MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

03.02.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CHEMICALS UNLIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

114, Keshav Baug, 2nd Floor (Rear Side), Princess Street, Mumbai – 400 002, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1965

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMC14299F

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAAFC1959Q

 

 

Legal Form :

Partnership Concern with an unlimited liability of the partners

 

 

Line of Business :

Dealers and Suppliers of Laboratory/Rare/Research Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Raw Materials. Also importing Bulk and Semi Bulk Chemicals.

 

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 :

 

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow and delayed

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Management of the concern remained non-cooperative during current investigation. They are rough and rude during our current investigation.

 

Subject is an established concern having moderate track.  Its payments are reported as slow and delayed.

 

Your proposed business dealings can be considered against D/A or D/P terms.  No clean credit granted.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

114, Keshav Baug, 2nd Floor (Rear Side), Princess Street, Mumbai – 400 002, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-2206 1308 / 26764462

Fax No.:

91-22-2206 7071

E-Mail :

chempure@bom.2vsnl.net.in

Area :

1000 sq. ft

Location :

Rented

 

PARTNERS

 

Name :

Mr. Pravin S. Shah

Designation :

Managing Partner

Qualification :

S.S.C

 

 

Name :

Mr. Yatin L. Shah

Designation :

Partner

Qualification :

S.S.C

 

 

Name :

Mr. Chandrakant S. Shah

Designation :

Partner

Qualification :

BE (CIVIL)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Samir S. Shah

Designation :

Partner

Qualification :

BE (CIVIL)

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Dealers and Suppliers of Laboratory/Rare/Research Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Raw Materials. Also importing Bulk and Semi Bulk Chemicals.

 

 

Imports from :

U.K, U.S.A and Germany [Laboratory Chemicals]

 

 

Terms :

 

Purchasing :

L/C and Sight Draft

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

Retailers and Wholesalers

 

Some of the major customers of the concern includes :

 

Hindustan Ciba Geigy Limited

Aarey Road, P.B. No. 90002, Goregaon (East), Mumbai – 400 063, Maharashtra

 

Hindustan Lever Limited, Purchase Department – Research Centre

Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400 099, Maharashtra

 

Hindustan Lever Limited, Research Centre

64, Main Road, White Field Post, Bangalore – 560 066, Karnataka

 

Astra Zeneca India Private Limited

277-T, Chowdaiah Road, Malleshwaram, Bangalore – 560 003, Karnataka

 

Syngene International Private Limited

20th K.M. Hosur Road, Hebbagodi, Bangalore – 561 229, Karnataka

 

Department of Atomic Energy

Plot No. 1207, Veer Savarkar Marg, Cadell Road, EC TV Compound, Opposite Siddhi Vinayak Mandir, Prabhadevi, Mumbai – 400028, Maharashtra

 

Department of Atomic Energy

Directorate of Purchase Unit

Madras Regional Purchase Unit VI Floor, Shastri Bhavan, 26, Haddows Road, Chennai – 600 006, Tamilnadu

 

Unichem Laboratories Limited

Prabhat Estate, S. V. Road, Jogeshwari (West), Mumbai – 400 102, Maharashtra

 

Hi-Media Laboratories Limited

23, Vadhani Industrial Estate, Ghatkopar (West), Mumbai – 400 086, Maharashtra

 

Sun Pharma Advance Research Centre

Aceme Plaza, Opposite Sangam Cinema, Andheri – Kurla Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400 059, Maharashtra

 

 

No. of Employees :

18

 

 

Bankers :

Punjab and Sind Bank

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Unknown

 

 

Associates :

Chemicals Unlimited – Import of Lab Chemicals

 Wilson Laboratories – Import Bulk Semi Bulk Items

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Capital Investment :

 

Owned :

Rs. 5.059 millions

Borrowed :

--

Total :

Rs. 5.059 millions

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Particulars

 

 

31.03.2006 [Estimated]

31.03.2005 [Estimated]

Sales Turnover

 

28.000

26.000

 

Expected Sales for March, 2007 is Rs. 30.000 millions

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

The concern is in trade terms with:

 

       Applichem GmbH – Germany

       Connect Marketing GmbH – Swiss

       Armar – Swiss

       Avocado Research Chemicals Limited – U.K.

       Senn Chemicals AG – Swiss

       Equitech Bio Inc – USA

       Diversified Biotech – USA

       Fisher Scientific BV - Netherland

 


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.44.11

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.79

Euro

1

Rs.57.44

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

3

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

3

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

3

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

3

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

3

--LEVERAGE

1~10

3

--RESERVES

1~10

3

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

3

--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

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

29

 

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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