MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

28.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Correct Name :

AMBICA JUTE MILLS LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

SNEHA PLANNERS PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

3, Haren Mukherjee Road, Ad. Belurmath, Howrah – 711 202, West Bengal

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

20.08.1996

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

81000

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U70101WB1996PLC081000

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CALA06608A

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAGCS5288R

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Seller of Jute Products

 

 

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 4120000

 

 

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 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 :

3, Haren Mukherjee Road, Ad. Belurmath, Howrah – 711 202, West Bengal, India

E-Mail :

jeetu_sethia1983@yahoo.co.in

 

 

Factory :

5, Middleton Street, Kolkata – 700 071, West Bengal, India

Tel. No.:

91-33-22472286/ 22835028

Fax No.:

91-33-22832516

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Kapila

Designation :

Director

Address :

Phuleshwar, Uluberia, Howrah – 711 316, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

28.04.1930

Date of Appointment :

17.11.2003

Date of Ceasing :

26.07.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Samir Kumar De

Designation :

Director

Address :

Ganapati Apartment, Flat – 4B, Block – B, 21, Khetra Mohan Mitra Road, PO Salkia, Howrah – 711 106, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.11.1941

Date of Appointment :

26.07.2004

 

 

Name :

Ms. Jyoti Bhusan Chatterjee

Designation :

Director

Address :

357/1/2, Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata – 700 068, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

06.10.1924

Date of Appointment :

17.11.2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. Gajanand Pareek

Designation :

Director

Address :

Indraprastha Apartment, Flat No. D1-202, VIP Road, Kolkata – 700 052, West Bengal, India 

Date of Birth/Age :

01.11.1942

Date of Appointment :

26.07.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Bhanwar Lall Mahatma

Designation :

Additional Director

Address :

Bally Tower, Flat No. B1/ 105, 5, Sree Charan Sarani, Bally, Howrah – 711 201, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

14.12.1934

Date of Appointment :

31.03.2006

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Mr. Abhishek Kumar Kankaria

 

92000

Mr. Yogesh Kumar Kankaria

 

88540

Mr. Ashish Kumar Kankaria

 

84660

Awanti Kumar Kankaria (HUF)

 

870920

Winsher Commercial Private Limited

 

48000

Ambica Capital Markets Limited 

 

768000

Auckland Services y Securities Limited

 

972780

Bally International Limited

 

234240

Goldview Financial Services Limited

 

3487200

Kanak Textiles Limited

 

190080

Labrinth Common Trade Private Limited 

 

1535040

Nizard Marketing Private Limited

 

591360

Shineup Aibbes Limited

 

774000

Ms. Sweeta Kankaria

 

1920

Gladiator Commodities Private Limited

 

310720

Purotech Merchants Private Limited

 

310720

Polosetco Tieup Private Limited

 

310720

MFL Corporation Limited

 

80000

Mr. Basu Deo Chomal

 

100

Mr. Gautam Jatia

 

100

 

 

 

 

Names of Shareholders

 

% of Holding

Bodies Corporate

 

93.30

Other Top Fifty (50) Shareholders

 

6.70

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer and Seller of Jute Products

 

 

Products :

  • Jute Bags
  • Fabrics
  • Floor Coverings

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

Syndicate Bank

Carnac Street Branch, 26, Shakespear Sarani, Kolkata – 700 017, West Bengal, India

 

Canara Bank

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S S Kothary and Associates

Chartered Accountants 

Address :

21, Old Court House Street, India Steamship House, Kolkata – 700 001, West Bengal, India

 

 

Subsidiaries :

  • Aadhunik Real Estate Private Limted
  • Cellour Distributors Private Limied
  • Abhishek Carpets and Felts Limited
  • Innovative Sales Agencies Private Limited
  • Poonam Carpets and Mattings Limtied
  • Stupendors Commerce Private Limited
  • Shineup Industrial and Sewing Threads Private Limited
  • Wellworth Vinimay Private Limited
  • Monotype Sales Agencies Private Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

16800000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 168.000 millions

20000

Preference Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 2.000 millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 170.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

16779800

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 167.798 millions

20000

Preference Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 2.000 millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 169.798 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

 

169.798

109.309

2] Reserves & Surplus

 

859.076

546.560

NETWORTH

 

1028.874

655.869

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

476.190

185.954

2] Unsecured Loans

 

1.164

23.488

TOTAL BORROWING

 

477.354

209.442

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

47.915

31.383

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

1554.143

896.694

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

1194.356

729.276

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

7.928

9.595

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

256.032

207.544

 

Sundry Debtors

 

97.833

121.988

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

3.237

2.038

 

Loans & Advances

 

112.783

75.953

Total Current Assets

 

469.885

407.523

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

87.145

230.823

 

Provisions

 

31.121

18.877

Total Current Liabilities

 

118.266

249.700

Net Current Assets

 

351.619

157.823

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.240

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

1554.143

896.694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

 

1331.829

927.543

Other Income

 

3.409

0.810

Total Income

 

1335.238

928.353

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

41.425

46.225

Provision for Taxation

 

10.511

19.227

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

30.914

26.998

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

 

633.721

362.243

 

Purchases made for re-sale

 

151.379

94.569

 

Consumption of stores and spares parts

 

81.680

68.367

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Finished Goods

 

(7.727)

(1.111)

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

 

229.842

206.846

 

Managerial Remuneration

 

0.000

0.000

 

Payment to Auditors

 

0.095

0.072

 

Interest

 

14.362

10.903

 

Insurance Expenses

 

16.025

10.009

 

Power & Fuel

 

58.342

56.358

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

32.403

19.358

 

Other Expenditure

 

83.691

54.634

Total Expenditure

 

434.760

358.180

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

2.31

2.91

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

3.10

4.98

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

2.47

4.03

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.04

0.07

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

1.62

1.74

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

3.97

1.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

FORM 8

 

Name of the company

AMBICA JUTE MILLS LIMITED

Presented By

Syndicate Bank

1) Date and description of instrument creating the 

    change

Composite hypothecation agreement dated 05.11.2005

2) Amount secured by the charge/amount owing on 

    the securities of charge

Rs. 243.200 millions

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

Hypothecation by way of first charge on pari passu basis with Canara Bank:

 

1. all stock of raw jute, stock in process, finished goods, stores and consumables and other current assets stored / lying at the company’s premises / godowns/ factory/ jute mill at 3, Haren Mukherjee Road, Belurmath, Howrah 711 202 or wherever else the same may be or in course of transit.

 

2. machinery acquirewd / to be acquired, both indigeneous and imported for use in jute mill, out of finance from Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank.

 

3. all machinery assets of the company

 

4. all fixed assets of the company 

4) Gist of the terms and conditions and extent and

    operation of the charge.

Interest / commission as may be fixed by the bank from time to time

5) Name and Address and description of the

    person entitled to the charge.

Syndicate Bank

Carnac Street Branch, 26, Shakespear Sarani, Kolkata – 700 017, West Bengal, India

6) Date  and brief description of instrument

    modifying the charge

N A

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.

N A

 

Corporation identity number (CIN) or foreign company registrations number of the company 

U70101WB1996PLC081000

Name of the company

AMBICA JUTE MILLS LIMITED

Address

3, Haren Mukherjee Road, Ad. Belurmath,

Howrah – 711 202, West Bengal, India

This Form is for

Modification of charge

Type of Charges

Book debts, movable property (not being pledge), floating charge, plant and machinery and other fixed assets

Particular of the charge holder 

Syndicate Bank

Carnac Street Branch, 26, Shakespear Sarani, Kolkata – 700 017, West Bengal, India

Nature or description of the instrument creating charge  

Composite hypothecation agreement executed on 17.02.2007

Date of the instrument creating charge

17.02.2007

Amount Secure by the charge

275.000 millions

Brief of the principal terms and conditions and extent and operation of the charge

Rate of Interest: 11.50% p.a. being 0.25% below the Syndicate Bank’s PLR

 

Terms of Repayment: as per the agreement made between the borrower and the lender

 

Margin: as per the agreement mode between the borrower and the lender

 

Extent and operation of the charge: the charge operates as pari passu first charge basis on the whole of the hypothecated current assets including machinery acquired both indigenous ad imported and other fixed assets.

 

Others: all terms and conditions continue to remain as before in full force and effect.

Modification charge

Charge identification number of the charge to be modified

80024317

Date of instrument modifying the charge

17.02.2007

Particulars of the Property charged  

Stock of raw jute, stock in process, finished goods, stores and consumable, receivables and other current assets, machinery acquired / by the company, both indigenous and imported for use in the jute mill, out of finance from Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank, other fixed assets and all machinery used in the Jute Mill situated at 3, Haren Mukherjee Road, Belurmath, Howrah 711 202.

Particulars of the present modification

By this modification, the overall limit has been enhanced from Rs. 243.200 millions to Rs. 275.000 millions as stated in the composite hypothecation agreement and all other terms and conditions continue to remain as before in full force and effect.

 

 

 

 


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.40.84

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.81

Euro

1

Rs.55.03

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--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

 

55

 

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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