MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

29.03.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

V G PAPER AND BOARDS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Nithya Nilayam, 132 Palani Road, Venkatesa Mills Post, Udamalpet – 642128, Tamilnadu

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

19.09.1986

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18-1845

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U02102TZ1986PLC001845

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

CMBV03135G

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held public limited liability company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Printing and Writing Paper

 

 

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 500000

 

 

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 :

Nithya Nilayam, 132 Palani Road, Venkatesa Mills Post, Udamalpet – 642128, Tamilnadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-4252-252286

Fax No.:

91-4252-252288

E-Mail :

cbt_asvpm@sancharnet.in

Website :

http://www.vgpb.com

 

 

Factory 1 :

Palani Road, Swaminathapuram, Madathukulam-642113, Coimbatore

Tel. No.:

91-4252-252286, 252287, 252386, 252344

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Dr. Venkatasubba Naidu Gengusamy

Designation :

Chairman

Address :

Door No. 133, Venkata Nilayam, Venkatesa Mills Post, Udumalpet – 642128, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

04.10.1931

Date of Appointment :

19.09.1986

 

 

Name :

Ms. Rajalakshmi Govindaswamy Naidu

Designation :

Director

Address :

Door No. 133, Venkata Nilayam, Venkatesa Mills Post, Udumalpet – 642128, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

05.11.1934

Date of Appointment :

19.09.1986

 

 

Name :

Mr. Raveendran Gengusamy

Designation :

Director

Address :

Door No. 133, Venkata Nilayam, Venkatesa Mills Post, Udumalpet – 642128, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

17.01.1959

Date of Appointment :

19.09.1986

 

 

Name :

Ms. Nandini Raveendran Gengusamy

Designation :

Director

Address :

Door No. 133, Venkata Nilayam, Venkatesa Mills Post, Udumalpet – 642128, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

30.04.1964

Date of Appointment :

19.09.1986

 

 

Name :

Mr. A. Nallamuthu

Designation :

Director

Address :

12, Kalpana Road, Udamalpet, Coimbatore– 612126, Tamilnadu, India 

Date of Birth/Age :

20.06.1935

Date of Appointment :

30.09.1993

 

 

Name :

Mr. T. Devadas

Designation :

Director

Address :

Vallakundapuram, Ammapati Post, Udumalpet, Taluk

Date of Birth/Age :

13.03.1955

Date of Appointment :

13.02.2001

 

 

Name :

Mr. D. Senthilkumar

Designation :

Director

Address :

2/126, Bunglow Thottam, Pethappampatta Post, Udumalpet Taluk

Date of Birth/Age :

03.02.1969

Date of Appointment :

21.06.2002

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. P. Ratnasapapathy

Designation :

Financial Controller

Email  :

fc@rlpmills.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kadhar Babu

Designation :

Vice - President (Tech)

Email  :

vp@vgpb.com

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Amaravathi Sri Venkatesa Paper Mills Limited

 

500000

P. Chandrasekaran

 

16500

Anilkumar Agarwal

 

2600

Biju Thomas Mathew

 

2000

T. Esther

 

2000

V. Genguswamy

 

687500

M. Jabamani

 

2000

T. Johnson

 

1900

Kailash Prasad Agarwal

 

2800

G. Prasadarao

 

20000

Rajalakshmi Paper Mills Limited

 

250000

G. Rajalakshmi

 

110000

G Raveendran

 

1232000

C. G. Ramakrishnan

 

4000

G. Raveendran

 

1232000

Sunilkumar Agarwal

 

2600

C. Thirumalaisamy

 

16500

Vishnuvardhan Paper Mills Private Limited

 

250000

V. Thirumulanathan

 

125000

V. Rajeswari

 

125000

 

Category

 

Percentage of Holding

Bodies corporate

 

27.92 %

Directors or relatives of directors

 

59.89 %

Other top fifty shareholders

 

12.19 %

Total

 

 100.00 %

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Printing and Writing Paper

 

 

Products :

ITC Code No

Product Description

4802-6009

Printing and Writing Paper

4801-0009

News Print

4804-4200

M. G. Kraft Paper

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 

Particulars

Unit

 

Installed Capacity

Paper

M.T.

 

 

18500

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

About 500

 

 

Bankers :

ICICI Bank Limited

Cheran Plaza

1090, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S. V. Visvanathan and Associates

Chartered Accountants

Address :

No. 6, M. S. S. Memorial Building, D. B. Road, R. S. Puram, Coimbatore – 641002, Tamilnadu, India

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Ř       Amaravathi Sri Venkatesa Paper Mills Limited

Ř       Rajalakshmi Paper Mills Limited

Ř       Vishnuvardhan Paper Mills Private Limited

Ř       The Sri Venkatesa Mills Limited

Ř       V. G. Textiles Private Limited

Ř       Amaravathi Investments Limited

Ř       Nithya Finance Limited

 


 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

3,750,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 37.500 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

3,581,800

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 35.818 Millions

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

30.09.2004

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

35.818

35.818

35.818

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

88.807

56.311

3.792

NETWORTH

124.625

92.129

39.610

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

40.314

42.550

28.104

2] Unsecured Loans

118.768

138.231

181.139

TOTAL BORROWING

159.082

180.781

209.243

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

49.782

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

283.707

272.910

298.635

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

244.607

258.986

262.759

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

0.605

0.605

0.705

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

44.045

69.455

85.035

 

Sundry Debtors

69.258

62.221

67.494

 

Cash & Bank Balances

26.120

21.861

22.367

 

Other Current Assets

0.068

1.786

2.102

 

Loans & Advances

69.004

19.499

22.552

Total Current Assets

208.495

174.822

199.550

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

131.948

150.307

163.243

 

Provisions

38.641

11.883

1.873

Total Current Liabilities

170.589

162.190

165.116

Net Current Assets

37.906

12.632

34.434

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.589

0.687

0.737

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

283.707

272.910

298.635

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

30.09.2004

Sales Turnover

717.516

299.398

834.389

Other Income

13.188

6.211

0.568

Total Income

730.704

305.609

834.957

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

59.824

12.537

7.546

Provision for Taxation

28.195

9.800

1.508

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

31.629

2.737

6.038

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

NA

NA

23.800

Total Earnings

NA

NA

23.800

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

NA

81.381

219.251

 

Stores & Spares

NA

1.823

0.591

 

Capital Goods

NA

0.000

5.727

Total Imports

NA

83.204

225.569

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Administrative Expenses

0.000

0.000

25.426

 

Raw Material Consumed

390.504

161.085

451.761

 

Store Consumed

0.000

0.000

60.682

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

9.314

4.842

0.000

 

Managerial Remuneration

1.349

0.673

2.025

 

Payment to Auditors

0.074

0.050

0.000

 

Interest

33.591

26.895

57.622

 

Insurance Expenses

1.439

0.651

0.000

 

Power & Fuel

77.244

35.091

170.526

 

Depreciation

0.000

0.000

28.918

 

Other Expenditure

157.365

63.785

30.384

Total Expenditure

670.880

293.072

827.344

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

30.09.2004

PAT / Total Income

(%)

4.33

0.90

0.72

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

8.34

4.19

0.90

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

13.20

2.89

0.90

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.48

0.14

0.19

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

2.65

3.72

9.45

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.22

1.08

1.21

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Fixed Assets

 

Ř       Land

Ř       Buildings

Ř       Machinery

Ř       Electric Machinery

Ř       Wind Mill

Ř       Furniture and Office Equipments

Ř       Motor Vehicles 

 

Contingent Liabilities no provided for Bills Discounted with Bank : Rs. 18.831 Millions

 

Bankers Charges Report as per Registry

 

Name of the company

V G PAPER AND BOARDS LIMITED

Presented By

V G PAPER AND BOARDS LIMITED

Date and description of instrument creating the change

Deed of Hypothecation dated the 09.12.2004 executed by V G PAPER AND BOARDS LIMITED in favour of ICICI Bank Limited

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

Working capital facilities not exceeding Rs. 76.000 Millions extended / granted to the Borrower

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

Covenant by the Borrower to comply / to ensure compliance with all the terms and conditions set out in the Master facility agreement dated 09.12.2004 entered between the borrower and ICICI as modified amended from time to time

 

The borrower shall pay / repay all amounts in respect of the facilities and pay interest and all others monies in the manner set out in the agreement and the other Transaction Documents

 

The assets were thereby hypothecated inter alia to ICICI as and by way of exclusive as specified in annexure as security for and be charged with the repayment of the facilities all interest and other monies payable by the borrower to ICICI as specified in the agreement and other transaction documents.

 

The borrower to keep the assets in marketable and good conditions and also insured as provided in the deed of hypothecation / the agreement.

 

Power of entry, power to take charge and / or possession of, seize, recover, receive, appoint receivers of and remove and / or sale by auction or private contract, dispatch for realization or otherwise dispose of or deal with all or any part of the assets etc. as provided in deed of hypothecation.

 

All other terms and conditions as contained in the deed of hypothecation.

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

ICICI Bank Limited

Cheran Plaza

1090, Trichy Road, Coimbatore – 641018

Date  and brief description of instrument modifying the charge

No instrument was executed but on the 09.12.2004 a mortgage was created by the company in favour of ICICI by deposit of title deeds with ICICI in respect of company’s immovable properties situate at 1. Tirupur in Udumalpet Taluk, 2. Pushpathur Village, Palani Taluk, 3. Shankaramanallur Udumalpet Taluk and Ramakulam Ayacut, West Komaralingam Village, Tamilnadu in order to create a security thereon as and by way of mortgage by deposit of title deeds pursuant to the resolution passed by the committee of directors of the company on 29.11.2004.

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 facility together with interest thereon at the respective agreed rates, additional interest, liquidated damages, commitments charges, premia on prepayment, costs, charges and other expenses payable by the company to ICICI in respect thereof secured under the abovementioned deed of hypothecation is also now secured inter alia, by the said mortgage by deposit of title deeds in respect of the company’s immovable properties situate at 1. Tirupur in Udumalpet Taluk, 2. Pushpathur Village, Palani Taluk, 3. Shankaramanallur Udumalpet Taluk and Ramakulam Ayacut, West Komaralingam Village, Tamilnadu together with all buildings and structures thereon and all plant and machinery aattached to earth or permanently fastened anything attached to the earth.

 

AS PER WEBSITE

The biggest company of The Sri Venkatesa Group. Having a turnover in excess of 1.2-Billion INR. It has production facility in two places. Unit-1, at Madathukulam, Tamilnadu makes quality Newsprint, first started in 1989, now this unit supplies Super-Deluxe 47 & 50GSM, newsprint to all leading South Indian Dailies. Its Unit-2, started in 1999, an import from Sweden is a state of the art machine. This unit too manufactures Newsprint paper, primarily 48gsm, and could boast of nearly all Indian Regional Vernacular Newspaper as its customers. The support of its Valued customers, suppliers, bankers, staffs and the workforce have made this company a very successful one with a monthly production of 4500Metric Tonnes.

The two units of V.G.Papers have their windmills and give employment to a workforce of 550-employees, thus enabling rural employment. Also the company now is planning aggressive but calculated growth and aims to be one of the top producers of Newsprint in India. A little bit of exports is also being made, but predominantly it caters to the needs of the domestic newspapers. Currently V.G.Papers is the 4th largest producer of Newsprint in the country.

 

Infrastructure

Unit-I

  1. High Consistency pulper
  2. Imported de-inking plant
  3. PM1, 2.4meter deckle, 320.MPM, 45TPD
  4. Refiners, screens
  5. Rewinder and cutters
  6. Low Pressure Thermax Boiler
  7. Klienweifer Calender

Unit-II

  1. High Consistency Voith Pulper
  2. Voith De-Inking Plant
  3. Krima Cellwood Hot Dispersion plant
  4. Dorr Oliver thickeners
  5. Roningen petter water recycling plant
  6. Low pressure CVL boiler
  7. Albia centri cleaning system
  8. KMW 4.8meter deckle, 340MPM, Combination machione, 105.TPD
  9. Jagenberg Combi Blade coating system
  10. Measurex Quality Control System
  11. Edward Kusters Vario Calender
  12. Duplex cutter
  13. Jagenberg Rewinder

 

Products being manufactured

 

Variety

GSM RANGE

Cream wave

47-70

White Printing

47-70

Snow white wave

47-70

Computer stationary

60-80

Economy varieties of the above

47-70

Standard Newsprint Special

48-52

Standard Newsprint Super Deluxe

48-52

Standard Newsprint Deluxe

48-52

 

 

 


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.43.59

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.53

Euro

1

Rs.58.14

 

 

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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