MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

03.05.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SOBHA DEVELOPERS LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

E-106, Sunrise Chambers, 22 Ulsoor Road, Bangalore - 560 042, Karnataka

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

07.08.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

18475

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U85110KA1995PLC018475

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

BLRS03591A

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AABCS7723E

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company. Company’s Shares are listed on Stock Exchange.

 

 

Line of Business :

To buy, contract and develop commercial, residential and office properties.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 5400000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

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 :

E-106, Sunrise Chambers, 22 Ulsoor Road, Bangalore - 560 042, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-25597260, 25594139

Fax No.:

91-80-25594138

E-Mail :

sdplsrc@sobha.co.in

Website :

http://www.sobhadevelopers.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

# 4, Neeladri Plaza, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road, Richmond Road Circle, Bangalore - 560 025, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-2210 4561 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6

 

 

Marketing Office:

# 368, 7th Cross, Wilson Garden, Bangalore - 560 027, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-22295936 / 7 / 8 & 22242172

Mobile No. :

91-9880178000, 9880003333, 9880005555, 9845307978, 9900113142

Fax No.:

91-80-22120852

E-Mail :

marketing@sobha.co.in

 

 

Projects & Trade Division :

#211/9A, 1st Main, 2nd Cross, Sanjeevappa Layout, Nagavarapalya, C.V.Raman Nagar, Bangalore - 560 093, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-2524 4841 / 42 / 74 / 76 / 77

Fax No.:

91-80-2534 0307

E-Mail :

sptl@sobhaprojects.com

Website :

http://www.sobhaprojects.com

 

 

Sobha Renaissance Information Technologies :

SRIT House, #113/1B, ITPL Road , Kundalahalli (Brookefields), Bangalore - 560 037, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-51951999

Fax No.:

91-80-51523300

E-Mail :

info@renaissance-it.com

 

http://www.renaissance-it.com

 

 

Pune Office :

GERA LEGEND, 4th  Floor, North Koregaon Park Main Road, Pune - 411 001,
Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-20-2613 6177, 2613 7292

 

 

Chennai Office :

Mahendra City, Paranur, Veerapuram Post, Chingelpet, Chennai - 603 002,
Tamil Nadu, India

Tel. No.:

91-4114-309385

 

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. P.N.C. Menon

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ravi Menon

Designation :

Vice Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. J.C. Sharma

Designation :

Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mrs.  Sobha Menon

Designation :

Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Anup Shah

Designation :

Independent Director

 

 

Name :

Dr. S.K. Gupta

Designation :

 Independent Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. N.S. Raghavan

Designation :

Independent Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. R.V.S. Rao

Designation :

Independent Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. R V S Rao

Designation :

Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. K Suresh

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

To buy, contract and develop commercial, residential and office properties.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

S Janardhan and Associates

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

Sobha Interiors Division

Plot # 9, Bommasandra,  Jigini Link Road, Industrial Area, Bommasandra, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Tel :  91-80-26587025 / 26 / 27
Email : sobhainteriors@sobha.co.in

Sobha Glazing & Metal Division

Plot # 10, Bommasandra, Jigini Link Road, Industrial Area Bommasandra, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Tel :  91-80-7835953 / 54
Email : sobhaglazing@sobha.co.in

 

Indeset Group of Companies

P.O.BOX # 52687, Dubai, UAE
Tel :  9714 334 8018
Fax :  9714 335 0447
Email : indeset@emirates.net.ae

Gulf International Construction & Interiors Company W.L.L.

P.O BOX #10345, C.R. #24462, DOHA, QATAR
Tel :  974 437 0955
Fax :  974 435 2143
Email : stcdoha@hotmail.com

 

Sobha Concrete Products

 

Sobha Projects & Trade Division

 

Sobha Renaissance Information Technology

 

S & T Group - Oman

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

90000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 900.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

29869000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 298.700 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

298.700

298.700

211.400

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

1069.600

356.800

82.700

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

1368.300

655.500

294.100

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

4208.100

2209.000

534.100

2] Unsecured Loans

23.000

23.600

23.600

TOTAL BORROWING

4231.100

2232.600

557.700

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

5599.400

2888.100

851.800

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

999.200

431.300

189.500

Capital work-in-progress

21.100

122.900

0.000

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

27.000

0.200

190.200

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

2544.000

1905.400

771.400

 

Sundry Debtors

803.000

364.000

317.600

 

Cash & Bank Balances

449.700

65.800

109.400

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

5182.800

2237.900

1148.800

Total Current Assets

8979.500

4573.100

2347.200

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

4033.000

2021.300

1784.800

 

Provisions

394.400

218.100

90.300

Total Current Liabilities

4427.400

2239.400

1875.100

Net Current Assets

4552.100

2333.700

472.100

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

5599.400

2888.100

851.800

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover

5966.200

4530.600

1950.900

Other Income

956.800

1381.000

95.000

Total Income

6923.000

5911.600

2045.900

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

1067.000

484.900

165.200

Provision for Taxation

182.200

138.400

76.400

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

884.800

346.500

88.800

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Power & Fuel Cost

17.700

14.200

00.000

 

Other Manufacturing Expenses

4403.300

4668.800

1480.100

 

Employee Cost

230.400

210.400

00.000

 

Selling and Administration Expenses

630.800

205.600

326.300

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

226.200

155.500

00.100

 

Interest & Financial Charges

219.400

109.400

47.500

 

Depreciation

128.200

62.800

26.700

Total Expenditure

5856.000

5426.700

1880.700

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.12.2006

 Type

 

 

 3rd Qtr

 Sales Turnover

 

 

 2976.000

 Other Income

 

 

 9.000

 Total Income

 

 

 2985.000

 Total Expenditure

 

 

 2302.000

 Operating Profit

 

 

 683.000

 Interest

 

 

 123.000

 Gross Profit

 

 

 560.000

 Depreciation

 

 

 68.000

 Tax

 

 

 35.000

 Reported PAT

 

 

 457.000

 

Notes

 

200612 Quarter 3 –

 

Total Expenditure Includes Increase / (Decrease) in stock in Inventories Rs (691.00) million Land Cost Expenses Rs 698.00 million Construction Expenses Rs 1433.00 million Raw Material Consumption RS 197.00 million Production Expenses Rs 52.00 million Staff Cost Rs 163.00 million Other Administrative Expenses RS 450.00 million Tax indicates Provision for Taxation (including FBT, Deferred Tax & Wealth Tax) EPS is Basic & Diluted Status of Investor Complaints for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 Complaints Pending at the beginning of the quarter Nil Complaints Received during the quarter 1216 Complaints disposed off during the quarter 1096 Complaints unresolved at the end of the quarter 120 1. The above financial results have been audited by the statutory auditors, reviewed by the Audit Committee and taken on record by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on January 20, 2007. 2. The Company has commenced new activities of Metal & Glazing Works and Interiors Works w.e.f. April 03, 2006 and hence previous year/period figures are not comparable. 3. Sales and related income includes: For the quarter ended December (Rs in million) Real Estate business including charges collected - 2010 Contractual Business - 987 4. The Company is engaged only in construction business & there is no separate reportable segments as per AS-17. 5. In October 2006, the Company issued 583,468 equity shares of face value of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 607 per share as Pre IPO placement. 6. In November 2006, the Company issued 8,896,825 equity shares of face value of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 630 per share as part of Initial Public Offer. Consequently the paid up equity share capital has increased to Rs 729 million as on December 31, 2006, including pre-IPO placement. 7. The shares of the Company have been listed and admitted for trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India w.e.f. December 20, 2006. 8. The details of utilisation of net IPO proceeds are as under:(Rs in million) Utilisation as Projected in the Prospectus: Towards Land Acquisition: 2,343 Development & Construction of: 1,425 Repayment of loans of the Company: 1,322 General Corporate Purposes: 254 Total: 5,344 Actuals as on December 31, 2006 Towards Land Acquisition: 830 Development & Construction of: 102 Repayment of loans of the Company: 570 General Corporate Purposes: 0 Total: 1502 9. Figures of the previous period have been regrouped wherever necessary.

 

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Debt-Equity Ratio

3.19

2.94

1.46

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

2.38

2.25

1.46

Current Ratio

1.63

1.45

1.31

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

6.60

11.14

9.54

Inventory

2.68

3.39

2.35

Debtors

10.22

13.29

5.62

Interest Cover Ratio

5.86

5.43

4.48

Operating Profit Margin(%)

23.71

14.50

12.27

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

21.56

13.12

10.90

Cash Profit Margin(%)

16.98

9.03

5.92

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

14.83

7.65

4.55

Return On Capital Employed(%)

30.31

31.78

29.64

Return On Net Worth(%)

95.04

80.37

30.47

 

 

STOCK PRICES

 

Face Value

Rs.10.00/-

High

Rs.887.80/-

Low

Rs.870.05/-

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

AS PER WEBSITE

 

Profile

 

Subject was incorporated in Bangalore in 1995 by Mr P N C Menon who came to India with rich experience in fine interior decoration services in Muscat. In the Gulf, Mr Menon's Service & Trade Group had built up a wide reputation for its excellent work in palaces, villas, large hotels, resorts, etc. His focus on very high quality enabled him to achieve global standards and earned him a recognition and respect as one of the finest, quality focused entrepreneur. Prestigious customers included the Royalty.


With establishing subject, Mr Menon pioneered in India the concept of truly international quality in construction industry. Here again, the such superior standards set by him ensured consistent international quality to customers which soon became the industry benchmark for international quality. Having built innumerable residential, contractual and commercial projects, Sobha enjoys excellent brand presence in Bangalore.


Today, they believe that the Sobha brand is well accepted as the industry benchmark for world class building techniques and quality standards, and also enjoys an ever widening reputation for reliability, dependability and honesty.

Their scale of operations has expanded and their revenues reached Rs 6284.36 million in fiscal 2006. Their profit after tax was Rs.884.86 million in fiscal 2006. As of 2006, they have constructed 4 million sq. ft of area.


Strengths – their reasons for success:

 

A sustained quality edge – international quality is their lifeline and the entire organization commits itself to it.

 

Backward Integration – self reliant in numerous important and critical skills and products necessary for construction. Thus enabling control on quality, time and cost.

 

Transparency at all stages - Undeviating business ethics and adherence to all Govt. norms.

 

Excellent customer services – The customer is foremost in Sobha’s mind. While it excels in building magnificent structures, it never forgets that, in the process, it is also building relationships.

 

Functioning as a one-stop solution provider, Sobha offers its skills and state of the art technology right from the conception to completion of a project. Besides this, their in-house CRM team ensures that customer support is just a phone call away. They also benefit from their in-house operations like interiors, metal glazing, the design studio, the concrete block-making factory and the construction academy.

 

Their fine understanding of the needs and preferences of their clients has left them with an ever-growing list of satisfied customers. Apart from their residential projects, they have also established relationship for contractual projects with global corporates such as Infosys Technologies, Timkin, Taj Hotels, MICO and HP, among others. 

 

Sobha Developers is committed to the guiding principles of quality, timely delivery, fair price and integrity. Apart from being the first ISO 9001 (1994 series) company in its category in India, they have also been awarded the ISO 9001 (2000 series) for adhering to global standards in quality.

 

Quality Commitments

 

The Sobha Group believes in developing and constructing aesthetically designed, economically viable residential and commercial complexes of international quality. They believe their buildings should reflect engineering excellence with a view to providing complete customer satisfaction. The quality of their products/services should result in complete value for clients, as well as foster continuous demand for their products.


Apart from being the first ISO 9001 (1994 series) company in its category in India, they have also been awarded the ISO 9001 (2000 series) for adhering to global standards in quality. The company has been assigned the CRISIL rating of DA1.


The in-house R&D Department helps the Sobha Group benchmark itself against world standards in project conception, execution and delivery. This helps to focus single-mindedly on innovations in construction and to adapt and integrate them into work processes. Hence total value to the customer is assured at every stage of the construction.

The Sobha Group is highly regarded for its transparency, fair play, integrity and honesty. Every Sobhaite is pledged to working towards redefining quality for all its stakeholders. As a team, they believe that Sobha epitomizes 'Passion at Work'.

 

Backward integration

 

Backward integration is what drives the organization’s turnkey projects. In a turnkey scenario, they bring the expertise of all their Divisions to focus on every aspect of the project. In simple words, everything from precision engineering to aesthetic design, from quality metal glazing to high-class interiors is done inhouse. This allows for stringent focus on quality control - which in turn gives their customers a fine combination of precision and aesthetics. The Infosys centers in Bangalore, Mysore and several other cities are fine examples of the Group's synergy in turnkey construction.

 

Future Plans

 

The Sobha Group, with revenues of Rs. 6284.36 million in fiscal 2006, is today, a unique success story that is still growing. They anticipate building a presence in varied industries including Hotels & Resorts, Hypermarkets, Home Stores, and Building Materials. They have also ventured into retail development with the launch of
The Sobha Global Mall.


The Sobha Global Mall is promoted as the “Shoppertainment” destination of Bangalore where people across the social spectrum will be entertained while shopping. With a shopping complex and amusement park, 192 room plush hotel, convention center, multiplex and smart offices and an Olympic Size ice skating rink, The Sobha Global Mall will be able to fulfill every single customer need under one roof. The mall will have 4500 car parking bays in addition to two wheeler parking and outdoor parking; a discotheque that will accommodate over 1,000 people; plus a variety of other special facilities. Two 5-star hotels in Bangalore and a resort hotel in Cochin are also part of the plans.


In the area of Real Estate, the company has plans to be present in over 12 cities across India. Mysore, Mangalore, Cochin, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Chandigarh, Coimbatore and Delhi are the likely cities where the brand will be present. With plans to be a truly multi-faceted organization, Sobha’s amazing growth trajectory is clear to see.


More heartening is the fact that, even in the face of such enormous expansion and change, focus on international quality will remain constant and a tenet that all Sobhaites will continue to abide by.

 

 


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.40.90

UK Pound

1

Rs.81.29

Euro

1

Rs.55.47

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

6

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

9

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

5

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

7

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

7

--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

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

59

 

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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