MIRA INFORM REPORT

                                                           

 

Report Date :

24.12.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

HOWARD INK COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

711-712, Chawri Bazaar, Delhi-110 006.

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

24.12.1993

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

053029

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74899DL1993PTC053029

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELH00182A

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACH0424Q

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer and Trading of Printing Ink.

 

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 7208

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established company having satisfactory track records. Trade relations are fair. General financial position is satisfactory. 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 :

711-712, Chawri Bazaar, Delhi-110 006

Tel. No.:

91-11-23262581 / 23261660

Mobile No.:

91-9811033721

Fax No.:

 

E-Mail :

sandeepnarula@howardindia.com

manishbhasin@howardindia.com

howard@nda.vsnl.net.in

Website :

http://www.howardindia.com

Area :

630 Sq. ft

Location :

Owned

 

 

Head Office :

10-22, Community Centre, Mayapuri Phase-1, New Delhi-110 064

Tel. No.:

91-11-28116974 / 28115586 / 28115206 / 45511531

Fax No.:

91-11-45511532

 

 

Branches :

B-135/3, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-I, New Delhi-110 020

Tel. No.:

91-11-42575111

Area :

1200 Sq. ft

Location :

Rented

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. S R Narula

Designation :

Director

Address :

A-21, Naraina Vihar, New Delhi-110 028

Date of Birth/Age :

74 years

Qualification :

Graduate

Experience :

45 years

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sandeep Narula

Designation :

Director

Address :

A-21, Naraina Vihar, New Delhi-110 028

Date of Birth/Age :

38 years

Qualification :

B.Com (Honesty)

Experience :

15 years

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Adarsh Narula

Designation :

Director

Address :

A-21, Naraina Vihar, New Delhi-110 028

Date of Birth/Age :

71 years

Qualification :

Graduate

Experience :

40 years

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Ruchi Narula

Designation :

Director

Address :

A-21, Naraina Vihar, New Delhi-110 028

Date of Birth/Age :

35 years

Qualification :

Graduate

Experience :

12 years

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

 

Mr. S R Narula

 

 

Mr. Sandeep Narula

 

 

Mrs. Adarsh Narula

 

 

Mrs. Ruchi Narula

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Importer and Trading of Printing Ink

 

 

Products :

Printing Ink

 

 

Agencies Held :

  • D I C India Limited
  • Organic Coatings Limited (N I K)
  • Rainbow Ing and Varnish Manufacturing Company Limited
  • Boettcher India Private Limited
  • V A R N
  • D A Y S
  • H U B E R

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Printing Ink

Countries :

Korea

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Cash / Credit

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Cash / Credit

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

  • DIC India Limited
  • Organic Coatings Limited (NIK)
  • Rainbow Ing. and Varnish Manufacturer Company Limited
  • Boettcher India Private Limited
  • Varn
  • Days
  • Huber

 

 

Customers :

All Leading Printing Press

 

 

No. of Employees :

54

 

 

Bankers :

Syndicate Bank, Maya Puri, Phase – I, New Delhi - 110064

 

 

Facilities :

Rs.5.000 Millions

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Bhupendra Arora and Associate

Chartered Accountants

Address :

Delhi

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

 

Address:

Howard Overseas (India) Private Limited

10, Community Centre, Industrial Area,  Mayapuri Phase I, New Delhi – 110064, India

Tel No.:

91-11-28116974/28115586

Fax No.:

91-11-28115406

 

 

Address:

Howard Trading Company (HUF)

B/15, Seth Gali, Agra, Uttar Pradesh,

 Year of established - 1964

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

300000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- Each

Rs.3.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

180200

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- Each

Rs.1.802 Millions

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Expected Sales (2007-08) : Rs.70.000 Millions

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

 

31.03.2007

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

 

1.820

2] Share Application Money

 

 

1.045

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

 

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

 

0.000

NETWORTH

 

 

2.865

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

 

14.956

2] Unsecured Loans

 

 

0.100

TOTAL BORROWING

 

 

15.056

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

17.921

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

 

1.394

Capital work-in-progress

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

 

0.204

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

 

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

2.929

 

Sundry Debtors

 

 

36.257

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

 

0.992

 

Other Current Assets

 

 

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

 

5.102

Total Current Assets

 

 

45.280

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

28.773

 

Provisions

 

 

0.670

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

29.443

Net Current Assets

 

 

15.837

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

 

0.486

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

17.921

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2007

Sales Turnover

 

 

50.093

Other Income

 

 

4.151

Total Income

 

 

54.244

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

 

0.737

Provision for Taxation

 

 

0.535

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

 

0.202

 

 

 

 

Export

 

 

N.A.

 

 

 

 

Import

 

 

N.A.

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

 

45.869

Depreciation

 

 

               0.470

Interest

 

 

               1.499

Administration and Selling Expenses

 

 

               5.669

Purchases made for re-sale

 

 

               0.000

Total

 

 

             53.507

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

 

31.03.2007

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

 

0.37

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

 

1.47

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

 

1.62

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

 

0.25

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

 

10.27

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

 

0.55

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Website details:

 

The origin of the company can be traced back to the year 1954. At that time the printing ink business was gaining it's foothold in India and Subject was amongst the first few in this field. In India, the printing inks business is mainly routed through the big names such as :

 

Under the effective and dynamic leadership of Mr.S.R.Narula, Howard (Ink Unit) became the biggest & the strongest force in the printing ink distribution business in a time span of only 8-10 years.Since then there has been no looking back for the company and as on date it is the largest distributor of printing inks in Northern region.

 

Howard Ink Company (Private) Limited

Incorporation and brief history


It was originally incorporated a proprietorship firm by Shri . S.R. Narula and is engaged in trading of Printing Inks manufactured by coates of India limited. Calcutta and Rainbow Inks, United Ink and Varnish Company Limited. The firm has since been converted into a private limited company in the name of Subject w.e.f. 1-04-93. This concern is primarily looking after the Ink division. The company is serving to almost 90% printers in Delhi having our own dealer network and sales team. Under this company there are 4 offices in New Delhi itself and the company as on today is one of the leading distributor of printing Inks in Asia.

 

Management
The company is being managed and controlled by its Board of Directors comprising of Shri S.R. Narula - chairman cum Managing Director and Mr. Sandeep Narula - Executive Director. Together they are looking after the whole business alone with a total number of 225 people working for their group.

 

 

Howard Overseas India (Private) Limited

Incorporation and brief history

It was incorporated as a private limited company in the year 1995. This company is dealing in adhesives and other printing products and is primarily involved with the Packaging Industry. The company now also wishes to enter the markets for which successful negotiations have been made in the recently concluded DRUPA conference held in Germany.

 

Management
The company is being controlled by its Board of Directors comprising of Mrs Adarsh Narula, Mrs Ruchi Narula, Mrs Amita Chopra and Mr. Sandeep Narula. Under the effective leadership of its directors and sincere partcipation of its staff members the company soon wishes to make it big in the international scene also and is planning to import Printing Inks from Germany in order to cater to the need of the Indian printing Industry.

 

Howard Trading Company(HUF)

It was incorporated in the year 1964 and is engaged in trading of Printing Inks and was mainly formed in order to look after ink division for Northern India. The company has 2 offices in Agra(Uttar Pradesh) and one office in Delhi.

 

Howard Color Matching Center

With the technical support by Coates India Limited a Color Matching Center operates at Mayapuri Branch. The printer can get the matching done within two hours time! They use original Coates pigments. All paintone shades and printers own shades are prepared under one roof.

 

 

 


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.39.57

UK Pound

1

Rs.78.93

Euro

1

Rs.56.85

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--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

 

47

 

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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