MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

31.05.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS (INDIA) LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

501 -502, 5th Floor, San Mahu Complex, 5, Bund Garden Road. Opp. Poona Club, Pune – 411001, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

27.11.2001

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

16569

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U24116PN1990PLC016569

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

PNEA04770D / PNEA05181B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AADCA3914N

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Polymerisation initiator chemicals, these chemicals are used in the manufacture of various polymers such as PVC, HDPE and LDPE.

 

 

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 3200000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established and reputed company. Available information indicates satisfactory track. Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and having satisfactory means of their own. Their trade relations are reported as fair. Payments are reported as usually correct and as per commitments.

 

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

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

501 -502, 5th Floor, San Mahu Complex, 5, Bund Garden Road. Opp. Poona Club, Pune – 411001, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-20-26125822

E-Mail :

meenal.abhyankar@akzonobel-pc.com

 

 

Factory 1 :

C-61, (Part), E 19/20, MIDC, Industrial Area, Mahad, District – Raigad – 402301

Tel. No.:

91-2145-232153 / 232145

Fax No.:

91-2145-232148

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. R. E. Margevich

Designation :

Directors

 

 

Name :

Mr. B. Stuut

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. H Aldenhoven

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. D. Y. Gaitonde

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. A. S. Dalal

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Shrikant K. Kulkarni

Designation :

President and Manager

Date of Birth/Age :

46 Years

Qualification :

B. Sc. (Tech.) D.B.M.

Date of Appointment :

30.11.1990

Last employment held :

Asst. Production Officer in Sandoz (I) Limited

 

 

Name :

Mr. S. K. Singhvi

Designation :

General Manager (Finance) and Company Secretary

 

 

Name :

Mr. K A Kakade

Designation :

Asst. Company Secretary

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Polymerisation initiator chemicals, these chemicals are used in the manufacture of various polymers such as PVC, HDPE and LDPE.

 

 

Products :

Item Code No. (ITC Code)

Product Description

2920.00

Peroxydicarbonate

2915.90

Tertiary Butyl Peroxy 2-Ethyl Hexanoate

2916.00

Tertiary Butyl Peroxy Pivalate J

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

Licensed Capacity

Installed Capacity

Actual Production

Polymerisation Initiators

MT

--

1200

1106.128

Catalyst

MT

--

 

411.524

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

v      ABN Amro Bank N.V.

v      State Bank of India

v      HDFC Bank Limited

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Bharat S. Raut and Company

Chartered Accountants

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

9,900,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 99.000 millions

10,000

Preference Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 1.000 million

 

Total

 

Rs. 100.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

4,900,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 49.000 millions

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

49.000

49.000

49.000

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

769.533

625.557

548.048

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

818.533

674.557

597.048

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

5.154

7.321

14.913

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

823.687

681.878

611.961

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

65.205

72.713

96.412

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.090

1.483

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

10.044

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 
Inventories

67.131

49.233

39.740

 
Sundry Debtors

57.446

78.107

35.428

 
Cash & Bank Balances

107.941

44.722

96.214

 
Other Current Assets

6.002

4.878

2.775

 
Loans & Advances

753.403

587.614

446.011

Total Current Assets

991.923

764.554

620.168

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 
Current Liabilities

124.841

99.784

84.030

 
Provisions

108.600

55.695

32.116

Total Current Liabilities

233.441

155.479

116.146

Net Current Assets

758.482

609.075

504.022

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

823.687

681.878

611.961

 


 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover

578.200

448.800

288.800

Other Income

52.100

34.700

64.100

Total Income

630.300

483.500

352.900

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

218.100

122.800

108.796

Provision for Taxation

74.100

45.300

29.960

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

144.000

77.500

78.836

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

101.606

60.376

 

 

Other Earnings

9.936

6.838

 

Total Earnings

111.542

67.214

10.605

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

180.793

119.747

 

 

Stores & Spares

0.506

0.357

 

 

Capital Goods

0.322

1.428

 

Total Imports

181.621

121.532

96.651

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

213.500

159.600

104.200

 

Excise Duty

66.400

56.900

37.000

 

Power & Fuel Cost

7.200

6.700

5.800

 

Other Manufacturing Expenses

14.800

15.200

15.600

 

Employee Cost

15.600

19.500

18.400

 

Selling and Administration Expenses

71.300

57.200

42.800

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

10.700

11.300

12.100

 

Depreciation

12.700

34.300

8.100

Total Expenditure

412.200

360.700

244.000

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Debt Equity Ratio

0.00

0.00

0.04

Long Term Debt Equity Ratio

0.00

0.00

0.04

Current Ratio

4.38

4.71

3.42

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

2.81

2.22

1.44

Inventory

9.94

10.10

8.07

Debtors

8.53

7.91

8.09

Interest Cover Ratio

0.00

0.00

0.00

Operating Profit Margin (%)

39.92

35.00

40.51

Profit Before Interest and Tax Margin (%)

37.72

27.36

37.71

Cash Profit Margin (%)

27.10

24.91

30.12

Adjusted Net Profit Margin (%)

24.90

17.27

27.32

Return on Capital Employed (%)

29.22

19.32

18.75

Return on Net Worth (%)

19.29

12.19

14.15

 

 


 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Fixed Assets

 

  • Leasehold Land
  • Buildings
  • Plant and Machinery
  • Furniture
  • Fixtures and Office Equipments
  • Vehicles

 

 

History:

 

Promoted by Century Enka, Century Textiles & Industries and Akzo Chemicals International (ACI), the Netherlands (40% stake), Akzo Nobel Chemicals (earlier known as Centak Chemicals), was incorporated in Aug.'90 as a public limited company and it commenced business in Calcutta in Jan.'91. It has set up a project to manufacture polymerisation initiators at Mahad in Raigad district with an installed capacity of 500 tpa. The company belongs to the Basant Kumar Birla group.

 
The company produces polymerisation initiator chemicals, these chemicals are used in the manufacture of various polymers such as PVC, HDPE and LDPE.  

 
In Jun.'94, the company issued and allotted 6.12 lac 13.5% PCDs of Rs 120 each, aggregating Rs 73.500 Millions. The proceeds of the issue were utilised to part-finance, the repayment of bridge loans, and to meet the long-term working capital requirements. The other group companies are Century Textiles, Jay Shree Tea, Kesoram Industries, Mangalam Cement, etc.  

 
In 1996, company entered into a technology licence agreement with Akzo Nobel, Sweden for production and marketing of specility surfactant chemicals. 

 
During 1998-99, the company increased its installed capacity of Polymersiation Initiators by 300 MT there by taking its capacity to 800 MT. 

 
During the year 1999-2000, the Company has been approved by DNV for certification for ISO 14001 environment management system. 

 
During the year 2000-2001, Akzo Nobel Chemicals International BV, the co-promoter, has as part of its global strategy, decided to make the company a subsidiary to enhance its commitment to business in India and has acquired 52.99% equity shares of the company. 18.98% from Century Enka , 16% from Century Textiles and Industries and 18.01% from public through Open Offer. Akzo Chemicals International BV now owns 92.99% equity share capital of the Company. Consequently the company was renamed Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd.

 

Course Of Business :

 
The performance of your Company for the year 2005-06 was good. Net Sales increased by 28.85% compared to previous year due to higher exports. 

 
Profit before Tax is higher by 77.66% compared to the previous year due to increase in Sales and reduction in the Depreciation Cost. Net Profit after Tax is Rs. 143.976 Millions. 

 
Plant operations were safe and there was no lost time incident. Also, production efficiency was better and expenses of the Company were under control. 

 
They acknowledge the valuable contribution of Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V. through continued technological assistance. 

 
ORGANISATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 

 
Employees are fully involved in accomplishing the vision of the Company, which states 'Significantly Grow the Business by being Low Cost Producer, Market Leader and Global Player'. 

 
Their employees conduct business activities with a spirited enthusiasm to achieve global standards. Their employees are motivated and perform with excellent teamwork. 

 

 


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.80.21

Euro

1

Rs.54.51

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

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

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--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

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

46

 

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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