MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

16.02.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

THE INDIAN SMELTING AND REFINING COMPANY LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Bhandup, Mumbai – 400 078, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.12.1932

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-1910

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L74999MH1932PLC001910

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMT00194F

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held public limited liability company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of Copper, Brass, Bronze, Nickel Silver Sheets, Strips and Foils and Non-Ferrous Alloys.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 2250000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established company having fine track. The company is a part of CK Birla Group. Available financial information indicates high financial responsibility of the company. Trade relations are fair. Payment are usually correct and as per commitments.

 

The company can be regarded as a promising business partner in a medium to long-run.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Bhandup, Mumbai – 400 078, Maharashtra, INDIA

Tel. No.:

91-22-2578 4331

Fax No.:

91-22-2578 4180

E-Mail :

insmelt@vsnl.com

Website :

http://www.insmelt.com

http://www.indiansmelting.com

 

 

Factory 1 :

Roling Factory 

 

Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Bhandup, Mumbai – 400 078, Maharashtra

Tel. No.:

91-22-2578 4331 / 5597 4300

Fax No.:

91-22-2578 4180

E-Mail :

mail@indiansmelting.com

 

 

Factory 2 :

Casting Factory

 

1st Pokhran Road, Panchpakhadi, Thane – 400 606, Maharashtra

Tel. No.:

91-22-2588 2801 / 5598 7101

Fax No.:

91-22-5598 7107

E-Mail :

isthane@vsnl.com

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. C. K. Birla

Designation :

Chairman

Address :

Prakash Deep, 10th Floor, 7, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi – 110 110

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shishir Nevatia

Designation :

Director

Address :

Precious Metal Castings, Udyog Bhavan, 250-D, Worli, Mumbai – 400 025

 

 

Name :

Mr. C. G. Joshi

Designation :

Director

Address :

IFTMC, 1st Floor, Calcot House, 8/10, Tamrind Street, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001

 

 

Name :

Mr. A. S. Narayanna

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Athul Singhi

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

‘Tamrakoot’, LBS Marg, Bhandup, Mumbai – 400 078

Qualification :

B.Sc.

Date of Appointment :

01.10.1977

Previous Employment :

Bihar Alloy Steels Limited, Ranchi, President (Finance) (9 years)

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Sushil K. Bhandari

Designation :

President

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of Copper, Brass, Bronze, Nickel Silver Sheets, Strips and Foils and Non-Ferrous Alloys.

 

 

Products :

Product Description

Item Code No.

 

Non-Ferrous Semis

74091100, 74091900, 74092100 & 74092900, 74101100 & 74101200

Non-Ferrous Alloys

79012010

Ferrous Castings

73259910

 

 

Brand Names :

“Double Hammer”

 

 

Exports to :

Brass Sheets and Strips, Copper Sheets and Strips to African, Middle-East, South-East Asia, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, Qatar, Sri Lanka, UAE and USA

 

 

Imports from :

Copper Wirebars / Cathodes, Zinc Ingots (Virgin), Copper Scrap and Brass Scrap from Singapore, Switzerland and UK

 

 

Terms :

 

Purchasing :

L/C, D/A or D/P terms

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

 

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Non-Ferrous Sheets and Strips in Coils or Straight Lengths

M.T.

 

14730

10385

S. G. Iron and Steel Castings

M.T.

 

9000

8775

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

·         Automobile

·         Telecommunications

·         Power Generation

·         Electrical and Electronics

·         General Engineering

 

 

No. of Employees :

5000

 

 

Bankers :

  • Bank of Baroda
  • Union Bank of India

 

 

Facilities :

SECURED LOANS

Rs In Millions

Working Capital Facilities from Banks

 

Foreign Currency Loan (FCNR)

87.600

Cash / Packing Credits

18.657

Short Term Loan from a Bank (repayable within a year)

50.000

Deferred payment Credit

(Secured by an asset acquired there against)

0.707

 

 

Loans from Banks are Secured by hypothecation of inventories, book debts and all other movable assets, both present and future and further secured by way of first charge on the Company's immovable properties.

 

 

UNSECURED LOANS

 

Fixed Deposits

7.603

Short Term Loan from Body Corporate

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

M. M. Nissim & Company

Chartered Accountants

Mumbai, Maharashtra

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

·         Birla Financial Corporation Limited

·         Ken Electricals Limited

·         M. P. Birla Group

 

 

Major Group Companies :

 

Hindustan Motors Limited

Hyderabad Industries Limited

Orient Paper & Industries Limited

Orient Fans Limited

National Engineering Industries Limited

Birlasoft Limited

Zamil Birla Technical Services, Saudi Arabia.

New Oilfield & Allied Services, Nigeria.

Pan African Paper Mills (EA) Limited, Kenya

 

Total Turnover of the Group is INR 4500 Crore ( US$ 1 billion ).

 

 

Memberships :

Confederation of Indian Industry

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

1,000,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 10.000 millions

400,000

Preference Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 40.000 millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 50.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

613,400

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs.   6.134 millions

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

6.134

6.134

6.134

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

577.250

504.051

465.037

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

583.384

510.185

471.171

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

156.964

125.006

125.717

2] Unsecured Loans

7.603

68.774

3.241

TOTAL BORROWING

164.567

193.780

128.958

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

6.938

8.406

16.730

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

754.889

712.371

616.859

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

167.155

110.048

122.728

Capital work-in-progress

6.542

36.762

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

3.015

3.135

3.015

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

428.406

356.001

260.898

 

Sundry Debtors

283.820

271.581

271.928

 

Cash & Bank Balances

2.183

2.038

2.545

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

40.102

29.514

30.516

Total Current Assets

754.511

659.134

565.887

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

145.080

65.625

72.695

 

Provisions

31.254

31.083

2.076

Total Current Liabilities

176.334

96.708

74.771

Net Current Assets

578.177

562.426

491.116

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

754.889

712.371

616.859

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

Sales Turnover [including other income]

1891.573

1491.091

1200.562

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

119.525

74.661

76.764

Provision for Taxation

43.532

27.725

43.199

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

75.993

46.936

33.565

 

 

 

 

Export Value

296.922

155.087

149.157

 

 

 

 

Import Value

49.218

16.118

20.344

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

1743.453

1391.504

1147.840

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

Debt-Equity Ratio

0.33

0.33

0.30

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

0.33

0.33

0.30

Current Ratio

4.69

6.01

7.02

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

3.51

3.08

2.63

Inventory

5.41

5.53

5.16

Debtors

7.65

6.28

5.40

Interest Cover Ratio

8.03

8.87

6.98

Operating Profit Margin(%)

7.85

6.40

6.87

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

6.50

4.94

5.11

Cash Profit Margin(%)

4.93

4.23

4.47

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

3.58

2.77

2.71

Return On Capital Employed(%)

19.03

13.01

11.71

Return On Net Worth(%)

13.91

9.72

8.10

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

The company’s fixed assets of important value include land (freehold and leasehold), buildings, plant and machinery, furniture and office equipment and vehicles.

 

 

Its’ products range includes ;-

 

·         Flash Light Cases

·         Locks

·         Levers

·         Keys

·         Novelties

·         Copper Wirebars

·         Cathodes

·         Zinc Ingots (Virgin)

·         Copper Scrap

·         Brass Scrap

 

As Pre Website

 

History :

 

The Indian Smelting and Refining Company Limited (IS), is a part of CK Birla group, one of the largest industrial houses in India. In 1932, when facilities for manufacturing were virtually lacking, Birla's bought a non-ferrous foundry from an Englishman. From this humble beginning, IS has become a leader in Indian non-ferrous metal industry with its well-known "Double Hammer" brand products

 

As a step towards diversification IS set up a Casting Factory at Thane in  the year 1965.

 

The Roling Faktory is located in the picturesque suburb of Mumbai at Bhandup.

 

The Company and the Group have scaled heights of achievements with strong belief that management, an art, needs constant improvement.

 

Innovations, Technological changes are key-stones of the success story.

 

IS HAS THREE DIVISIONS :

 

1) Roling Faktory  

(Bhandup, Mumbai)

Manufactures Copper, Brass, Phosphorbronze and Nickel Silver Strips and Foils up to 0.04 mm thickness. 

(Capacity 12000 Tons per annum.)

 

 

2) Casting Factory  

(Thane)

Manufactures Sophisticated Ductile Iron Castings.

(Capacity 12000 Tons per annum.)

 

 

3) Casting Factory  

(Pune)

A most modern and sophisticated Plant is expected to commence Production in March 2006, for manufacturing of Ductile Iron Castings  through High Pressure Moulding Line.

(Capacity 18000 Tons per annum.)

 

Beliefs :

 

They believe in total dedicated commitment for excellence, perfection and quality.

 

They look forward to continuous improvement.

 

Motto :

 

Customer satisfaction with continuous improvement is their motto.

 

Quality Certifications

 

 

The company has received Quality System certification ISO 9001:2000 for manufacture and supply of  Non-Ferrous semis and QS 9000:1998 for Ferrous castings from KPMG Quality Registrar,USA under the American National  Standards Institute -American Society for Quality Control.

 

 

They have also been accredited by the Dutch Council for Certification RVA with effect from 17th April 2003.

 

 

IS has become a leader in Indian non-ferrous industry with its well-known "Double Hammer" brand products.

 

 

IS and the Group have reached great heights of achievement because of strong belief that management, an art, needs constant improvement to strengthen its base. Innovations, technological changes are the key-stones for success.

 

 

They believe in total dedicated commitment to Excellence, Perfection & Quality.  They look forward to continuous improvement and customer satisfaction is their motto.

 

 

IS has obtained self certification status for supplies to Defence Organisations.

 

 

General & Operations

 

The Year 2004-05 witnessed a healthy rate of economic growth in India. Reflecting satisfactory performance of engineering and automobile sector, the Company achieved sales turnover of Rs. 1870 Millions (Rs. 1490 Millions) and gross profits of Rs. 148.1 Millions (Rs. 99.600 Millions). The Company continued to adopt measures aimed at improving productivity with stringent control on costs and concerted efforts towards sales and realization.

 

Sustained efforts by the Company resulted in increase in exports (including deemed exports) to Rs. 391.0 Millions (Rs. 190.800 Millions last year).

 

The Company's Casting Factory has embarked upon an expansion, at new location, at Sanaswadi, near Pune at an outlay of approx. Rs. 600 Millions, entailing an increase in Casting capacity by 18,000 TPA to about 28,000 TPA overall. The new Plant with state-of-art technology is expected to be operational by March 2006. The emerging enhanced volumes will enable Company's business to strengthen in domestic and export market.

 

 

 


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.44.07

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.17

Euro

1

Rs.57.97

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

8

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

8

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

8

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

8

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

8

--RESERVES

1~10

8

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

8

--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

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

72

 

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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