MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

19.07.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LEPRO HERBALS PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

4 – Empire Estate, Mehrauli Road, Sultanpur, New Delhi – 110 030,

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

16.09.1991

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-45667

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74899DL1991PTC045667

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELL00958G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACL0728M

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer, Exporter of Chemicals and Herbals.

 

 

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 350000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established and reputed company having satisfactory track records.  Directors are reported as experience 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 :

4 – Empire Estate, Mehrauli Road, Sultanpur, New Delhi, Delhi – 110 030,

Tel. No.:

91-11-27803500/ 26803504 / 26804201 / 26804203

Fax No.:

91-11-27801770 / 26802102 / 26802423

E-Mail :

finance@alcheminternational.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Surender Kumar Thakral

Designation :

Director

Address :

411- L, Model Town, Panipat, Haryana

Date of Birth/Age :

15.08.1941

Date of Appointment :

05.04.1996

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mohinder Kumar Kohli

Designation :

Director

Address :

S -4 / 114, Mahabir Nagar, Tilak Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi – 110018, India

Date of Birth/Age :

02.02.1954

Date of Appointment :

01.05.1995

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ram Pratap

Designation :

Additional Director

Address :

B- 3, F-F, Ward No. 8, Hilltop Apartments, Mehrauli, New Delhi,

Delhi – 110 030, India

Date of Birth/Age :

04.08.1939

Date of Appointment :

02.04.2007

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Agarwals & Associates

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

C-101, Happy Home Apartments, Plot No.12A, Sector 7, Dwarka, New Delhi-110070

Mobile No.:

91-9811549887/ 9312069089

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Mr. Raman Mehta

 

10630

Mrs. Nidhi Mehta

 

159420

Mr. Raman Mehta (HUF)

 

50000

Alchem International Limited

 

30000

Mr. Bharat Mehta

 

30150

Ms. Neha Mehta

 

25000

Ms. Divya Mehta

 

25000

Total

 

330200

 

 

Particulars

 

Percentage of Holding

Bodies Corporate (not mentioned above)

 

9.00

Other top fifty (50) shareholders (other than listed above)

 

91.00

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Importer, Exporter of Chemicals and Herbals.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

Citi Bank N A

Jeevan Vihar, 3, Sansad Marg, new Delhi – 110 001

 

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

D. S. Talwar and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

S – 58, Greater Kailash – II, New Delhi, Delhi – 110048, India

 

 

Associate Company :

v      Twin Multiflora Private Limited

v      Alchem International Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

500000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10.00 each

Rs. 5.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

330200

Equity Shares

Rs. 10.00 each

Rs. 3.302 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

 

3.302

3.302

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

86.166

84.199

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

89.468

87.501

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

63.983

71.253

2] Unsecured Loans

 

19.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

 

82.983

71.253

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

7.179

6.711

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

179.630

165.465

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

115.138

78.612

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.0000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

128.710

87.234

 

Sundry Debtors

 

12.687

52.358

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

3.087

2.632

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

12.671

18.883

Total Current Assets

 

157.155

161.107

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

83.430

66.368

 

Provisions

 

9.233

7.886

Total Current Liabilities

 

92.663

74.253

Net Current Assets

 

64.492

86.853

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

179.630

165.465

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Total Income

 

235.897

207.550

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

4.149

13.104

Provision for Taxation

 

1.806

4.743

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

2.343

8.361

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

 

114.736

180.133

 

Other Earnings

 

111.544

175.386

Total Earnings

 

226.280

355.519

 

 

 

 

Total Imports

 

25.444

31.870

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

14.768

8.110

 

Other Expenditure

 

202.212

178.226

Total Expenditure

 

216.980

186.336

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

0.99

4.03

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

1.76

6.31

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

1.52

5.47

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.05

0.15

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

1.96

1.66

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

1.70

1.85

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Name of the company

LEPRO HERBALS PRIVATE LIMITED

Presented By

 

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

Goods Security Agreement dated 31.07.2001, which was registered on 09.08.2001 and further modified by Goods Security Agreement dated 22.12.2003, which was registered on dated 31.12.2003 and modified by deed of modification dated 20.12.2004, registered on dated 04.02.2005.

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

Total facilities : Rs. 24.160 millions

Funded: Rs.19.100 millions

Non Funded: Rs. 5.060 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

First exclusive charge on all present and future Stocks and Book debts and Plant and Machinery

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

  • Repayable on demand
  • Cash Credit / Overdraft at Citibank PLR + 1.00% PLR at present is 14.50%
  • Other interest rates as per RBI mandated rates specified from time to time.

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

CITIBANK N A

Jeevan Vihar, 3, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi – 110 001

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

Deed of modification dated 11.04.2005

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.

Total Working Capital Facilities: Rs.52.460

millions

Total facilities will now be secured by way of first exclusive charge on all present and future Stock, Book Debts and plant and machinery of the Company.  All other terms and conditions shall remain same.

ANNEXURE

 

Date of Agreement

Date of Registration

Particulars

 

22.12.2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Working Capital Facilities enhanced from Rs. 24.160 millions to Rs. 27.930 millions. First pari passu charge on stocks and book  debts and plant and machinery charge being on pari passu basis with China Trust Commercial Bank

20.12.2004

04.02.2005

Total Working Capital facilities: Rs. 37.460 millions. Rate of Interest on Cash Credit @11.00% p.a. All other terms and conditions shall remain same.

 


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. 40.40

UK Pound

1

Rs. 82.93

Euro

1

Rs. 55.81

 

 

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

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

4

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--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

 

49

 

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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