MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13.07.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ELKAY CHEMICALS PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

4, Vinay Kunj, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai - 400 028, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

02.06.1986

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-39957

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U24100MH1986PTC039957

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

PNEE01430C

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACE5989K

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and selling of silicone chemicals such as silicone fluids, emulsion antifoams and other speciality items.

 

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 290000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well – established company having satisfactory track. Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and having satisfactory track records. Trade relations are fair. Payments are usually correct and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for any normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions. 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

4, Vinay Kunj, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai - 400 028, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-20-27122407 / 3154

Fax No.:

91-20-27121526

E-Mail :

elkaysil@vsnl.com

Website :

http://www.elkaysilicones.com

 

 

Head  Office:

1-C & 1-D, Prabhat House, Law College Road, Damie Path, Erandwane, District Pune - 411 004, Maharashtra

Tel. No.:

91-20-22336570 / 22332948

Fax No.:

91-20-22362896

 

 

Corporate Office :

J –152, MIDC, Bhosari, Pune – 411026

Tel. No.:

91-20-27122407/27123154/27129854

Fax No.:

91-20-27121526

E-Mail :

elkaysil@vsnl.com

 

 

Branches :

Plot no. 72, Mahadev Park, SuratNavsari Highway, Surat

Tel. No.:

91-261-8872211

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. A K Lokapur

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Dr. Ravindra D. Kulkarni

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

66 years

Qualification :

Ph.D. (Chem.) Columbia University

Experience :

28 years

Previous Employment

Ř       IBM - Union Carbide and Exxon

Ř       Physical Lab., New Delhi

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing and selling of silicone chemicals such as silicone fluids, emulsion antifoams and other speciality items.

 

 

Products :

Silicone fluid

Emulsions

 

 

Exports to :

Iran and Jordan

 

 

Imports from :

Holland, USA, Germany and Singapore

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Contract (30 days), Cash or L/C terms

 

 

Purchasing :

Contract (30 days), Cash or L/C terms

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

 

 

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

 

 

 

1800.00 MT

1491.18 MT

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

v      TTK Biomed Limited, Chennai, Tamilnadu

v      J. K. Industries Limited, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

v      Apollo Tyres Limited, Cochin, Kerala

v      Hindustan Latex Limited, Trivandrum, Kerala

v      Parke Davis (India) Limited, Mumbai

v      Mahindra and Mahindra Limited, Mumbai

v      Dyna Tyres, Iran

v      Dyna Tyres, Jordan

 

 

No. of Employees :

60

 

 

Bankers :

v      State Bank of India, Pune

v      HDFC Bank, Pune

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loan

31.03.2005

(Rs. in millions)

Cash Credit account State Bank of India

26.563

Forklift Loan from HDFC Bank

0.670

Vehicle Loan from HDFC Bank

2.120

Total

29.354

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

RSM & Company

Chartered Accountant

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Lokapur Holdings Private Limited 

`

Arklite Speciality Lamps Limited

 It is a newly formed company.

Manufacturing speciality lamps like studio lighting, halogens etc. 

 

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

2,000,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- Each

Rs. 20.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

1,935,388

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- Each

Rs. 19.353 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

19.353

19.353

12.000

2] Share Application Money

10.000

10.000

10.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

44.359

34.556

9.767

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

73.712

63.909

31.767

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

60.952

29.354

22.840

2] Unsecured Loans

4.863

5.304

4.797

TOTAL BORROWING

65.815

34.658

27.637

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

4.807

5.380

5.007

Government Grant

0.598

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

144.932

103.947

64.411

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

45.620

36.331

25.582

Capital work-in-progress

0.464

0.084

0.084

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

19.780

11.350

4.641

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 
Inventories
44.249

20.791

17.398

 
Sundry Debtors
40.300

30.931

37.982

 
Cash & Bank Balances
0.887

1.558

0.437

 
Other Current Assets
0.000

0.000

0.000

 
Loans & Advances
31.858

19.717

5.133

Total Current Assets
117.294

72.997

60.950

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
 

 

 

 
Current Liabilities
37.453

16.978

27.901

 
Provisions
1.695

1.780

1.910

Total Current Liabilities
39.148

18.758

29.811

Net Current Assets
78.146

54.239

31.139

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.922

1.943

2.965

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

144.932

103.947

64.411

 

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover [including other income]

200.675

143.274

116.439

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

12.604

7.298

3.999

Provision for Taxation

0.000

0.000

2.371

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

12.604

7.298

1.628

 

 

 

 

Export Value

NA

45.327

13.322

 

 

 

 

Import Value

NA

42.815

32.470

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

Interest

3.893

2.470

Depreciation

2.507

1.860

112.440

Other Expenses

181.671

131.646

 

Total Expenditure

188.071

135.976

112.440

 

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

PAT / Total Income
(%)
6.28

5.09

1.39

 
 
 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

6.28

5.09

3.43

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

7.74

6.67

4.62

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.17

0.11

0.12

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.42

0.83

1.80

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.99

3.89

2.04

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

It is in trade terms with:-

 

v      Rhodia Chemicals India Limited

v      Gemini Venture Corporation, USA

v      Spack Organics, Mumbai

v      Wacker-Metroark India Limited

v      BASF (India) Limited, Mumbai

v      India Glycol Limited, Mumbai

v      Dai Ichi Karkaria Limited, Mumbai

v      Ge Plastics B. V., Holland

v      Huels, Germany

v      OSI Specialities, Singapore

v      Degusa AG, Germany

 

Business:

 

The company mobilized over Rs. 27.600 Millions during October 2004 through a preferential of shares at the rate of Rs. 37.71 per shares

 

The performance of M/s. Silicone International products has improved substantially during the last quarter of the year. The company has been regular in meeting all its financial commitments to creditors employees, banks and authorities. The company fully repaid its pending Term Loan and Converted the factoring limits to cash credit  facility to reduce the effective cost of borrowing.

 

Sales volume growth momentum which was witnessed during the previous year. Sales volume increased by 80% with relatively stable price. Shipment volume of emulsions increased by over 30% most notable has been 240% increased in Export resulting in the company becoming a net foreign exchange earner for the first time.

 

The company has chalked out an expansion – cum- modernization program to raise the fluids processing capacity by 25% by 200% during 2005-06 The plant is being to conform to the international standers. The directors   expect the project to be completed by January – 2006

 

During April, 2005 M/s. RWTUV India has renewed the ISO-9001:2000 Certification for a further period of years.

 

Fixed assets

 

v      Leasehold land

v      Office equipments

v      Building

v      Plant & machinery

v      Computer

v      Laboratory equipments

v      Vehicles

v      Furniture & fixtures

 

  

 

As per website Details:

 

Subject is a 14-year old, profitable, Specialty Silicones manufacturing Company with annual processing capacity of 3 mn lbs of Silicone Fluids, and 3 mn lbs of Emulsions with a strong market presence in over 10 countries.

 

Subject is a professionally run ISO 9001: 2000 company with a strong emphasis on business ethics, market focus, technology leadership and quality standards.

 

Silicones find applications in contraceptives, pharmaceuticals, textile finishing, rubber & tyres, petrochemicals, construction, reprographics and personal care industries. Subject has a strong presence all over India with representative offices at Surat, Bhilwara, Ludhiana and Chennai covering major industrial centers with significant Silicones consumption.

 

Subject continues to be a highly focused Silicones company, emphasizing on value-added specialty applications. Subject takes pride in working closely with key customers to develop and customize products as per specific individual requirements.

 

Over the years, Subject has demonstrated that it can participate in the World market with its consistent quality, competitive pricing, technical support and committed delivery schedules.

 

Subject brand has come to be recognized and respected by customers all over the World.

 

Contraceptive

 

Subject has been an approved supplier of Lubricating Oil Silicone Fluid 350 cps over the past decade. Subject provides the necessary skin irritation and toxicity test certificates from independent laboratories. India is the largest manufacturer of Condoms in the World, with an annual installed capacity of 3.5 billion pieces spread over 11 units.

Construction

 

Silicones provide excellent coverage for micro cracks in exterior plasters, thereby extending the longevity of paints, and protecting the structure from rains, sultry weather, fungus and moss. The formulation has been found to be particularly effective for asbestos sheets and pre-fab cement slabs. Subject can offer products that are solvent-dilutable, as well as water-dilutable.

Chemical Process

 

Chemical Process description goes here

Personal Care

 

The Indian personal care products industry is dominated by a handful of multi-national companies where entry barriers are very steep. The consumption of shampoo, soaps, hair oil, fabric softener, sun-screen lotions has shown healthy growth rates due to large middle class population in India. ELKAY has identified this segment as a future growth engine for Speciality Silicones.

v      Hair Care

v      Body Care

v      Laundry

Pharma

 

India is one of the largest producer, consumer and exporter of ant-acid tablets, emulsions and syrups. In a industry dominated by multi-national companies, ELKAY has come up to the expectations of the stringent quality requirements of customers, for both neat Activated Dimethicone I.P. and 30% Emulsions.

v      Release

v      Antiflatulants

Speciality

 

Speciality Description Goes Here.

v      Shine

v      Wetting, Spreading Agents

v      Dielectric Cooling

v      Grease

v      High Temperature Release

v      Damping

Tyre & Rubber

 

Silicone is the preferred Release Agent for most of rubber and tyres industry due to its easy handling & transportation, long shelf life and environment-friendly nature. With close technical interactions, ELKAY has developed certain customised products for select tyre companies. The PVC industry in India consumes large volumes of Silicone Mould Release Emulsions for chappals and household articles.

Textile

 

Subject has been a dominant player in the Textile Finishing formulations market in India, supplying various grades of Amino Silicone Fluids, Epoxy Silicone Fluids, Hydroxy-terminated Silicone Fluids, Carboxyl Silicone Fluids for developing durable as well as transient feels for fabrics. Subject has been very active in developing new and novel feels for cotton, polyester, polyester-viscose, knits, terry-towels, nylon and synthetic wool applications. ELKAY can also offer a wide range of Silicone Defoamers for foam control in jet-dyeing bath.

v      Release

v      Antifoaming, Defoaming

v      Wetting, Spreading Agents

v      Water Repellancy

v      Softners

v      Thread lubrication

v      Laundry

v      Garment Finishing

v      Water Absorbancy, Wicking

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES:

 

Contract Manufacturing, Tolling & Job Work

 

Product Development:

v      Product design & evaluation

v      Optimization & process flowsheet development

v      Yield & process economics analysis

Process Development/Pilot Plant:

v      Bench scale process development & evaluation

v      Process scale up & flowsheet development

v      Pilot scale process optimization & costing

v      Data analysis & report generation

 

Laboratory Support/Services:

Product characterization, chemical analysis & literature information

Physical properties analysis

Report generation

 

INFRASTRUCTURE:

 

Manufacturing:

 

1-5000 kg. batch size capability

Indian FDA (Pune) approved facility

GMP operation (Pune)

Plants located in Pune, Mumbai and Ahmedabad in India

Total land approximately 14 acres (three locations)

 

Equipment:

Plant reactors:

Glass lined reactors                 SS reactors

3000 Ltr.           1 Nos.               7000 Ltr.           1 No.

2000 Ltr.           3 Nos.               3000 Ltr.           1 No.

800 Ltr. 2 No.                             2500 Ltr.          1 No.

                                                             1500 Ltr.          1 No.

                                                 1000 Ltr.          1 No.

                                                  500 Ltr.           1 No.

                                                  350 Ltr.           1 No.

 

Adequate blending, formulation & storage facilities are provided in the plants

Adequate utilities available such as boilers, cooling towers, chilling plant, brine cooling plant, compressed air, nitrogen, vacuum, etc.

 

Laboratory Capacity:

 

v      Well equipped laboratory for process and quality control of all relevant materials

v      Fully equipped laboratory with 50 Ltr. glass reactor for pilot reactions.

v      Highly qualified professionals experienced in R&D, QC/QA and project management.

v      UV, GC, HPLC, Karl Fisher, Brookfield viscometer, and other instruments.

v      Wet analytical chemistry laboratory.

 

Technology/Processes:

 

v      Amination

v      Anionic/cationic polymerization

v      Antifoam/defoamer compounding

v      Compounding of silicones

v      Continuous polymerization

v      Emulsification

v      Emulsion polymerization

v      Equilibration

v      Esterification/trans-esterification

v      General organic laboratory synthesis

v      Hydrolysis

v      Hydrosilation

v      Nitration

v      Oxidation/reduction

v      Quaternization

v      Silicone surfactants

v      Synthesis of amino/epoxy /carboxy silicones

 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

 

v      Developed and commercialized over 60 specialty chemical products over the past 8 years

v      DMPS/functional silicones polymerization technology and its commercialization

v      Silicone-carbon bond creation through hydrosilation technology for the first time in India

v      Equilibrated methyl hydrogen fluid manufacturing via continuous polymerization

v      Silicone block-copolymers for textile industry

v      Tailor-made silicone polymers for prophylactics, tire, textile, construction & rubber industries

v      Development of acrylate ester-based pour point depressant for off-shore crude oil transport

v      Toll manufacturing of functional silicones for a multi-national company

v      Custom manufacturing of silicones for various outside companies

 

CURRENT PROJECTS:

 

v      Bulk drug intermediates

v      Custom formulations for textile fabric/garment finishing operation

v      Development of mono-dispurse high viscosity silicone fluid anionic emulsions

v      Personal care products

v      Polyelectrolytes

v      Polyurethane-based formulation for textile industry

v      Sealants for construction and engineering industries

v      Silicone antifoam for petrochemical industry

v      Silicone surfactant for petrochemical industry

v      Silicone surfactant for polyurethane industry

v      Water treatment chemicals

 

AFFILIATIONS

 

v      Pune University, Pune, India

v      UDCT (University Department of Chemical Technology), Mumbai, India

v      National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India

v      Engineering Research Consortium, Univ. of Florida, Florida USA

v      Department of Science & Technology, Government of India

v      "Textile Finishing Fundamentals" and "Surface Chemistry of Fabric Care" Supported by Columbia University, Prof. P. Somasundaran

 

 

Zero Defect Know-How

The entire product and process for the manufacture of Silicon fluids has been developed through in-house R&D efforts. Subject has established a full-fledged research, development, design and engineering laboratory which has accredited to the Department of Science and Industrial Research, New Delhi, since 1991. The company practices the philosophy of market coupled product development. This concept has been a key for the rapid developments of products in the company where, in-depth market study and input is taken before undertaking detailed design and development efforts.

Moreover, every product developed goes through extensive site testing with selected customers before being introduced in the 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 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

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--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

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

47

 

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

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

 

 

 

 

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