MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

Report Date :

06.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

GEMINI COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

New No. 1 (Old No. 56), Dr. Ranga Road, Alwarpet,  Chennai – 600 018, Tamil Nadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-30087

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U3230TN1995PLC030087

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CHEG02181E

 

 

Legal Form :

Subject is a public limited liability company. The company's shares are listed on the Stock Exchanges.

 

 

Line of Business :

Leading designers and marketers of wireless and optical solutions that facilitate a fundamental shift in access network design.

 

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 1170000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established concern having satisfactory track. Directors are reported as experienced, respectable & resourceful businessmen. Their trade relations are fair.  Financial position is good.  The company is faring very well.

 

It can be considered good for any normal business dealings.

 

It can be regarded as a promising business partners in a medium to long run.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

New No. 1 (Old No. 56), Dr. Ranga Road, Alwarpet,  Chennai – 600 018, Tamil Nadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-24996422/24984830/31/24670082/3

Fax No.:

91-44-24995062

E-Mail :

gemininet@vsnl.com

info@gelsite.com

kumark@gcl.in

Website :

http://www.gelsite.com

 

 

Branches :

Ø                   59, J V K Road, Peelamedu, Coimbatore – 641004, India

Ø                   37/3, Rukmalaya, 4th Main Road, Near 15th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore – 560003, Karnataka, India

Ø                   No. 5, Gandhi Nagar, 2nd Cross, Craw Ford, Trichy – 620012, Kerala, India

Ø                   K-5, Tex Centre, Narayan Properties, Chandivali, Andheri [East], Mumbai – 400072, Maharashtra, India

Ø                   Kausthubham No. 55/5601, Near Krishnar Ambalam, Ernakulam, Cochin – 682016, Kerala, India

Ø                   No. 302, Banjara Shanthi Apartments, Plot No.131, Street No. 5, West Marred Pally, Secunderabad – 500026, Andhra Pradesh, India

Ø                   8-8/1A, Jothimani IIIam, Thamirabarani Nadhi Street, Mahatma Gandhi Nagar, Madurai – 625014, Tamil Nadu, India

Ø                   E-605, Greater Kailash – II, New Delhi – 110048, India

Ø                   Bangalore

Ø                   Hyderabad

Ø                   Cochin

Ø                   Delhi

Ø                   Mumbai

 

 

Overseas Office :

43, Churchill Road, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034, USA

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. R. Vijaykumar

Designation :

Chairman and Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. Ramkumar

Designation :

Executive Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. B. Sreekrishna

Designation :

Director (Operations)

 

 

Name :

Mr. C. V. Bhaskar

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shankar Chandran

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. P. Kandaiah

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Easwaran Annamalai

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. B Srinivasan

Designation :

Director (Technical)

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. V Narayanan

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Holding

PROMOTERS' HOLDING

 

 

Promoters

 

 

Indian Promoters

1427685

32.57

Persons acting in concert

219200

05.00

Sub Total

1646885

37.57

 

 

 

NON-PROMOTER'S HOLDING

 

 

Institutional Investors

 

 

Mutual Funds and UTI

1400

00.03

Foreign Instutional Investors

7000

00.16

Sub Total

8400

00.19

 

 

 

Others

 

 

Private Corporate Bodies

607475

13.86

Residential Individual

2112742

48.19

NRIs

7998

00.18

Trusts

500

00.01

Sub Total

2728715

62.24

Grand Total

4384000

100.00

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Leading designers and marketers of wireless and optical solutions that facilitate a fundamental shift in access network design.

 

 

Products :

ITC Code

Product Description

851730.05

Communication Equipments

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

200

 

 

Bankers :

Ø                   Bank of India, Corporate Banking Branch, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Ø                   State Bank of India, Industrial Finance Branch

 

 

Facilities`:

 

31.03.2006

Figures are in Rupees Millions

Secured Loan

 

From Bank :

 

Cash Credit

296.820

Term Loan

14.627

Total

311.447

Unsecured Loan

 

Car Hire Purchase Loan and Others

3.218

From Others

31.212

Total

34.430

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

CNGSN & ASSOCIATES

Chartered Accountants

Chennai

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

60,00,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 60.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

43,84,000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 43.840 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

43.840

43.840

36.840

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

248.961

138.988

113.020

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

292.801

182.828

149.86

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

311.447

82.279

72.111

2] Unsecured Loans

34.430

35.839

3.839

TOTAL BORROWING

345.877

118.118

75.95

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

11.236

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

638.678

300.946

237.046

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

91.192

54.479

75.155

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

2.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 
Inventories
159.124
47.740

32.718

 
Sundry Debtors
624.547
195.856

144.255

 
Cash & Bank Balances
65.352
17.179

13.937

 
Other Current Assets
18.345
13.137

4.648

 
Loans & Advances
8.472
8.361

5.988

Total Current Assets
875.84
282.273

201.546

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
 
 

 

 
Current Liabilities
302.274
28.106

35.106

 
Provisions
20.928
8.437

4.782

Total Current Liabilities
323.202
36.543

39.888

Net Current Assets
552.638
245.730

161.658

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

(5.152)

(1.263)

0.233

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

638.678

300.946

237.046

 


 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover

1261.647

709.631

503.547

Other Income

114.864

15.855

 

Total Income

1376.511

725.486

503.547

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

134.791

39.875

14.272

Provision for Taxation

17.319

(6.972)

6.211

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

117.472

46.847

8.061

 

 

 

 

Total Imports

39.750

19.965

21.439

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Administrative Expenses

40.150

19.015

 

Raw Material Consumed

1127.211

618.626

 

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

30.562

17.670

 

 

Interest

19.139

11.451

475.298

 

Depreciation & Amortization

21.480

15.159

 

 

Other Expenditure

3.179

15.159

 

Total Expenditure

1241.721

697.080

475.298

 

 

SUMMARISED RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

(Full year)

Sales Turnover

 

1412.600

Other Income

 

9.900

Total Income

 

1422.500

Total Expenditure

 

1163.000

Operating Profit

 

259.500

Interest

 

49.800

Gross Profit

 

209.700

Depreciation

 

33.800

Tax

 

16.600

Reported PAT

 

159.300

Dividend (%)

 

200.000

 

                                           


KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Debt-Equity Ratio

0.98

0.58

0.56

 

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

0.21

0.24

0.21

 

Current Ratio

1.59

2.37

2.02

 

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

11.48

6.35

4.22

 

Inventory

12.20

17.65

15.70

 

Debtors

3.08

4.17

3.13

 

Interest Cover Ratio

8.06

4.49

2.02

 

Operating Profit Margin(%)

13.90

9.36

11.74

 

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

12.20

7.22

5.65

 

Cash Profit Margin(%)

11.02

8.74

7.71

 

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

9.31

6.60

1.62

 

Return On Capital Employed(%)

32.76

19.45

12.41

 

Return On Net Worth(%)

49.41

28.14

5.52

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

BUSINESS OPERATIONS

 

Their company is in the verge of a sea change, moving from a small company to a mid sized company. The number of people employed has risen substantially from 150 in the year 2004-05 to more than 350 in 2005-06. A good mix of Government and non Government revenues has given their company the much needed growth and management of their cash flows which is of critical importance in managing a communication company which is working capital intensive. They have a good internal audit system and run ERP to manage their daily operations. They have good internal controls which has been duly certified by their internal auditors. As you may be aware their company is a ISO 9001 company and they follow the best practices which ultimately enables them to work scientifically and with precision there by increasing their revenues.

 

FUTURE PROSPECTS

 

State Wide Area Network which are funded by the Government of India will be a growth enabler for the next couple of years. As per Government sources an estimated Rs. 25000 Millions is sanctioned for states to get connected to the rural villages to help the common man use the digital media for any and every information that he may need.

 

RFID will be the next big wave and their company is India's first manufacturer of RFID range of products and only company in India to have completed more than 60 client installations across India. They strongly believe that RFID will take Gemini global and they are putting up a manufacturing plant to manufacture RFID Tags which will cater to the global markets.

 

The Company is in the process of acquiring an US based company named Point Red Technologies Inc engaged in manufacturer of wireless broadband equipments. Their company is the only company in India to be in this space after the take over and their aims are to be the biggest in the Broad Band space in the world. PointRed is a silicon Valley company and funded by Acer Venture's to the tune of $ 9 Million. The company has a manufacturing base at Taiwan and R&D set up in India and US. They also have testing facility in India which enables the company to give a quick response to any queries of its Indian customers. The way forward is to build on the experience of this company and to build Wimax products that will cater to every single person who wants to be connected all the time.

 


COMPANY PROFILE

 

Historically the company has been giving solutions on.Networking and communication with products of world famous companies like Cisco, Nortel, Avaya.etc. Today as they specialize in solutions they have been adventurous in creating products on their own in the RFID space. They have also got into Mergers & Acquisitions for growing inorganically. The company specializes in creating infrastructure for corporate, ISP, j Telcos, etc to cater to their networking and communication needs.

 

INDUSTRY PROFILE

 

Growth wasn't the only story of 2004-05. Indian enterprise networking market witnessed a number of other changes as well. Enterprises began to look at networking as a strategic investment and networking and communications now appeared on many a CEO's Agenda. This was also reflected in the increasing size and complexity of the networking deals. The complexity of deals brought in more services revenue for vendors and their partners. Network integrators too continued to change track by focusing more on services.

 

Two factors played a key role in the growth and expansion of enterprise networks. One was the substantial drop in prices of PCs and laptops and the growing ubiquity of networks, the other was the increasing desire among Indian enterprises to compete at both domestic and international levels.

 

Driven by a continuous adoption of technology across all verticals -service providers, manufacturing, banking, BPO. education -the networking market including services registered a 27 percent growth. As per V&D estimates, the total market size was Rs. 63020 million. Registering a 29 percent growth, enterprise networking equipment market reached Rs. 52610 million in 2004-05. Network integration services including network management services grew by 19 percent to reach Rs. 10410 million. Except for VSATs, storage, voice solutions, and structured cabling, all other enterprise network equipment segments witnessed more than 30 percent growth. The highest growth was registered by WLANs, followed by modems and switches.

 

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

 

The Network integration market is expected to gather steam in the current financial year with more organizations going in for networking their businesses. All verticals are expected to maintain their contribution to the integration business.

 

On the technology side, IP networks are already being rolled out and after year of hype they might finally see convergence of voice, data, and video happening on a single network. Bandwidth prices have crashed and they are expected to go down further. So, band width intensive applications would be implemented and for this networks would have to be made more resilient and secure. VoIP is also expected to make inroads and conferencing equipments would be included in the networking deals. High-speed networks, with multimedia applications running over them, would be deployed.

 

On the last-mile side, wireless networks and access points have proved their usefulness, Deployment and implementations of Wi-fi on the last mile and WiMax as the backhaul is expected to take place. However, Wi Fi deployment on the existing networks would have an incremental effect on the revenue side. With the government J taking up rural connectivity in a big way and wireless networks having proved their efficiency in places like Mallapuram, more such networks are expected to come up.

 

Educational institutions with large campuses are also opportunity areas. Services go beyond just maintenance of network. Consultancy and design of the networks would gain traction. Remote management will remain the mantra for the years to come. However, it would be wrong to derive from all this that equipment or hardware sales would come down drastically. For services to exist, equipment has

to be there. A build-operate - manage - transfer (BOMT) model is expected to evolve.

 


OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS

 

Their opportunities are many, with RFID and SWAN apart from the regular inflow of new corporate into India and the existing ones expanding there presence.

 

The next big wave will certainly be in RFID and they believe that RFID will not just replace Bar Codes but also value add in a lot of places which are virgin markets for any technology.

 

Swan or State Wide Area Networks are huge projects funded by the central Government to assist states get connected till the rural villages.

 

Management Discussion & Analysis Report

 

Their threats are competition and Government policies. On the latter they are quite sure that the Government cannot back track on its initiatives and on competition they will have to continuously update their skill sets for them to meet the competition, which they are currently doing religiously.

 

 

Fixed Assets :

 

Land & Building :

Land

Building

(on leasehold land)

Plant & Machinery :

Computer Machinery

Plant & Machineries

Software

Furnitures & Fixtures :

Xerox Machine

Telephone

Furniture & Fixtures

Electrical Fittings

Modems

Office Equipments

UPS

Dot Matrix Printers

Vehicles, etc. :

Vehicles

 

Contingent Liabilities not provided for as on 31st March, 2006 : NIL

 

Bank Guarantees outstanding as on 31.03.2006 is Rs. 51.672 Millions.

 

There are disputed income tax liabilities, which are in appeal before CIT and CIT (A) total amounting to Rs. 2.445 millions. Considering the company's chance of success in appeals the disputed amount are not provided for in the books of accounts for the year ended 31.03.2006.

 

The Central Excise department has made an order demanding a sum of Rs. 5.680 Millions against which the company has filed an appeal before CCE (A). Considering the company's chance of success in appeal the disputed amount is not provided for in the books of accounts for the year-ended 31.03.2006.

 

Based on the expert opinion obtained, the Company has provided for tax on income considering the exemption U/s. 80IC of 1.1 Act on the profits derived from Himachal Pradesh branch. The provision for Income tax is based on the exemption to be claimed on the said income.

 

Obtaining of Confirmation of balances from Sundry Debtors, Sundry Creditors, Loans & Advances, Deposits & Other Current Assets are under progress. In the opinion of the Management, all current assets including Sundry Debtors, Loans & Advances, Deposits and Other Current Assets are realizable in the ordinary course of the business at the values stated.

 

Website Details :

 

Subject is the trusted partner in Network, Network Security, LAN, WAN, E-Governance, ITeS, IT Strategic, IT Consulting and Wireless domains for thousands of small and mid-size businesses worldwide. Their solutions combine award-winning state of art LAN & WAN Designs, LAN-WAN Solutions, ITeS Consulting Solutions, Data Center Design Solutions, Security Consulting Solutions, Firewall / VPN Appliances, Anti-spyware, Anti-virus, Anti-spam, Intrusion Prevention, URL filtering, Storage, Network Supervision, Wireless & Telecom and RFID Solutions.

 

Every customer is a valuable customer and they take enough time and top most care to understand, appreciate and design solutions to suite the needs of individual customers.

 

SNAP SHOT

 

Widest Coverage of Products & Services in Industry.

 

Amongst the TOP 10 Networking Companies in India.

 

First Manufacturer of RFID Systems in India.

 

18 offices, 68 Service locations, 2 International presence, 450 Staff, INR.1260 millions revenue.

 

South Asia's Biggest Wireless Broadband System Provider.

 

More than 1000+ customers in India with Customer Retention over 92% in the last 3 years.

 

12 years of Success in serving customer needs in Networking, Security, Wireless, Storage, RFID & other IT service areas.

 

SUBJECT'S PROFILE

 

Gemini Hi-Tech was set up as a partnership company in 1991 to manufacture monochrome monitors. In 1995, subject took over Gemini hi-Tech Co. with an objective to provide IT solutions in the then emerging markets.

 

Subject over the last 12 years has built up a reputation of being one of the most innovative Networking companies in India. The wide spectrum of Solution offerings enables Gemini to compete against the best of breed in technology & Services. It also enables a very sound technical understanding & knowledge of the business, customer needs & technical updating that so dynamically happens.

 

Subject, has offices in 16 locations across the country. They achieved a turnover of close to Rs.1260 Millions. 450 people work for Gemini Communication across all these locations. Subject is a listed public limited company in Mumbai, Delhi & Chennai stock exchanges. The company has been consistently dividend paying for the last 8 years and financially very healthy.

 

While all competing networking companies focus on building LAN & WAN Infrastructure, Subject focuses its energies beyond. Gemini is the only company that can provide comprehensive understanding of Networks' performance built already or the ones getting built. They take pride in qualifying themselves as a Network Evaluation company & not a Network Installation or Integration company.

 

They won the Cisco Reseller of the Year Award - 2000; repeated it in 2001 & was nominated by Voice & Data Magazine as the 'Southern Raja of Networking'. They could take pride in being amongst the TOP 10 Networking companies in India.

 

Gemini brings varied expertise and experience of implementing several projects in India. Their highly motivated Staff has proven expertise to deliver complex turnkey solutions in defined time frame to the utmost satisfaction of clients. Gemini offers state-of-the-art technology solutions with partnerships from leading technology companies around the world.

 

GEMINI'S CHARTER:

 

Customers, by delivering IT solutions to improve their products and services, their customer focus and thus their competitiveness in the market.

 

Alliance partners, by working closely with them to create win-win situations in all business associations.

 

Staff members, by creating the best work environment, providing challenging assignments and opportunities to constantly update their technical expertise.

 

Shareholders, by continuously increasing their return on investment.

 

 

GEMINI TECHNOLOGY BASE:

 

Gemini has a strong technology base to provide world-class solutions to their customers.

 

The following is a brief of such technology areas where Gemini offers solutions:

 

Enterprise Convergence Group

4S Group

Technology Services Division

Wireless & Telecom

RFID

 

GEMINI STRENGTHS:

 

The organization's strength is derived from High level consultancy & Project execution experience

 

Technical expertise

 

Their Clients

 

Experienced Management Team

Scaleable infrastructure

Quality commitment

 

High level consultancy & Project execution experience

 

Gemini has a high level of technical consultancy experience in Information Strategy Planning, Network & Information Architecture, Business Process Re-engineering and Analysis & Design of Information Systems. The Project execution experience includes System Integration, Network design & development, Project Implementation & Training.

 

Technical expertise

 

Their engineers are skilled professionals, which reflect in their profiles. They ensure minimum downtime in IT systems. Their Engineers are certified in the following areas

 

HP - Procurve Networking - Premium Solutions Partner

 

Nortel - Bronze Partner

 

Commscope (Avaya ) - Certified Integrator & Installer

 

Finolex - Certified Specialists

 

AMP - Network Installation Specialists

 

Netgear - Network Integrator3COM, HP - Gold Partner

 

Paradyne - Business Partner

 

Tasman Networks - Distributor

 

Netgear, Allied Telesyn - Certified Engineers.

 

Watchguard - Solutions Partner

 

Sophos AV - Business Partner

 

Vfortress - Solutions Partner

 

Hitachi - Storage Partner

 

EMC - Sales Associate

 

Computer Associates - Solutions Partner

 

Fluke Networks - Distributor

 

Converged Access - Distributor

 

Mitel Networks - Distributor

 

Vox Spectrum - Solutions Partner

 

Smart Bridges - Distributor

 

Aperto Networks - Distributor

 

CheckPoint Certified Engineers for Firewall Installation & Trouble Shooting

 

Certified RF Specialists from PCOM & Wave Wireless Networking

 

CCNA,CCDA,MCSE & CNE Engineers.

 

Their Clients

 

A detailed list of customers & their appreciative reference about them would be given on request, across any Industry segment & technology products.

 

Experienced Management Team

 

Their management team consists of professionals with wide experience in the information technology industry. It includes Managers with excellent track record, held senior positions in multinational IT companies, specialized in international projects and global marketing exposure.

 

Their project managers have handled projects with man-teams spread across different geographical locations. Many of their senior professionals are members of various prestigious associations

 

Through the above-mentioned technical and management expertise and Partnerships, Gemini has a cumulative experience in the following sectors

 

E-Governance

Defense

Public Sector Units

Infrastructure

BFSI

Telecom

Education

Manufactory

IT/ITES

Healthcare

Hospitality

Transportation

Media & Publishing

Retail

 

Quality commitment

 

They have been practicing their own organizational standards for service delivery and their activities. This also enables them to evaluate, improve and motivate their people, processes, projects and practices.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

The Sales Income and the Profits for the last 3 years as per audited accounts would be furnished on request.

 

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

 

The business is organized in terms of 5 Strategic Business Units, as mentioned above, which are highly focused, empowered, self-sufficient Business Units, with greater ownership for activities and results. In order to dovetail these business Units with the core competencies in the technologies, they follow a matrix structure. Technical people belong to the Core Competency Group and are assigned to the SBUs on a need basis. Thus, dynamic groups are formed with the necessary expertise to implement the projects and at the end of the projects, the groups are dispersed and the people are deployed back to the Core Competency Group.

 

GEMINI'S CULTURE & PEOPLE ORIENTATION

 

At Gemini, they follow the open work culture where considerable flexibility and freedom are given to the people in order to bring out their best creativity and productivity. They continuously give them opportunities for their skill development and exposure to the new technologies, through internal and external training programs. They provide inter-group mobility for optimal utilization of the experience and the expertise of the people. They believe in and practice trust and transparency among the people and the management.

 

SELECTION & RETENTION OF PEOPLE

 

In the Information Technology industry, the biggest challenge today is the selection and retention of people. The management knows the aspirations of the young professionals and provides a congenial atmosphere for them to work in the high technology areas and state of the art development environment. Their HRD Group plans for the career development of their people and offer challenging overseas assignments. They are providing not only industry standard remuneration to their people, but also plan for productivity-based incentives, service longevity bonus and employees stock option for the achievers.

 

Management Profile

 

R VIJAY KUMAR: is one of the Founders of the Subject, He graduated from Madras University in the discipline of Mathematics .He is the backbone of entire finance activities of Gemini. He is man with a vision and is keen on putting the company on the international map. He has also been instrumental in the company opening its first overseas branch in the Untied States of America.

 

R RAM KUMAR: an Engineer in Computer Science with a Post Graduate degree in Marketing Management and has spent 16 years in the industry. He is also the Founding Director of the 12 year old subject, a company well known in the Network Integration market space in India. He has extensive knowledge in Channel Development & International business and has incubated 2 other product design companies.

 

B SREE KRISHNA: an Engineer in Computer Science & a MBA from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, he has spent 13 years in the Industry on technical & developmental profiles. he is a Director of subject., and runs many of its operations, controlled from Delhi. He has wide knowledge in planning & building strategies. He has worked in the US & has come back to India to open up this market wider & acceptable.

 

B SRINIVASAN: Head-Support Services at subject, he has been with Gemini since April 1995 and has over 13 years of experience in Datacom /Networking industry having vast knowledge on LAN/WAN/Security/Wireless & Telecom. He is responsible for development of technology and also building a strong technical team to service customers with High Quality of Service. He handles especially Large Wide Area/MMDS Wireless/ Wireline networks & Telecom Products across the country for various prestigious customers. He has undergone extensive technical training in diverse technologies from all their leading principles.

 

Subsidiaries

 

PointRed Telecom Pvt. Ltd.

 

PointRed looked beyond the standard assumptions in wireless broadband equipment to develop a practical technology that enables service providers to deploy a pay-as-you-grow network of cells. PointRed's unique Cell IPT feature allows routing around obstacles and shadow areas to increase potential subscriber coverage.

 

The MicroRed system is based on PointRed Telecom industry leading cluster of configurable symmetric/ asymmetric rate limits to each subscriber units, proprietary polling protocol offers high efficiency, separate queues for voice and data packets, VLAN support, prioritizing the traffic based on CoS 802.1P per packet. Operating in the 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.5 and 5.8GHz bands.

 

Website url : http://www.pointredtech.com

 

Gemini Traze RFID Pvt. Ltd.

 

Gemini TRAZE RFID Pvt. Ltd. ("Gemini Traze") is a wholly owned subsidiary of the 11-year old Gemini Communication Ltd. ("GCL"). GCL is engaged in providing cutting edge solutions in the networking and communication field and is among the top 10 System Integrators in India.

 

Gemini TRAZE is the first Company in India to manufacture and market Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based Readers and Antennas in the yet to mature RFID industry under the brand name "TRAZE".

Gemini TRAZE has proven capabilities in the RFID market, which is set to revolutionize Supply Chain Management and replace traditional methods in product tracking. The Company has successfully completed over 100 installations with as many clients worldwide.

 

Website url : http://www.traze.in

 

SANAT Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

 

SANAT is the leading provider of scalable, secure and simple storage solutions that meet the storage requirements of any organization of any size and any type. The single most significant benefit these organizations derive out of their solutions is that they 'pay-as-they-grow' for their storage requirements. In the shorter run, their solutions reduce the storage cost of organizations by more than 50% and in the longer run by more than 70%. Capacity purchases and related costs are also cut up to 75% while storage administration and associated expenses are reduced by a minimum of 80%.

 

Milestones

 

 

 

1992

Feb - Gemini Communication Ltd incorporated, team strength of. Gemini buys out the Monochrome Monitor manufacturing firm ‘ Gemini Hi-tech Computer Co.’, which had produced close to 10000 monitors beginning from 1991.

Nov - Successfully goes through the Initial Public Offer. Opens offices across South India, with a combined focus on selling Modems, Networking Solutions & Monitors.

 

 

1996

(i) Quotes in Chennai & Delhi Stock Exchanges.
(ii) Gets its first large order from the TVS Group to build LAN at their factories in
     Hosur and Padi, Chennai.
(iii) Starts marketing VHF based ‘Press to talk’ Radios.

 

 

1997

(i) first company from South India to come out with Wireless WAN Solutions

 

 

1998

(i) Widens scope of product & service offering
(ii) More Corporate Customers, like the Murugappa Group, choose ‘Gemini’ for their
     Network & Wireless requirements.
(iii) Enters into a Distribution Agreement with Fluke Networks, to market Network
     Analyzers.

 

 

1999

(i) One of the first companies to start building Wireless ‘Last Mile’ links for Internet
    Service Providers.
(ii) First company to offer ‘Network Audit’ Solutions

 

 

2000

(i) Opens office in Mumbai
(ii) Diversifies into Network Security areas & launches NetworkCARE division to
     cater to Network Security & Network Analysis needs.
(iii) Raised capital by placing shares with M/s. Birla Mutual Fund.

 

 

2001

(i) build an Entrepreneurship concept within the organization to allow Middle level
    Management to Head Business Divisions.
(ii) Won Large Government orders in Kerala, stamping a firm foothold there.

 

 

2002

(i) Established Delhi Branch
(ii) Focus shifts to Government Segment also & achieved 20% of business revenues
     through Government Tenders alone.
(iii) Conceptualized RFID Division & started work.

 

 

2003

(i) The Entrepreneurship concept starts to pay dividends. A core team of 12 people
     forms the Management team to decide on all Business issues.
(ii) CTI Division Started.
(iii) Huge orders received from Telecom majors & Government.

 

 

2004

(i) Profit centre concepts gains more precision.
(ii) Management team becomes broader.
(iii) First export order received by RFID team.
(iv) Company’s turnover crosses Rs.500 Millions, with more than 150 people.

 

 

2005

(i) Gemini turned 100million company with 450 people across country.
(ii) Gemini establishes foot prints in more than 25 locations across country.
(iii) Traze RFID goes global. Products exported to middle east and SOuth Asia.
(iv) First Indian exporter of RFID products.

 


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. 40.55

UK Pound

1

Rs. 80.89

Euro

1

Rs. 54.89

 

 

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

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--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

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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