MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

29.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NILEFOS ORIENT FERTILISER PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

11th Floor, Bakhtawar, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

06.07.2006

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-162965

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U24119MH2006PTC162965

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMN13925C

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Import and Trading of all types of water soluble fertilisers, yellow sulphur , bentonite sulphus  and Chemicals

 

 

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

 

Status :

New Company

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

The company belongs to Madhvani Group of East Africa who made their good fortunes there. They are non-resident Indians. Mr. Nitin Madhavani’s uncle Mr. Mayur Madhavaliand his wife, film actress of Hindi movies awn huge properties in Mumbai. Subject office and their residential flats are currently valued at Rs. 4000 Millions.

 

Their 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 :

11th Floor, Bakhtawar, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-22876306-07 / 22852188

Mobile No.:

91-9820344503

Fax No.:

91-22-22852188

E-Mail :

singarat@hotmail.com

Website :

http://www.kakirasugar.com

Area :

10000

Location :

Owned by Group

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Nitin J. Madhvani

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nalin B Desai

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Gopal Rajani

Designation :

Director

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Nitin Madhvani

 

9998

Mr. Nalin B Desai

 

1

Mr. Gopal Rajani

 

1

Total

 

10000

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Import and Trading of all types of water soluble fertilisers, yellow sulphur , bentonite sulphus  and Chemicals

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Water Soluble Fertiliser

Countries :

Belgium

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Cash and Credit

 

 

Purchasing :

L/C

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

Retailer and End Users

 

 

No. of Employees :

5

 

 

Bankers :

Bank of India

Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021

 

 

Facilities :

Overdraft Facility : Rs. 9.000 Millions

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

 

 

Group Companies  :

Ø       FMP Engineering Solutions Private Limited

             Mumbai

             Authorised Capital : Rs. 1.000 Millions

             Paid up Capital : Rs. 0.100 Millions

 

Ø       Madhvani Tea

Ø       Madhvani Soap

Ø       Kakira Sweets

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

100000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 1.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

100000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 1.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

Subject is a new company and in start-up stage. Hence no financials are available, yet.

 


 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kakira Sweets

 

Kakira Sweets began operations in 1952 as a natural extension to the sugar factory, with the logic that the main ingredient – sugar – was being produced on site. There was also a need for a sweet manufacturing unit that could serve the region.

 

As with other investments made by the group, at the time, this was to be an impressive facility utilizing the best available machinery from Germany and America.

 

During subsequent year the unit enjoyed tremendous success and the sweets produced at Kakira were  exported throughout success and the sweets produced at Kakira was exported throughout the East African Region. The product range at the time comprised hard-boiled sweets, including :

 

Flat Lollipops 

Stick Candy [Long Boiled Sweets]

Satin Ball Sweets [Gobstoppers]

Toffees

Compressed Sugar Sweets

 

At the time, the factory employed about 150 people and produced between 180-200 mt of sweets per month.  

 

Madhvani Soap

 

Soap Division – Kakira Sugar Works [1985] Limited

 

Ugandans Known Madhvani Soap for its quality and reliability. Three brands of laundry soap are produced at the Kakira plant – Safi, Star Blue and Kanga.

 

The division has been successful in entering into the strategic alliance with Unilever Uganda Limited. As a result of this, it produces Unilever’s Key Laundry Soap along with the other Madhvani    brands. Such contract manufacturing activity for Unilever has indeed helped to improve the overall plant capacity utilization and products quality.

 

New technology has been successful in entering into a strategic alliance with Unilever Uganda Limited. As a result of this, it produces Unilever’s Key Laundry Soap along with the other Madhvani brands. Such contract manufacturing activity for Unilever has indeed helped to improve the overall plant capacity utilization and product quality.

 

With ht installation of the new plant, overall capacity utilization  has improved greatly, and they have been consistently producing about 1100 tonnes  of laundry soap per month.

 

All Kakira brands of laundry soap have a strong presence in the market enjoying both trade and institutional customers.

 

Madhvani Tea

 

Tea Division – Kakira Sugar Works [1985] Limited

 

 

Madhvani Tea interests in Uganda currently lie in two estates, Mwera Tea Estate and Nakigalala Tea Estate. Mwera Tea Estate is situated in Mubende district near the town of Mityana and Nakigalala is near the town of Kajjansi on the Entebbe highway.

 

The tea bushes on both estates were planted in the 1950s and the group managed the estates until 1972. when the estates were repossessed by the group in 1991, they were both rundown and their combined output of made tea was negligible. Upon repossession, extensive rehabilitation of the Mwera Tea Factory was undertaken in the phased manner and the capacity of the factory is currently.

 

8702 square   feet of Withering Area with a green leaf intake capacity of 40000 kgs. Per day.

Fermentation capacity of 2000 kgs. Per hour

Drying capacity of over 700 kgs. Per hour.

 

The total land area of both estates is 911 hectares – 403 hectares at Mwera and 508 hectares at Nakigalala. Of this the total area under tea production -2004 is 502 hectares. This includes 72 hectares of tea that had become forest, was painstakingly rehabilitated in 2003 and is yet to come into full production.


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.40.75

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.63

Euro

1

Rs.54.79

 

 

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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