MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

26.03.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PRATIBHA SYNTEX LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

301, Acme Plaza, 3rd Floor, Andheri-Kurla Road, Opposite Sangam Cinema, Mumbai – 400 059, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

08.10.1982

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-5565

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U17111MH1982PLC118017

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

BPLP01476G

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of Synthetic Yarn, Fabrics and Knitting Fabrics.

 

 

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 3700000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

 

 

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established company having satisfactory track. Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and having satisfactory means of their own. Their trade relations are fair. Profit margin is low.

 

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

 

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

301, Acme Plaza, 3rd Floor, Andheri-Kurla Road, Opposite Sangam Cinema, Mumbai – 400 059, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-26901425/256921428/28361464/ 28314850/ 28314853

Fax No.:

91-22-28261464

E-Mail :

mumbai@pratibhasyntex.com

Website :

http://www.pratibhasyntex.com

 

 

Factory :

301, Acme Plaza, 3rd Floor, Andheri-Kurla Road, Opposite Sangam Cinema, Mumbai – 400 059, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-26901425/256921428/28361464

Fax No.:

91-22-28261464

E-Mail :

mumbai@pratibhasyntex.com

Website :

http://www.pratibhasyntex.com

 

 

Factory :

Plot No. 4, Industrial Growth Centre, Kheda – 454 774, Pitampur, District Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-7292-504362-64/ 404362-3/ 404357

Fax No.:

91-7292-504326/ 256340-1

E-Mail :

info@pratibhasyntex.com

 

 

Branches :

Delhi Office
D-10/3, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-I, New Delhi-110020, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-41616465, 26816790,32449714

Fax No.:

91-11-41616480

E-Mail :

delhi@pratibhasyntex.com

 

 

Branches :

Indore Office
301, Apollo Avenue, 30B, Old Palasia, Indore-1

Tel. No.:

2562228-9

Fax No.:

91-731-2562227

E-Mail :

info@pratibhasyntex.com

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Shiv Kumar Chaudhary

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. Snehkar K Bansal

Designation :

Whole time Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ram Kishan Sharma

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. K K Lalpuria

Designation :

Director, Terry Towel Marketing

 

 

Name :

Mr. S Ananthkrishnan

Designation :

Nominee (IDBI)

 

 

Name :

Mr. S Sarkar

Designation :

Nominee (EXIM)

 

 

Designation :

Mr. Aditya Goyal

Address :

Whole time Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shreyaskar Chaudhary

Designation :

Vice Chairman and Joint Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. N S Nirban

Designation :

Executive Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. K J Parekh

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. N K Joshi

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturing of Synthetic Yarn, Fabrics and Knitting Fabrics.

 

 

Products :

·         Yarn

·         Fabrics

·         Knitting Fabrics

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

·         Blow Room – Crosrol, UK

·         Crosrol, UK

·         Comber  - Toyoda, Japan

·         Toyoda, Japan - Draw Frame

·         Knitting - Fukuhara (Monarch), Japanterrot, Germany

·         Speed Frame - Texmaco Howa, India

·         Ring Frame - Toyoda, Japan

·         Auto Coner - Murata, Japan

·         Yarn Conditioning -  Xorella, Switzerland

 

 

No. of Employees :

700

 

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

Kanji R. Agrawal & Company

Chartered Accountants

Mumbai, Maharashtra

 

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

45000000

Equity Shares

 

Rs.10/- each

Rs.450.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

17017611

Equity Shares

 

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 170.176 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

170.200

140.200

140.200

2] Reserves & Surplus

746.100

755.400

693.800

NETWORTH

916.300

895.600

834.000

 

 

 

 

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

1811.900

1691.100

1694.800

2] Unsecured Loans

88.200

84.000

68.200

                    TOTAL BORROWING                    

1900.100

1775.100

1763.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

2816.400

2670.700

2597.000

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

1913.800

1938.900

2061.100

Capital work-in-progress

76.700

35.300

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS

16.600

12.900

12.900

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

Inventories

662.200

471.100

432.900

Sundry Debtors

245.600

240.400

169.700

Cash & Bank Balances

68.000

28.000

29.700

Loans & Advances

332.800

270.600

232.700

Total Current Assets

1308.600

1010.100

865.000

Less: CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

469.800

304.600

319.500

Provisions

29.500

21.900

22.500

Total Current Liabilities

499.300

326.500

342.000

Net Current Assets

809.300

683.600

523.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

2816.400

2670.700

2597.000

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover

3447.900

3023.600

2655.900

Other Income

29.300

36.800

44.700

Total Income

3477.200

3060.400

2700.600

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

159.000

66.900

11.000

Provision for Taxation

15.100

5.300

0.800

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

143.900

61.600

10.200

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing Expenses

336.600

250.000

185.000

 

Administrative Expenses

206.900

178.800

166.800

 

Raw Material Consumed

2046.800

1893.600

1621.900

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

3.100

0.700

0.900

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

187.600

169.400

142.600

 

Interest

187.500

163.600

224.400

 

Power & Fuel

179.400

148.700

142.900

 

Depreciation & Amortization

155.700

151.200

149.200

 

Other Expenditure

14.600

37.500

55.900

Total Expenditure

3318.200

2993.500

2689.600

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Debt Equity Ratio

2.03

2.05

2.31

Long Term Debt Equity Ratio

1.48

1.60

1.89

Current Ratio

1.27

1.31

1.29

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

1.26

1.14

1.01

Inventory

6.08

6.69

6.66

Debtors

14.19

14.75

17.55

Interest Cover Ratio

1.85

1.41

1.05

Operating Profit Margin(%)

14.57

12.62

14.48

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

10.05

7.62

8.86

Cash Profit Margin(%)

8.69

7.04

6.00

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

4.17

2.04

0.38

Return On Capital Employed(%)

12.63

8.75

9.10

Return On Net Worth(%)

15.88

7.12

1.31

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Operational Performance 

 
The operations of the Company for the year under review have been satisfactory. The Company recorded turnover of Rs. 3447.864 millions and Profit Before Tax of Rs. 158.946 millions, an increase of 14.03% and 137.70% respectively over the previous year. The Company's exports including incentives increased to Rs. 2356.567 millions from Rs. 2159.340 millions in the previous year, an increase of 11.13% over the previous year. 

 
Expansions 
 
 In the post quota regime, state-of-the-art capacity is the name of the game for globally recognised companies like Pratibha. The Company has reinforced its commitment to the global textile market by making a significant investment of Rs. 3490 millions in different segments of textile such as Terry Towel (Home Textile), Open End Spinning; expansion in existing Knitting, Dyeing and Garment facilities & Gas Based Power Project to cater existing & proposed requirements of power. The essential resources for implementing the expansion plan have been tied up by way of Term Loans of Rs. 2330 millions all under Technological Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) and remaining fund is proposed to be resourced through Initial Public Offer (IPO) and Accruals. 

 
The 'Bhoomi Poojan' ceremony for all the above new Projects has been performed on the auspicious clay of Ram Navami on 7th April 2006, and civil construction work has been commenced. 

 
To be globally competitive, the Company has taken initiatives to expand and optimise its existing capacities. The Company has always believed that textile industry in India holds enormous promise that can be realised only with substantial investment in world class plants for providing the good quality. 

 
Further Issue of Capital 

 

During the period under review, the Company had allotted 30,00,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each for cash at par aggregating to Rs. 30 millions to the promoters and their associates on preferential basis in pursuance of the special resolution passed by the shareholders in its extra-ordinary general meeting held on 24th August 2005. With issue of these equity shares, the paid up capital of the Company has increased to Rs. 170.176 millions comprising of 1,70,17,611 equity shares of Rs. 10/-each. 

 

Website Details :

 

Origin and Growth

 

Pratibha Syntex Limited launched its operations in the year 1997. India's first vertical manufacturing set up, Pratibha made its foray into organic farming in the year 1999. In the following year, the company adopted forward integration into Knitting-Dyeing-Garments in 2000. Today, Pratibha is proud to be an Integrated Textile Company having a turnover of Rs. 3120 millions and interests in raw cotton, cotton yarn, synthetic yarn, knitted fabric and garments. It enjoys the unique distinction of being the largest organic cotton producer in India.

 

Achievements

Pratibha has an enviable record and unmatched position in the industry. It is the only process certified plant in the Indian sub continent, for producing organic cotton as per the guidelines of North American Draft Organic Fiber Standards, and the entire procedure is certified by SKAL, Netherlands.


Pratibha exports its products to many countries which mainly include USA, UK, Austria, Egypt, France, Switzerland. A list of prestigious awards establishes its excellence in exports

 

Awards

v      Niryat Shree Puraskar Presented By Indian Council For Small & Medium Exporters

v      Export Performance Award For 1993-94 By Canara Bank, Bangalore

v      Niryat Shree Award For 1997-98 By Federation Of Indian Export Organizations

v      Niryat Shiromani Puraskar By Indian Council Of Small And Medium Exporters (Icsme).

v      Raj Bhawan Aizawl Shield Presented By His Excellency The Governor Of Mizoram- Shri Amolak Rattan Kohli
Best Performance Award For 1998 -99 By Concor, Icd, Pithampur

v      Sanjivani Kosh Award By State Bank Of Indore For Social Work

v      Icmf's Award For Excellence For 2002-03

v      Udyog Ratna By Phd Chamber Of Commerce And Industry Centenary Celebrations

 


Certification

v      Pratibha is certified for Oeko-Tex Standard 100 that sets yardsticks for yarns, fabrics and textile products of all kinds.

v      Pratibha is proud to possess WRAP certification which it has got by complying to stringent principles of Workplace Regulations.

v      Pratibha has been awarded ISO 9001 certification, which confirms that Pratibha's products enjoy a worldwide recognition.

 


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.43.39

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.16

Euro

1

Rs.57.60

 

 

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

6

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--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

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

NO

--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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