MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

27.01.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MTV NETWORKS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

MTV INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

PJ ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

36 – B, Dr. R. K. Shirodkar Road, Parel [East], Mumbai – 400012, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2005

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

19.12.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-95508

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U92100MH1995PTC095508

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMM10374A

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACM9164E

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

To carry on the business of receiving, manufacturing, producing, acquiring, broadcasting, distributing, communicating, relaying, exhibiting, telecasting, releasing, commissioning, selling, purchasing, licensing, taking or giving on lease or hire films, motion pictures, serials, documentaries, entertainment programmes and products, etc. to establish, maintain, operate production capability and facility, market and sell advertising airtime for the purpose of broadcasting on television, satellite, cable and other net work, radio and other media.

 

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

 

 

Litigation :

--

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established Music Channel.  Company’s profitability is under severe pressure.  It has huge accumulated losses.  Payments are reported as slow & delayed.

 

The company can be considered for small business dealings with slight caution, initially.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

36 – B, Dr. R. K. Shirodkar Road, Parel [East], Mumbai – 400012, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-56622424/66622500

Mobile No.:

91-9820000553

Fax No.:

91-22-66547720

Website :

http://www.mtvindia.com

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Tan Eng Wah

Designation :

Director

Address :

30 Cots – Wold Close, Singapore – 359642

Date of Birth/Age :

23.12.1953

Date of Appointment :

20.09.1996

 

 

Name :

Mr. Frank Allan Brown

Designation :

Director

Address :

53, Belmount Road, Singapore – 269885

Date of Birth/Age :

02.03.1959

Date of Appointment :

14.12.1996

 

 

Name :

Mr. Alex K. Kuruvilla

Designation :

Director

Address :

23 Chitrakoot Co-operative Housing Society, Altmount Road, Mumbai – 400026, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.12.1959

Date of Appointment :

01.04.1999

 

 

Name :

Mr. Keertan Adyanthaya

Designation :

Director / Chief Executive Officer / General Manager

Address :

36 – B, Dr. R. K. Shirodkar Road, Parel [East], Mumbai – 400012, Maharashtra, India

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

MTV Asia Ventures [India] Limited

 

10440000

MTV Asia Ventures [India] Pte Limited

 

4560199

Mr. Alex K. Kuruvilla Jointly with MTV Asia Ventures India Pte Limited

 

1

TOTAL

 

15000200

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

To carry on the business of receiving, manufacturing, producing, acquiring, broadcasting, distributing, communicating, relaying, exhibiting, telecasting, releasing, commissioning, selling, purchasing, licensing, taking or giving on lease or hire films, motion pictures, serials, documentaries, entertainment programmes and products, etc. to establish, maintain, operate production capability and facility, market and sell advertising airtime for the purpose of broadcasting on television, satellite, cable and other net work, radio and other media.

 

 

Products :

CDs

Programme Tape

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Production : 1188 [No. of Programs]

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

MTV Asia Limited

Nickelodeon Asia Holdings Pte Limited

 

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

Suresh Surana & Associates

Chartered Accountants,

4th Floor, Dalamal Chambers, 29, New Marine Lines, Mumbai – 400020, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No. : 91-22-22003553

 

 

Ultimate Holding

Company :

MTV India LDC, Cayman Islands

 

 

Holding Company :

MTV Asia Ventures [India] Pte. Limited, Mauritius

 

 

Associates :

MTV Asia LDC, Cayman Islands

MTC Asia Ownership One LDC

MTV Asia Ownership Two LDc

Nickelodeon Asia Holdings Pte Limited, Singapore

Nickelodeon India Private Limited

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

16000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 160.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

15000200

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 150.002 millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

150.002

150.002

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

[297.042]

[189.371]

NETWORTH

 

[147.040]

[39.369]

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

[147.040]

[39.369]

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

123.139

128.790

Capital work-in-progress

 

1.894

0.094

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

9.072

0.710

 

Sundry Debtors

 

130.363

95.760

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

222.613

139.261

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

48.774

42.345

Total Current Assets

 

410.822

278.076

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities & Provisions

 

682.895

446.329

Total Current Liabilities

 

682.895

446.329

Net Current Assets

 

[272.073]

[168.253]

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

[147.040]

[39.369]

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover [including other income]

 

544.339

446.381

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

[109.101]

6.033

Provision for Taxation

 

0.020

0.718

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

[109.121]

5.315

 

 

 

 

Export Value

 

405.938

332.994

 

 

 

 

Import Value

 

N.A.

10.380

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

 

653.440

440.347

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

20.04

1.19

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

20.04

1.35

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

20.43

1.48

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.74

[0.15]

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

[4.64]

[11.33]

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

0.60

0.62

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

History :

 

The subject was incorporated on 19th December, 1995 as ‘PJ Entertainment Private Limited’.  Subsequently the name was changed to ‘MTV India’ Private Limited’.  Again the name was changed to the present name w.e.f. 26th May, 2003.

 

Fixed Assets :

 

Furniture & Fixtures

Office Equipments

Studio Equipments

Motor Vehicles

Computers

 


WEBSITE DETAILS

 

MTV Networks India

 

 

MTV India

MTV, India’s leading multimedia youth platform, caters to the interests and passions of 15-34 year olds, offering them an exciting mix of music and non-music programming (Bollywood, adventure, humor, fashion & style and fiction), presented in its inimitable style by Indian VJs. Since its launch in 1996, the channel has won numerous awards at Indian as well as International level for its unique humor and unmatched creativity. Known for its unique properties (MTV Immies, MTV Music Summit for AIDS, Style Awards, MTV Youth Marketing Forum, MTV VJ Hunt, MTV Youth Icon and MTV Roadies among others), the channel has today become a preferred destination for advertisers to reach out to Indian youth. With over 545,624 hyperactive users www.mtvindia.com continues to be the most popular youth hangout online. MTV India is a part of the MTV Networks, world’s largest television network reaching out to 481.5m households across 171 territories. For the 6th consecutive year, MTV was named The World's Most Valuable Media Brand by Business Week & Interbrand's 2005 Best Global Brands study.


Nick India

Nick launched in India in 1999 as the country’s first multi-genre kids’ TV channel and is today viewed in well over 23 million households in the country. Nick India is a 24-hour pay channel distributed by OneAlliance with the option of a Hindi audio feed. With kids at the centre of its approach, Nick provides respectful, non-violent, empowering entertainment for both boys and girls alike. Its pioneering content for 2-14 year olds includes animated series, live-action shows, comedy, popular game shows (including the locally produced 'Dum Duma Dum' and ‘Gili Gili Gappa’), hosted shows and India's very first live-action-cum-animation series, 'J Bole Toh Jadoo'.


A part of MTV Networks, Nickelodeon, as it is known internationally, is the world's number-one entertainment brand dedicated to kids and is viewed in more than 202.3 million households in 170 territories, with channels in Africa, Asia and the Pacific Rim, Latin America, Europe, CIS/Baltic Republics and the US. In the US alone, Nickelodeon has been the number one cable channel (across all C&S genres) for the last ten years consecutively. It has been consistently involved in understanding and bettering the lives of kids through research and pro-social campaigns.


Vh1
An MTV Networks India channel, Vh1 is India’s only 24-hour international music and lifestyle channel, providing music buffs with their daily dose of international music, pop culture, reality TV and celebrity lifestyle. Launched in January 2005, the channel today reaches almost 20 million homes across India and is growing rapidly to reach many more. Vh1 has brought the best international music to India, coupled with the biggest stars, the juiciest stories and the latest in the favourite artiste’s life. With an exhaustive music library spanning over 30 years and genres like flower power, punk, rock, reggae, hip hop, pop and many more, Vh1 customizes its music and programme mix to appeal to Indian tastes. Globally, Vh1 is available across 142.8 million households in over 141 territories.

 

 

 


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 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.44.24

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.95

Euro

1

Rs.57.33

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

2

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

-

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

3

--LEVERAGE

1~10

3

--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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