MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

16.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

103, Ashoka Estate, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi – 110001

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.04.2004

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-125537

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U72900DL2004PTC125537

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

RTKC01390E

 

 

Legal Form :

Private limited liability company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Provider of data, voice and managed services to business and government customers.

 

 

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 730000

 

 

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 :

103, Ashoka Estate, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi – 110001, India

E-Mail :

pankaj.malik@colt.net

careersindia@colt.net

Website :

http://www.colt.net

http://company.monsterindia.com/coltin

 

 

Head Office :

Unitech Business Park, Tower B, South City – 1, Gurgoan, Haryana - 122001
India

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Kenneth Starkey

Designation :

Director

Address :

Bridle Path, Sudbury Ma – 01776, USA

Date of Appointment :

01.04.2004

Date of Ceasing :

27.05.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Christopher Woodman

Designation :

Director

Address :

51, Tyrone Road, Thorpe Bay, Essex SS 13 HE, United Kingdom

Date of Appointment :

01.04.2004

Date of Ceasing :

27.05.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Richard Adams

Designation :

Director

Address :

B – 11, Pushpangli Farm House, Dwarka Road, New Delhi

Date of Appointment :

01.04.2004

Date of Ceasing :

27.05.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Anshuman Kankan

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

69 Akashneem Marg, DLF City Phase, Gurgaon – 122002, Haryana, India

andy.kankan@colt.net

Date of Birth/Age :

03.04.1961

Date of Appointment :

22.09.2004

 

 

Name :

Ms. Tanuja Randery

Designation :

Director

Address :

30 St. mary Abbott, Court Warwick Gardens, London, United Kingdom

Date of Appointment :

27.05.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Anoop Kumar Tawakley

Designation :

Director

Address :

T 14/7, DLF Qatab, Enclave Phase II, Gurgaon – 122002, Haryana, India

anoop.tawakley@colt.net  

Date of Birth/Age :

13.02.1960

Date of Appointment :

11.08.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Pankaj Malik

Designation :

Director

Address :

ZP 13, Maurya Enclave, Pitampura, New Delhi, India

pankaj.malik@colt.net

Date of Appointment :

11.08.2005

 

 

Name :

Ms. Leena Chacko

Designation :

Director

Address :

Penninsula Chambers, Penninsula Corporate, Park Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Date of Appointment :

01.04.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Dinesh M Prasad

Designation :

Director

Address :

30 ST, Mary Abbott Court, Warwick Gardens, London, United Kingdom 

 

 

Name :

Mr. Paul Anthony Richman

Designation :

Director

Address :

Old Farm Cottage, Grayswood Road, Haslemere GU 272 DJ

paul.richman@colt.net

Date of Birth/Age :

07.02.1959

Date of Appointment :

28.06.2006

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Colt Telecom Europe

 

10

Colt Telecom BV

 

4226490

Total

 

4226500

 

 

 

Equity Share Breakup

 

 

Category

 

Percentage of Holding

Foreign holdings [Foreign institutional investors, Foreign Companies, Foreign Financial Institutions, Non-resident Indian or Overseas corporate bodies or others]

 

100.00 %

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Provider of data, voice and managed services to business and government customers.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Price Waterhouse

Chartered Accountants

Address :

P-1, Aditya Vihar, Saidula Jab, Opposite D Block, Saket – 110030, Delhi, India

 

 

Holding Company :

Colt Telecom BV

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

25000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 250.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

4226500

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 42.265 Millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

42.265

42.265

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

142.130

36.988

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

184.395

79.253

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

 

256.399

110.989

TOTAL BORROWING

 

256.399

110.989

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

440.794

190.242

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

259.405

118.028

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.175

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

7.092

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

 

301.140

134.425

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

31.704

37.361

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

33.673

14.436

Total Current Assets

 

366.517

186.222

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

179.449

112.900

 

Provisions

 

12.946

1.108

Total Current Liabilities

 

192.395

114.008

Net Current Assets

 

174.122

72.214

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

440.794

190.242

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover [Estimated]

 

700.000

350.000

 

 


KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

2.43

2.84

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

1.91

1.63

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

AS PER WEBSITE

 

COLT in India:

 

COLT identified India as a key market and set up its back office operations in India that is part of COLT's business units and caters to the need of its Europe based organizational & customer's needs. The company has set up its wholly owned subsidiary COLT Technologies Services India Private Limited and started operations in September 2004. India's value proposition to COLT extends beyond being an offshore location.

           

COLT is the leading provider of data, voice and managed services to business and government customers in Europe. COLT has established a reputation for innovation and exceptional customer service. The organization has a rich heritage serving the needs of midsize and major businesses. For over 13 years, businesses have been placing their trust in COLT.

 

COLT has received over 40 European and local awards over the years which positively reflects on the performance of COLT's business. Including Prestigious World Communication Award for customer service, three years in the running. With the launch of its operations, the facility in India has become part of its extensive customer support base across the globe. The company provides international quality training to employees by providing them an interface with global working environment, latest in networking and other technologies.

India

 

COLT's operations Based out of Gurgaon (NCR), Delhi, are an integral service to COLT's European business, employing experienced professionals performing back end operations in all business areas - Network Operations and Engineering, IT, Service Provisioning, Sales and Marketing Support, HR and Finance. It has leveraged the growing shared services sector and the buoyant IT and Telecom sectors in India to create a large talent pool of high quality resources.

 

Technical customer support services, is one of the critical aspects of COLT's business. With the launch of its operations, India has become part of its extensive customer support base across the globe. The company has established a state-of-the-art facility and extends international quality training to employees by providing them an interface with global working environment, latest in networking technologies.             

Some Facts about COLT:

 

> COLT is the leading pan-European provider of business communications services with over 10 years of growth.

> COLT offers a complete portfolio of end-to-end services including voice, data and hosting solutions.

> COLT owns and manages an integrated 20,000 kilometer network that connects 9000 buildings in 32 major cities in 13 countries with additional points of presence around the world          


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

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

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

6

--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

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

51

 

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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