MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

05.03.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

AIRCEL CELLULAR LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

RPG CELLULAR SERVICES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

5th Floor, Spencer Plaza, 769 Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.02.1992

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74999TN1997PLC039395

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-39395

 

 

TAN No.:

(Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.)

CHEM01710C

 

 

PAN No.:

(Permanent Account No.)

AAACR5136R

 

 

Legal Form :

It is closely held public limited liability Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Service Provider of Cellular, Paging, V-SAT  and E-Mail

 

 

 

 

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 7000000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

The company has improved it’s performance by wiping out it’s all previous losses. Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and resourceful businessmen. Their trade relations are fair. Financial position is good. Payments are usually correct and as per commitments. The company can be considered good for any normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.  

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

5th Floor, Spencer Plaza, 769 Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-28490849

Fax No.:

91-44-28946769

E-Mail :

response@mobilefirst.org

Vijay.krishna@aircel.co.in

Website :

http://www.rpgcellular.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. V Srinivasan

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat 2-B, KG Central Court, 9-11. Jagadambal, Street, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600017

Date of Birth/Age :

15.05.1957

Date of Appointment :

19.12.2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. KVP Baskaran

Designation :

Whole Time Director

Address :

Nathan Akshaya 37-D, Unnamalalii Amman Street, North USMAN Road, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamilnadu: 600017

Date of Birth/Age :

21.07.1961

Date of Appointment :

19.12.2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sriram Chandrasekar

Designation :

Director

Address :

B-1, Sai Krupa Apartments, 2nd Floor, No.5, Sundar Am Salai Ra, Puram Chennai Tamilnadu 600028

Date of Birth/Age :

05.06.1966

Date of Appointment :

19.01.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rohit Chandra

Designation :

Director

Address :

3/10, Shanti Niketan, New Delhi 110021

Date of Birth/Age :

09.07.1964

Date of Appointment :

19.01.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ashok Srinivasan

Designation :

Director

Address :

Sterling Tower, 327, Anna Salai, Teynampet Shennai Tamilnadu 600006

Date of Birth/Age :

21.07.1977

Date of Appointment :

19.12.2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. R Vijayakakri Shnan

Designation :

Secretary

Address :

66-C, Padmavathy Nagar Virugambakkam, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600092

Date of Birth/Age :

19.06.1976

Date of Appointment :

12.04.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Chin Chun Yean

Designation :

Director

Address :

30 Jalan Buluh, Perindu

Taman Sa, Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur:59000

Date of Birth/Age :

07.01.1994

Date of Appointment :

02.09.2006

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Audit Committee Members:

 

 

Name :

Mr. V Srinivasan

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. KVP Baskaran

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sriram Chandrasekar

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rohit Chandra

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. R Vijayakrishnan

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Aircel Televentures Limited

 

48999940

Mr. V .Srinivasa

 

 

Mr. R .Narayan Kumar

 

10

Mr. M. Suresh

 

--

Mr. R. Mahesh

 

10

Mr. KVP Baskaran

 

--

Mr. V. Navneeth

 

10

Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Service Limited

 

30

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Service Provider of Cellular, Paging, V-SAT  and E-Mail

 

 

Products :

Provision of Cellular Mobile Telephone Services

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

  • Retailers
  • End Users

 

 

No. of Employees :

Around 2500

 

 

Bankers :

  • Punjab National Bank

      17 Rajaji Salai, Chennai-600 001, Tamilnadu, India

 

  • Development Credit Bank Limited
  • Industrial Development Bank of India Limited

IDBI Towertc Complex, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400005, Maharashtra, India

 

  • State Bank of India

             Leather and international Branch

            MVJ Towers 177/1, Poonamelee high Road

             Kilpauk

Chennai 600 010

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Pricewaterhouse

Chartered Accountant 

Address :

32, Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam Chennai  Tamil Nadu –TN 600006

 

 

Associates :

  • Fresh and Honest Café Limited

 

 

Subsidiaries :

  • Dishnet Wireless Limited
  • Aircel Limited

Ultimate Holding Company :

  • Sterling Infotech Limited

 

 

Holding Company :

  • Aircel Televentures Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

50,000,000

Equity shares

Rs.10/- (each)

Rs.500.000 millions

6,00,000

Redeemable Cumulative Preference Shares

Rs.100/- (each)

Rs.60.000 millions

 

Total

 

Rs.560.000 millions

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

49,000,000

Equity shares

Rs.10/-(each)

Rs.490.000 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

490.000

490.000

490.000

2] Reserves & Surplus

1270.378

545.700

220.700

NETWORTH

1760.378

1035.700

710.700

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

721.469

885.000

1125.000

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

100.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

721.469

985.000

1125.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

2481.847

2020.700

1835.700

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

1990.921

1980.500

1748.600

Capital work-in-progress

433.686

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

33.500

Deffered tax assets

75.571

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 
Inventories
6.054
3.400

2.100

 
Sundry Debtors
207.520
166.900

163.300

 
Cash & Bank Balances
848.957
205.600

113.200

 
Other current asset
10.783
2.583

 

 
Loans & Advances
210.431
227.500

233.800

Total Current Assets
1283.745
603.400

512.400

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
 
 

 

 
Current Liabilities
1271.130
560.800

442.800

 
Provisions
30.946
2.400

16.000

Total Current Liabilities
1302.076
563.200

458.800

Net Current Assets
[18.331]
40.200

53.600

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

24818.847

2020.700

1835.700

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover

2876.606

2158.091

1566.300

Other Income

1.720

0.840

 

Total Income

2878.326

2158.931

 

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

828.771

241.067

205.100

Provision for Taxation

104.080

0.000

13.800

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

724.691

241.067

191.300

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

116.388

NA

109.894

Total Earnings

116.388

NA

109.894

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

Total Imports

NA

NA

369.310

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Purchases made for re-sale

20.432

25.548

 

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

47.935

43.458

 

Payment to Auditors

0.903

0.400

 

 

Interest

88.475

112.720

1361.192

 

Insurance Expenses

1.511

3.252

 

 

Power & Fuel

70.543

54.782

 

 

Depreciation & Amortization

309.010

380.220

 

 

Other Expenditure

1510.746

1297.484

 

Total Expenditure

2049.555

1917.864

1361.192

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

PAT / Total Income

(%)

25.18

11.16

12.21

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

28.81

11.17

13.09

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

5.81

9.33

9.07

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.47

0.23

0.29

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.74

0.54

0.65

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.99

1.071

1.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Name of the company

Aircel cellular limited

Presented By

R Vijaykrishnan, Company Secretary

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

17th October 2005

 

Deed of Hypothecation executed by the Company in favour of State Bank of  India (SBI)

[a certificate copy of the said Deeds of Hypothecation is enclosed]

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

Corporate Loan facility of Rs.700.000 Millions Agreed to be granted by SBI to the Company  together with interest, discount, commission, charges and costs and by SBI in terms of the said Agreement, both dated the Seventeenth day of October 2005 between the Company of the one part and SBI of the other part.

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

The whole of the movable properties of the Company including charge on all movable plant and machinery, both present and future belonging to or in the possessions or under the control of the Borrower, wherever lying, stored and kept and whether in the possession of the Borrower or of the Bank or of any third party, whether in India or elsewhere throughout the world (including all such goods, other ,movable assets as may be in course of shipments, transit or delivery). However and wheresover in the possession of the Borrower and either by way of Substitution or addition.

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

(A) the Charge operates as security, inter alia, for repayment of the Corporate Loan Facility of Rs. 700.000 Millions, agreed to be granted by SBI to the Company together with interest discount, commission, charges and costs and expenses, if any, payable by the Company to SBI in terms of the said Hypothecation and the facility Agreement both dated the Seventeenth day of October 2005 between the Company of the one part and SBI of the other part.

 

(B) The Company has undertaken to keep the goods hypothecated in marketable and goods hypothecated in marketable and goods condition at its own cost and to insure the same in the joint names(along with other pari-passu lenders) of the Company and SBI.

 

(C) The security created under the said Deed of Hypothecation is to be a continuing security.

 

(D) The Charge shall rank pari-passu with the charge created to/ be created by the Company in favour of all existing first charge (pari-passu) holders of the Company.

 

(E) The Charge shall also be exclusive of the charge held by canara Bank for their USD 3.22 million Letter of Credit facility for which Canara Bank hold exclusive first charge on the assets to procured under the said facilities.

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

State Bank of India

Leather and international Branch

MVJ Towers 177/1, Poonamelee high Road

Kilpauk

Chennai 600 010

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

Not Applicable

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.

Not Applicable

 

 


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 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.44.44

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.89

Euro

1

Rs.58.54

 

 

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

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--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

YES

--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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