MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

15.12.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NITIN FIRE PROTECTION INDUSTRIES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

501, Delta Technology Street, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai – 400076, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

04.09.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-92323

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L29193MH1995PLC092323

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMN08086B  / MUMN05052F

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACN1967G

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held public limited liability company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture, design, develop, assemble, deal, rent out, buy, sell, repairs, services, import, export or otherwise dealing in all types of fire protection engineering equipments, fire protection used by the industries and house hold sector.

 

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 700000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

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 / Corporate Office :

501, Delta Technology Street, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai – 400076, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-40457000/25700392

Fax No.:

91-22-25701110/25701110

E-Mail :

cs@nitinfire.com

nitinfire@vsnl.com

Website :

www.nitinfire.com

 

 

System Division :

29, Vadhani Industrial Estate, 2nd Floor, Opposite Shreyas Cinema, L. B. Shastri Marg, Ghatkopar (West), Mumbai – 400086, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-25000392 / 93 / 25004496 / 2267 / 25000594 / 4677 / 25000395

Fax No.:

91-22-25002516/2570110 / 25002514

E-Mail :

nfpil@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in

nitinfire@vsnl.com

Website :

http://www.nitinfire.com

 

 

Factory 1 :

A/117, TCC. Industrial Area, Khairna Village, Vashi – 400701, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-27672592

 

 

Branches :

Located At:

 

Hyderabad Office

 

G6, Upper Ground Floor, Nalanda Apartment, Behind Medinova Hospital, Somajiguda, Hyderabad – 500082, Andhra Pradesh, India

Tel No: 91-40-6667195/6665864

 

Ahmedabad Office

 

9/A, Uplav, Behind Jawahar Paldi, Ahmedabad – 380007, Gujarat, India

Tel No: 91-79-6609168

 

Delhi Office

 

Fire Hut, 2/5, East Punjabi Baug, Delhi – 110026, India

Tel No: 91-11-5162888

 

Chennai Office

 

C-34, K. P. Towers, 159, Arcot Road, Vadapalani, Chennai – 600026, Tamilnadu, India

Tel No: 91-44-4846726

 

                      

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Nitin Mansukhlal Shah

Designation :

Chairman cum Managing Director

Address :

B/8, Neelkanth Dharar, 3rd Floor, Garodia Nagar, 90 Feet Road, Ghatkopar (East), Mumbai – 400077, Maharashtra.

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Saroj Nitin Shah

Designation :

Director

Address :

B/8, Neelkanth Dharar, 3rd Floor, Garodia Nagar, 90 Feet Road, Ghatkopar (East), Mumbai – 400077, Maharashtra.

 

 

Name :

Mr. Gopalkrishna Krishna Shahi

Designation :

Director

Address :

8/C, Karuna Park, Andheri-Kurla Road, Mumbai – 400093, Maharashtra.

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rahul N. Shah

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Gopal Krishna Shah

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mukesh P. Ajmera

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Krishna Kant Jha

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Surendra A Dave

Designation :

Director

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Abhishek Srivastava

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

Name :

Bharat V. Pathak

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

11/25, Mahavir Kiran, Garodia Nagar, Ghatkopar (East), Mumbai – 400077, Maharashtra

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

Shareholding of promoter and promoter group:

 

 

Individuals / HUFs

8749550

69.42%

Public shareholding

 

 

Institutions

 

 

Mutual Funds

231795

1.84%

Financial institutions / Banks

500

0.00%

Foreign Institutional investors

107924

0.86%

Non institutions

 

 

Bodies corporate

1440214

11.43%

Individuals shareholding normal share capital upto Rs. 0.100 millions

1629722

12.93%

Individuals shareholding normal share capital in excess of Rs. 0.100 millions

185582

1.47%

Clearing Member

193651

1.54%

NRI

13648

0.11%

Trust

50555

0.40%

Total

12603141

100%

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacture, design, develop, assemble, deal, rent out, buy, sell, repairs, services, import, export or otherwise dealing in all types of fire protection engineering equipments, fire protection used by the industries and house hold sector.

 

 

Products :

Fire Protection systems

Ø       Fire Extinguishers: Water CO2/AFFF/DCP/CO2 Portable and Trolley Mounted, Higher Capacity DCP Extinguisher/Stored Pressure Squeeze Grip Type DCP – ‘ISI/MMD’. Approved ‘NITIE’ Brand.

Ø       Smoke /Heat/Optical Detectors in all range including Conventional Analogue Addressable Intrinsically safe and Control Panels – Apollo Fire detectors Limited, U.K.

Ø       “Firesense” Linear Heat Sensing Cable and Infra Red Detection Products

Ø       Monnex, ABC Powder and Foam – Croda Kerr, U.K.

Ø       Firetrace Detection Tube, All types of High Pressure Valves – Ceodeux, Luxembourg

Ø       FM-200/Halon/DCP/Portable/Modular Extinguishers

Ø       Hydrant/Coupling’s/Nozzles/Fittings – ‘ISI’ Approved

Ø       Triple Purpose Nozzles/Hose Reels/Branch Pipes/Water Monitors

Ø       Refilling of FM-200, Halon 1211 and 1301 – CCE Nagpur Approved

Ø       Light water 3% and 6% (AFFF and ATC Foam Compound) – ‘ISI/MMD’ and UL Approvals

Ø       Dry Chemical Powders-Sodium-Bi-Carbonate/Potassium Base/MAP – ISI/MMD/ISO 9001.

Ø       CO2  Cartridges – ‘ISI’ Marked

Ø       ‘Zetex’ Brand Fire Entry /Proximity/Approach Suits (U.S.A) – UL Approved

Ø       Systems – Fire Alarm/Gas Flooding FM-200/CO2/Halon/Water/DCP

Ø       Access Control and Security Sytems

Ø       Breathing Apparatus Sets Cylinders

Ø       Non-Reflective Fire Protective Clothing – G.D Protective Clothing, Ireland

Ø       Fire Hose Pipes – RRL/CP/Permaline – ISI/MMD Approved

Ø       Hydro Foam Nozzle/Long Range Monitors from Silvani Anticendi, Italy

Ø       Other Fire/Safety Items and Rescue Equipment

Ø       Gas Detection Equipments and Explosimeters –Cosmos Japan make

Ø       Gas Sampling Pumps and Measuring Tubes –Gastec Corporation Japan make.

Ø       Eye Wash Fountains and Safety Showers-Hughes Safety U.K. make.

 

Ø       The Generic Name of Principal Product /Service of the Company is as :

 

Ø       Fire Protection and Safety Control Systems

 

PRODUCTION STATUS as on 31.03.2004:-

 

Particulars

 

 

Unit

Actual Production

Fire Extinguishers

 

 

Nos.

1215

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

Ø       Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Mumbai

Ø       Global Tele-Systems Limited, Mahape, Navi Mumbai

Ø       Net Magic Solutions Private Limited, Mumbai

Ø       Broad Band Solutions Private Limited

Ø       Cyquator Technologies Limited, Mumbai

Ø       Gas Authority of India Limited, Baroda, Gujarat

Ø       Tata Tele Services Systems Limited

Ø       Fascel Cell Force

Ø       Birla AT and T

Ø       Hughes Ispat

Ø       Essar Cell Phones

Ø       Tata ISP

Ø       Satyam ISP

 

 

No. of Employees :

160

 

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

Tolia & Associates

Chartered Accountant

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Nil

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 12.04.2007:

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

15000000

Equity shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs.150.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

12603141

Equity shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs.126.031 millions

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

88.700

75.000

35.000

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

129.500

38.500

24.700

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

218.200

113.500

59.700

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.700

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

10.000

0.000

0.700

TOTAL BORROWING

10.700

0.000

0.700

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

228.900

113.500

60.400

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

25.500

25.400

23.100

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

145.500

10.600

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

29.600

28.200

12.800

 

Sundry Debtors

116.200

105.200

65.200

 

Cash & Bank Balances

14.400

5.100

4.100

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

31.900

13.400

28.300

Total Current Assets

192.100

151.900

110.400

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

115.600

63.500

55.600

 

Provisions

27.000

11.900

17.500

Total Current Liabilities

142.600

75.400

73.100

Net Current Assets

49.500

76.500

37.300

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

8.400

1.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

228.900

113.500

60.400

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

278.400

277.700

200.700

Other Income

3.400

0.900

0.400

Stock adjustments

1.500

[1.100]

9.300

Total Income

283.300

277.500

210.400

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

44.900

31.800

12.700

Provision for Taxation

15.300

11.800

5.000

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

29.600

20.000

7.700

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw materials

164.400

192.500

142.900

 

Other Manufacturing Expenses

0.200

0.200

0.200

 

Employee cost

16.600

10.100

9.100

 

Selling and administration Expenses

50.600

38.400

42.500

 

Interest and financial charges

0.100

0.300

0.100

 

Depreciation

6.500

4.200

2.900

Total Expenditure

238.400

245.700

197.700

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

Year

30.09.2007

30.06.2007

Type

2nd Quarter

1st Quarter

Sales Turnover

123.000

77.900

Other Income

10.300

2.800

Total Income

133.300

80.700

Total Expenditure

98.900

59.600

Operating Profit

34.400

21.100

Interest

0.500

0.400

Gross Profit

33.900

20.700

Depreciation

1.500

1.500

Tax

3.100

4.600

Reported PAT

29.300

14.600

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

10.44

7.20

3.65

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

16.12

11.45

6.32

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

20.63

17.93

9.51

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.20

0.28

0.21

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.70

0.66

1.23

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.34

2.01

1.51

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Fixed assets:

·         Land,

·         Building,

·         Plant and Machinery,

·         Office Equipments,

·         Furniture and Fixtures,

·         Vehicles,

·         Computers,

·         Office Premises.

 

SOME OF THEIR REPUTED CLIENTS

 

Ø       Bajaj Auto Limited.

Ø       Bharat Pertoleum Corporation Limited

Ø       Bombay Stock Exchange.

Ø       Bsnl

Ø       Glaxo India Limited

Ø       Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

Ø       Hutch India.

Ø       Icici Bank Limited

Ø       Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Ø       Indraprasth Gas Limited

Ø       Mahanagar Gas Limited

Ø       Maruti Udyog Limited

Ø       Ministry Of Defence.

Ø       Mtnl

Ø       National Stock Exchange.

Ø       Nirmal Life Style.

Ø       Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited

Ø       Patni Computers.

Ø       Pfizer Limited

Ø       Rolta Limited

Ø       Satyam Capital.

Ø       Tata Infotech.

Ø       Tata Motors Limited

Ø       Tata Teleservice Limited

 

WEBSITE DETAILS:

Subject is a leading fire protection, a safety, security and Intelligent Building Management system alongwith High Pressure Seamless Cylinder and Refuelling systems Company in India and has been operational for the past two decades. It is a multi product company with an annual turnover exceeding Rs 680 million in the financial year 2005-06. Since the company’s inception their Chairman who has hand experience in this field has streamed the Company’s growth and its profit. He has seen to it and insisted on the reliability and efficiency of the equipment.

To-day the company is one of the leading engineering companies in the fire protection field and carries out turnkey project both onshore and offshore, of individual projects in the rejoin of 100 million rupees. The company with its network and data base assures all parties of expeditious project completion and system solutions which are economically viable and are reliable as well as easy to handle to operate.

Subject  expertise and experienced runs into all fields of design, programming, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of complete turnkey projects and maintenance of these systems so that when called for in emergency they operate successfully. With its vast experience and systematic work, NFPIL is now an ISO 9000 Company. The company with its subsidiary has had a leading position in supply of High Pressure Seamless Steel Cylinders in the Indian Territory. They have already more than 200000 cylinders in circulation in India in just 18 months and is growing

 


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.39.35

UK Pound

1

Rs. 80.36

Euro

1

Rs. 57.62

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

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

YES

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

63

 

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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