MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13.02.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SMOOTH LINE WRITING INSTRUMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

A-761, TTC Industrial Area, Khairne MIDC, Thane-Belapur Road, Mumbai – 400075, Mumbai, India 

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

02.05.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-87951

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U36991MH1995PTC087951

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMS34834C

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of inks for all types of writing instruments.

 

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 40000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

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. 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 :

A-761, TTC Industrial Area, Khairne MIDC, Thane-Belapur Road, Mumbai – 400075, Mumbai, India 

Tel. No.:

91-22-25568080

Fax No.:

91-22-25568080

E-Mail :

smoothl@mtnl.net.in

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr Babulal Sakerchand Shah

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address :

Madhukunj, 4th Floor, Navroji Cross Lane, Ghatkopar (West), Mumbai – 400086, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

21.01.1922

Date of Appointment :

02.05.1995

 

 

Name :

Mr Manish Babulal Shah

Designation :

Chairman and Managing Director

Address :

Madhukunj, 4th Floor, Navroji Cross Lane, Ghatkopar (West), Mumbai – 400086, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

25.01.1951

Date of Appointment :

02.05.1995

 

 

Name :

Mr Falgun Babulal Shah

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address :

Madhukunj, 4th Floor, Navroji Cross Lane, Ghatkopar (West), Mumbai – 400086, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

20.03.1960

Date of Appointment :

02.05.1995

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

Mr Babulal Sakerchand Shah

10

0.22

Mr Manish Babulal Shah

10

0.22

Mr Falgun Babulal Shah

10

0.22

Mr Babulal Sakerchand Shah and

Mrs Savita Babulal Shah

1040

23.47

Mr Manish Babulal Shah and

Mrs Sudha Manish Shah

1330

30.02

Mr Falgun Babulal Shah and

Mrs Minal Falgun Shah

2030

45.82

Total

4430

100.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category of Shareholders

 

Percentage of Holding

Directors or Relatives of Director

 

100.00

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of inks for all types of writing instruments.

 

 

Products :

  • Solvent Based Inks
  • Water Based Inks

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Auditors :

Ratan Moondra and Company

Chartered Accountants

Maharashtra

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

150,000

Equity Shares

Rs 10/- each

Rs 1.500 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

4430

Equity Shares

Rs 100/- each

Rs 0.443 Millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

0.443

0.443

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

9.507

5.818

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

----

----

NETWORTH

 

9.950

6.261

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

0.918

5.458

TOTAL BORROWING

 

0.918

5.458

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

10.868

11.719

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

4.084

4.396

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

4.783

9.613

 

Sundry Debtors

 

22.643

16.952

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

2.454

2.192

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

1.866

2.443

Total Current Assets

 

31.746

31.200

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

23.045

21.958

 

Provisions

 

1.921

1.925

Total Current Liabilities

 

24.966

23.883

Net Current Assets

 

6.780

7.317

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.004

0.006

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

10.868

11.719

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover [including other income]

 

130.550

111.782

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

NA

NA

Provision for Taxation

 

NA

NA

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

5.641

2.677

 

 

 

 

Export Value

 

8.174

6.749

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

 

124.909

109.105

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

4.32

2.39

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

2.60

4.69

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

1.27

1.31

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Smoothline Industries a family concern was founded in 1973 by their chief person
Mr. Babubhai S. Shah after having a rich experience of indenting and marketing in the line of writing instruments since 1944. He started the line with manufacturing of Fountain Pens and its nibs in a small facotry at Gavandi.

 

They at Smoothline have developed inks for all types of writing instruments and also more, with a very dedicated and responsible team, they have given Indian markets import substitutes for almost all types of writing inks which are at par with international standards at the same time they are all at very reasonable prices.

 

Motto

They are committed towards the betterment of the whole of Writing Instruments industry. They offer unique inks of exceptional quality, which are tailor-made and reserved as per the requirements of their clients.

 

Products

They give world class products and each and every product of Smoothline is rigorously tested before it is launched and every time therafter. Every raw material procured is first checked for all the parameters and only then passed for process and thus they can give a consistent product any time and every time.

 

Quality check

Before any material leaves their factory it passes through a strictest of Quality check procedure and on completion of which, the material is dispatched. Their quality control department has most of the computerized facilities for checking the material, thereby reducing the chances of manual erros and also ensuring that every time the product is consistent and better.

 

Contact Details

 

Company Name :

Smoothline Writing Instruments Private Limited

Contact Person :

Swetal Shah

Address:

10, Satyam Industrial Annexe, Govandi Station Road, Govandi, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400 088 Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA PIN-400 088

Phone no.

91-22 551 4511

Fax :

91-22 556 8088

Website:

www.seekandsource.com/smoothline

 

 


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.44.18

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.36

Euro

1

Rs.57.54

 

 

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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