MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

20.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TITANIUM TANTALUM PRODUCTS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

No. 86/1, Vengaivasal Main Road, Gowrivakkam, Chennai – 601302, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

04.09.1980

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-8398

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U31900TN1980ULL008398

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CHET00533B

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACT1272A

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held public limited liability company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Design, Manufacture and Exporter of Chemical Process Equipments such as Reactors, Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers Pumps and Blowers, Cathodic Protection Anodes, Electro chlorinators, Valves, Pipe and Pipe Fittings, Coils, Columns and Towers made of Noble metals such as Titanium, Tantalum, Zirconium, Nickel Based Alloys, Ferrous and Non-Ferrous metals.

 

 

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 /

Factory  :

No. 86/1, Vengaivasal Main Road, Gowrivakkam, Chennai – 601302, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-22275210 / 22275211 / 2278 0212

Fax No.:

91-44-22275209 / 22781120

E-Mail :

admin@titanindia.com

finance@titanindia.com

titanindia@vsnl.com 

sales@titanindia.com
globalsales@titanindia.com
domesticsales@titanindia.com

pa_to_md@titanindia.com

Website :

http://www.titanindia.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Er. Jeyananth Thangappan

Designation :

Director

Address :

161, Velacherry Road, East Tambaram, Chennai – 600059, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

16.04.1969

Date of Appointment :

01.07.2004

 

 

Name :

Dr. Ramaswamy Thangappan

Designation :

Director

Address :

161, Velacherry Road, East Tambaram, Chennai – 600059, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

31.08.1933

Date of Appointment :

24.08.2005

Other Directorship :

Techno-Futura International Limited

Electro Protection Services India Private Limited

Titanics India Limited

R. T. Globvest Private Limited

 

 

Name :

Dr. Jayamohan Thangappan

Designation :

Director

Address :

161, Velacherry Road, East Tambaram, Chennai – 600059, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

14.09.1967

Date of Appointment :

24.08.2005

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Kamala Thangappan

Designation :

Director

Address :

161, Velacherry Road, East Tambaram, Chennai – 600059, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

07.08.1944

Date of Appointment :

29.09.2004

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

R. Thangappan

 

1873087

Kamala Thangappan

 

294300

B. Rajendran

 

450

Jayamohan Thangappan

 

271500

Jeyananth Thangappan

 

608200

Jeyashree Amarnath

 

22500

R. Thangappan – HUF

 

103500

Lalitha Jeyananth

 

900

T. Jeyavelan

 

72225

Priya Mohan

 

225

 

 

 

Equity Share Breakup

 

 

Category

 

Percentage of Holding

Bodies corporate

 

2.56

Directors of relatives of directors

 

81.77

Other top fifty shareholders

 

15.67

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Design, Manufacture and Exporter of Chemical Process Equipments such as Reactors, Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers Pumps and Blowers, Cathodic Protection Anodes, Electro chlorinators, Valves, Pipe and Pipe Fittings, Coils, Columns and Towers made of Noble metals such as Titanium, Tantalum, Zirconium, Nickel Based Alloys, Ferrous and Non-Ferrous metals.

 

 

Products :

Product Description

ITC Code No

Heat Exchanger – Shell and Tube Type

84195001

Pressure Vessels and Reactor

84198901

Chlor Alkali Cells

84198907

- Equipment
 : : Heat Exchanger
 : : Pressure Vessels
 : : Tank
 : : Reactors
 : : Custom Built Equipments

- Rotodynamic
 : :
Pumps
 : : Blowers

- Electrodes
 : : Activated Ti Metal Anodes
 : : Platinised Nb Metal Anodes
 : : Special Electrodes / Anodes
 : : Electroplated Pt Anodes
 : : Platinised Ti Metal Anodes
 : : Lead dioxide metal anodes
 : : Lead dioxide graphite anode

- Standard Products
 : : Agitators
 : : Valves
 : : Pipe Fittings
 : : Fasteners
 : : Heaters
 : : Coils
 : : Thermowells
 : : Tower Internals

- Electroplating
 : : Anodes
 : : Baskets
 : : Tanks
 : : Coils
 : : Heaters
 : : Jigs & Fixtures
 : : Copper Flexibles

- Cathodic Protection
 : :
Sacrificial Anodes
 : : Impressed Current Anodes
 : : Reference Electrodes

- Special Service
 : :
Tantalum Repair Kit
 : : Caustic Fusion Accessories

- Electrochlorination
 : : Electrochlorinator (electrolyzer)
 : : Electro Chlorination Skids
 : : Electrolyzer Systems
 : : Consultancy (Onsite Hypo)

- Anode Repair & Refurbishment
- Equipment Refurbishment

- Chlorate & ClO2 Plant
- Chloralkali Plant
- Water Ionizer
- Fuel Cell

 

 

Brand Names :

TITAN

 

 

Exports :

 

Countries :

Middle East and Far East

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

150

 

 

Bankers :

  • State Bank of India
  • Canara Bank, Overseas Branch, Spencer Towers, Mount Road, Chennai - 2

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

K. Subramaniam

Chartered Accountants

Address :

113, Kamraj Bhavan, 498, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600006, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Associates :

Techno-Futura International Limited

U40106TN1995PLC031394

 

Electro Protection Services India Private Limited

U27204TN1997PTC037715

 

Titanics India Limited

L72300TN1998PLC039834

 

R. T. Globvest Private Limited

U65993TN1999PTC043713

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

9000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

RS. 90.000 Millions

3000000

Preference Shares

Rs. 10/- each

RS. 30.000 Millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 120.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

10818800

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 108.188 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

108.188

62.469

62.469

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

75.440

45.892

42.877

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

183.628

108.361

105.346

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

45.733

41.878

37.241

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

45.733

41.878

37.241

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

229.361

150.239

142.587

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

34.940

28.446

30.989

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

129.266

77.111

54.747

 

Sundry Debtors

73.502

40.709

33.208

 

Cash & Bank Balances

0.933

0.083

19.030

 

Other Current Assets

12.066

8.438

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

60.494

36.715

32.908

Total Current Assets

276.261

163.056

139.893

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

64.731

37.862

22.152

 

Provisions

17.282

3.401

6.143

Total Current Liabilities

82.013

41.263

28.295

Net Current Assets

194.248

121.793

111.598

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.173

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

229.361

150.239

142.587

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover

195.951

126.669

218.092

Other Income

0.402

0.595

4.702

Total Income

196.353

127.264

222.794

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

22.642

4.338

18.294

Provision for Taxation

8.075

1.000

4.850

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

14.567

3.338

13.444

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

NA

NA

167.302

Total Earnings

NA

NA

167.302

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

NA

NA

132.849

 

Stores & Spares

NA

NA

16.613

Total Imports

NA

NA

149.462

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing Expenses

0.000

0.000

21.517

 

Administrative Expenses

0.000

0.000

28.146

 

Raw Material Consumed

70.440

79.180

143.881

 

Consumption of stores and spares parts

13.810

8.059

0.000

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Finished Goods

[1.651]

0.145

0.000

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

18.499

14.592

0.000

 

Managerial Remuneration

2.720

2.190

0.000

 

Payment to Auditors

0.021

0.021

0.000

 

Interest

9.498

6.567

0.000

 

Insurance Expenses

0.962

0.526

0.000

 

Power & Fuel

1.930

1.955

0.000

 

Depreciation & Amortization

3.092

3.453

4.066

 

Other Expenditure

54.390

6.238

6.890

Total Expenditure

173.711

122.926h

204.500

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

PAT / Total Income

(%)

7.42

2.62

6.03

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

11.55

3.42

8.39

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

7.28

2.27

10.71

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.12

0.04

0.17

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.70

0.77

0.62

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

3.37

3.95

4.94

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

  • Land and Building
  • Plant and Machinery
  • Vehicles
  • Office Equipments
  • Furniture and Fittings
  • Pager
  • Air Conditioner
  • Refrigerator
  • Computers
  • Xerox Machine 

           

 

Bankers Charges Report as per Registry

 

Name of the company

TITANIUM TANTALUM PRODUCTS LIMITED

Presented By

TITANIUM TANTALUM PRODUCTS LIMITED  AND CANARA BANK, OVERSEAS BRANCH, CHENNAI

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

02.05.2005

Common Hypothecation Agreement  

2) Amount secured by the charge/amount owing on the securities of charge

Rs. 42.000 Millions comprising :

 

Nature of Limits

Rs in Millions

I/FLC [DA] – [ST]

10.00

BG [ST]

9.500

FDB – LC [ST]

10.000

FLC [DA] – ST

12.500

Total

42.000

 

Together with interest, costs, charges and other expenses which may be debited to the said accounts from time to time.

3) Short particular of the property charged. If the property acquired is subject to charge, date of the acquired of the property should be given

All the goods, commodities, machineries and other items purchased, acquitted, received under the said credit facilities / imported under letter of credit now lying or hereafter stored at the godowns, yards and premises, factories o the borrower  or lying at any other place wheresoever, whether the goods are in the course of transit from one place to another in transit by land or sea from or power of the borrower or of the bank and also all the book debts, outstanding money receivables, claims and bills arising out of the sale, disposal of the received under the said credit facilities which are now due and owing and which may at any time during the continuance of the security becomes due and owing to the borrower in the course of its business by any persons, firm, company or by the governments or any local body or authority by way of Exclusive first charge and also Pari passu 1st charge on the whole of the Fixed assets including the machines of the company.

4) Gist of the terms and conditions and extent and operation of the charge.

Rate of Interest for FDB / LC – 8 % Margin an other terms and conditions as stipulated in the agreement cited above and pari passu 1st charge on the entire fixed assets of the company including equitable mortgage of all that piece and parcel of land with factory premises situated at No. 176, Vengaivasai Village, Saidapet Taluk, Chengalpet district on Paripassu basis with State Bank of India 86, Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 1, dated 03.05.2005.

5) Name and Address and description of the person entitled to the charge.

Canara Bank,

Overseas Branch,

Spencer Towers, Mount Road, Chennai - 2

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

--

7) Particulars of modifications specifying the terms and conditions or the extent of operations of the charge in which modification is made and the details of the modification.

--

 

This form is for

Modification of charge

Charge identification number of the charge to be modified

90306667

Corporate identity number of the company

U31900TN1980ULL008398

Name of the company

TITANIUM TANTALUM PRODUCTS LIMITED

Address of the registered office or of the principal place of  business in India of the company

No. 86/1, Vengaivasal Main Road, Gowrivakkam, Chennai – 601302, Tamilnadu

Type of charge

  • Immovable Property
  • Movable Property
  • Book debts

Particular of charge holder

State Bank of India

Overseas Branch

No. 86, Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600001, Tamilnadu, India

chitrabalasubramnaian@gmail.com

Nature of description of the instrument creating or modifying the charge

  • Supplemental agreement of loan for increase in the overall limit form C – 1-A
  • Supplemental agreement of hypothecation of goods and assets for increase in the overall limit C – 2 – A
  • Letter regarding the grant of individual limit within the overall limit form – C 5
  • EM confirmation letters

Date of instrument Creating the charge

19.02.2007

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 800.000 Millions

Date of latest modification prior to the present modification

17.04.2004

Particulars of the present modification 

By the present modification the overall limit has been enhanced to Rs. 800.000 Millions and the existing charge on the current assets and the immovable properties belonging to the company have been extended to cover the enhanced limit.

 


 

AS PER WEBSITE

 

History

Titanium Tantalum Products Limited (TiTaN), was launched during 1981 by their Chairman & Managing Director Dr. R Thangappan, BSc. (Tech) Chem. Engg. Ph.D., MIE., MIIChE, FSAEST.

Over a short span of years, it has grown to be a well diversified multi product company with an undisputed leadership in the field of Exotic Metal Chemical Equipment Design, Fabrication, Erection / Commissioning and Services. Now, TiTaN holds an esteemed position in the field of Exotic Metal Products in India as well as abroad.

: : GLIMPSES OF TiTaN HISTORY : :

 

: : In 1980 the company commenced its commercial activities with more emphasis on activated Titanium Metal Anodes for chlorate and caustic Chlorine production


: : In early 80's TiTaN Involved in manufacturing and supply of precision machined / custom built components for specific corrosive applications for various industries.

 

: : In mid 80's the activities spread into the area of supplying accessories to Electroplating industries.

In early 90's started fabricating more specialsed Exotic Metal Chemical Equipments as per the needs of the clients.

: : By mid 90's TiTaN graduted from part equipment manufacturer to complete plant design, engineering and fabricator.

: : It also commenced its on sight shut down and maintenance services for reactors and chlorate plants.

: : In late 90's TiTaN starts to execute turnkey projects. Also they have started Research & Development activities mainly focused on noble metal coatings on electrodes and electrochlorinators.

Today TiTaN are having more than 250 products for diversified industrial applications globally.

 

 

 

 

 

 


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.40.82

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.18

Euro

1

Rs.54.79

 

 

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

YES

--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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