MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

28.07.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PREMIER SYNTHETICS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

“Anand” Old No. 223, New No. 272, Race Course, Coimbatore – 641018, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

09.01.1980

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

896

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U17119TZ1980PTC000896

 

 

IEC No.:

0488007186

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CMBP03678D

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AABCP3021C

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Exporters of Thermoplastics Components.

 

 

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 34000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

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.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

“ANAND” Old No. 223, New No. 272, Race Course, Coimbatore – 641018, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-422-2220977, 2223363

Fax No.:

91-422-2220977

E-Mail :

pea@touchtelindia.net

md@premiersynthetics.in

pea@vsnl.com

headoffice@premiersynthetic.in

Website :

http://www.premiersynthetics.in

Area :

624 sq. ft. [Owned]

 

 

Factory 1 :

30, Ammankulam Road, Bharathipuram,  Coimbatore – 641037, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-422-2216616 / 2217568

Fax No.:

91-422-2220977

Area :

16117 sq. ft. [Owned]

 

 

Factory 2 :

S.P. 274, Villankurichi Road, Coimbatore – 641035, Tamil Nadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-422-2512141

Fax No.:

91-422-2220977

Area :

174240 sq. ft.

 

 

Branches :

# 88, R. V. Road, Basavangudi, Bangalore 560 004

Tel. No.:

91-80-51204680

Fax No.:

91-80-51204982

E-Mail :

info@premiersynthetics.in  , psipl@touchtelindia.net

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. V. Chinnaswamy

Designation :

Chairman and Managing Director

Address :

‘Anand’ 272 Race Course Road, Coimbatore – 641018, Tamil Nadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

72 Years

Qualification :

BSC

Experience :

40 Years

 

 

Name :

Mrs. C. Suriya  Kumari

Designation :

Director

Address :

‘Anand’ 272 Race Course Road, Coimbatore – 641018, India

Date of Birth/Age :

61 Years

Qualification :

PUC

Experience :

20 Years

 

 

Name :

Mr. C. Anand Prasad

Designation :

Joint Managing Director

Address :

‘Anand’ 272 Race Course Road, Coimbatore – 641018, India

Date of Birth/Age :

40 Years

Qualification :

MS (Electronics Ms Plastics)

Experience :

15 Years

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr.S. Balasubramaniam

Designation :

Chief Executive

Email / Tel No. :

bala@premiersynthetics.in

91-98864 09230

 

 

Name :

Mr.S.Mohan

Designation :

Regional Manager

Email / Tel No. :

mohan@premiersynthetics.in

mohan.s@touchtelindia.net

91-98862 06280

 

 

Name :

Mr.A.Mohanraj

Designation :

Marketing Manager

Email / Tel No. :

amraj@premiersynthetics.in

91-94440 04438. Ph: 044 24834438

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

V. Chinnaswamy

 

93,000

C. Suriya Kumari

 

115,500

C. Anand Prasad

 

114,600

V. Chinnaswamy – BHUF

 

11,400

V. Chinnaswamy – SHUF

 

6,000

Suganya Seethalakshmi

 

43,500

Sugantha Dhanalakshmi

 

45,000

Total

 

429,000

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Exporters of Thermoplastics Components.

 

 

Brand Names :

‘PREMIER’ brand Textile Bobbins, ring tubes, pulleys ‘RAINGOD’ brand HDPE Pipes

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Rainbird International, INC

Product of Agriculture

Sprinkler Irrigation System

Countries :

U.S.A.

 

 

Terms :

 

Purchasing :

Credit [60 days] and L/C

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

 

Actual Production

Bobbins

Nos

 

0.137 Millions

Ringtube

Nos

 

1.007 Millions

Cheesetube

Nos

 

0.033 Millions

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

  • Bangalore Golf Club
  • Bangalore Turf Club
  • Mysore Race Club
  • Lalbagh Botanical Garden
  • Cubbon Park, Bangalore
  • Karnataka Golf Association
  • AV Thomas Plantations
  • Coimbatore Golf Club
  • Naveen Golf Course, Hubli
  • RNS Golf Course, Murudeshwar
  • Infantry Institute Golf Course, Belgaum
  • Tiruppur Golf Course
  • Alapatti Golf Resort, Hyderabad
  • Palm grove Army Golf Course, Chennai
  • TNGF Cosmo Club, Chennai
  • Eagleton Golf Village (RainBird System)

 

 

No. of Employees :

60 [In Office : 20; In Factory : 40]

 

 

Bankers :

Ř                   State Bank of India, Main Branch, Coimbatore

Commercial Branch, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641012, India

Ř                   HDFC Bank Limited, Coimbatore

Ř                   ICICI Bank Limited, Coimbatore

Ř                   Corporation Bank, Main Branch, Oppanakara Street, Coimbatore - 641018

 

 

Facilities :

CC Rs. 2.000 Millions

BG Rs. 3.000 Millions 

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

RTC Associates

Chartered Accountants

FIB Block, Aditya Apartments, 1152, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641045, India

Tel No. : 91-422-2216544

 

K. Narayanan and Company

Chartered Accountants,

458, Ponne Qowder Station, Coimbatore – 641012, India

Tel. No. 91-422-2233529

Fax No. 91-422-2230844

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

·         Premier Equipments & Agencies

272, Race course, Coimbatore – 641018, India

Distributor of- 1) Bayer ABS Limited

2) Baroda for “ABS” plastic granules

3) Consignment stockist for HDPE, Limited

4) LLDPE plastic granules-GAIL

5) Consignment Stockist for Gas Authority of India Limited, Noida

 

  • Anand Polytronics

      272, Race course, Coimbatore – 641018, India

             Traders of ABS Plastic Granules

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

1,000,000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 10.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

429,000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 4.290 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

4.290

4.290

4.290

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

4.303

2.833

4.184

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

8.593

7.123

8.474

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

24.925

22.397

15.604

2] Unsecured Loans

3.032

3.943

2.047

TOTAL BORROWING

27.957

26.340

17.651

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.730

0.730

0.730

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

37.280

34.193

26.855

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

7.630

8.449

8.764

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

1.016

0.823

0.522

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

7.714

7.412

 

 

Sundry Debtors

19.300

17.300

 

 

Cash & Bank Balances

0.645

4.815

24.860

 

Other Current Assets

2.468

2.624

 

 

Loans & Advances

6.191

5.745

 

Total Current Assets

36.318

37.896

24.860

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

5.824

11.000

7.291

 

Provisions

1.860

1.975

 

Total Current Liabilities

7.684

12.975

7.291

Net Current Assets

28.634

24.921

17.569

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

37.280

34.193

26.855

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

46.985

39.499

40.919

Other Income

15.316

7.835

7.287

Total Income

62.301

47.334

48.206

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

2.171

0.319

2.110

Provision for Taxation

0.700

0.600

1.233

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

1.471

[0.281]

0.877

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Opening Stock

7.119

4.891

1.873

 

Raw Material Consumed

5.948

5.943

6.224

 

Material for Automated Sprinkler Irrigation Systems

27.201

18.620

18.531

 

Manufacturing Expenses

9.440

9.019

10.895

 

Administrative Expenses

4.591

3.122

2.536

 

Repairs and Maintenance

0.580

0.520

0.853

 

Financial Charges

3.037

2.763

1.762

 

Sales Expenses

0.326

0.217

1.602

 

Directors Remuneration

1.032

1.032

0.988

 

Depreciation & Amortization

0.842

0.886

0.832

Total Expenditure

60.116

47.013

46.096

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

2.36

[0.59]

1.82

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

4.62

0.81

5.16

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

4.94

0.69

6.28

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.25

0.04

0.25

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

4.15

5.52

2.94

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

4.73

2.92

3.41

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Trade Reference

 

  • V. R. Foundries, Avanashi Road, CBE-4, Mobile No. :  91-9842224569, Mr. Rajendran
  • Anandhkumar Nills, Anur Road, Saravana Petty, Tel No. 2669788, Mr. Radhindran, Managing Director
  • Saravana Balaji Textiles Private Limited, SF No. 88/2, NTP Road, Narasima Naicken Palayam, Ph. No. : 91-422-2461861, C. B. Vichandran, Managing Director

 

Profile

 

Subject was established in 1967 under the name of Premier Plastic to manufacture injection molded components which were previously made out of wood or metal for the textile industry. This was a pioneering effort since th injection molding industry in India was virtually non-existent at that stage. In 1980 the company was incorporated as private limited company and was enjoying the status of being one of the top technical injection molding companies in India under name of Premier Synthetics India Private Limited.

 

PSIPL as a Manufacturer of Injection Moulded Components

 

Machines – Molding

Auxiliary equipment

Tool Room

Quality assurance

Design facilities

Technical and Supervisory Personnel

 

Products

 

Automotive – instrument panel housing

Industrial – textiles pulleys and yarn carriers, photo film spools

Telecom – telephone enclosures

Consumer - TV enclosures, food processors etc

 

Premier Synthetics added a new dimension to the Textile Industry of their country when it introduced for the first time, plastic injection components in place of wood, paper and metal products, Ever since, this Pioneer Company has been manufacturing quality products in tune with International Standards with the use of the latest company controlled machinery and auxillaries to suit the modern day industrial requirements.

 

Ringtubes

Doubling Tubes

Simplex Bobbins

Cheese Tubes

Open End Tubes

Cones

Separators

Drive Pulleys

 

AS PER WEBSITE

 

Infrastructure

    

The company is headquartered in Coimbatore with offices in Chennai and Bangalore. Currently their operations extend to 11 states in southern, central and eastern India and Srilanka. They have very modern manufacturing units at Coimbatore and notable among them is their HDPE Pipe extrusion plant, which has a very modern extrusion machine of M/s Windsor. They also have injection molding units, which cater to various requirements. Their full-fledged offices at Coimbatore, Chennai and Bangalore support their fast expanding customer base and are well equipped with warehouses and service teams to meet the requirements of their clients. They have a state-of-the-art imported hydraulic welding machine, which is unique in providing the advantages of precision welding of the pipes. Their service centre has all tools and diagnostic equipment to service all the components.

 

Associates

They represent Rain Bird International Inc. U.S.A in 9 Indian states and they have had a very long and fruitful relationship with them. Rain Bird International Inc. is the world’s leaders in Irrigation technology and their association with them ensures the best quality for their clients. RainBird is the world’s leader in Irrigation Systems and are undisputed leaders in Golf Course Irrigation Systems in the world.

In India, 80% of all top Golf Courses and all major public parks in South India use RainBird Irrigation systems and all leading designers and consultants are most comfortable with the RainBird system because of its legendary reliability and service.                                                                    

                                                                

Irrigation Division

They are the Distributors for RainBird International Inc., U.S.A for all their products in 11 Indian States and Srilanka. RainBird International Inc., U.S.A are the world’s leaders in Irrigation with a varied product range and in India they have a market share of about 80% in Golf course Irrigation.

Plastics Division

 

They represent Gas Authority of India Limited for their raw material.

They also represent Bayer ABS for their ABS and other plastic raw material.                     

 

Expertise

 

Their experience in execution of various mega projects has made their teams the best in the industry and can meet all challenges arising in the most demanding situation. The wide variety of projects that they have executed has enriched them and they give maximum quality inputs to the clients. They have special expertise in designing and executing COMPUTERISED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.                                                

                                                              
Their team of experienced Irrigation engineers has handled diverse projects of varying needs and has been successful in fulfilling the needs and requirements of clients as varied as Plantations, Golf Courses, Race Courses and Public Parks. Their strength lies in their expertise in handling mega projects in a time bound manner and this is reflected in their prestigious client list.

                                                                

They meet all the technical needs of their clients’ right from designing a system, material sourcing, and tailor-made solutions, to execution of the projects on a turnkey basis. Their in-house design teams ensure a fail-safe system, which is very crucial for the success of the system.                               

                                                                       
Specialization in Golf Courses and Public Parks

Golf courses, public parks and stadiums have unique requirements. While designing a Irrigation system, many parameters unique to the site are to be considered. This calls for actual hands-on experience in execution of mega Irrigation Systems. Their teams are well equipped for this and their principals M/s Rainbird International Inc. have also trained them, in designing and installing the state-of-the-art Irrigation systems.

Products

 

They manufacture HDPE Pipes and other components for the Irrigation System. They represent RainBird International as their exclusive Golf Distributor for 9 Indian states and Sri Lanka. They have firm tie-ups with manufacturers of other components like Pumps, Valves, Fittings and accessories. This ensures that the clients get the best products at the best prices to suit their needs.

 

Post Sale Service

 

Effective service is the key to customer satisfaction and repeat orders. This is also the point on which many companies fail to deliver.

 

They are the only company that can boast of a full-fledged service team in Bangalore, with specialized technicians and engineers, on call throughout the day. In fact their service is the main USP and it has enabled them to provide maximum satisfaction to the clients. They have a service base, which has all equipments and can attend to any call within a very short time span. They also have the advantage of many projects in Bangalore, which enables them to provide this service at minimal costs. Representatives form their principals, M/s Rainbird International Inc., U.S.A regularly visit Bangalore and the clients can also gain form their vast international expertise.

 

 


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.40.54

UK Pound

1

Rs.82.02

Euro

1

Rs.55.31

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

6

--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

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

54

 

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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