MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

28.02.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SKIPPER STEELS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

5D, Crescent Tower, 229, A J C Bose Road, Kolkata-700020, West Bengal

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

05.03.1981

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

21-33408

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L65993WB1981PLC033408

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CALS0807E

 

 

Legal Form :

A Public Limited Liability Company. The company’s shares are listed on Stock Exchanges.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Tubes, Cylinders, etc.

 

 

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 300000

 

 

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 :

5D, Crescent Tower, 229, A J C Bose Road, Kolkata-700020, West Bengal, India

Telefax No.:

91-33-22892327/ 28

E-Mail :

mail@bansalgroup.co.in, slp@bansalgroup.co.in

Website :

http://www.bansalgroup.co.in

 

 

Head Office and Works :

Jalan Complex, Gate No.1, Village Jangalpur, Andulmouri, Howerah-711302

Tel. No.:

91-33-26694563/ 64

Fax No.:

91-33-26695199

 

 

Factory 1 :

23A N S Road, 5th Floor, Kolkata-700001, West Bengal, India

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Sajan Kumar Bansal

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Satyanaryan Agarwal

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Bansal

Designation :

Director

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers of Tubes, Cylinders, etc.

 

 

Products :

Steel Tubes
Mild Steel (Black)
Galvanized (due shortly)

LPG Cylinders
Domestic
Auto

Telecom and Transmission Towers
Ground based & Roof Top Telecom Towers
Telecom Hamilton Poles
Transmission Line Towers

Electric Poles
Straight Arm Bracket
Swan Neck

HDD and other projects
Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) projects
Turnkey Projects including HDD and allied works

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

v      Airtel

v      Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

v      Reliance Infocomm

v      Alsto

v      Hutch

v      Tata

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

2000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.20.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

1200175

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.12.002 millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

12.000

12.000

6.000

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

61.800

54.700

40.900

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

73.800

66.700

46.900

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

51.600

9.200

6.800

2] Unsecured Loans

28.700

0.800

0.800

TOTAL BORROWING

80.300

10.000

7.600

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

154.100

76.700

54.500

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

75.900

54.500

44.600

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

1.200

5.500

1.200

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

36.200

9.200

2.800

 

Sundry Debtors

45.400

17.200

15.500

 

Cash & Bank Balances

6.100

1.300

2.400

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

30.000

20.100

7.600

Total Current Assets

117.700

47.800

28.300

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

37.000

30.700

19.500

 

Provisions

3.700

0.400

0.100

Total Current Liabilities

40.700

31.100

19.600

Net Current Assets

77.000

16.700

8.700

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

154.100

76.700

54.500

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

31.03.2003

Sales Turnover

249.500

73.200

64.000

Other Income

17.200

5.800

(3.100)

Total Income

266.700

79.000

60.900

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

9.400

2.900

0.200

Provision for Taxation

2.300

0.800

0.100

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

7.100

2.100

0.100

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing Expenses

23.300

6.400

3.200

 

Administrative Expenses

7.600

6.400

3.000

 

Raw Material Consumed

168.000

48.400

41.600

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

6.200

2.900

0.700

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

7.400

3.600

0.700

 

Interest

4.400

1.300

0.700

 

Power & Fuel

3.900

0.800

1.400

 

Depreciation & Amortization

5.800

2.600

0.600

 

Other Expenditure

30.700

3.700

8.800

Total Expenditure

257.300

76.100

60.700

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.12.2006

(3rd Qtr.)

 Sales Turnover

 

 

 408.800

 Other Income

 

 

 0.000

 Total Income

 

 

 408.800

 Total Expenditure

 

 

 385.200

 Operating Profit

 

 

 23.600

 Interest

 

 

 6.800

 Gross Profit

 

 

 16.800

 Depreciation

 

 

 2.000

 Tax

 

 

 0.800

 Reported PAT

 

 

 14.000

 

200612 Quarter 3

 

Notes:

 

1. The above Un audited Financial Results wars taken on record by the Board of Directors at its mooting held on 30th January, 2007. The Statutory Auditors have carried out a Limited Review of the above Financial Results. 2. Depreciation which hitherto was provided on 'Written Down Value Method' has been provided on 'Straight Line Method'. As a result of which, depreciation for earlier years has been written back. Further, depreciation for the nine months period and quarter is lower by Rs. 8.334 millions end Rs.83.34 Lace and Rs. 2.778 millions respectively with consequent effect on profit for the corresponding periods. 3. Provision for taxation includes Provision for deferred taxation and fringe benefit tax. 4. No Investor complaints were pending at the beginning of the quarter. No complaint was received during the quarter. 5. Figures have been regrouped or rearranged, wherever necessary.

 


KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.06.2006

30.09.2006

31.12.2006

Debt-Equity Ratio

1.49

0.37

0.70

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

1.49

0.37

0.70

Current Ratio

2.31

1.54

1.38

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

9.90

5.05

3.27

Inventory

10.99

7.96

13.20

Debtors

7.97

4.26

5.69

Interest Cover Ratio

2.05

2.85

1.29

Operating Profit Margin (%)

5.93

8.61

2.34

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin (%)

3.61

5.05

1.41

Cash Profit Margin (%)

3.73

5.87

1.09

Adjusted Net Profit Margin (%)

1.40

2.32

0.16

Return On Capital Employed (%)

11.94

10.08

6.36

Return On Net Worth (%)

11.57

6.37

1.20

 

STOCK PRICES

 

Face Value

Rs.10.00/-

High

Rs.0.00/-

Low

Rs.0.00/-

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Website Details :

 

The Bansal Group was incorporated in 1961 as a small trading firm. It has always been a growth oriented organization with the Bansal family as its core promoters.

 

The two group companies, Bansal Cylinders and Tubes Limited and Skipper Steels Limited are growing at a phenomenal and unprecedented rate. The Group’s turnover has witnessed a mammoth jump from 160 Million Rupees  (3.7 million USD) in the year 2003-04 to over 1000 Million (24 million USD) in the year 2004-05. Looking forward, the projected turnover for the year 2005 – 2006 is 1500 Million Rupees (34.8 Million USD).

 

To continue on this growth path, the group has taken several initiatives and expansion programs for all it’s Product Categories which will bear results in the times to come.

 

Under the guidance and able direction of the board of directors, the group has drawn ambitious plans for its future. Mr. Sadhu Ram Bansal, the initial architect of the group in 1961 has continued to provide his guidance and auspices for the group over the years.

 

The companies are headed by the Managing Director Mr. Sajan Kumar Bansal, a Commerce Graduate, with his vast experience in the steel business spanning over 25 years.

 

He is assisted by his sons Sharan Bansal and Devesh Bansal. Sharan Bansal is a Mechanical Engineer from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta and Devesh Bansal holds a Masters Degree in International Business and Management from DMU, United Kingdom.

 

Products

 

The Bansal Group looks to capitalize on the boom in the infrastructure spending in India and across the world with it’s is very well diversified product range. The group looks to serve critical infrastructure projects such as Telecom and Power.

Their product range is as follows:

 

Steel Tubes
Mild Steel (Black)
Galvanized (due shortly)

LPG Cylinders
Domestic
Auto

Telecom and Transmission Towers
Ground based & Roof Top Telecom Towers
Telecom Hamilton Poles
Transmission Line Towers

Electric Poles
Straight Arm Bracket
Swan Neck

HDD and other projects
Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) projects
Turnkey Projects including HDD and allied works

 

Customers :

v      Airtel

v      Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

v      Reliance Infocomm

v      Alsto

v      Hutch

v      Tata

 


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.44.31

UK Pound

1

Rs.86.96

Euro

1

Rs.58.58

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

5

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

4

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

5

--LEVERAGE

1~10

5

--RESERVES

1~10

5

--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

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

46

 

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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