MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

10.03.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

POLYMER PAPERS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

L-41, Connaught Circus, New Delhi - 110 001

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

19/10/1974

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-7495

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L21093DL1974PLC007495

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

DELP00279G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACP0271B

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held public limited liability company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers, suppliers and exporters of special purpose machines for manufacturing of filters, filter paper, adhesive, testing equipment for filters and filter components.

 

 

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 350000

 

 

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 :

L-41, Connaught Circus, New Delhi - 110 001, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-26332187 / 26331248

Fax No.:

91-11-26934803

E-Mail :

filter@vsnl.com

Website :

http://www.polymerpapers.com

 

 

Corporate Office / Factory :

12/06, Mathura Road, Faridabad – 121003, Haryana, India

Tel. No.:

91-129-2275325 / 2275346 / 2275377

Fax No.:

91-129-2273720 / 2277262

E-Mail :

filter@vsnl.com

 

 

Corporate Office / Factory :

9 KM Bhopa Road, Muzaffarnagar - 251 001, Uttar Pradesh

Tel. No.:

91-0131-2413415

Fax No.:

91-0131-2413415

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Vachaspati Dixit

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sunil Puri

Designation :

Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Dhruv Puri

Designation :

Executive Director

 

 

Name :

Ms. Renu Puri

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Suresh Puri

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Pardeep Wig

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Surender Nath Kapur

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Gurmit Singh

Designation :

Director

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers, suppliers and exporters of special purpose machines for manufacturing of filters, filter paper, adhesive, testing equipment for filters and filter components.

 

 

Products :

Polyfil

Railway Locomotive Applications

HVAC Filters

Hydraulic Filters

Automotive Filters

Gas Turbines Filters

Defence Applications

 

Polymac

Filter Manufacturing Equipment

Filter Testing & Quality Control Equipment

 

Polychem

Polybond

Polycol

Polythane

Polythane

Polysol

PolyDite

 

Polypa

Filter Papers

Impregnated Filter Paper Pleated Packs & Strips

 

Polycomp

End Caps

Rubber Components

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Unknown

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Mehra Goel and Company

Chartered Accountants

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

2500000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 25.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

920000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 9.200 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

9.200

9.200

9.200

2] Reserves & Surplus

77.900

78.700

81.000

NETWORTH

87.100

87.900

90.200

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

25.100

31.600

27.100

2] Unsecured Loans

2.500

1.400

1.300

TOTAL BORROWING

27.600

33.000

28.400

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

114.700

120.900

118.600

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

50.400

56.500

59.200

Capital work-in-progress

5.900

7.900

7.600

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

3.200

3.200

7.600

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

21.900

23.800

15.800

 

Sundry Debtors

35.400

39.700

52.600

 

Cash & Bank Balances

5.900

2.900

3.100

 

Loans & Advances

29.200

27.500

22.900

Total Current Assets

92.400

93.900

94.400

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

37.200

40.600

49.000

 

Provisions

0.000

0.000

1.200

Total Current Liabilities

37.200

40.600

50.200

Net Current Assets

55.200

53.300

44.200

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

114.700

120.900

118.600

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover

188.500

195.400

198.000

Other Income

3.600

2.600

2.100

Stock Adjustments

[0.400]

5.300

[1.900]

Total Income

191.700

203.300

198.200

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

2.400

3.300

7.100

Provision for Taxation

1.100

0.500

2.000

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

1.300

2.800

5.100

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

87.100

98.200

91.000

 

Excise Duty

25.100

25.800

24.100

 

Power & Fuel Cost

26.000

25.700

21.800

 

Other Manufacturing Expenses

6.100

6.900

7.400

 

Employee Cost

16.300

17.500

16.100

 

Selling and Administration Expenses

21.000

19.000

22.700

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

0.800

0.900

1.600

 

Interest & Financial Charges

5.200

4.100

4.500

 

Depreciation

1.700

1.900

1.900

Total Expenditure

189.300

200.000

191.100

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Debt-Equity Ratio

0.68

0.69

0.68

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

0.10

0.11

0.13

Current Ratio

1.44

1.32

1.27

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

3.12

3.24

3.43

Inventory

8.25

9.87

11.86

Debtors

5.02

4.23

4.30

Interest Cover Ratio

1.46

1.80

2.58

Operating Profit Margin(%)

4.93

4.76

6.82

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

4.03

3.79

5.86

Cash Profit Margin(%)

1.59

2.41

3.54

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

0.69

1.43

2.58

Return On Capital Employed(%)

10.18

9.83

16.24

Return On Net Worth(%)

2.93

6.29

12.00

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Turnover and Profits: 

 
The Company recorded a turnover of Rs.164.802 Millions (Gross Rs.188.508 Millions, inclusive of Excise Duty) during the financial year 2005-2006 as against Rs.170.572 Millions in the previous year. The net profit of the Company before tax is Rs 2.365 Millions for the financial year 2005-2006 as against Rs.3.291 Millions for the previous year. 

 

Operations: 
 
The pulp and fuel prices are rapidly increasing world wide and these are affecting the profitability. The Company is engaged in finding the alternate materials to reduce the cost. 

 
Exports: 
 
The Company achieved export turnover of Rs.20.233 Millions during the year under review as compared to Rs.15.577 Millions during the previous year. 

 
Prospects: 
 
The years to come are challenging due to high volatility in major raw materials and fuel prices. The company is making efforts to increase the sales and export, though the market is very competitive. 

 

The Company earned Rs.20.233 Millions in foreign currency and outflow of foreign currency was Rs.23.369 Millions. 

 

AS PER WEBSITE

 

Company’s Vision


To fulfill the filtration related needs of their customers by providing superior quality products at competitive prices through continuous improvement in services and performance of products.

Corporate Information

Polymer Papers Limited is a Public Limited Company, incorporated in1974, having its Registered Office at  New Delhi, capital of India. It has got two  manufacturing facilities in northern India at Faridabad,  Haryana and Muzaffarnagar, UP and third one is situated  at western part of India. Company’s turnover from a modest figure of Rs. 80,000-00 (USD 1700) in 1997 has grown to over 200 million (USD 4.5 M) in the financial year 2001-02; it has got a continuous upstream growth rate for past several years. Company is headed by Managing Director under the superintendence of a broad based Board of Directors comprising of eminent bankers, civil servants, lawyers and technocrats. The day-to-day activities are managed by professionals of their respective fields. They have 180 dedicated and energetic employees with 83 staff members of various levels. For better control and quality services to their activities with following product wise divisions:

1. Filter Paper Division
2. Engineering Division
3. Filter Division
4. Chemical Division
5. Environmental Services Division Filter Paper Division


Polymer Paper Limited is one of the largest filter paper manufacturer in this region. The unique part is that they are the only filter paper manufacturer in Asia who has got its own base paper as well as impregnation (saturation processing facility). Polypa base a saturated range of product covers a spectrum of a variety of cellulose base media ranging from grammages of 92 to 250. The base paper are processed and manufactured from a variety of pulps imported from reputed international sources. The company has also developed and established in India a special application cotton linter pulps blends of filter paper has also 100% cotton linter pulps base paper crepe. A variety of crepe grades of fuel application filter paper have also developed by them. The company has undertaken a project by importing machineries of paper plant from Germany to augment present capacity as well as processing speciality filter paper at a new site, which is under the construction. They are one of the largest filter paper manufacturer and supplier to Indian Rail Road for their filters used in locomotives. Besides the rail road application their filter papers are used for the entire vehicle manufacturer in India through different filter manufacturers.

Poly paper Limited has pool of highly motivated, experienced people of machine of designing, building and manufacturer of filter equipment, filter and filter component. Their range of product offers a vide variety of special purpose machine for manufacturing of filters, filter paper, adhesive, testing equipment for filters and filters components. Their product range attracts all valued customers of every corner of the world.

 

 

 


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.44.22

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.27

Euro

1

Rs.58.24

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

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

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

47

 

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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