MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

26.07.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MALPRO SILICA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

16/17, Bhavani Main Road, Ashokapuram, Erode 638004, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

29.07.1985

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-1649

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U14107TZ1985PTC001649

 

 

IEC No.:

3299010174

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CMBM04961F

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AACFM6318F

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Sodium Silicate and Potassium Silicate.

 

 

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 27576

 

 

Status :

Small Company

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a relatively small company having satisfactory track records. Directors are reported as experienced and respectable businessmen. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are however reported as usually correct and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered for small business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

16/17, Bhavani Main Road, Ashokapuram, Erode - 638004, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-424-2293474/ 2293484

Mobile No.:

91-9443039000 (Mr. Prem Siva Kumar)

Fax No.:

91-424-2293894

E-Mail :

info@malproindia.com

Website :

http://www.malrpoindia.com

 

 

Head Office :

400, Bhavani, Main Road, Asokapuram, Erode-638004, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-424-2293474/ 2293484

Fax No.:

91-424-2293894

 

 

Branches:

3 /25, Suma Sundaram Avenue, 2 Street, Sakthi Nagar, Porur, Chennai

Tel No.:

91-44-22523109

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Kaveri Sivakumar

Designation :

Chairman

Address :

161 / 30, Thirunagar Colony, Erode-638004, Tamilnadu

Date of Birth/Age :

25.11.1950

Qualification :

Bsc.

Date of Appointment :

29.07.1985

 

 

Name :

Mr. Prem Sivakumar

Designation :

Director

Address :

161 / 30, Thirunagar Colony, Erode-638004, Tamilnadu

Date of Birth/Age :

24.12.1973

Qualification :

MBA (Australia)

Date of Appointment :

31.08.1995

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

Mr. K Sivakumar

5400

34.78

Mr. Prem Sivakumar

53100

32.61

Ms. S Umamaheshwari

1400

30.43

Ms. Lavanya Prem

100

2.17

Total

4600

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Sodium Silicate and Potassium Silicate.

 

 

Products :

Silica

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

Tamil Nad Mercantile Bank Limited

Easwaran Koil Street, Erode – 638001

Facilities:

Rs.8.000 millions (Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited)

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors:

 

Name :

Murunganandham E.S.

Chartered Accountants

Address :

3A, Chidamharam Colony 2nd Street, Periyar Nagar, Erudo – 11

Tel No.:

91-424-2250806

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

60000

Equity Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.6.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

60000

Equity Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.6.000 millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

6.396

0.460

0.460

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

0.498

0.127

0.080

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

6.894

0.587

0.540

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

6.402

4.598

4.080

2] Unsecured Loans

0.188

6.060

5.986

TOTAL BORROWING

6.590

10.658

10.066

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

13.484

11.245

10.606

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

2.452

1.189

1.318

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

0.165

5.835

4.884

 

Sundry Debtors

11.722

3.976

3.809

 

Cash & Bank Balances

0.281

0.150

0.271

 

Other Current Assets

0.067

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

0.877

0.819

0.557

Total Current Assets

13.112

10.780

9.521

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

2.080

0.700

0.137

 

Provisions

0.000

0.024

0.096

Total Current Liabilities

2.080

0.724

0.233

Net Current Assets

11.032

10.056

9.288

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

13.484

11.245

10.606

 


 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

 

3.175

4.657

Other Income

 

0.731

0.743

Total Income

 

3.906

5.400

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

0.047

0.080

Provision for Taxation

 

0.000

0.000

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

0.047

0.080

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

0.550

0.114

 

Other Expenditure

 

2.759

5.092

Total Expenditure

 

3.309

5.206

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

1.20

1.48

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

1.48

1.72

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

0.39

0.74

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

8.01

14.81

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

18.16

18.64

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

14.89

40.86

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Website Details :

 

Subject was incorporated in 1986 to achieve industry's best quality standards in the field of manufacturing Sodium Silicate and Potassium Silicate. Their presence and commitment to people affiliated with them over couple of decades is still the same, the quality eminence of their product is still the same and many of their current customers in the field of Soap and Detergent manufacturing, Foundries, Precipitated Silica, Silica Gel, Paper manufacturing, Waste waster treatment, Textile processing, Zeolite manufacturing, Additives and Mining have become patrons who express a sense of satisfaction.

 

Their outlay of expertise in Sodium Silicate Manufacturing and Installation And Commissioning Of Silicate Plants On Turnkey Basis with Subject’s Technology during these years of operation have coagulated them with realization in spearing and redefining the existing technology to cost structured and result oriented output. The freedom, commitment and practical indulgence of Subject’s research team bestow further insights to Technology, Process Expertise, Design & Consultancy, Plant Engineering, Turn Key Project Execution Ranging From 10 To 300 Metric Tons / Day, Human Resource & Training, And Contract Servicing.

 

Because of their specialization in the field of Sodium Silicate manufacturing through Furnace Process And Hydrothermal Process and total commitment to all customers with relentless pursuit of a quality product, Subject is having many successful supplier partnerships and Technological tie-ups with companies of all sizes in many countries of the world.

 

They at Subject are doing their best to make Sodium silicate and its manufacturing concept a fundamental and essential part of everyday, modern life.

 

Subject was founded and promoted by Late Shri. Kaveri Mudliar and have been manufacturing Silicates for the last couple of decades. The company was then taken over by his son Mr. Kaveri Sivakumar as Managing Director and assisted by Mr Prem Sivakumar as Executive Director and team of office bearers.

 

Ventured as a family business in a small town, Erode with a capacity of 1000Metric tons/annum has now extended its capacity to 30000 Metric tons/annum with the most advanced technology and complete facilities to manufacture and process and market through distributors operating from many parts of the world.

 

Subject has been in the lime light in thes recent years for being the only unit in South India in creating an era with Oil fired Furnace to a capacity exceeding 30000Mtons in a single furnace. Their research to select the most efficient fuel burning devices and energy conservation on the organization of motion of gas flows for ensuring the optimal conditions of heat transfer has been the primary success of this industry. Technology for thermal energy conservation in gas and oil fired furnaces has been modernized with innovation based on practical experience and know-how to suit cost structured manufacture.

 

Key Figures

 

K SIVAKUMAR BSE, DCE     Managing Director


Born and brought up by a family of industrialists, SIVAKUMAR joined his family business in the year 1971. Since then his contribution and commitment till date, to the manufacture of Sodium Silicate industry has been exceptional. His teen-age enthusiasm in the field of textiles and subsequent owning a textile manufacturing unit for more than 20 years, made his meritorious career.


After proving his credibility in the field of Textile manufacture, he then diversified his business notion to venture in Sodium Silicate manufacturing. Today, with his aspiration to make the company a market leader in the Global trade environment and to achieve the goals in a stipulated epoch, his efforts towards the company’s performance and growth is taken through with a team of Office bearers who feel conceited to have him as a leader.

.

PREM SIVAKUMAR HDSE, M.COM, MBA      Executive Director


A charismatic youngster, joined this company with an intendment to aggrandize the company in the global market. Having proven his eminence in the field of Marketing at Sydney, Australia, he joined the company in outsourcing global markets for the product. Today he heads the company’s sales network team and has established clients all over the world. His aptitude in the modern eon to support and contribute for the sales force expansion has brain stormed the entire team of office bearers to win through company's Vision.


STAFF

The board is well assisted by a group Office Staff including Marketing Manager, Production Manager, Manager Admin, Public Relation Officer, Collection Agents and Personal Secretaries.

 

VALUE & CUSTOMER CARE

 

They are dedicated to the concept of total customer service, and in all their years of operation they have never experienced a labor / Staff inducted work stoppage. Their company has been regarded as a reliable, stable company who will be there when you need them- tomorrow, next week, or next year. Their reputation as a service leader in this industry is well known.

 


ETHICAL CODE

 

An ethical code has been formally adopted, setting out the standards and conduct expected of all employees, both in their work and in the communities in which they live.

 

Joint Ventures

 

They at subject form strategic business venture partnerships in order to demonstrate at an international level, the most efficient and cost structured way to manufacture Sodium Silicate when compared with other manufacturers.

 

They also acknowledge that it is a confront to gain market acceptance of their new modulation in the manufacturing process because of their realization from relentless research, the most efficient fuel burning devices and energy conservation on the organization of motion of gas flows for ensuring the optimal conditions of heat transfer unlike other conventional methods.

 

Low Investment cost is the added feature that empowers their technology. It has been an achievement and intrinsic to their research team to evolve their manufacturing technology with a very low investment edge.

 

Therefore they actively seek collaboration with companies and institutions that will facilitate the introduction of their process to gain a niche in the market and maximize these business opportunities by the formation of innovative structures that benefit both parties.

 

They welcome business alliances that include:

 

v      Clustering of synergistic technologies

v      Joint-ventures

v      Formation of networks

v      License and Royalty agreements

 


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.40.30

UK Pound

1

Rs.82.97

Euro

1

Rs.55.64

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

4

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

3

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

3

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

3

--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

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

36

 

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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