       Appr. 20 M3 reaction capacity vessels (SS and Glass lined) 

Ø       Nutch filters, Centrifuges, Sparkler filters 

Ø       Tray dryers, Fluidized bed dryers 

Ø       Fermenter/Bioreactor SS 316 4000 Lit : 1 nos 

Ø       Fermenter/Bioreactor SS 314 3000 Lit ; 1 nos 

Ø       High Speed Disc stack Centrifuge –VNPX 510: 1 nos 

Ø       Disc Stack centrifuge – BRPX : 2 nos 

Ø       High pressure homogenizer GAULIN-Manton : 1 nos 

Ø       Ultra filtration system ( EFA 15 & 30 Sq.M) : 2 nos 

Ø       Process scale biocolums 20 L : 6 nos 

Ø       Basket centrifuge 48” : 2 nos 

Ø       Boiler 600 kgs per hour @ 10 kg/Cm2 - No.3 

Ø       Water Ring Vacuum Pump - 5

Ø       Chilling Plant - 20TR - No. 2 

Ø       Chilling Plant - 10TR - No. 2 

Ø       Brine Plant – 30 TR –No. 1 

Ø       Air Compressor – 1 

Ø       Nitrogen Plant -1 

Ø       Cooling Tower 100 TR

 

 


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.40.86

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.62

Euro

1

Rs.55.38

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

-

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

-

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

4

--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

 

37

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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