MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

11.12.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AVIATION AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY

 

 

Registered Office :

UG – 1, Thapar House, Community Centre, Gulmohar Enclave, New Delhi – 110 0419

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1985

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELA15999E

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AALFA1542L

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership concern with an Unlimited Liability of the partners.

 

 

Line of Business :

Suppliers of RF equipments and facilities, satellite sub – systems and hardware for both communication and remote sensing satellite.

 

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

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a consultancy firm managed by a well – experienced and respectable personnel. His trade relations are fair. No payment could be available, due to the nature of its activities.

 

The concern can be considered normal for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

UG – 1, Thapar House, Community Centre, Gulmohar Enclave, New Delhi – 110 0419, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-26512889 / 26522964

Mobile No.:

91-9810095791

Fax No.:

91-11-26520352

E-Mail :

brij.malhotra@astindia.com

Website :

http://www.astindia.com

 

PARTNERS

 

Name :

Mr. Brij M Malhotra

Designation :

Partner

Qualification :

MBA

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sachin Malhotra

Designation :

Partner

Qualification :

MBA

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vikas Malhotra

Designation :

Partner

Qualification :

MBA

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Suppliers of RF equipments and facilities, satellite sub – systems and hardware for both communication and remote sensing satellite.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

6

 

 

Bankers :

HDFC Bank Limited

Address: CC 31, Kalkaji Branch, New Delhi – 110 019, India

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

-----

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Nil

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Capital Investment :

NA

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Euros Millions]

 

Particulars

 

 

31.03.2007

Sales Turnover

 

 

5.000

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

TRADE REFERENCE:

·         Indian Space Research Organisation.

·         Indian Defence and space Industry.

 

OTHER INFORMATION:

The consultant, Brij M Malhotra, has a MBA (Marketing) degree and has been engaged in business development of products and services of foreign companies with the aerospace Industry in India for 30 years. Until mid – eighties, the consultant was working with an Indian Company – Rolax Aviation Corporation, as Vice president and was responsible for planned growth of the company.

 

The Consultant started working independently in the name and style of aviation and space Technology, exclusively with the Indian Space industry, first with MBB and then Linde, Messer Griesheim , eagle Poicher and now Astrium GmbH Major milestones:-

 

·         Introduction of Astrium Space transportation Propellant tanks for Inspat -2, Insat – 3 and insat -4 series of satellites, develpoe4d by ISRO, Inspite of serous competition from SEP (now SNECMA), Lockheed and later from PSI

·         Supply and installation of LH2 plant at ISDRO‘s, mahendragiri facility in competition with Le’ Air Liquide, air products Inc.

·         Supply of high pressure tanks from Messer Greisheim to ISRO’s LPSC in competition with Le’ Air liquide.

·         Supply of NiH-2 batteries for insat Satellites to ISRO in competition with saft.

·         Supply of antenna Syatem for insat – 2 Satellites to ISRO in competition with Loral, Spar, Alcatel, Alenia

·         Supply and installation of two Antenna Measurement facilities to ISRO

·         Supply of more than 100000 SI, SCA’s to ISRO in competition from Sharp

·         Supply of CERP composite Camera Structure in competition with COI and Elop

·         Established Astrium as supplier for communication payload

·         Established TESAT as prime supplier for C-Band TWTA’s.

 

All this business and contracts have been achieved from a position where each of the above companies had no business at all with ISRO.

 

Results obtained in the course of last 5 years

·         EADS space Transportation Division, Bremen.

Contracts achieved for propellent tanks for Insat 2, Insat 3, and Insat 4 series of satellites developed by ISRO

Contact Point: Mr. Hennings

 

·         EADS Astrium GmbH, Ottobrunn

Contracts achieved for supply of solar generators for Indian Remote Sensing and Insat Series of satellites built by ISRO

Contact Point: Mr. Guenther Adam

 

·         EADS Astrium , Freidrichshaften

Contracts achieved for supply of Ku – Band LTWTA‘s to Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad for installation on insat 4 and Gsat series of satellites.

Contact: Point: Dr. E Krahn

 

·         EADS Astrium GmbH, Friedrichshaften

Contract achieved for development and supply of Camera Structure for Cartosat 2 series of satellites

Contact Point: Dr. B Flat

 

·         EADS Astrium GmbH, Ottobrunn

Contract achieved for supply and installation of 2 Antenna Measurement facilities (Compact Range) at ISRO’s Bangalore and Ahmedabad Division.

Contact point Ms. M Aydogan

 

·         EADS Astrium GmbH, Ottobrunn

C Band and Ku Band Anteena Systems for insat 2

Contact Point: Mrs. M Aydogan

 

·         Eagle Picher, Joplin MIO USA

Contract achieved for supply of NHiH2 batteries for Insat satellites developed by ISRO

Contact Point: Mr. David Mascher

 

·         TESAT Spacecom GmbH and Company Backnang

Contracts achieved for supply of C – Band LTWTAS to space applications centre, Ahmedabad for installation on Insat and Gsat series of satellites.

 

Name of principal and their Products:

·         EADS –Space Transportation Division, Bremen, Germany

Products: Propulsion Systems and Components

 

·         EADS – Astrium, GmbH, Germany

Products- Astrium, GmbH, Germany

Products: Mechanical, thermal, power conditioning Subsystems, Communication payload Test facilities, Solar Arrays

 

·         EADS – Astrium , SAS, France

Products: Space Avionics, Data Compression and Gyro –Scopic Equipment

 

·         EADS – Astrium , limited, UK

Products: Communication payloads and Cryogenic Equipments.

 

·         Messer Griesheim ,Germany

Products: High Pressure and Run Tanks Cryogenics lines

 

·         RWE Solutions, Heilbronn, Germany

Products: Solar Power Systems for satellites.

 

 

·         Eagle Picher Technology, Joplin Mo. USA

Ni H2 Batteries for space application.

 

 


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.39.36

UK Pound

1

Rs.80.58

Euro

1

Rs.57.96

 

 

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

NO

--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/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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