MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

24.07.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ORIENT PAPER AND INDUSTRIES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Unit VIII, Plot No. 7, Bhoinagar, Bhubaneswar – 751 012, Orissa.

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

25.07.1936

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

15-117

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L21011OR1936PLC000117

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

HYDO00346D

 

 

Legal Form :

A Public Limited Liability Company. The company shares are listed on the Stock Exchange.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Paper and Paperboards.

 

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 6900000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established and reputed company having satisfactory track. Trade relations are fair. Financials position is good. Payments are 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 :

Unit VIII, Plot No. 7, Bhoinagar, Bhubaneswar – 751 012, Orissa.

Tel. No.:

91-674-2396930, 2392947 

Fax No.:

91-674-2396364

E-mail :

paper@opilbbsr.com

Website:

http://www.orientpaperindia.com

 

 

Plant :

ORIENT CEMENT

 

P.O.:- Devapur Cement Works, Dist.:- Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh PIN - 504 218
Tel No. 91-8736- 240709
Fax:- 91-8736-240522
E-mail: orcem123@sancharnet.in

 

Vill:- Nashirabad, National Highway No. 6, Dist.:- Jalgaon , Maharastra PIN - 425 309
Tel No.:- 91-257-2356651
Fax:- 91-257-2356290
E-mail: orinas_jal@sancharnet.in

    

ORIENT FANS

 

6, Ghore Bibi Lane, Kolkata, West Bengal PIN - 700 054
Tel No.:- 91-33-2320-3614/15/16/19
Fax :- 91-33-23205246
E-mail: custcare@orientfans.com

 

11, Industrial Estate, Sector – 6, Faridabad, Uttar Pradesh PIN - 121 006
Tel No. 91-129- 2241871/1872/1873
Fax:- 91-129-2242511
E-mail: custcare@orientfans.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

Birla Building, 13th Floor, 9/1, R. N. Mukherje Road, Kolkata – 700 001.

Tel. No.:

91-33-2248 0135/2213 1680

Fax No.:

91-33-2243 0490

E-mail :

info@orientpaperindia.com

 

 

Mills:

v      Brajrajnagar, Orissa

v      Amlai, Madhya Pradesh

v      Devapur, Andhra Pradesh

v      Kolkata, West Bengal

v      Faridabad, Haryana

v      Jalgaon, Maharashtra

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. C.K. Birla

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. B.K. Jhawar

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. P.K. Sen

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. D.N. Patodia

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. A. Ghosh

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. V. Nachiappan

Designation :

Nominee – ICICI

 

 

Name :

Mr. Michael Bastian

Designation :

Nominee – IDBI

 

 

Name :

Mr. M. L. Pachisia

Designation :

Managing Director

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. S L Saraf

Designation :

Secretary

 


 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Statement showing Shareholding Pattern

As on 31st December,2006

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group2 

 

 

Indian

 

 

Individuals/ Hindu Undivided Family

699409

4.71

Central Government/ State Government(s)

 

 

Bodies Corporate

3833286

25.84

Financial Institutions/ banks

78244

0.53

Any Other (specify)

 

 

Sub-Total (A)(1)

4610939

31.08

Foreign

 

 

Individuals (Non-Resident Individuals/ Foreign non Individuals)

1000

0.01

Public shareholding3 

 

 

Institutions

 

 

Mutual Funds/ UTI

2562548

17.27

Financial Institutions/ Banks

26492

0.18

Central Government/ State Government(s)

400

0.00

Venture Capital Funds

 

 

Insurance Companies

1767720

11.91

Foreign Institution Investors

286725

1.93

Foreign Venture Capital Investors

 

 

Any Other (specify)

 

 

Sub-Total (B)(1)

4643885

31.30

Non-instititions

 

 

Bodies Corporate

 

 

individuals- i. Individual  shareholders holding nominal share capital up to Rs. 1 lakh.

2939611

45.15

ii. Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital in excess in excess of Rs. 1 lakh.

1846463

12.44

i. Individuals (Non-Resident Individuals/ Foreign non Individuals)

431991

2.91

ii. OCBs

80151

0.54

Sub-Total (B)(2)

283250

1.91

Total public shareholding (B)= (B)(1)+(B)(2)

5581466

37.62

TOTAL (A)+(B)

10225351

68.92

GRAND TOTAL (A)+(B)+(C)

14837290

100.00

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Paper and Paperboards.

 

 

Products :

Pulp, Paper and Board  

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

Licensed Capacity

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Pulp, Paper and Board

 

 

 

 

Amlai

MT

85000

95000

82851

Brajrajnagar

MT

76000

76000

--

Caustic Soda

MT

3292

3292

--

Chlorine

MT

2926

2926

--

Portland Cement

MT

2400000

2400000

2112132

Electrostatic Precipitator

Nos.

30

30

--

Screwbbers, Cyclones, Bag Filters

Nos.

970

970

--

Electric Fans

Nos.

1674000

2580000

2566741

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

Ż      Central Bank of India

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loan (As on 31.03.2006)

Amount

(In Millions)

Term Loan

 

Long Term

 

Debentures (Privately Placed)

 

15,00,000 Non-Convertible Debentures of Rs. 100 each (Residual value Rs. 67/- each)

100.500

1.40,000 Non-Convertible Debentures of Rs. 1000 each (Residual value Rs. 583/- each)

81.670

 

 

From Financial Institutions/Banks

 

Foreign Currency Loans

1781.012

Rupee Loans

455.039

 

 

Deferred Payment Credits

8.261

 

 

Short Term

 

From Bodies Corporate

510.000

 

 

Other Loans

 

From Scheduled Banks

 

Foreign Currency Loans

239.556

On Cash Credit Account

207.869

 

 

Unsecured Loan

 

Term Loans:

 

Long Term

 

Under Sales Tax Deferment Scheme (including Rs. 4.242 Millions (Rs. 3.973 Millions) falling due for payment within one year)

178.435

 

 

Short Term

 

From Bodies Corporate

536.960

 

 

Trade & Other Deposits

(Partly not bearing interest)

 

Employees' Security Deposits

0.184

Others

258.082

 

 

Total:

4357.388

 

NOTES:

1. (a) Rupee loans of Rs. 195.9 Millions from Financial Institutions/Banks are secured by a mortgage/charge ranking pari-passu with each other on the immovable properties pertaining to the Paper plants at Amlai and Brajrajnagar and Cement plant at Devapur, both present and future, save and except such assets as are excluded by the financial institutions/banks and the agents/trustees for the debenture holders and a charge on the movable assets of the Company's said units, subject to prior charges created/to be created in favour of the Company's bankers for working capital requirements.

 

(b) Non-Convertible Debentrues of Rs. 100.5 Millions are secured by a mortgage/charge on the Company's freehold land at Mehsana, Gujarat and subservient charges on the immovable/movable properties of the Company's Paper plants at Amlai & Brajrajnagar and Cement plant at Devapur.

 

2. Rupee/Foreign Currency loans of Rs. 1999.0 Millions from Financial Institutions/Banks and Non-Convertible debentures of Rs. 81.7 Millions are secured by mortgage/charges ranking pari-passu with existing charges on immovable properties pertaining to paper Plants at Amlai and

Brajrajnagar and Cement Plants at Devapur and Jalgaon, both present and future, save and except such assets as are excluded by the financial institutions/banks and the agents/trustees for the debenture holders and a charge on the movable assets of the Company's said units subject to prior charges created/to be created in favour of the Company's bankers for working capital requirements.

 

The aforesaid Rupee/Foreign currency loans are further secured by exclusive mortgage/charges on property held by the Company at Birla Buildings, Kolkata, Comfort letters by certain bodies corporate and pledge of certain investments held by the Company and by third parties.

 

The above debentures are further secured by a charge on the Company's land at Lonavala, Maharastra.

 

3. The debentures indicated above are redeemable as follows :

 

Year of Redemption Amount (Rs. In Millions)

2006-07                                          84.600

2007-08                                          97.600

 

4. Loans of Rs. 41.1 Millions from Financial Institutions/Banks are secured against assets constructed there against.

 

5. Short-term loans of Rs. 510.0 Millions from bodies corporate are secured against investments held by the Company and by third parties.

 

6.Deferred Payment Credits are secured by assets acquired there against.

 

7. Other loans of Rs. 447.4 Millions are secured against hypothecation of stock in trade, stock in process, raw materials, stores and chemicals, book debts and other current assets of the Company. Besides, loans of Rs. 112.1 Millions are further secured by an equitable mortgage of the fixed assets of the Company's Faridabad unit.

 

8. The above term loans include Rs. 952.6 millions (Rs. 729.7 millions) falling due for payment within one year.

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

S. R. Batlibol & Company

Chartered Accountant

Address:

22, Camac Street, Block "C", 3rd Floor, Kolkata-700 016, West Bengal, India

 

 

Subsidiaries :

v      Air Conditioning Corporation Limited

v      OPI Exports Limited

 

 

Associated:

v      Origami Products

v      Origami Tissues

v      Origami Enterprise

v      Time Design Private Limited

v      Next Link Private Limited

v      Suraj General Engineering Private Limited

v      Shine Makers

v      Suraj Industrial Corporation

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

75000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/-

Rs. 750.000 Millions

2500000

Preference Shares

Rs. 100/-

Rs. 250.000 Millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 1000.000 Millions

 

Issued Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

14837610

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/-

Rs. 148.376 Millions

2000000

12% Redeemable Cumulative Preference Shares

Rs. 100/-

Rs. 200.000 Millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 348.376 Millions

 

Subscribed & Paid-up Capital

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

14837610

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/-

Rs. 148.376 millions

 

Add: Forfeited Shares (Amount Originally Paid up )

 

Rs. 0.002 millions

2000000

12% Redeemable Cumulative Preference Shares

Rs. 100/-

Rs. 200.000 millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 348.375Millions

 


 

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

348.400

348.375

348.375

2] Reserves & Surplus

1391.500

310.559

299.983

3] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

(120.491)

NETWORTH

1739.900

658.934

527.867

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

2561.600

3383.907

3611.145

2] Unsecured Loans

685.200

973.661

1204.112

TOTAL BORROWING

3246.800

4357.568

4815.257

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

4986.700

5016.502

5343.124

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

2856.900

2962.172

3126.378

Capital work-in-progress

656.400

73.323

43.517

Capital Expenditure on New Projects

0.000

6.154

6.154

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

134.000

134.770

135.752

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

273.210

374.485

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

926.000
863.340

902.823

 

Sundry Debtors

1235.900
1102.894

1019.398

 

Cash & Bank Balances

170.800
174.652

178.656

 

Other Current Assets

0.000
88.145

49.450

 

Loans & Advances

1304.100
754.705

598.788

Total Current Assets

3636.800

2983.736

2749.115

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

2239.500
1358.101

1132.500

 

Deferred Payment Liabilities

0.000
71.968

97.969

 

Provisions

179.300
127.470

56.231

Total Current Liabilities

2418.800

1557.539

1286.700

Net Current Assets

1218.000

1426.197

1462.415

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

121.400

140.676

194.423

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

4986.700

5016.502

5343.124

 


 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

12832.900

10233.000

8746.800

Other Income

299.000

186.000

349.600

Total Income

13131.900

10419.000

9096.400

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

1960.200

350.400

42.100

Provision for Taxation

653.400

134.600

14.700

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

1306.800

215.800

27.400

 

 

 

 

Total Earnings

NA

392.705

407.152

 

 

 

 

Total Imports

NA

71.730

65.012

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing Expenses

941.300

922.400

835.300

 

Administrative Expenses

1943.700

1545.900

1193.900

 

Raw Material Consumed

3280.700

2660.200

2379.000

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

487.400

479.000

352.400

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

741.400

631.200

618.800

 

Interest

348.200

465.100

528.200

 

Depreciation & Amortization

262.200

266.100

270.700

 

Other Expenditure

1641.800

1545.100

1438.900

Total Expenditure

9646.700

8515.000

7617.200

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Debt-Equity Ratio

3.49

9.60

12.33

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

3.01

7.48

8.97

Current Ratio

1.33

1.24

1.13

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

1.90

1.54

1.32

Inventory

14.34

11.59

10.50

Debtors

10.97

9.64

7.79

Interest Cover Ratio

6.63

1.61

0.84

Operating Profit Margin(%)

20.03

9.93

8.18

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

17.99

7.33

5.08

Cash Profit Margin(%)

12.23

4.29

2.14

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

10.18

1.69

(0.95)

Return On Capital Employed(%)

48.49

15.14

8.71

Return On Net Worth(%)

144.18

30.78

(32.62)

 

STOCK PRICES

 

Face Value

Rs.1/-

High

Rs.494.95

Low

Rs.480.05

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Bio Data:

 

Subject is part of CK Birla Group, is an diversified company having interest in Papers, Cement and Electric Fans.  

 
Paper Division 

 
Subject is a pioneer and leading manufacturer of paper and paperboards in the country. Its two paper plants are situated in Amlai, Madhya Pradesh and Brajrajnagar, Orissa each with a capacity of 76,000 tpa and 85,000 tpa, respectively. The company is also into production of Caustic Soda and its byproduct Chlorin as part of backward integration. 

 
The Amlai unit was designed to produce cultural varieties of paper. The company further modernised its Brajrajnagar and Amlai units and established a new bagasse-based paper mill.  

 
Subject has provided technical and financial aid to Panafrican Paper Mills (E.A), to set up a pulp and paper mill in Kenya. The Kenyan paper mill was expanded from 96 thousand tpa to 150 thousand tpa b by installing a bagasse based pulp plant and a board machine in 1992 at a cost of $162 million. Panafrican Paper Mills(E.A), Kenya pays dividend and knowhow & Servicefee to subject for the technical and financial aid provided by the later to it. OPIL on June 24,1992 has signed an MOU with Government of Maharashtra agencies SICOM and WMDC to form a JV company pursuant to it the a JV company was incorporated under the name of Birla Paper Industries Limited, to set up a 80000 TPA bagasse based paper plant to produce writing and printing paper at an estimated cost of Rs.5250 millions.  

 
Subject has completed installation of 40 tonnes per day Tissue Paper of world class qualtity at Amlai during the year 1996-97. The company has also sucessfully completed the installing a 6 MW back pressure turbine, upgradation of the beloit paper machine fourdriner table and installation of the additional E.S.P for the recovery boiler at Amlai. 

 
The Brajrajnagar plant which has been a constant drag on the company's performance for several years has introduced the Voluntary Retirement Scheme which received a good response.The company earned Rs.58.077 Millions for technical know-how and services rendered to the Pan African Paper Mill (E.A) Limited, Kenya. 

 
Cement Division 

 
Subject has two Cement units at Devapur, Andhra Pradesh and Jalgaon, Maharashtra together with an total installed capacity of 2.0 Million MTPA.  

 
The company, in the second half of 90's has underkaken effors to expand modernise and upgrade its cement facility. In 1995-96, it undertook an expansion -cum-modernisation at its cement division to increase the capacity to 1.75 Million MTPA. It had set up an additional clinkerisation capacity at its existing plant at Devapur, Andhra Pradesh and a split grinding unit with packing facilities of 0.57 Million tonnes per annum at Jalgaon, Maharashtra. Upgradation of Truck Loading with Mechanical Auto Loaders is being taken up at Devapur Cement Plant at a investment of Rs.3.00 Millions. As on March 31, 2002, the total cement capacity of the company stood at 2.0 Million MTPA. 

 
The company has not seen any progress in its efforst to sale it's Cement Division.  

 
Fan Division  

 
Orient Fans Division, which came into the fold of OPIL by the merger of Orient General Industries Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of OPIL with effect from March 1, 1995 on approval of High Courts of Cuttak and Calcutta

 
Subject markets fans under the popular brand 'Orient Fans'. The company has two units form manufacturing fans at Kolkata, West Bengal and Faridabad, Haryana. 

 
Subsidiary Companies 

 
Subject has three subsidiary companies i.e. Th Air Conditioning Corporation Limited, OPI Exports and Orient Dealers and Traders Limited The Air Conditioning Corporation is into manufacturing of Industrial Blowers, Room Airconditioners, Bag Filter. OPI Exports, another subsidiary of subject is into Trading and investment.

 
 
Subject has diversified into the manufacture of air pollution control equipment in collaboration with the Odge-Cottrel, UK.

 

 

Fixed Assets:

 

Freehold Land, Leasehold Land, Factory Building, Non-Factory Building, Railway Siding, Plant & Machinery, Furniture & Fixtures, Office Equipment, Conveyance, Locomotives and Boats.

 

Website Details :

 

Subject believes that resources must be dynamically matched with a strong commitment to excellence in products and processes though a team of dedicated people, while ensuring a clean environment for their planet, the earth. All to server the customer better. Today and tomorrow. Across the country and beyond its borders, graced with service from the heart which says, "you mean the world to them".

 

Orient Paper

 

Orient Paper Mills is one of India's major players in Paper with a wide range of writing, printing, industrial and speciality papers.

 
Fully integrated with facilities for production of high strength pulp combined with reafforestation.
 
 

Orient Cement

                                                                              

Orient Cement's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Devapur in Andhra Pradesh and at Jalgaon in Maharastra.

 

Orient Fans

Orient Fans introduced the cutting edge techno- logy, revolutionary invention and the most sought after benchmark in the fan industry.

 

Incorporated in 1939 with a single paper machine and now a multi-product, multi-location Company, that's much more than paper. That's Orient Paper and Industries Limited, a proud member of one of the premier and most dynamic business houses of India, the G P Birla/C K Birla Group.

 

The G P Birla / C K Birla Group has promoted and established a large number of industrial undertakings manufacturing a diverse range of products such as Automobiles, Earthmoving Equipment, Engineering Products, Ball Bearings, Building Materials, Chemical Plants and Software Development etc.


In keeping with the Birla philosophy, giving shape to customers' aspirations is Orient Paper and Industries Limited's pivotal strength. Keeping abreast of new technology, its credo. Preserving the hues and shades of nature, its obsession.


No wonder then, that in the Paper Industry Orient Paper and Industries Limited commands the status of a leader with a vision. In cement, it has earned a solid reputation. In appliances, Orient, has become a household name.


And, all combined Orient Paper and Industries Limited in seen as a company with a cutting edge. A hi-tech, customer friendly, eco-responsive corporate citizen, that is Shaping a Better Tomorrow for everyone.

 


Products

 

Orient Paper Mills is one of India's major players in Paper with a wide range of writing, printing, industrial and speciality papers.


Fully integrated with facilities for production of high strength pulp combined with reafforestation, high speed paper machines and independent power generation, Orient Paper Mills is in total control right from raw materials to the production of a variety of superior papers and boards.

 

The Orient Paper Mills  plants at AMLAI, Madhya Pradesh have manufacturing facilities to produce a variety of grades and types of papers. Judicious deployment of new technology, abiding commitment to total quality management systems and ingenuity in research and product development have enabled Orient Paper Mills to carve out an important niche not only in the Indian market but in several other countries as well.


The Company has recently set up state-of-the-art facilities to produce a spectrum of Soft Tissue Paper of world class quality.


On the global plane, Orient Paper Mills has blazed a trail by promoting and successfully managing Pan African Paper Mills Limited, Kenya, in partnership with the Government of Kenya and International Finance Corporation.

                                                                             

To perpetuate progress, the Paper Division of Orient Paper Mills continually improving its people, products and processes as it marches ahead in its quest for even higher standards of excellence.

 

As an integral part of its growth oriented strategy Orient Paper Mills has always identified exports as a priority area. That Orient Paper Mills has been in the forefront in this field is a reflection of this attitude, as more and more countries express satisfaction with Orient Paper Mills quality, its papers and paper boards are in wide demand in several countries. Orient Paper products are being regularly shipped to Africa, Middle East, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

 


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

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

7

--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

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

63

 

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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