MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

07.02.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SIRIS CROP SCIENCE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

1503, Vikram Tower, Rajendra Place, New Delhi – 110008

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

16.01.2003

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-118515

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U24219DL2003PLC118515

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELS18581D

 

 

Legal Form :

Closely held public limited liability company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of agrochemical technicals, intermediates and formulation.

 

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 450000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is now controlled by new management having proven track. Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and having satisfactory means of their own. Their trade relations are reported as fair. Payments are usually correct and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for any normal business dealings. It can be regarded as a promising partner in a medium to long run.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

1503, Vikram Tower, Rajendra Place, New Delhi – 110008, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-51538383, 25731818

Fax No.:

91-11-25727781/ 51538600

E-Mail :

info@bharatrasayan.com/ info@bharatgroup.co.in, shwetasingh@bharatgroup.co.in

Website :

http://www.bharatrasayan.com/ http://www.bharatgroup.co.in  

Area :

5133 Sq.ft. (Corporate Office with other Associate Companies)

Location :

Rented

 

 

Factory 1 :

Mambapur, Gummadidala Village, Jinnaram Mandal, Dist. Medak – 502313, Andhra Pradesh

Tel. No.:

91-8458-274206/ 274207

Fax No.:

91-8458-275282

Area :

951337 Sq.ft.

Location :

Owned

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Sat Narain Gupta

Designation :

Director

Address :

7, East Avenue Road, Punjab Bagh, New Delhi, NCT of Delhi-110026

Date of Birth/Age :

05/04/1948

Date of Appointment :

16/01/2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. Seethapathi Ramnathan

Designation :

Whole time Executive Director

Address :

190, Tharamangalam Road, Jalakantapuram, Salem District, Tamilnadu-636501

Date of Birth/Age :

10/05/1956

Date of Appointment :

01/02/2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mahabir Prasad Gupta

Designation :

Director

Address :

55, Inder Enclave, Rohtak Road, New Delhi, NCT of Delhi-110087

Date of Birth/Age :

12/01/1954

Date of Appointment :

16/01/2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajendra Prasad Gupta

Designation :

Director

Address :

65/41, First Floor, West Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi, NCT of Delhi-110026

Date of Birth/Age :

05/03/1966

Date of Appointment :

16/01/2003

 


 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mamta Jain and Associates

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

1C/13 Rajnigandha, New Roshtak Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi – 110005`

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

B. R. Agro Tech Limited

986000

Bharat Insecticides Limited

986000

Bharat Rasayan Limited

1315900

Kiran Pandit and Madhusudan Pandit

100000

Mahabir Prasad Gupta and Deep Chand Gupta

100

Rajiv Pandit and Madhusudan Pandit

200000

Sulphur Mills Limited

1400000

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of agrochemical technicals, intermediates and formulation.

 

 

Products :

Product Description

ITC Code No.

Chlorpyriphos Technical

3808.90.10

ISO Proturon Technical

3808.10.33

Tri Chloro Acetyle Chloride Chlorpyriphos Technical

 

2915.90.10

 

 

Exports to :

UK, Germany and France

 

 

Imports from :

Switzerland, UK and China

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Credit (90/105-135 days)

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Cash and Credit (90 days)

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

 

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Chloropyriphos Technical

MT

 

360.000

1158.459

ISOproturon Technical

MT

 

1440.000

331.488

Tri Chloro Acetyle Chloride Chloride Chloropyriphos Technical

MT

 

540.000

1302.500

Paracumedine (PCU)

MT

 

1080.000

118.806

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

State Bank of India,  DSIDC Rohtak Road, Industrial Complex, Delhi

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loans

 

Working Capital Borrowings

State Bank of India – Rs.77.478 millions

 

Unsecured Loans

 

Particulars

Rs. (in millions)

From Body Corporates

54.800

From Others

4.359

Total

59.159

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

Suresh Sant & Company

Chartered Accountants

811-812, Aggarwal Cyber Plaza, Netaji Subhsh Place, Pittam Pura, Delhi-110034

Tel. No.:

91-52470400-402

Mobile No.:

91-9810130465

 

 

Associates :

Ř       Bharat Rasayan Limited, 1501, Vikram Tower, Rajendra Place, New Delhi-110008

      Business Activity : Manufacturers of technical grade pesticides  and its intermediates

Ř       BR Agrotech Limited1501, Vikram Tower, Rajendra Place, New Delhi-110008

Business Activity : Manufacturers of Pesticides Formulations

Ř       Bharat Seeds Limited

Ř       BRL Finlsease Limited

Ř       Sulpher Mills Limited

Ř       Bharat Insecticides Limited, 1501, Vikram Tower, Rajendra Place, New Delhi-110008

Business Activity : Manufacturers of Pesticides Formulations

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

5000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/-  each

Rs. 50.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

4988000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 49.880 millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

49.880

49.880

49.880

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

62.916

30.553

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

(3.397)

NETWORTH

112.796

80.433

46.483

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

55.553

77.478

23.355

2] Unsecured Loans

127.633

59.160

86.819

TOTAL BORROWING

183.186

136.638

110.174

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

7.213

5.655

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

303.195

222.726

156.657

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

105.314

101.648

95.591

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

3.863

8.121

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.888

0.887

0.886

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

1.995

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

68.005

60.145

19.868

 

Sundry Debtors

111.645

41.038

24.715

 

Cash & Bank Balances

12.143

4.494

5.176

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

36.175

38.861

10.470

Total Current Assets

227.968

144.538

60.229

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

26.685

25.033

10.579

 

Provisions

4.497

3.488

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

31.182

28.521

10.579

Net Current Assets

196.786

116.017

49.650

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.207

0.311

0.414

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

303.195

222.726

156.657

 


 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover [including other income]

443.723

408.874

71.093

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

48.464

56.751

(5.393)

Provision for Taxation

16.101

22.801

(1.996)

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

32.363

33.950

(3.397)

 

 

 

 

Export Value

39.419

113.451

5.771

 

 

 

 

Import Value

NA

59.110

10.529

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

395.259

352.123

76.486

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

PAT / Total Income

(%)

7.29

8.30

(4.78)

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

10.09

13.88

(7.58)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

14.54

23.05

(3.46)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.43

0.70

(0.02)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.90

2.05

2.60

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

7.31

5.07

5.69

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Trade References :

 

Ř       Whyte Chemicals Limited, UK

Ř       Wendt-Chemie Vestriebes gesellchaft

Ř       Georges S. Paras SA, France

Ř       Kolmar Petrochemicals AG, Switzerland

Ř       Sipochem Jiangru Corporation, Nanjing, China

Ř       JMET Corporation Jiangsu Sanity International Group, China

Ř       Anshan Pan Asia Import Export Company Limited, China

Ř       Rallis India Limited, Apeejay House, 7th Floor, Dinsha Vaccha Road, Churchgate, Mumbai

Ř       Sulphur Mils Limited, 604/605, 349, Business Point, Western Express Highway, Andheri (East), Mumbai

       Tel. No.: 91-22-67931403

Ř       Hyderabad Chemical Suppliers Limited, A-24/25, APIE, Balangou, Hyderabad

      Concerned Person : Mr. B. Ballard

      Tel. No.:91-40-23772502

 

 

 

Subject is manufacturing the following :

 

v      Chloropyrifos 100 MT P.A

v      Butachlor 1500 MT P.A

v      Isoproturon 1500 MT P.A

v      Diuron 1200 MT P.A (Under Process Development)

v      Insecticides

v      Fungicides

v      Intermediate

 

The subject is having facilities to manufacture key intermediates of the following :

 

v      Para Cumidine

v      Chloro Acetyl Chloride (CAC)

v      Tri Chloro Acetyl Chloride (TCAC)

 

Subject is having well equipped laboratory with latest analytical equipments for quality control with highly qualified and experienced team for quality assurance.

 

Subject exports Technical Grade Pesticides, Formulations and Intermediates to Asia, South America, Africa and European Countries.

 

Group Companies

 

Bharat Group Companies :

 

v      Bharat Rasayan Limited

v      Bharat Insecticides Limited

v      BR Agrotech Limited

v      Siris Crop Sciences Limited

 

The Bharat Group is a multi product, multi locational and one of India's leading manufacturers and exporter of a large range of Agrochemicals and Intermediates for crop protection and Pharma intermediates. A strong commitment to maintain stringent Quality Standards, care for Environment and the society are the guiding principles which has transformed this company in rising from a humble beginning a decade back to a leading manufacturer and exporter of Synthetic Pyrethroid and organo Phosphorous group Crop Protection Chemicals along with their key intermediates today.


Its Growth is accelerated with the addition of new facilities, new products and markets. They chart new territories for our products while keeping our commitment for a safe and environment friendly product.

 

The Group has state of the art manufacturing facilities strategically located in India along with branches, warehouses, dealer and a large distribution network covering the length and width of the Country to effectively cater to its end users.

 

Group Profile

 

Bharat Rasayan Limited

1501, Vikram Tower, Rajendra Place, New Delhi – 110008

Date Of Incorporation : 15th May, 1989

Legal Status : Public Limited Liability Company

Tel No : 91-11-25731818/ 51538383/ 51538384

Fax No. : 91-11-51538600/ 25727781

Email : bharat.brl@vsnl.net.in

Website : www.bharatrasayan.com/ www.bharatgroup.com

Chief Executive Officer : Mr. S. N. Gupta

Line of Business : Pesticides/ Agro Chemical

 

v      Manufacturer of Technical Grade Pesticides confirming to International Standards.

v      Plant capacity more than 2000 mt P.A

v      Formulation facilities available for bulk packing.

v      Well established R&D center led by a team of highly qualified people.

v      Pilot plant facility to undertake process research on new products.

v      In house facility for treatment of solid, liquid and gaseous effluent treatment system.

v      Permanent Registration No. with Dun & Bradstreet is 91-846-1229.

v      Export House status granted by Government of India.

v      ISO 9001:2000 acreditation in process.

v      A Public Limited company with 30% stake of Indian Public.

v      Listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay stock Exchange.

 

Bharat Insecticides Limited

 

Year Of Incorporation : 1977

Legal Status : Public Limited Liability Company

 

v      Located in National Capital Region adjacent to New Delhi.

v      Facilities for Emulsified Concentrate (EC), Soluble Powder(SP), Dust Powder(DP), Granular (Gr), Wettable Powder (WP) & Soluble Liquid (SL) type of Formulations.

v      Formulator of wide range of Insecticides, Fungicides and Herbicides in various concentrations and Packing Sizes.

v      Formulation capacity exceeds 6,000 KL per year.

v      Laboratory Equipped with HPLC, GLC & Latest Analytical Instruments.

v      Well established brands marketed through 18 offices and chain of more than 1000 distributors spread across India.

v      Seventeen warehouses at Strategic Locations throughout India for Prompt Service to the Farmers.

 

B R Agrotech Limited

 

The Company Located in the state of H.P and is a leading name in pesticide industry engaged in manufacturing and marketing of pesticide for crop protection and public health use. Quality is the essence of products manufactured at BR Agrotech Limited. and quality control is maintained at each step in production process with well qualified team of Chemists and production staff. Besides BR Agrotech takes special care in pollution control and have installed all accessories and equipment to meet the stringent laws of the country. We have installed a microniser (ACM30) having capacity to micronise 300 to 400 Kg of material per hour. They have capacity to manufacture 150 to 200 MT of Alpha Cypermethrin 5% WP/Deltamethrin 2.5 % WP per month. The company manufacture and supply public health & Hygeine products to Public Health agencies of the Govt. Ministry of Health, Government of Nepal, RITES and also to various other procurement agencies under World Health Organisation sponsored projects of Public Health & Hygeine / Malaria Eradication Programmes.

 

The company’s reputation for quality has enabled us to get running orders from reputed companies of India like Rallis India Limited, Crop Care Limited, PI Industries Limited, MARKFED, Gujrat Agro Industries Corporation, Bharat Insecticides Limited and a number of other pesticide companies in India.

 

The company’s fixed assets include land, building, furniture and fixtures, office equipment, computers, vehicles and plant and machinery.

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

During the year under review, company’s sales (Net of Excise) increased to Rs.395.377 millions as compared to Rs.69.974 millions in the previous year, registering a growth of 465.03%. Hence the Net Profit of the company has also increased to Rs.33.950 millions as compared to loss of Rs.3.397 millions in the previous year.

 

Exports :

 

Company made exports (including as supporting manufacturers) Rs.115.418 millions during the year 2004.05 (previous year Rs.24.176 millions).

 

Website Details :

 

Subject acquired in 2003 from Rallis India Limited is a state of the art plant having three dedicated units for the manufacturing of agrochemicals. The plant located at Hyderabad is in the hub of south India's agriculture belt. One of the unique features of this plant is its built flexibility to manufacture the latest agrochemical technicals and formulations.

 

Three Dedicated Units of the Plant for

 

Ř       Chloropyrifos   1100 Mt P.A

Ř       Butachlor 1500 Mt P.A

Ř       Isoproturon   1500 Mt P.A

Ř       Diuron   1200 Mt P.A (Under Process Development)


They also possess Facilities To Manufacture Key Intermediates Such As

 

Ř       Para Cumidine.

Ř       Chloro Acetyl Chloride (Cac).

Ř       Tri Chloro Acetyl Chloride (Tcac)

 

Subject has a ell-equipped laboratory with latest analytical equipments for quality control with highly qualified and experienced team for quality assurance.


Environment Concerns

 

As part of their commitment to manage a successful business, they take environment conservation and protection seriously. They believe in curtailing the generation of pollutants to eliminate and minimise end treatments. They have incorporated appropriate effluent handling and disposal systems. This helps in the continuous and daily monitoring of solid, semi-solid and gaseous affluent discharges, to keep the allowable limits in check. Employees are provided training for Risk Assessments, On Site Emergency Plans, Safety Audits and Formulation of Safety Operating Procedures etc and education to create awareness and commitment towards maintaining the required standards in the company. Subject is also working at spreading awareness and helping in solving any environment related problems.

 


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.44.13

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.46

Euro

1

Rs.56.99

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

2

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--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

 

50

 

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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