MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

16.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ELECTRACARD SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formally Known as:

Porteco Private Limited

 

 

Registered Office :

201 / 202  Mayfair Towers, A wing, 2nd Floor, Pune – 411 005, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

10.03.2000

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

014585

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U72200PN2000PTC014585

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

PNEE01741F

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AABCE4413D

 

 

Legal Form :

Private limited liability company

 

 

Line of Business :

Processing of Credit Card and Payment applications.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ca

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 400

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company having moderate track.  Company’s profitability is under severe pressure.  It has some accumulated losses.  Payments are reported as slow and delayed.

 

The company can be considered normal for small business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions with slight caution initially.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

201 / 202  Mayfair Towers, A wing, 2nd Floor, Pune – 411 005, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-20-66272100

Fax No.:

91-20-25512808

E-Mail :

sales@electracard.com

sakharam.kumbhar@opussoft.com

Website :

www.electracard.com

Area :

15000 Sq. fts.

Location :

Leased

 

 

Operating Centres :

v      Mumbai

v      Pune

v      Atlanta

v      USA

 

 

Branches :

 

v      A Wing, Vilco Chambers, 8 Subash Road,

            Vile Parle (East), Mumbai - 400 057.

             Landmark: Near Garware House

            Maharashtra – India

            Tel:   +91 - 22 - 6789 6800

            Fax: +91 - 22 - 2683 4901

 

 

v      400 Perimeter Center Terraces,

            NE - Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30346.

            United States of America

            Tel : +1 - 770 - 392 - 4256

            Fax : +1 - 609 - 228 – 4230

 

 

v      10F-1, NO. 168,

             Yong Ji Rd.

             Taipei 110,

             Taiwan, R.O.C

             Tel: +886 - 2 - 7718 – 0123

             Fax: +886 - 2 - 7718 - 7676

 

PARTNERS

 

Name :

Mr. Ramesh Mengawade

Designation :

Partner

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vijay Chander

Designation :

Partner

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Processing of Credit Card and Payment applications.

 

 

Exports :

 

Products :

Services

Countries :

USA, African Countries

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Long Term Contractual

 

 

Purchasing :

Long Term Contractual

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

60

 

 

Bankers :

Standard Chartered Bank

Pune, Maharashtra, India

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

m/S. Raghunathan D. Aiyar and Company

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

 

Name :

Opus Software Solutions Private Limited

Address :

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Authorized Capital :

Rs. 33.000 millions

Paid Up Capital:

Rs. 13.700 millions

Sales Turnover:

Rs. 330.000 millions

No. of Employees:

340

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

250000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10.00 each

Rs. 2.500 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

11111

Equity Shares

Rs. 10.00 each

0.111 million

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Expected Sales (2007-08) : Rs. 60.000 millions

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

0.111

0.111

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

0.111

0.111

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

0.00

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

142.634

58.623

TOTAL BORROWING

 

142.634

58.623

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

142.745

58.734

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

35.827

38.012

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

 

5.440

0.009

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

0.467

0.320

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

9.484

5.239

Total Current Assets

 

15.391

5.567

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

6.888

0.043

 

Provisions

 

9.159

0.533

Total Current Liabilities

 

16.046

0.576

Net Current Assets

 

(0.655)

4.991

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.024

0.027

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT

 

107.549

15.704

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

142.745

58.734

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

1429.55

533.32

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

0.96

9.66

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Website details attached:

 

Subject provides financial institutions world wide tailor-made solutions to address their market challenges associated with sophisticated credit card and payment product.

 

The typical TPP is based on the concept of “one size fits all” and involves high fixed costs and very large support staffs. This model promotes system rigidity and limits pricing flexibility. But today's market is about flexibility, options and change management. To satisfy these requirements, a new approach is required. Solutions must have the flexibility to address the vagaries of many markets and products, and their related regulatory requirements. In short, one size doesn't fit all.

 

Subject exists to help dynamic financial institutions conquer their business challenges with solutions that are:

 

v      Functionally rich

v      Flexible and tailor-made solutions

 

With superior software technology, agile processing, cost effective deployment and continuous innovation they have created an outstanding value proposition. In short, the solution you have been looking to choose:

 

*       The technology edge

*       The benefits of years of credit card application expertise

*       Tailor made solutions instead of one solution for all

*       Faster speed to market

*       Most cost effective solutions

*       Superior Customer Service

*       Outstanding product Management

*       Superb research and development

*       Continuous Product Innovation

*       Global mark.

 

Mission

 

Their mission is to provide financial institutions the best and more cost effective payment and credit management processing service available.

 

Subject enables financial institutions, retailers, finance companies and corporations to process in real-time credit and payments transactions. Their multi-currency and multi-lingual platform, together with our innovative business model, supports the needs of multi-national organizations worldwide

 

Press Release

 

SVC Financial Service Partners with Electra Card (SM) Services for Card Processing Services Out of India

 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA and BOMBAY, INDIA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/22/2005 -- SVC Financial Services, Inc. (OTC: SVCX), a leading provider of electronic payment processing and stored-value products and service, announced today a partnership with ElectraCard(SM) Services, Pvt. Ltd. (ECS), a subsidiary of Opus Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. The partnership will set up and process mobile-enabled card-based payment transactions. In a first of its kind partnership, SVC Financial Services will leverage ECS' processing platform, ElectraCard(SM) based in India, to manage its global payments programs.


"We are clearly excited about their partnership with ECS. One of the most exciting aspects of having such an established and robust partner is their capability to allow us to expand their operations very quickly," said Chris Haigh, CEO and President of SVC Financial Services. "We have projections to issue in excess of 1.5 million branded and unbranded debit cards over the next 18 months, and it is the flexibility and cost efficiency offered by ECS that allows us to set such aggressive goals for their business."


"This is the first time that core transaction processing will be outsourced from the United States to an Indian card processor. The responses we have received from customers in the U.S., Middle East and India are extremely positive. We have a unique business model that addresses the complexity of the global payments industry for forward-thinking issuers like SVC. We are very excited about their relationship with SVC, as well as for the future of ECS processing in India," said Ramesh Mengawade, Chairman of ElectraCard(SM) Services.

 

About SVC Financial Services

SVC Financial Services (OTC: SVCX) is a provider of an integrated suite of secure electronic payment, web application development, digital rights management and multimedia authoring solutions with a focus on the online retailing and entertainment industries as well as the companies that serve them. SVC provides a highly secure and reputable private-label service for retailers and financial services. The combination of Digital Rights Management with SVC Payment Services in the company's Mazarin Media Platform serves a broad range of merchant and consumer needs such as a profitable and easy-to-use micro payment system, credit card payment processing, and digital asset bundling and promotion. More information about the Company may be obtained at www.svcfinancial.com.

About Electra Card(SM) Services (ECS)

Subject is a subsidiary of Opus Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. that provides third-party processing services for credit and payments management on a worldwide basis. Its cost-effective solutions address the speed to market and flexibility challenges of today's market. ECS enables financial institutions, retailers, finance companies and corporations to electronically process, in real-time, any type of payment transaction, including credit, debit, pre-paid, smart cards, and ACH. In addition to typical back office processing, ECS has gateway and switching capabilities. Its solutions are multi-national, support multi-currency and double byte-enabled. Its platform, ElectraCard(SM), is certified by MasterCard and VISA for credit, debit, smart card, and is single and dual message compliant. By providing a comprehensive and flexible solution that can be deployed to a market of one, ECS offers an unmatched service.

 
Safe Harbor Statement

Except for historic information contained in this release, the statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause a company's actual results in the future to differ materially from forecasted results. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the company's ability to attract qualified management, raise sufficient capital to execute its business plan, and effectively compete against similar companies.

 

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

OPUS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED

(PARENT COMPANY)

 

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

13.676

13.676

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

201.683

144.377

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

215.358

157.952

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

54.569

46.196

2] Unsecured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

 

54.569

46.196

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

269.927

204.149

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

24.086

30.863

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

25.813

41.809

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

 

62.562

62.992

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

17.031

9.879

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

190.688

81.780

Total Current Assets

 

270.281

154.651

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

10.769

5.747

 

Provisions

 

39.485

17.435

Total Current Liabilities

 

50.254

23.182

Net Current Assets

 

220.028

131.469

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.007

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

269.927

204.149

 

 KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

0.49

0.44

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

5.38

6.67

 


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. 40.97

UK Pound

1

Rs. 80.73

Euro

1

Rs. 54.56

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

3

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

3

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

-

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

-

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

-

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

-

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

-

--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

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

14

 

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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