MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

Report Date :

12.03.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

CHITRAKOOT STEEL AND POWER PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

New No. 22, Old No. 12, 1st Cross Street, C. I. T. Colony, Mylapore, Chennai – 400004, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.10.2003

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-51803

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U28999TN2003PTC051803

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CHEC04538C

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

To establish, own or acquire ferrous and non-ferrous metal melting furnaces, rolling mills and re-rolling mills and to carry on business as traders and manufacturers of ferrous and non-ferrous metal ingots, blooms, billets, slabs, wire rods, sheets, strips, angles, channels, round bars, auto parts, components, pipes, tubes, tools and implements, machine parts, hardwares, utensils, containers, vessels and other castings of every description as well as to buy, sell, import and export, trade or deal in aforesaid goods and materials.

 


 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

 

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a new project for manufacturing sponge steel and commenced operations during 2005-06.  Company has incurred initial losses.  Directors are reported as experienced and respectable businessmen.  Payments are reported as slow but correct.

 

The company can be considered for small business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

New No. 22, Old No. 12, 1st Cross Street, C. I. T. Colony, Mylapore, Chennai – 400004, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-44-24984294

Fax No.:

91-44-24987090

E-Mail :

kkachennai@rediffmail.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. G. Gautam Reddy

Designation :

Director

Address :

No. 4, 6th Street, Rutlandgate, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600034, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

11.05.1970

Date of Appointment :

21.10.2003

DIN No. :

00258529

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. Padmanabhan

Designation :

Director

Address :

25, Karpagam Avenue, R A Puram, Chennai – 600028, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

17.12.1923

Date of Appointment :

21.10.2003

Date of Ceasing :

18.08.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. Narasimhan

Designation :

Director

Address :

No. 558, 18th Street, Korattur, Chennai – 600080, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

24.11.1968

Date of Appointment :

26.07.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. K. S. Meera Reddy

Designation :

Director

Address :

12, Rajaji Street, B – 2, Vijaya Shanthi Apartments, Saidapet, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

26.04.1967

Date of Appointment :

05.07.2004

Date of Ceasing :

18.08.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. O. Sudhakar Reddy

Designation :

Director

Address :

66 / 1, Main Road, Sedarapet, Pondicherry

Date of Birth/Age :

01.01.1961

Date of Appointment :

26.07.2004

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Mr. G. Gautam Reddy

 

9000

Mr. G. Deepthi

 

1000

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

To establish, own or acquire ferrous and non-ferrous metal melting furnaces, rolling mills and re-rolling mills and to carry on business as traders and manufacturers of ferrous and non-ferrous metal ingots, blooms, billets, slabs, wire rods, sheets, strips, angles, channels, round bars, auto parts, components, pipes, tubes, tools and implements, machine parts, hardwares, utensils, containers, vessels and other castings of every description as well as to buy, sell, import and export, trade or deal in aforesaid goods and materials.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

About 50

 

 

Bankers :

Indian Overseas Bank

Commercial & Institutional Credit Branch

‘Auras Corporate Centre’, Post Bag No. 351, 98 – A, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai – 600004

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

P. A. Reddy & Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

24II/A, 422 A, Sarawathi Nagar, Nellore – 524003, Andhra Pradesh, India

PAN No.:

AAIFP0183F

 


 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

7000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 70.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

6139200

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 61.392 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

61.392

0.100

0.100

2] Share Application Money

3.500

28.792

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

0.000

0.000

0.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

[3.504]

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

61.388

28.892

0.100

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

137.201

55.564

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

15.000

0.000

2.142

TOTAL BORROWING

152.201

55.564

2.142

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

213.589

84.456

2.242

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

192.046

80.486

0.000

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

1.768

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

14.439

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

4.653

0.000

0.000

 

Cash & Bank Balances

0.167

0.780

0.946

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.144

 

Loans & Advances

12.203

5.971

1.105

Total Current Assets

31.462

6.751

2.195

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities & Provisions

12.060

3.097

0.127

Total Current Liabilities

12.060

3.097

0.127

Net Current Assets

19.402

3.654

2.068

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.373

0.316

0.174

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

213.589

84.456

2.242

 


 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

2.67

2.03

22.69

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.60

2.17

17.28

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Name of the company

CHITRAKOOT STEEL AND POWER PRIVATE LIMITED

Presented By

G. Gautam Reddy, Director

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

1. Letter of Hypothecation dated the 29th October, 2004

2. Term Loan Agreement Dated the 29th October, 2004

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

Rs. 73.800 millions. As a Term Loan

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

First charge on the block assets of the company estimated at Rs. 101 millions

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

1. Margin : 33.33% on the estimated project cost of Rs. 110.700 millions

2. Interest : BPLR [Presently 11%]

3. Security : First charge on the Block Assets of the company estimated of Rs. 101 millions

 

2. The term loan is repayable in 23 quarterly installments of Rs. 3.075 millions each with an initial holiday period of one year from the date of first disbursement

 

3. The company should give an undertaking to bring in additional long term funds to the extent of Rs. 3.400 millions to meet the short-fall in the pre-operative expenses

 

4. The term loan will be released in stages depending on the progress of implementation.  The promoters should bring the stipulated margin as detailed below :

 

Equity capital of Rs. 10 millions shouldbe brought upfront and it should be used for acquiring land and development of land

 

Additional equity of Rs. 10 millions should be brought in which should be used for advances to supplier of machinery

 

5. The limit should be guaranteed by the personal guarantee of the promoter director – viz. Mr. G. Gautam Reddy

 

6. A prepayment charge of 1% will be levied on the pre-paid amount under the term loan

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

Indian Overseas Bank

Commercial & Institutional Credit Branch

‘Auras Corporate Centre’, Post Bag No. 351, 98 – A, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai – 600004

6) Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

Term loan agreement dated 18th July, 2005

Hypothecation of book debts dated 18th July, 2005

Letter of hypothecation dated the 18th July, 2005

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.

The loan has been revised from 73.800 millions to Rs. 183.300 millions as detailed below :

 

 

Amount in Millions

Nature of Facility

Old

Revised

Term Loan

73.800

124.000

Cash Credit Hypothecation

Nil

29.300

Letter of Credit [ I & F]

Nil

30.000

Particulars of the property charged

 

Term Loan : First charge on the entire block assets of the company estimated at Rs. 162.600 millions as on 31.03.2006

Cash Credit : First charge on the entire current assets of the company

Letter of Credit [I & F] : Documents of Title to goods / accepted hundles and first charge on current assets of the company

 

Chitrakoot setting up steel plant near Chennai

 

M. Ramesh

Chennai , Jan. 28

 

A NEWLY formed company called Chitrakoot Steel and Power Private Limited is setting up a Rs 450 millions sponge iron-cum-steel project in Gummidipoondi industrial estate, near Chennai. Work on the project is expected to start in March.

 

Mr G. Gautam Reddy, a mechanical engineer who has had industrial training in the US, has promoted the company. Mr Reddy is the CEO of Chitrakoot Steel.

 

In the first phase of the project, the company will produce 100 tonnes a day of sponge iron, which is a substitute for steel scrap. About 60 per cent of the production would be consumed by an associate company, Viki Industries (Private) Limited, which produces construction steel at its unit in Gummidipoondi. The rest of the sponge iron would be sold to various steel units in Tamil Nadu.

 

The first phase will consume Rs 150 millions of investment. In the second phase, Chitrakoot indents to add 100 tpd of sponge iron capacity. This phase will cost another Rs 50 millions. The third phase will consist of a 5,000-tonnes-a-month steel plant and a 6 MW power plant. This will cost about Rs 350 millions.

 

According to Mr Gautam Reddy, it is possible to produce at such low levels of investment because of the cost reduction measures embedded in the project. First of all, the plant would use conventional (imported) coal, instead of the more expensive coking coal. Second, the waste gases from the furnace would be used in a `waste heat recovery boiler' to produce 4.5 MW of power. The furnace residue, char, would be fed into a (fluidised bed combustion) boiler to produce another 1.5 MW of power. The per-unit cost of power would work out to Rs 1.50.

 

Thus, the plant would have three key raw materials at comparatively lower costs — sponge iron, coal and power.

The project is implemented on a debt-equity mix of 2:1. The debt is funded by Indian Overseas Bank.

 


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.44.22

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.27

Euro

1

Rs.58.24

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

3

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

4

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

3

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

5

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

-

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

3

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

2

--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

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

28

 

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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