MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

03.05.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

IDFS TRADING PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly known as :

INDIAN DUTY FREE SERVICES

 

 

Registered Office :

1C-3, Taj Apartments, Rao Tula Ram Marg, New Delhi – 110022

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

07.09.2006

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

55-153293

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U15511DL2006PTC153293

 

 

TAN No.:

(Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.)

DELI03414F

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Importers of Electronic Components, Cosmetics, Perfumes, Cigarettes, Liquors, Chocolates, Children’s Toys and other consumable items and Intending Agents and representing wide range of global brands

 

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 :

--

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a successor to Indian Duty Free Services. Thus it is an established company. Trade relations are fair. 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 :

1C-3, Taj Apartments, Rao Tula Ram Marg, New Delhi – 110022

Tel. No.:

91-11-26711163/26711164/26176594/26176597/ 26193917-18/ 26193517-67

Fax No.:

91-11-26164928

E-Mail :

idfs@idfservices.com

Website :

http://www.idfservices.com

Area :

1700 sq. fts. (Approximately) (Owned)

Location :

Commercial

 

 

Branches :

4-2B, Taj Apartments, Rao Tula Ram Marg, New Delhi – 110022

Tel. No.:

91-11-26193917/26193918

Fax No.:

91-11-26164928

E-Mail :

idfs@idfservices.com, ram@idfservices.com

Area :

1700 sq. fts. (Approximately) (Owned)

Location :

Commercial

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Deepak Talwar

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

45 years

Qualification :

Post Graduate

Experience :

19 years

 

 

Name :

Ms. Yasmin Kapoor

Designation :

Director

Date of Birth/Age :

40 years

Qualification :

Graduate

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Ram Gopal

Designation :

Executive, Administration

Mobile :

91-9818220303

 


 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Importers of Electronic Components, Cosmetics, Perfumes, Cigarettes, Liquors, Chocolates, Children’s Toys and other consumable items and Intending Agents and representing wide range of global brands

 

 

Products :

The subject deals in the following products:

  • Liquor
  • Tobacco – Cigarette & Cigars
  • Food Products – Chocolates
  • Perfumes
  • Handicrafts
  • Electronics
  • Cosmetics
  • Accessories – Jewellery
  • Watches

 

 

Imports from :

USA, UK, Canada, France, China and other European countries

 

 

Terms :

 

Purchasing :

10 to 15% by Telegraphic Transfer (Advance Payment) for new suppliers and balance amount 60 to 90 days credit.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

Airlines

 

 

No. of Employees :

55 (Including its group companies)

 

 

Bankers :

  • Indian Overseas Bank
  • Citi Bank
  • ABN Amro Bank

 

 

Facilities :

Subject is reportedly enjoying Cash Credit facilities from Indian Overseas Bank

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

Gopalaiah Associates

Chartered Accountants

 

 

Associates :

Name of the company : Stone Travels Private Limited

Legal Status: Private Limited Company

Date of Incorporation: May 31, 1988

Line of Business: Organizing Tours for foreign tourists

 

Name of the company : Track India Private Limited

Legal Status: Private Limited Company

Date of Incorporation: February 6, 1988

 

Name of the company : Cedar Travels Private Limited

Legal Status: Private Limited Company

 

Name of the company : Skylark Duty Free Service

Legal Status: Partnership Concern

Line of Business: Inflight Duty Free Services (Air India, Indian Airlines, Jet Airways & Air Sahara)

 

Group Turnover: Rs. 2000.000 millions (Approx.)

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

500000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.5.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

500000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.5.000 millions

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Particulars

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

150.000

60.000

32.500

 

 

 

 

Profit Before Tax

NA

NA

1.706

 

 

 

 

Profit After Tax

NA

NA

1.479

 

Expected Sales (2007-08) : Rs.250.000 millions

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

PAT / Total Income
(%)
 

4.55

4.25

 
 
 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

5.25

5.00

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

0.28

0.28

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

The name of the company has been changed from Indian Duty Free Services to IDFS Trading Private Limited w.e.f. October 2006.

 

The subject was established in 2000 by Mr. Deepak Talwar, who is doing diversified business. The subject is an importer and distributors of Electronic Components, Cosmetics, Perfumes, Cigarettes, Liquors, Chocolates, Children’s Toys and other consumable items. The subject is running Duty free shop in major airports in India.

 

The subject is also running travel agents business and undertakes travel arrangement for foreign tourists in the name of Stone Travels Private Limited and Cedar Travels Private Limited.

 

The subject is importing the above mentioned products on the purchasing terms of part of the payment by Telegraphic Transfer and balance amount shall be payable 60 to 90 days by TT only.

 

The subject’s office is situated at prime location, which is owned by them.

 

The subject deals for the following international brand/companies:

 

  • S T Dupont, Paris
  • Cartier
  • Davdoff
  • Dior
  • Emporio Varmani
  • Givenchy
  • Kenzo
  • Chanel
  • Lancome, Paris
  • D & G
  • Boss Hugo Boss
  • Bvlgari
  • Dunhill
  • Kenneth Cole, New York
  • Swarovski
  • Estee Lauder
  • FILA
  • Mont Blanc
  • Swatch
  • Bemy Martin
  • Absolut
  • GuinnesUDV
  • DIAGEO
  • Clinque
  • Polo Club
  • Minox
  • Altadis, European Tobacco Company
  • Imperial Tobacco
  • Marlboro
  • B & H
  • Silhovette
  • Braun
  • Times
  • Teleadapt
  • Kraft
  • M & Ms
  • Molton Brown
  • Master Foods
  • Toscow
  • RUSS

 

The major activities of the subject are as follows:

 

  • List and Supply products to Duty-Free operators & Airlines
  • Test Marketing of Products
  • Monitoring shelf-space allocation of products to ensure adequate visibility vis-ΰ-vis competition
  • Undertake Marketing and Promotional activities
  • Create conducive environment for depletion of stocks
  • Ensuring timely and payment realization
  • Ensure brand reorganization and brand promotion

 

WEBSITE DETAILS ATTACHED:

 

At a glance

 

• Leading Indenting Agents in India representing wide range of global brands
• Promoted Skylark Pvt. Ltd. for Jet Airways In-flight concession in 2005
• Headquartered in New Delhi, India
• Professionally managed Company classified as International Marketing Consultants in travel retail
• Presence in Indian cities and South Asia corresponding to Duty Free Outlets
• Enable effective handling of the diverse South Asian market
• Ensure long-standing representation of leading global duty-free suppliers
• Supplier for various High Quality products in-flight duty Free sales
• Equipped to proactively anticipate and respond to changes in travel retail in the duty free environment in India and South Asia region
• Negotiations for airport Duty Free shops in progress in South Asia

 

 Strengths

 

v      Diversified and long-standing experience of international branded goods and travel retail environment  Experience with buying patterns of Asian travellers

v      Understanding diversity and complexities of the International Travel Retail Market

v      Ability to advise clients about local market conditions of South Asia

v      Successfully introduced and established multiple global brands in the South Asian market

v      Strong knowledge of competitive brands along with in-depth view of product requirements

v      Suppliers to Airlines

 

Their line of businesses

 

AIRPORT DUTY FREE SHOPS • List and Supply products to Duty-Free operators & Airlines • Test Marketing of Products • Monitoring shelf-space allocation of product to ensure adequate visibility vis-ΰ-vis competition • Undertake Marketing and Promotional activities • Create conducive environment for depletion of stocks • Ensuring timely and payment realisation • Ensure brand reorganization and brand promotion

 

IN-FLIGHT DUTY FREE CONCESSION
• Incorporated Skylark to cater the emerging In-flight Duty Free sales
– Jet Airways – Air India – Indian Airlines – Drukair
• Equipped with state-of-art onboard machines and technology
for in-flight duty free sales
• World Class Products
• Quality Catalogue
• Seamless Infrastructure Systems
• Innovative Onboard Sales
• Comprehensive Sales Training
• Leading Brands on Board
• Trendsetter for Air Travel Industry

 

JET AIRWAYS CONCESSION -
HIGH POINTS
• Skylark operation will be launched on 14th April 2005 with Jet Airways Mumbai-Singapore-Mumbai Flight
• Projections with Jet Airways
– Year 1 : Jet Airways will carry 800,000 PAX approx. with expected turnover of about USD 1 million
– Year 2 : Jet Airways will carry 1.5 million PAX approx. with expected turnover of about USD 3 million
• Jet Airways will be flying to destinations – London, New York, Singapore, Paris, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur in 2005-06
• Negotiations are underway for more In-flight concessions

 

SERVICES:

 

Duty Free shopping outlets in India are government controlled and come under the purview of Ashoka International Trade Division, a government of India agency. Currently eleven international airports in India have duty free shops. Five of these airports account for nearly 70% of the inward and outbound passenger traffic.

 

Indian Duty Free Services is a professionally managed organization that looks after the Duty Free interests, in India, of some of the leading global brands. They offer a complete turn key service to their clients that cover the entire Duty Free Marketing chain.

 

Indian Duty Free Services is based in Delhi which is also the head quarters of
Ashoka International Trade Division. This ensures regular follow-up for their clients. Their offices in the major metros in India enable us to merchandise and monitor brand movements at these airports. If you are planning to market the brand in the Indian Duty Free Outlets then they are the single window.

 


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 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

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

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

45

 

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

 

 

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