MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

16.07.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

KORES INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

KORES IMPEX PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Kores House, Plot No. 10, Off. Dr. E. Mosses Road, Worli, Near Shah & Nahar Industrial Estate, Mahalaxmi Station, Behind Phoenix Mill.Mumbai - 400018, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

03.02.1987

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-42413

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U51900MH1987PTC042413

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMK12221G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACK2399F

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Exporters of School Stationery.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 340000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

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.

 

The company can be considered as a promising partner in a medium to long-run.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Kores House, Plot No. 10, Off. Dr. E. Mosses Road, Worli, Near Shah & Nahar Industrial Estate, Mahalaxmi Station, Behind Phoenix Mill.Mumbai - 400018, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-40974444/40974498/ 24964636

Fax No.:

91-22-40974436/ 24950401

E-Mail :

ragini.c@rediffmail.com

Website :

www.kores-india.com/international.htm

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Sushil Kumar Thirani

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat No.7, A Wing, Seaface Park Apartments, B, Desai Road, Mumbai-400026, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

20.10.1930

Date of Appointment :

21.11.1990

Date of Ceasing :

26.05.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Anand Kumar Thirani

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat No.19 and 20, Firpos Co-operative Society Limited, 47-A,  B, Desai Road, Mumbai-400026, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

03.09.1956

Date of Appointment :

21.11.1990

 

 

Name :

Mr. Naresh Burman

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shobhit Kumar Burman

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Adarsh K Chopra

Designation :

Director

Address :

A 1-304, Vikas Complex, Castle Mill Naka, L B S Marg, Thane-400601, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

27.03.1958

Date of Appointment :

26.05.2007

 

 

Name :

Ms. Vimal Bagadia

Designation :

13/11, Bageshri, Oswal Park, Pokhran Road No.2, Thane West-400601, Maharashtra

Address :

03.06.1957

Date of Appointment :

26.05.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Lalit S Chouhan

Designation :

Director

Address :

C-203, Satllite Garden, Film City Road, Goregaon (East), Mumbai-400063, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

03.08.1961

Date of Appointment :

26.05.2007

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Brian Dsouza

Designation :

General Manager Exports

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Reprobel Finance Investment Company Limited

640000

Ms. Rekha Thirani

5000

Mr. Anand Kumar Thirani

5000

 

As on 31.03.2006

 

Names of Shareholders

 

Percentage of Holding

Foreign holdings

 

98.00

Directors or their relatives

 

2.00

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Exporters of School Stationery.

 

 

Products :

v       Writing Instruments

v       Art Material

v       Office Stationery

v       Adhesives

v       Stapler & Punches

v       Paper Products

v       Banking Office Automation Products

 

 

Exports :

 

Countries :

Asian Countries, African Countries, Europe, USA, Middle East, etc.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

Central Bank of India, Corporate Banking Branch, M G Road, Fort, Mumbai-400023

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

R Jatalia & Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

11, Yashwant Chambers, 3rd Floor, Burjorji Bharucha Marg, Near Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai-400023, Maharashtra

 

 

Memberships :

Shopa & ACMI

 

 

Holding Company :

Reprobel Finance Investment Company Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

800000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.8.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

650000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.6.500 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

 

6.500

6.500

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

78.576

77.408

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

85.076

83.908

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

3.570

10.571

2] Unsecured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

 

3.570

10.571

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.087

0.022

Others

 

0.000

0.053

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

88.733

94.554

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

2.577

3.884

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

23.859

28.426

 

Sundry Debtors

 

23.299

16.872

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

8.055

10.010

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

47.515

49.052

Total Current Assets

 

102.728

104.360

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

16.572

13.690

 

Provisions

 

0.000

0.000

Total Current Liabilities

 

16.572

13.690

Net Current Assets

 

86.156

90.670

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

88.733

94.554

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

(Estimated)

31.03.2005

(Estimated)

Total Income

 

200.000

200.000

 


 

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)

 

 

0.24

0.29

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

6.20

7.62

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Form 8 Particular for creation or modification of charges 

 

Name of the company

KORES INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED

Presented By

Central Bank of India and Kores International Private Limited

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Dated 12.12.1995

Agreement for hypothecation to secure demand packing credit against goods.

 

Agreement of packing credit advance under the liberalized scheme of Reserve Bank of India

 

Letter of hypothecation

(Collectively constitute a single charge for Rs.8.000 millions)

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

Rs.8.000 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

All tangible movable property such as products stock in trade and goods of the borrowers which now or hereafter from time to time during the security shall brought in, stored or be in or about the premises, warehouses or anywhere else or godowns of the borrowers in Bombay inclusive of hypothecation of stocks or raw materials, semi finished goods, finished goods etc.

 

Goods meant for export

 

Bills or bills of exchange drawn or accepted or endorsed by the borrowers against goods and/or merchandise or shipping or other documents.

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

Margin : 10%

 

Compound interest as per RBI guidelines

 

This agreement shall operate as a continuing security or the balance from time to time due to the bank and also for the ultimate balance due.

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

Central Bank of India, Corporate Banking Branch, M G Road, Fort, Mumbai-400023

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

Dated 09.01.2003.

Agreement of hypothecation to secure packing credit against goods.

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.

Post Modification

The original charge created on 12.12.1995 for Rs.8.000 millions was modified and increased to Rs.12.500 millions on 23.11.1998.

 

Further modified on 19.04.2000 fir Rs.15.000 millions.

(Last modification registered on 04.05.2000 under Doc. No.26)

 

Present Modification

At the request of the borrower, the bank agreed to sanction/ sanctioned additional packing credit limit by Rs.15.000 millions, thereby increasing the aggregate packing credit limit from Rs.15.000 millions ot Rs.30.000 millions.

 

Compound interest @ 8% p.a. or at such other rate as may from time to time be fixed by the bank.

 

Margin : 10%.

 

 

Website Details :

 

Subject is a renowned name amongst the office and school stationery manufacturers and exporters. As a quality oriented company, they are well-known for supplying premium range of carbon paper, stencils & accessories, typewriter ribbons, correcting fluids, correction pen, stamp pads & ink, geometry boxes, adhesives, script pen, winner pen, grip pen, gel pen, computer related items and many more. Their products are internationally certified as non-toxic under both American ASTM and European EN–71 standards. Established in the year 1982, their company's motto was to cater to the demands of office & school related stationery and art items as per the prevailing trends. So far, they have successfully achieved their aim of becoming one of the leading manufacturer and exporter of office and school products.


Product Range


Writing Instruments - Plastic Ball Pens, Metal Pens & Pencils, Wooden Pens, Permanent and White Board Markers, Highlighters.


Art Material - Wax Crayons, Hexagonal & Plastic Crayons, Oil Pastel, Water Color Cakes & Tubes, Poster Colors, Paint Brushes, Activity Books, Drawing Books.


Staple Pin, Staplers & Punches - For No.10, 24/6, 26/6


Paper Products - Hard Case Books, Arabic/French Ruling Books, Note Pad, Exercise Book Tracing Pad, Ruling Pad, Refilling Pad, Sketch Pad, Drawing Pad, Copier Paper/Fluorescent Paper, Adding Machine Rolls, Composition Books.


Office Stationery - Carbon Paper, Film Carbon, Metal/Polyester Stamp Pads, Stamp Pad Ink, Indelible Ink (Election Ink), White Correction Fluid, Duplicating Stencil & Ink, Typewriter Ribbons, Office Clips, BOPP Tapes, Clear Tapes, Brown Tapes, Finger Grip.


Adhesive - Office Paste, Glue Stick, Wood Glue, Synthetic Adhesives Like Korebond, Koresol, Stick EZY, Stick Well.


Banking Office Automation Products - Currency Counting Machine, Currency Banding Machine, Counterfeit Detector Machine, Cheque Encoder, Security Digital Electronic/Swipe Card Safe.


Key Features

 

v       International quality

v       Creativity

v       Attractive outlook

v       Huge variety

v       Wide range of colors

v       Reasonable prices

v       Easy availability

v       Ready stocks

v       Timely delivery

 

Their Organizational Goals

 

v     To encourage the approach of innovation.

v     To consistently translate research and development into high quality products.

v     To ensure fair trade practices and 100% customer satisfaction.

v     To nurture the environment, both social and corporate.

v     To achieve Total Quality Service through human resource development.

v     To engineer the future.

    
Their Vision


By delivering quality products to their esteemed customers, they want to rule their hearts. The first and foremost priority is given to understand the section of customers, which covers both adults & children, and meet their independent demands.

 


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.40.37

UK Pound

1

Rs.82.18

Euro

1

Rs.55.67

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

7

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

7

--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

 

60

 

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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