MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13.07.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CATERPILLAR POWER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

HINDUSTAN POWERPLUS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

6B, GST Road, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai-600016, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

18.10.1988

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-16361

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U93090TN1988FTC016361

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

BLRH01798G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACH2193N

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Sellers of Diesel Engines.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 4300000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established and reputed company having satisfactory track. Directors are reported as experienced and respectable businessmen. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. 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 :

6B, GST Road, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai-600016, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-22342240

E-Mail :

thirumalai_varadharajan@cat.com, srinivasan_d@cat.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Ashish Maknija

Designation :

Director

Address :

A-1/10, Agrasen Apartment, Sector 7, Flat No.10, Dwaraka, New Delhi-110045

Date of Birth/Age :

15.04.1966

Date of Appointment :

28.08.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. R Raghavan

Designation :

Director

Address :

65, Moosa Street, T Nagar, Chennai-600017, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

04.03.1950

Date of Appointment :

28.08.2002

 

 

Name :

Mr. John J Nichols

Designation :

Director

Address :

7-1-50, Shiayocho Tamiku, Kobe, Japan-65508972

Date of Birth/Age :

16.10.1952

Date of Appointment :

29.09.2003

Date of Ceasing :

01.03.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Duane E Devore

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

100, Ramagundanahalli, Whitefields, Bangalore, Karnataka

Date of Birth/Age :

24.01.1950

Date of Appointment :

21.01.2002

Date of Ceasing :

18.02.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Paul D Blackburn

Designation :

Director

Address :

Homat # 580, 4-10-2, Minami – Abu, Minato- Ku, Tokyo, Japan

Date of Birth/Age :

27.09.1956

Date of Appointment :

23.09.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Albert T Brown

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

100, Ramagundanahalli, Whitefields, Bangalore, Karnataka

Date of Birth/Age :

29.04.1946

Date of Appointment :

23.09.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Richard P Lavin

Designation :

Director

Address :

Kako House, 15-2-6, Setagaya – Ku, Tokyo, Japan

Date of Birth/Age :

16.02.1952

Date of Appointment :

23.09.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Seta C Prager

Designation :

Director

Address :

2, Leonie Hill Road, 91-04, Leonie Condotel, Singapore

Date of Birth/Age :

22.08.1959

Date of Appointment :

08.09.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. R Ram Mohan

Designation :

Director

Address :

586, 3 Cross, Banasankar, Bangalore, Karnataka

Date of Birth/Age :

10.12.1953

Date of Appointment :

30.07.2004

Date of Ceasing :

23.09.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Daniel F Herkelman

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

5115, N Goldenrod CT, Peoria IL-61615, US

Date of Birth/Age :

12.05.1965

Date of Appointment :

01.04.2007

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. D Srinivasan

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

Krishna H- No.20, 12th Main, BT Layout, I Stage, Bangalore-560029, Karnataka

Date of Birth/Age :

11.01.1957

Date of Appointment :

18.08.1983

 

 

Name :

Mr. Varadharajan TCA

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

B-304, Mahaveer Springs, Rose Garden Road, 15th Main, J P Nagar, 5th Phase, Bangalore-560078, Karnataka

Date of Birth/Age :

15.07.1964

Date of Appointment :

13.12.2006

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

Percentage of Holding

Foreign holdings

 

100.00

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Sellers of Diesel Engines.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

600

 

 

Bankers :

State Bank of India, Industrial Finance Branch, Residency Road, Bangalore-560025

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Price Waterhouse

Chartered Accountants

Address :

32, Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600006, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Holding Company :

Caterpillar Commercial S.A. Belgium

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

40000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.400.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

29844610

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.298.446 millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

298.446

317.751

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

795.022

893.091

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

1093.468

1210.842

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

 

15.650

17.149

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

1109.118

1227.991

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

244.173

256.802

Capital work-in-progress

 

1.938

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

648.463

824.653

 

Sundry Debtors

 

338.813

156.073

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

227.816

272.743

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.250

2.372

 

Loans & Advances

 

32.269

59.899

Total Current Assets

 

1247.611

1315.740

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

333..651

302.340

 

Provisions

 

50.953

42.211

Total Current Liabilities

 

384.604

344.551

Net Current Assets

 

863.007

971.189

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

1109.118

1227.991

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

(Estimated)

31.03.2005

(Estimated)

Total Income

 

1000.000

1000.000

 


KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

NA

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

0.35

0.28

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

3.24

3.82

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Form 8 Particular for creation or modification of charges 

 

Name of the company

CATERPILLAR POWER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Presented By

State Bank of India, Industrial Finance Branch, Bangalore and Caterpillar Power India Private Limited

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Date : 09.01.1991

 

Agreement for cash credit :

Hypothecation of goods

Hypothecation of debts and assets

Hypothecation agreement for letters of credit/ guarantee limits

(All agreements pertain to the same charge)

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

Rs.90.000 millions

Out of this, Rs.10.000 millions is towards credit limit for issuing various guarantees in respect of import and other transactions.

 

And Rs.35.000 millions is towards credit limit for establishing letter of credit in respect of import/ purchase of raw materials.

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

The whole of the company’s stocks goods, produce, merchandise such as semi finished and finished machined components, castings, forgings, diesel engines, both preset and future by way of first charge, and hypothecation of company’s present and future book debts, outstanding monies, receivables, bill, contracts by way of first charge.

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

Interest rate : 1% above state bank advance rate minimum 17.5% p.a.

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

State Bank of India, Industrial Finance Branch, Residency Road, Bangalore-560025

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

Date : 06.01.1996

Agreement for cash credit hypothecation of debts and assets – Form L

Agreement for cash credit hypothecation of goods – Form K

Agreement for establishing LC/BG – Form K Special

General letter of hypothecation

COS – 245 – Letter of undertaking – not to create further charge.

(All agreements pertain to the same single charge)

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.

By the above agreements, the amount secured by the charge stand increased from Rs.75.000 millions ot Rs.95.000 millions (CC Hypothecation – Stocks increased form Rs.32.500 millions to Rs.52.500 millions (CC Spares and stores increased from Rs.5.000 millions to Rs.10.000 millions which is sub limit of CC stocks), CC Book debts – Rs.5.000 millions, Bills discounted – Rs.7.500 millions, LC – Rs.20.000 millions, BG – Rs.10.000 millions, remain at the existing level).

 

Rate of interest modified as 19.75% per annum inclusive of interest tax with quarterly rests.

 

The company has undertaken not to create further charge in favour of any one without obtaining prior written permission from the bank.

 

Website Details :

 

Subject was incorporated on 18th October 1988 and commenced business effective January 02, 1989. The main business of the company is manufacture and sale of Diesel Engines, Generating sets ranging from 180 KVA to 2275 KVA and parts thereof. In May 2003, Caterpillar Commercial SA, Belgium increased its ownership to 92% of the equity capital of the company through a public offer and CPIPL became a majority owned company of Caterpillar effective June 01, 2003. Consequently, Subject became a 100% owned company of Caterpillar Inc., USA. - World renowned leader in Power Generation, Earthmoving Equipment, Mining, Heavy construction, Forestry, Agriculture, Truck and Marine Engines. Their organization is dedicated to providing best value and services to customers and they aim to be recognized as a profitable, well-managed industry leader with strong focus on social responsibility

 

 

Company Facts

 

Company Name :

Caterpillar Power India Private Limited

 

Industry :

Manufacturing / Production

 

Location :

Hosur 635 114

*The company prefers to receive online application for speedier processing.

 

Company Tel :

91-4344- 406633, 634

 

Website :

http://www.cat.com

 

No. of Employees :

600

 

History

 

ABOUT CATERPILLAR 1890.

 

Benjamin Holt and Daniel Best experimented with various forms of steam tractors for use in farming. They did so separately, with separate companies. 1904. Holt's first steam track-type tractor. 1906. Holt's first gas track-type tractor. 1915. Holt "Caterpillar®" track-type tractors are used by the Allies in World War I. 1925. The Holt Manufacturing Company and the C. L. Best Tractor Company merge to form Caterpillar Tractor Company 1931. The first Diesel Sixty Tractor rolled off the assembly line in East Peoria, Illinois, with a new efficient source of power for track-type tractors. 1940. The Caterpillar product line now included motor graders, blade graders, elevating graders, terracers and electrical generating sets. 1942. Caterpillar track-type tractors, motor graders, generators sets and a special engine for the M4 tank are used by the United States in its war effort. 1950. Caterpillar Tractor Company Limited in Great Britain is established, the first of many overseas operations created to help manage foreign exchange shortages, tariffs, import controls and better serve customers around the world. 1953. In 1931, the company created a separate engine sales group to market diesel engines to other equipment manufacturers. This group was replaced in 1953 with a separate sales and marketing division to better serve the needs of a broad range of engine customers. Engine sales now account for approximately one-third of the company's total sales and revenues. 1963. Caterpillar and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited form one of the first joint ventures in Japan to include partial U.S. ownership. Caterpillar Mitsubishi Limited started production in 1965, has been renamed Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Limited, and is now the No. 2 maker of construction and mining equipment in Japan. 1981-83. The worldwide recession took its toll on Caterpillar, costing the company the equivalent of $1 million a day and forcing it to dramatically reduce employment. 1983. Caterpillar Leasing Company is expanded to offer equipment financing options to its customers worldwide and is renamed Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation. 1985 - present. The product line continued to diversify to meet a variety of customer needs. More than 300 products are now offered, more than double the figure in 1981. 1986. The Caterpillar Tractor Company changes its name to Caterpillar Inc. - a more accurate reflection of the enterprise's growing diversity. 1987. A $1.8 billion plant modernization program was launched to streamline the manufacturing process. 1990. The company decentralized its structure, reorganizing into business units responsible for return on assets and customer satisfaction. 1997. The company continued to expand, acquiring the U.K.-based Perkins Engines. With the addition of Germany's MaK Motoren the previous year, Caterpillar becomes the world leader in diesel engine manufacturing. 1998. The world's largest off-highway truck - the 797 - makes its debut at the Cat Proving Ground in Arizona. 1999. Caterpillar unveils new line of compact construction equipment at CONEXPO, world's largest construction show, in response to changing customer needs for smaller, more versatile construction equipment. 2000. Caterpillar celebrates its 75th anniversary. 2001. Caterpillar is the first company to globally launch 6 Sigma and deliver first-year benefits in excess of implementation costs. 2003. Caterpillar becomes the first engine manufacturer to offer a complete line of 2004 model year clean diesel engines fully compliant and certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Caterpillar's breakthrough emissions control technology, known as ACERT®, is designed to comply with EPA standards without sacrificing performance, reliability or fuel efficiency.

 

Product and Services

 

Caterpillar engines, engine systems and Gensets provide power to the world. Their engines provide power to trucks, ships and boats, their own construction and mining machines, and much more. Electrical power systems supply both primary and standby power for a variety of uses -- like off-shore oil rigs, huge mines in remote deserts or mountain ranges, entire communities in areas not close to a utility power grid, hospitals, schools, factories, airports and office buildings.

 

Financial

 

Their annual ranking of America's largest corporations in Fortune 500 Companies Caterpillar Rank: 55 in 2007 (Previous rank: 55) Caterpillar also appears on other rankings. Most recently: • World's Most Admired Companies 2007 • America's Most Admired Companies 2007 • Global 500 2006 $ millions % change from 2005

 

 

Culture and Values

 

6 Sigma The long-term payoff of 6 Sigma will be seen as they develop future leaders who are prepared to address the increasingly complex issues that face them as an industry leader. More than 30,000 employees are involved in 6 Sigma and are helping to shape the Caterpillar of tomorrow.

 

Other Information

 

Caterpillar Dealer Network Caterpillar's global dealer network provides a key competitive edge - customers deal with people they know and trust. Almost all dealerships are independent and locally owned. Many have relationships with their customers that span at least two generations. Cat dealers serve equipment, service and financing needs for customers in more than 200 countries. Rental services are offered through more than 1,500 outlets worldwide. Corporate Governance Caterpillar's reputation for integrity is a fundamental part of their heritage and one of their most valuable assets. Visit the Corporate Governance section for a reliable source for the corporate governance practices their Board has in place to ensure they are building on Caterpillar's sound reputation. As an industry leader, they recognize their responsibility to help restore confidence in Corporate America, and they consider themselves a leader for corporate governance practices. Financial Strength Caterpillar is financially strong - able to fund product programs for future customer needs, provide financing for dealers and customers, and reward its shareholders. They continue to generate significant net free cash flow enabling investments in strategic growth opportunities. Social Responsibility Caterpillar's reputation for making a difference in the world is something they are proud of as a company. In response to the Asian Tsunami disaster, Caterpillar and its dealers provided machines, money and resources for relief and recovery efforts. Caterpillar is also proud to be the lead corporate donor in The Nature Conservancy's Great Rivers Partnership project. And Cat has once again been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index.

 


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.40.47

UK Pound

1

Rs.82.08

Euro

1

Rs.55.74

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--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

 

54

 

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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