MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

20.01.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FCI TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

XXIX / 2089, Tripunithura Road, Thykoodam Cochin, Ernakulam – 682019, Kerala, India

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

07.11.2000

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

09-15286

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U32109KL2000PLC015286

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CHNF00397F

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACF5044Q

 

 

Legal Form :

Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

The subject is a Software Service Provider Company

 

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 but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company in IT industry having moderate track. The company’s profitability is under severe pressure. It continue to incur losses. Payments are however reported as slow but correct.

 

The company can be considered for small business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions, with slight caution initially.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

XXIX / 2089, Tripunithura Road, Thykoodam Cochin, Ernakulam – 682019, Kerala, India

Tel. No.:

91-484-2303027

Fax No.:

91-484-2301973

Website :

http://www.fciconnect.com

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr P George Varghese

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

Flat No 52, Choice Garden, Janatha Road, Cochin, Ernakulam - 682019, Kerala, India  

Date of Birth/Age :

18.04.1948

Date of Appointment :

07.11.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr Kambium Valappil Sivadas

Designation :

Director

Address :

Varada 29/2577E, Petah  Tripunithura, Cochin, Eranakulam – 682317, Kerala, India

Date of Birth/Age :

25.12.1947

Date of Appointment :

18.12.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr Bouillet Ghislaine

Designation :

Director

Address :

55, Jalan Grejar, Singapore – 488918

Date of Birth/Age :

18.05.1962

Date of Appointment :

28.12.2001

Date of Ceasing:

09.07.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr Lacarne Thierry

Designation :

Director

Address :

28, Farrer Road, Sutton Place Eaton, Block Singapore – 268831 

Date of Birth/Age :

27.02.1956

 

 

Name :

Mr Brice Bernard

Designation :

Director

Address :

865, Avenue John, Kennedy Villers, Ecalles (76) – 75076

Date of Birth/Age :

12.12.1948

Date of Appointment :

06.02.2003

 

 

Name :

Mr Sylvie Richard

Designation :

Director

Address :

274, Rue De Vangirard, Paris, France - 75015

Date of Birth/Age :

19.05.1965

Date of Appointment :

15.10.2004

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

Mr P George Varghese

110

0.00

Mr Sunil K Zachariah

22

0.00

FCI Asia PTE Limited

10999780

99.99

Mr Sivadas K V

22

0.00

Mr Sukumarn M

22

0.00

Mr Biju K Ellias

22

0.00

Mr Deepak Kuriyan

22

0.00

Total

11000000

100.00

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

The subject is a Software Service Provider Company

 

 

Products :

Description of the Product or Services

Indian Trade Classification (ITC) code

Computer aided design and manufacturer

85249002

Computer Software

85249002

Tools

846200

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Auditors :

Deloitte Haskins and Sells

Chartered Accountants

Address:

Willmont Park Business Centre

Warrioam Road, Kochi – 682016, Kerala, India

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

1,00,00,000

Equity Shares

Rs 10/- each

Rs 110.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

1,00,00,000

Equity Shares

Rs 10/- each

Rs 110.000 Millions

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.12.2005

31.12.2004

31.12.2003

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

110.000

110.000

110.000

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

0.000

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

(47.892)

(34.046)

(24.750)

NETWORTH

62.108

75.954

85.250

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

176.789

128.465

145.573

TOTAL BORROWING

176.789

128.465

145.573

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

238.897

204.419

230.823

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

211.448

176.653

186.486

Capital work-in-progress

4.501

1.361

6.102

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

51.451

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

Inventories

4.647

6.863

6.778

Sundry Debtors

41.724

52.111

30.197

Cash & Bank Balances

17.146

8.516

5.729

Other Current Assets

0.135

0.119

0.097

Loans & Advances

15.497

13.277

19.440

Total Current Assets

79.149

80.885

62.241

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

51.419

52.681

74.306

Provisions

4.782

1.800

1.155

Total Current Liabilities

56.201

54.481

75.461

Net Current Assets

22.948

26.405

(13.218)

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

238.897

204.419

230.822

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.12.2005

31.12.2004

31.12.2003

Sales Turnover [including other income]

225.013

186.855

115.278

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

(12.566)

(9.294)

(7.974)

Provision for Taxation

1.280

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Profit/(Loss) After Tax

(13.846)

(9.294)

(7.974)

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

237.579

196.149

123.252

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

PAT / Total Income

 

(6.15)

(4.97)

(6.91)

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin(PBT/Sales)

 

(5.58)

(4.97)

(6.91)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets(PBT/Total Assets}

 

(4.32)

(3.60)

(3.20)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)(PBT/Networth)

 

(0.20)

(0.12)

(0.09)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio(Total Liability/Networth)

 

3.75

1.71

2.59

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.40

1.48

0.82

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

FCI Technology Services Ltd. was established in India, as a Private Limited Company, in the year 2000, and was granted the status of 100% Export oriented unit for its Chennai Division and Bangalore Division under the Software Technology Park of India scheme. Now converted into a limited company with registered office at Kochi, Kerala, this company has been promoted by Framatome Connectors International (FCI) France, the third largest connector manufacturing company in the world, having production units in 18 countries. Its activities are geared towards 4 major markets: Communications, Data & Consumer (CDC), Automotive (AUT), Electrical Power Interconnect (EPI) and Micro connections (MIC). FCI has its headquarters in Paris-France and employs more than 12,500 people in Europe, Asia and Americas.

 

The Company has four directors on the board; namely, (1) Mr. P George Varghese (Managing Director), (2) Mr. Thierry Lacarne, (3) Mr. K V Sivadas, and (4) Mr. Bernard Brice

 

Company has a paid up capital of Rs.110 million and the combined turnover as on 31st December 2003 is Rs.116 million, in the third year of operation.

FCI Technology Services Ltd has five Divisions in India providing services to counterparts of FCI worldwide: Software division in Bangalore, Karnataka State, Engineering Design Center in Tamil Nadu State, Global Engineering Center at Cochin and Back Office Support Services at Cochin, Tool and Die manufacturing division at Cochin, Kerala State.

Information Technology Support Center at Bangalore

This center provides IT related services in ERP, Web applications, Data Warehouse, Infrastructure Management and all related IT applications to all the FCI sites world wide. The said center is functioning at International Software Technology Park at Bangalore and employs 78 people as on August 2004 and is in continuous growth path to employ over 120 employees.

Engineering Design Center at Chennai

This center provides engineering design using CAD/ CAM software. This center, originally catering to the automotivedivision of FCI, is now servicing to other divisions of FCI also. It is functioning at Tidel Park at Chennai and employs 26 people now and is proposed to increase to 100 people in the near future.

Global Engineering Center at Cochin

This facility provides engineering support for the product and tool design of FCI’s Automotive, CDC and EPI divisions. Prototyping for CDC division of FCI Europe is also one of its activities. The said center employs 12 people.

Back Office Support Division at Cochin

This activity is launched at Cochin to function as a long-term cost effective and efficient business back office support center that serves FCI CDC Global needs. The objective is to minimize the business support overheads across FCI regions in Asia Pacific, Europe and Americas. At present it has commenced the activity with 10 business analysts who serve the Global Strategic Leaders in FCI CDC.

Regional Tooling Center at Cochin

This center manufacture tools/moulds required for the production of interconnection devices. Manufacture of tools/ moulds is a high precision and technology oriented business for which the company has been using high quality imported equipment. The said center employs 139 people.

 

Fixed Assets

  • Building
  • Plant and Machinery - Owned
  • Plant and Machinery – Leased
  • Office Equipments
  • Furniture and Fittings
  • Data Processing Equipments
  • Vehicles
  • Leasehold Improvements

 

Name of the company

FCI TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Agreement of Mortgage/ Charge created on 19.05.2006

2) Amount secured by the charge/amount owing on the securities of charge

Rs 27.000 Millions

3) Name and Address and description of the person entitled to the charge.

Centurion Bank of Punjab Limited

Choice Towers, Manorama Junction, Cochin – 682016, Kerala, India

4) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

19.05.2006

 

 

 


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.44.34

UK Pound

1

Rs.87.61

Euro

1

Rs.57.61

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

4

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

4

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

3

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

4

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

--

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

2

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

2

--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

 

27

 

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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