MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

04.07.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

DISH TV INDIA LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known as :

ASC ENTERPRISES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Essel House, B – 10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, Essel House, New Delhi – 110035

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

10.08.1988

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-101836

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U51909DL1988PLC101836

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMA18375A

 

 

Legal Form :

Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

DTH Services, Broadcasting Services and consultancy.

 

 

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 :

USD 4700000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a part of Zee-Telefilms Group of Mr. Subhash Chandra, It can be considered normal for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions on merits.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Essel House, B – 10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, Essel House, New Delhi – 110035, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-27101145

Fax No.:

91-11-27106128

E-Mail :

contactscel@agrani.esselgroup.com, cs@dishtv.in

Website :

http://www.agrani.com

Location :

Industrial

 

 

Corporate Office :

5th Floor, Chintamani Plaza, Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri (East). , Mumbai – 400099, Maharashtra.

Tel. No.:

91-22-28235111/12/13

Fax No.:

91-22-282351118

E-Mail :

contactscel@agrani.esselgroup.com

Location :

Commercial

 

 

Branch Office :

207, Paradigm ‘B’ Mindspace, Malad Link Road, Malad [West], Mumbai – 400064, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No. :

91-22-55040280 / 81 /82

Fax No. :

91-22-55040285

 

 

Branch Office :

FC 19 Sector 16A, Film City, Noida – 201301, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Atul Laxminarin Goel

Designation :

Director

Address :

Essel House No. 3, Sultanpur Mandi Road, Mehroli, New Delhi – 110033, India

Date of Birth/Age :

28.03.1977

Date of Appointment :

17.12.2003

Date of Ceasing :

28.06.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Subhash Chandra

Designation :

Chairman

Date of Birth/Age :

30th November 1950

Date of Appointment :

9th August 1995

 

 

Name :

Ms. Laxmi Narain Goel

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

19th February 1953

Date of Appointment :

24th April 1995

 

 

Name :

Mr. Chandrashekhar Raj Gopalan

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

23rd November 1960

Date of Appointment :

11th June 1995

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ashok Goel

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

9th November 1961

Date of Appointment :

24th April 1995

 

 

Name :

Mr. Punit Goenka

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

20th June 1975

Date of Appointment :

1st April 1998

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Mr. Ashok Nandkishore Goel

 

250100

Ganjum Trading Company Private Limited

 

5887000

Churu Trading Company Private Limited

 

10343773

Prajatma Trading Company Private Limited

 

3975000

Briggs Trading Company Private Limited

 

1100000

Premier Finance & Trading Private Limited

 

5143942

Ms. Laxmi Goel

 

100

Ms. Shushiladevi

 

100000

Mr. Shubhash Chandra

 

200000

Afro – Asian Satellite Communications Limited

 

14068850

Veena Investment Private Limited

 

30500000

TOTAL

 

71568765

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

DTH Services, Broadcasting Services and consultancy.

 

 

Brand Names :

Agrani and Dish TV

 

 

Imports from :

France

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

About 100

 

 

Bankers :

ING Vysya Bank Limited

Connaught Place Branch, New Delhi

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

M. G. Bhandari & Company

Chartered Accountants,

Jolly Bhavan – 2, First Floor, 7 New Marine Lines, Chaurchgate, Mumbai 400020

Tel. No. : 91-2256332330

Fax No. : 91-22-56351545

E-mail : mgbco@mbgbco.com

 

21shankar Vihar, Vikas Marg, Delhi 110092

Tel. No. : 91-11-2250830/22456840

E-mail : mghcodelhi@mghco.com

 

 

Associates :

v      Agrani Satellite Services Limited

v      Agrani Convergence Limited

v      Agrani Wireless Services Limited

v      Agrani Satellite Communication Enterprise (Gibraltar) Limited

v      Quick Calls Limited

v      Smarttalk Limited

v      Bhilwara Telenet Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

73000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 730.000

Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

96498854

Equity Shares

 

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 964.988

Millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

715.700

715.700

715.688

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

459.600

2537.900

3728.245

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

(911.428)

NETWORTH

1175.300

3253.600

3532.505

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

78.100

139.500

21.347

2] Unsecured Loans

5.700

9.800

178.778

TOTAL BORROWING

83.800

149.300

200.125

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.045

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1259.100

3402.900

3732.675

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

605.900

148.200

102.523

Capital work-in-progress

536.500

0.000

66.799

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

1088.700

1251.100

1251.816

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

4.700
0.000
46.035

 

Sundry Debtors

75.600
20.600
46.401

 

Cash & Bank Balances

59.400
44.100
0.014

 

Other Current Assets

0.000
0.000
0.000

 

Loans & Advances

1448.000
2463.000
2525.121

Total Current Assets

1587.700

2527.700

2617.571

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

2558.300

523.300

306.034

 

Provisions

1.400

0.800

 

Total Current Liabilities

2559.700

524.100

306.034

Net Current Assets

(972.000)

2003.600

2311.537

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1259.100

3402.900

3732.675

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover

314.600

93.700

89.426

Other Income

10.100

28.500

 

Total Income

324.700

122.200

89.426

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

(2078.000)

(279.300)

(7.908)

Provision for Taxation

0.300

(0.400)

(0.167)

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

(2078.300)

(278.900)

(7.741)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing Expenses

738.100

242.300

 

 

Administrative Expenses

331.400

12.600

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

61.100

47.000

 

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

21.500

17.500

89.748

 

Interest

19.400

30.700

 

 

Power & Fuel

1.600

2.600

 

 

Depreciation & Amortization

18.300

7.200

 

 

Other Expenditure

1211.300

41.600

 

Total Expenditure

2402.700

159.200

89.748

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

PAT / Total Income

(%)

(640.068)

(228.232)

(8.66)

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

(639.975)

(228.560)

(10.58)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(94.73)

(10.44)

(0.200)

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

(1.77)

(0.08)

(0.002)

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

2.25

0.21

(0.14)

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.62

4.82

(8.543)

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Subject is focusing on nation-wide retailing of telecom, information & learning, media and entertainment (TIME) products and services, satellite and digital wireless communication ventures for provision of infrastructures, services and solutions among other initiatives

 

Subject imports Mobile Handsets and other communication equipments.

 

Subject provides DTH services in US, UK, and other European countries

 


JUSTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF NAME

 

That ASC Enterprises Limited [hereinafter referred to as ‘the Company’] is carrying on business, inter-alia, pertaining to Direct to Home [“DTH”] Broadcasting Services under the Brand Name “Dish TV” vide DTH License granted by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, since 16th September, 2003.  Since the date of launch of its Services and during last three years the said mark has become distinctive of the company and is identified exclusively with the DTH business of the company.

 

The company is marketing its Dish TV Services through its marketing agent New Era Entertainment Network Limited [hereinafter referred to as “NEENL”] and in fact has also got the Trade Mark “Dish TV” registered under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 through NEENL under various classes.

 

The Board of directors of the company in its meeting held on 25th day of August, 2006 has decided to file an application before the Registrar of Companies, NCT of Delhi & Haryana, New Delhi, for availability of the name “DISH TV INDIA LIMITED” so that after availability of said name further application for obtaining approval of Central Government under section 21 can be moved.

 

The company has obtained No Objection Certificate [NOC] of NEENL for using its Trade Mark “DISH TV” as prefix to its proposed name “DISH TV INDIA LIMITED”.

 

 

Form 8 Particular for creation or modification of charges 

Name of the company

ASC ENTERPRISES LIMITED

Presented By

ING VYSYA BANK LIMITED & ASC ENTERPRISES LIMITED

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Term Loan agreement dt. 07.05.2004

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

Rs. 500.000 millions

3) Short particular of the property charged. If the property acquired is subject to charge, date of the acquired of the property should be given

i] Residual charge on all movable fixed assets of the company including furniture, fixtures, computers and other movables both present and future situated at Fifth floor, Chintamani Plaza, Andheri [East], Mumbai, Essel House, B – 10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi – 110035 or any other places or any place in transit. Ii] Residual charge on all movable plant and machinery of the company situated at various places present and future situated at Fifth Floor, Chintamani Plaza, Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri [East], Mumbai, Essel House, B – 10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, New Delhi – 110035 or any other places or any place in transit

4) Gist of the terms and conditions and extent and operation of the charge.

The residual charge on above assets is to secure the Rupee Term Loan of Rs. 500 millions sanctioned to the company.  Interest is chargeable at 6.5% pa payable with monthly rests or at such other rates as may be fixed by the Bank from time to time.  The loan is repayable in 10 equal monthly installments of Rs. 50 millions each commencing from 31st July, 2004 and ending on 30th April, 2005

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

ING VYSYA BANK LIMITED

Connaught Place Branch, New Delhi

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

Nil

7) Particulars of modifications specifying the terms and conditions or the extent of operations of the charge in which modification is made and the details of the modification.

Nil

 

Form 8 Particular for creation or modification of charges 

 

Corporation identity number or foreign company registrations number of the company 

U51909DL1988PLC101836

Name of the company

ASC ENTERPRISES LIMITED

Address

Essel House, B – 10, Lawrence Road, Industrial Area, Essel House, New Delhi – 110035

This Form is for

Creation of charge

Type of Charges

Hypothecation

Particular of the charge holder 

L65190MH2004GOI148838

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA LIMITED

IDBI Tower WTC Complex, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400005, Maharashtra

E-mail : appl.helpdesk@mca.gov.in

Nature or description of the instrument creating charge  

Deed of hypothecation dated 23rd May, 2006

Date of the instrument creating charge

23.05.2006

Amount Secure by the charge

Rs. 750.000 millions

Brief of the principal terms and conditions and extent and operation of the charge

As per Annexure

Description of the property charge whether it is a charge on

Plant and machinery, furniture and fixtures, stock in trade, book debts and vehicles

Particulars of the Property charged  

The whole of moveable properties of the borrower including its movable plant & machinery, machinery spares, tools, accessories, book debts, located at FC – 19, Sector – 16A, Noida, Uttar Pradesh

 

 

AS PER WEBSITE

 

ASC Enterprises Limited (ASCEL), is the emergent truth in technology envisioned by Mr. Subhash Chandra, the name behind Essel Group of Companies. Mr. Chandra has a vast range of national and global business interests, encompassing media programming, broadcasting & distribution, packaging, entertainment, telecom and trading, with particularly close synergies. With ventures active in the areas of content, distribution/reach and infrastructure/logistics such as Zee Telefilms, Siticable, Zee Interactive Learning Systems, E-city, Esselworld among others.

 

ASCEL is a multi venture corporate heralding the "convergence" era in our country, focusing on nationwide retailing of TIME (Telecom, Information & Learning, Media, Entertainment) products & services, satellite and digital wireless communication ventures for provision of infrastructure, services and solutions among other initiatives.

Current projects initiated by ASCEL include Agrani Convergence Limited (ACL), Agrani Wireless Services Limited (AWSL) and Agrani Satellite Services Limited (ASSL). ACL is a retail network in multiple formats (brick & mortar, virtual shop, catalog) primarily engaged in the business of retailing TIME-related products and services.


ASCEL through AWSL has recently acquired four companies in the field of Public Mobile Radio Trunking Services (PMRTS), currently operating under the brand of "Smartmobile" and "Procall" in 18 major Indian cities. AWSL is soon going to deploy state-of-the art integrated digital wireless communication systems to provide radio trunking services in several metro and mini metro cities. ASSL is a business venture established to harness identified market opportunities for satellite capacities (C & Ku band) and cater to growing demand for telecom, broadcasting and Internet-related services.


ASC Enterprises Limited also manages the investment of Mr. Subhash Chandra in New ICO / ITGL

 

Establishment of an Indian registered FSS (C and Ku-band) satellite system in the private sector through Agrani Satellite Services Limited


acquired three PMRTS companies with 18 operating licenses through Agrani Wireless Services Limited Moving ahead to establish Digital Networks in atleast two cities [Mumbai & Delhi] to start with Establishment of a nationwide chain of stores for retailing convergent ‘TIME’ products and services through Agrani Convergence Limited


Participation in New ICO / ITGL - a global satellite communication project

Corporate Structure

Maximizes the enterprise value of ASCEL

 

Provides for freedom and flexibilities to expand and grow over time; does not get constrained by divergences in strategic interests of other investing partners that often occur over time. In short, unconstrained ability to take new business initiatives as opportunities arise

 

Flexibility for strategic partners to also take stakes in specific individual “focused” operating entities consistent with their strategic interests

 

Flexibility for each focused operating entity to raise necessary funds (debt as well as equity) from 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 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.40.49

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.77

Euro

1

Rs.55.18

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

4

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

3

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

3

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

3

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

3

--LEVERAGE

1~10

3

--RESERVES

1~10

3

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

5

--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

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

33

 

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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