MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

20.03.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

NETURAL PUBLISHING HOUSE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

3,Dacres Lane, 1st Floor, Kolkata – 700069, West Bengal

 

 

Country :

INDIA

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

13.10.1989

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U22219WB1989PLC047715

 

 

Registration No.:

047715

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CALN00846G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

ADCPC9941K

 

 

Legal Form :

Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Publishing of News  Paper and Magazines

 

 

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 245000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well-established and reputed company having satisfactory track. Directors are reported as experience 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 :

3,Dacres Lane, 1st Floor, Kolkata – 700069, West Bengal

E-Mail :

pkcal@prabhatkhabar.com

Website :

http://www.prabhatkhabar.com

 

 

Branches  :

K. Umashankar

168,CST Road,Agarwal Eatate, Vidyanagari, Kalina, Santacruz (E), Mumbai

Tel. No.:

91-22-26526179 / 30645461 / 62/63/64/ 279 /281

Fax No.:

91-22-26526774 /

Mobile :

91-9322670568

Email :

mumbai@prabhatkhabar.com / uma@prabhatkhabar.com

 

 

 

 

Branches :

Amit Papney

312, Surya Kiran Building 19, Kasturba Ghandi Marg, New Delhi – 1

Tel. No.:

91-11-23711436 / 23326168

Mobile :

91-9312663306 / 32571822

E-Mail :

amitpapney@gmail.com

 

 

Branches :

Ranchi  : 15-P, Kokar Industrial Area, Kokar, Ranchi – 834001

Tel No.:

91-651-303-53100 / 105 /106/150 / 116/152

Fax No.:

91-651-3053105 / 2544006

Mobile :`

9431114266 / 9431114270 / 9334718600

Email :

pkadvt@prabhatkhabar.com/ pkadvt@gmail.com

 

 

Branches :

Jamshedpur : Thakur Pyyyara Singh Road, Kasidih, Jamshedpur – 831001

Tel No.:

91-657-2432799 / 2431552

Fax No.:

91-657-2432799 / 2429139

Mobile :

91-9334803735 / 9431754445

Email :

isr@prabhatkhabar.com

 

 

Branches :

Dhanbad : Dhanbad Govindpur Road, Kola Kusume, KG Ashram, Dhanbad

Tel No.:

91-326-2200910 / 2230895 / 2209852

Fax No.:

91-326-2209854

Mobile :

91-9334018112 / 933093444 / 9334096118

Email :

pkdhn@prabhatkhabar.com

 

 

Branches :

Deoghar : Jhoshagari, Near Gaushal, Deoghar Dumka road, Deoghar – 814112

Tel No.:

91-6432- 238286 / 238285 / 238288

Fax No. :

91-6432-238289

Mobile :

91-9431012700 / 9431781412 / 9334375522

Email :

nksnet@prabhatkhabar.com / deogharpk@yahoo.com

 

 

Branches :

Patna : Old By-Pass Road, Opp. Rajendra NAgar Terminal, Kankarbagh, Patna – 800020

Tel No. :

91-612-2342907 / 2342499

Fax No.:

91-612-2342499

Mobile :

91-9431012700 / 9431781412/ 933434-75522

Email :

pkptn@prabhatkhabar.com

 

 

Branches :

Kolkata : 3, James Hicky Sarani (Formerly Dacres Lane ) Kolkata – 700069

Tel No.:

91-33-22100178 / 22100598

Fax No. :

91-33- 22100596

Mobile :

91-9830193180/ 9331080987

Email :

pkcal@prabhatkhabar.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr.Ahutosh Agarwal

Designation :

Director

Address :

33, Raja Santosh Road, Flat No. 4c, Front Block, Alipore, Kolkata – 700 027, West Bengal

Date of Birth/Age :

18.07.1965

 

 

Name :

Mr.Pradip Kumar Banka

Designation :

Director

Address :

28/1, Bhairab Datta Lane, PO. Salkia, Hawrah – 711106, Kolkata, West Bengal

Date of Birth/Age :

30.11.1964

 

 

Name :

Mr. Biharilal Santhalia

Designation :

Director

Address :

52 A, Sambhunath Pandit Street, Flat No. 20, Kolkata – 700025, West Bengal

Date of Birth/Age :

08.04.1941

 

 

Name :

M. C. Jain

 

 

Name :

G.D. Jain

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Ashutosh Choubey

Designation :

Manager

 

 

Name :

Mr. Surendra Nath  Choubey

Designation :

Secretary

Address :

Near Officers Colony, Devi Mandap Road, Ranchi – 834005, Jharkhand -

Date of Birth/Age :

23.06.1969

Tel :

91-651-3053158

Fax :

91-651-2544006

Date of Appointment :

01.08.2005

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Publishing of News Paper and Magazines

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

No. of Employees :

About 300

 

 

Bankers :

State Bank of India, Commercial Branch, Mecon Campus, Doranda, Ranchi-834003 Jharkhand 

 

 

 

                                                   Amount                             Rate of Interest

                                                                                  

Facilities :

Cash Credit  (Stock)                Rs. 6.000 Millions             @ 0.75% above SBAR     

Cash Credit  (Books Debt )     Rs.24.000Millions              @ 0.75% above SBAR

Term Loan I (Existing )            Rs.17.100 Millions             @ 1.25% above SBAR

Terms Loan II (New )               Rs. 48.500 Millions            @ 2% above SBAR

 

 

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

R K Garodia & Company (Charter Accountant )

Address :

Sai Apartment, Kutchery Road, Ranchi – 834001, Jharkhand

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

5,000,000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- Each

Rs.50.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

4,450.000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- Each

Rs.44.500 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

 

44.500

44.500

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

27.870

19.481

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

 

 

NETWORTH

 

72.370

63.981

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

37.699

35.623

2] Unsecured Loans

 

57.061

61.828

TOTAL BORROWING

 

167.130

169.821

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

7.190

7.869

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

174.320

169.301

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

100.446

87.166

Capital work-in-progress

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

8.910

0.010

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

38.689

30.160

 

Sundry Debtors

 

98.670

81.416

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

29.506

24.042

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

14.175

7.381

Total Current Assets

 

181.040

142.999

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

125.666

60.684

 

Provisions

 

4.833

1.612

Total Current Liabilities

 

130.499

62.296

Net Current Assets

 

50.541

80.703

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

14.423

1.422

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

174.320

169.301

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

 

 

 

Other Income

 

11.457

20.721

Total Income

 

487.634

408.545

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

13.251

10.191

Provision for Taxation

 

4.153

3.567

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

9.098

6.624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

0.000

0.000

 

Manufacturing Expenses

 

0.000

0.000

 

Administrative Expenses

 

0.000

0.000

 

Raw Material Consumed

 

295.956

255.298

 

Purchases made for re-sale

 

0.000

0.000

 

Consumption of stores and spares parts

 

0.000

0.000

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Finished Goods

 

0.000

0.000

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

 

25.734

19.250

 

Managerial Remuneration

 

0.000

0.000

 

Payment to Auditors

 

0.077

0.045

 

Interest

 

9.994

4.005

 

Insurance Expenses

 

0.583

0.377

 

Power & Fuel

 

7.683

6.192

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

16.877

15.504

 

Other Expenditure

 

117.479

97.683

Total Expenditure

 

474.383

398.354

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

 

PAT / Total Income

(%)

1.86

1.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

2.78

2.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

4.70

4.42

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.18

0.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

4.11

3.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.38

1.29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Form 8

 

 

 

 

 

2. All fixed assets and moveable assets of the company including equitable mortgage of land and building at Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad

 

·         Brief Description of the instrument modifying the charge under section 135 :  Form C.IAC.2A and C.5 all dated 16.03.2006 for sanction of term loan of Rs. 4850.000 Millions  Vide Bank sanction letter No. CBR/09/959 dt. 27.02.2006 modifying the charges created earlier vide documents C.1, C.2 and C.3 dt 18.08.2005

 

·         Date of instrument modifying the charge : 16.06.2006

Products :

1] Prabhat Khabar

2] Rozgar Prabhat

3] Main Hoon Ranchi

4] Deepawali Edition

5] Jharkhand Devlopment Report

6] Jharkhand Citizen Handbook

7] Right To Information

8] Palamu Ek Nazar Mein

9] Hazaribagh Ek Nazar Mein

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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.43.66

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.91

Euro

1

Rs.58.44

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--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

 

54

 

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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